»UPLINK: Elgin Primary Node

[Geno]

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identified: Guardian Daniels "LAZURITH"

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Daniels here.

As requested, I flew my way to the designated "Laptev" system on the Hierophant, the nimble ship provided to us by the brave agent who flew his way from the far reaches of the Omicrons back to Valravn. Finding the Jumphole per se was a remarkable nuisance, due to the fact that it's located next to a literal minefield. A short deviation MUST be taken if you wish to avoid a scorching end. Moving on, once I jumped from the hole in Bering, I found myself in... quite the unexpected detour.


I deployed the only probe I had at my disposal. Initial scans indicate that the system per se is devoid of any life forms. I traced it back to the large nebula at the far end of the system but to no avail. It seems that there is a high concentration of electromagnetic molecules, which seem particularly keen on pushing away any small to medium-sized device within its range. Not even my Ship's scanners were able to penetrate the field. What my sensors noticed, however, was a smaller gas planet, whose consistency and gases resembled the ones of the larger one located at the edge of the Tanner asteroid field. Nothing particularly remarkable showed up on my scanners afterward, except for one empty, ancient ship wreckage who has been in the orbit of the system's dim star for roughly two centuries, give or take. I can conclude, however, that the lack of human presence makes the place quite suitable for weaponry of any kind. While my initial scanners weren't able to penetrate neither of the planets' surfaces, I suggest we send a second expedition to analyze them, perhaps some valuable gases lie within the atmospheres.

All in all, I strongly advise sending a second expedition in order to give a closer look at the nebula. Despite that, I have to say that it's far off from our closest base of operations, and the minefield near the entrance could easily kill any unprepared smaller reconnaissance craft.

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That's all.
Lazurith, over and out.

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