Amarr - A 'Salvation Crusade' from Amarr to Pator was declared yesterday by Minmatar preacher Abel Jarek, at a public meeting held in the main concourse of the Emperor Family Academy in Amarr. Jarek, a Cleric in the Salvation Church of Blessed Servitude, an authorized branch of the Amarrian Church serving slave populations, announced his intention to gather a "flock of righteous Minmatar and take the Word of God to our brothers in Pator." Speaking to a crowd of several hundred former slaves, Cleric [...]
Pator - Sebiestor religious leader Vuld Haupt issued a statement in the wake of the CreoDron expedition. "We stand at a hopeful crossroad in human history. Stretching out before us for the first time in millenia are the paths of our ancestors," noted the Minmatar figure. "The time has come to cast aside our differences such that we, humanity's wayward brothers and sisters, may once again return home." Haupt further stated that he would immediately organize an expedition into the wormholes, to be [...]
Minmatar Republic officials this morning lodged a formal complaint with CONCORD, stating that according to security footage and docking transcripts, two Caldari Navy vessels had illegally docked at a Republic Fleet station in Matari-controlled space last night, reportedly in search of missing Caldari pharmacologist Ullia Hnolku. According to article 37a of the Yulai Convention, vessels of national navies are explicitly forbidden from docking at other national navies’ stations if those stations are [...]
Pator - The Minmatar Republic and the Thukker Tribe have formed an open border policy, Sanmatar Maleatu Shakor and Thukker Chief Einnar Aeboul jointly announced at a press conference today. The agreement, coming after a week of talks between the two leaders, will allow Minmatar and Thukker citizens to travel freely between their respective territories. The agreement, notably, also extends to the Starkmanir and Nefantar tribes currently sheltered in Thukker territory. "With this historic agreement, we [...]
Pator - The Republic Justice Department announced a manhunt spanning the Republic and the Great Wildlands for fugitive Baliggan Krullefor. Also assisting in this search are the Republic Security Services and Republic Fleet, as well as a force of Thukker search teams. "We are happy to stand side-by-side with our Thukker friends in this matter of security," said Achimand Skulada, a representative of the Justice Department. "It goes a long way to show that the tribes stand united under a common law." [...]
PATOR - Sanmatar Maleatu Shakor has disclosed that a Minmatar Republic search effort for the Thukker caravan missing in Great Wildlands is underway in co-operation with the Thukker Tribe. "We have sent all the Fleet search and rescue vessels we have available to the Great Wildlands," said Sanmatar Shakor. "However, much of the patrol capacity is tied up with immigrant convoys, trade missions and border duties. We also have considerable call on our medical and aid capacity at home with the immigrant [...]
The streets and highways in Republic colonies are swiftly becoming a hotbed of anti-Amarrian sentiments, as decades of repressed rage are coming to the surface. Following the news regarding the slave revolts on Mabnen, and the joyous realization that a cure for the dreaded Vitoc treatment has finally been found and realized, many Minmatar free citizens have taken to the streets. On Pator, individuals are burning effigies of Amarrian slavers. However, as the Minmatar people rejoice, their tribal [...]
Rens, Heimatar - At a joint security conference today between officers of the Republic Fleet and caravan masters of the Thukker Tribe, it was announced that some of the newly-established trade routes between the Great Wildlands and Republic space are under increasing threat from pirate activity. Concern has been heightened by intelligence that suggests these pirates are mainly 'breakaway' elements of the Angel Cartel. 'It is clear that pirates and criminals in general wish to take advantage of the [...]
In the Republic, Rambus Thrace lived in a one-room apartment along with his wife and two children. He spent twelve hours a day working a security detail at a nearby warehouse in order to provide for his family. Since immigrating to the Federation a year ago, he has found employment in a spaceship electronics factory, earned enough money to bring his wife and children to the Federation with him, and lives in a modest apartment with two bedrooms, a separate bathroom, and a kitchen. Thrace's story [...]
Safizon - As Imperial Naval Command continues to analyze incoming data and co-ordinate the Navy's response strategy, information leaked from various sources is painting a picture of the trail of destruction left by the invading Minmatar fleet. Invading along multiple fronts, the fleet has reportedly faced little in the way of credible resistance to its seemingly unstoppable advance. It has emerged in the last half hour that the first incursions into Imperial space were directed at The Bleak Lands, but [...]
The confusion of Matari across the Republic rose to new heights as rumours of Ammatar Consulate Governor Ana Utulf’s urgings to defect filtered across the cluster. Expecting a bloody confrontation with the Ammatar to free their once-lost tribe, there was widespread shock as reports stated an overwhelming lack of resistance. "I can’t believe it," said Bhane Karemi, one of the many hundreds of thousands of Matari now filling the streets of cities across the Republic. "I can’t say I trust these reports, [...]
Shortly after news of the attack in Jarizza hit the networks, hundreds of thousands of Matari took to the streets in planets across the cluster, avidly watching the news feeds. The majority of the populace seems in a state of sheer confusion at this time, however the Republic Justice Department has begun deploying riot police in numbers as a pre-emptive measure. With the Republic government dissolved, central authority is severely lacking and other Empires are still reporting a complete diplomatic [...]
