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*<nowiki>*</nowiki>Pilots Federation ALERT*<br/>A [[Blue Viper Club Clan Dredger|Blue Viper Club dredger]] has entered the Pegasi Sector PN-T C3-14 system, and may have links with the [[Kumo Crew]] syndicate. The [[Dredger]]-class [[Bulk Cruiser|bulk cruiser]] has taken position near Kumo City, one of five [[starport]]s recently constructed by pirate warlord [[Archon Delaine]]. [[Dredger Clans]] are nomadic communities that travel on the fringes of civilisation, and their ancient vessels are rarely seen. Pilots in Pegasi Sector PN-T C3-14 have been warned to keep a safe distance from the dredger. [[Francesca Wolfe]] of the Wallglass Investigations Agency published her observations: "The Blue Viper Club is a fiercely independent tribe with an unsavoury reputation. Dredger Clans typically survive by gathering materials and salvage, but these people indulge in more criminal behaviour including drug running and raiding outposts. The clan occupies more than one dredger, but these have never entered an inhabited system before now. There has been no conflict with local factions or system security. However, unmarked personnel shuttles have been witnessed travelling to and from the dredger. Are we looking at a piratical alliance between the Blue Viper Club and the Kumo Crew? Is Archon Delaine expanding his reach to the Dredger Clans? Or have they brought him something of value that they discovered in deep space?"<ref>[https://community.elitedangerous.com/galnet/uid/60df1d677a179f60a436c279 GalNet: Dredger Clan Arrives at Kumo City]</ref> | *<nowiki>*</nowiki>Pilots Federation ALERT*<br/>A [[Blue Viper Club Clan Dredger|Blue Viper Club dredger]] has entered the Pegasi Sector PN-T C3-14 system, and may have links with the [[Kumo Crew]] syndicate. The [[Dredger]]-class [[Bulk Cruiser|bulk cruiser]] has taken position near Kumo City, one of five [[starport]]s recently constructed by pirate warlord [[Archon Delaine]]. [[Dredger Clans]] are nomadic communities that travel on the fringes of civilisation, and their ancient vessels are rarely seen. Pilots in Pegasi Sector PN-T C3-14 have been warned to keep a safe distance from the dredger. [[Francesca Wolfe]] of the Wallglass Investigations Agency published her observations: "The Blue Viper Club is a fiercely independent tribe with an unsavoury reputation. Dredger Clans typically survive by gathering materials and salvage, but these people indulge in more criminal behaviour including drug running and raiding outposts. The clan occupies more than one dredger, but these have never entered an inhabited system before now. There has been no conflict with local factions or system security. However, unmarked personnel shuttles have been witnessed travelling to and from the dredger. Are we looking at a piratical alliance between the Blue Viper Club and the Kumo Crew? Is Archon Delaine expanding his reach to the Dredger Clans? Or have they brought him something of value that they discovered in deep space?"<ref>[https://community.elitedangerous.com/galnet/uid/60df1d677a179f60a436c279 GalNet: Dredger Clan Arrives at Kumo City]</ref> | ||
14 JUN 3307 | 14 JUN 3307 | ||
*The [[Affiliated Counter-Terrorism unit]] has published an update on its investigation into the [[Neo-Marlinist Liberation Army]]. Senior Agent [[Tanya Ramirez]], one of ACT's joint leaders, gave a statement to the media: "ACT is currently pursuing multiple lines of enquiry, which must remain classified for reasons of security. Our agents are gathering evidence from sites across the [[Alliance]], [[Empire]] and [[Federation]]. As yet we cannot report any significant breakthroughs. NMLA activists appear to use a dark-comms network that defies detection. They also compartmentalise their operations, so individual cells have little knowledge of each other. In recent months, NMLA incidents have been restricted to minor strikes against Imperial authorities, which were dealt with by local police forces. There has been no activity by Theta Group, the hardcore extremists responsible for the '[[Nine Martyrs]]' starport bombings. The collapse of the Neo-Marlinist Order of Mudhrid may have deprived the NMLA of their logistical capability to deliver large-scale attacks. But it remains possible that a new wave of terrorist atrocities is being planned." ACT later confirmed that it has recruited additional personnel from [[Alliance Interpol]], the [[Federal Intelligence