Achura Nichinichi Shinbun YC122-05-15
- Newly inaugurated president Celes Aguard still mum on Achura.
- Earthquake in eastern prefectures, damages initially estimated to be low.
- Cherries now bloom in northern Yamashiro prefecture.
- Achuran tourism to reach all-time high this year.
- SuVee tea production is rumored to be at a 7-year low, cause still unknown.
- Trade between Achura and the Federation back at normal levels.
- Asanokawa Golden Lions’ Ken Kawahara pitches perfect game.
- Caille’s historical Achuran jazz cafe The Count set to reopen after renovations.
- Shochu in the Federation and where to find it.
Achura Nichinichi Shinbun, your trusted source for Achuran news.
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Anonymous Broadcast Sent to Multiple News Outlets Across the Republic and other open channels, voice distorted and mashed through multiple vocal filters
“They’re out in the Ngelgneig, digging. The Krellufor Organization is looking for something. Something important, out in the dead deserts here on Skarkon II, and someone’s paying them to look for it. They think they’re being discreet, unnoticed by the eyes in the dead dust. They are wrong. We see their crews scouring Sand and Rock and Dust, we see their search for ancient technologies and lost relics. They are not welcome here.”
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Skarkon Station Free Press
Skarkon II Continues to Destabilize
By Jerindine Orindold
Following the escalation of fighting between Krullefor, Cartel, CBD, and capsuleer backed forces on the surface of Skarkon II, political instability has hit an all time high. Earlier today over a thousand workers walked out of the central CBD mine in Iddiserigard, demanding increased pay and safer working conditions. Additional protesters established a blockade across the Ishohuolvi-Skardisaad bridge and are stopping all vehicular traffic between the CBD owned district and Skardisaad. Union leaders Talrok Jadilan and Hesper Yimerose have stated that they intend to keep the mines and industrial sites shut down until the CBD corporation accedes to their demands. The CBD corporation has declined to comment on the strike at this time, but spacelane patrol troops have been spotted moving into position to put down the protests.
In Kalilia, a series of eight nuclear detonations occurred deep in the ngelgnieg, destroying a number of mobile mining outposts and bases. The choice of targets and the scale of the blasts have left many puzzled as to the reason and intent of the attackers. Some believe it to be a show of force by Krullefor forces, destroying Angel assets in a disproportionately destructive way as revenge for the attack on Kor’ali earlier this week, while others believe it to be a sign of internal power struggles within the Cartel which have been brought to the surface by the ongoing war with Krullefor.
In Sahaal, protesters threw rocks, bottles, and broke windows at the Sebiestor Tribal Embassy. Over three thousand protesters surrounded the Tribal Embassy for several hours, turning over vehicles, drawing graffiti on the nearby buildings, and starting small fires. Despite the anger and energy, the crowd refrained from outright violence, and even engaged with a long although heated dialogue with Sebiestor tribe representative Edelulf Arinold when he came out from inside the building. For the rest of the afternoon, the crowd sang songs, drummed, and chanted, demanding aid for those left starving and destitute by the tribal administration and justice for the crime of their abandonment by the tribe at large. The Sebiestor tribe has yet to make a formal comment on the protests but representatives have indicated that they are preparing one and should have it ready within the next few days.
In Kor’ali rescuers are continuing to pick through the wreckage following a 12 kiloton nuclear blast that irradiated large portions of the city. Even with the radiation and the destruction, Kor’ali remains a hotbed of activity, with local clashes between Angel, Krullefor, and independent warclone forces occurring almost nonstop. Small tragedies are happening on a near daily basis in the wounded city. Earlier today, A group of fifty unarmed civilians was gunned down by Krullefor forces while protesting outside one of their installations, an action which was quickly denounced by the city’s surviving administration.
All the various military and corporate forces operating on Skarkon II have armed up and placed themselves into high states of military readiness if they aren’t already engaging in outright conflict. At this point, it is not a matter of if, but a matter of when it all boils over into near planetwide violence. This is Jerindine Orindold, reporting from Sahaal.
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Achura Nichinichi Shinbun, YC122 05 16
The Geisha’s Dojo
Chou-Sama,
I am a capsuleer in the Gallente Militia, and I suffer from a terrible dilemma. As you are surely aware, Strike Commander Diana Kim of the Caldari Militia submitted herself to public lashing a few months ago. My dilemma is that, ever since I watched the holo on GalNet, I haven’t been able to face those wretched Templis CALSF in battle. Every time Commander Kim is on-grid I can’t help but to picture being tied up, and her goose-stepping up to me in her militia uniform and extinguishing a cigarette butt on my naked same. More than once I’ve dropped the logi chain as a result of this distraction. What should I do?
Signed: Smitten in GalMilistan
Dear Smitten,
Were I an author of romantic pulp fiction, I would advise you to resign your commission and run, why, warp to Commander Kim and submit to her discipline. However, in the real world, we all know the Commander has no patience for traitors, even those whose treason would benefit her. Moreover, she can probably not distinguish domination from torture, which she is averse to. So, were you to follow the dramatic course of action, you would be liable to find yourself dishonoured at home and turned away by the subject of your fantasies. Instead, I suggest that you take a cold shower immediately before immersing in your pod to prepare for each fleet. Also, please delete any holos featuring the Commander from your neocom and instruct Aura to block future GalNet searches for her.
