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'''Project Seraph''' was a secret [[Thargoid]] technology research program that was ~~last known to be active in 3303~~. It ~~was known to operate~~ primarily in the HIP 26176 and [[HIP 22460]] systems~~. The project~~ was ~~apparently overseen by [[Azimuth Biochemicals]]~~. The covert military unit [[Black Flight]] provided security for Project Seraph, and in order to keep it a secret and suppress knowledge of the existence of the Thargoids, it actively hunted down anyone who discovered Thargoid sites or became aware of the project's activities. The existence of Project Seraph remained concealed until August 3307, when its facilities were found using a decrypted message obtained from [[Hyford's Cache]].

'''Project Seraph''' was a secret [[Thargoid]] technology research program that was overseen by [[Azimuth Biochemicals]]. It operated primarily in the HIP 26176 and [[HIP 22460]] systems, and was last known to be active in 3303. The covert military unit [[Black Flight]] provided security for Project Seraph, and in order to keep it a secret and suppress knowledge of the existence of the Thargoids, it actively hunted down anyone who discovered Thargoid sites or became aware of the project's activities. The existence of Project Seraph remained concealed until August 3307, when its facilities were found using a decrypted message obtained from [[Hyford's Cache]].

== History ==

Project Seraph was preceded years of preparatory research into [[Thargoid]] technology in pursuit of the means to master it for human use. Its first phase, based at [[Oaken Point]] in HIP 26176, focused on developing a method for humans to safely interface with and pilot Thargoid craft. This produced breakthrough neural implants that met with limited success in a series of live trials. In the second phase, Project Seraph attempted to procure intact Thargoid ships for it to experiment with, as the only one it had in its possession at Oaken Point, likely a [[Thargoid Scout]], had been rendered inert after the experiments. For this phase, [[HIP 22460]] was [[Permits|permit-locked]] for the project's exclusive use after the system was found to contain two ancient [[Thargoid Surface Site]]s, designated Research Site Amber and Research Site Bronze, and the research facility [[Fort Asch]] was built there. The Fort Asch team attempted to provoke the Thargoid Surface Sites to attract Thargoids, but failed to capture a ship.

When the first encounters with living Thargoids were publicised in 3303, and Thargoid activity in HIP 22460 intensified to a dangerous level, it became impossible to continue cover-up operations or avoid hostilities with the Thargoids themselves. Project Seraph then evacuated its main facilities and shut down on the orders of an individual referred to as "the Witch".

When the first encounters with living Thargoids were publicised in 3303, and Thargoid activity in HIP 22460 intensified to a dangerous level, it became impossible to continue cover-up operations or avoid hostilities with the Thargoids themselves. Project Seraph then evacuated its main facilities and shut down on the orders of an individual referred to as "the [[Witch]]".

The project might never have been exposed if not for the actions of [[Commander]] Hyford, a pilot hired to transport test subjects to Oaken Point. When Hyford witnessed Project Seraph's experiments on humans at Oaken Point, he fled to [[Colonia]] to escape Black Flight and left behind [[Hyford's Cache]], a timed message that decrypted on August 26, 3307 and revealed Oaken Point's location. From there, independent pilots followed a series of [[Listening Post]]s to HIP 22460 and found both Fort Asch and [[Overlook]].

