Hanse Davion Meets with Katrina Steiner
Hilton Head Island, North America, Terra
Reports from Terra confirm that both Prince Hanse
Davion of the Federated
Suns and Archon Katrina Steiner of the Lyran Commonwealth have met on
Terra to
sign a major treaty between their two nations. The Prince vacationed in
nearby
Ozawa so that he could travel to Terra surreptitiously. The Archon was
also
vacationing near Terra, on the world of Skye with her daughter Melissa.
Officials from both governments have stated that there
will be an
announcement early next month. Meanwhile, ComStar is hosting the
historic
meeting which is the first time that two heads of state have met in
generations. Reportedly each ruler has only a small honor guard, with
ComStar
providing security for both delegations.
Capellans Liberate Hurik
Hurik, Sian Commonality, Capellan Confederation
Capellan forces finally liberated the world of Hurik
from the Taurian
occupation forces. McCormack's Fusiliers of the Northwind Highlanders
fought
for months and slowly drove the Taurian forces back to their dropships
and
off the planet. Casualties have been heavy on both sides and a lot of
collateral damage has spilled onto the civilian sectors.
Meanwhile the Taurian Concordat still holds the world
of Larsha. Elements
of the Taurian Velites and Longwood's Bluecoats hold much of the
planet. The
Capellan forces have been having a tougher time because the people of
Larsha
have not contributed as fervently to the Capellan cause as the people
of the
other planets.
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Dixie Dawn Spotted in Harrows Sun
Harrows Sun, Raman PDZ, Draconis March, Federated
Suns
The crew of the jumpship Stellar Night said they saw
the Dixie Dawn jump
into the system and then back out. Captain Truance Scott of the a
nearby
dropship confirms the report. "A ship came out of hyperspace right next
to
the Stellar Night. Must have been only a few kilometers away. As we
moved
closer I could see that it was all torn up. The jump sail was shot and
it had
a jagged rip on the starboard side that ran most of the way down the
ship. I
could still see the name Dixie Dawn on the hull. Then it jumped out. We
never
picked up any signals or transmissions from it."
The Dixie Dawn disappeared after jumping out of Harvest
in the Draconis
Combine, more than 250 light years away. She jumped out in February of
last
year and this is the first report of a sighting. Local officials say
that it
could have been any ship painted with the name of the Dixie Dawn.
Recordings
from nearby ships are inconclusive. It is a mystery how it could jump
out so
soon without recharging the K-F drive.
A Dark Age
With the fall of the Star League, the worlds of the
Inner Sphere moved into
a new era, though no discontinuity was apparent to those who lived
through the
transition. Even today there are many who claim that the League will
yet rise
like a phoenix from the ashes of the Succession Wars. This is
symptomatic of
the Era of the Warlords.
Beginning with the Amaris Coup and stretching through
the two and a half
centuries since, history has become little more than a seemingly
endless
sequence of battles, alliances, and famous dates. In the process,
however,
scientific, economic, and social progress have begun to wither away.
Mankind
has entered an age of stagnation. Greed and ambition have so blinded
the
Successor Warlords that they have failed to recognize, let alone
correct,
humanity's slow but steady decline into darkness.
-- From Humanity at the Brink, by Adept Armand
Sieyes, Comstar General Bulletin No. 18654, Archives Publishing, Terra
3016.
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