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 Notes from the Captain:

 A hearty welcome back to Alffred, who rejoins us (yes, again
 ::grins::) as Marine Flight Leader Thirishar ch'Thane, or Shar for
 short.  Welcome back, Alffred!

 While there's a tiny bit of clean-up yet to do (what happens with
 Reor'sa, of course ;-) ), that more or less wraps up the Pfhor plot.
 I hope all of you have enjoyed it!  :-)  Again, thanks to Fraser for
 pointing me at the source material for the Pfhor.  This plot was
 conceived about two years ago and was originally going to take place
 in the Milky Way, with the Romulans and Klingons playing the "bad
 guys," as it were.  However, I think moving the sim to M64 and using
 an entirely new enemy there worked much better.  Certainly more
 mysterious (and I think, more intimidating) for the bad guys to be
 completely unfamiliar.  ;-)

 There were (and are) a lot of possibilities at this point.  It's
 entirely possible, for instance, that we could devise a way to get
 Coro back to the Milky Way using the Catapult as a conduit. 
 However, the longer the sim stays in M64, the more I like it here,
 so chances are pretty good that Coro will not be going back to the
 Milky Way.  So, if you have a problem with that, now would be the
 time to tell me.  ;-)

 See you next week!  :)


 Sim Title: "The Tenth Plague", Part 3

 Teaser and Pre-Sim:
 -------------------
 Admirals Brian Aldur and Charlie Theron approach Xanadu, but are too
 late to stop the slaughter of the majority of the Starfleet ships
 that made the transit to M64.  Both men are overwhelmed by the
 destruction, but Aldur vows that the ships won't have fallen in
 vain...

 During the Sim:
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 Coronado's Marines found themselves hard-pressed by the Pfhor
 Birdies, Hunters, and Hounds, despite the assistance of air support.
 Apparently desperate, the Pfhor Hegemony's warriors launched
 desperate attacks, trying to open a line to the Citadel of
 Antiquity.  With Ironside inside the Citadel proper, Major Prescot
 took command of that part of the battle.  The Major, however, was
 slowly pressed back, and back, and back toward the Citadel.  Above
 the Marines, Coronado and the ships with her weren't faring much
 better, but were eventually successful in destroying the last few
 Pfhor warships near Lh'owon.  This earned them what was to be a
 brief reprieve.

 Meanwhile, the battle in Longshot was also going very badly.  Three
 Pfhor cruisers managed to enter Xanadu's second chamber despite the
 more or less continuous assaults from Alexandria's weapons
 emplacements.  Outside Xanadu, the Pfhor battleship seemed to be
 completely unstoppable -- even Traxati neutronium needles, though
 they were damaging the ship, couldn't seem to hit anything critical
 enough to stop it.  Slowly, ponderously, the ship continued
 advancing, destroying or driving off anything in its way.  However,
 Lt. Colonel Wayne did manage to spot a weak point in the ship's
 armor and transmitted that to the ships attacking it, which at least
 slowed the behemoth down.

 Within the Citadel itself, Ironside, Smith, Savant's android
 analogue, and Oswald vanished... to find themselves in a featureless
 environment.  A voice spoke to them, and through process of
 eliminiation, the four decided that this voice must belong to both
 the Watchers and the S'pht'kr.  Apparently, the S'pht'kr are but one
 species making up the Watchers.  The four officers attempted various
 means to coerce the S'pht'kr element of the Watchers to take more
 direct action either against the Pfhor, or to assist the S'pht. 
 However, the S'pht'kr were apparently completely uninterested in the
 problems of mortal beings, and did not seem at all interested in
 getting involved in the problems of the S'pht.

 A crack appeared in the defensive line around the Citadel, and a
 group of Hunters and Hounds also managed to reach the Citadel of
 Antiquity, making things even more complicated there.  Ironside
 attacked one of them as they appeared, but his attack had no effect,
 other than to make the S'pht'kr/Watchers more remote.  Coronado also
 found herself in an even worse situation -- a second Pfhor
 battleship and its escorts arrived in Lh'owon space and headed for
 the planet.  Only the two frigates, both badly damaged, and a single
 escort stood between the monster and the planet.  However, the
 battle in Longshot took a turn for the better when Aldur and
 Theron's fleets finally arrived -- apparently made up of resistance
 fighters from species throughout the Hegemony.  Though many of the
 ships were extremely primitive, all of them launched an attack on
 the Pfhor battleship.

 The four officers in the Citadel finally realized that they had to
 remind the S'pht'kr what it was like to be mortal.  The easiest way
 to do this was to have S'buuth brought to the Citadel.  S'buuth
 appeared, then vanished soon after.  Though exactly what happened at
 this point is unclear, all of the Pfhor warships stopped firing at
 once, and all of the "Birdies" on the planet surface vanished.  The
 battle fleet facing Coronado apparently lost control of their
 systems, and were destroyed in an uncontrolled dive into a newly-
 appeared moon of Lh'owon's.  The moon had appeared at the same time
 as S'buuth's disappearance, but the appearance of the moon signed
 Lh'owon's death warrant.

