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Community Goal: Campaign to Develop i Sola Prospect

empire Interstellar Initiative & CG 28 January 2016

The Imperial Inquisition is known for regularly organising competitive combat events, ranging from small-scale skirmishes to the popular ‘Hunter Games’, an intense 20-person gladiatorial competition. As one might expect, members of the organisation make frequent use of outfitting services, but they are constrained by the fact that their nearest... Read more

Freelance Report: Pilot Breaks Eight-Hour Sagittarius A* Barrier

Distant Worlds Expedition pilots achievements sport 26 January 2016

Buckyball champion Commander Alot has broken the eight-hour barrier for a trip from Sol to Sagittarius A* in his ship, Rhonda the Anaconda. Having failed in his first attempt to set a sub-eight hour record by just six seconds, Commander Alot ultimately succeeded in completing the 25,900 light year... Read more

Freelance Report: Dr Arcanonn Receives Death Threats

canonn research professor Palin sciences 25 January 2016

Dr Arcanonn from the Canonn Interstellar Research Group has released a statement to the galactic media: “I am now working from a new laboratory, two kilometres underground, at a secret location. My colleagues have forced me to relocate in the interests of my own safety. The death threats began... Read more

Galactic News: Sirius Corporation Responds to Calls for Clarity

antares’ disappearance galactic News sirius corporation 25 January 2016

Since the wreckage of the Highliner Antares was recovered several weeks ago, the families of those who lost their lives aboard the ship have been lobbying the Sirius Corporation for more information. Specifically, questions have been asked about where the wreckage was found, and if any human remains were... Read more

Galactic News: Professor Ishmael Palin Responds to Fellow Scientist’s Concerns

professor Palin sciences unknown artefacts 23 January 2016

Professor Ishmael Palin, the scientist conducting research into the Unknown Artefacts, has issued a response to Violet Belbin of the Xenological Research Institute. Professor Belbin recently released a statement in which she suggested that Professor Palin was exercising insufficient caution over the meta-alloys – the substance produced by the... Read more

Freelance Report: Officials Deny Funding ‘Turbo Hour’ Endurance Race

buckyball racing sport 22 January 2016

Officials at Kanwar Horizons in the Turbo system have strenuously denied allegations of involvement in an unsanctioned Buckyball Racing Club event known as the ‘Turbo Hour Endurance Race’, which will apparently run alongside the station’s annual air show and starship exhibition. Station entertainment director Hector LeMans described as “preposterous”... Read more

Freelance Report: Leading Scientist Expresses Doubts

barnacles pleiades professor Palin sciences 22 January 2016

Yesterday, Professor Ishmael Palin called upon independent pilots to deliver meta-alloys – produced by the newly discovered ‘barnacles’ in the Pleiades Nebula – to Obsidian Orbital, suggesting that the material could be the cure for the technological virus spreading through inhabited space. But Professor Violet Belbin of the Xenological... Read more

Galactic News: Sirius Corporation Reveals Results of Analysis

antares’ disappearance galactic News sirius corporation 21 January 2016

Following the recent discovery of the remains of the Antares, the Sirius Corporation has been subjecting the wreckage to extensive analysis in an attempt to determine exactly what happened to the luxury liner. In a press conference held this morning, a spokesperson for the organisation revealed the initial results... Read more

Galactic News: Faction’s Appeal Successful

galactic News onionhead 21 January 2016

According a statement from the Green Party of HIP 112974, the faction’s recent appeal for onionhead has been successful. In the statement, a spokesperson confirmed the faction had received sufficient quantities of the drug to establish a new onionhead-trading operation: “We’re hugely grateful to all the traders who made... Read more

Community Goal: Emperor’s Dawn ‘Shadow’ Cells Discovered

denton Patreus emperor’s dawn empire Interstellar Initiative & CG 21 January 2016

When the Federal Navy destroyed the Emperor’s Dawn base in the Kausalya system in December, many believed the organisation had finally been defeated. The Federal offensive, which was supported by a large deputation from the Federal Navy Auxiliary, was swift and merciless, and resulted in the total destruction of... Read more