Signed: Madama Chou
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HEATH ROW NEWS
ROUND TABLE EMERGENCY SESSION VOTING RESULTS TALLIED
18.5.121
In response to the ongoing developments in Skarkon, Bosena Accords founder Galm Fae called for an emergency Round Table session. Functioning as the warclone community’s trade union congress taking part in Avalon’s conference room B7-R the “Round Table” has acted as the de facto legislative body for warclone clans and territories since the conclusion of the War of Planetary Conquest in Molden Heath. Ostensibly an anarcho-syndicalist institution, the various warclone clans and corporations that make up the Accords use the Round Table Assembly as their method to coordinate on the general direction of the warclone community, negotiate policy standards for contracts, and pool resources so smaller independent warclone bands can continue to operate without the support of a larger empire-affiliated patron.
Citing “extraordinary circumstances” Galm Fae called the Assembly, until now largely hands-off on the Skarkon War, to vote on several actions that would dictate the future direction of the war while calling for major policy changes within the organization.
“I find it extremely suspicious, though not at all surprising that the Republic Security Service has deployed forces to Skarkon II under the casus belli of ending Cartel influence while blindly, openly, and audaciously ignoring the Krullefor Organization’s role in the ongoing crisis. To all among you that have lent your support in this war, you know precisely why the RSS will continue to ignore the Krullefor-Seykal threat in Molden Heath and why it is absolutely essential that we consider every option on the table when deciding how to proceed.”
–Galm Fae’s Opening Remarks to the Round Table AssemblyDiscussion was lead by Fae’s overwhelmingly vocal support-base of radicals, who increasingly feel disenfranchised by the Republic’s policies towards warclone lands and their general policy in Molden Heath. All major opposition within the assembly was led by Thaddeus “Blackshield” Reynold’s reformist faction, who believe in avoiding armed struggle and remaining committed to the Bosena Accord’s founding policies of cooperating fully with local authorities. The proposed actions and results of the assembly are listed below.
ACTION 1: STATUS OF THE WARDEN
Following Warden Fury’s focus on expanding his own mercenary clan within the structure of the Bosena Accords, Galm Fae has continued to operate as the main executive of the Accords and the Bosena Accords CEO while Knight Guard Fury has remained in a ceremonial role as Warden. Facing extraordinary circumstances, the Bosena Accords should vote to reinstate Galm’s status as Warden of Avalon and continue the Skarkon War.
The measure pass, reinstating Galm Fae as Warden with a vote of 60% approval, 30% abstaining, and 10% opposed. He is expected to keep the position until May of next year, where regular elections for the position of Warden will be held as scheduled.
ACTION 2: SIMPLIFICATION OF THE BOSENA ACCORDS STRUCTURE
The Pendragon Council, Glatisant Tribunal, and the Office of Warden [the cabinet, judicial, and executive institutions of the Bosena Accords respectively] shall be combined into a single unitary structure under the direction of the Warden known as the Grand Litigation and Tribunal Institute / Administration Team (GLATISANT).
The measure was met with skepticism and opposition from the reformists, with the Blackshield criticizing the measure as a “unilateral consolidation of power.” Ultimately the measure passed, granting the new Warden greater power and overreach over the Bosena Accords’ main institutions. Fae, sensing division within the Accords, immediately offered his reassurances to reformists that the consolidation of power would be an emergency wartime measure only and would see further review within the Round Table Assembly following the end of the Skarkon War.
ACTION 3: COOPERATION WITH THE ANGELS CARTEL
Cooperation with the local administration of the Gulormola district of Skarkon II has required that we form a non-aggression pact with the Angels Cartel on Skarkon II. However, with the Republic Security Service pledging to end Cartel influence on the planet (potentially to the benefit of Krullefor troops) we may have to adjust our policy to avoid open conflict with the Minmatar RSS or the Republic at large.
Faced with several options, the Round Table voted to continue the status quo and preserve their non-aggression pact and limited coordination with the Angel’s Cartel while avoiding conflict with the RSS. The measure was opposed with 20% of the vote wishing to break the non-aggression pact and coordinate with the RSS against the Angel’s Cartel and another 20% wishing to coordinate directly with the Angel’s Cartel against RSS influence on Skarkon II.
ACTION 4: WAR WITH CBD MEGACORPORATION
With the Caldari CBD corporation deploying Onikanabo Brigade mercenaries planetside and staging attacks on our allies in the UNF from the adjacent province of Ishohuolvi we must consider if we are willing to risk open conflict with CBD troops. While we would prefer to keep CBD out of the war as long as possible, their uncontested interference may jeopardize our goals against the Krullefor Organization unless we begin to take a direct approach.
The Round Table voted to pursue limited action against the CBD Megacorporation on Skarkon. Under their plan, the Bosena Accords would focus on obstructing CBD interests on Skarkon II wherever they conflicted with Bosena Accords goals and objectives but would not actively target CBD assets and facilities in CBD territory.
ACTION 5: COBELLIGERANT FACTIONS ON SKARKON II
The Bosena Accords has already identified the Seykal Expeditionary Group, Krusual Covert Operations, and Tronhada Free Guard as hostile targets should they attempt to support their Krullefor allies on Skarkon II. With reports of mercenaries from all three organizations converging planetside, we must collectively commit to expanding our war to these three armies.The action passed near unanimously to pursue war against all cobelligerent factions on Skarkon, with only a small enclave of reformists voting to engage the Seykal clan but avoid conflict with Krusual Covert Ops and the Tronhada Free Guard.
(Above: Bosena Accords Warbarges Staging at the Avalon Warclone Refuge)
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Skarkon Station Free Press
Protests in Sahaal continue as Gulormola and Ishohuolvi Declare Independence from CBD and Minmatar Mining Corporations
By Jerindine Orindold
Shockwaves were felt all across Skarkon II today as the latest round of protests and demonstrations turned violent. The incident began in the early hours of the morning when troops from the Spacelane Patrol attempted to break up the Ishohuolvi-Skardisaad Highway blockade and the strike actions by the Skarkon-Ennur Mining Circle and arrest protest leaders.
