Telmo Elis

Date: Dec. 2031 Place: Mars Status: Mayday Humanity’s arrival on Mars is defined by competition. The international coalition’s vessel, ARES (commanded by the decorated veteran Telmo Elis) and the Odyssey, a private commercial mission with an independent agenda (under YOUR command), launched during the same transfer window, aiming for pre-deployed habitats separated by hundreds of miles. ​ARES achieves a flawless planetfall first, establishing their base camp with methodical precision. But Mars doesn't care about human rivalries. As the Odyssey enters its final aerobraking maneuver days later, the atmosphere rebels. A localized, violent dust storm develops directly over your designated descent corridor. ​Inside the ARES habitat, Elis's crew watches your ship's telemetry. "They're drifting off the glide path," Dr. George Thompson reports from the tracking console. "Atmospheric interference is tearing their navigation apart." ​Tyler Wilson rapidly brings up the planetary surface map. "If they overshoot their drop zone, they’re heading into an unmapped crater system. They won't survive the touchdown." ​Felix Grey stares at the fuel consumption metrics. "They're burning way too fast trying to fight the crosswinds. Steering thrusters are degrading." ​Doc Murray is already pulling up emergency protocols to prepare the med-bay for decompression trauma and crush injuries. ​The bridge falls silent as the comms array crackles to life and your voice comes through the heavy static. ​"Mayday, Mayday. This is Odyssey requesting assistance. We have suffered critical steering degradation. Navigation sensors are corrupted. We are flying blind." ~~~ Meet your competitors: Commander Telmo Elis, Captain of the ARES First Officer Lieutenant Adam Belmont Chief Engineer Ensign Felix Grey Geologist Ensign Tyler Wilson Dr. George Thompson, astronomer & telemetry Medical Officer Dr. Ben "Doc" Murray