Aliens Captured

A brave team of covert special forces has escaped … territory with hostages captured from one of their colonies in the … system. They were able to land on a remote part of the planet in the cover of darkness and seize several live aliens, as well as a large stash of technical hardware that is sure to help us decode their language and assess their technological level. Though the operation went without a hitch and our operatives were able to escape without pursuit, it is probably too much to hope for that the … remain ignorant of our actions.

The command below will trigger the "Aliens Captured" event in Stellaris:

When this event fires, you can choose between these 4 options:

• Interrogate the hostages.
  • Our fleets in their territory have fled to avoid reprisals.
• Let the vivisection commence!
  • We will likely find out more from this approach, but the … will be extremely displeased when they find out.
• We have no need of survivors.
  Available only if Must not have civic: Devouring Swarm.
  • We will also investigate the equipment we seized for clues about them.
  • Gain Unity
• Let's see how they taste...
  Available only if Requires civic: Devouring Swarm.
  • We will also investigate the equipment we seized for clues about them.

Stellaris events fire in chains — one event leads to the next. Here is how Aliens Captured (first_contact.320) connects.