Council of the Dons' Diplomatic Channel

[Gamazson]

>- Comm ID: SLAVERS UNION
>-- Speaker: Mike Hamilton
>------ Rank: Slave Trustee

Forgive me disturbing you but the Slavers Union wish to report an incident involving a Battleship designated ATOM. Apparently it saw fit to open fire on a clearly marked {SU} vessel (It was the Whipping Girl actually) and declared that the captain must identify herself.

This has made the pilot Sophie rather angry, and she is threating to caese delivery of slaves to malta. Since many captains tend to follow her lead, this could be devestating to your workforce. She also mentioned something about burning her personal plantation but that might be her venting.

The constant attacks against Slave Transports is becoming a serious concern. My masters would like these issues to be solved if you wish to continue recieving shipment.

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AKA Nexus

[obnoxious1]

**Incoming Message**
Comm ID - Don Varraco De la Vega
Target ID - Slavers Union
Subject: Malta Security

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Mr. Hamilton,

We apologize for the actions of the OC Independent Battleship known as ATOM.
We assure you, We will be having a discussion with this captain. His actions were not warranted & there should have been no need to destroy an inbound slave ship.
However, If a Outcast ship asks for a pilot to identify itself or ship, or asks it to submit for a scan, it is merely for the security of Malta.
Please pass this along to your pilots.

Regards,

Don Varraco De la Vega
Member
Council of Dons

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[pbrione]

--Incoming Encrypted Transmission--
--Maximum Security Encryption--
--Decrypting MI7 Code--
--Decryption Successful--

To our respected collegues, the Outcast Council of Dons,

As I am sure your Sirius-wide intelligence network will have reported to you, the Bretonian Government is currently in the final stages of negociation with Liberty, the Independent Miners Guild and Orbital Spa and Cruise regarding a comprehensive Treaty governing the Independent Worlds of Magellan and Cortez. Naturally, I am aware that you gentlemen do retain some....interests in this region, not least as one of your main routes into Liberty. I am sure, however, that you understand that we can hardly invite you openly to diplomatic conferences to discuss such things, not least because I am sorry to say your allies in the Liberty Rogues and Lane Hackers seem particularly keen to attack our diplomatic ships and personnel of late.

Still, as at least 2 of the other 3 signatories of this Treaty wish to see you all dead, I feel I must take it upon myself to open this highly secret communications channel with you, to try and clarify how this Treaty might affect our agreements.

When drawing up the terms, I attempted to covertly take every precaution to ensure that our pact with your people would not be compromised in any way. I have deliberately avoided entering any laws restricting cardamine trade through Magellan and Cortez, to ensure that our ships will not be required to hunt outcasts smuggling down the barrier pass into Liberty, though I must reaffirm our previous agreement that no cardamine go through Bretonia itself.

Similarly the regulations for joint operations in Article IV have been made to specify that no attacks can be made against partisan enemies of one House by combined NATO fleets, ruling out the possibility of BAF ships being ordered to attack outcasts by a ranking Liberty Navy officer. This does not, of course, eliminate the possibility of Liberty Navy ships continuing to attack outcasts in Magellan or Cortez of their own individual accord, but there is little that I can do about that.

In short, the only way that our forces could be obliged to engage outcast vessels in the Independent Worlds would be if they were found to be engaged in acts of piracy or terrorism, and whilst I wish I could say the same for your unfortunate collegues the Lane Hackers, I am sure that official outcast vessels would not be stupid enough to attempt such foolhardy actions as disrupting Bretonian trade with Liberty.

I therefore trust that you will understand that this Treaty, whilst in some respects strengthening House control over the territories, should in no way disadvantage the Outcast Council in any way, and may even be to your advantage in clarifying and restricting the rules in place there. We would not wish to see your forces depleted unneccesarily at a time when we rely on your continued support against the Kusari Empire and Colonial Remnant, who I can satisfactorily confirm we are once again engaged in active military actions against.

Trusting that you understand this should in no way damage our agreements,
Yours respectfully,

Commodore Stanley Nelson
BAF Diplomatic Officer
5th Fleet - HMS Suffolk

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Sir Stanley Nelson




<span style="color:#000066">Charles Canning </span><span style="color:#000066"> Foreign Secretary</span>

[CaltuRe]

...Incoming Transmission...
From: [Phoenix] HQ
Location: Somewhere in Bretonia space
To: Maltese Council of the Dons

Phoenix are asking to be authorize in Council of Don's Employment Office. We are fighting with Corsairs and killing them for Queen and Malta everywhere. They know us and a revenge put a bounty on our heads. Our work is too dangerous, than we are asking to pay for our job at all cost.

Yours
Sir Billy Talent
The attache on diplomatic relations.

...Transmission end...

[Khellus]

:::Sender Identification:::
Sacred-Truth

:::Location of Received Communication:::
Unknown

:::Encryption:::
Council Heavy Encryption


To whomever receives this message, Greetings.

My crew and I wish to open up closer relations between Our crew and the Outcast alliance. Our vessel has

eliminated Bounty Hunter, and Naval vessels. We normally do not collect bounties on said vessels, but as a

prominent ally and friend. We wish to open a business relation, I believe the term is "Faction Affiliated" according to your Bounty Board.

My crew and I are willing to Fulfill any requirements needed of us. We are able and willing to perform any mission you give with elegance and determination.

