Startor Forschungsbereich

The **Startor Forschungsbereich** (Stargate Research Division) is a Castraxian government division that was formed after the Castraxian discovery of the Stargate.

## History

   After the discovery of the Stargate in October 5041 on Singhasari, it was brought back to Hoffnung for study. The **Startor Forschungsbereich** was created to research it, they were based in a closed oil shale power plant.

After months of research, in March 5042 a researcher managed to activate one of the gate's chevrons. Not long after the gate was in working order, but it was still unknown how to dial another location.

In 5045 murals were found nearby where the gate was found on Singhasari, there were ten groups of glyphs that matched those from the Stargate, three managed to connect. Teams were formed to search the new planets that the gate connected to.

## Structure

### Startorstation A

The Startor Forschungsbereich was started up in an abandoned oil shale power plant **Kontinental O14**, the plant had been closed for 47 years as newer, cleaner, energy was being produced. The facility was cleaned up and work began on creating offices and research areas. It was known as **Startorstation A** (STS-A)

The facility contains 43 floors. A control centre is on floor 42, with the embarkation room on floor 43. Offices are on floors 4 through 8, and research stations are on floors 10 through 15. Other floors contain training facilities, barracks, armory, power storage, cells, medical facilities, and waste centres.

### Startorstation B

**Startorstation B** (STS-B) is the second facility that the Startor Forschungsbereich inhabited. The gate was moved there, as was most personnel. The old site continued to run, but only as a research facility.

The new facility contained a larger embarkation room, superior defenses, and offensive weapon systems for combating targets through the Stargate.

### Startorstation Planetenstadt

**Startorstation Planetenstadt** (STS-P) is the third facility that the Startor Forschungsbereich inhabited, it is the current location of the Stargate. STS-B continues to be used as a research and training facility.

This facility is accessible by the public, but still retains powerful defensive and offensive capabilities. The embarkation room is heavily styled in the same theme as the city, with all military equipment out of view.

## Exploration Program

The **Erkundungsprogramm** (Exploration Program) is one of the main programs of the Startor Forschungsbereich. The main goal of this program is to explore and catalog sites through the Stargate.

## Off-world Teams

    After the Stargate was realized to be a transportation device, multiple teams were formed to perform off-world missions including exploration and study. The teams have elite combat and survival training.

### Startorgruppe (STG)

The Startorgruppe are the main general-purpose teams that perform missions off-world.

#### STG-A

Startorgruppe A was the first team created; formed in July 5045, they were sent on the first off-world mission in September of 5045 - mission Kodiak. In 5048, whilst on mission Kaschunuss, the team was lost on a rocky body that had an active volcano. The team was re-created in April of 5049.

#### STG-B

Startorgruppe B was the second team created; formed in August 5045. The first mission they were sent on was mission Katapult, in November 5045.

#### STG-C

Startorgruppe C was the third team created; formed in June 5046. Their first mission was to Wellenpunkt in June 5046 to evaluate populating the planet.

#### STG-D

Startorgruppe D was the fourth team created; formed in June 5046. Their first mission was to BD-C-4123 4 in October 5046.

#### STG-E

Startorgruppe E was the fifth team created; formed in July 5046. Their first mission was to Adler-5959 4 in December 5046. In 5049 whilst on mission Kanone, the team vanished along with a probe sent to find them. Current theory for their loss is a solar flare interfered with gate travel, sending them backward or forward in time. The team was re-created in June 5050.

#### STG-F

Startorgruppe F was the sixth team created; formed in January 5049.

#### STG-G

Startorgruppe G was the seventh team created; formed in April 5051.

### Startorpioniergruppe (STPG)

Startorpioniergruppe are teams of combat engineers that perform engineering roles off-world, they generally support STG teams. They are highly trained and carry equipment for destroying obstacles or armoured targets. STPG teams can also perform search and rescue missions.

#### STPG-A

Startorpioniergruppe A was the first combat engineer team created; formed in April 5046.

## Expeditions

### 5045 September - Kodiak

Mission 'Kodiak' was to XFX-443 3, a high metal content body with no atmosphere orbiting a class G4 V star. STG-A was sent to obtain surface samples and set up an observation rover, and launch a micro satellite. A single column made of granite was found a few hundred metres from the Stargate, no writings or evidence of its creation have been found.

### 5045 November - Katapult

Mission 'Katapult' was to FSS-103 5, another high metal content body with no atmosphere, orbiting a class M3 IV star. STG-B was sent to obtain surface samples and set up an observation rover. Initial findings found artificial flat areas on the surface, which were investigated. The flat areas were not made of the same material as the rest of the surface. After using equipment to detect for caves, it was discovered that the flat areas were actually roofs of alien structures. Future expeditions as well as recovery teams were planned.

### 5045 December - Kamerad

Mission 'Kamerad' was to PA-A-443 1, a rocky body with no atmosphere, orbiting a class G3 V star. STG-A was sent to obtain samples and set up a station that was to observe the star of the system. Nothing of interest was found on the surface, which itself was an interest, asking the questions why a Stargate was placed on this particular planet.

### 5046 January - Kaktus

Mission 'Kaktus' was to Persis 6512 4, a high metal content body with no atmosphere, orbiting a class M4 V star. This was the first expedition sent to a planet found from co-ordinates from the structures of FSS-103 5 which were found as part of mission Katapult. STG-B was sent to explore and bring back samples if there was anything of interest. Metal debris from what is thought to be an ancient alien spacecraft or station was found a few hundred metres from the gate, however nothing worth salvaging. The materials found were of slight interest, being an interesting alloy between titanium and palladium.

