Welcome to the USS Pandora!

“The true tragedy of Pandora’s tale isn’t that she opened the box—it’s that we keep blaming her for showing us who we truly are. Every great discovery comes with a price, but knowledge of ourselves is worth any cost.” - Unknown

2390: Hobus has exploded, destroying Romulus and Remus and throwing the Star Empire into chaos. Elements of the Imperial Fleet have set up a new Capital on Achernar in the center of what is known as Romulan-controlled space. Many of the warship commanders are calling for a new era of aggression and expansion, to prove that even with the death of their homeworld, they are still powerful. The reconstituted Senate is in a similar mood, but one of peace and strength instead. No one knows what is being decided as Achernar has been interdicted by the Imperial Fleet.

Elsewhere in the Federation, peace is a welcome interlude, with only occasional skirmishes punctuating the calm. Still, there are whispers of things in the deep dark of space and a rumour that the Gorn are on the hunt once more.

USS Pandora is an Intrepid-class starship, completed in 2385 with all the bells and whistles and under the initial command of Captain Margeaux Collan for her initial cruise, she suffered heavy damage in a skirmish with the Tzenkethi and taken back to Earth's spacedock for repair in 2386 for an extensive rebuild and a fresh crew. Placed under the command of Captain Logan Holtz, Pandora became synonymous with hope for a brighter future. In early 2390 she was once again brought in for a refit and outfitted with new experimental technology that was held under close confidentiality. Captain Holtz and his handpicked senior officers were tasked with testing these new technologies out, but first there is a new mission: Retrieve a defector from the Romulan Star Empire who claims to have critical information regarding what is happening withing the Empire.

Current Mission:
Mission 1: Beginning Anew

Captain Logan Holtz and the rest of Pandora's senior staff have been killed by a nerve agent during a senior staff meeting as they await Lieutenant (JG) Malakai Gold and the Romulan Defector. The nature and secrecy of the mission were such that only some higher ups within Starfleet and the Federation knew about this defector, along with the senior members of Pandora. Lieutenant Líng Dōngyuèguāng, known as Luna by her friends and those who are on a first name basis with her, is the only Senior Staff officer on board, formerly the Chief Science Officer, now thrust into command of the ship with the knowledge only that this was an inside job. There's only one person she can trust and he's not back yet, but this mystery must be solved, or else the price that her friends have paid will be for naught. And if this mission fails, who knows what the price for the Federation will be.



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Latest Mission Posts

» Yet Another Newbie

Mission: Mission Zero
Posted on Sun Nov 15th, 2026 @ 6:54am by Lieutenant Dōngyuèguāng 'Luna' Ling & Ensign Teval Kasan

Luna was still annoyed with the Captain for foisting this task upon her. Yes. It was part of the normal cycle of a starship, letting crew off and replenishing with new blood, especially junior officers that had shown high promise. Especially on USS Pandora was that true, Captain Holtz had been the mentor for many talented junior officers to start their careers with and he could command only the best to make their way to his starship. Here and there he took on a reclamation project, but for the incoming officer that she was scheduled to meet with, that certainly…

» Investigational Updates

Mission: Beginning Anew
Posted on Sun Nov 15th, 2026 @ 6:54am by Lieutenant Dōngyuèguāng 'Luna' Ling & Lieutenant JG Manuel Mann

Lieutenant Junior Grade Manuel Mann walked onto the bridge as he tapped the PADD in his hand, his eyes searching and finding the familiar blue on black of the current senior officer of the ship. As he looked out over the bulk from just inside, he nearly missed the top of the head sitting in the center chair, then smiled ever so slightly. "Hey Luna," He hopped down the steps to be on level ground, unable to bite back a chuckle as he saw her feet dangling a couple of inches off the ground, "Got a minute?"

For her part,…

» Executive Decision

Mission: Beginning Anew
Posted on Mon Nov 9th, 2026 @ 3:16am by Lieutenant Dōngyuèguāng 'Luna' Ling & 1st Lieutenant S'earr

Luna looked shaken as she made her way back to the bridge. It would be at least two days before the wrap drive was back online. At least. Victor had been adamant about that, meanwhile, she knew that Malakai would be at least another twelve hours before he arrived. She needed to talk to someone at Starfleet Command, but the one thing that Manny had told her in this meantime was that this was most certainly an inside job. Theoretically, the saboteur was dead, because he'd pinpointed Ensign Ri'Kai as the assassin, with footage he'd show her later, but if…

» A Lack Of Answers In Engineering

Mission: Beginning Anew
Posted on Thu Nov 5th, 2026 @ 6:38am by Lieutenant Dōngyuèguāng 'Luna' Ling & Lieutenant JG Victor Ward

Lieutenant Luna Ling hesitated before she stepped in front of the doors to Engineering. She shouldn't be here, Victor was probably busy with whatever the explosion had done to his engineering department. And she was going to be the bearer of bad news, but this came with the job of Commanding Officer and if she was going to have to grin and bear it, then she had to do what was right and proper FOR the CO. She exhaled and finally took the few steps needed to trigger the door into Engineering and her eyes opened to the rush of…

» The Sudden Crisis Of Command

Mission: Beginning Anew
Posted on Thu Nov 5th, 2026 @ 6:32am by Lieutenant Dōngyuèguāng 'Luna' Ling & Lieutenant JG Manuel Mann

The Red Alert lights flashed off and on as Luna walked through the corridor from her quarters. She was running late to the senior staff meeting and the PADD in her hands had the updates that everyone was looking for. She kept walking, but her footsteps slowed down as she made her way towards the turbolift. The red alert wasn't a new thing, it happened every so often, never less than once a week even if only for a drill, but something was missing. Captain Holtz was a stickler for keeping the crew up to date as to why the…