Renyn - The Special Department of Internal Investigations and Federal Security arrested members of Remyn Relief today, following the searches conducted at the charity's offices last week. The arrested employees were charged with espionage for the Caldari State. Fifteen employees of the charity fund were arrested in relation to these charges. "This is a very harsh blow to us," said Kolin Lagarde, spokesperson for Renyn Relief. "We will provide full cooperation and support to the authorities [...]
Jita - Ishukone announced that first quarter profits this year would be less than half what the corporation had predicted at the end of last quarter, triggering a sell off today. This punctuates a slight but steady decline that has set in over the last few weeks, which many analysts are attributing to the still-unresolved CEO issue. " It's been over two months since we heard rumors that the Ishukone board was about to pick Otro Gariushi's successor," said Asha Inaken, a contributing editor at ___The [...]
Sasta - As one of his first acts as leader of the Ammatar Fleet, Grand Admiral Hastar Jibril has issued promotions to numerous Ammatar veterans of the Fleet. The promotions were across all ranks, from petty officers all the way to vice admirals. The vast majority of the promotions were given to those of Ammatar birth. Admiral Jibril stated that the promotions were based on extensive service reviews conducted by his staff in concert with recommendations from the Fleet's upper command. "We are committed [...]
The recently-enslaved family of disgraced former Ammatar Fleet Grand Admiral Einkur Aro has been purchased by Arim Ardishapur. Arim Ardishapur, the nephew and heir-apparent of Royal Heir Yonis Ardishapur, has mostly kept out of the spotlight in recent years and little is known publicly about his policies. The purchase of the family - a wife, three sons, and two daughters - is one of the first public moves he has made. The fate of the family had been a topic of debate among citizens of the Mandate and [...]
Renyn - The Gallente Federation's Special Department of Internal Investigations (SDII) initiated searches at Renyn Relief, an influential Gallente charity, related to security measures recently announced by President Souro Foiritan. The charity's headquarters, located in Renyn, and a number of ancillary offices in Placid weretargeted, according to Kolin Lagarde, spokesperson for Renyn Relief. "No charges were presented against any of our employees. Whatever the subject of the investigation may have [...]
Intaki - Government authorities on Intaki Prime are reporting isolated incidents of violence in many of the planet's largest cities over the last few days. Pro-State, pro-Federation, and Intaki secessionist demonstrators have taken to the streets, a situation which has led to clashes between opposing crowds. Police have reported at least a dozen deaths and over 500 injured, though the vast majority of the injured have been treated and released from hospitals with minor wounds only. Most of the [...]
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 [...]
::: TRANSMISSION FROM STATE PROTECTORATE COMMAND ::: ::: TO ALL STATE PROTECTORATE CAPSULEERS ::: The State Protectorate command issues their compliments to the militia in the recent re-securing of the Black Rise region. The Gallente's Federal Defense Union militia has called for the siege of two sovereign Caldari systems, Raihbaka and Martoh, in the Inolari constellation of Black Rise. They maintain the false pretense of stolen equipment as a justification for a fresh push into the region. This is a [...]
APORULIE - With the giant ball of overheated gas approaching Seyllin I, the evacuation effort had turned into a frantic scramble for survival. Still, some people remained calm, trying to do as much as possible within the short timeframe. The Scope crew was present onboard the Obelisk-class freighter Gliding Star, operated by Renyn Relief charity fund, during the last hours of the doomed planet. The Gliding Star was dispatched to Seyllin as soon as news of the disaster emerged. According to Captain [...]
::: TRANSMISSION FROM FDU COMMAND ::: ::: TO ALL FEDERATION DEFENCE UNION CAPSULEERS ::: The Federation Navy has passed on their gratitude to all active FDU pilots for their commendable efforts so far in combating the Caldari forces. At the request of the Federal Navy regional operations, the FDU Command is issuing a general call to arms for capsuleer militia forces to target the Caldari systems of Raihbaka and Martoh located in the Inolari constellation, Black Rise. Objective is as follows: To secure [...]
