Starfield:Security Office Computer (Nishina 1 I)

Security Office Computer
Location	Security office at Nishina Research Station.
Related Quest	Entangled: Investigate the distress call from Nishina Research Station and recover Artifact LAMBDA.

This terminal is in the security office at Nishina Research Station in the original universe, where the station isn't destroyed. See Security Office Computer (Nishina 1 II) for the version in the alternate universe.

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Security Office
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Security Logs
SECURITY LOG: Revolution 8, Day 64	[00:00] DAILY LOG OPENED [00:00] Security Chief Ethan Hughes on duty. [00:18] WARNING: POWER SURGE IN: [HIGH ENERGY RESEARCH LAB] [00:21] Rafael is running some test for Maria. Suppressed warning. [00:58] -----EMERGENCY - CLASS-IV----- [00:58] EXPLOSION DETECTED IN: [HIGH ENERGY RESEARCH LAB] [00:58] EMERGENCY LOCKDOWN: ACTIVE [00:58] ERROR: UNABLE TO CONNECT TO RESEARCH LEVEL CONTROL SYSTEM [00:58] WARNING: [HYDROGEN GAS] DETECTED IN AIR INTERCHANGE [00:58] WARNING: [PARTICULATES] DETECTED IN AIR INTERCHANGE [00:59] Declared emergency. Senior staff called. [01:00] ALERT: [HYDROGEN GAS] NO LONGER DETECTED IN AIR INTERCHANGE [01:34] There's been some kind of explosion in the lab; whole place is locked down. I'm dealing with the lockdown; Maria's looking into the experiment; Dr. Barakova and the Director are standing by. No word from Rafael. [01:56] I've shut off the audible alarm. Director thinks the 'earthquakes' are more explosions, or whole sections of the research level caving in. [02:21] Primary circuit to the research level is fried. Can't reconnect because I can't end the lockdown; can't end the lockdown because I can't connect. I'm going to have to decouple the security system just to kill the lockdown up here. [04:28] Canceled lockdown for the surface facility. Everything up here looks good, but there's no way of telling what's happened on the research level. [04:50] It's no use. Elevator's locked out. If Rafael made it, he could end the lockdown from his end, but short of that, we're dead in the water until the Consortium sends a drilling team. [05:00] Director Patel declared the emergency over. [06:35] Senior staff meeting just wrapped. Rafael is presumed dead. We're going to set up makeshift labs up here, and do the best we can until our relief arrives. It's going to be a long four months. [08:00] SHIFT CHANGE [The log continues with routine business for the rest of the day. This folder contains security logs for hundreds of other days, stretching back at least four years.]
Archived Files
Survey Team Report	PLANET: Freya III SPECIFIC GRAVITY: 0.82G HABITABLE ATMOSPHERE: Y HABITABLE TEMPERATURE: Y LOCAL ECOSYSTEM: Complete (Micro, Flora, Fauna) ANALYSIS: This is a nightmare world. Oh, sure, scans look nice. Breathable atmosphere, near-Earth gravity, habitable temps at the mid latitudes, fully-established ecosystem. Maybe even some useful organics. Don't let it fool you. Everything here is out to get you. The apex predators, Cataxi, are burrowing carnivores with near-impenetrable shells and deadly venom. The herbivores are aggressive and wildly territorial. Local flora defends itself with some of the strongest psychotropics we've seen. Even the oceans are polluted with heavy metals and organic compounds that'll melt your skin if you aren't protected. If we have to set up a facility here, we need a high-end electric pulse field to keep the fauna at bay, and a full-time doctor and security team on standby in case some idiot decides to go for a walk.
Supplemental Report: Cataxi	Cataxi appear to be the native apex predators of Freya III. Resembling large Old Earth scorpions, they are particularly notable for their highly aggressive nature, incredible facility at burrowing, tough chitinous shells, and powerful venom. In the wild, Cataxi are ambush hunters, digging extensive warrens and using highly-developed vibrational sensillae to detect approaching prey and ambush it from the most opportune vantage. Initial scans suggest Cataxi colonies may extend as far as several kilometers beneath the surface, preying on other burrowing creatures in Freya's extensive cave networks. As Cataxi track their prey with vibrations, they are immune to flash-type grenades. However, a strong vibrational disruptive, like an electric pulse field, should be effective at keeping them at bay. Cataxi have evolved reinforced chitinous plating that makes them highly resistant to conventional impact and ballistic weapons. Initial confrontations suggest cryonics-based energy may be significantly more effective at repulsing them. When their ambush is insufficient, Cataxi rely on neurotoxic venom to fell larger prey. Resistant environmental suits and adequate medical supplies are essential for survival outside a secured perimeter. Cataxi should be considered extremely dangerous, and are to be avoided if at all possible.
Download Survey Data	Survey data for [Freya III] downloaded.