AMARR - An official communique from the office of Aritcio Kor-Azor has offered assistance to the Gallente Federation. "Empress Jamyl I has ordered the Empire to stand by in offering aid to the Federation at this difficult time. Regardless of the differences between our nations, at a time like this it is only right for us to provide assistance. Natural phenomena are the work of God, and we see this as a test of our faith and our intentions. Amarr will not fail this test." The Amarr Navy have placed the [...]
SYSTEM M-MD3B - In the frantic search for the Thukker caravan last known in SL-YBS system, the Trust Partners corporation has stepped in to act as the co-ordinating agency among the caravans and any Minmatar Republic craft present in Great Wildlands. A volume of space centered on the missing caravan's last checkpoint is being quartered by ships from many different caravans and numerous Republic trade convoys. Several squadrons of Republic Fleet ships have been ordered to co-operate with the search in [...]
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 [...]
SEYLLIN - In yet another disastrous turn of events, the magrail link between the cities of Loadcore and Southern Cross on Seyllin I has failed, trapping thousands of refugees underground. Planetary evacuation is currently being conducted through the spaceports in Southern Cross and Valimor, as the other two major cities, Loadcore and Metal City, are located on the day side of the planet and are inaccessible by dropship. Thousands of refugees in Loadcore and Southern Cross had rushed to the magrail [...]
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 [...]
LUMINAIRE - President Foiritan has issued an immediate recall of Federation ships along the Caldari border. The vessels were mobilized early this morning, shortly after reports of lost contact in the Seyllin system, and intended as a protective measure against a possible Caldari incursion. With the situation in Seyllin assessed and rescue operations underway, Foiritan has ordered the ships away from the border as a means to diffuse the day's tensions. State Executor Heth did not comment if the Caldari [...]
KOURMONEN - An Amarr Navy scout patrol attached to the main battle fleet has gone silent, according to military personnel. Recently mobilized near the Bleak Lands-Heimatar border, the battle fleet lost contact with the patrol somewhere outside of the Kourmonen system. The patrol leader is unknown, although the Scope is reporting a distress comm picked up in the region. The Amarr fleet commander has refused to comment on the situation, instead preparing his fleet for maximum alert. The fleet has also [...]
CAILLE - Although the recent reports indicate that the Seyllin I catastrophe was triggered by natural causes, lots of Gallente citizens seem to put the blame on the Caldari State. Spontaneous anti-Caldari demonstrations are breaking out across the Federation planets, and although no clashes with the police were reported yet, many fear that the situation may escalate to full-blown rioting. Thousands of protesters, waving signs and shouting 'Murderers!', have gathered at the municipal council building [...]
SYSTEM 35-RK9 - The Intaki Syndicate Bureau station in the 35-RK9 system has been struck by a powerful radiological pulse--the third confirmed event of its kind today. Impacting at 16 AU's from its sun, the timing of the blast coincides with other reported main-sequence anomalies. There are no reported casualties, but Syndicate spokesman Rhin Dovaille stated that the pulse was powerful enough to temporarily knock out electrical grids. Shielding systems were also brought down nearly to zero but held. [...]
YULAI - SCOPE News is attempting to verify reports that efforts by CONCORD scientists to investigate the radiological event possibly generated by the Seyllin sun have reached an impasse, as research probes deployed towards the Class-O star have vanished and were allegedly destroyed. The reporter who broke this story was detained by DED officials after delivering this information to the SCOPE News Bureau desk and is being held without formal charges. CONCORD officials refuse to answer questions about [...]
RENYN - Renyn Relief, an influential Gallente charity, has announced an emergency aid response for the disaster-stricken planet of Seyllin I. The charity has dispatched all its available vessels and supplies to the system, and is currently conducting an emergency fund raising effort. Kolin Lagarde, a spokesperson for Renyn Relief, said: "These horrible events fill our hearts with grief. Renyn Relief, committed to the assistance of those in need, has allocated every available vessel and every last drop [...]
