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 Savant, by her very nature, was one of the first Defenders to touch
 the new data.  Nearly 400,000 gigaquads, neatly stored, compiled,
 and organized, nearly all of it entirely new information unknown to
 Reorsan science or diplomacy.  823 new worlds orbiting 1,324
 stars... four dozen intelligent species, hundreds of vertebrate life
 forms, thousands of bio-scans.

 The sweep of the information was immense, covering space north and
 west of Reor'sa from Tarndare and extending for nearly 750 light-
 years in a 70 degree pie wedge slicing through all three dimensions.
 Granted, there were great holes in the data, representing former
 Pfhor strongholds that had been unapproachable.  Nevertheless, the
 scope of the information available was impressive for its
 completeness.

 All of it entered into evidence for the court-martial of Captain
 Teresa Valentine.

 Reor'sa was a small planet, and it didn't take long for the story to
 break.  The Reorsan Times kept it the most simple:

 DAUNTLESS SPENT SIX YEARS BEHIND PFHOR LINES
 "Mission of exploration, not treason," Dauntless crew member insists.

 Here, then, an offering... an atonement.  400,000 gigaquads in
 payment for Dauntless's refusal to die at Pfhor hands.  Savant was
 unaffected by the need for revenge... unaffected by the human need
 to blame others for hardships... unaffected by the need to hate
 others for not sharing in those hardships, for turning a blind eye
 to suffering, for failing to help a friend or family member in need.

 But greed, the hunger for acquisition -- in Savant's case, the
 desire for knowledge -- was not in any way alien to her.  And it
 certainly was not alien to those in the Reorsan Ministry of Defense,
 who saw in the data the safety of their planet for decades to come.

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 Defenders Task Group 85.3, "Whitestone" Staff:
    Commanding, TG 85.3:       RADM Tebrun Lora Kor      (Jester)
    S-1, Group Adjutant:       Capt. Sieven Drexler      (Brad)
    S-2, Group Intelligence:   Cmdr. Kyle Marcy          (Marcy)
    S-3, Group Logistics:      Cmdr. Savant              (Savant)
    Commanding, M64 Ground:    Brig. Jeremy Ironside     (Fraser)

 U.S.S. Coronado Crew Roster:
    Commanding Officer:        Capt. William Daren       (Chris)
    Executive Officer:         Cmdr. Velorna Tal         (Aggie)
    Chief of Operations:       Cmdr. Olme Tlaloco        (rev)
    Chief Flight Operations:   Lt. Maiko D'Rall          (Farrell)
    Command Yeoman:            PO/1 Zachery Prentiss     (Prill)
    Battalion Commander:       Maj. Jacob Prescot        (Prescot)
    Chief Tactical Officer:    Lt. Thirishar ch'Thane    (Alffred)
    Watch Tactical Officer:    PO/1 Derek Canterbury     (Spuzzum)
    Chief Engineer:            Cmdr. Jack C. Farley      (CCC)
    Chief Science Officer:     Lt. Anna Brooks           (Kari)
    Assistant Medical:         LCdr. Lauren Dyson        (Natty)

 On Extended Leave of Absence:
    Watch Tactical Officer:    Lt. Ariana Marist         (Dolin)
    Assistant Engineer:        LCdr. Aramis Skylooker    (LewisSharp)

 Positions Available:
    Chief Medical Officer:                               (---)
    Marine Flight Leader:                                (---)
    Assistant Engineer:                                  (---)

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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/