Second Risan Giant Psionic Death Starfish

The Second Risan giant psionic death starfish, more commonly referred to as the SRGPDS or the PSIONIC STARFISH, is an animal native to Second Risa. Although not intelligent, they possess incredible telepathic and telekinetic powers that make them highly dangerous to humanoids and even starships if they are somehow brought aboard.

SRGPDS are omnivorous, and also have a way of absorbing electrical energy directly from abiotic sources. Physically, they are tentacled, starfish or octopus-like creatures that start life as hand-sized juveniles but eventually grow into something the size of a shuttlecraft. This makes them particularly hazardous, as the small size and subtle telepathic influence of the younger organisms allows them to all-too-easily stow away on cargo ships and freighters.

Game History

 * In mid 2310, a SRGPDS caused a breach in one of the Second Risa colony sites' electromagnetic perimeter by breaking into an emitter tower to feed off of its fusion reactor, allowing fluffy-puffies to exploit the breach. This individual took control of Penelya Miran when she and a group of colonists went to investigate the damaged tower, and forced her to attack the others in the creature's defense. Penelya was freed from the animal's control when Aledla Nemia overloaded the fusion reactor it was feeding on, killing it.
 * Later, in the third quarter of that year, another SRGPDS was accidentally brought aboard an Andorian prospecting ship that was part of a convoy being escorted by the USS Courageous. The organism grew rapidly by feeding on the ship's wiring and food stores, and eventually killed its entire crew when they discovered and attempted to remove it. Captain Rosalee McAdams trapped the creature within the Courageous' transporter pattern buffer and had it delivered to the Vulcan Science Academy for study.


 * In the first quarter of 2319, an infant SRGPDS was accidentally delivered to a remote Caitian mining colony in a crate of equipment, and took control of the colony's reactor technicians. The USS Defiant answered the caitians' distress call, and beamed the organism into a delta radiation chamber for safe delivery back to Second Risa.
 * In quarter one of 2320, a SRGPDS took control of a freighter's crew while it was attempting to dock with a Tellarite outpost, causing the ship to crash into the outpost and allowing it to control the outpost's crew as well. The USS Kearsage, commanded by then Acting Captain Mark Jameson, sent a security team over to subdue the creature while avoiding harm to its enslaved protectors.