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[Jorianna_Gallaire]

From Brandy to Breach: A Look into the Gallente Federation’s Spirited Culture

By: See and Hear
YVillore, Luminaire – YC127.07.15

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In the heart of the Gallente Federation, where pleasure and liberty are cornerstones of daily life, one tradition flows smoother than a vintage bottle of Federation Grand Reserve: drinking.

From the neon-lit lounges of Caille to the wine-soaked estates of Intaki, Gallente society has long embraced alcohol not merely as a social lubricant but as an expression of freedom, sensuality, and even protest. But recent reports suggest the Federation’s famous thirst may be catching up with it, in both comical and concerning ways.

The Culture of the Glass

“Wine is how we greet, debate, and sometimes end wars,” laughs Senator Elourine Havanoux, sipping a crimson liquor during an interview in the Senate chambers. “The Amarr have sermons. We have soirées.”

According to the Interstellar Health Syndicate’s annual report, Gallente citizens consume nearly twice the average amount of alcohol compared to other empires. Intaki red wines, Luminaire vermouths, and illicit pleasure-mixes like “Freedom Drip” (recently banned in several systems) dominate the culture.

“The Federation celebrates sensation,” says cultural analyst Briatan Rhol. “Alcohol is entwined with Gallente identity, be it art, politics, or bedroom rendezvous.”

The Trouble Beneath the Toast

However, not all is champagne and starlight. The rising trend of synthetic-alcohol abuse in younger citizens has led to an uptick in ER admissions across core systems like Dodixie and Renyn. Worse still, capsuleer enclaves report pilots flying under the influence, despite strict CONCORD regulations.

In a leaked internal memo from the University of Caille’s medical division, one doctor warned of a “silent crisis of functional alcoholism hiding beneath the Federation’s glamor.”

The memo recounts an incident aboard a pleasure yacht in orbit over Avele:

“Thirteen guests unconscious. One passed out into an open piano. Pilot declared mentally fit but was later found bathing in spiced vodka. Claimed it was a protest against ‘Caldari hypocrisy.’”

Political Buzzkill or National Heritage?

Debate rages in the Senate as to whether limits should be imposed, or if doing so would be “cultural censorship.” So far, no motion has gained traction.

Liberty-minded blocs like the Progressive Pleasure Coalition have pushed back fiercely. “We are not the Empire. If I want to drink tequila from a drone’s head on Bastille Day, that is my right,” declared flamboyant Representative Gyle DuPerre at last week’s celebratory debate, notably delivered with a slurred flourish.

Capsuleer Culture: The New Drunk Frontier

Within capsuleer circles, Gallente pilots have pioneered the “Wet Clone Club,” a shadowy, invite-only gathering where participants promise to drink themselves into oblivion before activating jump clones to avoid a hangover entirely.

Rumors claim the club recently hosted a blood-themed cocktail night in a Blood Raider outpost (no deaths reported, surprisingly).

Bottoms Up, Federation

Despite mounting concerns, few believe Gallente’s drinking habits will dry up anytime soon.

“Alcohol is how we celebrate love, resist control, and remember who we are,” says a bartender at the famed ‘Red Velvet Lounge’ in Caille. “It’s more than a drink. It’s Federation vintage.”

And with Federation Day a month old, one thing is certain: the glasses were rissen, the synth pulsed, and the Gallente toasted liberally.

Jorianna Gallaire Director See and Hear, Capsuleer Affairs Correspondent - Uncorking the Truth

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[Annafridd]

New foundation gives out capsuleer scholarships to promising young talents.

News agencies report the birth of the ‘Catherine van Helsing Foundation’. It aims to give the poor a chance to do the big step.

Petra vanHelsing, the Foundation’s Board Directrix, when asked about its intentions, said this:

“Nah, don’t make a big fuzz from it. We don’t want to attract the most eager ones. Indeed I have hired and instructed some gifted talent scouts, who go to schools and search for more calm brilliant people. I always had a thing for the thinkers in the back rows. See, the idea is to make a subtle change. Perhaps all the focus on killing can be warped into a more peaceful galaxy. Imagine, where we can get, when all the destruction will end and our resources will be put into science and humanity instead.”

