A Fair Trial is an early Star Trek Fleet Command mission where you track down the Romulan fugitive Arix so he can stand trial. It has a recommended level of 4 and needs warp 5 to finish. You find Arix in Forhingre and then decide what to do with him: help him with a 100 Parsteel donation, or capture him in a small fight. Both choices pay a Grace Chen shard, and capturing him adds 160 Officer XP.
A Fair Trial objectives
Both paths share the opening steps:
Path 1: help Arix
- Donate 100 Parsteel to Arix.
Rewards for this path: 1 Grace Chen shard.
Path 2: capture Arix
- Defeat Arix. Location: Forhingre. Enemy strength is roughly 272.
Rewards for this path: 1 Grace Chen shard and 160 Officer XP.
The two paths are very short. Helping Arix costs 100 Parsteel. Capturing him means a fight against a target of about 272 strength, which fits the story’s goal of bringing him to trial and pays a little more.
Where and what warp
There is no pickup system, and the mission becomes available at warp 1. Completing it needs warp 5, the range for Forhingre. Both the search and the choice happen there.
The recommended level is 4. At about 272 strength, Arix is a light fight even for a starting ship.
A Fair Trial rewards
| Path | Cost to you | Rewards |
|---|---|---|
| Help Arix | 100 Parsteel | 1 Grace Chen shard |
| Capture Arix | A fight at about 272 strength | 1 Grace Chen shard, 160 Officer XP |
Completing the mission also unlocks the next mission in the chain.
Which path to choose
Capture Arix. The fight is tiny, you keep your 100 Parsteel, and you get 160 Officer XP on top of the same Grace Chen shard. At level 4, a hundred Parsteel and a bit of Officer XP both matter.
The only reason to help Arix is story preference, or if your ship is out of action and you want to finish the mission without a fight.
A Fair Trial in the chain
A Fair Trial follows Man Out Of Time and leads into Hunted. Hunted has a recommended level of 6, also needs warp 5, and has a choice split of its own, so the same ship can carry straight on.
Tips
Do it as soon as you have warp 5. The mission takes a few minutes, and the Grace Chen shard comes whichever path you pick.
Any combat ship will do. Arix at about 272 strength is a very small fight, well within reach of a starting ship.
Every mission by level is on the mission guide.