As reported by the Scope this morning, according to documented sources from within the Republic Parliament, “top people” in the Republic’s governmental infrastructure have been involved in secret talks with representatives from the Ammatar Consulate for the past six days. The talks, all of which took place on Minmatar soil, covered such wide-ranging subjects as POW exchanges, Ndorian mining rights and the retraction of several long-standing war crime accusations on both sides. It is not known at this [...]
Konora, Metropolis - After fierce fighting in Konora, first reports are that the breakaway Angels have been driven from the Konora system in disarray, with most of their ships destroyed by a combined Minmatar-Thukker fleet and renegade ground forces overwhelmed by Minmatar Republic shock troops. Thukker Tribe forces are confirmed to have been present at the engagement, with the allied fleet outnumbering the renegade Angels by at least two-to-one. Despite intelligence indicating a massed force of [...]
The slew of new technologies flooding the Minmatar Republic has spurred many Minmatars to start agitating for taking up arms against the enemies of the Republic. Parliament members from the Brutor tribe, which suffered the most under Amarrian tyranny, are certain that with the host of new weaponry available the Amarrians and the hated Ammatars can be defeated once and for all. The Brutors are being supported overtly and covertly by the Krusual tribe, though political experts say they are only doing so [...]
Concord conflict-nets, the monitoring networks tasked with assigning security hits to perpetrators of interstellar violence, recorded a small but curious skirmish on the border between the Khanid and Amarr empires. The skirmish is notable not for its size, but for the circumstances of the engagement and the vessels involved. At approximately 18:23 Eve Standard time, a small task-force of Brutor Tribe Stabber cruisers and Breacher frigates crossed into the Amarr Empire, evading military checkpoints and [...]
Concerned for the security of the Misaba station as well as regarding its total research inadequacy, a detachment of local Amarr forces under the command of Lord Sorn moved what is assumed to be the rogue navy pilot to a new and more secure facility. Yesterday evening Lord Sorn recruited pilots with nothing but the highest standing towards the Empire for a secret and high security escort mission. The pilots, from many corporations including, Imperial Star Guards, Sublime LLC, Imperial dreams, Aeternus [...]
Uphallant - A civilian shipping convoy was attacked and destroyed in the Uphallant system yesterday when a patrol fleet belonging to Internal Security, Nugoeihuvi's security arm, engaged the unarmed vessels after what Nugoeihuvi is calling a "miscommunication." At least 250 people are confirmed dead, with more than 600 passengers and crew missing. The civilian convoy, carrying machine parts, medicines, foodstuffs, and a number of passengers, was cleared to jump into Uphallant by Caldari authorities, [...]
KOURMONEN - The missing Amarr Navy scout patrol has been recovered near the Kourmonen system. After re-establishing communication, the patrol was able to return to their position with the fleet. At this moment, the patrol has sustained no discernible losses, and has issued several benign comms in local channels. The fleet was instructed to use only scrambled communications until the patrol was found. In the moments following the Amarr Navy alert, the Republic Fleet deployed ships in the Auga system [...]
Hedion, Domain, The Amarr Empire - Two weeks ago, a moment's forgetfulness cost Kaos Erebus an Obelisk and several billion ISK worth of cargo. The Sniggwaffe pilot, flagged as a -2.0 security risk in the global CONCORD database, entered the 1.0-rated Hedion system, triggering the stargate's automatic warning alarm. Within minutes, Sarum Family forces detained and destroyed his ship. He was forced to flee Hedion in his pod, leaving behind the remains of his personal goods in the wreck of the freighter. [...]
Late last month, Mixed Metaphor [MXD] corporation officially withdrew support from both the Gallente Federation and its militia claiming SDII's policies as the reason. MXD CEO Andreus Ixiris explains: "Recent activities by members of the [Special Division of Internal Investigations] have brought me to realise just how much of a betrayal of the Federation's principles the SDII actually is." Although referencing an incident last year, MXD did not offer any recent "official" proof of wrong-doing nor [...]
Nonni - The Chief Executive Panel has been embroiled in debate over the Caldari Providence Directorate's proposed military reforms for the last few days. While most of the patriot bloc delegations have backed the proposal, it is coming up against stiff resistance from the other members of the Panel. Lai Dai was quick to back the proposal. According to the corporation's statement, "the reform - especially the proposed fleet expansion - will lift some strain off our forces, improve combat readiness and [...]
YFN-UN, Syndicate – The winner of season II of the Sami Sabik Modelling Contest has been announced as Nausea, member of Veto Corp. On being victor, Nausea said: “It still takes a little getting used to, that I managed to take the crown in the end, but it feels amazing and strangely satisfying.” Fame has come with a price as Nausea conceded that there have already been a few capsuleers eyeing up her title "with a hungry gleam”. Revan Neferis, organiser of the series, expressed her feelings at how [...]
Never has fighting in the Great Wildlands region ever surmounted to such a point it would ever spill into empire space. Last night, the resident faction in Great Wildlands 'The Keiretsu' sought to take the fight to claim the Great Wildlands region further than most would have ever expected by chasing and engaging resistance forces 'The Foundation' in the empire system of Egbinger. Molden Heath locals looked on in complete disbelief as the Great Wildlands resistance forces the Foundation fought a [...]