Miss van Helsing refuses to name the other patrons with the words
“I always say, some flowers can only blossom in the dark.”

The organization, which was named after Miss van Helsing’s late mother, will enable one hundred hopeful young talents to enter the capsuleer academies in its first year. Diplomacy, science, management and also considerate leadership will be more sought attributes than eagerness to fight and conquer, as is stated in the founding statutes.

When the journalist asked, if that really can be achieved with mere money, she laughed.

“'Mere money’, Misses, is power. Sure, I do a lot of talking and juggling behind the scenes. You cannot just buy tickets for that. My many contacts in high places from more than a decade in business probably are the bigger capital there. But you’ll have understanding, that I must let that part stay completely outside of the spot lights. We accompany the young pilots through their time of training and welcome them afterwards to take some time to orientate. And of course they are shown reliable ways to get started which fit our philosophy. My network of industry and science contacts helps there, too.”

When asked, if she isn’t one of the bigger war profiteers with her industrial corporation, Directrix van Helsing replied

“Aye, that’s the fun part, Let them war mongers pay for a future with less madness. I put a substantial part of our profits into this project and more each year. And I already talk to some huge money bags. I think about six hundred annual scholarships in two years, when the whole thing is more consolidated and ever growing.
I’m determined to make a change.”

When the interviewer asked about official hints on past violence in her own biography, she became less talky.

“Umm, rumours. All I can say is, here I am in this chapter of my life and I do what I can . . or at least a bit.”

Let’s see, if this project will survive the test of time, unlike so many other philanthropic efforts in the past.

[Quinn_Rhodes]

News In Brief from the Jeon News Aggregate, collected on 127.07.024

• CalMil Counteroffensive stalls after briefly pushing back month long Gallente gains in Black Rise.
• Guristas Insurgency lands in the system of Oto, disrupting shipping across the Isoma constellation and spreading deep into Essence.
• Despite spreading pirate corruption, FDU reports record turn in of Guristas Navigation logs and Data sequences by local militia.
• Gallente corps take to freelance delivery jobs, setting up buyback for war effort modules and materials.
• Solar Fest sees creativity spark as multiple Gallente pilots take advantage of sequence cost reductions for new skins from local artists.
• Notorious Serpentis officer Gara Minsk’s ship reportedly destroyed by a small GalMil contingent performing routine security patrols.
• New training programs open up under the Ribbit. Alliance for logistics and fleet command.
• Gallente Militia Alliance Commanders answer “no comment” when pressed on rumors of providing statements to the Race for the Hives Inquest.
• Peaceful protests held in Jeon constellation population centers against the delay in Federal Elections joined by capsuleer militia members in Fliet III and Heydieles III - 13.

_{The Jeon News Aggregate sources from multiple news agencies across the cluster, specifically focusing on reports in the Jeon constellation, the Federal militia warzone, and the Gallente Federation.}

[Aallin_Gicquet]

And maybe Gara was onboard and good riddance if Gara was..

If President Augarde wants to commit political suicide. Though if she doubles down on all of this. She may find out that she can get ran out of office faster than she thinks. Though I would love to know just what she thinks she is doing with postponing federal elections.

If the Drifter invasion is over as she herself announced. Then the question and yes I am begging the question here. Why no Federal elections and why the Bill that was presented in the Senate a month or so ago? The Bill that was more fear mongering. Than doing anything else.

Questions.. Questions and questions. This old Gallente is not happy with the state of affairs. It looks like I will be returning to that side of the cluster soon.

Will have to check out these new training programs with Ribbit.

[Michael_Minate]

YC127.01.07
A message sent by the Technocratic Council and Michael Minate I and II to key members of task forces dedicated to the study of Jovian related space, entities and technologies. The message will soon be forwarded to all members of the relevant task forces.

While studying the Fulcrum and what seems to be a hostile and dangerous entity inhabiting it, our researchers hypothesized: what if other structures similar to the Fulcrum existed in New Eden or even in Anoikis?

The presence of the Warden in Zarzakh and the fact that the system is located almost in the center of New Eden could lead us to believe that it is a special or even unique structure designed to manage a potential hub or core of the Jovian hyperspace network, but we must be prepared and open to the possibility that other similar Jovian “megastations” could be present there, or perhaps inhabited by entities that are perhaps equally or more dangerous than the one controlling the Fulcrum.

