This scenario is a one-shot game to be played out over 1-3 sessions. It is not a recurring campaign. The setting was created using collaborative methods by Jeannot, Marmalade, Daniel, and Cutter. Artemis V is one of the only life-bearing exoplanets discovered by Terran Colonials. The militaristic Ecological Authority wants to use Artemis V to create a new home for Earth’s threatened animal species but native predators must be eliminated first. Artemis Pure thinks the planet’s ecology should be left alone. The player characters are ordinary Colonials who volunteer for either the Ecological Authority or Artemis Pure. While camping deep in the wilderness of Artemis V, the characters hear a radio announcement never before heard on a Terran Colony, “Artemis V is being invaded.” FATE Accelerated Edition (FAE) is a highly cinematic role playing game. It is a "rules light" system designed to encourage heavy RP and improvisation. FATE is a universal system that is compatible with most genres. This one-shot scenario is for 3-4 players. No knowledge of the FATE system is required. It should take 1-3 three-hour session to complete. I can offer a quick character creation system that reduces the time required to make a character to about 10 minutes but players are welcome to use the more traditional system. SIX TRUTHS Gringals (called Trisillecha by Xenoaxe agents) are native to Morphus VII. They use living tissue to create bio weapons and autonomous drones. They are small, silicone-based, and cowardly ... with big teeth. Xenoaxe is a well-funded xenobiology research department within the Ecological Authority. Artemis Pure accuses Xenoaxe agents of being high-tech exterminators. Interstellar travel is governed by hyperspace winds that are difficult to predict and necessary for forward progress. The Ecological Authority created the Interdimensional Weather Service (IWS) (also called "Eyes") to track hyperspace weather and pirate activity. Native to Artemis V, the Echinit are a race of tall, bipedal, four-armed, insect-like creatures. Artemis Pure first acknowledged them as an intelligent race when several reports from exploration missions made note of their cultural expression through intricate stone carvings. The Terran Colonials on Artemis V are led by Chief Administrator Euch'oe Gandamene. Gandamene is corrupt and works for a mining tycoon called The Digger who exploits the natural resources of Artemis V and enforces thinly-veiled enslavement of the Echinit. The Gringals have faked an attack on Odysseus I to draw most of the Ecological Authority’s forces away from Artemis V. Odysseus I is an artificial mini-planet created by Xenoaxe. Dr. Anji Felton leads the Ecological Authority’s misplaced fleet.
