Tri-Qyu

Tri-Qyu

Discovered in Qerrbalak’s night sky early in Skrell history. The Tri-Qyu system was of notable interest to early Skrell scouts, as the trinary star system was one of the brightest in their sky and formed the bottom of the “Hatching Egg” constellation. After the invention of the warp drive and gradual expansion of the Skrell beyond their home system, Tri-Qyu was scouted by explorers in 1228 CE.

Tri-Qyu, outside of its stars, was notable for two resource rich orbital bodies.

Bezi Bulb (Tri-Qyu I)

A small, barren world within the habitable zone of the stars of Tri-Qyu. However, the planet never developed life despite liquid water being present on the surface. The composition of the planet was metal dense, containing a wide variety of metallic ore ripe for exploitation. Despite this, heavy stellar radiation bombarding the surface along with semi-regular meteor showers made colonization difficult for the Skrell.

The Federation circumvented many of the issues proposed by the planet by establishing only a mining base on the surface of Bezi Bulb and constructing a large habitation space station in far orbit. This station, aptly named “Trinary Port”, became the central hub for Tri-Qyu for many years.

Blue Egg (Tri-Qyu II)

A gas dwarf floating just outside the habitable zone of the system, Tri-Qyu II gained its name for its brilliant blue coloration and small size, relative to other gas giants. Blue Egg’s atmospheric composition consisted mostly of Helium and Hydrogen surrounding a rocky, icy core composed mostly of ammonia.

The research team that arrived shortly after the initial scouts were pleasantly surprised to find the Helium in Blue Egg’s atmosphere was Helium-3. With this resource on hand in the system, warp fuel could easily be manufactured in-system and used to refuel the freighters and other starships passing through.

The Federation swiftly constructed a siphon station in orbit of the dwarf, and funded the creation of fuel production facilities on the nearby Trinary Port.

Glorsh’s Grave

During the late years of the reign of Glorsh-Omega, the Overlord took a vested interest in Tri-Qyu. Despite having long-standing control of the system for several years, Glorsh suddenly started funneling massive amounts of resources and manpower into Tri-Qyu, establishing incredible infrastructure and expanding the resource extraction operations already present tenfold.

Using millions of construction drones and forced Skrellian labor, Glorsh began the construction of a megastructure around one of the stars of Tri-Qyu. Its exact purpose and intended function are unknown, but at least one of its functions was to extract massive amounts of solar energy from the enclosed star, similar to a Dyson Sphere.

From what accounts have survived, Glorsh’s interest in the structure was described as “alien-like fervent obsession.” The enforcer drones Glorsh employed to handle the Skrell laborers demanded absolute perfection and punished failure harshly.

Eventually, Tri-Qyu was consumed in what is now known as the Tri-Qyu Calamity. After the megastructure was consumed in a cobalt sphere, the stars of Tri-Qyu all went supernova at once. The entire system suffered cataclysmic damage and both Bezi Bulb and Blue Egg were violently destroyed.

The only Skrell survivors within the system were Resistance members coordinating the attack on the AI from the edge of the system and those lucky Skrell who were evacuated by the Lyukal in time. The implosion of the megastructure and stars going supernova did irreparable damage to the most heavily shielded and armored starship, destroying those without sufficient protection. Many of the Skrell “survivors” were faced with potential starvation on disabled ships and were forced to enter cryosleep, hoping one day they would be recovered from the ruins of Tri-Qyu.

Tri-Qyu Today

After the Tri-Qyu Calamity, the system was irreversibly changed for the worse. Tri-Qyu is engulfed in an anomalous cerulean nebula. Traditional starship equipment is prone to malfunction in the nebula, sensors often pinging ghost signals or entirely inaccurate readouts of the surrounding area. Bluespace Telecommunications are often extremely corrupted or not received at all. To compensate for these issues, Skrell have fallen back on more primitive technology such as radar and non-bluespace radio transmission technology hardened against radiation, accepting reduced efficiency in exchange for increased reliability.

Bluespace travel, after its discovery by humanity, was found to be impossible within the nebula. Ships attempting to drop out of bluespace into the nebula are, often destructively, pushed back into the alternate dimension. Trying to jump into bluespace while already within Tri-Qyu simply results in the Bluespace Drive failing to engage.

The reformed Nralakk Federation cautiously scouted Tri-Qyu with the Qukala, seeking information on Glorsh’s fate. They found only the burnt ruins of infrastructure and facilities left behind by the AI. In an act of overzealous precaution, any scrap transmitting synthetic-like signal was liberally fired upon by the Qukala.

Today, the Federation has established the Tri-Qyu Exclusion Zone around the nebula, in an effort to prevent criminal or desperate elements from recovering Glorsh-era technology, fearing alien study or, at worst, reactivation. Punishments for salvaging near and within the Zone are stiff, with punitive measures rapidly escalating the further one is found within the Zone. The maximum punishment set by the Federation is cryosleep, hoping the severity will act as a potent deterrent.