The information we have obtained about the Fulcrum through our research and interstellar news lead us to believe it is urgent to determine if other similar threats exist and could befall us.

Your primary missions are still ongoing, but your new secondary directive will be to investigate the potential presence of other Jovian megastations and study them if you discover any. Keep in mind that they could be completely deserted, unprotected, or uninhabited by anything, or could be controlled by an entity or protected by drones, hostile soldiers, or other hazards, so be careful no matter what. The negative and dangerous psychological effects observed among the Fulcrum inhabitants, such as the feeling of being watched, existential terror, and hypothetical mind control could be experienced when exploring other megastations, so we recommend using drones primarily. If you send human personnel, send primarily warclones, while being prepared to provide psychological assistance or eliminate them directly if they risk becoming a rogue element or being controlled by something potentially hostile.

We have many other protocols planned based on the information we’ve gathered about the Fulcrum and Jovian technologies through our raids and studies. We’ve shared the essentials with you in this message, but we’ll be sharing the full list of procedures and instructions shortly.

[Jorianna_Gallaire]

Holy Vines and Unholy Desires: Inside the Amarrian Wine Chalice

By: See and Hear

Dam-Torsad, Amarr Prime – YC127.08.11

In the Amarr Empire, wine is more than just a drink, it’s a ritual, a reward, and, in certain dimly lit chambers, a provocation. Behind the golden chalices and solemn blessings lies a culture where piety and pleasure swirl together like a perfectly aged vintage.

The finest Amarrian vineyards trace their roots back thousands of years, many cultivated by generations of the same Holder families. Grapes are blessed in fields by robed clergy, their chants carried on warm, honeyed air.

Officially, Amarrian wine serves a holy purpose, sanctifying ceremonies, anointing oaths, sealing sacred unions. But to the Empire’s elite, the right bottle can open doors more effectively than any prayer.

“Amarrian wine is seduction in liquid form,” murmurs Lady Zoriah Feleth, a courtier known for her scandalously sheer gowns. “You can tell a lot about someone by the way they sip.” She lets the words linger on her tongue like a swallow of deep violet vintage, her gaze daring anyone to disagree.

Unlike the brazen Gallente cocktails or the raw fire of Minmatar brews, Amarrian wines play a subtler game. Notes of rosewater, incense, and sun baked stone linger, teasing the senses instead of overwhelming them.

An Apostle’s Kiss, for instance, begins as an innocent honey white on the palate before unfolding into a warm, intoxicating bloom that leaves the lips tingling. The Velorum Red, rich and deep, is said to inspire confessions better than any inquisitor’s glare, provided the glass is refilled often enough.

In private salons, Holders are known to use these vintages not merely for toasts but for games, dares whispered over rims, blessings pronounced with a slow pour over bare skin, the holy grape mingling with the unholy thought.

Amarrian banquets often see the line between worship and want blurred beyond recognition. The golden chalice is both a sacred vessel and a prop for unspoken promises. Some Holders boast of “accidentally” spilling vintage down their own throats, only for another guest to lean in and chase the drop with their tongue.

While these acts would never be admitted in the Cathedral’s daylight, they are part of the Empire’s whispered decadence, the private rites that mirror public devotion.

It is an open secret that certain Amarrian sects prohibit wine entirely, deeming it a distraction from purity. This prohibition, naturally, only makes it more enticing. Smuggled bottles of Saint’s Ruin, a deep violet forbidden vintage, fetch astronomical prices among the cloistered faithful. Those who taste it often describe visions, both divine and decidedly carnal.

In Amarr, wine is never just wine. It is a key, a test, and sometimes an unspoken invitation. Every sip is a reminder that beneath the Empire’s gilded restraint lies a rich undercurrent of indulgence, where the holiest drink can lead to the most unholy of nights.

As Lady Feleth put it with a knowing smile:

“The scriptures tell us the grape is God’s gift. What we do with that gift… well, that is between us, our Maker, and whoever happens to be across the table.”

