The Noblest Half/Faction Missions

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The Noblest Half: Federation

Mission Name	1st Crew	2nd Crew	3rd Crew	4th Crew	5th Crew	Mission Text	Success	Failed
A Local Affair		AND		AND		Vulcan was aware of Earth's third World War, but declined to intervene, considering it a local issue not of import to the larger universe. Study how many lives might have been saved had the Vulcans stepped in.	Your away team determines that, had Vulcan introduced themselves to humanity before or during the third World War, the conflict would have been avoided or ended swiftly, given humanity's new awareness of the larger universe.	Your away team is unable to determine whether Vulcan intervention could have lessened the impact of Earth's World War III.
Carbon Creek	AND	AND	AND			Vulcans first visited Earth in the 1950s, intrigued by humanity's first efforts at spaceflight. Determine whether their forced interactions with humanity influenced their decision to make official first contact later.	Your away team determines that the Vulcan survey party's experiences in Carbon Creek influenced their decision to make first contact later, during Zefram Cochrane's historic flight.	Your away team is unable to determine whether the Vulcan survey party's experiences in Carbon Creek affected their decision to make official first contact over a century later.
The First			OR	AND		Legendary Vulcan figure T'Pau is also famous for being the first to turn down a seat on the Federation Council. Seek out T'Pau and learn why she rejected this honor.	Your away team determines that T'Pau felt it was only logical that she apply all her efforts to Vulcan, as her interests, skills, and experience with the other member species of the Federation were not as developed.	Your away team is unable to locate a version of T'Pau, despite the temporal crisis.
For Her Sake			AND			One of the Terra Prime movement's most horrific acts was the creation of Elizabeth, a Vulcan-Human expected to die. Though the Terra Prime movement is an outlier, study whether Vulcans still regard this incident with fresh horror.	Your away team determines that Vulcans are logical enough not to blame all humanity for the cruel actions of the Terra Prime movement regarding Elizabeth.	Your away team is overcome studying the Elizabeth incident, and asks to be relieved of their duties.
Holding Them Back		AND		AND		Humanity is credited with putting an end to the Vulcan-Andorian cold war. Run projections on [how] quickly the cold war might have turned bloody, had humanity not intervened.	Your away team determines that in less than a decade, the Vulcan-Andorian cold war would have escalated to physical warfare, and casualties could have been in the billions.	Your away team is unable to determine whether Vulcan and Andoria would have gone to war without humanity's intervention, and the forming of the Federation.
Holding Us Back		AND	AND			While first contact with Vulcan helped jump-start humanity's technological development, Vulcan has long faced accusations of trying to meter that advancement. Determine Vulcan's criteria by which it judged whether humanity was ready or not.	Your away team has discovered a long-forgotten rubric used by Vulcan observers to determine whether humanity seemed mature enough to be trusted with a new type of technology.	Your away team is unable to find any concrete proof of Vulcan metering humanity's technological advancement in the wake of first contact.
Logic Extremism	AND	AND	AND			The logic extremist movement--particularly opposed to human involvement in Vulcan affairs--is considered to be long dead. Investigate whether the movement still exists, and whether Spock might have been drafted.	Your away team determines that while logic extremism may never fully die out, it is no longer a formalized, actionable movement, and Spock still opposes them.	Your away team is unable to determine whether logic extremism is still a large and dangerous movement within Vulcan society.
Solkar, T'Shonra and Sevek		AND				These three Vulcans were the first to make official contact with humanity. Were they the best options, or did they leave a bad impression of Vulcans?	Your away team has determined that while all three Vulcans conducted themselves professionally during first contact, they could have educated themselves better on human culture--particularly popular music--before landing.	Your away team is unable to determine whether the Vulcans present at first contact were the best possible representatives of their species or not.

The Noblest Half: Terran Empire

Mission Name	1st Crew	2nd Crew	3rd Crew	4th Crew	5th Crew	Mission Text	Success	Failed
Caesar Augustus			AND	AND		The Terran Empire retains many influences from Ancient Rome, and claims to have existed since at least that era. But would human history have developed as it did without the fall of Rome? Investigate.	Your away team reveals that there are many points in history beyond the time of Ancient Rome where it is clear the Terran Empire could not have existed--or, if it did, failed to act in its own self-interest for unknown reasons.	Your away team is unable to determine whether the Terran Empire truly originated in Earth's Ancient Rome.
Glorious and Eternal	AND	AND	AND			Many members of the Terran Empire boast that it has existed for millennia. But are these claims true? Research the exact origin date of the Terran Empire.	While your away team cannot pinpoint an exact date for the birth of the Terran Empire, they are fairly certain that "millennia" is absolute hyperbole.	Your away team scoffs at your request, insisting it is impossible to pinpoint one moment in history as being the one that inevitably launched the Terran Empire.
Overlords of Vulcan			AND	AND		Vulcan was the first planet conquered by the Terran Empire. Determine what made humans so bent on hitting Vulcan first.	Your away team determines that first contact made humans see Vulcans as an immediate threat, and thus all of their spacefaring resources were dedicated to finding and subjugating them.	Your away team is unable to determine what made the Terran Empire target Vulcan first for conquering.
Rapid Advancement	AND			AND		At first contact, the Terrans murdered the Vulcans and claimed their ship--and all its advanced technology--for themselves. Study how Vulcan technology impacted the development of the Terran Empire.	Your away team determines that Vulcan technology was vital to the development of the Terran Empire, and without it, it might have taken centuries for the Empire to expand (if they survived).	Your away team is unable to determine what impact stolen Vulcan technology had on the development of the Terran Empire as an interstellar power.
The Rise of the Alliance		OR			OR	Emperor Spock's merciful reforms are commonly blamed for the Terran Empire's fall to the Klingon-Cardassian Alliance. Determine whether Spock's illogical actions are truly to blame.	Your away team determines that all brutal empires are at constant risk of fall, and Spock's reforms may have been one potential catalyst, but another would have inevitably come.	Your away team is unable to determine whether Emperor Spock's reforms led to the fall of the Terran Empire to the Klingon-Cardassian Alliance.
Seeds of Doubt	AND	OR	AND			Emperor Spock's rise to power was seen as so inevitable by Captain Kirk that he chose to focus his efforts to change the Terran Empire on Spock. Was Spock truly the best and only possible leader of the Empire?	Your away team determines that Spock's Vulcan ability to outhink his many rivals made him the most likely candidate for emperor, of the individuals Captain Kirk considered.	Your away team is unable to determine whether Kirk was right to assume that a Mirror Spock would inevitably rise to become Emperor.
Space Race		AND		AND		The Terran Empire was said to be established by the time of the moon landing--that's why there's a Terran Empire flag on Earth's moon. But could this have been a retroactive fakery, an attempt by the Terran Empire to rewrite history?	Your away team finds evidence that the Terran Empire destroyed the American flag placed on Earth's moon and replaced it with a Terran Empire flag after the fact, to advance the notion that the Terran Empire is much older than it actually is.	Your away team is unable to find proof that the Terran Empire faked the placement of their own flag on Earth's moon.
Surveyors or Conquerors?		AND	AND			The Terran Empire has defended its slaughter of the Vulcan landing party at first contact as a defensive measure, convinced the Vulcans were planning to invade Earth. Determine if Vulcans would have ever attempted this.	Your away team determines that Vulcans found Terrans to be an inferior species, and while warp capability piqued their interest, they did not consider them a threat or an asset worth acquiring because of it.	Your away team is unable to determine whether Vulcans ever planned to conquer Earth, as the Terrans accused them of plotting.

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