A Retrospective of 3307 (Part Three)
Sima Kalhana reviews the most newsworthy events of the past year in this series of articles. “July began badly for the Federation, with more factions seceding in response to the Proactive Detection Bureau’s establishment. The newly independent nations severed all links with these new surveillance efforts, inspiring many other... Read more
A Retrospective of 3307 (Part Four)
The last in a series that reviews the events of the past year, by noted historian Sima Kalhana. “October brought further controversy for the Federation, when a diplomatic conference in the Delta Pavonis system was revealed to be a honey trap designed to capture Yuri Grom. Only a rush... Read more
Dredger Clan Resumes Nomadic Travels
*Pilots’ Federation ALERT* The Scriveners Clan dredger has departed from the Oochost PC-C c29-0 system to an unknown destination. Freelance reporter Casey Kilpatrick provided a report for Vox Galactica: “After a coalition of supporters helped them to bypass Orion University’s override codes, the Scriveners Clan has finally resumed their... Read more
Dredger Clan Faces Possible Extinction
Orion University has been informed that its ownership claim of the Scriveners Clan dredger is placing its population at great risk. In the Oochost PC-C c29-0 system, the university’s megaship Scientia Aeterna has used override codes to prevent the dredger from departing. But the nomadic tribe’s refusal to abandon... Read more
Dredger Deadlock Inspires Competing Campaigns
*Pilots’ Federation ALERT* The HIP 43670 system is hosting two competing delivery initiatives, each of which aims to benefit the Scriveners Clan. Orion University has partnered with Independent HIP 43670 Labour, which is requesting deliveries of anomalous bulk scan data, unusual encrypted files and unidentified scan archives to Shaara... Read more
Dredger Clan Freed from Orion University
*Pilots’ Federation ALERT* The Scriveners Clan dredger has been fully repaired, following twin initiatives in the HIP 43670 system. A campaign by supporters of the Scriveners Clan delivered emergency power cells, power converters and power transfer buses to the Alliance of HIP 42371 at Oramus Terminal. A spokesperson for... Read more
No Progress with Dredger Deadlock
The nomadic Scriveners Clan continues to resist Orion University’s attempts to take possession of their dredger. Freelance reporter Casey Kilpatrick published an update from the Oochost PC-C c29-0 system: “Orion University’s claim that the vessel is their property has been countered by Advocacy’s reminder of laws preventing cultural contamination.... Read more
Advocacy Defends Dredger Clan
The Scriveners Clan’s legal ownership of their dredger has been supported by the civil rights organisation Advocacy. The ancient Dredger-class bulk cruiser, currently located in the Oochost PC-C c29-0 system, is inhabited by a nomadic tribe descended from the vessel’s original crew. Orion University claims that the cruiser is... Read more
Scriveners Clan Resists Orion University
The spacefaring tribe that lives aboard an ancient dredger has refused to allow Orion University to take possession of the vessel. Vox Galactica published an eye-witness account by freelance reporter Casey Kilpatrick from the Oochost PC-C c29-0 system: “Once the Scriveners Clan was found, it wasn’t long before Orion... Read more
Scriveners Clan Dredger Located
*Pilots Federation ALERT* The dredger inhabited by the nomadic Scriveners Clan has been found within the Oochost PC-C c29-0 system. Independent pilots conducted a search for the vessel in response to a request from Orion University, which claims that the Dredger-class bulk cruiser is its commercial property. Vice Chancellor... Read more