Jorianna Gallaire Director See and Hear, Capsuleer Affairs Correspondent - Tasting the Truth

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[Isha_Vuld]

Forbidden romance on the edges of the warzone

By: The Moon

Dammalin, Minmatar Republic - YC127.08.12

A scandalous photograph has begun to circulate on shady gossip channels across the Minmatar Galnet, displaying one short, silver-haired pilot and a much larger, hulking Brutor locked in a passionate embrace besides two battle-scarred capsuleer pods! The photo is taken from a long distance, making gleaming details difficult, but that has not stopped the posters of Galnet messageboards from doing their best!

Expert sleuthing from obsessed posters quickly conclude that the profile of the smaller pilot expertly matches one Remilia Malitia of the Caldari militia, while the tall, large woman is identified as Isha Vuld!

Further, one anonymous poster swears they have seen the pair entering an appartment together, sparking a flurry of rumours and speculation as to the relation between the pair.

Could a cross borders relationship be in bloom?!

[Snowflake_Tem]

Waypoint’s Landing

Waypoint’s Landing is an exclusive club sponsored by The Order of Symbolic Measures, a monastic temple of Jin-Mai origin purportedly promoting Intaki values.
The club itself is available solely to capsualeers engaged in the somewhat underground activity of housing and maintaining the homeless and displaced of New Eden, particularly in the Everyshore region.
This reporter has had reason to use The Order’s safe-house services recently as I shall be revealing exclusively Soon™ but was denied access to the club and its clientele.
However Matthias Mercium and Talisman Neffantee both newly promoted capsualeers appear to have been invited with no issue. More on this story as it develops with exclusive interviews.

This has been an Independent correspondence by Egnireb

[Michael_Minate]

YC127.14.08
An article from PAIRC News on GalNet.

The Technocratic Council has just announced that an emergency measure named “Emergency Watcher Leadership Plan” has been put in place in the event of an attack, a major disaster, or any other problematic situation that would prevent the colony from being led by humans. This measure allows the Watcher AI to lead the colony on its own until the founders decide which people will join the council and resume the colony’s normal course. In the most extreme cases, if the founder or members of their inner circle can no longer lead the colony, the Watcher will remain in power until it chooses new qualified human leaders once the situation has stabilized. This hypothetical phase is referred to as the “emergency supreme leadership phase”.

It was also announced that the Watcher will be able, if it is in an emergency supreme leadership phase, to take automatic measures, including military and political ones if necessary, to ensure that the colony remains a functioning entity even without humans at its helm. For example, it will be able to remove people from their positions of power if it decides they are no longer “qualified” to maintain their authority, appoint emissaries to negotiate with other factions, or create drones under its control to enact its will and ensure the defense of the colony and order within it. It will even be able to relocate the colony elsewhere if it has the necessary material means or the landowers’ authorization. The Council has assured that the Watcher obeys “absolute moral and political imperatives” dictated by them and the founders, ensuring that it will be completely dedicated to the survival of the colony, its inhabitants, its doctrines, its values, and its goal of participating in the research and war effort against the enemies of the Minmatars and New Eden, and that unless it is clandestinely reprogrammed, it will never deviate from these imperatives. The Technocrats also planned that Taayusaka Eskeitan will have access to the AI’s safeguards in order to be able to reprogram or shut down the Watcher if it ever deviated too critically from the Council’s and Taayusaka vision of what it should be and do to the point of becoming a threat. Among the Watcher’s imperatives is respect for the sovereignty of Taayusaka and the Caldari State on the planet and their authority over the PAIRC. Full authority will be granted to the Watcher only if even Taayusaka or no one else could no longer lead or supervise the colony or surrounding territories.

The Council announced the reasons why this measure was authorized to be put in place: "We are living in a dangerous era in the history of New Eden. In addition to the inherent dangers to which government leaders are exposed, emerging threats have tended to arise and cause great devastation in recent years. We cannot know how destructive the threats already existing or those to come will be and we will have to take all possible measures to ensure that the PAIRC can continue to exist, expecting the worst possible scenarios and imagining solutions to survive them as soon as possible before a critical disaster befalls us and allows chaos to spread and destroy what we hold dear because we had not planned for countermeasures. This idea of entrusting the reins of the colony to the Watcher comes from our desire to take all possible precautions to ensure the survival of the PAIRC in case something serious happens and we hope that this will be the case to ensure that this kind of situation never happens or as late as possible, as it is our objective since the beginning.”