Algogille - The Federation Navy issued a statement this morning confirming that a general mustering call for the Federal Defence Union has been issued. The campaign, named Justice's Reach, will focus on key systems in the Inolari constellation in Black Rise. The call was issued in the wake of the Federation Navy's investigation into the Caslemon shipping incident last month, in which military equipment was reported stolen. In a previous press release, the Federation Navy said Caldari involvement was [...]
Sasta - Admiral Hastar Jibril, a long-time member of House Ardishapur's fleet, has been promoted to the position of Grand Admiral of the Ammatar Fleet. Admiral Jibril is a decorated commander who has served with distinction for decades, having seen action in over thirty different campaigns against Blood Raiders, Sansha's Nation, terrorists, and other criminal elements in the Ardishapur Family's domains. Admiral Jibril is well respected in military circles for his leadership, organizational skills, and [...]
Pator - The Gallente charity, Aidonis Medical, claimed today that the Minmatar Republic government is applying "subtle but definite pressure" against aiding Cleric Abel Jarek's Salvation Crusade movement. The humanitarian aid division of the respected Aidonis Foundation, Aidonis Medical has deployed hundreds of doctors and volunteers to Pator and other Minmatar systems since the immigration increases to the Minmatar Republic in early YC110. Tensions between the government and Aidonis Medical are [...]
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 - The Thukker Tribe announced their intentions to collaborate closely with the Minmatar Republic in any effort made by the tribes to explore wormholes. With several caravan masters expressing interest in exploratory missions, the news of "non-natural signatures" in the wormhole system explored by the CreoDron team has heightened the interest of all the Minmatar tribes. The Thukkers are especially keen in teaming with the other tribes, having recently lost an entire Great Caravan to a solar [...]
Following in the footsteps of others such as CreoDron, numerous organizations across New Eden have begun to prepare themselves for expeditions of their own. From small, private endeavors to larger entities such as the Imperial Navy, people are mobilizing exploratory squads en masse, all in the hope of finding some answers to today's extraordinary events. Various rumors of hostile encounters on the other side have been filtering down from the capsuleer class already, almost as often as whispers of rare [...]
Only moments after seizing a CreoDron facility somewhere in the Barille constellation, Federation Navy officials have reported to local media that contact with the CreoDron team cannot be established. The Navy is claiming to have only just recently located the site of the wormhole, which they believe Prof. Burreau and her team have entered, aiming to explore the other side. "Immediately upon securing the facility, we set about establishing a priority commlink with Professor Burreau," stated one [...]
Todaki - According to School of Applied Knowledge representatives, the recent Federation Navy announcement indicates that the CreoDron expedition may have met a grim fate. However, the scientists claim that the exploratory initiatives should continue under strict international regulation. "The constellation lockdown measures undertaken by the Federation Navy can only imply that somewhere, somehow, the expedition went horribly wrong," said Professor Aineta Bikko, head of the School's astrophysics [...]
Sparked by the Federation Navy's lockdown of Creodron operations within the Balrille constellation, University of Caille Press Officer Ellyn Enstrom responded with shock and outrage. The University has been heavily involved with the day's events, convening a meeting of top scientists early this morning in order to determine the cause of the "Seyllin Pulse", as well as attempting to diagnose and mitigate the disastrous occurrences thereafter. "With the Navy's interdiction of CreoDron infrastructure," [...]
The Federation Navy has ordered a reserve detachment, destined for Seyllin, to seize control of the CreoDron site and all key system-wide infrastructures across the Barille constellation, including the receiving station for the scout drones. Eager to pre-empt negative speculation, military spokespeople have already pressed their case to local media that all measures currently underway are precautionary and "designed to limit any further loss of life and property." When questioned about the location of [...]
