An Unexpected Encounter

We have encountered a heavily-armed fleet flying under an unknown flag. Their ships are in organized formation but not uniform in their design. Many are outfitted with kinetic launchers attached to reels of thick cable tipped with carbon steel hooks and harpoons. Additionally, there is a group of armored haulers sheltered in the center of the fleet. We can only surmise that these ships are controlled by a group of pirates or mercenaries. We are receiving a transmission from their lead ship.

The command below will trigger the "An Unexpected Encounter" event in Stellaris:

When this event fires, you can choose between these 2 options:

• On screen.
  Available only if Must not have civic: Letters of Marque.
• A parley, then...
  Available only if Requires civic: Letters of Marque.

Stellaris events fire in chains — one event leads to the next. Here is how An Unexpected Encounter (grand_archive.8020) connects.

Conditions the game checks before this event can fire:

• Requires origin: Treasure Hunters

exists = controller
controller = {
  has_origin = origin_treasure_hunters
  has_event_chain = "treasure_hunters_origin_story_chain"
  FROM = {
    is_point_of_interest = {
      id = treasure_hunters_hidden_system_poi.1
      event_chain = treasure_hunters_origin_story_chain
      owner = root.controller
    }
  }
}