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== Personnel ==

*Leadership

**"The Witch"

**The [[Witch]]

**Unidentified recipient of Project Seraph's logs

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== Timeline ==

31 JAN 3308

*Information recovered from the [[Alexandria]] has prompted [[Aegis]] to insist that it was not responsible for the loss of the [[megaship]]'s crew and cargo. The wreckage of the Alexandria was recently located in the Wregoe TC-X B29-0 system. There were no survivors, but fragments of the commanding officer's log were found. Chief Administrator [[Carter Armstrong]] published this statement on behalf of Aegis: "The logs made by Captain [[Jacob Morales]] tell a bleak tale. The Alexandria was deliberately sabotaged to leave it stranded and powerless. They were met by an unidentified group posing as a rescue team, who slaughtered most of the crew and hijacked the [[Guardian]] artefacts. The survivors later made a desperate attempt to initiate the [[hyperdrive]], which sadly led to their destruction. We can now prove that the Alexandria's loss was not caused by negligence, as claimed by the [[Paul Baumann|Baumann Report]]. In reality, the megaship was snared in a trap laid by an organised quasi-military force. Furthermore, Captain Morales discovered that the raiders worked for someone they referred to as 'the [[Witch]]'. That name was mentioned in logs discovered at [[HIP 22460]] regarding Project Seraph – vile experiments perpetrated by Azimuth researchers to install human test pilots into [[Thargoid]] vessels. This evidence suggests that [[Azimuth Biochemicals]] has survived in some form over the last two hundred years, and remains focused on aggressive xenological research. Aegis must be reinstated immediately to counter this dangerous organisation before more lives are lost."<ref>[https://community.elitedangerous.com/galnet/uid/61f7efc4178bf54c8d5f609d GalNet: 'Azimuth has Survived' Warns Aegis]</ref>

02 JAN 3308

*[[Sima Kalhana]] reviews the most newsworthy events of the past year in this series of articles.<br/>"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 systems to do likewise. This [[Federal Rebellion of 3307|secession crisis]] would rumble on for the rest of the year. The [[Blue Viper Club Clan Dredger|Blue Viper Club]], one of the rarely seen [[Dredger Clans|dredger clans]], joined forces with the [[Kumo Crew]] to manufacture a medicinal [[drug]] that turned out to be a [[Onionhead Gamma Strain|new strain]] of [[onionhead]]. The drug would ultimately end up being legally distributed by [[Neomedical Industries]], causing [[Archon Delaine]] to seek revenge against the corporation. Tensions soared in the [[Marlinist Colonies]] during an election for the head of their [[Marlinist Consulate|diplomatic consulate]]. [[Aaron Whyte]]'s [[Verity Dexter|candidate]] had the support of an [[Lorcan Scordato|Imperial senator]], which would have given the Neo-Marlinists a powerful voice within the [[Empire]]. When a more [[Kayode Tau|moderate candidate]] was elected, the [[Neo-Marlinist Liberation Army|NMLA]] reacted by bombing both Marlinist starports, murdering tens of thousands including First Minister [[Jenna Fairfax]]. It seemed [[John Tyburn|Theta Seven's]] extremist views allowed anyone to be targeted as an enemy, even his fellow Marlinists. The civil war concluded in August, with Whyte killed in battle as his supporters were overcome in direct combat. Following accusations of incompetence regarding the vanished [[Alexandria]] megaship, [[Aegis]] was officially suspended and subjected to a [[Paul Baumann|board of inquiry]]. This would have ramifications for the [[Second Thargoid War|ongoing conflict]] with the [[Thargoid]]s, and encourage [[Salvation]] to position himself as an alternative. In the corporate sphere, [[Zemina Torval]] created a [[Torval Mining Ltd|new subsidiary]] of [[Mastopolos Mining]] that would eventually become an autonomous company. There were rumours that the [[Torval family|Torval]] and [[Mastopolos family|Mastopolos]] families were now at loggerheads after decades of working in unison. In September, the mystery of [[Hyford's Cache]] was finally unlocked. The trail led to revelations of dark experiments which are believed to have involved human test subjects and Thargoid technology. When the Thargoids themselves appeared en masse in the Cornsar system, Salvation was ready for them. An anti-xeno superweapon of undisclosed nature was deployed, wiping out some of the aliens and driving away the rest. It seemed that the self-titled 'man of science' had developed something revolutionary, inspiring many to place their faith in him to end the Thargoid menace once and for all."<ref>[https://community.elitedangerous.com/galnet/uid/61bc624fc9a41028410f101a GalNet: A Retrospective of 3307 (Part Three)]</ref>

