Geminate - ATLAS and allies are successfully taking control of the strategic resources in the region while Widly Inappropriate. [WI] and the Northern Coalition forces strive to retain sovereignty. The war in Geminate has had several hundred ship engagements taking place across the region, with two major engagements in systems K25-XD and Y8R-XZ. Roughly two weeks ago in K25-XD, WI. reports that Solar Fleet [SOLAR] used a battleship heavy fleet to drop SBU's on gates in the system and incapacitate the [...]
The Bleak Lands - Fighting in the Bleak Lands continued unabated as elements of the Defiant strike force clashed with detachments of the 7th Fleet in several skirmishes across the region. While most analysts predicted a short vicious struggle that would culminate in an overwhelming triumph by the Saracens, the war is showing no signs of a resolution. The 7th Fleet, despite several victories, remain unable to pin down and destroy the Defiants in a decisive engagement, while the Defiants remain unable [...]
NEW EDEN - The southern regions of New Eden have become engulfed in an epic war that has seen former enemies come together against a common foe, the Band of Brothers (BoB) and Lotka Volterra (LV). The war threatens to upset the balance of power in the galaxy, and has so far seen some staggering losses on both sides. BoB has long since declared that dominating all non-secure space has been their long- term goal, and no alliance has yet been able to stop their advances. Only now has a Coalition emerged [...]
AY-YCU, Providence - Recent data suggests that Providence may be the most populous and industrially-developed region in null-sec, the so-called "outlaw space" beyond the control of CONCORD and the planetary governments. The strong alliance of so-called "Holders" who share sovereignty in the area and the "Not Red, Don't Shoot" policy originally set in place by Curatores Veritatis Alliance [CVA] appear to be the driving force behind this economic boom. Providence for many is seen as an accessible, "open [...]
AMARR - Monday saw representatives of the Houses Darabi and Miyan meet in Kor-Azor Prime for talks to settle the recent hostilities between them. The peace talks were chaired by capsuleer Ashar KorAzor. The summit was attended by numerous pod pilots from corporations operating across Amarr space and elsewhere. Quickly settling down, Iraj Darabi, the Holder of House Darabi allowed Ambassador Kaselia to outline their objectives for the summit. These included a full apology by House Miyan to Iraj's [...]
SEYLLIN 0843 - A disruption in solar weather monitoring services has forced travel delays in the Seyllin system. The satellite network known as "Cassandra" is reported to have dropped offline shortly after 0840 local time, temporarily locking out traffic attempting to enter the system. Researchers at the base monitoring facility on Seyllin I are attributing the incident to a communications glitch, and expect service to be restored shortly.
Pod pilot Ezekiel Nelson has announced the wedding celebration of corp mate Torahna to be held in the Rens star system at 22:00 on the evening of October 8th. The celebration will include a public lottery as well as some light entertainment. The lottery is a 1 million isk per ticket affair. The pot will start at 300 million isk and grow with ticket purchases. First prize in the lottery wins the jackpot of isk, second prize will be an unfitted standard battleship of winner's choice, and third prize [...]
Geminate - A coalition of alliances has been formed with the goal of capturing systems in Geminate after Widly Inappropriate. [WI.] dropped sovereignty in the area. Currently, leadership by TERMINATION [-74-] is being challenged by In Tea We Trust [TLEAF]. Phunkadin of TLEAF reports "On the very first day, the Coalition joined together and formed up an impressive fleet of nearly 200 in under 3 hours. There were carriers, dreadnoughts and even an Aeon ready to do battle, accompanied by hundreds of [...]
Speculations are flying now that the Guristas have revealed that they sold the famous Crielere scientists to Articio Kor-Azor, one of the Amarrian royal heirs. Articio has hitherto not shown much interest in scientific pursuits, let alone those advocated by the Crielere pair - that of science being used to further mankind indiscriminately. Those that best know the mindset of Articio say that he will undoubtedly exploit the knowledge the pair possesses to further his own career and talk of weapons of [...]
The so called Insorum Imbroglio events have almost shattered peace across the Galaxy. The Amarr Empire has declared open war to the Blood Raider Covenant and prepares what seems to be the first Amarrian invasion since Vak’Atioth. What can we expect for the following weeks from the other Empires? The Amarrian answer has been quite direct: war. No need to search for hidden agendas here, Doriam II has decided the Blood Raider Covenant is too big a threat and have mobilized both his Navy and his loyal [...]
Throughout the areas of the cluster known as empire space, there is an abundance of Starbase Charters that are available to capsuleers, and this begs the question; what exactly is the use for an empire based control tower and its associated assemblies? An empire control tower can only be erected within a star system with a mid-level CONCORD rating. To even consider deployment of a tower, the prospective corporate entity must be held in high regard by the local political and / or controlling corporate [...]
Since emperor Heideran VII failed to attend a CONCORD meeting the other day there has been no signs of him anywhere. All plans for his public appearance have been cancelled, including many book signings of his new book, Pax Amarria. News from the Amarrian authorities have been conflicting, with offices of the Imperial Chamberlain saying he's resting from a slight ailment, while the Imperial Chancellor says he's on a vacation at one of his remote palaces and does not want to be disturbed. The rumor- [...]
