Fall of Caliban

# FALL OF CALIBAN On 7 July 2884 SEY, a [Vanduul Clan](https://robertsspaceindustries.com/galactapedia/article/R9vzjxmEBx-vanduul-clans) led by a [Kingship](https://robertsspaceindustries.com/galactapedia/article/V3qWn9Dlvm-vanduul-kingship) launched a surprise attack on the moderately-populated planet [Crion (Caliban II)](https://robertsspaceindustries.com/galactapedia/article/bEzvPwYZ96-crion-caliban-ii). The [89th UEE Navy Logistic Support Squadron](https://robertsspaceindustries.com/galactapedia/article/0Gz5BNmPqo-squadron-89) were the only military forces in system at the time of the attack. They managed to hold off the [Vanduul](https://robertsspaceindustries.com/galactapedia/article/VpGPp92gdO-vanduul) for two days, allowing much of the planet's population to escape at the cost of nearly the entire squadron. [Naval](https://robertsspaceindustries.com/galactapedia/article/RPDvKOpdP4-uee-navy) reinforcements arrived on the third day to engage the full Vanduul fleet, but they were unable to hold out against the onslaught. On 23 July 2884, after heavy casualties, Crion and the rest of the [Caliban system](https://robertsspaceindustries.com/galactapedia/article/0jGyPQ1r5m-caliban-system) were lost to the Vanduul. In honor of their sacrifice, the 89th Squadron was retired, earning them the nickname "the Lost Squad." This battle marked the last time a [Kingship](https://robertsspaceindustries.com/galactapedia/article/V3qWn9Dlvm-vanduul-kingship) was spotted by [United Empire of Earth](https://robertsspaceindustries.com/galactapedia/article/VyvyKxy4v6-united-empire-of-earth) (UEE) forces until the [Battle of Vega II](https://robertsspaceindustries.com/galactapedia/article/0Gz5mkprmg-battle-of-vega-ii) in 2945. # PRELUDE TO BATTLE Small [Vanduul raiding parties](https://robertsspaceindustries.com/galactapedia/article/Rw1gdnOKBp-vanduul-raids) first began attacking Caliban in 2739, during the latter years of the [Messer era](https://robertsspaceindustries.com/galactapedia/article/V8gJ6ZwGqo-messer-era). While the initial raid sparked fear in the system's inhabitants, causing a brief population drain, subsequent skirmishes were largely casualty-free. As raids continued to occur at a steady rate of between two and five per year, the UEE installed a small [naval](https://robertsspaceindustries.com/galactapedia/article/RPDvKOpdP4-uee-navy) presence in Caliban along with system-wide perimeter sensors. The people of Crion saw this response as inadequate; political activism spiked among the populace, but the [Messers](https://robertsspaceindustries.com/galactapedia/tag/messer-dynasty) sent no more aid. During the [fall](https://robertsspaceindustries.com/galactapedia/article/bE3rKa32P7-anti-messer-revolution) of the Messer regime in 2792, the military presence in Caliban was pulled away from the system to repress mass civilian uprisings elsewhere. A medium-sized Vanduul Clan launched a raid on the largely undefended system, which claimed over one hundred lives. The newly formed post-Messer UEE government ordered the 31st Battle Group to Caliban to fend off the invasion. Their efforts were successful in stopping the raid from spiraling into something much deadlier. Subsequent Vanduul raids dropped down to previously established levels of roughly five per year, finally peaking in 2859 when a single large Clan clashed with the 31st Battle Group in the system's asteroid belt. This was the last Vanduul raid until 2884. In 2870, the 31st was assigned elsewhere, leaving the 89th Logistics Support Squadron behind as Caliban's only protection. # THE ATTACK At 04:43 Earth Standard time (UST), 7 July 2884, a Vanduul Clan led by a Kingship slipped past the system-wide sensor beacons. Two pilots of the 89th, on patrol near [Caliban IV](https://robertsspaceindustries.com/galactapedia/article/0GxavvKo2P-caliban-iv), spotted the Clan. Both of them fired off a distress signal, but their messages were cut off before they could be completed. Not comprehending the scope of the threat they faced, the bulk of the 89th mobilized against the invading Clan. Four ships were lost to advancing scouts before the Kingship was in sight. At the sight of it, Commander Sylvie Randall made two snap decisions; first, to send out comm drones requesting