This one was hand-brewed by WishStone, as it was requested I show off my feeble skills as a non-vulcan.

You are asked to transport a neutral diplomat to a peace conference between two warring solar alliances; the Kresch and the J’Edan.

The core conflict revolves around a fundamental religious difference and has cost billions of lives in the last 3 decades. Both worlds feel that the only way to cleanse a planet of the religion brought by their foes, is causing global tidal waves; created by massive tectonic shifts in the planets’ crusts. Each of these attacks need months of planning; as the material needed to attack a planet in such manner cannot be transported at warp speeds. Each of these “Tidal Convoys” is a fleet of five sub-warp ships; each hosting a crew of 800 who are undertaking these attacks knowing they will die. Both Kresch and J’Edan have invested all their technological advancements into colonizing planets and creating these tidal ships, so neither of these two alliances has defenses against these attacks.

During negotiations, threats are made from both sides against our diplomat; both sides are convinced that they will not be given a fair chance and are ready to be a martyr to their home worlds’ cause; as they expect to be assassinated. Both sides feel that the Federation would kill them and every one of their people for their own goal of peace.
After you have hosted the peace conference on your ship for 3 days without mayor incidents; cease fire is negotiated, the first step to peace is forged. Only hours after the diplomats of Kresch and J’Edan leave your ship, you receive a subspace message from a federation colony, bordering the warzone. A convoy of J’Edan Tidal Ships has been spotted and seems to be headed for one of the Kresch outposts and will reach it in three weeks time. The star charts show a region of unstable space which will make use of communication and long-range scanning impossible - just ahead of the convoy. They will cross through this area of space in the next two days. The neutral diplomat has urged you to find a way to destroy the convoy, as the men and women manning these are zealots which will never be convinced to stop their mission. He argues that they have accepted death as a consequence of their attack anyhow and killing them will preserve the cease fire. As a Starfleet officer however, you know that attacking these ships will be murder and an act of war, should your actions become known.

Your orders are to ensure that peace will have the best possible chance, as war has started to encroach into nearby federation worlds.