*[[Sima Kalhana]] reviews the most newsworthy events of the past year in this series of articles.<br/>"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 systems to do likewise. This [[Federal Rebellion of 3307|secession crisis]] would rumble on for the rest of the year. The [[Blue Viper Club Clan Dredger|Blue Viper Club]], one of the rarely seen [[Dredger Clans|dredger clans]], joined forces with the [[Kumo Crew]] to manufacture a medicinal [[drug]] that turned out to be a [[Onionhead Gamma Strain|new strain]] of [[onionhead]]. The drug would ultimately end up being legally distributed by [[Neomedical Industries]], causing [[Archon Delaine]] to seek revenge against the corporation. Tensions soared in the [[Marlinist Colonies]] during an election for the head of their [[Marlinist Consulate|diplomatic consulate]]. [[Aaron Whyte]]'s [[Verity Dexter|candidate]] had the support of an [[Lorcan Scordato|Imperial senator]], which would have given the Neo-Marlinists a powerful voice within the [[Empire]]. When a more [[Kayode Tau|moderate candidate]] was elected, the [[Neo-Marlinist Liberation Army|NMLA]] reacted by bombing both Marlinist starports, murdering tens of thousands including First Minister [[Jenna Fairfax]]. It seemed [[John Tyburn|Theta Seven's]] extremist views allowed anyone to be targeted as an enemy, even his fellow Marlinists. The civil war concluded in August, with Whyte killed in battle as his supporters were overcome in direct combat. Following accusations of incompetence regarding the vanished [[Alexandria]] megaship, [[Aegis]] was officially suspended and subjected to a [[Paul Baumann|board of inquiry]]. This would have ramifications for the [[Second Thargoid War|ongoing conflict]] with the [[Thargoid]]s, and encourage [[Salvation]] to position himself as an alternative. In the corporate sphere, [[Zemina Torval]] created a [[Torval Mining Ltd|new subsidiary]] of [[Mastopolos Mining]] that would eventually become an autonomous company. There were rumours that the [[Torval family|Torval]] and [[Mastopolos family|Mastopolos]] families were now at loggerheads after decades of working in unison. In September, the mystery of [[Hyford's Cache]] was finally unlocked. The trail led to revelations of dark experiments which are believed to have involved human test subjects and Thargoid technology. When the Thargoids themselves appeared en masse in the Cornsar system, Salvation was ready for them. An [[anti-xeno superweapon]] of undisclosed nature was deployed, wiping out some of the aliens and driving away the rest. It seemed that the self-titled 'man of science' had developed something revolutionary, inspiring many to place their faith in him to end the Thargoid menace once and for all."<ref>[https://community.elitedangerous.com/galnet/uid/61bc624fc9a41028410f101a GalNet: A Retrospective of 3307 (Part Three)]</ref>

31 AUG 3307

*<nowiki>*</nowiki>Pilots Federation ALERT*<br/>A data bank left by a crashed vessel on the moon [[Colonia]] 5 e a has reactivated, revealing clues as to its origin. The crash site was first discovered over four years ago via listening posts in the Colonia, Neche and Wasat systems. These posts held transmissions from the ship's owner, [[Commander]] Hyford, discussing his attempts to avoid members of a private military outfit he had previously worked for. This latest development was discussed by [[Erik Gunnarson]] of the [[Wallglass Investigations Agency]]: "Commander Hyford spoke of making deliveries to a nameless organisation in the [[Pleiades Nebula|Pleiades]], and left a data cache in the Colonia system that provided further details. [[Hyford's Cache]], as some investigators referred to it, had remained locked until a manually-set timer system finally expired last week. The information within has apparently directed pilots to investigate the HIP 26176 system. It's possible that [[Kit Fowler]]'s recent theories regarding [[Black Flight]] – another old mystery – might prove relevant after all. But there are bigger questions that need answering. Who was Hyford working for? Were they responsible for causing his ship to crash? And if so, what secrets were they trying to keep?"<ref>[https://community.elitedangerous.com/galnet/uid/6128e74eae137b2f7c1885aa GalNet: Hyford's Cache Reveals Mysterious Project]</ref>

