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Part of Bravo Fleet: New Frontiers

USS Merrimack

M2: The Eyes Follow

Deep in the Shackleton Expanse, the Children of Hunger rise and prepare to unleash an ancient horror

Mission Description

On Marrak IV the people prepare for a once in a generation event: The Black Feast. For the Marraki people, whose culture venerates struggle and endurance, it is a ritual steeped in history.  Centuries ago their ancestors defeated the Lords of Hunger and the Feast marks their tribute in endurance, pain and depravation.

With the opening of the Shackleton Expanse the Marraki government has invited the Federation to observe The Black Feast, eager to show their new ‘neighbors’ one of their most sacred events. Underneath this request lies another: the secular government grows worried as a radical sect known as the Children of Hunger draws converts to their side, preaching the near for “a true sacrifice”. The government fears they will turn the Black Feast into something far darker and hopes the presence of off worlders will deter them or at least serve as a distraction. The Federation harbors its own concerns: with the Shroud no longer covering the Expanse, they fear the cult could spread beyond Marrak IV if they gain enough power on their home world.

The crew of the Merrimack have been dispatched to observe and quietly investigate. They will uncover something horrifying: the Children of Hunger are not just a group wanting to return to the ‘old ways’; they seek a darkness that has been waiting for centuries to be unleashed.



About the Mission

Status
In Progress
Total Stories
3
Start Date
24/10/2025

12 November 2025

The Eyes Follow - Part 3

USS Merrimack: M2: The Eyes Follow

Isabella tugged at the bottom of her uniform tunic; her nerves compelling her hands to keep themselves occupied. She hated being nervous. This was Aakon; they’d served together for well over a year. They considered each other friends. Of course, it was a new starship and she’d spent months [...]

26 October 2025

The Eyes Follow - Part 2

USS Merrimack: M2: The Eyes Follow

Maria strolled through the wide corridor, nodding as she passed by other officers. She stopped at T junction, looking left and right. “Shit.” She muttered. The new ship was a damn maze. The corridors were larger, they wormed through the ship in the most nonsensical pattern. She would concede [...]

25 October 2025

The Eyes Follow - Part 1

USS Merrimack: M2: The Eyes Follow

The leaves on the numerous arkala trees scattered throughout the yard rustled softly; a cool breeze drifting by. Aakon could pick up the faintest scent of the vanala bushes that lined the yard itself; they always had the sweetest scent as the petals began to wilt and die off. It was a smell that, [...]

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