Things were going badly for the Rakatan Circle. Thyferra had been destroyed, but the enemy was not intimidated into surrender. Half the Rakatan fleet had been destroyed in the process of using a Web on Thyferra, with their shields down to provide energy for the superweapon. The Rakatan Wyvern-Class megacruiser, the Skullflight, is nearing completion; but there isn't a complete staff of Rakatans to man it, rendering it, for the moment, useless.