In Iddiserigard, protesters refused to disperse and began throwing rocks and bottles before finally rushing the Spacelane Patrol Positions. The outnumbered Spacelane Patrol troops panicked and opened fire on the crowd with riot control rounds resulting in at least ten deaths and numerous injuries. This precipitated a fierce standoff with armed local elements resulting in the deaths of five Spacelane Patrol troops before they pulled back to their encircled headquarters building. Snipers from both sides have been firing on one another since then, with local skirmishes playing out across the city turned warzone. Local guerillas also used mining explosives to attack CBD mining facilities and set fire to a TASC processing facility which has been burning since.
On the Ishohoulvi-Skardisaad floating highway, the blockades came to a similarly violent end when Spacelane Patrol troops in personnel carriers overran the protester’s positions. In response mining explosives embedded beneath the bridge deck were detonated, resulting in the destruction of three miles of the elevated highway.
Shortly following the initiation of hostilities local forces calling themselves the Ishohoulvi Freedom Corps began broadcasting declarations of independence from the CBD corporation and declaring the district the property of the people of Skarkon II.
Following this declaration, the city government of Sa’kak declared that it would be breaking all ties with the Minmatar Mining Corporation and declaring independence for the Gulormola District as well. Unlike Iddiserigard this transition has been mostly peaceful as the MMC has maintained little to no presence within Gulormola for the last forty years. Sa’kak city administrators announced that they would begin processing land claims for areas of Gulormola in three weeks in order to give all the clans of the district who are interested in making claims a chance to do so. The Minmatar Mining Corporation declined to comment on unfolding events, while the CBD Corporation put out a short statement declaring that they would defend their holdings and hostilities would be responded to in kind.
In Kor’ali refugees stream out of the city on foot and in vehicle caravans as Krullefor and Capsuleer-backed warclones continue their conflict on the Kor’akak peninsula. Attempts to send supplies and rescue workers to the beleaguered and wartorn city from both Sahaal and Sa’kak have been hampered by ongoing fighting. Krullefor backed troops forced emergency vehicles en-route from Sahaal to turn back, and a Sister’s of EVE emergency dropship was shot down outside the city to fierce condemnations from human rights groups both locally and abroad.
In Sahaal, the local Sebiestor Tribal Embassy released a statement indicating that they hear the pleas of the clans and were investigating all avenues available to provide support to the Sebiestor clans of Skarkon II. While some protesters took this as a step in the right direction, many believe that these are empty words and will result in token and half-hearted gestures from the Tribe in order to quiet dissent without changing the political landscape. Protests in Sahaal have continued and spread to other tribal embassy buildings but have remained peaceful. Protesters have set up camps in public areas throughout the city and are distributing medical aid and food to protesters as well as local inhabitants affected by the protests. Reporting from Sahaal, I’m Jerindine Orindold and this is the Skarkon Station Free Press.
(Pictured: Drone captures of the fires sweeping through the CBD’s TASC Refinery)
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From Troubled Youth to Armed Fanatics, The Legend of The Sao Va’atar Militants.
YC122.05.21
War knows no bounds when it comes to unnecessary but psychological effects on the youth involved during The Ground War. However, it’s been nearly 4 years since the war’s abrupt conclusion, this current tale not only involves the infamous Molden Heath Region, but as a consequence of war. Even though the rebuilding process has been very slow due to schisms of society, to total anarchy.
It is unknown at this time when or what caused the formation of a small militant group composing of young adults affected by The Ground War. What we do know is only a rumor. According to Terran Mythology, a “Jihad” or Religious War of cultural ideologies under fire from others through use of violence. The Sao Va’atar Militants fit this description, from cultural correspondence in Pator. The words Sao Va’atar translates as “The Gathering.”
These are not your average fanatics who follow mythological doctorates of history as par of the total destruction and the costly effects which may arise at a later date. Sao Va’atar Militants, statistically are at this time at around 250,000 armed militants spanning 5 planets from 2 systems in the Elfrard Constellation. The Systems of Klingt and Aeditide. Unfortunately, their beliefs are tied to the Warclones who fought violently in The Molden Heath Region as their deities, as the militants’s leader is a Warclone who fought in The Ground War, and has a grand reputation of evading capture.
These superstitious fanatics in recent failed attempts of staging protests against The Angel Cartel Loyalists and the escalating conflict on Skarkon 2 has drawn the attention of the militant group as they recently hijacked a Iteron 5 Class Transport vessel en route to the staging area in a deadspace pocket in Skarkon.
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Heath Row News
Second Unmarked Warclone Assault Against UNF Thwarted By Joint Defensive, Forces Traced back to OB and TFG Forward Operating Bases
A second assault attempt on UNF ground facilities on Skarkon II has been reported, though unlike the first series of attacks it was detected well short of perimeters, and engaged by joint UNF/BosAc strike units and forced back, reports from line marines and warclones leading the defensive charge claiming to have ‘dusted’ over half of the assaulting forces.
While the previous assault only implicated Onikanabo Brigade and Tronhadar Free Guard based on tactical doctrines witnessed, solid state drives recovered from intact vehicles further corroborate previously circumstancial evidence and have been confirmed to trace back to OB and TFG Forward Operating Bases within the Gulormola District, and massed retaliatory raids have been noted to have already begun in the time since against these bases, using conventional and warclone troops, backed heavily by Clone Pilot air wings and Warclone dropships.
How long these battles will continue is as yet unclear, but fighting has been contained mostly to the unpopulated areas around the Onikanabo and Free Guard FOBs. It is believed that though outnumbered in the Gulormola District, both have large stocks of biomass in shielded Clone Reanimation Units deep beneath their defenses.