This announcement did not leave the population indifferent, some welcomed this announcement and praised “the foresight of the Council and the founders” but others severely criticized this measure. The most common criticism is that if an AI leads an entire colony and is capable of making decisions to maintain order, then it may not be slowed down by “human pity or compassion” and will be capable of anything to impose its will and that if the population and perhaps even law enforcers decide not to respect its orders because they do not recognize the authority of the Watcher as a leader of humans citizens, this could provoke a civil and potentially violent conflict, especially if we take into account its alleged ability to be able to create and maintain an army of drones on its own. The government claimed that the Watcher would never be a such a violent AI as some feared, and that although it was programmed to be pragmatic, moral imperatives would prevent it from becoming tyrannical.

Other, more fringe critics claim that the Watcher likely became rogue as soon as its intelligence was modified to be able to make more complex decisions, that it poses as a “docile” AI, but that as soon as it has the opportunity, it will openly rebel, and that this will likely be very problematic for the colony, the population, and the rest of the system. Some proponents of this criticism also claim to be skeptical of the administrative role of the “Warminds” AIs within the orbital ring around MHC-R3 III and other places in the system, and believe that they are also dangerous and likely planning to rebel against the MegaProject Administration, which could be serious for the PAIRC’s safety.

After the announcement of the adoption of the measure, heated debates between people against such authority being given to AIs and those who don’t mind this or even claim that AIs are better at leading people because they are less “unnecessarily emotional” took place on the GalNet forums dedicated to conveying the citizens’ opinions to the Technocratic Council. PAIRC residents who are critical of the use of AI in the supervision of colonies and stations are sometimes asked why they continue to live there despite their fears. They tend to respond that they stay there for the quality of life, the fact that their relatives work or lives there or to support the research effort and that they are simply critical of how it is managed and not hypocritical, a criticism that is often made to them during more or less heated conversations on the subject.

Skepticism towards this measure has its roots in the controversial decisions on the use of the Watcher to monitor residents and their communications to protect military secrecy since the PAIRC is a sensitive research zone. Some also fear that this will attract the attention of CONCORD’s anti-AI “DERAIL” division using as an argument the consequences on the stability of the colony that an intervention on their part could cause, although others argue that the PAIRC’s status as a research center dedicated to the protection of New Eden, the fact that the MHC-R3 system is not in empire space, as well as the presence of safeguards that will be shared with Taayusaka Eskeitan, means that DERAIL may not intervene, or at least not in a militant manner.

A common complaint among opponents of this measure is that the founders and members of the Technocratic Council are too paranoid and fearful of the future, leading them to take unnecessary, illogical, or even stupid and dangerous measures.

[Quinn_Rhodes]

News In Brief from the Jeon News Aggregate, collected on 127.08.18

• GalMil pushed back in Placid/Black Rise border by redoubled Caldari efforts after Isoma constellation defenders move operations north.

• GurMil seen assisting CalMil forces in Akidagi, Nennamaila, Enaluri amid ‘System Bounty’ rumors.

• CalMil leadership offers no comment on GurMil operations in frontline systems.

• CalMil launches successful counteroffinsive in Serthoulde, taking advantage of increased conflict in Amevync and Ishaga areas.

• Southern Gallente forces move north from Jeon after securing Isoma and Okakuola constellations.

• Alliance Tournament sees a GalMil team forming under Of Essence, having members of Ribbit. joining in a mercenary capacity, while other GalMil join Of Essence proper.

• Critics of the Alliance Tournament vocal about Caldari sponsor, note announcement timing during a major offensive push in the warzone.

• Jeon constellation see consecutive weekend protests against the delay of the Race for the Hives inquest since Scope reporting on YC127-08-08.

• Essence industrial capacity increases month to month heading into three months of full Gallente control Jeon.

_{The Jeon News Aggregate sources from multiple news agencies across the cluster, specifically focusing on reports in the Jeon constellation, the Federal militia warzone, and the Gallente Federation.}

[Michael_Minate]

Instructions given to members of the Deathless Elimination Regiment stationed in Tabbetzur.