HEDION - Calling it "God's cleansing fire," a vocal Amarr fundamentalist group has released a statement in the wake of reports of the catastrophic solar event in Seyllin. The statement, released by the God's Righteousness Conclave, was transmitted minutes ago, drawing a mixture of support and ire from populations. "The event in Seyllin has long been foretold by the scriptures. Those who deny God's will and those who support heresy are subject to His judgment. The fury and the wrath of the Seyllin star [...]
LUMINAIRE - SCOPE News has obtained link feeds of the rescue operation on Seyllin I, in which President Foiritan implores the people of Metal City and Loadcore to "not wait where you are to be rescued" and to "use the magrail system to move yourself to safety." Both cities were on the day side of the planet when the solar radiological pulse struck, and neither is approachable by dropship. According to Federation Navy officials, the rescue effort is "going as well as can be expected" given the [...]
SEYLLIN 1052 - Unable to receive assistance from Federation dropships, citizens trapped in the underground cities of Seyllin have taken to transmitting their pleas for help in any way they can. Military vessels and civilians alike are now receiving distress calls numbering in the hundreds of thousands from as far as three systems away. Others stuck on the planet are simply capturing and transmitting the surrounding chaos. One terrible theme has been present throughout each recounting of the events [...]
PERIMETER 1042 - Numerous Caldari colonies along the Federation border, now teeming with war fleets on high alert, are reported to be flocking to the emergency shelters on the outskirts of the major cities and settlements. Early reports from these shelters, manned mostly by minimal military and disaster relief personnel, indicate little panic among the civilians so far. However, the sheer number of people flooding the shelter entry points has overwhelmed the staff who have called on local military [...]
SEYLLIN 1035 - After a brief confrontation with Federation Navy warships, unarmed Serpentis vessels were in the last hour allowed to pass through to Seyllin I. The pirate faction, a longtime rival of the Federation, has delivered medical equipment and personnel to help assist victims rescued from the planet. In addition, they have brought specialized excavation equipment provided by ORE which can be used to "create new access points for dropships or clear major obstacles to rescue operations," [...]
LUMINAIRE 1022 - Share prices in the Gallente mining sector have tumbled dramatically as the situation on the planet Seyllin I is developing into a full-blown crisis. Although virtually no details of the incident are available yet, the market turbulence is expected to increase. A news bulletin just released by the Garoun Investment Bank says: "Seyllin is a very important system for the Gallente industry. It is clear that some sort of crisis situation is rapidly developing there. Although we cannot yet [...]
LUMINAIRE 1014 - A joint press conference has been concluded just moments ago with President Souro Foiritan (present) and CONCORD Chief of Staff Kivas Odaka (virtual). The following is a transcript of the opening remarks by Federation President Souro Foiritan: "Ladies and gentlemen, members of CONCORD, fellow citizens listening throughout New Eden, thank you for your attention. At 08:41 EVE Standard, a weather monitoring outpost on Seyllin I reported a service outage of its Cassandra satellite system. [...]
SEYLLIN 1008 - CONCORD has confirmed that "a natural disaster of unprecedented scale and consequence has occurred" and that a joint press conference with President Foiritan will be announced shortly. Dreadnoughts, carriers, and freighters have arrived by the hundreds at the stricken planet -- with even more en route -- to begin one of the largest mass rescue efforts in modern history. A Navy spokesman stated that capital ships are ferrying dropship squadrons to be used in surface runs to evacuate the [...]
SYSTEM 3HQC-6 1007 - Outer Ring Excavations (ORE) has confirmed that the deep core survey expedition operating on the planet 3HQC-6 I has been lost. The mining corporation suspended rescue efforts after being warned by the team not to approach the planet. The deep core surveyors, who were below the surface when contact was first lost, reestablished a temporary link before going offline for good. An anonymous ORE employee with the corporate HQ in 4C-B7X stated that the last transmission sent by the [...]