Agency]], the [[Imperial Internal Security Service]], the [[Marlinist Constabulary]], [[Nova Imperium]] | *The [[Affiliated Counter-Terrorism unit]] has published an update on its investigation into the [[Neo-Marlinist Liberation Army]]. Senior Agent [[Tanya Ramirez]], one of ACT's joint leaders, gave a statement to the media: "ACT is currently pursuing multiple lines of enquiry, which must remain classified for reasons of security. Our agents are gathering evidence from sites across the [[Alliance]], [[Empire]] and [[Federation]]. As yet we cannot report any significant breakthroughs. NMLA activists appear to use a dark-comms network that defies detection. They also compartmentalise their operations, so individual cells have little knowledge of each other. In recent months, NMLA incidents have been restricted to minor strikes against Imperial authorities, which were dealt with by local police forces. There has been no activity by Theta Group, the hardcore extremists responsible for the '[[Nine Martyrs]]' starport bombings. The collapse of the Neo-Marlinist Order of Mudhrid may have deprived the NMLA of their logistical capability to deliver large-scale attacks. But it remains possible that a new wave of terrorist atrocities is being planned." ACT later confirmed that it has recruited additional personnel from [[Alliance Interpol]], the [[Federal Intelligence Agency]], the [[Imperial Internal Security Service]], the [[Marlinist Constabulary]], [[Nova Paresa|Nova Imperium's]] [[Praetorian Guard]] and the Wallglass Investigations Agency.<ref>[https://community.elitedangerous.com/galnet/uid/60c743ff19871404ab6986a6 GalNet: ACT Continues to Hunt NMLA Terrorists]</ref> | ||
27 APR 3307 | 27 APR 3307 | ||
*[[Francesca Wolfe]] of the Wallglass Investigations Agency examines the [[Hesperus]] [[megaship]] and the [[Dredger Clans|Dredger Clan]] that caused its recent discovery. "When the [[Adamastor]] derelict received a strange signal, smart money was on it originating from its sister ship, the Hesperus. Both were owned by [[Azimuth Biochemicals]] and had vanished 200 years ago. After a united effort to decode and trace the signal, independent pilots located the Hesperus in an asteroid belt around the second star of the Perseus Dark Region KC-V C2-2 system. Like the Adamastor, it was devoid of life – but not alone. Alongside it was a [[dredger]], whose proximity had triggered the Hesperus's mayday. This was a rare sighting of a Dredger Clan, one of the nomadic tribes that [[Erik Gunnarson|Gunnarson]] recently discussed. [[The Scriveners Clan Dredger|The Scriveners Clan]] was originally a fleet of research vessels for a long-forgotten academic consortium. Over centuries they became a self-sufficient society, constantly acquiring materials and information. They're not aggressive, but shun outsiders and jealously guard their 'Knowledge Core'. I'm fascinated by mentions of research-sergeants and lector-generals, suggesting their culture is a merger of scholastic and military. With the Hesperus claimed as salvage by the Scriveners and its drives stripped, all chance of learning more was lost. Luckily, four encoded data files had resisted upload, and a gap in the dredger's antiquated firewalls allowed pilots to hack them. The decrypted logs have now been preserved for posterity in a nearby [[Tourist Beacon|tourist beacon]]. They tell a disturbing story of corporate rivalry, murder and revenge, but also leave many unanswered questions... We know that survivors abandoned ship to continue searching for 'alien artefacts'. Did they all die in space or did they find something? What did Azimuth's probes detect back in 3113? And who the hell is '[[Salvation]]', the shadowy figure who contacted pilots to find the Hesperus?"<ref>[https://community.elitedangerous.com/galnet/uid/6087fb6ea940e70cd925f8c2 GalNet: Galactic Mysteries: The Hesperus]</ref> | *[[Francesca Wolfe]] of the Wallglass Investigations Agency examines the [[Hesperus]] [[megaship]] and the [[Dredger Clans|Dredger Clan]] that caused its recent discovery. "When the [[Adamastor]] derelict received a strange signal, smart money was on it originating from its sister ship, the Hesperus. Both were owned by [[Azimuth Biochemicals]] and had vanished 200 years ago. After a united effort to decode and trace the signal, independent pilots located the Hesperus in an asteroid belt around the second star of the Perseus Dark Region KC-V C2-2 system. Like the Adamastor, it