The Cruelty of the …

Our explorers knew first contact to be a dangerous affair, but none could have predicted just how true this would be. In a violent assault, the … seized our vessel, landing a boarding party before emergency FTL could be engaged. Despite our crew's valiant efforts, the attackers - … alien species - were able to overwhelm our defenses. Perhaps fortunately - both for them and the sake of keeping information from enemy hands - our crew took their own lives rather than permit themselves to be captured. However, we must assume that our assailants will soon find out much about us by studying our vessel - and that hostilities are inevitable when faced with a civilization that would act in such a manner.

The command below will trigger the "The Cruelty of the …" event in Stellaris:

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

• Worrying.
  • Our other fleets in what appears to be their territory have sought safety by engaging emergency FTL.

Stellaris events fire in chains — one event leads to the next. Here is how The Cruelty of the … (first_contact.262) connects.