BOURYNES 1003 - An emergency conference of scientists arranged by University of Caille has concluded that a "solar radiological pulse" originating from the blue sun of the Seyllin system is to blame for the ongoing catastrophe on its innermost planet. They ruled out the possibility of a military attack - including a potential nuclear strike - based on the size and scale of the devastation, stating that "no arsenal in the possession of any nation-state in the cluster is capable of delivering such [...]
SEYLLIN 0944 - In what looks like an alarming confirmation of earlier suspicions, military authorities just moments ago received a warning of a potential nuclear attack underway in Seyllin. The warning came as a delayed-release emergency signal from the only ground-level security installation on the planet. Specifically designed to withstand the effects of a nuclear blast, the emergency probe escaped into orbit just barely, transmitting its message to regional listening posts before disappearing off [...]
SEYLLIN 0940 - The first message received by Federation emergency services originated from the daytime side of Seyllin I near the city of Loadcore. The desperate plea-one of thousands received already-originated from a freight loading hangar just below the surface, where a group of workers are reportedly trapped beneath rubble brought down by an explosion. Preliminary injury reports suggest that the victims were exposed to a lethal radiation blast, as an overwhelming number of cases consist of acute [...]
SEYLLIN 0936 - Fluid router traffic restored with Seyllin I has opened to a flood of distress signals originating from all four primary cities of the Federation planet. It is believed that the communications system was restarted autonomously following a self-imposed shutdown to protect itself from an external threat. Emergency channels have since been overwhelmed with distress calls, many with specific requests for an evacuation from the planet itself. There is no official word on the cause of this [...]
LUMINAIRE 0909 - The FTL communications link between Seyllin I and the Federation is located several kilometers beneath the surface of the barren mining world, stated engineers familiar with the planet. Four main subterranean cities linked by underground magrails hold the bulk of the planet's population, whose residents mostly support mining operations. Access points to the surface are limited due to extreme daytime surface temperatures, but robust thermal shielding methods allow for spaceport access [...]
LUMINAIRE 0901 - Federal Administration has reported that all contact with the planet Seyllin I has been lost. Attempts to restore communications are ongoing, but SCOPE has learned that the Federation Navy has diverted a task force towards the area, and that CONCORD has offered "the full scope and breadth of its capabilities" in assisting them. This is a breaking news story. More information will be posted as it becomes available.
3HQC-6 0855 - Fluid router traffic linking a remote ORE expedition in Outer Ring with its headquarters in the Heart Constellation has been severed following reports of an emergency. Although ORE was unavailable for official comment, SCOPE has learned that the mining corporation dispatched a small task force to the Sword Constellation to investigate. The lost expedition is believed to be prospecting on 3HQC-6 I, the system's innermost planet. Establishing fluid router communications is standard [...]
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.
SEYLINN 1040 - Two Federation Navy dropships carrying survivors from Seyllin have collided on take-off, with the resulting wreckage killing an estimated 4000 people. The dropships were both reported to be carrying well over the two hundred permitted personnel for such vessels. Armed Marines have placed a cordon around the loading bays in an attempt to limit the amount of refugees being allowed to board.
NEW CALDARI 0920 - Caldari State Executor Tibus Heth has issued a message directed at President Foiritan, intended to diffuse escalating tensions along the border zone. In the address, he states that they are not responsible for instigating the crisis in Seyllin, but will defend themselves if provoked. The full statement is as follows: "The Caldari State does not ever discuss the deployment of forces necessary to defend our interests. However, I feel that the current situation warrants an exception to [...]
SEYLLIN - Throngs of people at the evacuation points were outraged to hear that the prison population of Metal City was being evacuated amidst security fears following several escapes reported. The facility was reported to have taken heavy damage and already suffered the escape of several high security prisoners. Military transport ships aiding the evacuation were recently diverted to the scene to secure the prisoners and evacuate them to prevent further escape attempts. Word of this has sparked a [...]
