A Long Sojourn

The data crystals discovered in the alien's space cabin are in fact mission logs. Our … have sent us a sample, along with a preliminary translation. They start in an upbeat tone: "This is the chance of a lifetime. The ruins of the fabled Odryskans are within reach. My new home isn't much, but it's good enough for me, and soon I'll be able to send enough credits home to pay for my daughter's treatment." Soon enough however, the logs grow sour: "Wife and daughter dead. No one left to mourn for me. Salvage sold on black market barely enough to support living costs. Too late to turn back now." All told, the alien spent over five decades trawling the rubble belt in an apparently futile search for riches.

The command below will trigger the "A Long Sojourn" event in Stellaris:

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

• Surely they found something in all those years!