Commander Truestar
SOC-13
Actual news items I used recently in my campaign in the Spinward Marches in 1112.
From outside the system, the top news items are:
- Thousands are expected to mourn death of Interstellar Popular music performer --
- Ardella Mestler who, according to the date on the story, died some four months --
- ago while touring the Five Sisters Subsector. The singer's death was unexpected --
- and has had a huge effect on her fan base. No details are included in this report of --
- the cause of death though it is suggested to have been from other than natural --
- causes. --
- Senator Lord Sir Umdi Kudila, of the Rhylanor Subsector Senate, says a planned --
- investigation of Natoko interdictions is on track to investigate significant claims of --
- evidence that the world was attempting to violate the Imperial ban on her ownership --
- and use of military ships. The Senator cited evidence not made public due to its --
- classified nature but was willing to confirm the evidence was specific and compelling. --
- Members of Natoko's Diplomatic mission to the subsector capital on Rhylanor were --
- quick to decry the charges claiming there is no such evidence and the Senate's rabid --
- dogs only claim to have classified information so they need not show they have no --
- evidence at all. --
- Author Sir Jeremy Lewis announced the release of his book, "Crossing The Line" said --
- to detail the acts of plunder and massacres committed by the Zhodani during The --
- Fifth Frontier War. Despite their unquestionable loyalty to The Imperium, comments --
- from noted critics and even members of The Admiralty have not been kind to the --
- book stating that Sir Jeremy is "simply playing the old saw suggesting the Zhodani --
- are to blame for all The Imperium's ills". A Captain Sir Erik Albertina was even heard --
- to comment at a party that, "...while the Zho are undoubtable a committed and --
- intractable foe, Sir Jeremy's unhinged and blind anger controls him. The collateral --
- damage flowing from action have many causes including blind luck of the draw --
- some times." This reporter could barely hear the rest of the conversation during --
- which it seemed Captain Albertina described a significant loss of civilian life when a --
- destroyer lost power and crashed during a battle. The Admiralty has not --
- commented on the Captain's overheard remarks and TNS has been unable to locate --
- the Captain for further comments. Sir Jeremy's publishers are sparing little expense --
- in a gaudy, and some say explicit, advertising campaign for the book. For their --
- part, the only recently re-opened Zhodani Mission to the Spinward Marches High --
- Command stated that these comments were all that could be expected to --
- authorities who's minds were closed on the subject of a peaceful resolution to the --
- issues between The Consulate and The Imperium in the marches. --
- Gia Ubean faces Sir James Hendara in Tech lawsuit deposition over robotic upgrades --
- in the Rhylanor System after a failure of various systems last year caused destruction --
- of an estimated MCr1.2 in property and some loss of life. Master Ubean is accused by --
- Sir James of mishandling contracted work to upgrade a number of municipal robotic --
- control systems in the Ikhasha region of Rhylanor. The Ikhasha region is little heard --
- of out-system due to its lack of major tourist attractions compared to the central --
- military command regions, the Birthplace of Olav I and the infamous ancient artifact --
-- (the only one acknowledged and exhibited by The Imperium). --
- Inthe Transport drivers overcharged riders by MCr.83 while protesting the rising tide of --
- prices for both in-state and intra-state transport. The Marquis of Inthe has had --
- meetings with the heads of transportation departments of all major nations on-world --
- to investigate resolving this issue, punishing the criminals as well as identifying and --
- compensating all victims. --
- The Kinorb Choir has agreed to a subsector wide tour. This announced tour if the --
- Rhylanor Subsector will include all major worlds and a few minor ones as contracted. --
- No dates are yet announced however the details of the tour should soon be available --
- with the performances expected to begin in six months time. Speculation is already --
- ripe about the potential for violence given the extremist views of many groups on --
- how the population of Kinorb are held under the thumb of the "Sacred Brotherhood of --
- Kinorb". On unidentified commenters was heard to say, "Heavenly voices and tones --