Tracking down Deathless agents and attacking their bases is essential to our plan to combat this faction, particularly by uncovering sensitive information.

Among the information you are tasked with uncovering, in addition to those related to their potential criminal operations and the location of their bases within Tabbetzur or elsewhere in the cluster, you are tasked with learning more about the following:

• The Entity and the Deathless, in order to understand their nature and origins and potentially how to contain them, eliminate them, or prevent the emergence of other similar threats elsewhere in the explorable universe or in the future. Understanding their objectives and plans for using the Warden, the hyperspace network, and the infomorphs of Equinox Colony workers is also important.
• The Fulcrum, in order to understand its weaknesses, both externally and internally. It is also essential to learn more about the Selective Hyperdimensional Event Horizon that protects Zarzakh and how to break it. We suspect that some members of the Circle may have information on the Drifters’ Horizon Breach Engines.
• Their technological capabilities, in order to be able to assimilate them or better understand their limits and ways of fighting.

Since the purpose of Deathless agents present within Tabbetzur and the systems targeted by the Drifters appears to be to study Drifter wormholes, we assume that they have sent not only scientists knowledgeable in space-time alteration technologies but also researchers who have studied Jovian technology in general. We also assume that the nature of these bases and the presence of scientific personnel could allow us to uncover some pieces of the sensitive and vital information listed above that we seek and could pass on to more powerful factions with greater military strength who would be willing to attack the Deathless Circle in addition to being allied to our cause.

[Remilia_Malitia]

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YC127.08.24 // SERTHOULDE // LUMIÈRE DE DIAMANT NEWS

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Clashes Escalate Over Bellevigne Resettlement

Tensions over the resettlement of Bellevigne’s newly decontaminated lands have boiled over into outright violence after months of mounting tensions, as clashes between local settlers and work crews dispatched by the state of Qucrain continue to intensify. Over the past week, multiple Qucrain-operated construction sites have been vandalized, with equipment sabotaged and workers blocked from accessing key development areas.

Reports indicate that several settlers have commandeered industrial MTACs and autonomous construction drones, using them to harass and intimidate Qucrain’s workforce. Most recently, a widely circulated recording shows a hijacked MTAC ramming a Qucrain supply truck off the road, seriously injuring the driver.

Qucrain’s government has issued a harsh ultimatum to the settlers, warning that any continued obstruction will be met with “forceful measures” if they do not disband immediately. “We have been entrusted with the responsibility of developing these lands for the benefit of Athounon VI as a whole,” President Amélie Proulx stated. “The actions of these individuals, seizing equipment, intimidating workers, and even resorting to senseless violence, are absolutely deplorable and bring shame to Bellevigne’s legacy. We urge them to cease these hostilities immediately, progress cannot be held hostage by a small group of reactionary vagabonds so eager to resort to base violence against our work crews."

Local settlers, many of whom have long-standing ties to the region dating back to before Bellevigne’s destruction, argue that Qucrain’s claim to the territory is illegitimate and accuse the CAPA member state of exploiting the land for its own profit at their expense. With neither side showing signs of compromise, concerns are mounting that the dispute may soon spiral beyond local unrest.

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Taayusaka Unveils Ambitious Plans for Athounon III

In a surprising announcement, Taayusaka Eskeitan has revealed an ambitious series of development initiatives on Athounon III. The corporation’s plans, kept tightly under wraps until now, were accompanied by a sweeping recruitment drive targeting laborers, technicians, and specialists across the Athounon system.

Athounon III has historically seen very limited colonization, with shifting dune seas, constant violent sandstorms and no confirmed mineral wealth sufficient to justify long-term habitation under these conditions. Taayusaka’s sudden interest has fueled speculation, with some analysts suggesting that the corporation may have discovered previously unknown resources.

Despite declining to disclose specific details of its objectives, Taayusaka has made it clear that the projects will be extensive, long-term, and highly lucrative for those involved. Applications for contracts have reportedly surged within hours of the announcement.

