Issue 01 ,12. November 3608
The Sirius Network News is a new founded Newspaper, with a young team of Reporters. We will report on any actions going on in Sirius, inform you about the things behind the scenes and get you infos about the people in Sirius. The Issues will be come out from time to time.
Rumors appeard in Sirius that some large time waves are rolling over us, scientist blame ISP´s for that. The effect called "L.A.G.", (Large Annoying Glitch), were seen at all systems during the last days. All House factions are working together to track down the source and find a soloution. Most Pilots parked their ships in some spots till the main effects are gone. Only some fearless Pilots offer their assistance and the [A]-Team moves out on duty to help and listen to the People of Sirius in such hard times.
These L.A.G. has also a sideeffect, the Kill rate in Sirius is down to 5.41% of normal. The Governeur of the United Houses of Sirus was happy to hear about but is also aware of that the Economy will drop down. Needed goods dont reach the Core Systems and if, their prices are way to high. Governer Earl E.Bird said that the stocks are filled and we wont run out of goods for the next weeks.
Some may have seen that new group but there is known less about them. The only
thing for sure is, they are Hunters. Our Reporter Chris Cross, was able to get long range scan on their Ships. Due the fact the scan showed up only a few sec, our reporter was only able to see that they are well equipped.
Rumors say that they are the new "sherrifs" and they act like cowboys on a ride, and force any unlawful on their way. SNN will try to get you more information on that case the next issue.
Shocking news, BNC claimed Proxima Centauri for Home System. Many of you may ask, a home sys nearby of Elohim, home of APOC ?
Whats all about this, what secrets Proxima has, that make it worth claiming it. Many Pilots were seen at this spot since our Network was updatet to the Ver.5.45. The Centauri Goverment on Altair is aware of that situation but denied to give us a Interview. Even the Gauri allows them to slip into. We have to ask ourselves why they do nothing about the huge ammount of Pilots they loss in this system currently.
Cause this place is one of the main plants for G´Quan Eth, a luxury food well know among the rich people of Sirius.
Our secret informants told us that APOC is building up a large Base somewhere in the large clouds and Astroid Fields
deep in the Killer Guild Space. Some Traders and Freelancers support them and trade the huge ammount of the raw matirials. These trades on high risky terrain pays out well our informant told us. But the exact location of the Base and how to get in contact are one of the best secured informations in Sirius.
What are the Goals of APOC ? What are they trying to do ? We send out our undercover agent "B.A. Ware" to get us some intel and maybe a exclusive Interview with them.
April: Tell us a bit more about you Caledonia, your have just been promoted to the Leader of WLB.
Cale: Hm,you want it up close and personal? Well,what is there to tell about me that wouldnt make an apoc yawn in anxiety,lol. I have been with the clan for over a year now. Would never have thought i was WLB stuff, with me being a soft-drinks fanatic. lmao. No,seriously,i was picked up alone in space by a beautiful space angel. Rose Tyler. She thought i would make a good recruit. Starting low in the ranks, only being allowed to
clean the cockpit screen of our far more exp. members. It took quite some time before i was allowed to fly one our elite spacefighters. Got addicted almost on the spot. Been flying for our freedom ever since. Soon i was given the chance to climb up the ladder of fame,as rose was called off for a far greater cause. Being the right hand of the famous cursor made me feel so small in the universe, but he taught me quite alot. And then one day, being drunk as usual and playing poker for the xillionth time cursor had this stupid idea of putting his leadership in the jackpot. We laughed for a bit, thought he was joking. To cut a long story short, i lost and got stuck with the leadership. So i have to wait till our next pokernight to give him payback,lol.
April: What do you think about the lastest rumors that APOC´s build a Citadel of Terror ?
Cale: Hm, Citadel of terror. Sounds like a playschool for all the bad guys of Sirius. We dont scare that easily just by giving something such a name. I´ve been scared by my dead grandmother more than by this rumor.
April: Rumors also say that WLB is building up a Coast-Guard ?