 Coronado, Renegade, and Absalom slipped into the planet's orbit to
 recover our ground troops as the planet began to shake itself apart.
 For those underground, there was seemingly no escape.  There was no
 way for the transporter to rescue them from far underground and an
 extremely violent earthquake collapsed the tunnel systems.  However,
 Ironside managed to use his new ability to teleport Smith, Oswald,
 and himself free of the chamber.  Savant's android, sadly, was
 destroyed, but the humanoids on the surface of Lh'owon managed to
 get back to Absalom and a badly-damaged Coronado.

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 SUMMARY: Attendance 17/21 (2E) + 0 guests (6 after-simmers, 7 logs)

 U.S.S. Coronado Complement Changes:
    S'buuth, officially listed as Missing in Action.  << ;-) >>
    Lt. Major Thirishar ch'Thane, assigned as Flight Leader Alfa.

 Promotions:
    None this week.

 Recognitions:
    None this week.

 Academy Completions:
    Lieutenant Aramis Skylooker
       Academy Engineering Course (84%)
          This is a very difficult class if English is your first
          language, much less your second.  ;-)  Well done, LS!


 Exchange of the Week, OOC edition:
    You saying the sim is running too long, Farley?  ;-)
 <LCen_Farley> This show brought to you from the makers of Depends.
 When you don't want to leave the game at all. Wear depends!
 <|RAGC_LoraKor|> LOL!
 <COMC_Ironside> ::smirks::


 Attendance:             17 out of 21            1 late/left early (*)
 Defenders Task Group 85.3, "Whitestone" Staff:
    Commanding, TG 85.3:       RADM Tebrun Lora Kor      (Jester)
    S-1, Group Adjutant:       Cmdr. Sieven Drexler      (Brad)
    S-2, Group Intelligence:   LCdr. Kariasa Ma'Aru      (Kari)
    S-3, Group Logistics:      Cmdr. Savant              (Savant)

 U.S.S. Coronado Crew Roster:
    Commanding Officer:        Capt. William Daren       (Daren)
    Executive Officer:         Cmdr. Darek Smith         (Aggie)
    Marine Commandant:         Col. Jeremy Ironside      (Fraser)
    Raptors Squadron Leader:   Lt. Colonel Thomas Wayne  (Masters)
    Chief of Operations:       Cmdr. Olme Tlaloco        (rev)
 *  Chief Tactical Officer:    LCdr. Kyle Marcy          (Marcy)
    Chief Flight Operations:   Ens. Maiko D'Rall         (Farrell)
    Chief Science Officer:     LCdr. Isamu Dyson         (Isamu)
    Company Commander:         Maj. Jacob Prescot        (Shadow-FjP)
    Flight Leader:             LMaj. Thirishar ch'Thane  (Alffred)
    Chief Engineer:            Cmdr. Zunite Oswald       (Sonya)
    Assistant Engineer:        LCdr. Jack C. Farley      (CCC)
    Acting Chief Medical:      Lt. Lauren Dyson          (Natty)

 On Extended Leave of Absence:
    None!

 Positions Available:
    Flight Leader:                                       (---)
    Assistant Medical:                                   (---)

 Guest Simmers:          0

 Observer Count:         4  (Santiago, SFA, Martins, Santos)

 Announced Absences:     2 out of 21
    Assistant Engineer:        Lt. Aramis Skylooker      (LewisSharp)
    Bartender:                 PO/1 Bridget Bordeux      (Dolin)

 Unannounced Absences:   2 out of 21
    Assistant Tactical:        Ens. Tamarith             (Tamarith)
    Assistant Tactical:        Ens. Senik                (Stefan)

 On Extended Leave of Absence:
    None!

 Sim Duration:           105 minutes + 15 minute crew briefing

 After-sim Attendance (for sim of SD 240212.02):      6
    S-1, Group Adjutant:       Cmdr. Sieven Drexler      (Brad)
    S-2, Group Intelligence:   LCdr. Kariasa Ma'Aru      (Kari)
    S-3, Group Logistics:      Cmdr. Savant              (Savant)
    Commanding Officer:        Capt. William Daren       (Daren)
    Chief Flight Operations:   Ens. Maiko D'Rall         (Farrell)
    Company Commander:         Maj. Jacob Prescot        (Shadow-FjP)

 Logs for week of SD 240212.03 to SD 240212.09:       7
    Commanding, TG 85.3:       RADM Tebrun Lora Kor      (Jester)
    S-1, Group Adjutant:       Cmdr. Sieven Drexler      (Brad)
 2x Commanding Officer:        Capt. William Daren       (Daren)
    Marine Commandant:         Col. Jeremy Ironside      (Fraser)
    Chief Flight Operations:   Ens. Maiko D'Rall         (Farrell)
    Chief Science Officer:     LCdr. Isamu Dyson         (Isamu)

 NPCs/Guests:
    None

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 Coronado's Orders:
    Activate the Jjaro Catapult, and with it, reach Lh'owon, the
    homeworld of the S'pht, and still the home of the S'pht'kr,
    believed to be the eldest and strongest of the S'pht tribes.
    Once there, release the S'pht'kr from their confinement.