- will surely flow a will unheavenly blood." --
Marc
From outside the system, the top news items are:
- Thousands are expected to mourn death of Interstellar Popular music performer --
- Ardella Mestler who, according to the date on the story, died some four months --
- ago while touring the Five Sisters Subsector. The singer's death was unexpected --
- and has had a huge effect on her fan base. No details are included in this report of --
- the cause of death though it is suggested to have been from other than natural --
- causes. --
- Senator Lord Sir Umdi Kudila, of the Rhylanor Subsector Senate, says a planned --
- investigation of Natoko interdictions is on track to investigate significant claims of --
- evidence that the world was attempting to violate the Imperial ban on her ownership --
- and use of military ships. The Senator cited evidence not made public due to its --
- classified nature but was willing to confirm the evidence was specific and compelling. --
- Members of Natoko's Diplomatic mission to the subsector capital on Rhylanor were --
- quick to decry the charges claiming there is no such evidence and the Senate's rabid --
- dogs only claim to have classified information so they need not show they have no --
- evidence at all. --
- Author Sir Jeremy Lewis announced the release of his book, "Crossing The Line" said --
- to detail the acts of plunder and massacres committed by the Zhodani during The --
- Fifth Frontier War. Despite their unquestionable loyalty to The Imperium, comments --
- from noted critics and even members of The Admiralty have not been kind to the --
- book stating that Sir Jeremy is "simply playing the old saw suggesting the Zhodani --
- are to blame for all The Imperium's ills". A Captain Sir Erik Albertina was even heard --
- to comment at a party that, "...while the Zho are undoubtable a committed and --
- intractable foe, Sir Jeremy's unhinged and blind anger controls him. The collateral --
- damage flowing from action have many causes including blind luck of the draw --
- some times." This reporter could barely hear the rest of the conversation during --
- which it seemed Captain Albertina described a significant loss of civilian life when a --
- destroyer lost power and crashed during a battle. The Admiralty has not --
- commented on the Captain's overheard remarks and TNS has been unable to locate --
- the Captain for further comments. Sir Jeremy's publishers are sparing little expense --
- in a gaudy, and some say explicit, advertising campaign for the book. For their --
- part, the only recently re-opened Zhodani Mission to the Spinward Marches High --
- Command stated that these comments were all that could be expected to --
- authorities who's minds were closed on the subject of a peaceful resolution to the --
- issues between The Consulate and The Imperium in the marches. --
- Gia Ubean faces Sir James Hendara in Tech lawsuit deposition over robotic upgrades --
- in the Rhylanor System after a failure of various systems last year caused destruction --
- of an estimated MCr1.2 in property and some loss of life. Master Ubean is accused by --
- Sir James of mishandling contracted work to upgrade a number of municipal robotic --
- control systems in the Ikhasha region of Rhylanor. The Ikhasha region is little heard --
- of out-system due to its lack of major tourist attractions compared to the central --
- military command regions, the Birthplace of Olav I and the infamous ancient artifact --
-- (the only one acknowledged and exhibited by The Imperium). --
- Inthe Transport drivers overcharged riders by MCr.83 while protesting the rising tide of --
- prices for both in-state and intra-state transport. The Marquis of Inthe has had --
- meetings with the heads of transportation departments of all major nations on-world --
- to investigate resolving this issue, punishing the criminals as well as identifying and --
- compensating all victims. --
- The Kinorb Choir has agreed to a subsector wide tour. This announced tour if the --
- Rhylanor Subsector will include all major worlds and a few minor ones as contracted. --
- No dates are yet announced however the details of the tour should soon be available --
- with the performances expected to begin in six months time. Speculation is already --
- ripe about the potential for violence given the extremist views of many groups on --
- how the population of Kinorb are held under the thumb of the "Sacred Brotherhood of --
- Kinorb". On unidentified commenters was heard to say, "Heavenly voices and tones --
- will surely flow a will unheavenly blood." --
Marc
