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The '''Blue Viper Club Clan Dredger''' is one of multiple [[Dredger]] [[Megaship]]s owned and operated by the Blue Viper Club, a [[Dredger Clans|Dredger Clan]]. The Blue Viper Club is described as fiercely independent, with a reputation for drug running and raiding outposts. | The '''Blue Viper Club Clan Dredger''' is one of multiple [[Dredger]] [[Megaship]]s owned and operated by the Blue Viper Club, a [[Dredger Clans|Dredger Clan]]. The Blue Viper Club is described as fiercely independent, with a reputation for drug running and raiding outposts. | ||
This Blue Viper Club Clan Dredger arrived in Pegasi Sector PN-T c3-14 on July 2, 3307 and took up orbit near the [[starport]] Kumo City, the first known occasion one of the clan's dredgers had entered an inhabited system. Unmarked personnel shuttles were observed travelling between the vessel and the starport, setting off speculation that the Blue Viper Club had business with the [[Kumo Crew]]. Attempts to hack the vessel's data nodes were rebuffed by security protocols, but the mystery was mostly dispelled by Arch-Corsair [[Kay Volantyne]] of the Kumo Council, who launched a successful campaign on July 8 to mass-produce a new strain of the [[Onionhead]] drug, known as [[Onionhead Gamma Strain]] or "Helix", that the Blue Viper Club was believed to have obtained from an unidentified research facility. | This Blue Viper Club Clan Dredger arrived in Pegasi Sector PN-T c3-14 on July 2, 3307 and took up orbit near the [[starport]] Kumo City, the first known occasion one of the clan's dredgers had entered an inhabited system. Unmarked personnel shuttles were observed travelling between the vessel and the starport, setting off speculation that the Blue Viper Club had business with the [[Kumo Crew]]. Attempts to hack the vessel's data nodes were rebuffed by security protocols, but the mystery was mostly dispelled by Arch-Corsair [[Kay Volantyne]] of the Kumo Council, who launched a successful campaign on July 8 to mass-produce a new strain of the [[Onionhead]] drug, known as [[Onionhead Gamma Strain]] or "Helix", that the Blue Viper Club was believed to have obtained from an unidentified research facility. | ||
On May 16, 3308 an attempted coup on Kumo Crew Syndicate's leader Archon Delaine, lead by his former Arch-Corsair Vidar Trask, failed.<ref>https://community.elitedangerous.com/galnet/16-MAY-3308</ref><ref>https://community.elitedangerous.com/galnet/uid/62861d63c333611c8219f4fa</ref> Shortly beforehand, the Dredger disappeared to an as of yet unidentified location.<ref>https://community.elitedangerous.com/galnet/24-MAY-3308</ref> After the Pirate rebellion was crushed, and Trask was reported dead after his personal vessel was destroyed during the fighting, roughly half of Trask’s previously unidentified mercenaries were found to be members of the Blue Viper Club.<ref>https://community.elitedangerous.com/galnet/26-MAY-3308</ref> Arch-Corsair Kay Volantyne was last seen reboarding the vessel just before it departed, and is now suspected to have masterminded the coup alongside Trask. Archon Delaine vowed to have the Dredger destroyed.<ref>https://community.elitedangerous.com/galnet/01-JUN-3308</ref> | |||
The current whereabouts of the Dredger are unknown, but it is believed to be findable "almost anywhere within a several hundred light year radius" of Pegasi Sector PN-T c3-14. | |||
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*[[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, 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 [[Project Seraph|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> | |||
23 JUL 3307 | 23 JUL 3307 | ||
*<nowiki>*</nowiki>Pilots Federation ALERT*<br/>[[Onionhead Gamma Strain|Onionhead gamma strain]] is now available in selected industrial anarchy systems. Following the Kumo Council's initiative, enough product was manufactured to supply approximately 10% of all industrial-based markets controlled by anarchic factions. Unlike previous versions of [[onionhead]], this variant is not listed as a rare commodity. [[Adalyn Cross]], a journalist for [[Vox Galactica]], reported: "Onionhead gamma strain is being marketed to the public for medicinal use, but most customers are under no illusions regarding its real benefits. The [[Coalition for Legalisation]] claims that it is 'no more harmful or addictive than alcohol or [[coffee]], with potential psychological and palliative benefits'. This has not prevented many authorities, especially in the [[Federation]], from demanding that it remain universally outlawed. It is currently illegal in all but anarchy jurisdictions. There are serious concerns that it may act as a gateway [[drug]] to more harmful substances. Security services are also unhappy about the extra revenue flowing into [[Archon Delaine]]'s coffers. Some logistics experts noted that onionhead gamma strain was distributed with surprising speed. It is already being reported as available from the following systems: Alici, Baraswar, Kishpakho, [[Nastrond]] and Nocori. It's been suggested that [[Sirius Corporation]] is secretly ferrying shipments of the drug via its freight transportation network, and is part of the deal between the [[Kumo Crew]] and the Blue Viper Club. [[Sinclair Faraldo]], VP of Corporate Marketing, rejected this claim as 'absurd and libellous'."<ref>[https://community.elitedangerous.com/galnet/uid/60fabd832733c710a2134224 GalNet: New Onionhead Variant Reaches the Market]</ref> | *<nowiki>*</nowiki>Pilots Federation ALERT*<br/>[[Onionhead Gamma Strain|Onionhead gamma strain]] is now available in selected industrial anarchy systems. Following the Kumo Council's initiative, enough product was manufactured to supply approximately 10% of all industrial-based markets controlled by anarchic factions. Unlike previous versions of [[onionhead]], this variant is not listed as a rare commodity. [[Adalyn Cross]], a journalist for [[Vox Galactica]], reported: "Onionhead gamma strain is being marketed to the public for medicinal use, but most customers are under no illusions regarding its real benefits. The [[Coalition for Legalisation]] claims that it is 'no more harmful or addictive than alcohol or [[coffee]], with potential psychological and palliative benefits'. This has not prevented many authorities, especially in the [[Federation]], from demanding that it remain universally outlawed. It is currently illegal in all but anarchy jurisdictions. There are serious concerns that it may act as a gateway [[drug]] to more harmful substances. Security services are also unhappy about the extra revenue flowing into [[Archon Delaine]]'s coffers. Some logistics experts noted that onionhead gamma strain was distributed with surprising speed. It is already being reported as available from the following systems: Alici, Baraswar, Kishpakho, [[Nastrond]] and Nocori. It's been suggested that [[Sirius Corporation]] is secretly ferrying shipments of the drug via its freight transportation network, and is part of the deal between the [[Kumo Crew]] and the Blue Viper Club. [[Sinclair Faraldo]], VP of Corporate Marketing, rejected this claim as 'absurd and libellous'."<ref>[https://community.elitedangerous.com/galnet/uid/60fabd832733c710a2134224 GalNet: New Onionhead Variant Reaches the Market]</ref> | ||