Airkio - Following the news that CreoDron have possibly discovered intelligent life in the uncharted regions of space, Lai Dai Corporation have just announced their own full-scale expedition will commence shortly. At an emergency conference call with the corporation's stakeholders, Alakoni Ishanoya, Lai Dai CEO, said: "Today's events bring great hope to New Eden. Our colleagues at CreoDron had uncovered magnificent opportunities for us all, and, therefore, we are proud to announce our first expedition [...]
In an effort to gather further information about the anomalies and items contained within, the Amarr Navy announced the hasty muster of an expeditionary fleet. Carrying a mixture of scientific vessels, scanning equipment, and naval firepower, the fleet expects to be able to safely track down, explore, and document the newly-appearing wormholes. "We stand at the dawn of a new era," said Admiral Ren Karetta, Deputy Chief for Exploratory Reconnaissance, in a prepared statement. "Links to undiscovered [...]
Luminaire - People from all across the Federation are expressing their sympathy and support to the families of victims of the Seyllin disaster. Many families are also complaining that the media attention had instead turned to recent discoveries by CreoDron instead of focusing on the world-shaking tragedy. According to Gallente authorities, the amount of donations to families of the victims has surpassed any previous relief drives by an extensive margin. Federation citizens also formed large queues in [...]
X-70MU -The Sisters of EVE announced their plans to launch an expedition into the wormhole, following CreoDron's discovery of civilization in that area of space. According to reports, the SSoE discovered a wormhole in an unidentified system near their headquarters. "If there is a civilization on the other side of these wormholes, then it is imperative that we approach with even more caution than before," said a SSoE spokesperson. "We do not know if these structures are inhabited or abandoned, nor do [...]
CreoDron scout drones have identified "non-natural deadspace signatures" while currently exploring an unknown system on the other side of a wormhole, suggesting they were designed by intelligent lifeforms. This startling news was delivered moments ago by Prof. Lianda Burreau, this time via a local fluid router broadcast in the Balrille system. This system is in the process of being heavily locked down by local Federation Navy pilots. Although the news cannot be confirmed at this time, dozens of [...]
Amarr - The unfamiliar crimson nebula in the images from the wormhole system has provoked a strange reaction among the normally stealthy Sani Sabik cults of the Amarr Empire. On planets and stations across the Empire, Sani Sabik cultists are going out on the streets, wearing ceremonial robes in concourses, and chanting prayers. The Amarr Ministry of Order is suppressing any cultists revealing themselves in this manner. Outlawed as heretics, the Sani Sabik are usually extremely cautious, but some among [...]
Speaking from his home in Caille, Julien Sirrok, the famed deep space explorer and expert on astronomical anomalies, warned the CreoDron wormhole exploration team on the over-reliance of scout drones. "I would suggest that Professor Burreau be extremely cautious in her assessment of scout drone telemetry," said Sirrok. "The data can be misleading even in relatively well-understood local space. If she is right and the explored system is in another galaxy, then it is quite possible that conditions local [...]
Major corporations across New Eden are frantically allocating resources in order to repeat CreoDron's amazing discovery. According to an anonymous source inside Chemal Tech, "The R&D department in our firm had just received a lump sum of several billion ISK, taken from another project, in order to launch an expedition similar to CreoDron's as soon as possible." Another source states a similar situation at Roden Shipyards. "The executives axed several R&D programs, freeing some cash for the new [...]
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 [...]
Todaki - Following today's sensational announcement by CreoDron, the School of Applied Knowledge urged the Gallente corporation not to regard the potential findings as their property, but rather to share with all scientific organizations in New Eden. Speaking for the School, Professor Aineta Bikko, head of the astrophysics department, said, "It would be wrong, both from a moral and practical standpoint, to think that the vast wealth of knowledge hidden behind these phenomena can belong to any single [...]
