03-29-2025, 10:13 AM
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Federal District, Saule City
Tanndi Nation
Planet Riani
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The away team arrived onto a bustling city block, populated by a steady stream of people who shuffled busily along a row of brick terraced buildings. A few members of the crowd stopped to gawk at the new arrivals, but none dared to approach them directly. As the senior staff had observed in their briefing, the locals were extremely eclectic in appearance, though virtually all of them had visible cyberware implanted on some part of their body. Most had grey or purple skin, and braids seemed to be a popular choice of hairstyle. Besides that, the Riani hardly seemed to be members of the same species at all.
A cold wind whipped through the corridor, biting at any exposed skin. Above the door to each building was mounted a flag which fluttered in distress, threatening to pull free of its hoist. Each bore the symbol of a minor regional power, most of whom were familiar to Starfleet. As the away team traced the location of the ambassador’s life sign, their eyes were drawn to a shabby looking building at the end of the block. The building’s frayed cerulean flag, which looked more worn than its neighbors, marked this as the Federation embassy.