Commodity Prices Affected by Market Volatility
*Pilots Federation ALERT* Volatile trading markets have caused widespread price changes on several commodities, with a focus on the mining sector. Alongside general market instability, unprecedented stock levels for a range of mined materials such as painite – once the gold standard of many systems – mean they now... Read more
Superpowers React to Latest NMLA Strike
Relations between the Empire and the Federation have deteriorated following a terror attack by Neo-Marlinists against a Federal starport. Kepler Orbital in the Atropos system was bombed by the NMLA to eliminate several of its captured members, before they could reveal anything under interrogation by the Federal Security Service.... Read more
Terrorist Bombing at Federal Starport
*Pilots Federation ALERT* Multiple explosions have struck Kepler Orbital in the Atropos system, causing huge damage and loss of life. Witnesses have observed signs of corrosion damage to the starport. This is characteristic of an explosive designed by the engineer Liz Ryder that deploys Thargoid caustic enzymes, and which... Read more
Terrorists Identified Among Marlinist Refugees
A screening process for Marlinist asylum-seekers arriving in the Federation has located several members of the NMLA terrorist group. Vice President Brad Mitchell personally initiated a Federal Security Service operation to uncover any Neo-Marlinist extremists concealed among the refugee population. The Vice President delivered this report to Congress: “After... Read more
Coalsack Nebula Campaign Completes Initial Stages
*Pilots Federation ALERT* An Alliance initiative has successfully prepared the Coalsack Nebula for exploitation and reduced the Thargoids’ presence. Traders delivered shipments of power generators, robotics, structural regulators and building fabricators, which will be used to help construct several new facilities in the region. The quantity of commodities received... Read more
Emperor Decides Hadrian Duval’s Status
Princess Aisling Duval’s request for her cousin, Imperator Hadrian Augustus Duval, to be accepted into the Imperial Family has been denied. Emperor Arissa Lavigny-Duval’s decision was delivered to the Senate by Chancellor Anders Blaine: “Her Majesty acknowledges that Hadrian is a Duval by blood, and offers royal pardons to... Read more
Federal System Resists Imperial Takeover
*Pilots Federation ALERT* The Federation has successfully maintained control of the LTT 1935 system, following a battle against local Imperial forces. The conflict was caused by an Imperial investigation that traced deliveries of bomb-making materials from this system to an NMLA workshop. Colonel Ernest Harris of the LTT 1935... Read more
Alliance Launches Coalsack Nebula Campaign
*Pilots Federation ALERT* Commodities and anti-xeno support are requested as the Alliance begins exploitation of the Coalsack Nebula. The Alliance plans to construct several new outposts in the Coalsack Nebula. From these, commercial and scientific operations will be conducted to locate fresh sources of meta-alloys and other potential sites... Read more
Hadrian Duval Seeks Reintegration with the Empire
Imperator Hadrian Augustus Duval has recovered from an assassination attempt and signalled a new direction for Nova Imperium. Princess Aisling Duval provided advanced medical care for Imperator Duval after a near-fatal attack by NMLA assassins. Following a period of discussion, she told the media: “At this time of crisis... Read more
‘Ghost Ship’ Leads Alliance to New Resources
Discoveries made two hundred years ago by an abandoned megaship have revealed untapped sources of meta-alloys within the Coalsack Nebula. The Adamastor, which was launched in 3111, returned to the Chukchan system from the Coalsack Nebula on autopilot with no traces of its crew. Thargoid barnacle sites were found... Read more