Skarkon – After weeks of holding a symbolic grip on the planet of Skarkon II, the Archangels unexpectedly withdrew their claim to the Minmatar Republic world and all but disappeared from the system. The Republic Fleet has reportedly discovered dozens of abandoned deadspace facilities, control towers, and even moon colonies, all with evidence that the pirate cartel left in great haste. In addition to leaving valuable equipment behind, "massive quantities" of illegal contraband were also found. No [...]
The first day of qualifying for the 8th Alliance Tournament has come to an end. Last year's alliance tournament saw the Rook dominate the tournament with 97 fielded across the entire three weekends. Second up was the Ishkur assault frigate with 78 being fielded. Although it is only the first day of qualifying, it appears that the Drake is the ship of choice with 22 being fielded today alone. Surprisingly, 18 Dramiel faction frigates have been fielded already; tournament VII saw none of these ships [...]
The second day of qualifying has ended for the Eighth Alliance Tournament. The Drake remains the top ship fielded so far in this tournament with 34 fielded this weekend. Once again the Rook is inching it's way to the top slot, with 31 used in matches to date. The Scimitar remains the top logistics cruiser by a comfortable margin, with 30 fielded so far. With the first weekend now behind them, the teams will be analyzing the match data this week as they prepare to step it up next weekend for a shot at [...]
The third day of qualifying has ended for the Eighth Alliance Tournament. The Drake continues to remain the top ship fielded so far in this tournament with 46 fielded to date. The Rook is nibbling it's way to the top slot, with 44 used in matches to date. The Scimitar remains the top logistics cruiser; with 43 fielded so far, it continues to widen the gap between runner-up Guardian at 19. With hopes for the Finals on the line this weekend, teams are stepping up and showing some creativity in their [...]
Eurgrana, Metropolis - ATLAS is staging out of Eurgrana in a large-scale campaign to disrupt Widly Inappropriate's [WI.] operations in Geminate. Last week, WI. intelligence officers reported the interception of an ATLAS internal communication with deployment instructions and plans for a full scale attack in Geminate. Just a few hours later WI. scouts reported 200+ ATLAS arriving in Eurgrana with carrier-class ships and support. Tomcat of Wildy Inappropriate. reported that "ATLAS is invading [...]
KBP7-G, Providence - Atlas Alliance reinforced two Sev3rance [-7-] industrial structures in the KBP7-G system in what was declared as the first move in the full scale deployment to the Providence region. "We are here to burn down Providence just like we did with Geminate" commented Tzuko1, an Atlas pilot, as the fleet engaged the second tower in the system. This is now a full scale deployment that started with just roaming gang participation in a similar manner to the previous Atlas deployment in the [...]
H-W9TY, Tribute - An ATLAS Leviathan-class titan was destroyed by a Northern Coalition force of more than 400 ships drawn from over 20 alliances during early morning fighting on 12.05.112. H-W9TY is the capital system of Morsus Mihi, a major Northern Coalition alliance and the current apparent focus of the Southern Coalition invasion effort, which is meeting very heavy resistance. Sources from both sides confirm that the ATLAS titan was safely within a control tower's shields when an incoming [...]
BWF-ZZ, Geminate - ATLAS seized an opportunity to attack Widly Inappropriate. [WI.] along with Cry Havoc in the BWF-ZZ system recently. However, when WI. escaped to safety, ATLAS turned their guns on the Cry Havoc fleet they were fighting alongside just moments before. Cry Havoc reports that as part of their ongoing efforts to "get engagements with WI. and disrupt their industrial activities in the region", the WI. jump bridge structures in the BWF-ZZ system were put into reinforced mode and guns were [...]
One month ago, DED - the enforcement arm of CONCORD - activated a hidden spy module in the previously abandoned stations, to monitor their use for the good of the empires. One month ago, the surveillance systems began their collection of usage data - including any claims of ownership and conquest that might come to pass. Today this information was revealed to a stunned crowd of CONCORD officials and reporters. It would seem that not only had various corporations claimed the stations, but some of them [...]
Pator - Abel Jarek, a cleric of the Salvation Church of Blessed Servitude, announced today that he was "guilty of the sin of pride" for building an Amarrian chapel in the main refugee camp on Matar. The admission by the charismatic leader of the 'Salvation Crusade' movement came as he welcomed the first fifty converts from among the Matar refugee population. Constructed by Jarek's followers in their compound, the chapel was burned down by rioters opposed to the presence of the Salvation Crusade, which [...]
Pator - Abel Jarek, the leader of the Salvation Crusade, a movement of former slaves preaching the Amarrian faith, died yesterday during an attack by masked vigilantes in the township he founded for his followers in the Tronhadar Valley region of Matar. The news spread quickly among the scattered Salvation Crusade communities, inducing shock and disbelief among their number. While some considered Jarek to be overly evangelistic in his approach, other Minmatar converts to the Amarr faith expressed deep [...]
Pator - Cleric Abel Jarek, the leader of the Salvation Crusade movement, announced his intention to found a permanent community in Matar's remote Tronhadar valley region. To date, the "crusaders," as Jarek's followers are known, have limited their preaching to the numerous refugee camps located around the urban Eyniletti plains region, garnering modest numbers of new converts - approximately 100 at last count. Speaking at the close of his daily sermon, Jarek emphasised the need for a "spiritual [...]