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-'''Project Seraph''' was a secret [[Thargoid]] technology research program that was last known to be active in 3303. It was known to operate primarily in the HIP 26176 and [[HIP 22460]] systems. The project was apparently overseen by [[Azimuth Biochemicals]]. The covert military unit [[Black Flight]] provided security for Project Seraph, and in order to keep it a secret and suppress knowledge of the existence of the Thargoids, it actively hunted down anyone who discovered Thargoid sites or became aware of the project's activities. The existence of Project Seraph remained concealed until August 3307, when its facilities were found using a decrypted message obtained from [[Hyford's Cache]].
+'''Project Seraph''' was a secret [[Thargoid]] technology research program that was overseen by [[Azimuth Biochemicals]]. It operated primarily in the HIP 26176 and [[HIP 22460]] systems, and was last known to be active in 3303. The covert military unit [[Black Flight]] provided security for Project Seraph, and in order to keep it a secret and suppress knowledge of the existence of the Thargoids, it actively hunted down anyone who discovered Thargoid sites or became aware of the project's activities. The existence of Project Seraph remained concealed until August 3307, when its facilities were found using a decrypted message obtained from [[Hyford's Cache]].
 == History ==
 Project Seraph was preceded years of preparatory research into [[Thargoid]] technology in pursuit of the means to master it for human use. Its first phase, based at [[Oaken Point]] in HIP 26176, focused on developing a method for humans to safely interface with and pilot Thargoid craft. This produced breakthrough neural implants that met with limited success in a series of live trials. In the second phase, Project Seraph attempted to procure intact Thargoid ships for it to experiment with, as the only one it had in its possession at Oaken Point, likely a [[Thargoid Scout]], had been rendered inert after the experiments. For this phase, [[HIP 22460]] was [[Permits|permit-locked]] for the project's exclusive use after the system was found to contain two ancient [[Thargoid Surface Site]]s, designated Research Site Amber and Research Site Bronze, and the research facility [[Fort Asch]] was built there. The Fort Asch team attempted to provoke the Thargoid Surface Sites to attract Thargoids, but failed to capture a ship.
-When the first encounters with living Thargoids were publicised in 3303, and Thargoid activity in HIP 22460 intensified to a dangerous level, it became impossible to continue cover-up operations or avoid hostilities with the Thargoids themselves. Project Seraph then evacuated its main facilities and shut down on the orders of an individual referred to as "the Witch".
+When the first encounters with living Thargoids were publicised in 3303, and Thargoid activity in HIP 22460 intensified to a dangerous level, it became impossible to continue cover-up operations or avoid hostilities with the Thargoids themselves. Project Seraph then evacuated its main facilities and shut down on the orders of an individual referred to as "the [[Witch]]".
 The project might never have been exposed if not for the actions of [[Commander]] Hyford, a pilot hired to transport test subjects to Oaken Point. When Hyford witnessed Project Seraph's experiments on humans at Oaken Point, he fled to [[Colonia]] to escape Black Flight and left behind [[Hyford's Cache]], a timed message that decrypted on August 26, 3307 and revealed Oaken Point's location. From there, independent pilots followed a series of [[Listening Post]]s to HIP 22460 and found both Fort Asch and [[Overlook]].
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 == Personnel ==
 *Leadership
-**"The Witch"
+**The [[Witch]]
 **Unidentified recipient of Project Seraph's logs
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 == Timeline ==
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+JAN 3308