CreoDron scout drones, sent through a "stable wormhole" discovered by CreoDron astrophysicists, transmitted the first images from the other side of the wormhole. The first pieces of data received included five blurry image captures. The images clearly depict another system unlike any seen before, with darkened, empty planets set against an unfamiliar, crimson nebula. Prof. Burreau, the woman responsible for the wormhole's discovery, conducted a brief conference from an undisclosed location thought to [...]
With news that a CreoDron research team is planning to enter a stable wormhole, CONCORD has once again issued a warning intended to discourage others from attempting the same. The entire statement can be found below: "CONCORD reminds all residents of New Eden that entering into these wormholes is highly dangerous. Sufficient testing has not yet been carried out on the wormholes, and their enduring stability cannot be guaranteed. In addition, it cannot be determined what potential dangers are present [...]
YULAI - CONCORD has just confirmed that the "topological defects" predicted earlier by the Sisters of EVE have begun appearing throughout the New Eden cluster. The wormholes are reported to be structurally stable enough to traverse, although they cannot predict the duration that they will remain open. In addition, CONCORD has stated that they can only protect those who enter or leave from portals within hisec space, and have thus declared an "unenforceable travel ban" in an attempt to discourage [...]
SEYLLIN - SCOPE News has established a live feed of the remnants of Seyllin I. The hellish scene confirms that a plasma wave passed through the area, and that the planet's remains are coalescing back into sphere. Massive fragments are still orbiting the world, and capsuller traffic has been sighted inspecting the remains. CONCORD maintains that the area surrounding the planet is extremely dangerous, and should be approached with caution.
METSEREL - CONCORD and Federation Navy authorities have announced that the blockade of the Seyllin System has been dropped, allowing starship traffic to enter the system. Starships are warned not to travel to Seyllin I "due to circumstances related to the ongoing crisis." President Foiritan is expected to make an announcement within the hour.
SEYLLIN - A distress call from a Serpentis freighter stranded in Seyllin has reached the blockades surrounding the system. According to sources, a mechanical failure dropped the vessel out of warp before it could reach the nearest stargate. After a partial repair of the drive, its captain attempted to return to Seyllin I rather than warp out of the system. In a voice transcript of the distress call, the Serpentis captain states "To anyone who's listening, Seyllin's not there anymore. You hear me? [...]
SYSTEM X7O-MU - The Sisters of EVE have released an unprecedented general warning to "all space faring travelers of New Eden" that they are forecasting the imminent formation of multiple wormholes throughout the cluster. The claim from the reclusive humanitarian organization comes amidst one of the most deadly natural catastrophes in modern history, as Seyllin and at least three other systems have been devastated by a main-sequence anomaly within the last several hours. The highly technical warning [...]
God's Righteousness Conclave, an Amarrian fundamentalist group, released a follow-up statement moments ago. "We warned of the dangers of associating with heretics, and yet thousands responded to help. God's warning against iniquity and sin was not heeded, and the consequences shall now be paid. While we mourn any loss of life, those lost in the Seyllin system shall serve as a stark reminder to both the glory and power of God. It is through that sole path of purity that heresy and its support are [...]
ILLUIN - Sanmatar Maleatu Shakor confirmed that the Thukker caravan reported missing in the Great Wildlands has been destroyed. While declining to provide specific numbers, Shakor stated that a "significant and tragic loss of life was incurred" and that "they perished as a direct result of an anomalous solar event similar in scale and power to those described in Seyllin and the Syndicate region." Shakor's announcement brings the total number of reported near-simultaneous mass-sequence anomalies in the [...]
We have unconfirmed reports that Federation Navy Marines have opened fire on a crowd of refugees who were "rushing the dropships". Despite this heavy-handed approach, hundreds of thousands of refugees are still pouring into the evacuation centers in a desperate bid to escape Seyllin.
BOURYNES - Scientists are rushing to collect data about the superheated mass heading toward Seyllin. Despite limited information, several theories have emerged, ranging from a massive vessel heading toward the planet to a gravitational distortion in the system; no consensus has been reached to completely explain the phenomenon, however. University of Caille scientists have urged anyone to contact them immediately with any data related to these events, including any information from systems affected by [...]