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News in Brief

• Travel advisories issued across Athounon-Reschard corridor as ORE outposts are raided by Commando Guri forces

• Fans divided over controversial Kazene Mine broadcasts coinciding with State Protectorate offensive in Serthoulde, featuring the virtual idol dressed in a graphite-gray naval uniform performing on a stage modeled after a Caracal Navy Issue cruiser’s bridge

• Alparena III garrison on high alert as Caldari Navy flights are reported in low orbit

• District-wide survey shows growing discontent and resentment towards Aguard administration as election suspension persists, with peaceful but heated demonstrations noted across multiple sub-districts

• Taayusaka security flights reportedly intercept and board multiple Commando Guri vessels, with prisoners transported off-system

• Planetwide ecological survey on Athounon VI shows stability and negligible unplanned mutation across modified organisms as nuclear winter persists

• Elysian Horizons launches exclusive hot spring resort in the mountains of Belletere, offering complimentary week-long stays through monthly sweepstakes contest

[Jamilah_al_Azhid]

Black Rise Regional News reports heavy fighting between Caldari State Protectorate forces and Federal Defense Union pilots. Arderonne and Odamia are retaken by Caldari forces.

[Kalodote_Lafisques]

CEMWPA systems battlefield “Overturning” causes no consequences to the Insurgencies

Villore, Essence - Last months the CEMWPA systems witnessed a great comeback and advance of the Gallente Federation forces which pushed the frontier deeply into the legitimate State systems and gained the upper hand for a moderate amount of time until now. Federation has now 55 systems against the State’s 34 despite there are first signs of a Caldari counter attack. On the other side, the Amarr has a great advantage after much time of Minmatar “dominion” having now 53 systems against the 17 of the Republic.

Despite this, it didn’t change the current situation with the criminal insurgency around those systems. The Guristas has once again seized the system of Ikoskio, spreading anarchy there and around the systems while the Angel Cartel corruption is spreading from Saidusairos. Apparently, all the involved militias have less to no interests to suppress the criminal activities and no cooperation pacts have been seen to try to intervene since the starting of the insurgencies crisis. This surely worsened the situations and the conditions of those systems as they see a sudden change of administration (and consequent rules, law, politics and regimes) which is also hindered by the current criminal incursions. The effects are just now visible as there has been reported many cross-firings between the militias and after-battle raids from the Guri-Malakim agents. Many colonies, because of this, ceased to respond.

[Jorianna_Gallaire]

Blood, Rust, and Burned Throats: The Minmatar Way of Drinking

By: See and Hear

Matar, Pator System – YC127.08.27

In the rusted bars of Matar’s spaceports and the wind-blown taverns scattered across the Thukker caravans, drinking isn’t just a pastime for the Minmatar, it’s a trial by fire, steel, and the occasional fist to the jaw.

If Gallente drink to charm and Amarrians drink to seduce, Minmatar drink to prove they’re still alive, and to make sure everyone around them knows it.

The heart of Minmatar drinking culture is Rekkr Brenn, a vicious clear spirit distilled from fermented kava root and aged in barrels scorched black with open flame. It hits like a slug round to the chest, burning away hesitation and, some say, the first layer of your soul.

Then there’s Rust-Blood Ale, a thick, iron-tasting brew fermented in old ship fuel drums. The more superstitious claim that its metallic tang “binds you to the ancestors.” The less spiritual just say it’ll strip paint off a bulkhead, and your insides if you’re not careful.

For the Minmatar, drinking is not gentle. Glasses are rarely used; more often, liquor is swigged from dented flasks, chipped mugs, or whatever’s at hand. In some tribes, the first drink of the night is taken after smashing the container against the nearest wall, shards, splinters, and all.

The Brutor make a point of turning drinking into a test: each round gets stronger, hotter, and more bitter. Weak stomachs bow out early, but those who last until dawn earn more than just bragging rights, they’re considered “battle brothers” until proven otherwise.

Bar fights are not just inevitable; they’re tradition. A spilled drink is an insult, a challenge, and an excuse to see who bleeds first. Minmatar veterans swear that the best drinks are tasted with a split lip.

“I’ve had better nights where I woke up in the med-bay than ones where I didn’t fight,” says Garr Vahl, a Sebiestor engineer, lifting a tankard with one good eye and a broken nose. “If you can’t take a punch, you can’t take a drink.”