+*Information recovered from the [[Alexandria]] has prompted [[Aegis]] to insist that it was not responsible for the loss of the [[megaship]]'s crew and cargo. The wreckage of the Alexandria was recently located in the Wregoe TC-X B29-0 system. There were no survivors, but fragments of the commanding officer's log were found. Chief Administrator [[Carter Armstrong]] published this statement on behalf of Aegis: "The logs made by Captain [[Jacob Morales]] tell a bleak tale. The Alexandria was deliberately sabotaged to leave it stranded and powerless. They were met by an unidentified group posing as a rescue team, who slaughtered most of the crew and hijacked the [[Guardian]] artefacts. The survivors later made a desperate attempt to initiate the [[hyperdrive]], which sadly led to their destruction. We can now prove that the Alexandria's loss was not caused by negligence, as claimed by the [[Paul Baumann|Baumann Report]]. In reality, the megaship was snared in a trap laid by an organised quasi-military force. Furthermore, Captain Morales discovered that the raiders worked for someone they referred to as 'the [[Witch]]'. That name was mentioned in logs discovered at [[HIP 22460]] regarding Project Seraph – vile experiments perpetrated by Azimuth researchers to install human test pilots into [[Thargoid]] vessels. This evidence suggests that [[Azimuth Biochemicals]] has survived in some form over the last two hundred years, and remains focused on aggressive xenological research. Aegis must be reinstated immediately to counter this dangerous organisation before more lives are lost."<ref>[https://community.elitedangerous.com/galnet/uid/61f7efc4178bf54c8d5f609d GalNet: 'Azimuth has Survived' Warns Aegis]</ref>
 JAN 3308
-*[[Sima Kalhana]] reviews the most newsworthy events of the past year in this series of articles.<br/>"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 systems to do likewise. This [[Federal Rebellion of 3307|secession crisis]] would rumble on for the rest of the year. The [[Blue Viper Club Clan Dredger|Blue Viper Club]], one of the rarely seen [[Dredger Clans|dredger clans]], joined forces with the [[Kumo Crew]] to manufacture a medicinal [[drug]] that turned out to be a [[Onionhead Gamma Strain|new strain]] of [[onionhead]]. The drug would ultimately end up being legally distributed by [[Neomedical Industries]], causing [[Archon Delaine]] to seek revenge against the corporation. Tensions soared in the [[Marlinist Colonies]] during an election for the head of their [[Marlinist Consulate|diplomatic consulate]]. [[Aaron Whyte]]'s [[Verity Dexter|candidate]] had the support of an [[Lorcan Scordato|Imperial senator]], which would have given the Neo-Marlinists a powerful voice within the [[Empire]]. When a more [[Kayode Tau|moderate candidate]] was elected, the [[Neo-Marlinist Liberation Army|NMLA]] reacted by bombing both Marlinist starports, murdering tens of thousands including First Minister [[Jenna Fairfax]]. It seemed [[John Tyburn|Theta Seven's]] extremist views allowed anyone to be targeted as an enemy, even his fellow Marlinists. The civil war concluded in August, with Whyte killed in battle as his supporters were overcome in direct combat. Following accusations of incompetence regarding the vanished [[Alexandria]] megaship, [[Aegis]] was officially suspended and subjected to a [[Paul Baumann|board of inquiry]]. This would have ramifications for the [[Second Thargoid War|ongoing conflict]] with the [[Thargoid]]s, and encourage [[Salvation]] to position himself as an alternative. In the corporate sphere, [[Zemina Torval]] created a [[Torval Mining Ltd|new subsidiary]] of [[Mastopolos Mining]] that would eventually become an autonomous company. There were rumours that the [[Torval family|Torval]] and [[Mastopolos family|Mastopolos]] families were now at loggerheads after decades of working in unison. In September, the mystery of [[Hyford's Cache]] was finally unlocked. The trail led to revelations of dark experiments which are believed to have involved human test subjects and Thargoid technology. When the Thargoids themselves appeared en masse in the Cornsar system, Salvation was ready for them. An anti-xeno superweapon of undisclosed nature was deployed, wiping out some of the aliens and driving away the rest. It seemed that the self-titled 'man of science' had developed something revolutionary, inspiring many to place their faith in him to end the Thargoid menace once and for all."<ref>[https://community.elitedangerous.com/galnet/uid/61bc624fc9a41028410f101a GalNet: A Retrospective of 3307 (Part Three)]</ref>
