Here's your info on the planet and first attempt at a colony:<br/><br/><strong>JD-582:</strong><br/><br/>With vast tracks of grassy wetlands, sparse forests of yellow trees with flailing, pointed branches, and expansive, shallow lakes JD - 582 is the perfect agricultural world. That was the belief with which the colony of Rain was set up there, nearly a century ago.<br/><br/>However, the colony was short lived. They found the air and water seemingly clean, and briefly studied the local plant life, finding them inedible, but the terrain was perfect for a more consumable crop. The planet received plenty of rainfall, yet they were not quite sure how, given the mild temperature of the atmosphere.<br/><br/>Then an astropathic message was received from the colony:<br/><br/>"There is no hope; I have heard the voice calling. It is calling to me from the storm in the sky, and spoke of trespass and blood, and hearing it I know it is the truth. The storm will claw its way out of the clouds, and glowing figures shall descend of the trees, tempting us with insanity from their eye. They want us to draw, to decorate their lairs. Our broken bones shall be quills, filled with sacred blood, a most noble gift for the masters of the storm. Hark, they come. I must go greet them."<br/><br/>Two years later a merchant vessel was persuaded to investigate. It got no response to its vox transmissions and found no signs of intelligent life, then swiftly resumed its original route.<br/><br/><strong>Bio stats:</strong><br/><br/>Terrain: 54% open plain, grass like growth, 2 inches to 3ft in length. Not poisonous, but of no nutritional value,  consumption may cause pain. 18% sparse forest. Trees has smooth yellowed bark that does not shed easily. They are leafless, presumably dead, cause unknown. 28% shallow lakes, water is clear, but has high concentrations of salts and other minerals.<br/><br/>Climate: Mild temperatures, no seasonal variance. High humidity with frequent and sudden rain storms. Short in duration and with only mild wind. The sky is always moderately cloudy.<br/><br/>Local wildlife: Nothing of note in the waters. Forest and grasslands are home to a variety of mammal, both herbivores and carnivores, all of which seems to have good eye sight and agility, with a biomass of 0.5-80kg.<br/><br/>Colonizing Unit: Strunner EPX17. 5 habblocks with for the 2,000 personal and 200 labour servitors, three minor research labs, two weather satellites, medicare station and 1 years supply of food and medicine, as well as variously equipment as needed in a research and agricultural colony. Guarded by an security team of 300 handpicked from the various PDF that sponsored the venture. Tasked with gathering data and testing the potential for growing crops they had cleared a 2km squared sample area and had planted seeds. 1 month later they reported that the seeds had taken well, as well as claims that the security team had seen strange buildings in the nearby forest which had not been visible when they first arrived on the planet. 2 weeks later the final message was received.