In Other News:
- Bosena Accords executive Eskola-Fae coordinates with local rebel militia groups to hand over administration of liberated regions, "We aren’t going to hold any ground, just advance. The only thing we’ll be holding is Balligan Krullefor, by the balls!
- Minmatar aligned DammFam capsuleer coalition officially registers as CONCORD Sanctioned Alliance.
- Ushra’Khan offers asylum to hunted baseline Council of Stellar Management candidate Komi Valentine
- Khaprice Heska Places 1Bn Isk Bounty For Healthy Breeding Pair of ‘Giant Black Slaver Hounds’ Purportedly Seen on Floseswin IV, Various Interested Parties Noted
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Tamo V - Moon 11 - Lai Dai Protection Assembly Plant - Personal office of Commander Valf Haaldean
May 10th YC 122
“Let’s try this again… Based off of these pictures of all known fighter crafts in New Eden…What fighters were used in the attack?”
“…”
“…”
“Lt.Kelkei? Care to answer?”
“Sir… Some of the fighters in the attack looked like the Dragonfly-class.”
“-Okay, I’m gonna put down Dragonflies in the report then-”
“-Well excuse me sir…They weren’t exactly Dragonflies.”
“Oh god dammit Are we doing this again Lt.Gebrel?! After i bring out the pictures to try and help you both?!”
“I just have to make this clear to you that we were attacked by irregular fighter crafts sir.”
“Irregular how exactly Lieutenant?”
“Unusually advanced maneuverability and tactics that far outclassed any of our own pilots, foreign designs and weapon systems.”
“-Some of the fighters didn’t even appear to use it’s weapons systems and instead was… Repairing others. Much like a logistics cruiser would perform.”
"And out of these fighter hulls, which one was providing logistical repairs Lt.Kelkei?’
“…A mix between the Amarrian Malleus and Matari Tyrfing fighter bombers sir.”
“Ooooohhhh ancestors save me… Alright, what are some other irregular weapon systems you two supposedly witnessed?”
“…”
“…”
“Lt.Gebrel?”
“… Shotgun blasts? Hull was red and looked like some mutilated Mantis fighter bomber.”
“And then? Lt.Kelkei?”
“A fighter that shot plasma beams and was capable of cloaking.”
“What the ■■■■?!”
“More or less my reaction Commander…”
“What did it look like?!”
"Nothing like any of these pictures sir.c
"Okay! So let me get this straight - You two are expecting me to report back to Lai Dai - to report back to the greater PKN interstellar body, that this heavily secured facility was attacked by alien fighter-crafts that ‘kinda’ look like dragonflies or ‘kinda’ look like a cross between a Malleus and Tyrfing and then mention a fighter- that nobody here can even describe - that can cloak! I’m suppose to just go up to my superiors and tell them that we lost a hundred thousand Subcranial nanocontrollers to basically a ■■■■■■■ Sifi-Holoreel strike force?”
“…”
“…”
“Well?!”
“Yesir”
“Yesir”
“…Unbelievable … Hoookay, can you at least tell me what kind of carrier they were using? Lt.Gebrel?”
“A Wyvern, sir.”
“Lemme guess, it wasn’t exactly a Wyvern though was it?”
“No, he’s right - It WAS a Wyvern, it just carried some strange modifications.”
“Strange how?”
“Well I haven’t seen any schematics, but glaring difference in the design was the fighters were launching out of the broadside instead of the head of the carrier.”
“Did it have any insignia on it? Like a Guristas insignia?”
“Didn’t get a good look at it during the fight, but I did see a skull with wings on it.”
“I thought it was a skull with another one ontop of it?”
“This is gonna be a long day…”
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Heath Row News
Bosena Accords Launch Full Investigation into SARO Red Troop
25.5.122
Fury and outrage spread among the mercenaries of the Bosena Accords Round Table Assembly in response to new information brought to light by the ascension of Provost Marshal Kasiha Valkanir from the director of CONCORD’s Authority for Emergency Interdiction and Security to the head of EDENCOM. Prompted by controversy posted across the Intergalactic Summit on Valkanir’s prior service record, the Bosena Accords launched their own internal investigation in the Marshall’s past assignments.
The investigation was immediately met with shock and rancor as research revealed Kasiha Valkanir’s previous role in SARO’s Red Troop. Branded as a “specialized counter-augment unit” the existence of Red Troop has confirmed long-held suspicions within the warclone community of CONCORD’s involvement in targeted purges of warclone groups during the 21 Gun Riots. Branded the “Warlord Uprising” internally by CONCORD in the aftermath of the conflict, the riots originally began as a demonstration protesting longstanding rules of engagement upheld by CONCORD that limited mercenary activity and settlement to specially designated “burn zones.” The demonstration continued to escalate as several warclone groups began to band together in solidarity, until it was silenced by heavy orbital shelling from an unknown source trailed by reports of assaults on warclone territories. Followed by the mass collapse of the TacNet system used to coordinate warclone troops in Molden Heath the 21 Gun Riots marked the definitive end of the warlord-era in Molden Heath and a shift towards a longstanding ceasefire as many surviving warclone groups banded together to seek support and refuge among the chaos, ultimately leading to the formation of the Bosena Accords on Bosena IX.
While the Bosena Accords has long held a policy of cooperating with CONCORD restrictions in the hopes of remaining in good standing with the “Big Four” empires, the revelation of Red Troop’s existence alone has been enough to elicit calls within the Round Table Assembly to abandon this policy and take up a defensive strategy to safeguard warclone interests from CONCORD interference.“It would be troubling enough should the Provost Marshall have simply carried out her duties of persecuting our kind as her job entailed,” Galm Fae barked before the Round Table Assembly in the fallout of Red Troop’s discovery, “But to have executed these duties with such brutality and efficiency as to warrant a promotion that set them on the course to leading the single largest military coalition that New Eden has ever seen? That, my comrades, is entirely unacceptable and cannot be overlooked. Look now, to the comrads-in-arms to the left and right of you; there stands a good chance now that a soldier one of you once knew is not here today due to the actions of the Provost Marshall!