 Coronado's Status:
    Lh'owon system, between planetary orbits
    0 false matter, 0 cluster, 8 standard torpedoes stocked
    Crew complement of 211 Starfleet / 228 SFMC
    Condition Red, shields up, weapons powered and active
    Heavy damage to secondary hull and nacelle pylons

 After-Action Status:
    Ship name:            U.S.S. Coronado
    Ship location:        Lh'owon system, near the center of M64
    PC sims involved:     U.S.S. Coronado (UFPSF Katana frigate)
                          Wraith Squadron SO-2, the "Raptors"
    NPC ships involved:   U.S.S. Renegade (UFPSF Katana frigate)
                          R.S. Vanquish (Reorsan Defiant II escort)
                          R.S. Absolom (Pfhor Osarza transport)
                          Four squadrons of Wraith class corvettes
                          Several squadrons of Spectre class fighters
    Enemy ships involved: A Pfhor battleship and its escort fleet
                          At least six Pfhor Osarza class transports
                          At least 100 Pfhor strike craft
                          2000+ Pfhor Hegemony troops on Lh'owown
    Combat losses:        U.S.S. Renegade heavily damaged
                          R.S. Absalom moderately damaged
                          U.S.S. Coronado heavily damaged
                          R.S. Vanquish heavily damaged
                          Several Wraiths and Spectres destroyed
    Enemy combat losses:  Pfhor battleship group destroyed
                          At least two Pfhor transports destroyed
                          Several dozen Pfhor strike craft destroyed
                          Several hundred Pfhor troops killed
    Damage report:        Heavy damage to aft secondary hull
                          Hull breach on decks 20 through 23, aft
                          Heavy damage to warp nacelle pylons
                          Heavy damage to starboard nacelle
                          Starboard nacelle plasma coupling destroyed
                          Moderate damage to aft shield generators


 Defenders Task Group 85.3, "Whitestone" Staff:
    Commanding, TG 85.3:       RADM Tebrun Lora Kor      (Jester)
    S-1, Group Adjutant:       Cmdr. Sieven Drexler      (Brad)
    S-2, Group Intelligence:   LCdr. Kariasa Ma'Aru      (Kari)
    S-3, Group Logistics:      Cmdr. Savant              (Savant)

 U.S.S. Coronado Crew Roster:
    Commanding Officer:        Capt. William Daren       (Daren)
    Executive Officer:         Cmdr. Darek Smith         (Aggie)
    Marine Commandant:         Col. Jeremy Ironside      (Fraser)
    Raptors Squadron Leader:   Lt. Colonel Thomas Wayne  (Masters)
    Chief of Operations:       Cmdr. Olme Tlaloco        (rev)
    Chief Tactical Officer:    LCdr. Kyle Marcy          (Marcy)
    Assistant Tactical:        Ens. Tamarith             (Tamarith)
    Assistant Tactical:        Ens. Senik                (Stefan)
    Chief Flight Operations:   Ens. Maiko D'Rall         (Farrell)
    Chief Science Officer:     LCdr. Isamu Dyson         (Isamu)
    Company Commander:         Maj. Jacob Prescot        (Shadow-FjP)
    Flight Leader:             LMaj. Thirishar ch'Thane  (Alffred)
    Chief Engineer:            Cmdr. Zunite Oswald       (Sonya)
    Assistant Engineer:        LCdr. Jack C. Farley      (CCC)
    Assistant Engineer:        Lt. Aramis Skylooker      (LewisSharp)
    Acting Chief Medical:      Lt. Lauren Dyson          (Natty)
    Bartender:                 PO/1 Bridget Bordeux      (Dolin)

 On Extended Leave of Absence:
    None!

 Positions Available:
    Flight Leader:                                       (---)
    Assistant Medical:                                   (---)


 Defenders Task Group 85.3, "Whitestone":
    U.S.S. Coronado (UFPSF  Katana frigate), flagship
    C.S. Rising Star (Camelynian Sword destroyer) (DESTROYED)
    S.S. Blackrazor (RSR Ra'Kalen destroyer)
    U.S.S. Swiftsure (UFPSF Norway II destroyer)
    R.S. Vanquish (Reorsan Defiant II escort)
    U.S.S. Douglas MacArthur (UFPSF Tobruk transport)
    C.W. Shining Bard (Camelynian Shadow transport)
    U.S.S. Thonus (UFPSF Artemis destroyer escort) (DESTROYED)
    D.W. Songbird (Boratis Seeker destroyer escort) (DESTROYED)
    Kami Seya (Taeren Kami reconnaissance platform) 
    SO-2, the "Raptors" (4 UFPS Wraith corvettes)
    RSO-4, the "Ravens" (4 Reorsan Wraith corvettes)

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Jester

Rear Admiral Tebrun Lora Kor
Commanding, Defenders Task Group 85.3, "Whitestone"
embarked on U.S.S. Coronado, NCC-97901
http://www.jestertrek.com/coro2400/