reinforcements, knowing that it might take up to two days for reinforcements to arrive; second, to retreat back to Crion to organize and defend civilian convoys. It was this decision that allowed over three million inhabitants to escape with their lives. By the time the 2nd UEE Naval Fleet arrived, 49 SE Hours later, there was nothing left to do but rescue any remaining people and abandon the system. The 89th Squadron, along with the Caliban system, were lost. It is estimated that over five and a half million people died, though no official numbers have ever been released. # AFTERMATH, ANALYSIS, AND IMPACT No attempts were immediately made to reclaim Caliban. Though the Kingship responsible for the bulk of casualties in battle returned to Vanduul space soon after its victory, UEE forces held off on moving in until casualties could be assessed. The UEE announced in 2891 that there were no active plans to retake Caliban until the Vanduul threat could be fully neutralized. In 2945, military strategists began to discuss possible future campaigns into the system to rout the Vanduul encampments. Historians believe that the decades of Vanduul absence in Caliban, combined with a thinly-spread military, poor system-wide sensor maintenance, and an incomplete understanding of Vanduul intentions were what led to the invaders' decisive victory. Though the Tiber, Virgil, and Orion systems had already been abandoned to the Vanduul, military strategists did not foresee an attack of that strength on Caliban. The 89th Squadron was there in full force, but one squadron was not enough to stand against the firepower of a Kingship. In honor of their sacrifice, Squadron 89, redubbed the Lost Squadron, was officially retired from the UEE Navy. Vanduul [Harvesters](https://robertsspaceindustries.com/galactapedia/article/0n1MYzOkG7-harvester) are actively consuming what is left of the Caliban system. Crion, once a thriving, lush world, is now devastated. There are no known Human inhabitants in the system.

# ♪ FALL OF CALIBAN Am 7. Juli 2884 startete ein [Vanduul Clan](https://robertsspaceindustries.com/galactapedia/article/R9vzjxmEBx-vanduul-clans) unter der Führung eines [Königtums](https://robertsspaceindustries.com/galactapedia/article/V3qWn9Dlvm-vanduul-kingship) einen Überraschungsangriff auf den mäßig bevölkerten Planeten Crion (Caliban II). Die [88th UEE Navy Logistic Support Squadron](https://robertsspaceindustries.com/galactapedia/article/0Gz5BNmPqo-squadron-88) war zum Zeitpunkt des Angriffs die einzige militärische Einheit im System. Es gelang ihnen, die [Vanduul](https://robertsspaceindustries.com/galactapedia/article/VpGPp92gdO-vanduul) zwei Tage lang in Schach zu halten, so dass ein Großteil der Bevölkerung des Planeten entkommen konnte - auf Kosten fast des gesamten Geschwaders. Am dritten Tag traf Verstärkung ein, um die gesamte Flotte der Vanduul anzugreifen, aber sie konnten dem Ansturm nicht standhalten. Am 23. Juli 2884 gingen Crion und der Rest des Caliban-Systems nach schweren Verlusten an die Vanduul verloren. Zu Ehren ihres Opfers wurde die 88. Staffel in den Ruhestand versetzt, was ihr den Spitznamen "die verlorene Staffel" einbrachte. Diese Schlacht war das letzte Mal, dass die Streitkräfte des [Vereinten Imperiums der Erde](https://robertsspaceindustries.com/galactapedia/article/VyvyKxy4v6-united-empire-of-earth) (UEE) bis zur [Schlacht von Vega II](https://robertsspaceindustries.com/galactapedia/article/0Gz5mkprmg-battle-of-vega-ii) im Jahr 2945 ein Königtum entdeckten. # AUFTAKT ZUR SCHLACHT Kleine [Vanduul-Überfallkommandos](https://robertsspaceindustries.com/galactapedia/article/Rw1gdnOKBp-vanduul-raids) griffen Caliban erstmals im Jahr 2739 an, in den letzten Jahren der [Messer-Ära](https://robertsspaceindustries.com/galactapedia/article/V8gJ6ZwGqo-messer-era) (2546 - 2792). Der erste Überfall löste bei den Bewohnern des Systems Angst aus und führte zu einem kurzzeitigen Bevölkerungsrückgang, aber die Scharmützel verliefen weitgehend ohne Opfer. Da die Überfälle weiterhin regelmäßig zwischen zwei und fünf pro Jahr stattfanden, installierte die UEE eine kleine [Marine](https://robertsspaceindustries.com/galactapedia/article/RPDvKOpdP4-uee-navy) Präsenz sowie systemweite Perimetersensoren. Die Bevölkerung von Crion empfand diese Reaktion