K'Entaul Encounter

The K'Entaul Encounter is an event in history that sparked war between the Herschelii and the Sk'Oran.

The Herschelii launched a probe into a nearby galaxy and unknowingly violated Sk'Oran airspace after passing near 17 star systems before between being attacked by an Sk'Oran battle cruiser. The Herschelii pod containing all 221 frozen crew members was not heard from again and presumed to be destroyed or captured.