Known races: Reason+Security + Communications+Security - Difficulty 1

Alien races Insight+science + Communications+Science - 

Extended Task Difficulty 1 Magnitude 3 Work 10.  10 minutes per interval

1. Romulan

Romulan discussion of attack on Narendra Station.  Plan to make it look like Orion's.  Or may be covert/sabotage action. Extended Task Difficulty 1 Magnitude 3 Work 10.  10 minutes per interval to track back to source.  Source is a small group of Warbirds (scale 2 less then player ship)

2, Orion

Discussion of possible targets in sector.  25% it's the Players ship, 50% some sort of cargo ship, 25% a colony ship full of potential slaves.  Extended Task Difficulty 1 Magnitude 2 Work 10.  10 minutes per interval to track back to source.  source is small group of Orion ships (1 ship same scale as players, 3-5 ships 3 less than players ship.)  Or find target ship and warn them.  Extended Task to find targets on sensors.

3. Alien

Love song.  Extended task (Diff 2, Mag 5) to track back to source.  Source is a non-warp system with semi-primitive life, late 20th century tech, somehow song bounced off atmosphere and traveled through space.

4. VinShari

Raiders looking to capture a Federation or Klingon ship as a means of learning more about these new visitors to the Expanse.  Plan is to disable and drag the ship w/crew back to a base/system they control.  If encountered they would be willing to talk but are very touchy and combat is likely but not a given.

5. Alien

Ancient message that has likely been bouncing around the galaxy for centuries.

6. Klingon

Contacting General Kargan to let him know that the I.K.S. MUPWI’ (K’VORT CLASS PG 228 SE) is on route to return to Narendra with it's prize.

7. Alien

Reports of battles and other fantastic events.  Extended task to find out that this is a broadcast of some sort of entertainment program, orginiating on nearest unexplored system.

8. Alien

Nearby unexplored system is being blockaded by Orion pirates.  The pirates are demanding payment to allow trade to flow to the system, effectively a protection racket.

Breakthrough 1 - Identify the core phonics of the language.

Breakthrough 2 - Identify the core syntax of the language.

Breakthrough 3 - Program the universal translator with the new language.