As people investigate, I'll add summaries here, so anyone who's interested can keep up with the story.
The Incident
The Northern Mireh Research Outpost, along with it's head scientist, Dr. Harriet Greer, was one of the first DPIP colonies to be founded on Xiunus. Built into the side of a northern mountain, NMRO was a thriving colony, with many offworld employees and xunari residents.
But then... something happened.
Contact with the colony was lost. At first, DPIP officials thought nothing of it, but then reports started coming in of NMRO xunari turning up at other colonies, refusing to say anything about their old home or what happened there.
An team sent to investigate reported massive damage to the outer structure of the base, and no sign of any workers, before they also lost contact.
DPIP labeled the area a hazard zone, and all travel to the location of former colony NMRO is forbidden.
Refugee Status
Bold 0132, Lilac 0137, Lark 0019, Stoat 0018, and Dusk 0014 made their way to Worldly Ontology Revival Base for Intelligent Entities (WORMBIE) in L'hatzif.
Bandit 0129 and Sage 0133 fled through the desert to Gaeron Pass.
Also in Issiq, Geshem 0134, Freckle 0382, Cobalt 0128, and Wheeler 0075 found shelter at Peltier Platform.
Plume 0419, Umbra 0016, Milo 0086, and Skirmish 0017 journeyed to distant Tsidal.
Cacao 0087 and Shemesh 0136 joined Ash 0015 in nearby Wayward Station.
Kerah 0135 fled to Nimloth, Ne'tra 0138 to Snip's Pinnacle Point, Dusty 0381 to Clockwork, Mocha 0088 to Antella, and Dawny 0013 found her way to Sheepcloud Shelter.
Lore
So, the NMRO refugees refuse to speak about their pasts.
But as they settle in to their new colonies, some of them start to open up, and share things with their new friends.
For this, hmu in the discord! I'll reveal snippets of what happened to the old colony.
If enough is learned about the incident, who knows, maybe DPIP will authorise another investigation...