Cale: Rumors? Hm,there must be a lot of guys out there flying with a blind guide dog, lmao. The truth is, our coastguard fleet has been in service now for quite some time. Its main purpose of existence is top secret. So i would have to kill you and all your readers if i was to tell you what it was.
April: Based on my latest intel, we saw many Beer-Supplys lately. Is WLB running out of Beer ?
Cale: No, April. Far from it. We have a vast stock of our home brew. Only a few know the exact ammount we have stocked. Some have been stored for years to give them a distinguished flavor. Our beersupply is only a delivery service to our allies who have earned our friendship through the years and of course to hunt for new ingredients for a new taste.
April: Whats WLB is planning for the Future ?
Cale: We have many things in planning status right now. Important infiltration down to simple delivery runs and now and then a nice little bounty hunt. Keeps them bad guys on their toes.
April: Maybe one hint about how you brew your famous Beer ?
Cale: This is a very delicate matter. The Recipe is handed down the Ranks to all Members who acheive the Rank of Sergeant. It is kept safe deep in the heart of Ikaria. To be able to taste it rich flavour you would have to be a honorable serving member of the WLB. Any non-clan member is liable to be killed if caught tasting it !!!
April: Thanks for your time Caledonia, good luck on your hunts.
Cale: Thanks April, was my pleasure.
Finger pointed at Bosco’s for Sirius Bank Crash. Reports have finally arrived in at Admin High command, that a young
Boskonian is the one responcible for the Bank Crash a couple of days ago. Adminia sent over there best interigator, code name, “Ringy”, to find out what exactly has happend. After a couple of days of interigation, I caught up with Agent Ringy and he had this to say, “This boy is going to the Pen for a very long time, end of comment”. According to sauses at Boskonian City, the boy managed to find his way into the banking system of Sirius and crash their Optical mono plex computer system.... When asked how this was possible, a silence came back. They dont want us to know, this information. A representative from Sirus Bank commented, "The system is designed to be fully automated, we are still looking into how this was possible at all", they will be passing on their findings to the Admin High command in due course. Leaders of the big clans of Sirius, are not amused, Billions have been lost, and some parts of the universe are in dia need of assistance. Adminia has sent out aid to the most serious parts of the Galaxy in the hope that this can be sorted with a minimum of fuss.... But the result is that there are new clans appearing and this could lead to wide spread looting. For this reson the Colorado system was made into a one way system, you could only leave it, and the enterances were put under heavy guard. This of course will be back to normal as soon as things get a bit quieter. The word from the workers of Sirius is they feel that war could break out at any time, lets hope they are wrong........ for all our sakes.
Reported by Ragman
---Public Transmission--- , Date of broadcast: CLASSIFIED, Time of broadcast: CLASSIFIED
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Approximately 6 hours ago, unaffiliated ships appeared throughout Sirius and opened fire on all ships, regardless of guild affiliation.
Approximately 4 hours ago, they disappeared. Judging by the damage I've seen, and reports I've recieved, I'd say approximately 95% of ALL military assets in Sirius have been destroyed or crippled.
I was on patrol in Shikoku when the unknown military attacked. I lasted for nearly a minute, but their numbers were overwhelming and their technology superior. My saving grace was a retreating freighter that rescued my escape pod and crash-landed onto Junyo. Approximately two hours ago, I was able to salvage a sub-standard fighter and began a survery of several nearby systems. What I've seen has been terrible. Planets have been ravaged, and stations have been crippled. These foes were truly merciless, and made the APOCs look like mean alley cats. Approximately one hour ago, I made contact with 5 other pilots. One of them a Sirius Police officer [S.P.] has reports of mass hysteria and chaos. Despite that, small groups have initiated salvage and rescue parties.
Such are times that try men's souls. Yet if we give up now, all the life that has been lost will have been for nothing. Sirius, now is the time to rebuild. If this was the work of the Dom Kavosh, we have a long, hard road ahead of us. If you are hearing this message, let it be a call to action. We must rebuild!
WLB Fleainator, ending transmission. --- [end recording]
Reported by Gunslinger