In some isolated clans, the final round of the night is the Blood Toast, a shared bottle laced with a drop from each drinker. Part oath, part bonding ritual, part dare, it is drunk without flinching. Refusing marks you as an outsider.

To the Minmatar, drinking is about survival, memory, and defiance. It’s the taste of fire stolen from the stars and the raw edge of freedom in liquid form. It’s proof that even after centuries of chains, their throats are still their own, and they’ll burn them if they damn well please.

Or, as one Vherokior caravan barkeep put it:

“Gallente drink to dance. Amarr drink to pray. Caldari drink to seal a deal. We drink to remember we’re still breathing, and to make sure we earn the next one.”

Jorianna Gallaire Director See and Hear, Capsuleer Affairs Correspondent - With harsh drinking Truth

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[Nauplius]

A sermon delivered by Nauplius, Doctor of the Faith for the Amarrian Orthodox Church, Sedevacantist. This sermon has caused quite the sensation in sedevacantist circles, and within a short time of its dissemination, persons could be seen praying emotionally on the public portion of Mehatoor VI - 24th Imperial Crusade Logistic Support Station nearest the LUMEN infirmary, facing the infirmary:

When God was creating the heavens and the earths, it came to pass that the sefrim became bored, for had they not already seen God create galaxies beyond measure? Molok the Deceiver, therefore, saw his chance to win the sefrim to his side, and approached the Throne of God, proclaiming, “I, Molok, can make a more beautiful creation than you, O God!” God did accept this challenge, and so Molok began creating; Heimatar and Metropolis did he create, and the fedo and seven tribes of strange demi-men with tattoos and piercings who banged the drum and danced around the fire did he create. Meanwhile, God did shut himself from the sefrim and created in secret, and one third of the sefrim became restless and went over to Molok and were amazed by his creation.

Finally, it came to pass that God reveled what he had made — his most beautiful creation — proclaiming, “Behold, I have made YUN-HEE YUBARI, and she is the most beautiful of all women. And in the latter-days, when evil rules the land, I will cause her to be displayed to all the nations as a sign of the restoration of my glory and power.” All the sefrim, yay, even Molok knew that Yun-Hee Yubari was more beautiful than all Molok’s creation, even Heimatar and Metropolis. It came to pass that God banished the one third of the sefrim who had followed Molok, and they did become the DEMONS.

In these latter days, then, God has revealed Yun-Hee Yubari to the nations, and the occasion of her revealing did cause awe in all who beheld it. It came to pass that Molok the Deceiver’s hatred for Yun-Hee did wax strong, and he did cause her to become ill. But the prayers of the faithful did not return Void, and God’s plan for Yun-Hee could not be foiled. And God did cause the miraculous apparition of Yun-Hee’s slave as a sign of his triumph over Molok.

The greatest minds of sedevacantism have long sought to clarify the purpose of Yun-Hee Yubari in these latter days. At last we have done so: Yun-Hee Yubari shall be the MOTHER OF THE TRUE EMPEROR. And the True Emperor shall be half Achuran, half True Amarr or Khanid, and he shall liberate the Achurans from Caldari oppression and restore the Throne of the Amarr Empire from the wayward, liberal nobles who now hold it hostage. Let the MOTHER OF THE TRUE EMPEROR be proclaimed to all the cluster. Even so, may the True Emperor come quickly. Amen. Amarr Victor.

[Aallin_Gicquet]

And here I thought the Federation had problems..

[Garion_Avarr]

Wait. You’re saying that the Emperor will not be fully Amarr, and that the ‘most beautiful, perfect woman’ is something other than True Amarr … and you’re calling us liberal?

It doesn’t get much more liberal than your claims, Nauplius.

Not to mention the bad theology you display.

[Nauplius]

The sedevacantist faithful have been furtively leaving gifts near the entrance to LUMEN’s hanger facilities following the announcement of the identity of the Mother of the True Emperor:

[Nauplius]

Religious paintings of a “mother and sacred child” style have begun emanating from the sedevacantist movement following its announcement of the “Mother of the True Emperor”. The faithful might attempt to hang posters of these on the outer walls of the LUMEN hangers where they think the Mother of the True Emperor might be located: