New Caldari - Tibus Heth has offered the Sebiestor Tribe access to Caldari medical technology for the treatment of comatose Tribal Chief Karin Midular, but has been turned down after "careful deliberation" by tribal leaders. In a public statement, Tibus Heth offered "the full swath of Caldari medical expertise to the Sebiestor Tribe in order to bring about a positive resolution to this terrible tragedy." He went on to say, "Unlike some others, the Caldari State treats well those who might be its [...]
Eram - Vuld Haupt, the popular spiritual leader of the Sebiestor Tribe, has issued a public call for unity as Karin Midular, the Tribal Chief, remains in critical condition on life support. In response, the other six tribes of Matar have offered their resources in whatever capacity the Sebiestor require. In his statement, Haupt said, "A Ray of Matar is a rare, grand thing. And our Ray, Karin Midular, lived up to her promise. She laid the foundations for the Republic we inhabit today, where the [...]
_Geras - _Nearly two months after the existence of cloned soldiers was made public to the cluster by Jacus Roden, Modern Finances has released a positive report on the financial viability of the soldiers. According to the report, the average cloned soldier begins providing a greater return on investment with each passing day, allowing them to quickly overcome their initial cost. While the costs to create and train an individual cloned soldier is greater than an ordinary soldier, due to the necessity [...]
Luminaire - Following the mass shooting of Minmatar at a cultural festival which has left 58 dead and 304 wounded, including Sebiestor Tribe leader Karin Midular in critical condition, the Gallente Federation has denied a request by the Minmatar Republic to extradite the shooter for trial. The Supreme Court made the expedited decision based on the unprecedented nature of the shooting. In unanimously dismissing the request, the Supreme Court said, "This was a crime committed by a Federation citizen on [...]
Amarr - Empress Jamyl I has made an increasing number of contradictory and otherwise irrational statements and decisions over the past several months, according to several independent political commentators familiar with the Imperial Court. The commentators point to several specific incidents highlighting her inconsistency. The first is her vacillation on the Ardishapur Family educational reforms, which regularly changed from week to week from full support to outright anger. The empress was originally [...]
Eram - Karin Midular remains comatose and on life support, according to a statement issued by the Sebiestor Tribe. The tribal chief's condition is worsening, with doctors losing hope that she can recover sufficiently to regain consciousness or hope to be cloned. The damage to her frontal, parietal, and temporal lobes is extensive. Cellular regeneration has been induced, but the destruction of vital structures has rendered it unlikely she will ever be fully restored to her previous state. Doctors are [...]
_New Caldari - _In an address broadcast across the Caldari State, Executor Tibus Heth proclaimed his desire to "unify the Caldari people" and abolish the "divisive system that has led us astray." He went on to attack what he proclaimed "individuals and groups who cling to foreign influences that have wormed their way into our core and must be purged through any means necessary." "If we are to survive, we must have a single solidified State," Heth said. "The stability of the Caldari people depends on [...]
_Sinq Liason - _As the effects of the mass shooting that claimed 58 lives continues to ripple through the Federation, the large number of Federation citizens of Minmatar heritage have begun expressing growing concern with the handling of the situation and their own status within the Federation. Many have expressed discontent with the delays in turning over Midular to the Republic and the refusal of the Federation government to extradite the shooter or release any details about the individual. "None of [...]
_Luminaire - _Representatives from Nugoeihuvi Corporation, on behalf of the CEP, visited Caldari Prime over the past week to compile a report on Ishukone Corporation's progress on restoring the planet. According to their initial reports, Ishukone is "showing stellar progress in securing Caldari interests on Caldari Prime." Following weeks of heavy fighting, including the crash of the Leviathan-class Titan Shiigeru, Caldari Prime had been heavily damaged with services cut off to many inhabitants. [...]
Oyonata - A religious site under the protection of the Kador Family was assaulted and pillaged by the Blood Raiders on the evening of the 12th. Numerous religious relics were taken by the Blood Raiders, while others were destroyed or defaced by the pirate cartel. The site is believed to be over a thousand years old. Though it holds some significance to the Amarr, the Blood Raiders have long considered it one of their more holy sites. The artifacts stolen from the site consist mainly of relics which [...]
_Pator - _Though former Republic Prime Minister and current Sebiestor Tribal Chief Karin Midular remains in critical condition, she has stabilized, according to doctors in the Federation. Midular was transported to Pator in the Minmatar Republic early this morning, where she was remitted into the care of doctors and taken to an undisclosed hospital for further treatment. Despite the willingness of the Federation to transfer Midular to Republic care, doctors remain pessimistic about her long-term [...]
New Caldari - In a public address given to Caldari Providence Directorate activists, State Executor Tibus Heth this afternoon delivered what has been characterized as a "disjointed, rambling attack on the Federation." His speech touched on the recent tensions between the Federation and Minmatar Republic and the demilitarization of Caldari Prime. "We once again see the imperialism of the Gallente in full force," Heth said. "They are never able to admit to error and believe their own systems to be [...]
Luminaire - Sebiestor Tribal Chief Karin Midular is in a medically induced coma and has suffered extensive brain trauma, the Scope has learned, after being shot in the head on Thursday by a lone gunman in a rampage that left 58 dead and 304 wounded. According to reports from her doctors, the severity of Midular's injury is such that cloning is considered impossible, as any brain scan would return incomplete results. Doctors are currently waiting for the swelling in Midular's brain to go down so they [...]
Bei - The Republic Security Services took a small battleship fleet into Gallente space to demand custody of the shooter who killed 58 and left 304 wounded. After jumping into Colelie from Bei, they had a tense, 30-minute standoff with the Federation Navy before being convinced to stand down by a combination of capsuleers and the DED. The Republic Security Services fleet, composed primarily of Brutor and Sebiestor tribesmen, jumped into Colelie shortly after 20:00, less than eight hours after the [...]
Karin Midular, current Sebiestor Tribal Chief and former Prime Minister of the Minmatar Republic, has been confirmed as one of those wounded in the terrorist attack that took place at the hands of a lone gunman earlier today on Gallente Prime. Details are sparse at this hour, but reports indicate the tribal chief is currently in critical condition after sustaining a serious head wound in the attack. According to highly placed sources within the Minmatar government, Sanmatar Malaetu Shakor has been in [...]
At 11:57 this morning, a lone gunman assaulted a crowd of spectators at the Luminaire Center for Culture and The Arts in the city of Caille on the planet of Gallente Prime, killing at least 58 people and wounding 304 others. The crowd had been assembled for the inaugural address of the Federal Tribes Festival of Community and Culture, held in Caille every year with the stated aim of "fostering and nurturing the relations that have kept the bond between Gallente and Minmatar strong since the days of [...]
KORAMA - In a statement released this afternoon, Ishukone Watch confirmed they have relocated the prototype Scorpion-class battleship that was stolen from their shipyard in Luminaire early yesterday morning. Landea Vrankref, security consultant and investigation lead for Ishukone Watch, made a press release from the security force's office in Korama to confirm that "the vessel has been tracked to the Republic Security Services Logistics station around Moon 5 of Planet 2, here in Korama. It would [...]
Luminaire - Caldari Prime will be divided into a number of districts that shall be split between Gallente and Caldari administration, while Mordu's Legion will provide security for the planet. After final negotiations, roughly fifty-four percent of the districts will fall under the Caldari jurisdiction of the Ishukone Corporation, while forty-six percent will be Gallente districts administered by Material Acquisition. The districts are purely administrative; they shall not be segregated by ethnicity. [...]
LUMINAIRE - The Ishukone Corporation has confirmed that after a sustained firefight this morning, a prototype version of the Scorpion-class battleship has been stolen from their low-orbit staging point above Caldari Prime. Three of the vessels, which were originally designed for use by the Ishukone Watch security force, were drafted in for combat readiness assessment during the Caldari Prime relief effort. These modified versions of the Scorpion apparently include advanced LADAR and thermal imaging [...]
NEW CALDARI _- _ State Executor Tibus Heth delivered a fiery speech to Kaalakiota workers this morning, calling the agreement between the CEP and Federation to turn Caldari Prime into a demilitarized zone "an appeasement that solves nothing and keeps billions of Caldari imprisoned for future generations." He also questioned the actions of Ishukone and Sukuuvestaa in providing aid to the planet "at the cost of recovering it for those it belongs to." "So shortly after the Shiigeru crashed, we had [...]
_Luminaire - _The Federation Navy today released a statement detailing Operation Highlander, the code-name for the offensive on Caldari Prime that ended with the destruction of the Shiigeru. The statement declared the operation an "overall success", while noting that certain details did not go as planned. In particular, the Federation Navy expressed dismay at the crashing of the Shiigeru into Caldari Prime and the damage caused, though it noted that a much larger disaster was prevented by the [...]
_Luminaire - _The Gallente Federation and Caldari State have reached a tentative agreement to end the fighting on Caldari Prime and recognize the planet as a full demilitarized zone between the Federation and the State. The agreement was negotiated by Federation diplomats and representatives of the Chief Executive Panel. The treaty has already been signed by President Jacus Roden and the necessary majority of the CEOs of the eight megacorps. "This is a great day for the State," said Ishukone CEO Mens [...]
Saiso - Several other Caldari corporations have released word that they will be joining Ishukone in the relief effort of Caldari Prime. Chief among them was Sukuuvestaa Corporation, which has already pledged a large amount of supplies to the operation. "Numerous supplies that had been earmarked for military and security applications should, given the devastation of our homeworld, absolutely be redirected toward the aid effort," said SuVee Chief Coordinator Oilenen Inuki. "There is a time and a place [...]
_Luminaire - _A relief convoy consisting of 4 Rhea-class jump freighters has safely made its way from Ishukone headquarters in Malkalen to Caldari Prime after attempts by capsuleer alliance Goonswarm Federation to interdict its progress. The four freighters were filled with aid goods to be delivered to citizens affected by the destruction wrought upon the planet by the devastating crash of the Leviathan-class Titan Shiigeru. The freighters departed from Malkalen at 21:00 EST, where a fleet of 60 State [...]
NEW CALDARI - Caldari State Executor Tibus Heth made an aggressive address this evening, in response to the loss of the Leviathan-class titan Shiigeru in Luminaire and the subsequent revelation of Ishukone's negotiations with the Gallente Senate. In the statement, broadcast from the front of Caldari Providence Directorate headquarters on New Caldari Prime, Executor Heth repeatedly mentioned the "atrocities committed against both the Caldari Navy and the Caldari People by Gallente armed forces." He [...]
Luminaire - After three days of intense atmospheric decontamination, the full devastation at the impact site where the Shiigeru impacted Caldari Prime can now be seen. From high orbit, the devastation is spread over an area that totals some 1.2 million square kilometers at the southern end of the Kaalakiota Peaks. Several distinct craters can be glimpsed, bathed in the amber glow of burning titanium diborite and molten rock, with trails of smoke stretching for hundreds of kilometers across the [...]
LUMINAIRE - The Ishukone Corporation has been granted full authorization to cross the border between the Federation and the State in order to access Caldari Prime, the Gallente Senate has announced in the last hour. After an unopposed vote in the Senate chambers, following a humbling speech on Saturday by Ishukone CEO Mens Reppola, the Senate reached a unanimous decision to allow the corporation access to the Luminaire system in order to assist with the ongoing relief effort. After news broke of the [...]
VILLORE - In an unprecedented move, the Ishukone Corporation presented the Gallente Senate with a formal request for access to Caldari Prime this morning, in order to assist with the ongoing cleanup operation and relief effort. The substantial document, signed and approved by Ishukone Corporation CEO Mens Reppola and his entire board of directors, allegedly requests access to the planet for both Ishukone and Ishukone Watch in a civilian capacity. In a holographic address to the Gallente Senate, [...]
LUMINARE - Caldari Prime continues to burn this evening, after the Gallente Federation launched its largest military offensive since the end of the Gallente-Caldari war in YC12. Rescue operations in Arcurio are still underway after wreckage from the destroyed Leviathan-class titan Shiigeru passed overhead on entry, causing a concussion wave strong enough to topple a number of high-rise buildings and cause widespread damage to a large area of the city's south side. Destroyed by a combined task force of [...]
BREAKING NEWS - It has been confirmed in the last ten minutes that a large section of the Shiigeru 's superstructure has made impact with the southern tip of the Kaalakiota mountain range, approximately 700 kilometers west of the city of Arcurio. All contact has been lost with the surface of Caldari Prime for the third time today, after an electromagnetic surge caused by the impact destroyed communications equipment and additionally destabilized the shields of several vessels in low orbit. The last [...]
BREAKING NEWS - Watched by trillions across the cluster, the Leviathan-class titan Shiigeru , which resided in orbit of Caldari Prime, has been destroyed in a pitched engagement between Federation Navy and Caldari Navy forces. In their largest offensive action since the end of the Gallente-Caldari war in YC12, the Federation Navy moved to eliminate the threat that has been posed by the titan since it was drafted in to guard the planet and act as a deterrent against counterattack after the YC110 [...]
BREAKING NEWS - The Federation Navy task force seen entering Luminaire approximately 30 minutes ago has engaged the Leviathan-class titan Shiigeru and her support fleet in orbit of Caldari Prime. The news spread across the entire Federation in minutes, with every GalNET channel currently broadcasting announcing breaking news in order to cut to footage of the ongoing engagement in orbit. Businesses across the Federation are beginning to close early, and planet side traffic in many major cities across [...]
BREAKING NEWS - A large task force of Federation Navy capital-class vessels arrived in Luminaire moments ago, triggering a similar escalation from the Caldari Navy. The exact composition of the Gallente fleet is still unknown at this time, although local magnetometric scans are rumored to display the signatures of dozens of capital-class vessels. Within seconds of the Federation Navy's arrival, a sizable Caldari Navy fleet bridged into Luminaire from the border system of Kassigainen before the [...]
BREAKING NEWS - A Marshal-class battleship belonging to CONCORD was engaged and destroyed by the Caldari Navy fleet in orbit of Caldari Prime less than ten minutes ago. General Odo Korachi, a senior commander with the Directive Enforcement Department, had been dispatched from Yulai to monitor the ongoing situation in Luminaire after the hostilities escalated to a full-scale military conflict this afternoon. On arrival, his vessel was seen entering low orbit of Caldari Prime and deploying scanning [...]
BREAKING NEWS -The Federal Intelligence Office has released a statement to confirm that a massive surface offensive has begun against the Provist occupation force on Caldari Prime. The announcement comes just moments after all communication with the surface of Caldari Prime was lost abruptly for the second time today, and the cities of Pakuri and Tovil were plunged into darkness as entire electrical grids have apparently been shut down. Since the release, made by Federal Intelligence Office Director [...]
BREAKING NEWS - The Federation Navy has mobilized a sizable task force in response to the repositioning of the Leviathan-class titan Shiigeru into low orbit of Caldari Prime. A hail of cynosural distortion caused electromagnetic interference severe enough to momentarily crash traffic control and cynosural jamming subsystems on board the Luminaire stargate in Algogille, as an uncountable number of capital-class vessels departed the system approximately 30 minutes ago. In response, the Caldari Navy [...]
LUMINAIRE - The Caldari Navy have released a statement moments ago to confirm that the Leviathan-class titan Shiigeru, which resides in orbit of Caldari Prime, has been deployed into low orbit in response to growing tension on the surface. The conflict flared again early this morning, after a number of Caldari-owned businesses in the city of Pakuri were firebombed by a group of Gallente radicals. In response, Provist occupation forces stormed the nearby border of a Gallente district, before reportedly [...]
NEW CALDARI - After six days of unrest in Luminaire, the Caldari Providence Directorate have this afternoon released a full statement detailing current operations on Caldari Prime. Flanked by two of his senior officers, Caldari State Executor Tibus Heth gave a press conference detailing "necessary measures taken by the Provist Security Force in order to keep the situation under control." He continued by expanding on operations since the initial flare-up of conflict on the besieged planet approximately [...]
LUMINAIRE - The actions of the Provist occupation force have been widely called into question this afternoon, after unrest began to spiral out of control on Caldari Prime late last night. A number of Gallente protesters were reportedly killed after Provist forces fired riot control gas canisters directly at crowds in downtown Arcurio at approximately 02:00 EST this morning. Reports have also surfaced that a convoy of roughly 200 Gallente citizens fleeing the city of Pakuri were strafed by Sparrow- [...]
LUMINAIRE - Caldari and Gallente forces came close to a full combat situation in orbit of Caldari Prime approximately an hour ago, as a Federation Navy patrol was sighted apparently making reconnaissance scans of the besieged planet's surface. Caldari Navy forces were quick to react, with Admiral Visera Yanala issuing demands for Federation Navy vessels to cease all ongoing operations and vacate orbit of Caldari Prime. During her broadcast over the local Luminaire frequency, she repeatedly claimed [...]
YULAI - The Directive Enforcement Department released a statement moments ago, declaring that a part of its fleet has been placed on high alert due to ongoing hostilities in the Gallente system of Luminaire. The announcement comes in the wake of an increase in hostile contact between Federal citizens still residing on Caldari Prime and the Provist occupation force that has been in place since the invasion of Luminaire on June 10, YC110. Over the course of the last several days a number of attacks on [...]
LUMINAIRE - Admiral Visera Yanala gave her first public address today, after being drafted back into command of the Leviathan class titan Shiigeru which orbits the troubled planet of Caldari Prime. Throughout the address, she made numerous mentions of the "heroic effort of Caldari rescue teams" as the cleanup from yesterday evening's Shintoko Tower collapse continues. Her release also praised the troops of the Provist occupation force for their "courageousness and professionalism in restoring order to [...]
LUMINAIRE - A Caldari Navy spokeswoman confirmed this morning that retired Admiral Visera Yanala has been drafted back into service. The unprecedented move comes after widespread unrest erupted on Caldari Prime late last week, in response to a breach of the Gallente border by Caldari forces. Presently serving on ceremonial duty and as senior military advisor to both the Caldari Navy and the Caldari Provincial Directorate, she will resume her position as Kimotoro Fleet Admiral in command of the [...]
LUMINAIRE - After a series of attacks on Provist assets and personnel earlier in the day, it has now been confirmed that the operational headquarters of the Provist occupation force on Caldari Prime was destroyed less than an hour ago. The 102-story Shintoko Tower, which was used as a Caldari State embassy and House of Records repository prior to the arrival of the invasion force in June YC110, toppled into a neighboring building before collapsing completely, after a series of powerful explosions [...]
LUMINAIRE - The ongoing conflict on Caldari Prime intensified further today, with a number of attacks reported on Caldari Provincial Directorate assets in the city of Arcurio. The unrest began to escalate early this morning, with a series of co-ordinated assaults on roadblocks and security checkpoints within the southern commercial district of the city. The first incident was initially believed to be an accident, after a civilian vehicle collided with a Provist security checkpoint on the outskirts of [...]
_Amarr - _In the wake of President Jacus Roden's revelation that cloned soldiers have been developed and the Federation was beginning a purge of their ranks, Empress Jamyl I announced all those being driven out will have the opportunity to "be embraced by God, be healed by His goodness, and find a new home in the Empire." Speaking from the steps of the Imperial Palace in Dam-Torsad, the Empress said, "The Empire does not hate these people because they have found themselves turned from God's light. We [...]
ESSENCE - A combined fleet of Federation Navy, Customs and Tripwire vessels were seen departing Navy headquarters in Algogille this evening, shortly after an announcement from Admiral Anteson Ranchel declaring the beginning of the inaugural "Federal Combined Armed Forces Training" exercises. In the press conference approximately an hour ago, Admiral Ranchel indicated that "these exercises are designed as a team building experience to strengthen the bonds between our armed forces. The goal is to [...]
_Luminaire - _Reports of extensive ground fighting between Gallente partisans and Caldari military forces have emerged from Caldari Prime. According to reports, fights began to break out shortly after 11:30 EST across the surface of the planet, as armed Gallente began assaulting Caldari military installations. The disposition of the Gallente forces is currently unknown as contact with the planet has been sporadic since fighting began. Erratic reports have placed them either as rebellious residents, [...]
_Luminaire - _The Federation developed technology to clone and transfer the consciousness of humans without the use of a neural burner and was using them for warfare, President Jacus Roden revealed in an emergency announcement today. The president revealed that the Federation, following in the recent steps of the Caldari State and Minmatar Republic, has determined these soldiers are extremely dangerous and have to be contained for the safety of the cluster. Roden opened the speech by greeting the [...]
_Nonni - _In an address given to Kaalakiota workers, State Executor Tibus Heth pointed at the recent hacker attack on a Black Eagles installation as proof that the Federation is "in a state of barely concealed chaos" which presents a "significant risk to the security of the Caldari State." According to Heth, "The Federation is a viper perched on a rotten branch. Eventually that branch will snap and drop it right onto our heads." "Already we see the cracks beginning to form," he went on. "They have [...]