als unzureichend; der politische Aktivismus in der Bevölkerung nahm zu, aber die [Messers](https://robertsspaceindustries.com/galactapedia/tag/messer-dynasty) schickten keine weitere Hilfe. Während des [Sturzes](https://robertsspaceindustries.com/galactapedia/article/bE3rKa32P7-anti-messer-revolution) des Messer-Regimes im Jahr 2792 wurde die militärische Präsenz in Caliban aus dem System abgezogen, um anderswo Massenaufstände der Zivilbevölkerung zu unterdrücken. Ein mittelgroßer Vanduul-Clan startete einen Überfall auf das weitgehend unverteidigte System, der über hundert Menschenleben forderte. Die neu gebildete Post-Messer UEE-Regierung beorderte die 31. Battle Group nach Caliban, um die Invasion abzuwehren. Ihre Bemühungen waren erfolgreich und verhinderten, dass sich der Überfall zu etwas viel Tödlicherem ausweitete. Nachfolgende Vanduul-Angriffe gingen auf die zuvor festgestellte Zahl von etwa fünf pro Jahr zurück und erreichten ihren Höhepunkt im Jahr 2859, als ein einziger großer Clan im Asteroidengürtel des Systems mit dem 31sten Kampfverband zusammenstieß. Dies war der letzte Überfall der Vanduul bis 2884. Bis 2870 war die 88. Logistische Unterstützungsstaffel der einzige Schutz für Caliban. # DER ANGRIFF Um 04:43 Uhr Erdstandardzeit (UST), am 7. Juli 2884, schlich sich ein Vanduul-Clan unter der Führung eines Königtums an den systemweiten Sensorbaken vorbei. Zwei Piloten der 88., die in der Nähe von Caliban IV patrouillierten, entdeckten den Clan. Beide feuerten ein Notsignal ab, aber ihre Nachrichten wurden abgeschnitten, bevor sie zu Ende gesendet werden konnten. Ohne das Ausmaß der Bedrohung zu begreifen, mobilisierte sich der Großteil der 88. gegen den eindringenden Clan. Vier Schiffe gingen den anrückenden Spähern verloren, bevor das Königsschiff in Sichtweite war. Bei seinem Anblick traf Kommandantin Sylvie Randall zwei schnelle Entscheidungen: Erstens sandte sie Kommunikationsdrohnen aus, um Verstärkung anzufordern, obwohl sie wusste, dass es bis zu zwei Tage dauern konnte, bis die Verstärkung eintraf; zweitens zog sie sich nach Crion zurück, um zivile Konvois zu organisieren und zu verteidigen. Dank dieser Entscheidung konnten über drei Millionen Einwohner mit dem Leben davonkommen. Als die 2. UEE-Marineflotte 49 SE-Stunden später eintraf, blieb nichts anderes übrig, als die restlichen Menschen zu retten und das System zu verlassen. Das 88. Geschwader war zusammen mit dem Caliban-System verloren. Es wird geschätzt, dass über fünfeinhalb Millionen Menschen starben, obwohl keine offiziellen Zahlen veröffentlicht wurden. # NACHWIRKUNGEN, ANALYSE UND AUSWIRKUNGEN Es wurden keine unmittelbaren Versuche unternommen, Caliban zurückzuerobern. Obwohl das Königtum, das für den Großteil der Verluste in der Schlacht verantwortlich war, schon bald nach seinem Sieg in den vanduulischen Raum zurückkehrte, hielten sich die Streitkräfte der UEE zurück, bis die Opferzahlen ermittelt werden konnten. Im Jahr 2891 gab die UEE bekannt, dass es keine aktiven Pläne zur Rückeroberung Calibans gab, solange die vanduulische Bedrohung nicht vollständig neutralisiert werden konnte. Im Jahr 2945 begannen Militärstrategen, über mögliche zukünftige Feldzüge in das System zu diskutieren, um die Lager der Vanduul zu vernichten. Historiker glauben, dass die jahrzehntelange Abwesenheit der Vanduul in Caliban in Kombination mit einem dünn gesäten Militär, einer schlechten Wartung der Sensoren im gesamten System und einem unvollständigen Verständnis der Absichten der Vanduul zum entscheidenden Sieg der Invasoren führte. Obwohl die Systeme Tiber, Virgil und Orion bereits den Vanduul überlassen worden waren, hatten die Militärstrategen nicht mit einem Angriff dieser Stärke auf Caliban gerechnet. Die 88. Staffel war in voller Stärke vor Ort, aber eine Staffel reichte nicht aus, um sich gegen die Feuerkraft eines Königtums zu behaupten. Zu Ehren ihres Opfers wurde das 88. Geschwader, das in "Verlorenes Geschwader" umbenannt wurde, offiziell aus der UEE Navy ausgemustert. Die Vanduul [Harvester] (https://robertsspaceindustries.com/galactapedia/article/0n1MYzOkG7-harvester) sind dabei, die Überreste des Caliban-Systems zu vernichten. Crion, einst eine blühende, üppige Welt, ist jetzt verwüstet. Es gibt keine bekannten menschlichen Bewohner in dem System.