RMOC-W, Curse - Last Saturday, at about 00:35 New Eden Standard Time, a White Noise. Aeon supercarrier, piloted by Volla of Red Rodgers., was destroyed by a spontaneous joint operation of multiple Curse alliances and corporations when it was deployed to ambush an already-engaged Waterboard [WTB] alliance gang. Buhhdust Princess of BAT PHONE alliance was one of the pilots on the scene. She stated that they initially received word of a White Noise. Dominix becoming involved in in a fight between [...]
Opinions vary widely over who among the Five Heirs will be the next Amarr Emperor or Empress. From the liberal and outreaching personality of Doriam Kor-Azor to what some have called the militaristic expansionist views of Jamyl Sarum, whoever assumes the throne of Amarr will doubtless have long-lasting and profound effect reaching far beyond the borders of Amarr space. Many hold Doriam Kor-Azor to be the favorite, as his ready diplomacy and willingness to negotiate with the other empires is most in [...]
DED is gravely concerned over recent reports describing drastic reorganization for many pirate factions in the outer regions. The scale and scope of the changes have led many to belief that a hidden party is responsible for them and DED is now launching an all out investigation to identify the culprits and urges anyone with any information bearing on the matter to come forward. The command structure of many of the most infamous pirate factions, such as the Guristas and Sansha’s Nation, has been [...]
Geminate - Wildly Inappropriate. [WI.] removed their sovereignty in a large part of West Geminate and several Smaller Alliances have entered the area and are now taking control of systems in the region. Diplomat Meno Theaetetus revealed that due to the recent infrastructure changes, Wildly Inappropriate. "had already decided to remove [sovereignty] in a large part of West Geminate" and that "a number of small Alliances have taken the chance to claim a few Systems we had removed [sovereignty] from." [...]
ROIR-Y, Pure Blind - Wildly Inappropriate Alliance has redeployed its forces from Geminate to Pure Blind. Fleets and assets are still being moved in a bid to assist the Northern Coalition in their efforts, sources inside the alliance confirmed. The alliance has decided to vacate Geminate after a sustained attack from combined forces including ATLAS, Cult of War, Gentleman's Club, Red Alliance and Solar Fleet for control of the region. The defending forces were mostly comprised of Wildly Inappropriate, [...]
Wildly Inappropriate continue to fend off small attacks on the low security system of Aunenen (0.4), of which they are currently residents. New Eden capsuleers who choose to enter the solar system have suffered great losses at the hands of Wildly Inappropriate, whose occupancy for financial purposes continues. Fo Shizz, Fleet Commander and Chief Operating Officer for Quiet.Storm, a member of Wildly Inappropriate, explains the financial benefits of Aunenen, "We are doing this [occupancy of system] [...]
8K-CHA, GEMINATE - Wildly Inappropriate [WI] has confirmed a full scale invasion of Geminate, initiated on 07.4.111, is underway. The news follows weeks of increased [WI] activity and invasion rumors in the Geminate region. Reports from the region indicate that [WI] successfully uprooted Idle Empire [IDLE] from the area within forty-eight hours and are currently targeting Ethereal Dawn's [ED] control towers in the 8K-CHA constellation as well as United Freeman Alliance [UFA] fleets. Currently [ED]'s [...]
The Federal Administration has finally come out with the much-anticipated list of winners of the election emissary contest. With literally thousands of vouchers to wade through, even the extensive bureaucracy of the FA was at a breaking point matching them all up. The CEOs of the winning corporation have been notified of their corp's success and all of these corporations have received a brand new Navy Issue Megathron as a reward for their great efforts. Here is a list of the winning corporations and [...]
New Caldari – The Forge Framed above and below by vibrant red and white gas clouds and set amid a backdrop of scattered stars, the Ceremonial Grounds in the New Caldari system will live in the minds of only the few, fortunate Pod Pilots who marry there. Even in today’s busy world, some pod pilots manage to find the time for romance. These minority are able to put aside work and make room for partners, wives and husbands. Evanda Char, a Minmatar senior member of Electus Matari, made the time for [...]
Dantumi - The Wiyrkomi Peace Corps announced today that it was committing an additional brigade of troops to the Caldari Prime occupation force. This comes on the heels of last week's report that the Navy is beginning to feel the pinch of the occupation's cost on their other operations. The current occupation force is for the most part made up of Navy marines and Provist troops, which are protecting infrastructure and population centers. Though they took significant part in the initial invasion, [...]
Dantumi - Wiyrkomi announced that they have won a significant contract with Khanid Transport, expected to be worth nearly fifty billion ISK. According to the terms of the deal, Wiyrkomi will ship almost forty million cubic meters of high grade electronic components from their factories in Lonetrek to Khanid Prime. The components are mainly deep space communications arrays and navigational computers for the aging Khanid Transport distribution fleet, expected to be used as a massive mid-life upgrade to [...]
Four speed demons last Sunday made it to the final teams of megacorporations Wiyrkomi and Lai Dai in the Caldari State's monumental sporting event, the COLOSSUS Championships. In the former race, contestants Nelno and Lord Azraiel sped through the finish line first to join last week's winners, Trooper B99 and Jeffrey Lebowski, on the Wiyrkomi team, while the latter saw racers Alewood KJ and bsspewer take their place on the Lai Dai team's roster. As the corporations' teams slowly come together, sports [...]