To: Order Overwatch, Corsair Council of Elders || From: Die Weiße Rose

[Byzantion]

Die Weiße Rose

Message Received - Neural Net access code 9472001835

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To: Order Overwatch, Corsair Council of Elders
Sender: Leutnant Konrad Lichter, der Die Weiße Rose
Origin: Rheinland, Frankfurt System
Encryption: High

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02.10.824 A.S.

Guten tag,

I have been instructed to provide you both with intelligence regarding our mutual alien adversaries that concerns us all, any existing hostilities aside.

A recent engagement between Brotherhood, Order, Weiße Rose and Nomad forces in the Omega-55 system has yielded an instance of the aliens utilizing a capability we've yet to witness from their kind. In the course of the battle, one of the Nomads began to emanate energy readings that were disturbingly similar to the activation process of a modern hyperspace jump drive. Our fears were confirmed when the Nomad in question successfully executed a hyperspace jump once it had disengaged from the combat.

You may have already received such mention from your own respective pilots, but in case you had not, this represents an escalation of threat from our enemy that must not be understated.

If the aliens have evolved the capability for inter-system travel free of jump holes, they would be able to strike from completely unexpected directions without any hope of advance warning, or worse, attempt kidnappings via envelopment of your vessels within the hyperspace breach, an alarming prospect.

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Your forces should be made widely aware of this fact so that they may deploy all appropriate countermeasures and work to deny our greater enemy any advantage. Whatever disagreements between our respective sides, we all remain human, and the hindrance of the invaders is something we must all strive for.

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[Cælumaresh]

Opening header... Name: Sara Shepard[img float=left]http://i.imgur.com/BaRQLhK.jpg?1[/img] Subject: RE Location: REDACTED, REDACTED, Omicron Sector Signal Strength: Strong Packet loss: 0% Date: 02/10/824AS Opening message... Good day herr Richter, The news of this new nomad technology is indeed highly troubling. If they have indeed developed the capability of having jump technology on their smaller vessels, not just the omegas or omicrons will be at risk, but the entire sector. We have set our brightest minds on finding a solution to this immediate threat, and we will hopefully soon have an array of countermeassures at our disposal. As we speak, we are debriefing our two agents at the scene, Col. Mark Webb and Cmdr. Scott Mitchell, about the occurances at the battlefield. [ERR - The following is only visible to Die Weiße Rose] However, we received word of one disturbing action displayed by your pilots. Instead of focussing the alien threat together, your pilots were hellbent on defeating the corsairs first, and were in turn overrun by the nomads because they neglected the threat they posed. Understand that your pilots could've been infested in the process of these actions and return as spies of the alien menace within your ranks, should the aliens have chose to spare them. I heard that they made it out alright, and hope that the damage and injuries are minimal. But be mindfull of prioritizing your targets in the future. [End of hidden message] Signing off, Executive Colonel Sara Shepard Attachments hyperlinked: Attachments None

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This Galaxy is vast; its wonders and beauty are almost unfathomable. But the galaxy also hides dark secrets, some of which have lain dormant since the beginning of time itself. There is a danger in secrets, both in seeking and in knowing. Some things are meant to be hidden from view. Some mysteries defy understanding, and sometimes even the things we think we know are untrue. Some secrets should remain untouched.

Qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum

[Byzantion]

Die Weiße Rose

Message Received - Neural Net access code 9472001835

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To: Colonel Sara Shephard, Order Overwatch
Sender: Leutnant Konrad Lichter, der Die Weiße Rose
Origin: Rheinland, Frankfurt System
Encryption: Very High

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[ACHTUNG - FOR RECIPIENT EYES ONLY]

07.10.824 A.S.

Spoiler

Colonel,

Your concern is certainly taken to heart. However, in our defense, our forces recognized the Corsairs as having the upper hand due to numbers and support craft, such as a gunboat, at the onset of the engagement. This is compared to what seemed a comparatively weak force of smaller Nomad organisms and a single human thrall in a snubcraft. Command, digesting this information, chose to prioritize numerically superior Cretan forces before turning our attention to the aliens. In my opinion, I agree that our decision gave you ample rights to question us, sharing targets with the things made my skin crawl, but it was a choice made with the intention of wiping out both hostile forces while taking the fewest losses. However, rest assured we'll take your advice under consideration next time our pilots have to make this call.

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