was devoid of life – but not alone. Alongside it was a [[dredger]], whose proximity had triggered the Hesperus's mayday. This was a rare sighting of a Dredger Clan, one of the nomadic tribes that [[Erik Gunnarson|Gunnarson]] recently discussed. [[The Scriveners Clan Dredger|The Scriveners Clan]] was originally a fleet of research vessels for a long-forgotten academic consortium. Over centuries they became a self-sufficient society, constantly acquiring materials and information. They're not aggressive, but shun outsiders and jealously guard their 'Knowledge Core'. I'm fascinated by mentions of research-sergeants and lector-generals, suggesting their culture is a merger of scholastic and military. With the Hesperus claimed as salvage by the Scriveners and its drives stripped, all chance of learning more was lost. Luckily, four encoded data files had resisted upload, and a gap in the dredger's antiquated firewalls allowed pilots to hack them. The decrypted logs have now been preserved for posterity in a nearby [[Tourist Beacon|tourist beacon]]. They tell a disturbing story of corporate rivalry, murder and revenge, but also leave many unanswered questions... We know that survivors abandoned ship to continue searching for 'alien artefacts'. Did they all die in space or did they find something? What did Azimuth's probes detect back in 3113? And who the hell is '[[Salvation]]', the shadowy figure who contacted pilots to find the Hesperus?"<ref>[https://community.elitedangerous.com/galnet/uid/6087fb6ea940e70cd925f8c2 GalNet: Galactic Mysteries: The Hesperus]</ref> | ||
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*[[Erik Gunnarson]] and [[Francesca Wolfe]] investigate the abandoned relics of spacefaring communities from the early years of colonisation.<br/>Wolfe: "[[Generation Ship|Generation ships]] are essentially mobile cities designed to carry expanding populations, and are always an impressive sight. But there's one I keep returning to – the Thetis, orbiting Nefertem 6 a. Listening to its logs always chills my blood. They describe how a whispered phrase from an uninhabited planet somehow caused over 17,000 people to slaughter each other. Nobody knows if it was mass hysteria, psychological stress from decades in space, or… something else. So many visits to the Thetis, and I still can't work up the nerve to play its final log entry. I've been warned that I won't be the same afterwards."<br/>Gunnarson: "Before [[hyperdrive]]s, generation ships were a viable way to colonise distant star systems. Millions of people lived out their whole lives within self-contained societies, so their descendants might walk upon new worlds. The tragedy is that many of these pioneering [[megaship]]s vanished entirely, never reaching their destinations. But some were rediscovered, usually because of [[listening post]]s intercepting their ancient broadcasts. There are various reasons why these expeditions failed. The Lazarus, now orbiting Virudnir 6, suffered mechanical breakdowns whereas the Pleione, in the Hez Ur system, had a population that only produced male babies. Most disturbing are those where the crew descended into barbarism, like the Artemis at Mu Cassiopeia C 1 and the Demeter in the Mizuchi system. Along with Wolfe's favourite – if that's the right word – these stand as horrific monuments to our darker natures. Lost generation ships rarely carry survivors, but that was the case with [[the Golconda]], whose people now occupy an outpost on [[Upaniklis]] B 3. So perhaps more living relics are still adrift in the void, waiting to complete centuries-long missions."<ref>[https://community.elitedangerous.com/galnet/uid/6065e49f844a26672406007c GalNet: Galactic Mysteries: Generation Ships]</ref> | *[[Erik Gunnarson]] and [[Francesca Wolfe]] investigate the abandoned relics of spacefaring communities from the early years of colonisation.<br/>Wolfe: "[[Generation Ship|Generation ships]] are essentially mobile cities designed to carry expanding populations, and are always an impressive sight. But there's one I keep returning to – the Thetis, orbiting Nefertem 6 a. Listening to its logs always chills my blood. They describe how a whispered phrase from an uninhabited planet somehow caused over 17,000 people to slaughter each other. Nobody knows if it was mass hysteria, psychological stress from decades in space, or… something else. So many visits to the Thetis, and I still can't work up the nerve to play its final log entry. I've been warned that I won't be the same afterwards."