YULAI - CONCORD blasted the SCOPE News corporation, calling Chief Editor Lars Kiormen's last report on the crisis in Seyllin "impetuous, inflammatory, and irresponsible." The harsh reaction follows Mr. Kiormen's report that a potentially world-shattering solar mass was heading towards the planet, plus an emotional farewell to SCOPE reporters trapped on Seyllin I. CONCORD angrily dismissed the report as a "shocking, selfish attempt to exploit sensationalism during a time when composure and calm are [...]
Following on the heels of the travel ban established by CONCORD, Creodron's lead Astrophysicist Lianda Burreau announced the discovery of a "stable wormhole" in an undisclosed system. Speaking to The Scope from an undisclosed location, Prof. Burreau has staked a claim on the safety of the wormhole, stating that she is so confident of the "needless overstatement" in CONCORD's travel warnings that she will travel through to the other side herself. She added that the excursion would not be pursued [...]
CARROU 0912 - President Foiritan has authorized the immediate mobilization of "Tripwire" defenses along the constellation border separating the Gallente Federation and the Caldari State, escalating tensions between the two warring nations. The act follows the sudden and mysterious loss of contact with the planet Seyllin I. Although the measure is being called "precautionary" by Federation officials, many view the act as reckless given the dangers inherent to such large war fleets operating in [...]
METSEREL - All communications with the planet Seyllin I have ceased. Automated efforts to restart fluid router transmissions have failed, and distress signals emanating from the system have gone silent. SCOPE is unable to obtain any additional information at this time.
SEYLLIN - While forces rapidly evacuate the Seyllin systems, both Roden Shipyards and CreoDron announced in a joint statement that their facilities would remain open to new docking for as long as station managers deemed it safe. Neither CONCORD nor Federation Navy officials would comment on the safety of the stations from the plasma event threatening Seyllin I. "We are still accepting as many ships as our docking bays can hold. For those ships that can't get out-system for whatever reason," the [...]
MALKALEN - Mens Reppola, Ishukone Watch CEO, spoke to reporters at Ishukone's Malkalen headquarters, telling them that he had spoken to President Foiritan and offered any assistance he could render. "This is not a Federation problem, this is an international tragedy," said Reppola. "While Ishukone has no assets in the Thoulde constellation itself, our facilities elsewhere in Essence and Sinq Laison have been ordered to accept secondary casualties and refugees in the coming hours and days."
SEYLLIN - In an apparent confirmation of New Eden's worst fears, the flotilla of rescue ships above Seyllin I has left orbit and are pushing towards the system's stargates. SCOPE News vessels attempting to defy system-wide evacuation orders were fired upon by Federation Navy warships. Before leaving the Seyllin System, SCOPE was able to confirm that no dropships remained at any of the spaceports. CONCORD warships have blockaded the entry points into Seyllin from the Aporulie, Ane, and Metserel [...]
LUMINAIRE - President Foiritan has just issued an internationally broadcast address to New Eden. The transcript is as follows: "Citizens of the Federation, fellow souls of New Eden. "It is with unspeakable regret and sorrow that I must deliver to you the news that we had hoped to never hear. Though we may have hoped that we could have prepared ourselves for this moment, I believe I speak on behalf of us all in saying that this catastrophe is the realization of our worst nightmares. "By my order, all [...]
OURSULAERT 1002 - Security forces and medical first responders aboard the Federation Navy Testing Facilities in orbit around Oursulaert III have responded to reports of a deadly stampede in the commercial docking bays. Eyewitness reports indicate that the panic was sparked by the news of communications failures in the Seyllin system. Passengers waiting in the commercial transportation terminal attempted to storm a waiting vessel in order to secure passage out of the system. A report from the [...]
SEYLLIN - Freighters converted into medical wards have established orbits over the night side of Seyllin I and are accepting injured survivors. The overwhelming number of cases are severe burns and trauma caused by secondary splash-effect damage from local structures after the original event. As promised by President Foiritan, dropships have been returning full loads of people onto these floating hospitals nonstop, pausing only to take on fuel and returning immediately to the surface. The lack of [...]
