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Named for the Ancient Greek goddess of wisdom, the starship Pallas is a newly-launched Vesta-class explorer assigned to the Fourth Fleet.
Stories associated with this command may include up to the equivalent of a 222 on the RPG ratings scale, and are intended for mature audiences.
Arcturus Wayfinding Squadron is an elite exploratory unit that specializes in finding new ways forward for Starfleet. Distinct from navigation, which is plotting a course based on the precise knowledge of exactly where one is in the universe, wayfinding is a more general word that refers to the process of orienting oneself in regard to space, place, objects, and peoples. Wayfinding was practiced by the Polynesian and Norse voyagers of Earth in the ancient past, as they used landmarks, the stars, and their relationships with other beings to find their way across the seas. While Arcturus Squadron engages in traditional surveying and charting missions, its mandate is also to use whatever tools it can to find the way forward, whether through diplomacy, acquiring or developing new propulsion methods, or, when necessary, mitigating threats to Starfleet’s exploratory mission.
Currently, Arcturus Squadron is based out of Olympia Station at the rimward trailing edge of Federation space in the Alpha Quadrant.
Commanding Officer
Executive Officer
Chief Flight Control Officer
Second Officer
Chief Counselor
Chief Medical Officer
Chief Science Officer
Chief Engineering Officer
Chief Security/Tactical Officer
Chief Operations Officer
15 September 2024
1. The Roots of a Strange New World
Olympia Station, USS Achilles, USS Antares, USS Apollo, USS Arcturus, USS Arondight, USS Buran, USS Nellie Bly, USS Pallas, USS Renown, USS Saturn, USS Theseus and USS Thomas Paine
Captain’s Log, Stardate 2401.11 Following over two months of work, today is the day that I will be able to certify Zeta Olympiae IV—what we’re calling Mytikas, after the highest peak on Mount Olympus—as suitable for habitation. All of the crews across Arcturus Squadron have been [...]
22 January 2024
USS Pallas
Commander Najan Osho’s Personal Log, Stardate 2401.7 Captain Sitar is certainly an impressive officer. Without her skill at the helm today, I’m not sure we would have survived our mission to Dendrion IV. Even with all of my experience with Romulans, it still strikes me as odd to see a [...]
17 January 2024
USS Pallas
Captain’s Log, Stardate 2401.7 Our mission to repair the observation post on Dendrion IV was a success, though Commander Najan and I could not do so without being detected by the planet’s immune system. Thanks to the commander’s quick thinking and the fast response of Lieutenant [...]
17 January 2024
USS Pallas
The jungle roiled on either side of the river, the trees and plants themselves undulating with apparent rage at the presence of two Starfleet officers on a silver speedboat. The planetary organism covering Dendrion IV was not sentient, but it was very attuned to intrusions—responding like any [...]