Delphic Expanse collection, and the Xindi-Avian

Veterinary Phlox

A recent post about the "hat" in the Set Sail collection got me thinking, and the skull of the Xindi-Avian would make for an awesome avatar.

Although it only seems fair that it's added once the whole Council is complete. We're almost , and Tucker Smallwood's Xindi-Primate Councilor is part of the collection.

I know there's one (semi?) canon piece of concept art for Xindi-Avians, and I'd love to see one added as a STT Original. Maybe even give it a wonky skill setup that's been difficult to fill. But this seems like a bigger stretch and a bigger ask than a giraffe Xindi-Avian skull avatar.

TP do better!! ~Colli~ (PoF)

Like this?

Veterinary Phlox

That's the one. Still confused when they didn't use a bird, but if it's a Xindi-Avian, it's a Xindi-Avian.

Actually, I brainstormed a relevant Mega. Just me splashing around fun ideas, I'm sure there are deeper factors considered for actual megas.

Mega trait would be Explorer, a relevant trait for trying to find/discover/unearth Xindi-Avians. As an extra bonus, nearly every version of Archer possesses it, which is nice for an ENT Mega that isn't specifically ENT-themed.

Recurring Legendary is the Xindi-Primate Councilor, who is requesting Star Fleet try to find if the Xindi-Avians have reappeared during the temporal crisis, and if not, help resurrect them.

We need to gather potentially relevant data (Galaxy)

• Aleek-Om, historian and fellow avian whom the Councilor initially reached out to
• Exchange Phlox, reaches out to geneticists and other medical experts in the Interspecies Medical Exchange
• Scientific Diplomat Crusher, who has experience bringing disparate experts together for desperate causes.

Time to start our investigation! (Faction)

• Forra Gegen is both an historian and geneticist.
• Pagh'tem'far Sisko, who uncovered the location of B'hala, can he do the same for the Xindi-Avians?
• Translator Sato is the best person to facilitate these discussions. (And who doesn't want Sato in a faction event!)

We have a promising location, but Dolim feels failures should remain in the past! (Skirmish)

• Galen, who knows archaeology sometimes is like the holo-novels
• Ruthless Nhan, knows a thing or two about coordinating an assault
• Major Hayes, using his experience fighting Xindi to try and aid them
• Xindi-Reptilian Warship

We need temporal experts to gather additional information and launch the final search! (Galaxy/Faction)

• Boreth Pike, who has experience with time-altering technology
• 21st Century T'Pol, who has done her own time-traveling investigation
• Korath, a brilliant temporal scientist

And finally, in a reward similar to Human Neelix, upon completing the event a Xindi-Avian is included in the ranked rewards.

Bylo Band

Sign me up for all of this, especially the mega event!

But in a game where all of time collides into one amalgamation of chaos, it makes perfect sense that a previously extinct species that canonically existed would make an appearance.

Veterinary Phlox

Thanks! It was fun setting some rules and trying to maintain a fun, simple, storyline with them.

• I wanted one ENT character each week, but no more.
• I wanted at least one main cast character each week. This was a struggle at first, although I ended up with two every week. Nhan was in the main credits, she counts!
• I wanted to ensure at least one character (new or recurring) from each multi-season Trek. Aleek-Om may technically be TAS rather than TOS, but I didn't mind fudging that a tad.
• I wanted the story to end with a Faction event, or a hybrid that ended with Faction.

Originally I wanted a Xindi every week: Dolim and Gralik Durr returning, while adding Kessick and a legendary Dolim. But the story just didn't fit.

I also toyed with a twist where Berlinghoff Rasmussen claiming he'd gone legit, but his information didn't pan out. Except it turned out he had been trying to help, except he'd been duped. Sounded like fun, but who would dupe him, and why? I went with Dolim and his 'stench of failure' bit instead. Plus, he can show up in the story since we already have art for him.

I was hoping for more hybrid events, but it was more difficult than I expected to make that work with the story flow.

I was also hoping for more powerful, and recent, returning SR. It just didn't work out.

So in the end, I had a lot of fun. I figure I only scratched the surface of the sorts of considerations that WRG have to take into account, both for individual events and proximate events. So kudos for what they accomplish every week!

JimBerlin

Love it. Very well thought out. I'm going to have to put out my event/collection launch idea on here at some point, but I'm afraid it's not as stellar as this, lol.

{PTC} Kenny

I like Veterinary Phlox's idea.