SEYLLIN - Mass panic has all but halted rescue operations following an unofficial warning of a possible world-shattering plasma wave approaching the planet. Several spaceports have been forced to turn away approaching dropships as the boarding gantries have been overrun with panicked residents fighting for space aboard the next transport. SCOPE News has maintained contact with several reporters trapped in the cities of Southern Cross and Valimor. They have sent word that many residents within the vast [...]
YULAI - SCOPE News has learned that CONCORD is tracking an immense wave of superheated plasma currently on a direct collision course with Seyllin I. The mass is approaching from the direction of the sun and, according to the officials who are aware of its existence, "moving at several million miles per hour and accelerating at an alarming rate." SCOPE has also learned that CONCORD and the Federation Navy have established a "zero hour," or approximate time for impact, and that ships operating in the [...]
NEW CALDARI - In response to President Foiritan's order to pull Federation forces off the Border Zone, State Executor Tibus Heth ordered the Caldari Navy to stand down. The two nations were poised for a standoff as the crisis in Seyllin unfolded, but tensions eased following confirmation from scientists that the system's local sun was responsible for the radiological pulse, and not a military strike. Though not lowering its readiness entirely, both forces appear to have resumed pre-crisis levels. A [...]
SEYLLIN - Panic has further gripped relief convoys in Seyllin after a Federation disaster relief official was overheard dismissing the chances that there will be any survivors from the day side of Seyllin I. According to reports, a voice on the relief command channel said 'they're dead already, they just don't know it yet,' when asked what to do about a number of survivors from Loadcore who were showing signs of acute radiation poisoning.
SEYLINN - As the first survivor freighters begin to leave the planet of Seyllin I, Gallente medical facilities near and far are preparing for an overload of the wounded. Local emergency management offices have issued triage instructions for the facilities under their control, however already signs point to unclear co-ordination between the central relief efforts in Seyllin, and the numerous facilities around the region. The largest struggle has been where to ship those in need of critical and [...]
SEYLLIN - Evacuation of the suffering population of Seyllin I is likely to be the biggest humanitarian effort in recent years. The assembled host of Federation, Serpentis, CONCORD, ORE and independent vessels - an unlikely sight under normal circumstances - is doing its best to rescue as many as 500 million people from the surface of the radiation blast-stricken planet. Inkori Nadoux, a Federation Navy sergeant who spent the last two and a half hours on Seyllin I, agreed to speak to The Scope news [...]
LUMINAIRE - After a turbulent morning, Federation Stock Exchange have halted all trading in shares and derivatives until further notice. The first reports from Seyllin had sent the Gallente mining shares down, as investors attempted to get to grips with the current situation. As details emerged, it became clear the market had experienced one of the most volatile and chaotic trading sessions to date. "It was insane," said Loita Exaio, a broker at Garoun Investment Bank. "I have not seen anything like [...]
Villore - Escalating tensions in the Gallente Federation have led to the first confrontation between the anti-Caldari protesters and the riot police outside the Caldari diplomatic building on Villore VII. Thousands of protesters have gathered around the diplomatic mission, shouting anti-Caldari slogans and blocking entry to the building. Additional police units had been deployed to the area several hours before, but the law enforcement squads had failed to abate the conflict as several protesters [...]
SEYLINN - Nicholas Sangue was a 32 year old ex-military security guard residing on Seyllin about 350km from Southern Cross, towards the daylight side. He was one of the lucky first few to make it aboard a dropship headed off planet. He shared his tale of a narrow escape and the ongoing rescue efforts on Seyllin I. "I'd been asleep for about an hour. The first thing I remember was being woken by this heat, like the air was on fire. I couldn't breathe, I raised my hands in front of my eyes and saw my [...]