+*[[Sima Kalhana]] reviews the most newsworthy events of the past year in this series of articles.<br/>"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 systems to do likewise. This [[Federal Rebellion of 3307|secession crisis]] would rumble on for the rest of the year. The [[Blue Viper Club Clan Dredger|Blue Viper Club]], one of the rarely seen [[Dredger Clans|dredger clans]], joined forces with the [[Kumo Crew]] to manufacture a medicinal [[drug]] that turned out to be a [[Onionhead Gamma Strain|new strain]] of [[onionhead]]. The drug would ultimately end up being legally distributed by [[Neomedical Industries]], causing [[Archon Delaine]] to seek revenge against the corporation. Tensions soared in the [[Marlinist Colonies]] during an election for the head of their [[Marlinist Consulate|diplomatic consulate]]. [[Aaron Whyte]]'s [[Verity Dexter|candidate]] had the support of an [[Lorcan Scordato|Imperial senator]], which would have given the Neo-Marlinists a powerful voice within the [[Empire]]. When a more [[Kayode Tau|moderate candidate]] was elected, the [[Neo-Marlinist Liberation Army|NMLA]] reacted by bombing both Marlinist starports, murdering tens of thousands including First Minister [[Jenna Fairfax]]. It seemed [[John Tyburn|Theta Seven's]] extremist views allowed anyone to be targeted as an enemy, even his fellow Marlinists. The civil war concluded in August, with Whyte killed in battle as his supporters were overcome in direct combat. Following accusations of incompetence regarding the vanished [[Alexandria]] megaship, [[Aegis]] was officially suspended and subjected to a [[Paul Baumann|board of inquiry]]. This would have ramifications for the [[Second Thargoid War|ongoing conflict]] with the [[Thargoid]]s, and encourage [[Salvation]] to position himself as an alternative. In the corporate sphere, [[Zemina Torval]] created a [[Torval Mining Ltd|new subsidiary]] of [[Mastopolos Mining]] that would eventually become an autonomous company. There were rumours that the [[Torval family|Torval]] and [[Mastopolos family|Mastopolos]] families were now at loggerheads after decades of working in unison. In September, the mystery of [[Hyford's Cache]] was finally unlocked. The trail led to revelations of dark experiments which are believed to have involved human test subjects and Thargoid technology. When the Thargoids themselves appeared en masse in the Cornsar system, Salvation was ready for them. An [[anti-xeno superweapon]] of undisclosed nature was deployed, wiping out some of the aliens and driving away the rest. It seemed that the self-titled 'man of science' had developed something revolutionary, inspiring many to place their faith in him to end the Thargoid menace once and for all."<ref>[https://community.elitedangerous.com/galnet/uid/61bc624fc9a41028410f101a GalNet: A Retrospective of 3307 (Part Three)]</ref>
 AUG 3307
 *<nowiki>*</nowiki>Pilots Federation ALERT*<br/>A data bank left by a crashed vessel on the moon [[Colonia]] 5 e a has reactivated, revealing clues as to its origin. The crash site was first discovered over four years ago via listening posts in the Colonia, Neche and Wasat systems. These posts held transmissions from the ship's owner, [[Commander]] Hyford, discussing his attempts to avoid members of a private military outfit he had previously worked for. This latest development was discussed by [[Erik Gunnarson]] of the [[Wallglass Investigations Agency]]: "Commander Hyford spoke of making deliveries to a nameless organisation in the [[Pleiades Nebula|Pleiades]], and left a data cache in the Colonia system that provided further details. [[Hyford's Cache]], as some investigators referred to it, had remained locked until a manually-set timer system finally expired last week. The information within has apparently directed pilots to investigate the HIP 26176 system. It's possible that [[Kit Fowler]]'s recent theories regarding [[Black Flight]] – another old mystery – might prove relevant after all. But there are bigger questions that need answering. Who was Hyford working for? Were they responsible for causing his ship to crash? And if so, what secrets were they trying to keep?"<ref>[https://community.elitedangerous.com/galnet/uid/6128e74eae137b2f7c1885aa GalNet: Hyford's Cache Reveals Mysterious Project]</ref>
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