Adventure:Down, But Not Out

Captain Demosthenes of the Althionor Empire was a scientist and a soldier. In the year 153,995 BC, Demosthenes was tasked with a secret mission: scientists in his empire had discovered a previously unknown, volatile substance known as "E-DNA" whose properties were still unknown. Demosthenes was tasked with defending a flashdrive with the E-DNA coding sequence on it to another, larger facility in the Butterfly Nebula. During the flight to the Nebula, the ship was hit by three proton missiles from an unknown assailant; Demosthenes jettisoned with the E-DNA sequence, but ended up on an unknown planet surrounded by mercenaries. Unknown to Demosthenes, the mercenaries were hired by the Apteros Empire, who wanted the E-DNA for their own benefit. Demosthenes killed the mercenaries that attacked him first, and then fled from the larger groups while searching for a safe place to rest. On the way, he discovered a massive portal-like structure guarded by giant stone statues. However, Demosthenes was ambushed again by mercenaries, and was forced to flee, wounded but not down. He found a hilltop ruin, of an old temple, and made a stand there. With fragmentation grenades and a pulse gun, Demosthenes killed the remaining mercenaries and their leader, and set off a radio signal to guide in any rescue transports. This mission was continued in the adventure called "The Lost".