To: Jack and Eve Harper
CC:Fleet Admiral [name redacted], [title redacted, name redacted], Fleet Admiral [name redacted], Matriarch [name redacted]
From: General Oleg Petrosky
Subject: Batarian Science Station/ "Leviathan"
Mr. and Mrs. Harper,
When the so called "Leviathan of Dis" disappeared from Jartar after a "visit" from a Hegemony dreadnought several decades ago, the two of you have made finding the Leviathan and determining its exact nature one of Cerberus's top priorities. We now no longer need to concern ourselves with the first objective; the Special Operations Teams attached to the Cerberus fleet cooperating with the Alliance flotillas securing the Harsa system uncovered a previously unknown moon orbiting the gas-giant Verush. Upon further investigation, we discovered that the Hegemony had completely erased all evidence of the moon's existence ever since the Batarians became a space-faring race, and the bases that miserable, bastardized abomination masquerading as a government built on its surface have born witness to experiments that are brutal and immoral even by the standards of a society that incorporates slavery.
One of these, obviously, played host to the Leviathan.
Currently, we do not have much data on the "vessel" itself; the batarian data banks are proving difficult to crack, even with our best hacking VIs working around the clock, so we only have a few details to work off of. However, there are a handful of facts that we can relay.
While the Leviathan was initially believed to be an entirely organic vessel, this is, in fact, not true. From what we have found, the vessels are constructed from a blend of organic and synthetic material. Currently, there is no word on how this material constructed, or what was used in its construction. Further testing is required.
Every piece of the vessel itself, regardless of whether it has been removed or detached from the hull or superstructure, emits some sort of energy field around it. This field cannot be detected by any of our sensor equipment, but all of our personnel that were in close contact with relics could "feel" its presence. After this was reported, the vessel and any artifacts were immediately quarantined, as were the personnel who were exposed to it. The quarantined operatives showed signs of, barely detectable, changes in brain patterns. These alterations were very minor and disappeared after a single day in quarantine, but they remain under quarantine while further research to be done on the matter. Further relevant psychological data has been attached to this message.
The vessel shows extensive signs of having been equipped with artificial intelligence. So much so, it is possible that this vessel was constructed by and for a society of synthetics, or even that the SHIP ITSELF was sentient. Again, the relevant files, containing the little information we have uncovered up until this point, are attached to this missive.
There is one point that needs to be mentioned, and it is one that has deep implications. The so called Leviathan, by all accounts, is non-functional. It will never move under its own power again; it is simply too badly damaged and has been without maintenance for too long. However, in spite of this, the Leviathan vessel still has power, and several artifacts and parts of the ship itself are still intact, including one of its main guns. Given all this information, the scientists assigned to this project believe it is quite probable that other vessels like this one are still in hear-unto unknown corners of the galaxy. Given the possible threat they may pose to the Alliance, and to the Galaxy at large, I strongly advise that Cerberus devote the majority of its assets searching out more of these vessels, researching them, and preparing the Alliance and our allies in case that we find any that are still functional.
General Oleg Petrosky, Commander of Cerberus Forces in the Harsa System.