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2021 Tournament of Sims
"I absolutely love the characters on this sim. They’re just quirky enough to be fun, but not so quirky as to be unbelievable." - Judge #3
The Battle of Maxia, a tale
much taller than the Ferengi who have recorded it, previously footnote in Federation history, is now an encounter taught at Starfleet Academy’s Command, Diplomacy, and Xenopsychology courses. After the Battle of Maxia in 2355, Federation construction vessels traveled towards the northern colonies as far as worlds such as Izar in a hazardous region of space spanning several sectors. These construction ships began building starbases and a network of subspace communication relay stations.

One of these was Federation Subspace Relay Station-97 numerically known as RS-97, and more commonly known as Bellwether Station. Constructed in 2355, several weeks after the battle, the relay station served as the central nerve of a vast communication network over the next few decades. However, as more of the space was charted by Federation starships and technology advanced, dozens of the communication relay stations became unmanned.

Bellwether is one of the last surviving manned subspace relay stations, slated to be decommissioned or turned into a fully autonomous station by the turn of the century, these are likely the final years. There’s more to Bellwether station, however than monitoring subspace communique; the Ionic Nebula Region where the station is nestled in a rough region of space plagued with navigational hazards but is part of a crucial ‘stellar roadway’ of merchants, traders, and even smugglers and bootleggers.

The crew of Bellwether station is responsible for the deployment and maintenance of buoys along the trade routes. Ionic storms and other navigational hazards have laid claim to dozens of starships over the decades, and Bellwether station has earned the nickname of ‘The lighthouse’ offering refuge from the storms and as a stellar marker whilst navigating the hazardous region. It is frequented by traders, merchants, and individuals seeking shelter or assistance.

If you are looking for a small remote posting, then this is the place for you, but beware! This little ‘lighthouse’ among the stars is not the quaint subdue station that the Federation and Starfleet Command paint it to be. Situated near the Ferengi Alliance, Breen Confederacy, and The First Federation, Bellwether Station can be a colorful assignment for those ill-prepared for its frontier experience.

Latest Mission Posts

» Along Came a Spider

Mission: Spiders of Sarastus VII
Posted on Mon Apr 28th, 2025 @ 12:06am by BT-99 & Ensign Andrea Astor & Petty Officer 3rd Class Korbin Aries

Several dozen cargo holds aboard the old communications relay station, Bellwether, and they all looked nearly identical. Packed with barrels and containers of various colors, shapes, and sizes with different labels on them all to be scanned, inventoried, and properly disposed of if past their prime when it came to perishables such as food and beverage items. Bellwether did not need to have it's own Slug-O-Cola contamination scandal, and the Doctor certainly did not want to handle a small outbreak of Salmonella or Campylobacter. Lieutenant Commander Brott on a good day was one thing, Brott experiencing a gastrointestinal disease was…

» Aries' Arrival

Mission: Spiders of Sarastus VII
Posted on Sun Apr 27th, 2025 @ 11:51pm by Lieutenant Commander Hamish Brott & Petty Officer 3rd Class Korbin Aries

The last several days aboard the compact type nine shuttle had been, well as comfortable as one could at the conn of a shuttle. Korbin was grateful that the cruise speed was warp four, which he pushed to warp six for a few hours to cut off some time.

However Petty Officer 3rd Class Aries had docked via the launch bay about an hour ago. He had found his bunk and unpacked his bag, which didn't take long as he didn't have much.

Now it was time, time to meet the boss so Korbin made his way quietly across Station…

» Premium Real Estate

Mission: Spiders of Sarastus VII
Posted on Sun Nov 3rd, 2024 @ 6:49pm by Ensign Andrea Astor

As a very young child, when the crawlspaces of a starship with much bigger and scarier than they seemed now, Andrea Astor loved to explore. Perhaps because there wasn’t much else to do. Anyway, one day she had come across a perfect place to make a hide out. In the hours and days that followed she dragged blankets and toys when the grown ups weren’t looking, even some string and empty cans to make a little alarm in case monsters tried to sneak up on her in the dark.

As an old friend once said, it was premium real estate.…

» Medical: Brott

Mission: Spiders of Sarastus VII
Posted on Sun Nov 3rd, 2024 @ 5:02pm by Lieutenant Commander Hamish Brott & Lieutenant Himari Kai, MD

ON:

Kai just finished inputting information about the last physical when her door opened. "Ah...Commander. Last physical! Welcome. Please pick a biobed."

The large Bolian let out a deep gut jiggling burst of laughter as he stepped through the doorway. "Oh so many options to choose from" he said teasingly. The infirmary on the small station was cozy, only three biobeds to truly choose from. Brott smiled at the woman. "Not quite your last physical today" he added.

Brott stepped aside, and like a Russian nesting doll a smaller figure appeared from behind him although the adolescent boy looked nothing…

» Scattering Songbirds

Mission: Spiders of Sarastus VII
Posted on Sat May 18th, 2024 @ 9:58pm by Commander Izzy Schröder Ph.D. & Lieutenant Commander Hamish Brott & Lieutenant Skye MacLeod

The shimmering effect of reliable Federation transporters had begun at the hands of Lieutenant Commander Hamish Brott, station commander, and occasional transporter operator though far from specialist. He was in Ops with Lieutenant Skye MacLeod when he received the transmission from his old friend, the starship Warbler had arrived. Too large for the Bellwether's launchbay, the old Aerie class starship took up residency at one of the stations old ports, usually used for larger cargo ships. At the console, Brott called out to the science officer. "Your chariot is here my dear" he said with a jovial chuckle. "But first,…