“And what now of the Arkombine? Our progenitors, once a secretive and well-guarded organization of first-generation of warclones formed to protect themselves form persecution and the Purges. Now they stand, chained to Upwell licking CONCORD boots without so much as a whimper blindly supporting the formation of EDENCOM without a single protest. This assembly cannot accept or endorse any such hypocrtical organization that claims to serve warclone interests while refusing to address or challenge the Marshall’s clear ties to Red Troop!”
It is unclear at this time how this discovery will affect the Bosena Accord’s relationship with CONCORD, with some of the more radical members of the Round Table Assembly advocating for an all-out withdrawal from Skarkon II to preserve resources for any future conflict with EDENCOM that may arise. For now, the Bosena Accords have petitioned CONCORD for one last attempt at diplomacy and maintaining the status quo; release all available records related to Red Troop’s actions and explain the nature of the purges carried out in Molden Heath or the Accords will be forced to withdraw all diplomatic in-ways and support for EDENCOM in the coming war with the Triglavian Collective.
In Other News
Harrowing footage shows RSS agents ambushed by roadside IED on the outskirts of Kor’ali.
#SkarkonIsBurning, #LiberateTheHeath, and #PrayForSkarkon trending on GalNet social media.
Republic Star, Heath Row News, and Skarkon Free Press consider merger for joint coverage of Skarkon II.
Republic University archeology team goes missing in the ngelgnieg, the vast unterraformed regions of Skarkon II.
(Above: One of the few images confirming the existence of SARO Red Troop during the 21 Gun Riots / Warlord Uprising.)
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Archavoinet Archive: Franchise Holding Capsuleer Corps sell Orbital Customs Offices in Archavoinet
In a surprising move, yesterday around 2215 NEST Wolf Brothers INC, and other affiliated capsuleer corps holding various franchises within the Unified Principality of Archavoinet memberstate have sold of associated capsuleer administrated Orbital Customs Offices with the Archavoinet system to Deep Space Scrap and Salvage, this sale also coincided with similar sales in the system of Algasienan to the same.
Though initially causing concerns about the commitment of the franchise holding capsuleer corps, when reached for comment, the noted spitfire and head diplomat Lauralite Anne Brezia had this to say, “The sale of capsuleer customs offices should not be of particular concern here, as they represent only the main connection points for most capsuleer traffic too and from planetary surfaces, and not primary general incoming and outgoing traffic and shipping infrastructure. Wolf Brothers INC, and other members of the UNF remain committed to its franchise holdings in the system, and on maintaining the UPA’s System of Interest claim in the neighbouring system Eugales.”
Though some remain concerned by this, the statement from Ms. Brezia has helped to assuage many fears that the choice of Shipping, Security, and Astromining Franchises may have been poorly negotiated.
Magra Thea, Archavoinet IV, YC122 May 25th, Archavoinet Archive
In Other News:
- Archavoinet II - Moon 7 - Transtellar Shipping Storage continues to see record sales through local station markets, station officials claim Wolf Brothers INC, system Shipping Franchise holders, responsible for economic growth
- Fireworks display over Algasienan IV attended by several capsuleers, watched from surface by thousands
- Pegeler District Chess Championship doublebooked with Colonize! regional qualifiers on Moclinamaud II, three time reigning Pegeler Chess League champion Aurel Monhen ‘outraged by such a travesty.’
- Jump freighter stuck in transit after docking problems at the Federal Freight Storage in Intaki, rumor’s of sleeping capsuleer at the helm
- Both militias threaten pro bono industrial facility in Intaki
- Sajha Mavericks star Riishi Goan suspended following wild Progressive Union victory party
- Extremist Ida cult collaborating with LDPS flees to Syndicate
- UNF System Monitors in Eugales register Multiple Engagements between Turalyon Star, Infensus, and others on 18th of May over Industrial Operations
- Placid Trade Balance For April: 520 Billion Isk
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BREAKING: BOSENA ACCORDS EMERGENCY REDEPLOYMENT TO SUPPORT MUTTOKON
HEATH ROW NEWS
26.5.122
In response to an unexpected Triglavian Invasion in Muttokon, the Bosena Accords have redeployed a contingent of troops from the ongoing Skarkon War to provide planetary defense to communities that have fallen under their stewardship since the beginning of Operation Galatine. The Bosena Accords has maintained a small skeleton crew holding control of former Krullefor assets on Muttokon II since their successful invasion two months prior. Many of the troops being redeployed from Skarkon will be veterans of the conflict, as well as the Bosena Accords humanitarian efforts on Muttokon II during the Kyonoke outbreak.
“Are you ■■■■■■■ kidding me?” one soldier barked in response to questioning, “Muttokon? Again? That ■■■■ rock? I thought Skarkon was going to be our priority, things were just getting interesting here. Gods, it’s like every time I finally get out of there they keep pulling me back in.”
The move is coming mere hours after an investigation revealed Provost Marshal Kasiha Valkanir’s prior service record with Red Troop, a specialist task force within SARO dedicated to hunting warclones. With tensions between the warclone community and EDENCOM high, Warden Galm Eskola-Fae confirmed their course of action on the planet.
