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[LunaticOnTheGrass]

::RIORITY: HIGH:::
:::ID: Aktivist Erich Klugmann:::
:::LOCATION: Bruchsal Base, Frankfurt:::
:::ENCRPYTION: HIGH:::

As revealed to us in a communique to the Phoenix Zoners, I learned today that the [RAV] is an organization that is fittingly and almost crushingly stereotypically Rheinlandic.

I had received a distress call from some small-time Unioner and Bundschuh duo likely up to no good themselves, but I was willing to oblige to them my aid in light of our common foe, the Military.

I had expected the hostiles to be another Wraith patrol, but I was mistaken. Two Capital Ships claiming to be flying under the [RAV], or "Raven Wood" banner.

At least the Military fulfills in part the protection and defense of the Rheinlandische people, at least in theory. These Raven Wood soldiers are little more than heartless mercenaries. They claimed to work for "themselves and Rheinland", clearly a for-profit relationship. It's certainly distressing when groups such as these begin to spring up as they blame Rheinland's plight on us, instead of those with the power to make change.

These monsters of people declared that Rheinland was a "free society", to which I attempted to demonstrate precisely why it isn't. However, before we could begin a proper debate, the Cruiser amongst them launched a pre-emptive missile attack, obliterating the Unioner.

They they gave chase. Leading the other Bundschuh on, we lured both gunboats and the Cruiser into the Sudnebel Nebula, taking advantage of the sensor-confusing environment to attempt a desperate, last-ditch offensive effort.

To everyone's surprise, it worked. Focusing on the Dallan, we very quickly disabled it and put it out of commission. Hilariously blaming his misfortune on the "bombers" (I had been flying a Sabre), the remaining Gunboat and Cruiser beat a hasty retreat from the Bundschuh Fighter and Bomber to whom only moments earlier they had the audacity to call us cowards.

I then attempted to hail the Cruiser and grill him on the destruction of the Freeport Seven rebuilding effort, to which he of course claimed he knew nothing. As the vessel was likely docked, I had swept the Frankfurt system once more before docking and, astoundingly enough, not requiring repair.

I believe that these "Raven Wood" mercenaries must become a priority target. They are already responsible for a terrible crime against an entirely neutral party; we must not allow them to gather strength for any other atrocities.

Relevant guncams are here.