# FALL OF CALIBAN On 7 July 2884 SEY, a [Vanduul Clan](https://robertsspaceindustries.com/galactapedia/article/R9vzjxmEBx-vanduul-clans) led by a [Kingship](https://robertsspaceindustries.com/galactapedia/article/V3qWn9Dlvm-vanduul-kingship) launched a surprise attack on the moderately-populated planet [Crion (Caliban II)](https://robertsspaceindustries.com/galactapedia/article/bEzvPwYZ96-crion-caliban-ii). The [89th UEE Navy Logistic Support Squadron](https://robertsspaceindustries.com/galactapedia/article/0Gz5BNmPqo-squadron-89) were the only military forces in system at the time of the attack. They managed to hold off the [Vanduul](https://robertsspaceindustries.com/galactapedia/article/VpGPp92gdO-vanduul) for two days, allowing much of the planet's population to escape at the cost of nearly the entire squadron. [Naval](https://robertsspaceindustries.com/galactapedia/article/RPDvKOpdP4-uee-navy) reinforcements arrived on the third day to engage the full Vanduul fleet, but they were unable to hold out against the onslaught. On 23 July 2884, after heavy casualties, Crion and the rest of the [Caliban system](https://robertsspaceindustries.com/galactapedia/article/0jGyPQ1r5m-caliban-system) were lost to the Vanduul. In honor of their sacrifice, the 89th Squadron was retired, earning them the nickname "the Lost Squad." This battle marked the last time a [Kingship](https://robertsspaceindustries.com/galactapedia/article/V3qWn9Dlvm-vanduul-kingship) was spotted by [United Empire of Earth](https://robertsspaceindustries.com/galactapedia/article/VyvyKxy4v6-united-empire-of-earth) (UEE) forces until the [Battle of Vega II](https://robertsspaceindustries.com/galactapedia/article/0Gz5mkprmg-battle-of-vega-ii) in 2945. # PRELUDE TO BATTLE Small [Vanduul raiding parties](https://robertsspaceindustries.com/galactapedia/article/Rw1gdnOKBp-vanduul-raids) first began attacking Caliban in 2739, during the latter years of the [Messer era](https://robertsspaceindustries.com/galactapedia/article/V8gJ6ZwGqo-messer-era). While the initial raid sparked fear in the system's inhabitants, causing a brief population drain, subsequent skirmishes were largely casualty-free. As raids continued to occur at a steady rate of between two and five per year, the UEE installed a small [naval](https://robertsspaceindustries.com/galactapedia/article/RPDvKOpdP4-uee-navy) presence in Caliban along with system-wide perimeter sensors. The people of Crion saw this response as inadequate; political activism spiked among the populace, but the [Messers](https://robertsspaceindustries.com/galactapedia/tag/messer-dynasty) sent no more aid. During the [fall](https://robertsspaceindustries.com/galactapedia/article/bE3rKa32P7-anti-messer-revolution) of the Messer regime in 2792, the military presence in Caliban was pulled away from the system to repress mass civilian uprisings elsewhere. A medium-sized Vanduul Clan launched a raid on the largely undefended system, which claimed over one hundred lives. The newly formed post-Messer UEE government ordered the 31st Battle Group to Caliban to fend off the invasion. Their efforts were successful in stopping the raid from spiraling into something much deadlier. Subsequent Vanduul raids dropped down to previously established levels of roughly five per year, finally peaking in 2859 when a single large Clan clashed with the 31st Battle Group in the system's asteroid belt. This was the last Vanduul raid until 2884. In 2870, the 31st was assigned elsewhere, leaving the 89th Logistics Support Squadron behind as Caliban's only protection. # THE ATTACK At 04:43 Earth Standard time (UST), 7 July 2884, a Vanduul Clan led by a Kingship slipped past the system-wide sensor beacons. Two pilots of the 89th, on patrol near [Caliban IV](https://robertsspaceindustries.com/galactapedia/article/0GxavvKo2P-caliban-iv), spotted the Clan. Both of them fired off a distress signal, but their messages were cut off before they could be completed. Not comprehending the scope of the threat they faced, the bulk of the 89th mobilized against the invading Clan. Four ships were lost to advancing scouts before the Kingship was in sight. At the sight of it, Commander