Emperor’s Killer Not Working Alone? While Chancellor Anders Blaine has provided almost daily updates on the investigation of Emperor Hengist Duval’s assassination there has been little progress of note until today. The breakthrough is reported to have originated from an investigation into the killing of Brendan Paul Darius’ family. The local investigator, Inspector Reeve, discovered…

Federal Times Reporter Named as Murder Suspect Following news of the brutal murder of Agent Susan Monroe, the Federal Security Services upgraded Elaine Boyd’s person of interest status to ‘suspect’, and called for any information regarding the reporter’s movements. “This was a particularly savage murder of a person who laid their life on the line.…

‘Operation Uranus’ Successful This week, Archon Delaine hit back at the renewed Imperial offensive. Using a multi-pronged attack, the Kumo Crew struck hard at systems under the influence of Senator Patreus. Dubbed ‘Operation Uranus’, the campaign successfully pushed the system of Contiku into turmoil. The number of Kumo Crew raids within Imperial space increased during…

GalNet Weekly Expansion List Each week, GalNat presents a list of 10 of the 1,480 minor factions currently expanding into new systems (*). People’s Nu Tauri Independents Nima for Equality HIP 78866 Services HIP 53509 Partners Workers of Skeggiko …

Imperial Slave Association Audited A surprise audit of the Imperial Slave Association was recently conducted by a special committee of the Imperial senate. The records and practices of the ISA were meticulously examined to ensure compliance with laws governing the treatment and transportation of Imperial slaves. The committee found numerous violations of transportation regulations in…

President’s Bodyguard Found Murdered The Federal Security Services today revealed that a member of the Presidential Protection Detail has been found dead in her home. “Agent Susan Monroe was killed in the early hours of this morning and there is evidence that her residence had been searched. At this time we do not know why,…

Claims of Federal Involvement With the long history of conflict between the superpowers, it is not unexpected that some of the more paranoid members of the Imperial population have directed their suspicions concerning the Emperor’s assassination at the Federation. While no-one in authority within the Empire takes these claims seriously, some of the citizens and…

GalNet Weekly Conflict Report This weekly transmission lists some of the systems currently in conflict around the galaxy, based on the latest data (*). Here are 10 of the 13,383 minor factions involved in a civil war: Independent Dimoco for Equality…

Commodities needed in the Kamcha, Dinkas and Jang Di Systems A mysterious organisation called Emperor’s Dawn has issued open contracts for a diverse selection of commodities: Ceremonial Heike Tea, Battle Weapons, and Toxic Waste. Each of these is to be delivered to a specific starport, as outlined below: Battle Weapons should be taken to Saarinen…

Democracy Threatened in Old Worlds Allegations have surfaced from sources close to the office of Prime Minister Edmund Mahon that unnamed elements within the Pilots Federation are deliberately undermining democratic factions in the Old Worlds. These groups are allegedly scheming to push corporate governments into power to strengthen trade agreements with Alioth. The Lave system…