Dead Signal
The distress signal stopped. The ship didn't.
Premise
The USCS Prometheus, a cutting-edge research vessel, sent a single distress signal three weeks ago: 'DON'T BOARD. DON'T OPEN. GOD FORGIVE US.' Then silence. United Systems Command has hired your independent salvage crew for a recovery mission — officially. Unofficially, they want the research data at any cost. As you dock with the drifting Prometheus, the lights flicker on. Someone — or something — is welcoming you aboard.
The World
The edge of the Kepler Expanse, a sparsely charted region of space. The Prometheus drifts in orbit around a dead moon, its running lights cycling through patterns that almost look deliberate. Inside, the ship alternates between clinical research labs and areas of inexplicable organic growth.
Starting Location
Docking Bay 3
The primary docking bay of the Prometheus. Emergency lighting casts everything in deep red. The air is breathable but carries a faint organic sweetness. Claw marks score the interior airlock doors — from the inside.
3 characters to meet · 2 factions to discover · 3 plot hooks to uncover