Sylvie Randall made two snap decisions; first, to send out comm drones requesting reinforcements, knowing that it might take up to two days for reinforcements to arrive; second, to retreat back to Crion to organize and defend civilian convoys. It was this decision that allowed over three million inhabitants to escape with their lives. By the time the 2nd UEE Naval Fleet arrived, 49 SE Hours later, there was nothing left to do but rescue any remaining people and abandon the system. The 89th Squadron, along with the Caliban system, were lost. It is estimated that over five and a half million people died, though no official numbers have ever been released. # AFTERMATH, ANALYSIS, AND IMPACT No attempts were immediately made to reclaim Caliban. Though the Kingship responsible for the bulk of casualties in battle returned to Vanduul space soon after its victory, UEE forces held off on moving in until casualties could be assessed. The UEE announced in 2891 that there were no active plans to retake Caliban until the Vanduul threat could be fully neutralized. In 2945, military strategists began to discuss possible future campaigns into the system to rout the Vanduul encampments. Historians believe that the decades of Vanduul absence in Caliban, combined with a thinly-spread military, poor system-wide sensor maintenance, and an incomplete understanding of Vanduul intentions were what led to the invaders' decisive victory. Though the Tiber, Virgil, and Orion systems had already been abandoned to the Vanduul, military strategists did not foresee an attack of that strength on Caliban. The 89th Squadron was there in full force, but one squadron was not enough to stand against the firepower of a Kingship. In honor of their sacrifice, Squadron 89, redubbed the Lost Squadron, was officially retired from the UEE Navy. Vanduul [Harvesters](https://robertsspaceindustries.com/galactapedia/article/0n1MYzOkG7-harvester) are actively consuming what is left of the Caliban system. Crion, once a thriving, lush world, is now devastated. There are no known Human inhabitants in the system.

# FALL OF CALIBAN On 7 July 2884 SEY, a [Vanduul Clan](https://robertsspaceindustries.com/galactapedia/article/R9vzjxmEBx-vanduul-clans) led by a [Kingship](https://robertsspaceindustries.com/galactapedia/article/V3qWn9Dlvm-vanduul-kingship) launched a surprise attack on the moderately-populated planet [Crion (Caliban II)](https://robertsspaceindustries.com/galactapedia/article/bEzvPwYZ96-crion-caliban-ii). The [89th UEE Navy Logistic Support Squadron](https://robertsspaceindustries.com/galactapedia/article/0Gz5BNmPqo-squadron-89) were the only military forces in system at the time of the attack. They managed to hold off the [Vanduul](https://robertsspaceindustries.com/galactapedia/article/VpGPp92gdO-vanduul) for two days, allowing much of the planet's population to escape at the cost of nearly the entire squadron. [Naval](https://robertsspaceindustries.com/galactapedia/article/RPDvKOpdP4-uee-navy) reinforcements arrived on the third day to engage the full Vanduul fleet, but they were unable to hold out against the onslaught. On 23 July 2884, after heavy casualties, Crion and the rest of the [Caliban system](https://robertsspaceindustries.com/galactapedia/article/0jGyPQ1r5m-caliban-system) were lost to the Vanduul. In honor of their sacrifice, the 89th Squadron was retired, earning them the nickname "the Lost Squad." This battle marked the last time a [Kingship](https://robertsspaceindustries.com/galactapedia/article/V3qWn9Dlvm-vanduul-kingship) was spotted by [United Empire of Earth](https://robertsspaceindustries.com/galactapedia/article/VyvyKxy4v6-united-empire-of-earth) (UEE) forces until the [Battle of Vega II](https://robertsspaceindustries.com/galactapedia/article/0Gz5mkprmg-battle-of-vega-ii) in 2945. # PRELUDE TO BATTLE Small [Vanduul raiding parties](https://robertsspaceindustries.com/galactapedia/article/Rw1gdnOKBp-vanduul-raids) first began attacking Caliban in 2739, during the latter years of the [Messer era](https://robertsspaceindustries.com/galactapedia/article/V8gJ6ZwGqo-messer-era). While the initial raid sparked fear in the system's inhabitants, causing