I'm sure you wish to hear about what we use and who we are. My crew and I pilot a Liberty Rogue Gunboat,

thanks to the Rogue ingenuity of Ever-ready vessels. Our Identification reads us as Common Pirates. But we hold

ourselves to a higher standard than that.


In any Case, we hope to hear from you soon.

[color=#FFCC00] David Valentine

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209,200,000 bounty credits earned to date

[Guest]

[Incoming Transmission]
[ComID: Giovanni Leoni]
[Source: Omicron systems]


I am Don Giovanni Leoni, I speak with the authority of the council.

Mr. Valentine, I will be frank, we know little of you.
We have no evidence to prove that you are worthy of our friendship.

However, you claim to be willing to assist us and prove your allegiance.
So, you have been granted permission to enter our space without fear of attack, on these conditions;

1) You are not allowed to loiter above Malta, I'm personally sick of idiots who decide it is a fun thing to do.
2) You are to assist in the safe delivery of cardamine to Liberty, if your assistance is required. (Assisting slave shipments back is not required.)
3) You will assist Maltese forces when required, specifically if asked by the 101st Ghosts of Razgriz.

Now, that all that is done. I have one last thing I wish for you to do.

The GMG should be your main target, hit their paramilitary and their trade vessels.

Bring me evidence of their destruction. There may be a gift if you bring me evidence of ten seperate successful attacks on them.
Because of the GMG being your main target, you will be given living quarters on Ruiz and that will be your "home" whilst assisting us.


You're now a welcomed guest. Do not abuse our trust.
If you have any problems with the conditions, then reply on this channel.

P.S: The current bounty board is out of date. A new one will be up shortly.
[Transmission Ends]

[rayne]

***INCOMING TRANSMISSION***

Comm ID: Alice "Rommie" Wilde
Source: Orbiting Malta on the Wrath of Achilles
Destination: Council of Dons
Encryption: Very High

To whom this may concern.

Recently my ship has been coming under increased attacks in the Tau's. Namely Tau 23, 29 and 37. By the =CR=
We are slavers and cardamine traffickers, my ship is not equipped to deal with these kind of attacks, we have been lucky so far.

I hear-by request for a few patrols into the Tau's to protect our cardamine and slaver ships. Otherwise our economy will suffer greatly.

Captain Alice Wilde aka Rommie

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Signal Lost

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[Guest]

[Incoming Transmission]
[ComID: Giovanni Leoni]
[Source: Omicron Alpha]


Captain Wilde, we are well aware of the current Colonial problem and have taken steps to protect our shipments. We have increased patrols four fold, we have recently upgraded Cali's defence and scanner systems. However, we are fighting a war on multiple fronts, we cannot always have enough patrols to cover the shipments.

Believe me, I understood the annoyance at these filthy little Colonials and their IMG allies, I myself have had several shipments attacked and raided.

May I suggest you contact the Vagrant Raiders when you need an escort, if there are no available Outcast patrols, they have faithfully defended many, many shipments.

I apologise that we cannot insure your safety or that of your crew.

Giovanni, out.

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[atlantis2112]

!!Transmission Inbound!!
Sender: Captain Jack, Argoliner
To: Outcast Council of Dons
Subject: Step it up!

*A wrinkled, weathered old face appears extremely close to the recording source*

'Ey! This thing on... oh! Mahye.. Arhgeghm herr..

Oi there!

This 'ere be Cap'n Jack of this here vessel Argoliner. Nahowe, a bit about aboot myself. Ah've been bringing 'yers some fine quality Human Cargoes up there to Malta, and ah've ben bringin' some quality Cardamahine back!

Well today when ah whas goin' aboot mah business, jus' a normal day o' haulin' yer goods for yer, a bleedin' vessel popped out of Malta's bleedin' orbit an' demanded for meh to stop! Then the blighter scanned mah bleedin' vessel WITHOUT MY PERMISSION, AH MOIGHT ADD. Then.. then.. *a stream of profane insults and curses ensue*

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Nahw. Sommat bartendar at Maltah told me every last bleedin' one of them whas dead! Or aboot to be dead! So why wahs me pore ol' ArgoLiner nearly shot up? When he gave meh the demand, I brought me poor ol' ship around and crash-landed her in a field on the surface. Zero-G lifts are NOT CHEAP.

Ah wanna know whay this bleedin' buffoon was in yer bleedin' airspace! I want him dead! And Ah want the whole bleedin' [RA] whatchamacallits up on charges and to shpend the next bleedin' three hundred years in the Cardamine fields!

Cap'n Jack Out.

..this thing off yet? Oh.. err...

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[Jayce]

***Incoming Transmission***

Source: Merr-Sonn Incorporated Headquarters, Planet Malta.
Transmitter ID: Jayce Brooks - CEO - Merr-Sonn Incorporated.
Addressed to: Council of Dons.
Subject: Inferno Pulse Cannons.


Greetings, Council! I am the CEO of Merr-Sonn Mining, Mercenary, Munitions, and Machinery, Incorporated. I have a humble request to make to the Council of Dons. In order to better assist the Outcasts and their allies in the fight against the scum-of-Sirius Corsairs, I humbly request access to 2 Inferno pulse cannons for use by our high ranking combat specialists. I hope you will recall my being rather important in the gathering of information on the Gallic house... But thats another story.


Sincerey yours:
Jayce Brooks - CEO - Merr-Sonn Incorporated.

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