“I’ve met with trusted members of GLATISANT and the Round Table Assembly. By all prior projections Muttkon was not supposed to be a likely target for Triglavian invasion. This development has come as a shock to us, but we can’t afford to sit on our haunches and not act. We will do as the Accords has always done, and use our own assets and resources to provide defense for the people of the Heath. Our concern here is the human factor and we’ll be acting accordingly by assisting with evacuations, disaster relief, and local security for high-risk population centers on the ground. We are perfectly content with giving EDENCOM a wide breadth during this crisis until such a time that they are willing to request support and face accountability for the actions of Red Troop. Our allies in the UNF’s ArSec are working with us in lockstep to get people the protection they need in places where we have had a historically strong presence, and in regions that EDENCOM forces are likely to overlook. Their assistance has been essential on Skarkon, and will be extremely valuable in responding to this invasion.”
When asked about the Sanshas Nation incursion fleet also staging in Muttkon, Eskola-Fae seemed to go noticeably pale.
“W—The what?”
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Heath Row News
Protests Spread Across Molden Heath and Beyond
5.28.YC122
By Azazine Ymalgard
Following the release of a heated political declaration by clans, subtribes, and circles across Molden Heath, widespread protests and strikes have begun across the region and beyond. In Skarkon, the Sahaal protests are entering their third week as battles between Spacelane Patrol forces and local militias continue in Ishohuolvi. Protesters also clashed with Tronhadar Free Guard forces in Mahonisgard, creating a fierce standoff that has divided the city in two. While casualties have not yet been reported in that conflict, some are saying it is only a matter of time.
While the fire was sparked in Skarkon, it has begun to spread throughout outlying republic space. Protests and strikes began yesterday in Ennur, Gulfonodi, Gelfiven, Konora, Egbinger, Weld, Aedald, Mimiror, Bosena, Klingt, Oddelulf, Half, Eldulf, Tabbetzur, Arnstur, Teonusude, Aeddin, Eram, and Orien, with further protests planned and actions continuing to spread across the Heath. Blockades of worksites, protest camps, and mutual aid networks are being established much of the Heath, a move that has both Republic and Cartel officials on edge and concerned their grasp on power in the region may be slipping.
The protests went as far as the Sebiestor Tribe Headquarters in Eram, where a group of capsuleers parked off the station undock, disrupting traffic and broadcasting messages in local for several hours as well as dropping off several thousand long term protesters onto the tribal headquarters station itself.
“The Tribes of the core worlds have grown fat on the wealth and resources of the Heath while our children starve, exiled from the light of Father Pator! Will this injustice go unanswered?” Shouted capsuleer firebrands across local communications channels. Protesters also took turns transmitting the stories of oppression their clans have faced, while setting off fireworks and broadcasting music from the Heath.
“My clan hails from a mining colony in Ennur, for years we have suffered under the boot of the Minmatar Mining Corporation while the republic and the tribes have done nothing. We we tried to stand up for ourselves, our strike was put down with violence and twenty members of my clan were killed. But today the Skarkon-Ennur Mining Circle has called for strikes all across the systems in solidarity with my clan. We will not suffer in silence any longer!” said Serine Gulfodrald of the Kerindrald Clan
Full logs of the capsuleer protest in Eram are available. While the capsuleer protest was relatively brief and peaceful, several strikes and protests have already escalated into rioting and confrontations with local law enforcement corporations. Despite this, the people of the Heath have not been dissuaded, with many claiming the cold dispassionate response from corporations and silence from tribe leaders is a reason to escalate the conflict further. How far these protests will go is anyone’s guess, but it’s clear from the way protesters are digging in that they won’t be going away anytime soon.
In other news, planned protests in Muttoken were shelved as Triglavian and Sansha forces both invaded the system at once, creating a sea of carnage and destruction in the skies above Muttoken II. Hundreds of ships belonging to EDENCOM, Triglavian, Sansha, and capsuleer forces were destroyed all across the system as violent clashes in space sent brilliant meteor shower displays onto the planets below. Warclone forces from the UNF and Bosena Accords have been dispatched to support local militias and aid in evacuations if those prove necessary, but with the fighting so intense any efforts to evacuate have been severely hampered. The fate of the system is as yet, undecided. Reporting from the Sebiestor Tribe Headquarters in Eram, I’m Azazine Ymalgard, and you’re listening to Heath Row News, your number one source of news in Molden Heath.
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N5Y-4N VII - Moon 20 - Guristas Logistic Support, Windchime shrine.
May 29th YC 122
“What exactly is going on down In Empire space Avio?”
“It’s the Triglavians Suha, looks like they’re finally taking their invasion efforts more seriously - Hell - CONCORD went ahead and established an entirely new division to deal with them called EDENCOM. Things are escalating down there real quick, one system is already seeing occupation by the Trigs and seeing a reduction in security status, effectively making it a low-security system.”
“And Capsuleers are helping them?”
"This time around, yeah…Seems the Triglavians are acceptive of Capsuleer firepower this time around and can be seen flying alongside one another in the targeted systems. EDENCOM is also enlisting Capsuleer aid to balance the scales…No idea what the supporter count for each side looks like.
“…Who are you supportive of Avio?”
“Excuse me?”
“Which side of this conflict do you feel supportive of?”
“Are you expecting me to be in support of the Trigs or something? I feel like tossing my weight in with EDENCOM, doesn’t matter if they’re CONCORD - at least I know they’re human, unlike these Trigs who fill me with doubt about who or what they are.”
“I’m not expecting anything, just wanting to know where your sympathies lie. And thankfully your answer is assuring!”
“So you’re also supportive of EDENCOM?”
“I’m supportive of humanity, Avio. EDENCOM is just the only organized force in New Eden capable of fighting them is all. Doesn’t matter who’s bankrolling it to me… Though I do wonder if the Guristas will pitch in to help EDENCOM…Or the Invaders for that matter.”
