Senator Kahina Tijani Loren’s Imperial Courier was seen departing early morning local time from the Avalon shipyards. It rendezvoused with The Imperial Interdictor Atticus, Admiral Brice last known to be in command. The convoy is believed to be enroute to the Achenar system. According to the Imperial Herald, Senator... Read more
A tense hostage situation in Eotienses on Tuesday morning turned bloody as East India Company members failed to negotiate the liberation of an Imperial trader from the Code, a well-known pirate group. The Imperial trader, unaffiliated with either group, was destroyed after an attempted escape, resulting in tens of... Read more
Leaked images from the Avalon shipyards appear to indicate that Senator Kahina Tijani Loren’s Imperial Courier, the ‘Seven Veils’, is undergoing a significant refit just weeks after her recent visit to the Sol system. Security at the Avalon shipyards, which are owned and managed by Persephone station, is extremely... Read more
Deep in the heart of the Empire, a handful of nations stand defiantly independent from their neighbours. One such nation is Quivira. Home to 37.5 million residents, Quivira has managed to maintain its independence by acting as a major supplier of industrial goods to its neighbours. Early last year... Read more
Patreus Responds to ‘Unfounded’ Accusations
arissa Lavigny-Duvaldenton Patreusempirepolicy/economy 1 May 2015
After a heated meeting of the Senate held earlier today, Senator Patreus made a rare appearance on ‘Question Everything’ to address the accusations levelled against Emperor’s Grace by Senator Lavigny. “This is outrageous,” the Senator began. “Emperor’s Grace has served as the loyal stewards of HR 706 for decades.... Read more
Arissa Prepares to Present Evidence to Imperial Senate
arissa Lavigny-Duvalemperor’s assassinationempirehengist Duvalpolicy/economy 28 April 2015
At a conference held ahead of today’s closed meeting of the Senate, Senator Arissa Lavigny addressed her supporters in a speech streamed live from the Lavigny family home on Topaz. “The last few weeks have been difficult for us all, but I am pleased to announce that our trials... Read more
President Halsey Denounces Patron’s Principles
empirefederationjasmina Halseywars / conflicts 27 April 2015
This weekend saw the outbreak of a skirmish between Imperial and Federal forces in the small but significant system of Volungu. Reports indicate that the conflict was started by the Patron’s Principles, an Empire-aligned organisation based in the nearby Liaedin region. For years Liaedin was caught in almost constant... Read more
Emperor’s Grace Indicted in Attack on Emperor
anders Blainearissa Lavigny-Duvalemperor’s assassinationempiregalactic Newshengist Duval 27 April 2015
Several weeks ago, Imperial Palace security uncovered an attempted plot to poison Emperor Hengist Duval. Princess Lavigny-Duval and Chancellor Blaine both launched their own investigations into the matter. The Chancellor’s men managed to locate and question the would-be-assassin, but they were unable to extract any useful information. Fortunately, members... Read more
Shadow President Hudson returned to Mars today, where a throng of eager reporters waited to get the latest scoop on the Shadow President’s campaign to remove President Halsey from office. Instead the Shadow President had some choice words to say about the Merchant Marines and their unsanctioned operations in... Read more
Justice Isn’t Always Blind
arissa Lavigny-Duvalemperor’s assassinationempiregalactic Newshengist Duval 24 April 2015
Just when it looked like the trail was turning cold, a new clue has been uncovered in the investigation into the attack on the Emperor. According to forensic accountants working on behalf of Princess Lavigny-Duval, the evidence suggests that rogue members of Silver Allied Network channelled funds for the... Read more