upon arriving, the colonists quickly realize they are not at roanoke. they are approached by a member of the special forces of the cdf, adapted to live in space, who had attached himself to the exterior of their craft. he informs them they have no option but to land and begin the colony anyway. the ship has been irreparably damaged to prevent the craft from leaving orbit, and all the colonists are considered quarantined from the rest of the colonial union. the conclave (a group that wants to stop humanity's expansion) was aware of the original position of roanoke, and therefore was waiting to annihilate them. he further tells them that to isolate them fully, they are forbidden from using any advanced technology. this is offset by the presence of the mennonites, an amish-like group of colonists who are familiar with the large amount of basic machinery that the cdf had given the colonists.