Dredger Clan Freed from Orion University
dredgergalactic News 25 November 2021
*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
Gatekeeper Megaships Established
galactic News 24 November 2021
Factions responsible for the distribution of conditional access permits have deployed so-called Gatekeeper megaships to neighbouring systems. The agreement between 14 factions intends to allow permit distribution procedures to continue regardless of the political status of the associated systems. Though the reason for system access restrictions varies between the... Read more
NMLA figurehead Theta Seven has taken control of the Sacrosanct megaship and redirected it to the Mudhrid system. Several months ago, the leader of Theta Group and his closest aides evaded capture by posing as members of the Far God cult. One of their pilgrimage vessels, the Sacrosanct, has... Read more
Crime Wave Raises Security Concerns
empiregalactic NewsWinking Cat 22 November 2021
An expert larcenist known as the Winking Cat has triggered widespread alarm with a spree of high-profile thefts. Vox Galactica published this feature by crime correspondent Mira Bukowski : “Last month, the galaxy’s most infamous thief reappeared in the headlines after a long absence. It appears the Winking Cat... Read more
Manhunt for Theta Seven Escalates
ACTfederationgalactic NewsNMLA 12 November 2021
*Pilots’ Federation ALERT* The Affiliated Counter-Terrorism unit has acquired an encrypted message that may reveal Theta Seven’s location. ACT successfully captured most of the bomb-making engineers known as Theta Group, and has now prioritised hunting down the NMLA’s de facto leader. This latest breakthrough was explained by Captain Milo... Read more
Aegis Renegades Attack Salvation’s Allies
aegisfederationgalactic Newsindependentthargoidswars / conflicts 11 November 2021
*Pilots’ Federation ALERT* A rogue Aegis Defense force has initiated conflict with Taurus Mining Ventures in the T Tauri system. The megaship Musashi is commanded by Aegis’s chief military liaison Admiral Aden Tanner, who made this announcement: “The Hind Mine asteroid base contains proof that Salvation’s unlicensed anti-xeno weapon... Read more
Long-Lost Research Facility Discovered
Coloniacolonia bridgefederationgalactic Newsindependentsciences 10 November 2021
*Pilots Federation ALERT* A distress call has led independent pilots to locate an abandoned settlement in the Snake Sector GW-W c1-1 system. The SOS was initially detected by one of the megaships that form the Colonia Bridge, inspiring many ships to search nearby systems. The source was eventually identified... Read more
No Progress with Dredger Deadlock
dredgergalactic Newssciences 9 November 2021
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
ACT Captures Theta Group
ACTempiregalactic NewsNMLA 8 November 2021
The creators of the NMLA’s caustic enzyme bombs have been arrested, although the terrorist figurehead Theta Seven remains at large. Theta Group is directly responsible for 17 starport bombings conducted by the NMLA across the core systems. These attacks resulted in a combined death toll of almost 800,000 people,... Read more
Advocacy Defends Dredger Clan
dredgergalactic News 1 November 2021
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