a brief population drain, subsequent skirmishes were largely casualty-free. As raids continued to occur at a steady rate of between two and five per year, the UEE installed a small [naval](https://robertsspaceindustries.com/galactapedia/article/RPDvKOpdP4-uee-navy) presence in Caliban along with system-wide perimeter sensors. The people of Crion saw this response as inadequate; political activism spiked among the populace, but the [Messers](https://robertsspaceindustries.com/galactapedia/tag/messer-dynasty) sent no more aid. During the [fall](https://robertsspaceindustries.com/galactapedia/article/bE3rKa32P7-anti-messer-revolution) of the Messer regime in 2792, the military presence in Caliban was pulled away from the system to repress mass civilian uprisings elsewhere. A medium-sized Vanduul Clan launched a raid on the largely undefended system, which claimed over one hundred lives. The newly formed post-Messer UEE government ordered the 31st Battle Group to Caliban to fend off the invasion. Their efforts were successful in stopping the raid from spiraling into something much deadlier. Subsequent Vanduul raids dropped down to previously established levels of roughly five per year, finally peaking in 2859 when a single large Clan clashed with the 31st Battle Group in the system's asteroid belt. This was the last Vanduul raid until 2884. In 2870, the 31st was assigned elsewhere, leaving the 89th Logistics Support Squadron behind as Caliban's only protection. # THE ATTACK At 04:43 Earth Standard time (UST), 7 July 2884, a Vanduul Clan led by a Kingship slipped past the system-wide sensor beacons. Two pilots of the 89th, on patrol near [Caliban IV](https://robertsspaceindustries.com/galactapedia/article/0GxavvKo2P-caliban-iv), spotted the Clan. Both of them fired off a distress signal, but their messages were cut off before they could be completed. Not comprehending the scope of the threat they faced, the bulk of the 89th mobilized against the invading Clan. Four ships were lost to advancing scouts before the Kingship was in sight. At the sight of it, Commander Sylvie Randall made two snap decisions; first, to send out comm drones requesting reinforcements, knowing that it might take up to two days for reinforcements to arrive; second, to retreat back to Crion to organize and defend civilian convoys. It was this decision that allowed over three million inhabitants to escape with their lives. By the time the 2nd UEE Naval Fleet arrived, 49 SE Hours later, there was nothing left to do but rescue any remaining people and abandon the system. The 89th Squadron, along with the Caliban system, were lost. It is estimated that over five and a half million people died, though no official numbers have ever been released. # AFTERMATH, ANALYSIS, AND IMPACT No attempts were immediately made to reclaim Caliban. Though the Kingship responsible for the bulk of casualties in battle returned to Vanduul space soon after its victory, UEE forces held off on moving in until casualties could be assessed. The UEE announced in 2891 that there were no active plans to retake Caliban until the Vanduul threat could be fully neutralized. In 2945, military strategists began to discuss possible future campaigns into the system to rout the Vanduul encampments. Historians believe that the decades of Vanduul absence in Caliban, combined with a thinly-spread military, poor system-wide sensor maintenance, and an incomplete understanding of Vanduul intentions were what led to the invaders' decisive victory. Though the Tiber, Virgil, and Orion systems had already been abandoned to the Vanduul, military strategists did not foresee an attack of that strength on Caliban. The 89th Squadron was there in full force, but one squadron was not enough to stand against the firepower of a Kingship. In honor of their sacrifice, Squadron 89, redubbed the Lost Squadron, was officially retired from the UEE Navy. Vanduul [Harvesters](https://robertsspaceindustries.com/galactapedia/article/0n1MYzOkG7-harvester) are actively consuming what is left of the Caliban system. Crion, once a thriving, lush world, is now devastated. There are no known Human inhabitants in the system.