The Cloud Minders story
Kirk races against time to acquire plague-fighting minerals from a world in the midst of a civil uprising.
27 total · 6 choice · 8 major · 13 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| discrimination in society | choice | The city dwellers thought the troglytes biologically inferior and only allowed them to come to their city when in possession of a special permit. |
| ethnic hatred | choice | Troglytes and Stratos city dwellers |
| exploitation of sentient beings | choice | Troglytes exploited in the mines |
| slavery | choice | The Trogyltes were enslaved by the Cloud City dwellers. |
| social oppression | choice | The Troglytes were systematically oppressed by Stratos city dwellers. |
| utopia on the back of slave labor | choice | city dwellers luxuriate in the clouds while Troglytes toil in the mines |
| civilization vs. savagery | major | who is really the monster here? |
| dehumanization | major | Troglytes |
| floating city | major | Stratos Cloud City :: Stratos cloud city |
| multi-species civilization | major | The city dwellers were under the mistaken impression that the cave dwellers were of a different species. |