Battle of Qu'mock

Following the successful rescue of two Galactic Empire officers from their crippled assault shuttle, certain members of the FarStar's company contracted a novel biochemical weapon, engineered by the Qektoth Confederation. Guided by the insights of Drigor Tarrens, a defector from the Confederation, the FarStar journeyed towards a research installation situated in the Qu'mock system, hoping to find information about the infectious agent. The FarStar crew aimed to collaborate with the Uukaablians to synthesize an antidote using this data.

The FarStar strategically positioned itself in the Qu'mock system, utilizing a moon as cover from the Space Station. A strike team, prioritizing stealth, departed the corvette aboard an Aegis-class combat shuttle. The New Republic team encountered minimal opposition upon entering the station's hangar, as most personnel were in the process of evacuating. Navigating through the station, they liberated a captive, Fasha Dansun. After a confrontation with several Confederation security personnel, the team successfully extracted the relevant files pertaining to the biochemical agent from the station's central computer.

In the vastness of space, a new presence materialized from hyperspace. The Qektoth Confederation dispatched one of its Qektoth Attack Cruisers, named the _Scourge, to engage the New Republic vessel. It was evident that the Confederation anticipated the New Republic's incursion, as they had also prepared their station for self-destruction via the same biochemical weapon.

The FarStar and the Scourge clashed in a space battle. The FarStar crew quickly discovered that the Attack Cruiser was equipped with bio-energy weaponry capable of bypassing the deflector shields of the New Republic ship. Meanwhile, the boarding party found themselves trapped within the science labs, as the biochemical agent began to permeate the station. Donning a gray-green substance that temporarily neutralized the agent's effects, the team was forced to use the access ladders to reach the hangar bays, as the turbolifts had been disabled. Upon reaching the hangar bay, they found that the entrances were sealed magnetically with blast doors.

The boarding party's rescue came in the form of Drigor Tarrens, who arrived piloting a Helix-class light interceptor. Utilizing his knowledge of Confederation command protocols, he opened the blast doors, allowing the Aegis combat shuttle to escape the station. The two ships then joined forces to attack the Qektoth Attack Cruiser. Tarrens revealed that the immense energy required to power the cruiser's experimental weapons limited shield protection to only one firing arc. The Helix interceptor and the Aegis combat shuttle then launched attacks on the Cruiser from multiple directions.

A HT-2200 medium freighter from the station briefly joined the Attack Cruiser, focusing its attacks on the Aegis combat shuttle. Shortly after the medium freighter's arrival, the space station detonated, inflicting damage on all vessels in proximity. It is assumed that all functional ships disengaged from combat after the station's destruction.

In the aftermath of the engagement, the data was transported to Uukaablis, where the Uukaablians assisted in developing a cure. All infected individuals received treatment and recovered from the biochemical agent's effects.

The battle's definitive outcome is not explicitly stated, although it is confirmed that the FarStar, the Aegis shuttle, and the Helix interceptor survived, as the characters piloting them reappear either at the adventure's conclusion or in subsequent adventures. The fate of the Scourge remains unconfirmed, potentially allowing Game Masters to incorporate it as a recurring antagonist in future campaigns.