A Whiff of Something

The box is indeed a document, of a sort. Science Officer … admits that they had been hoping for a historical record or some other kind of codex significant to whatever culture left it behind, but they were disappointed. The true nature of the aromatic box seems to be a collection of fairly short narratives which, going by the rapid changes in odor towards the end of each sequence, are intended to surprise or be interpreted as comedic. The techniques used to store and reproduce specific smells is of some interest, but the tales it tells are not. The crew of the … are left with the uncomfortable feeling that they have unwittingly become intimately familiar with what certain gaseous byproducts of alien digestion smell like. However, … is unwilling to speculate as to why the box was dumped on this frozen hellscape of a planet.

The command below will trigger the "A Whiff of Something" event in Stellaris:

When this event fires, you can choose between the following option:

• Interesting.
  • +100 leader experience
  • Society: +None to None