Powerplay Faction: Arissa Lavigny-Duval Dispatch from the Kamadhenu Herald - Cycle 90

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17 Feburary 3303

As tensions rise between the Empire and the Federation, the record of a long distance expedition hit GalNet last week. No, not the scant evidence of the Dynasty expeditions discovered by the Children of Raxxla, but a first person account of a renegade expedition that branched off from Ram Tah's investigations into the so-called Guardians ruins. Personal logs covering three weeks of this excursion were transmitted in the hopes that someone would rescue them from what had become a prison Captain Melville's delusions about re-writing xeno-archaeology. No word has reached the Herald about rescue operations in the distant Synuefe sector. In the more tangible realms of less obsessed scientists, Ram Tah has announced a new breakthrough for scanners. Any ancient ruins site should now appear on scanners when pilots are 1,000 ls out from the planetary bodies. In another anonymous leak, records from the MetaDrive Inc. audit reached GalNet sources. Astute readers will remember the Sirius Corporation's audit of MetaDrive Inc. resulted in a lockdown of all press and the daring escape of corporate spy Raan Corsen and his subsequently crashed Imperial Eagle with stolen records from his former employer. The newly uncovered records mention something called 'wake suppression' which the Sirius Corporation claims is a sleep technology for long distance travellers. With intrepid commanders reaching the supermassive blackhole at the centre of the galaxy and returning within a week, thanks to new developments in frameshift drive technology provided by the same Sirius Corporation, why would a cutting edge frameshift development firm be pioneering a sleep technology? When pressed for further comment, the press offices of neither Li Yong-Rui of Sirius Gov nor Federation Shadow President Felicia Winters, a former Sirius Corporation employee, issued a statement about the Sirius Corporation's secretive approach to research.

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In fact, despite major political upheavals in GalNet's weekly Galactic Power's poll, neither the leader of the Federation's Liberal Party nor the CEO of Sirius Gov have commented much in the galactic press over the past year. The CEO of Sirius Gov has never been outspoken in the press, but the newest scion of Sirius' Li dynasty has pursued his endeavours with quiet perseverance. This week, Li is once again the non-aligned political operator with the highest approval rating. Systems pledged to Felicia Winters, however, are engaged in mass protests. Apparently their governments failed to received their weekly allotment of liberal aide packages. The native of Tau Ceti's political approval still edges out that of President Hudson's, whose garrison in Detta was forced to withdraw, allowing many systems to revert to the political influence of Prime Minister Mahon and Yuri Grom. Meanwhile, Senator Zemina Torval and Princess Aisling Duval continue to entertain and satisfy the populace, with an enduring stability to their political dominion. The Emperor's approval rating continues to climb as she rebuilds her political influence from her recent losses driven by special interest groups and saboteurs, while Admiral Denton Patreus recovers from consolidating his garrisons in order to find new opportunities for investment around the galaxy.

Last week's investment opportunities greatly benefitted the Peacock Patrons of Law and the Vestani Conservatives, as their campaigns met great success. The rare goods supplied to Rose Terminal certainly made this year's Valentine's Day memorable among lovers and gift-givers. The 'enthusiastic' response to the appeal from Phillips Dock set the Patrons of Law and the entire sparsely populated system well on the way towards whatever endeavour a military economy could meet with thousands of tonnes of robotics, ion distributors and emergency power cells. The Patrons of Law never gave any information on just why such a distant system would need the prized and semi-rare commodities. The warming cold war between the Empire and the Federation brings yet another troubled system to the forefront of the galactic press. After a Federation convoy was destroyed in Sutekh, the United Sutekh Future is coordinating a campaign to prevent Adad Exchange from running salvage and rescue operations of the destroyed Federal convoy. It is unclear to the Herald how a general boost in bounty hunting rewards will delay a salvaging data cores. If you wish to aide the Imperial effort, please join the efforts on the Imperial Community Goals discord server. Expect violent activists to curb any salvage attempts.

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Another impressive effort from the Shield of Justice secured the garrison in Binjia and propelled the re-establishment of another garrison in Tiburnat. Logistics operatives securely delivered thousands of tonnes of garrison supplies, despite anti-Imperial terrorists assaulting Kamadhenu. The 'Adopt a System' drive continues to streamline delivery, with only eighteen priority systems as yet unadopted. Check in on the logistics discussion when you visit the discord server for pledged pilots. In its ongoing efforts to support patronage and feudal governance in systems loyal to the Emperor, the Chapterhouse of Inquisition is glad to announce the reduction of fortification requirements for Biliri and AB Pictoris, though sadly the governments surrounding Caria fell to a discrete and unannounced assault. Chapterhouse inquisitors are on the case, though vigilant surveyors are welcome to report any patronage or feudal conflicts in control or exploited systems.

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Commander Fronsky issued combat targets that mostly focus on capitalising the damage dealt to Winters last week. The Alliance Office of Statistics has also requested assistance to scrap their expansion of Heikegani, and the Winters expansion into Antliae Sector RD-T B3-3 appears to have their usual campaign of bribery at a disadvantage. Looking forward to the future, Research suggests that establishing a garrison in Cofalyawa will establish yet another foothold on the Shadow President's doorstep, giving our combat pilots a great sphere to operate from and providing a central location for a populous region, should the support for Winters fall even further. The Coriolis starport Low Horizons is likely to be the easiest delivery point for corruption reports. Cofalyawa meets many tenants Research needs for a recommended preparation target, and the Emperor's political operation will be best served if it's the only preparation this week which continues to expansion.

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Good luck and godspeed commanders.

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