My name is Icarus Augustopolos and I represent a faction of Corsairs known as the Custodi. A few hours ago I had a small conversation with one of your pilots, Diana Daymarova in the Leeds system.
As this is the first time I or any of my men met the Rogues and also considering that the public records on Crete show the Rogues previously cooperating with Crete, I would like to know what happened that we no longer see your transports in Omicron Gamma. After all, if these records are correct, transporting Artifacts were a very sought-after commodity in Liberty and I have no reason to believe that has changed.
I am Diana Daymarova, the rogue you had a conversation with a while ago. If you've stayed in front of the Planet Leeds along a bit longer, you could've been told about us. I'm very talkative.
I'm surprised you've never encountered any rogue before. I know that corsairs operate far away from Liberty, but usually everyone has an encounter with the ones he'd never expect to see in this wide universe. As you've sure heard about the rogues, you know all about their piracy and constant acts of terrorism against the Libery navy. I have to tell that you hardly ever see a rogue piloting a transport, or smuggling. If so, it's most probably carrying cardimine to Buffalo base. I personally don't think they would carry artifacts in any case, because they don't see any use of them.
Now why do I speak in third person? Our group is called the Alcatraz rogues and we are a bit different from other rogues. We don't really care about money or artifacts. Our job is to supply the Alcatraz depot with alcoholic beverages to compensate it's high consumption. Someone may consider us as a bunch of drunk people stealing all the booze around and it is kinda true... *imagines hung over Willy shouting at Rhys who speaks a weird language that nobody knows*...but we make people living in the Alcatraz depot happy and stuffed with this expansive liquid. When it comes to fighting the navy, we know no limits, our brave fights pay off sometimes and if we get lucky, we retrieve a few bottles from the wrecks of poor navy officers. If there's anything we can do for free booze, we simply do it to make the Alcatraz bar supplied.
I hope I mentioned everything you've wanted to know about us. If there's something you're wondering about, feel free to ask Willy, our leader, who is probably drunk at the moment. I'll try to keep him sober next time when you get in touch with us.
It's saddening to see that our liaisons in Liberty chose to follow the path of our sworn enemies and transport Cardamine of all things. I guess I understand your reasons, but whether I approve of them is another matter entirely.
For now, you have nothing to look from the Custodi and you will be treated as you deserve.