Section 13
Thule is a small, recently settled colony near the edge of the League’s Ninth Sector frontier. Barely a year old, the settlement is primarily a research outpost coupled with a pioneering team’s first-phase landing port and survey center. Legion ships have been assigned to Thule to provide assistance for the settlers in opening up the planet to mass colonization.
The planet is the second of a dim, cool class K star, and it has a chilly climate. However, early surveys discovered that an indigenous animal species, dubbed the tundra bison, was potentially valuable as a food source and export item for human colonists. Plans now project the large-scale establishment of ranches and a ranching industry that should rapidly convert the fledgling colony into a going concern, profitable to commercial and governmental interests alike.
Ulnar’s records and reports show that the Ka’slaq ships were on course for Thule from S.C. 170 when a Legion ship last tracked them. Though not an important planet by League standards. it would seem that the world may be the most likely target of further enemy operations in the near future.
Cross-references in the base computer files show that Dr. Maja Benbo, director of the research station on Thule, is the sister of Ulnar’s second-in-command, Commodore Nils Benbo.
If Ulnar chooses to take his forces to meet the expected Ka’slaq occupation of Thule, go to section 25.
If Ulnar remains undecided and wants to spend more time reviewing his options, go to section 8.