04-12-2020, 04:28 AM
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Identification: Taskmaster-Adjutant Harold Kane
Affiliation: Natio Octavarium Ministry of Relations
To: Büro des Marinenachrichtendiensts
Subject: Friends in Low Places
Encryption: Extreme
Location: Canberra Star City, Tau-44
Greetings,
Some friends of ours have informed the Octavarium Intelligence Commission (and by extension, my office) that the Buro is all that remains from the lawful side of the Bundesrepublik. While, usually, we try to avoid operations in Rheinland dating back to the unpleasantness that unfolded upon us there six years ago, certain elements are in play in the insurrection against the democratic will of the people of Rheinland that we simply cannot sit by and "let God sort them out".
I'm sure the details of the incident I am about to relay to you are available in the Buro archives, but upon the receipt of this new information and the general state of the Imperialist insurrection we have new suspicions as to what actually happened then. Natio Octavarium, whose military forces were then flying the banner of the Vagrant Raiders, were deeply involved with the Vereinigte Widerstandsarmee. I myself was a good friend of Herr Klugmann and our inner circles were very connected. Our then-recently rebuilt flagship was making a long-distance journey to the Dresden system from our then-home in Kansas to meet with the leaders of the various Bundschuh factions including the VWA with the intent of planning the liberation of the people of Rheinland from an increasingly insular government. This meeting occurred at a station in the north end of the Schwefelnebel called Zwickau Depot.
Unfortunately, the location of the meeting and Zwickau were somehow acquired by the Rheinwehr, who seized the opportunity to attempt to eradicate the Bundschuh and Natio leaderships in one swift motion. Our flagship, the Spyglass-class VCS Metropolis, was critically damaged while defending the Bundschuh as they made their escape from Dresden. Curiously absent from what was touted as a significant counter-terrorist action was the Buro, which we now believe means that the Rheinwehr acted on their own with no Buro involvement or even knowledge of the operation. The battle resulted in the Metropolis' subframe being weakened beyond any future combat capability, but the Bundschuh survived. Not long after, the Rheinwehr sent in a fleet of what we now believe to be proto-Imperialist battleships to mercilessly destroy Zwickau Depot, leaving behind only a debris field that can still be flown through to this day, and a motto of solidarity and allegiance: "Remember Zwickau."
We have heard that in the past few months the Buro had been working to legitimize the Bundschuh movement in the eyes of the government. Between that and our dear friends seeming to vouch for the goodness of the modern Buro and its commitment to the people instead of the corporations and the oligarchs, I would like to take a moment to say that I and the Natio as a whole appreciate there being an element remaining from the lawful side of the Bundesrepublik that fights for good.
We have also been informed that the Imperialists are being propped up in the underworld by everyone's favourite wordy turncoat, Corin Frei, and his syndicate of Unioners. It seems that then we owe you an apology for making your lives somewhat more difficult, as we had once been tricked by the Unioners into believing that they were in fact working in the interests of the people of Rheinland. And, as such, we would like to express our support for the restoration of the Federal Republic of Rheinland, and say that if there is anything that the Natio's military logistics corps can do for you, please let us know.
Yours in remembering Zwickau,
Taskmaster-Adjutant Harold Kane
Natio Octavarium
Some friends of ours have informed the Octavarium Intelligence Commission (and by extension, my office) that the Buro is all that remains from the lawful side of the Bundesrepublik. While, usually, we try to avoid operations in Rheinland dating back to the unpleasantness that unfolded upon us there six years ago, certain elements are in play in the insurrection against the democratic will of the people of Rheinland that we simply cannot sit by and "let God sort them out".
I'm sure the details of the incident I am about to relay to you are available in the Buro archives, but upon the receipt of this new information and the general state of the Imperialist insurrection we have new suspicions as to what actually happened then. Natio Octavarium, whose military forces were then flying the banner of the Vagrant Raiders, were deeply involved with the Vereinigte Widerstandsarmee. I myself was a good friend of Herr Klugmann and our inner circles were very connected. Our then-recently rebuilt flagship was making a long-distance journey to the Dresden system from our then-home in Kansas to meet with the leaders of the various Bundschuh factions including the VWA with the intent of planning the liberation of the people of Rheinland from an increasingly insular government. This meeting occurred at a station in the north end of the Schwefelnebel called Zwickau Depot.
Unfortunately, the location of the meeting and Zwickau were somehow acquired by the Rheinwehr, who seized the opportunity to attempt to eradicate the Bundschuh and Natio leaderships in one swift motion. Our flagship, the Spyglass-class VCS Metropolis, was critically damaged while defending the Bundschuh as they made their escape from Dresden. Curiously absent from what was touted as a significant counter-terrorist action was the Buro, which we now believe means that the Rheinwehr acted on their own with no Buro involvement or even knowledge of the operation. The battle resulted in the Metropolis' subframe being weakened beyond any future combat capability, but the Bundschuh survived. Not long after, the Rheinwehr sent in a fleet of what we now believe to be proto-Imperialist battleships to mercilessly destroy Zwickau Depot, leaving behind only a debris field that can still be flown through to this day, and a motto of solidarity and allegiance: "Remember Zwickau."
We have heard that in the past few months the Buro had been working to legitimize the Bundschuh movement in the eyes of the government. Between that and our dear friends seeming to vouch for the goodness of the modern Buro and its commitment to the people instead of the corporations and the oligarchs, I would like to take a moment to say that I and the Natio as a whole appreciate there being an element remaining from the lawful side of the Bundesrepublik that fights for good.
We have also been informed that the Imperialists are being propped up in the underworld by everyone's favourite wordy turncoat, Corin Frei, and his syndicate of Unioners. It seems that then we owe you an apology for making your lives somewhat more difficult, as we had once been tricked by the Unioners into believing that they were in fact working in the interests of the people of Rheinland. And, as such, we would like to express our support for the restoration of the Federal Republic of Rheinland, and say that if there is anything that the Natio's military logistics corps can do for you, please let us know.
Yours in remembering Zwickau,
Taskmaster-Adjutant Harold Kane
Natio Octavarium
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