<br/>Gunnarson: "Before [[hyperdrive]]s, generation ships were a viable way to colonise distant star systems. Millions of people lived out their whole lives within self-contained societies, so their descendants might walk upon new worlds. The tragedy is that many of these pioneering [[megaship]]s vanished entirely, never reaching their destinations. But some were rediscovered, usually because of [[listening post]]s intercepting their ancient broadcasts. There are various reasons why these expeditions failed. The Lazarus, now orbiting Virudnir 6, suffered mechanical breakdowns whereas the Pleione, in the Hez Ur system, had a population that only produced male babies. Most disturbing are those where the crew descended into barbarism, like the Artemis at Mu Cassiopeia C 1 and the Demeter in the Mizuchi system. Along with Wolfe's favourite – if that's the right word – these stand as horrific monuments to our darker natures. Lost generation ships rarely carry survivors, but that was the case with [[the Golconda]], whose people now occupy an outpost on [[Upaniklis]] B 3. So perhaps more living relics are still adrift in the void, waiting to complete centuries-long missions."<ref>[https://community.elitedangerous.com/galnet/uid/6065e49f844a26672406007c GalNet: Galactic Mysteries: Generation Ships]</ref> | ||
19 MAR 3307 | 19 MAR 3307 | ||
*Private investigators [[Erik Gunnarson]] and [[Francesca Wolfe]] review the [[Neo-Marlinist Liberation Army]].<br/>Gunnarson: "We don't usually get involved with political cases, but it's hard to ignore the largest terrorist attack in history. The NMLA is a radical offshoot of Marlinism, a democratic movement named after the [[Republic of Achenar]]'s original ruler, [[Marlin Duval]]. Most are peaceful protester types, but Neo-Marlinists want to overthrow the government by permanently removing the [[Imperial Family]]. What nobody knows is how the NMLA went from minor troublemakers to interstellar terrorists. The starport bombings last September came from nowhere, and their assassins have killed many [[Empire|Imperial]] bigwigs including Prince [[Harold Duval]]. Smart money was on them being funded by Empire's enemies, but now the NMLA treat the [[Alliance]] and [[Federation]] as equal targets. Hitting all three superpower capitals was a hugely symbolic gesture, and should have been impossible. How did they bypass security and plant explosives without detection? Who the hell are these people? Even Wallglass doesn't have a clue. But we won't stop searching."<br/>Wolfe: "Despite my enquiries – and some unauthorised snooping – there's no trace of the rumoured NMLA bomb factory in LTT 1935. But it did once exist, because the Empire captured its occupants. Not that they'll admit it. 'There is no such place as [[Serene Harbour]]', right? Well, I've been to R CrA Sector AF-A d42 3b and seen it myself. It's bleak. Hope-crushing. And yet the NMLA prisoners listed as Theta Group escaped, broken out by what seems like [[ | *Private investigators [[Erik Gunnarson]] and [[Francesca Wolfe]] review the [[Neo-Marlinist Liberation Army]].<br/>Gunnarson: "We don't usually get involved with political cases, but it's hard to ignore the largest terrorist attack in history. The NMLA is a radical offshoot of Marlinism, a democratic movement named after the [[Republic of Achenar]]'s original ruler, [[Marlin Duval]]. Most are peaceful protester types, but Neo-Marlinists want to overthrow the government by permanently removing the [[Imperial Family]]. What nobody knows is how the NMLA went from minor troublemakers to interstellar terrorists. The starport bombings last September came from nowhere, and their assassins have killed many [[Empire|Imperial]] bigwigs including Prince [[Harold Duval]]. Smart money was on them being funded by Empire's enemies, but now the NMLA treat the [[Alliance]] and [[Federation]] as equal targets. Hitting all three superpower capitals was a hugely symbolic gesture, and should have been impossible. How did they bypass security and plant explosives without detection? Who the hell are these people? Even Wallglass doesn't have a clue. But we won't stop searching."<br/>Wolfe: "Despite my enquiries – and some unauthorised snooping – there's no trace of the rumoured NMLA bomb factory in LTT 1935. But it did once exist, because the Empire captured its occupants. Not that they'll admit it. 'There is no such place as [[Serene Harbour]]', right? Well, I've been to R CrA Sector AF-A d42 3b and seen it myself. It's bleak. Hope-crushing. And yet the NMLA prisoners listed as Theta Group escaped, broken out by what seems like [[Imperial Intelligence]] double-agents. That genuinely scares me. If the NMLA can worm inside the most shadowy security organisation in known space, they could be anywhere. And none of us are safe."<ref>[https://community.elitedangerous.com/galnet/uid/60549ee6523a1708b207c060 GalNet: Galactic Mysteries: The NMLA]</ref> | ||
