The Fall of the Shallarians

… has uncovered the truth of the Shallarian demise. It seems that they lived in peace for hundreds of years before the rise of the … Empire took them by surprise. A far cry from the decadent and weary … of today, in that era the … were a violently aggressive expansionist race. Upon their first encounter with each other, the Shallarians considered the … to be ignorant and uncivilized upstarts in need of guidance; the … saw the entire Shallarian outlook as anathema. So great was their horror at this utopian pacifism that they resolved the Shallarians must be wiped from the face of the galaxy. Since their victims had no military, the ensuing war was as short as it was brutal. When the deed was done, the … left behind an automated guardian to ensure that no survivors could return and thus revive the civilization they so hated. In addition to these records, … found a data core explaining Shallarian terraforming methods. Their technology in this field is far superior to our own, so this knowledge will surely benefit our empire.

The command below will trigger the "The Fall of the Shallarians" event in Stellaris:

When this event fires, you can choose between these 5 options:

• A cautionary tale.
• Well what did they expect?
• Our circuits are saddened.
  Available only if Must not have civic: Determined Exterminator.
• Our work here is done.
  Available only if Requires civic: Determined Exterminator.
• What a waste of food.
  Available only if Requires civic: Devouring Swarm.