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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