“You think they would? Not only do we got the rumors of the Guristas raiding the Triglavians in their own space, but also a tale or two about the Guristas fighting alongside Caldari Defenders against the Triglavians in the earlier invasion waves.”
“True, and while I can’t speak for them - I’d wager it’s not in their best interests to help the Triglavians.”
“How so?”
“Because the Guirstas already have familiarity with the four Empires, they can come up with all the new tactics they want - The Guristas are still very much capable of predicting them. These Triglavians are a mystery in every field, culturally, Logistically, Scientifically and economically. Why would they want some faction like this on the playing field where they can grow in power? Why wouldn’t they want to see it crushed and…salvaged.”
“Fight them so we can strip the tech off their wrecks and structures?”
“Exactly… The Guristas never had to cuddle up to some higher power to get their tech - If they want it - they take it. Why should the Triglavians be any different? Frankly this whole situation should be the moment the Guristas have been waiting for…A chance to rob a technologically advanced empire with approval from New Eden to do it!”
“Not like they need the Cluster’s approval to fight them in the first place.”
“Of course not, all I’m saying is that there’s an opportunity for some really good PR right here! Speaking of which…You’re gonna be helping EDENCOM and heading to these invaded systems, yes?”
“Soon as I get some matters tied up here, yes.”
“Maybe while you’re out there we could… ‘Rescue’ some of the residents of the system.”
“I don’t follow.”
“These systems the Triglavians are attacking undoubtedly have civilians in them. Civilians who no doubt fear whatever the Triglavians possibly have in mind for them. And if their ruling government evacuates them? They’ll just be moved to some other vulnerable planet or station In their puny borders…Triglavians never attacked Venal though.”
“So you want me to find desperate civilians who want to get as far away as possible from the Triglavians and bring them to Venal?”
"Why shouldn’t you? Save them from the Triga and save them from the oppression of their governments… If any of them have any useful talents, we can employ them with the Agency. Otherwise, maybe they can find employment with the Guristas…
“…I’ll see what I can do”
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There is a saying that Avagher Xarasier, inventor of the Micro Jump Drive, said once:
If I had asked pilots what they wanted, they would have said “faster Afterburners”
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Skarkon Station Free Press
6.7.YC122
By Jerindine Orindold
What was for the last three weeks a peaceful and optimistic protest in the planetary capital of Sahaal has exploded into violence today following the Republic Security Services’ announcement that Krullefor mercenaries were being declared a local security contractor.
Shortly after the announcement, Krullefor forces imposed a lockdown on Sahaal and deployed troops to break up the ongoing protests which had grown to include nearly seventy-five thousand participants. Krullefor mercenaries utilized rubber bullets, flashbangs, tear gas, and sonic riot control weapons to attack the mass of peaceful protesters, inciting widespread anger and creating a swift and violent backlash as protest groups began fighting back against the Krullefor forces. Anger and frustration are at an all-time high and many protesters despair that the window for a peaceful solution has now closed. Rioting and violence have quickly spread outwards across much of Skardisaad in what some are now calling an outright civil war. Battles between Krullefor and local militia forces have erupted in Melorisgard, Kor’ali, and Traadahald as the people of Skarkon push back at what they see as a violent and drastic overreach by republic backed and militarized police forces.
The uneasy cease-fire between the Tronhadar Free Guard and local militia forces in Mahonisgard also came to a violent end today as Tronhadar forces broke through protester lines with military vehicles, quickly turning the small city into a warzone.
Battles continue to rage in Iddiserigard as Spacelane Patrol forces continue their ongoing attempts to retake mines and industrial facilities that have been captured by the Ishohoulvi Freedom Corps, who have been using their local knowledge and terrain advantages to run circles around Spacelane Patrol troops deployed to the area. Although dozens of arrests have been made in Iddiserigard, the fighting continues to be intense and militia forces show no signs of exhaustion.
In Gulormola, Krullefor troops attempted an airborne and amphibious assault across the Gulormola channel while facing fierce opposition from a combined mass of Angel Cartel, Bosena Accords, and UNF forces. Despite intense fighting and steep losses, Krullefor troops did manage to gain a foothold in the harbor and industrial districts of Sa’kak, where they have dug in hard. Sa’kak city administrators have declared the invasion an act of unjustified aggression and clear violation of their local sovereignty and vowed to have the invaders thrown back into the sea. A chemical weapon strike unclaimed by all parties killed nearly a thousand in Sa’kak’s warehouse district to quick denouncements by all involved factions. The identity of the party responsible for the chemical weapon attack and the nature of the chemicals used has yet to be determined but Angel Cartel forces have created a defensive cordon around the area and are working with city administrators to keep the area cleared and prevent further exposure to the unknown contaminant.
Humanitarian groups across Molden Heath and beyond have been quick to denounce the RSS’s operations on Skarkon II as brutal authoritarian overreach. Protests and strikes have continued across Molden Heath into their second week, invigorated by the actions of the Republic and the RSS in particular. As the battle for control of Skarkon II heats up, the conflict is being seen by many as a portent of things to come in the Heath at large. Reporting from Sahaal, I’m Jerindine Orindold and this is the Skarkon Station Free Press.
(Pictured: Krullefor forces deploy tear gas against peaceful protesters in Sahaal’s entertainment district)
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(Public version: Statement concerning the recent civil unrest)
To whom it may concern;
I commend the decision of the Tribal Council to instruct the Security Services to release tribesmembers in their custody to the authorities of proper jurisdiction. The Minmatar Republic is a multitribal nation that can only exist in peace if the autonomy and legal rights of each tribe and clan are properly respected.
One would hope such decisions to be unanimousOne hopes for a swift and complete execution of this order and expects persecution of circles and individuals acting within their traditional rights to cease
as promised.The Minmatar
tribesRepublic stands surrounded by unprecedented threats by enemies both old and new. This should not a time for provocations or power grabs, nor for trampling on jurisdictions or territories of other tribes. Spikes of civil unrestthat such actions causeendanger our very existence.
It is with a heavy heart that I
I regret my part
The involvement of the Krul
One expresses a sincere wish for a way forward and
an end to the Troubles in Sundsele and to the Amolooks forward tounity between all the Tribesa unified response to the invasions into our territory.Never again another Long Night.
Elsebeth
RhiannonShaninnOf Rhiannon, born Rhiannon
Of the Sebiestor Tribe
CEO, SoE Roughriders
Head Diplomat, Electus Matari
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“-Occasionally You’ll hear the Empires and their lap-dog Capsuleers prattle on about wanting and end to violence and war… How peace and love is the most honorable path for humanity to take - ■■■■-BULL-■■■■! How many of us have had friends and family slaughtered in this grand quest for peace and love?! How often do Capsuleers slaughter Gurista, Or Angel’s, or Serpents and swell with pride in how heroic and honorable they are while covered in the blood of people they deem as filth and lesser?! You wanna know what honor really is?! A word that society manufactures to control how people behave and act, they twist the meaning to fit their own narratives and start bickering with each other about who doesn’t live under their correct understanding of honor just to emboldened themselves and make them appear more noble than they really are!.. They look down on us as sub-human because we don’t ‘Fight with honor’ therefore we deserve to be massacred without remorse! ■■■■■■■■! I got far better things to fight with! I have these hands! I got explosives! I got guns! I got starships! I got everything I need to fight! I will fight! I have to fight! If you care about maintaining the agency and individualityyou enjoy today! You must fight! Don’t believe these lies spun by Capsuleers and Empires about love and peace because they’ll all happily burn our colonies and hang our children by the neck so they can rid themselves of those they deem as undesirables in their utopian vision!”
- Suha Raibuya, speaking at the Windchime Shrine aboard N5Y-4N’s Guristas Logistical Station.
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The following recording was taken from a burst transmission broadcasted across multiple communication bands on Skarkon II at 1945 NEST. While encrypted, CBD electronic warfare specialists were able to intercept the message and make quick work of decrypting it before forwarding it to Okinabo Brigade troops on the front line. Curiously, the message seemed to use a much weaker encryption key than typically employed by combat troops in theater on Skarkon.
SÉCURITÉ SÉCURITÉ SÉCURITÉ
ALL UNITS ARE ADVISED TO MAINTAIN SEARCH FOR SHIPMENTS OF BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS IN AO OF OPERATION GALATINE. BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS OF INTEREST INCLUDE SHIPMENTS OF MOLD, SPORES, OR ANY OTHERWISE UNIDENTIFIED BIOLOGICAL SUBSTANCE. EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION IF INTERACTING WITH SUBSTANCE.
SILENCE SILENCE SILENCE
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Skarkon Station Free Press
Krullefor Forces Pushed Out of Gulormola Autonomous Zone
6.12.YC122
By Jerindine Orindold
Following nearly a week of intense fighting along the coastlines of Gulormola, Krullefor forces have finally been repelled in a stunning combined arms strike by the Angel Cartel in concert with local militia forces. Attacks on Krullefor communications systems and strongpoints culminated in a push late last night that saw the Krullefor line crumple and collapse. By the break of dawn, the RSS backed mercenaries had been completely routed and Angel, Bosena, UNF, and Gulormolan forces had pushed clear across the Gulormola Channel.
Although the details of the attack are being kept classified, leaks from within the Angel Cartel point the the use of some form of digital weapon which wreaked catastrophic damage across Krullefor lines in the hours before Angel forces swept through the area.
Following the defeat, Krullefor troops across the planet have been left shaken and disorganized, with command and control lines heavily disrupted and communications broken and haphazard. Reports from within the Krullefor ranks indicate that communications and command staff have suffered massive casualties both on the world and aboard their orbiting facilities. How this was accomplished is unknown at this time but the widespread nature of the attack has put surviving forces in an uproar.
The victory in Gulormola did not however come without costs. As the Krullefor forces retreated and died, they activated a chemical weapon within Sa’kak which quickly spread throughout the entire city and the surrounding countryside. Although the chemical caused only a few fatalities, it did cause nearly the entire population to lose most of their memories of the last week.
Despite this, the leaders of the Gulormola Autonomous Zone and Sa’kak have called the Krullefor expulsion a stunning victory for Free Skarkon, and their victory has served as a rallying cry for the Ishohuolvi Freedom Corps and other militia groups across the planet.
In Sahaal, protesters have seized and barricaded a section of the central city which includes the space elevator, and are forbidding all military forces from approaching or using the skyhook. Food and industrial shipments remain unaffected and the protest groups have continued to allow noncombatants to use the skyhook normally.
The Krullefor attempted to retake the skyhook by landing troops directly on the customs station in orbit, but were rebuffed when local leaders from the Sebiestor, Thukker, and Vherokior tribes forbid the Krullefor from turning the vital supply link into a battlefield and forbid them from accessing the elevator.
In Ishohuolvi, the battles between the Ishohuolvi Freedom Corps and the CBD Corporation have continued with no end up sight. Militia forces clashed with Spacelane Patrol and Onikanabo Mercenaries all across the district. A battle which broke out within one of the largest TASC mines in the caused the mine to collapse, triggering massive landslides, subsidence events, and sinkholes all across the area. Reporting from Sahaal, I’m Jerindine Orindold and this is the Skarkon Station Free Press.
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