Bridge<br/>Lt. Alassca - Intelligence<br/><br/>Alassca took a stance of attention before the Exec, arms clasped behind her back and feet apart.  "Sir, there is a large deposit of metal on the far side of the planet.  Orbital scans indicate it is not natural ore, but manufactured alloys consistent with warp drives and appropriately resistant hulls.  However, they are significantly decayed, and no longer have structure.  A precise analysis would have to be done at the site."<br/><br/>She paused, wondering if she should explain the ramifications of her analysis.  She had never dealt with an Orion before, and knew they had a history of aggressive slave trade, but this, after all, was a Star Fleet officer, as was she.  She took a breath and continued.  "Initial scans tracks the degree of degradation in the realm of centuries, perhaps even millenia.  This could indicate one of two things:  either a prior advanced civilization that has devolved over centuries to a simple agrarian society.  Or an attempted alien colonization or conquest, which it may be assumed failed miserably.  Whether the current descendents have any memory of these events is undetermined, but we can't eliminate the possibility of deception.  Also, a number of devolved cultures tend to show a pronounced paranoia towards outsiders.  Admittedly, the behavior of the planet denizens thus far would seem to be contraindicated."<br/>