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Battle of Fatimah System

The Lalita Navy, consisting of strike ships and the Guevaran Capital Fleet, calling itself, the Most Holy Navy, traded fire. The Lalita Navy was decimated and Guevaran capital ships sustained been damaged in the exchange.

Tensions have been growing between the Guevaran Hegemony’s forces and the governments of the Mante Wheel since their capital fleet arrived in Jurre from the Holy Cluster last month. When clerical law declared a cessation of any pre-tech artifacts being taken off Jurre with strict laws against any ships the clerics declared as having smuggled xenoartifacts out of the system, the Lalita Navy mobilized against the Most Holy Navy.

Cleric Diplomats speaking for the Guevaran Hegemony would not disclose how many of their own forces were lost, nor would they disclose how many Lalita naval officers were captured in the engagement. Dropship pilots on Jurre Station make their living taking artifact hunters onto and off of Jurre during the dangerous geological shifts reported that they personally witnessed several escape pods hit the surface of the planet during the battle.

The Cleric Diplomats would only say that they were attacked unprovoked and plan to take steps to see to their own defense.

Chaos on Jurre Station

Jurre Station is now seething with tension after a firefight between unknown forces and the Guevaran officials. Rumors are a Guevaran was kidnapped but no one has stepped forward to ask for a ransom. Video-files from the violence clearly shows psychic powers being employed against the Guevaran forces along with weapons consistent with Gudridim Hunters. Gudrid is the planet in the Shobhna System, in the Holy Cluster, where most of the Guevaran Space Marines are recruited.

The link between these Gudridim is unclear.

Pirates’ Fall

The Comet Dogs were a pirate cartel operating in the Abidah System, centered around the domed cities on Arecilaos just a little over a month ago. When the Most Holy Navy arrived near Jurre, they took over the planetary government, hoping to fight off the Guevaran incursion.

The pirate fleet was manned by former Lalita Fleet officers who received medals in what they called the Bug War and by other sailors whose department was far less reputable.

Just a few hours ago, the Most Holy Navy’s capital fleet entered the Abidah System, taking heavy damage from the difficult-to-navigate comet clouds that have plagued the system since the days of Perimeter Fleet Naval ships patrolling with authority from Olde Earth. The Comet Dogs were ambushed by the capital fleet, moving under the cover of the comet clouds.

Once again, it is not known how many casualties were sustained, nor how many ships were destroyed.

The cities of Areci and New Laos have armed their citizenry and organized them into militias in anticipation of Guevaran Space Marines landing.

The Bulldog Flotilla will continue to document the Guevaran Hegemony’s incursion into the Mante Wheel with journalistic integrity.

Upcoming stories:

Where is Orithya? The Oritheen Legates (or Psi-Cops, as some call them) have been synonymous with law and order in the Mante Wheel for over a century. While the Most Holy Navy decimated Mante Wheel born fleets the Legates were in conflict against the Free Air Society’s terrorism.

Is the destruction of the Lalita Fleet the end of our sector’s last link to Perimeter Navies that linked us to Olde Earth?

It is known that there is a civil war between the Archivists on Eryphyle and Samihah continues. Eryphyllan archivists escaped Guevaran holding cells on Jurre Station. More on this as it develops.

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