10 MAR 3307 | 10 MAR 3307 | ||
*[[Erik Gunnarson]] and [[Francesca Wolfe]], two detectives from the Wallglass Investigations Agency, examine the background of the [[Adamastor]] [[megaship]].<br/>Gunnarson: "When Wolfe and I started this project, we knew this case would come first. We're both protégés of [[Benjamin Chester]], creator of the Wallglass Archive. He retired years ago, but that old spark kicked in when a 'ghost ship' turned up on his doorstep! The Adamastor is a 200 year old derelict that drifted into the Chukchan system on autopilot. It's still there, with the [[Alliance Salvage Guild]] poking through its guts. Chester investigated its owners, a super-secretive company called [[Azimuth Biochemicals]]. We don't know what they were searching for, but what they found was possibly the first recorded [[Thargoid]] encounter. I've since tracked down evidence that the Adamastor had a sister ship – the [[Hesperus]] – which in 3113 was sent to… somewhere! Neither ship returned, but we only know what happened on the Adamastor mission. Of course, Wolfe had to go see that with her own eyes."<br/>Wolfe: "Musca Dark Region PJ-P b6-1 is a busy system nowadays, but was unexplored when [[Penelope Carver|Professor Carver's]] survey team were there. Listening to their logs from two centuries ago while examining the [[Geological Survey 23B|research base]] was chilling… ghost voices from a ghost ship. There was evidence of blast scars, but I've seen enough battlefields to know what exchanged gunfire looks like. Azimuth's mercenaries weren't just firing at Thargoids, but at someone who shot back with laser rifles. Gunnarson tells me Azimuth was swallowed up by a rival called [[Pharmasapien]]. Did they infiltrate the Adamastor and try to take over? Or did the thing that Carver captured drive everyone insane? This is a seriously cold case, even for us. But maybe one day, more tantalising clues will emerge. And that's what we live for."<ref>[https://community.elitedangerous.com/galnet/uid/6048c2093f1eb018c339555a GalNet: Galactic Mysteries: The Adamastor]</ref> | *[[Erik Gunnarson]] and [[Francesca Wolfe]], two detectives from the Wallglass Investigations Agency, examine the background of the [[Adamastor]] [[megaship]].<br/>Gunnarson: "When Wolfe and I started this project, we knew this case would come first. We're both protégés of [[Benjamin Chester]], creator of the Wallglass Archive. He retired years ago, but that old spark kicked in when a 'ghost ship' turned up on his doorstep! The Adamastor is a 200 year old derelict that drifted into the Chukchan system on autopilot. It's still there, with the [[Alliance Salvage Guild]] poking through its guts. Chester investigated its owners, a super-secretive company called [[Azimuth Biochemicals]]. We don't know what they were searching for, but what they found was possibly the first recorded [[Thargoid]] encounter. I've since tracked down evidence that the Adamastor had a sister ship – the [[Hesperus]] – which in 3113 was sent to… somewhere! Neither ship returned, but we only know what happened on the Adamastor mission. Of course, Wolfe had to go see that with her own eyes."<br/>Wolfe: "Musca Dark Region PJ-P b6-1 is a busy system nowadays, but was unexplored when [[Penelope Carver|Professor Carver's]] survey team were there. Listening to their logs from two centuries ago while examining the [[Geological Survey 23B|research base]] was chilling… ghost voices from a ghost ship. There was evidence of blast scars, but I've seen enough battlefields to know what exchanged gunfire looks like. Azimuth's mercenaries weren't just firing at Thargoids, but at someone who shot back with laser rifles. Gunnarson tells me Azimuth was swallowed up by a rival called [[Pharmasapien]]. Did they infiltrate the Adamastor and try to take over? Or did the thing that Carver captured drive everyone insane? This is a seriously cold case, even for us. But maybe one day, more tantalising clues will emerge. And that's what we live for."<ref>[https://community.elitedangerous.com/galnet/uid/6048c2093f1eb018c339555a GalNet: Galactic Mysteries: The Adamastor]</ref> | ||
