HEGEMONIC NEWS NETWORK — THE NEWS YOU KNOW TO TRUST

• The 51st Legion have confirmed that the rumoured “blockade” of the Church of Stellar Flame’s cathedral ship in Iota was merely a large-scale military exercise. With the exercise completed, the ships involved have dispersed on to further, individual exercises throughout the sector.
• House Malklaith have also conducted exercises this week, showing of a new anti-piracy task force composed of fast pursuit craft. House sources were tight-lipped in response to rumours about new engine technology, but one source commented “Now we can follow the pirates wherever they hide”.
• Wildcat strikes and damage to machinery on Aleph, Warren, and the mining outpost SB-176 have led to the Guilds of Engineers, Counters and Starsmiths to make a joint plea to Governer Ritam Malklaith for “effective” anti-union legislation. In particular, they have asked for drastic action against the Cobalt Syndicate, which one guild source described as “little more than criminals”.

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• The 51st Legion have blockaded the Church of Stellar Flame’s cathedral ship in its orbit around Iota. Good sources say the Church has the Aleph Key. Trusted insiders says Governor Ritam al’Malklaith ordered the blockade.
• Meanwhile, a number of formerly-senior Legion officers have taken the hard way down from the Scorpio’s geostationary orbit of Aleph to the rocky planet below. Looks like there’s some house-cleaning going on.
• While the cat’s distracted by other matters… The Ashen Knives have decapitated four major crime syndicates on Warren. They’re on their way to owning the black market throughout the Rin system. Does Malklaith care? Does he fuck.

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