SYSTEM SL-YBS 0952 - SCOPE News has learned that a Thukker caravan has been reported missing in the Great Wildlands region. The elusive tribe consulted with the Republic's Sanmatar Maleatu Shakor a short time ago, stating in confidence that the caravan's last checkpoint was a transit waypoint through the SL-YBS system. Known for their nomadic culture, Thukker caravans typically consist of hundreds of vessels. Though home to large numbers of civilian tribesmen, they are generally well-armed and [...]
Pator - In a joint press conference held moments ago on the Minmatar homeworld, Sanmatar Maleatu Shakor and Thukker Chief Einnar Aeboul have announced that the Thukker Tribe is to join the Minmatar Republic, being conferred the status of an independent 'state within a state.' Although the Thukker Tribe will join in political union with the other Minmatar Tribes through the emerging 'Tribal Republic' being forged by Sanmatar Shakor, they will retain full autonomy within their home region of the Great [...]
Anttiri - Perkone, one of the major Caldari manufacturing corporations, announced their intention to conduct a secondary share offering in an effort to raise as much as 30 billion ISK. Economic experts view this move as an indication that the Caldari economy is on the rise. Kakanen Maloras, Perkone's CFO, said that the company intends to "aggressively pursue opportunities presented by the current economic and business conditions." He added that Perkone will use the proceeds of the capital increase to [...]
Following the recent move by Kaalakiota Corporation, other major players in the Caldari State have stated their plans for the expansion into the Black Rise region. Yesterday Lai Dai Corporation announced that its board of directors will consider moving a number of facilities to Black Rise. In addition, the corporation said it will build two new planetside aluminum processing plants in an as-yet-undisclosed system in the region. "We are currently considering a number of systems close to our established [...]
Villore - Intaki Senator Suvio Bellaron proposed a bill banning public execution in yesterday's tumultuous Senate session. The debate was heated, with numerous outbursts from both sides of the issue. Senator Bellaron was strident in his condemnation of President Foiritan's handling of the Eturrer execution. "This was a shameful and barbaric spectacle. We must demand better of our elected officials, so that we may set an example of enlightenment rather than savagery." These statements drew sharp [...]
Pator - Sanmatar Maleatu Shakor has issued a call for the Seven Tribes of Matar to meet "in grand assembly in not less than three months time." In his short address to the Republic Parliament's second session in a week, Sanmatar Shakor went on to say that the assembly would "determine the future of the Minmatar people, whatever their tribe and wherever they may live." Parliament members reacted to the call with sustained applause. Chants of approval were heard by government supporters, who represented [...]
Ardishapur Prime - Einkur Aro, former Grand Admiral of the Ammatar Fleet, was sentenced to death this week after pleading guilty to all charges leveled against him, including dereliction of duty, failure to prevent mutiny, and treason. Yonis Ardishapur and five Theology Council Justices oversaw his plea. The proceedings began with presiding Justice Fimin reading the charges against Admiral Aro. Most legal experts anticipated a non-guilty plea, but the former Admiral plead otherwise. Strong protests to [...]
Nonni - Kaalakiota Corporation announced today a large-scale survey program in the Black Rise region. The initiative aims to discover valuable resources and colonization opportunities in Black Rise, and was made possible by the recent successes of Caldari militia in the region. According to Niteloho Koirolen, Kaalakiota Corporation chief spokesperson, the program will be conducted by both the corporation's intelligence division and the Home Guard, the goal being the development of a comprehensive [...]
Pator - The administration of Sanmatar Maleatu Shakor came under fire during a session of the Republic Parliament yesterday. Several members of parliament put foward an amendment on a routine financial motion charging that the Minmatar Republic is 'in a state of political stasis following the extraordinary assumption of powers by Sanmatar Maleatu Shakor and his administration.' Yesterday's parliamentary session was the first full session held for several weeks and was made necessary by the strict [...]