### 5046 February - Kai

Mission 'Kai' was to XFX-204 B 5 A, a high metal content body with no atmosphere, orbiting a rocky body, which is orbiting a class DAV5 VII star, which is orbiting a class S3 IV star. STG-A was sent to investigate ruined structures that were found on the surface. Detailed analysis of the structures revealed they formed a large hexagon spanning 300km wide. Although most of the buildings near the Stargate were destroyed, buildings further out were mostly intact. All of the buildings catalogued were empty, no furniture, appliances, or machines were found.

### 5046 March - Kalb

Mission 'Kalb' was to BD-N-1044 5, a earth-like planet with a toxic carbon-ammonium atmosphere, orbiting a class F6 V star. STG-B was sent to explore. An extensive mission was started to collect and catalogue samples of flora and fauna from the jungle planet. Various contagions were encountered but nothing broke containment. Various medicinal plants were collected which were later used to create new medication, many increasing overall health for the Castraxian people.

### 5046 May - Kammer

Mission 'Kammer' was to LFH-145 4, an earth-like planet with a breathable nitrogen-oxygen atmosphere, orbiting a class M6 V star. STG-A was sent to explore. As with BD-N-0044 5, an extensive mission was started to collect and catalogue samples of flora and fauna. Later missions were sent to evaluate Castraxian life compatibility on the planet.

### 5046 June - Karfoil

Mission 'Karfoil' was to the earth-like LFH-145 4, now known as Wellenpunkt. The newly formed STG-C was sent to evaluate the possibility of a Castraxian colony, or at least a large all-purpose station.

### 5046 June - Käse

Mission 'Käse' was to LFH-194 3, a rocky body without an atmosphere, orbiting a class C3 III star. STG-B was sent to explore. A path from the Stargate to domes made of a substance similar to ivory were discovered, the domes were on average 50m tall with a 300m radius, with solar cells surrounding them. Each dome facilitated a different type of machine, studies were started by a research team shortly after the initial return of STG-B. Analysis of the machines revealed that they were essentially a very large clock. They were connected underground to each other, and they display an number which seems to be an alien version of seconds. The number is so large that it is estimated to be the recorded timeline of this specific alien race in seconds, for thousands of years. Conversions of their version of seconds into the galactic standard reveal that the clock was stating 67,439 years, 55 days, 8 hours, 5 minutes, and 48 seconds, of the first recorded translation on 26 June 5046.

### 5046 July - Kalk

Mission 'Kalk' was to LFH-550 4 B, an earth-like planet with a breathable nitrogen-oxygen atmosphere, orbiting a rocky body, which is orbiting a class F5 V star. STG-A was sent to investigate. Ancient structures were found scattered near the gate, with a large village nearby. The village was abandoned, but still with possessions. Technology for the village was circa stone age.

### 5046 September - Katze

Mission 'Katze' was to PA-A-819 4, a rocky body without an atmosphere, orbiting a class M5 V star. STG-C was sent to explore the surrounding area around the gate. Murals containing writings about various laws and customs of whatever race used to inhabit this planet were found, including additional gate addresses.

### 5046 October - Kerker

Mission 'Kerker' was to BD-C-4123 4, a earth-like planet with a breathable nitrogen-oxygen atmosphere, orbiting a class F3 IV star. STG-D was sent to explore. Gravity was very strong on the planet and the off-world team had to leave earlier as certain gear was malfunctioning, and the team was getting fatigued. A drone was deployed to survey the land instead. The area around the gate was desert, survey drones reported that two continents were present, one spanning 74% of the planet surface - completely desert. The other was a lot smaller but had evidence of plant life.

### 5046 December - Kies

Mission 'Kies' was to Adler-5959 4, a earth-like planet with a breathable nitrogen-oxygen atmosphere, orbiting a G4 V star. STG-E was to to explore. The surface near the Stargate was a large beach with orange sand. Samples taken from the beach reveal that the sand was indeed grains of iron. A small resource station was set up on Adler-5959 4, in order to collect a sizeable amount of this pure iron from the surface.

### 5048 April - Kaschunuss

Mission 'Kaschunuss' was to FSS-490 3, a rocky body with a thin nitrogen atmosphere orbiting a class C5 III star. STG-A was sent to obtain soil samples and general reconnaissance as they had not explored this planet previously. A probe was sent before they embarked, it sent back an all-clear and the team was scheduled to leave 2 hours later. Between then and the time they embarked, a volcano had erupted and was flowing towards the Stargate. When STG-A entered the gate, they exited into lava and were killed. A recovery team was sent three days later after the lava flow had changed path. Future expeditions were to have the probe sending information before the mission like previously, and in real-time after activating the game before stepping through and committing manpower.

### 5049 December - Kanone

Mission 'Kanone' was to FSS-1999 6, an earth-like planet with a breathable nitrogen-oxygen atmosphere, orbiting a class WC star. The probe reported a rain forest where the gate was located, no structures or evidence of intelligent life were detected by the probe. STG-E was sent to investigate, however once arriving, contact with STG-E was lost. After they missed their scheduled check-in a second probe was sent to find them, but the signal was lost after embarkation. A third probe was sent an hour later, which arrived at the destination and maintained contact successfully. This probe found the first probe, but not the second or STG-E. FSS-1999 was deemed too dangerous to explore.

Years later, after more information was gathered about the Stargate and how it works, multiple theories have come forth to attempt to explain what happened. The most feasible of which is interference with a solar flare, which would have sent STG-E and the second probe years forward or backward in time.

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