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The '''Winking Cat''' is an unidentified individual who has been responsible for a number of high-profile art, antiquities, and technology thefts in [[Alliance]], [[Empire]], and [[Federation]] space between 3304 and 3307. The thief's signature is an image of a winking cat, which is left behind in place of most of the stolen items. The [[Wallglass Investigations Agency]] theorised in November 3307 that the Winking Cat was a ring of criminal specialists rather than an individual. | The '''Winking Cat''' is an unidentified individual who has been responsible for a number of high-profile art, antiquities, and technology thefts in [[Alliance]], [[Empire]], and [[Federation]] space between 3304 and 3307. The thief's signature is an image of a winking cat, which is left behind in place of most of the stolen items. The [[Wallglass Investigations Agency]] theorised in November 3307 that the Winking Cat was a ring of criminal specialists rather than an individual. | ||
In December 3307, it emerged that the Winking Cat was apparently selling the treasures to private collectors for billions of credits, and not long afterwards the purpose of these transactions was revealed: the thief had prepared a two-part treasure hunt for the galactic community that involved locations related to past heists. Independent pilots who visited the hunt's destinations were rewarded with millions of credits and other valuables. | In December 3307, it emerged that the Winking Cat was apparently selling the treasures to private collectors for billions of credits, and not long afterwards the purpose of these transactions was revealed through a series of clues posted on [[GalNet]]: the thief had prepared a two-part treasure hunt for the galactic community that involved locations related to past heists. Independent pilots who visited the hunt's destinations were rewarded with millions of credits and other valuables. | ||
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The Winking Cat's treasure hunt, a limited-time event, began on December 16, 3307. The first part of the event will run until December 30, 3307. The second part will possibly begin on December 23, 3307 and run until January 6, 3308. While the event is active, each set of rewards can be unlocked by scanning a comms uplink at a [[Shipwreck]] site on the corresponding planet. Credits are received immediately, and any other rewards can be retrieved from storage at nearby ports. | The Winking Cat's treasure hunt, a limited-time event, began on December 16, 3307. The first part of the event will run until December 30, 3307. The second part will possibly begin on December 23, 3307 and run until January 6, 3308. While the event is active, each set of rewards can be unlocked by scanning a comms uplink found at a [[Shipwreck|"Crashed Ship"]] site on the corresponding planet. Credits and [[Livery]] items are received immediately, and any other rewards can be retrieved from storage at nearby ports. | ||
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*"Green Santa Jumper" [[Livery# | *"Green Santa Jumper" [[Livery#Suit Customisations|Outfit]] | ||
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17 DEC 3307 | |||
*[[Achilles Corporation]]! A fanciful place<br/>Where prdfit is power, no room for grace<br/>Its namesake was felled by a lucki arrow<br/>As this corporation's fortune grows narrow<br/>Surveillance is the crime for which it must pay<br/>Monitoring those who dare get in tho way<br/>For figures too mighty to speak of aloud<br/>Each secret indeed is o-so loud<br/>A prototype [[robot]] Achilles did lose<br/>To a merry thief who can take what they shoose<br/>And now to you, my friend, a share of the spoils<br/>Some goodies and gifts to help in your toils<ref>[https://community.elitedangerous.com/galnet/uid/61bc5d91fa4a813c6937ba29 GalNet: 5-70]</ref> | |||
16 DEC 3307 | 16 DEC 3307 | ||
*<nowiki>*</nowiki>Pilots' Federation ALERT*<br/>Detective [[Erik Gunnarson]] has claimed that the Winking Cat thief has something planned for the weeks ahead. "After our investigation into the [[Jokers' Deck]] gambling circle, [[Francesca Wolfe|Wolfe]] and I were hired to track down their stolen ceremonial playing card. The good news is that we now have the card in our possession. We can hardly claim credit, however: it was posted to us by the one who stole it! The ancient joker card arrived via a courier service, with no data as to its point of origin. But the playing card now has text stamped on the back, which I'm convinced is intended to be a public message. It simply reads 'The hunt is on!' and is followed by two sets of numbers:<br/>'1, 2, 3: 16th to 30th'<br/>'4, 5, 6: 23rd to 6th'.<br/>At the bottom is a drawing of – you guessed it – a smirking, winking cat's face. It's speculation, of course, but some of these numbers must be dates. Perhaps this 'hunt' is scheduled to happen over the next three weeks. Are we being invited to hunt the Winking Cat, or will something else be the prize? The feline thief has been busy of late, purloining everything from prized artwork to prototype robots. Entertainment mogul Oscar Goldsun recently reported that his private collection of rarities had been hit, and there are rumours that [[WorldCraft]] corporation's vaults were somehow broken into. How that crime spree connects to this message is a mystery that we've yet to crack."<ref>[https://community.elitedangerous.com/galnet/uid/61bb1a95752c552400213b53 GalNet: A Gift From a Thief]</ref> | *<nowiki>*</nowiki>Pilots' Federation ALERT*<br/>Detective [[Erik Gunnarson]] has claimed that the Winking Cat thief has something planned for the weeks ahead. "After our investigation into the [[Jokers' Deck]] gambling circle, [[Francesca Wolfe|Wolfe]] and I were hired to track down their stolen ceremonial playing card. The good news is that we now have the card in our possession. We can hardly claim credit, however: it was posted to us by the one who stole it! The ancient joker card arrived via a courier service, with no data as to its point of origin. But the playing card now has text stamped on the back, which I'm convinced is intended to be a public message. It simply reads 'The hunt is on!' and is followed by two sets of numbers:<br/>'1, 2, 3: 16th to 30th'<br/>'4, 5, 6: 23rd to 6th'.<br/>At the bottom is a drawing of – you guessed it – a smirking, winking cat's face. It's speculation, of course, but some of these numbers must be dates. Perhaps this 'hunt' is scheduled to happen over the next three weeks. Are we being invited to hunt the Winking Cat, or will something else be the prize? The feline thief has been busy of late, purloining everything from prized artwork to prototype robots. Entertainment mogul Oscar Goldsun recently reported that his private collection of rarities had been hit, and there are rumours that [[WorldCraft]] corporation's vaults were somehow broken into. How that crime spree connects to this message is a mystery that we've yet to crack."<ref>[https://community.elitedangerous.com/galnet/uid/61bb1a95752c552400213b53 GalNet: A Gift From a Thief]</ref> | ||