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*Evidence presented at the trial of Fleet Admiral [[Lucas Vincent|Vincent]] suggested financial links to Federal shipbuilding corporation [[Core Dynamics]]. This significant development was covered by [[Ethan Takahashi]] for The [[Federal Times]]: "The initial investigations around [[Starship One]]'s destruction in 3301 were outlined by the prosecution. When the [[Federal Attorney's Office]] revisited this historical data, traces were found of financial transfers routed through non-[[Federation]] banking systems. The FAO brought in the expertise of the Wallglass Investigations Agency, which discovered that these transactions were made via shell companies created by Core Dynamics. Fleet Admiral Vincent, as well as several other naval officers, received billions of credits through these companies that went undeclared. Vincent refused to answer any questions about this evidence, once again claiming that he is the victim of a conspiracy to hand the presidency to [[Felicia Winters]]." Despite multiple requests from the press, Core Dynamics has not made any public comment. There are unverified reports of large-scale activity taking place at some of the corporation’s centres of operation.<ref>[https://community.elitedangerous.com/galnet/uid/60194d23d0851778df338afc GalNet: Core Dynamics Implicated in Starship One Sabotage]</ref> | *Evidence presented at the trial of Fleet Admiral [[Lucas Vincent|Vincent]] suggested financial links to Federal shipbuilding corporation [[Core Dynamics]]. This significant development was covered by [[Ethan Takahashi]] for The [[Federal Times]]: "The initial investigations around [[Starship One]]'s destruction in 3301 were outlined by the prosecution. When the [[Federal Attorney's Office]] revisited this historical data, traces were found of financial transfers routed through non-[[Federation]] banking systems. The FAO brought in the expertise of the Wallglass Investigations Agency, which discovered that these transactions were made via shell companies created by Core Dynamics. Fleet Admiral Vincent, as well as several other naval officers, received billions of credits through these companies that went undeclared. Vincent refused to answer any questions about this evidence, once again claiming that he is the victim of a conspiracy to hand the presidency to [[Felicia Winters]]." Despite multiple requests from the press, Core Dynamics has not made any public comment. There are unverified reports of large-scale activity taking place at some of the corporation’s centres of operation.<ref>[https://community.elitedangerous.com/galnet/uid/60194d23d0851778df338afc GalNet: Core Dynamics Implicated in Starship One Sabotage]</ref> | ||
29 OCT 3306 | 29 OCT 3306 | ||
*A private investigator has uncovered some background to the derelict megaship that recently arrived in this system. Little is known about the [[Adamastor]], which returned on autopilot after two hundred years with no sign of its crew. But an experienced detective has come out of retirement to tackle this mystery. Local resident [[Benjamin Chester]], who was a founding member of the renowned Wallglass Investigations Agency, told [[Journalism|journalists]]: "I convinced the [[Alliance Salvage Guild]] to pass on some serial numbers that they discovered inside the Adamastor. Then I started scouring databases, interviewing sources and, well, doing my old job. The megaship was owned by a corporation called [[Azimuth Biochemicals]]. This was taken over by a similar company called [[Pharmasapien]], but both were liquidated long ago. No mission records exist, but service crew reports mention that the Adamastor's passengers included scientists, engineers and some kind of military. Eventually I unearthed a flight plan, logged in October 3111. It plotted a course toward [[Barnard's Loop]] with fuel for approximately 370 light years, and was scheduled to pass by the HIP 39748 and HIP 33386 systems. I'm way too old to head out there myself, but l hope someone can use this info, and help satisfy my curiosity about what happened all those years ago."<ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/EliteDangerous/comments/jkeowd/secrets_of_the_adamastor_chukchan_local_news/ | *A private investigator has uncovered some background to the derelict megaship that recently arrived in this system. Little is known about the [[Adamastor]], which returned on autopilot after two hundred years with no sign of its crew. But an experienced detective has come out of retirement to tackle this mystery. Local resident [[Benjamin Chester]], who was a founding member of the renowned Wallglass Investigations Agency, told [[Journalism|journalists]]: "I convinced the [[Alliance Salvage Guild]] to pass on some serial numbers that they discovered inside the Adamastor. Then I started scouring databases, interviewing sources and, well, doing my old job. The megaship was owned by a corporation called [[Azimuth Biochemicals]]. This was taken over by a similar company called [[Pharmasapien]], but both were liquidated long ago. No mission records exist, but service crew reports mention that the Adamastor's passengers included scientists, engineers and some kind of military. Eventually I unearthed a flight plan, logged in October 3111. It plotted a course toward [[Barnard's Loop]] with fuel for approximately 370 light years, and was scheduled to pass by the HIP 39748 and HIP 33386 systems. I'm way too old to head out there myself, but l hope someone can use this info, and help satisfy my curiosity about what happened all those years ago."<ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/EliteDangerous/comments/jkeowd/secrets_of_the_adamastor_chukchan_local_news/ reddit: Secrets of the Adamastor (Chukchan local news article)]</ref> | ||
13 JUN 3305 | 13 JUN 3305 | ||
*President [[Gibson Kincaid]] has been removed from office after a majority vote in the [[Alliance Assembly]], following charges of treason, murder and corruption. The date of his trial is expected to be confirmed soon. [[Alliance Interpol]] confirmed that Kincaid was detained while attempting to flee his personal estate on [[Zaonce]]. A firefight broke out between Interpol agents and emissaries from the [[President of the Alliance|Office of the Alliance President]], acting as Kincaid's personal bodyguards. Several fatalities were later confirmed. A number of influential corporate and political figures who supported Kincaid's conspiracy to gain executive control of the [[Alliance]] have also been arrested, including a senior director at the [[Bank of Zaonce]]. Prosecutions are expected to rely heavily on the recent testimony of Admiral [[Frederick Yamamoto]] and a detailed report provided by the Wallglass Investigations Agency. [[Tashmira Silva]], who privately commissioned the report, told the media: "I am satisfied that Kincaid will at last face justice for his crimes, including my sister's murder. [[Fazia Silva|Fazia]] championed fairness, and succeeded as an entrepreneur by believing in others, she would be pleased to know that the Alliance has been purged of such a corrupt presence."<ref>[https://community.elitedangerous.com/galnet/uid/5d0239210af2d9467f36c791 GalNet: President Kincaid Impeached]</ref> | *President [[Gibson Kincaid]] has been removed from office after a majority vote in the [[Alliance Assembly]], following charges of treason, murder and corruption. The date of his trial is expected to be confirmed soon. [[Alliance Interpol]] confirmed that Kincaid was detained while attempting to flee his personal estate on [[Zaonce]]. A firefight broke out between Interpol agents and emissaries from the [[President of the Alliance|Office of the Alliance President]], acting as Kincaid's personal bodyguards. Several fatalities were later confirmed. A number of influential corporate and political figures who supported Kincaid's conspiracy to gain executive control of the [[Alliance]] have also been arrested, including a senior director at the [[Bank of Zaonce]]. Prosecutions are expected to rely heavily on the recent testimony of Admiral [[Frederick Yamamoto]] and a detailed report provided by the Wallglass Investigations Agency. [[Tashmira Silva]], who privately commissioned the report, told the media: "I am satisfied that Kincaid will at last face justice for his crimes, including my sister's murder. [[Fazia Silva|Fazia]] championed fairness, and succeeded as an entrepreneur by believing in others, she would be pleased to know that the Alliance has been purged of such a corrupt presence."<ref>[https://community.elitedangerous.com/galnet/uid/5d0239210af2d9467f36c791 GalNet: President Kincaid Impeached]</ref> | ||