During recent weeks, galactic recognition of the Abolition party of Amarr has gone from strength to strength. This Thursday saw their third rally in as many weeks, where they were trying to gather support for their cause, and send their messages to the hearts of the governments of whose systems they choose to rally in. And with each rally, more pilots of all races voice their support, most importantly perhaps the many Matari freedom fighter corporations who, although initially sceptical and [...]
As research scientists at the half-abandoned Crielere facility brace for another assault by Guristas pirates, academics throughout the universe of EVE are divided in whether they support the somewhat stubborn idealism of Crielere founders Henric Touvolle and Taromi Umailen of refusing to bow to politics and free market pressure. In recent days, a trend has risen amongst engineers working for various corporations and races, to publicize formerly confidential blueprints, and have placed them on the open [...]
In a seemingly direct response to the appearance of the strangely bright new star that has become visible in the star field across the cluster, participation in a number of Achura Stargazer mystical sects has seen a marked rise over the past few weeks. Shuuranien Olkkunen, a monk of the obscure Teur sect was quite sanguine in his explanation the phenomenon. "It is a symbol. Its mystery and wonder serve to remind us that all that we know of the Universe is not all that there is to the Universe." Ever [...]
Dakba - Adash Korta, one of the Amarr Empire's largest slaveholders, has been found guilty of heresy for defying Empress Jamyl I's edict freeing all Minmatar slaves of 9th generation and up. The conviction comes following a week-long investigation by the Ministry of Internal Order into discrepancies on a quarter of a million genealogical slave records submitted by Korta. The Ministry announced that of those records submitted with discrepancies, approximately 100,000 were discovered to impact the [...]
The 160-year old Alexander Noir has been named the winner of the Aidonis Statue for the year 109. Noir, an Admiral in the Gallente Navy, has long been praised for his work in bridging the gap between the Gallente Federation and Caldari State. The Aidonis Foundation awarded the Statue to Noir for his lifelong efforts as much as his work over the past year, where he helped negotiate trade relations between the two empires, as well as amicably mediating several issues of border incursions by the two [...]
::: TRANSMISSION FROM ADMIRAL JONAR OF THE REPUBLIC FLEET ::: ::: TO ALL TRIBAL LIBERATION FORCE PILOTS ::: Pilots of the TLF, An undertaking of gravest importance lies before us today. The Amarr Empire has gained access to confidential information about the disaster on the asteroid mine in Aset. They've jumped to some alarming conclusions, and taken action which has forced us into a defensive position. Following is your briefing on the situation at hand. This is for your eyes only. According to our [...]
Sahtogas - In a surprising move, Admiral Saracen has been recalled without explanation to the Throne Worlds, apparently at the orders of the Chamberlain's office. Commander of the infamous 7th Fleet ("The Saracens"), the Admiral has been conducting a ruthless pacification of The Bleak Lands in recent months, with some considerable measure of success. While the rebel Minmatar fleet known as the Defiants have been a constant thorn in the 7th's side, scoring some key victories over them, the overall [...]
In an earlier news report, we stated that a pilot known as "Budy" claimed to be hold Admiral Trevize's prized medal. this information turned out to be false, as you can read in this open GalNet channel Although it is unknown who holds the medal at this time, has been studied by Admiral Trevize. It shows his prized slaver dogs were manipulated by an as-yet unidentified individual. Again, we will have more inormation when it becomes available.
CONCORD surprised billions by releasing microcode revisions to warp core hardware that allow for much greater travel speeds for certain vessel types. “After exhaustive safety testing and extensive computer modeling, we have determined that advances in warp field mathematics are safe and effective for use in existing equipment, and so have released this code to the public.” The new firmware code allows the generation of “cleaner” warp fields, resulting in much faster travel. New insights into the [...]
Ation - Nearly 750.000 Federation citizens were abducted from the Ation system by Sansha's Nation in a recent raid. Much like in previous raids the Nation left the attacked sites nearly devoid of human life, carrying off everyone from the newly born to the elderly. Estigone, a settlement of nearly 200.000, was one of the main sites of the Sansha attack. Before the attack it was a bustling industrial community in growth, centered around several factories belonging to Aliastra. Now it lies deserted, [...]
HY-RWO, Catch - In the early hours of 15.01.113, The Initiative. [INIT.] alliance lost sovereignty of HY-RWO and GJ0-OJ solar systems to Against ALL Authorities [.-A-.], former sovereignty holders in the region. The so-called Stain Coalition, which comprises, among others, Against ALL Authorities, C0VEN, En Garde and ROMANIAN-LEGION is now engaged in sustained fighting in Catch against The Initiative. and their subsidiary alliances, Initiative Associates and Initiative Mercenaries. In the last week, [...]
HY-RWO, Catch - Over the course of the last few months, Against All Authorities [.-A-.] have been successfully assaulting and reclaiming much of their former territory in the regions of Catch and Stain. .-A-. had been evicted from their regions by a combined force comprising of The Initiative. and White Noise. amongst others. Since then they have undergone a time of refreshment, "after the long period of stagnation", as Mutafakaz, long-time member of the Russian Thunder Squad, put it. Many old and new [...]