Last time we looked at Captain Mimeer’non and the U.S.S. Poseidonis and his 2373 adventure. This time, I’m creating a new captain and crew for playing through the ‘Missions Beyond’ campaign here on Continuing Mission, and also incorporate parts of Sargon and Beyond and Operation Silk Roads. My goals are to:
- Create a captain, starship, and crew that you can pick up and play immediately;
- Take and update some characters from my Star Trek: Sojourner campaign that concluded a couple years back, as though it is a spin-off;
- Pay tribute to classic characters and a ship dear to my heart.
I have chosen to set the era of play to 2378, and promote Rili’L (a Xyrillian first introduced here on CM) to Captain. She was an integral part of my Sojourner campaign, and deserves the spotlight now. One potential issue is that she is Xyrillian, and breathes a different atmosphere. But following the Barzans’ breathing apparatuses seen on Star Trek: Discovery, it’s easy enough to adapt that technology for Xyrillians, solving the problem. I envision that the Captain’s quarters will still contain a Xyrillian atmosphere, but the breathing apparatus will let her go anywhere without a bulky EVA suit (which she may still wear as the occasion calls for it).
For the ship, I felt I needed something fond to my heart, and that would be the U.S.S. Persephone, created by our late friend, Walter Milani-Müller. We had collaborated on a 3D model of the Persephone-class during the pandemic, so I feel a deep connection to the ship class and already have a title sequence prepared for it. I have updated the stats of the Persephone using the Utopia Planitia Sourcebook (with 3 refits in 2378, as it was launched in 2348), and adjusted the title sequence below.
For the crew, I took a couple from my Sojourner campaign (Avisi Zomos, who originally appeared in the Poseidonis mission, and the Phlox Medical Hologram) for nostalgia and continuity, and also NPCs we have featured on our site (with stats adjusted to conform with CL character stats):
- Executive Officer and Chief of Security: Commander Talas sh’Tharqat (Andorian)
- Chief Engineer: Lieutenant Commander Cirrek (Benzite)
- Chief Medical Officer: Lieutenant Erix Kaedn (Eavarnian)
- Science Officer: Lieutenant Avisi Zomos (Arkenite)
- Flight Controller: Lieutenant (j.g.) Konal Odutan (Betazoid)
- Operations Manager: Ensign Charline Mathers (Human)
- Emergency Medical Hologram: Phlox Medical Hologram (Modified EMH Mark I)
A few notes: as the U.S.S. Persephone is a small ship, Commander Talas sh’Tharqat serves as both the XO and the Chief of Security. The Phlox Medical Hologram is a unique hologram arising out of unexpected circumstances, and Rili’L, an expert in holographic technology, was part of the Phlox hologram’s creation and feels a strong connection between them and obligation to look after him. Since the stats have been corrected, use the numbers on the PDF here, but read up on each NPC’s backstory as they may inspire personalities and story hooks. For their Focuses, two of the six are left blank for you to add in play.
Below are Captain Rili’L’s file and a U.S.S. Persephone crew file. If you would like to do a Captain’s Log run with the U.S.S. Persephone in 2378 but with your own custom captain, I have included a version of the Captain’s Log sheet that omits the Captain’s stats but retains the Persephone‘s stats.
Take the U.S.S. Persephone wherever you want on its new Captain’s Log adventures, with Rili’L, with the crew here, or your own captain and crew! Let us know how your adventures go.