⧫ Epernon Base
⧫ Orleanais
⧫ From: Commander David Wolfe
⧫ To: Order Overwatch
Reconnaissance Report
Fellow Agents,
Just wanted to share information in regards to the exploration of the Tau-61 system. Before I delve into the patrol and what we found, I wanted to lead this report with some good news and a bit of a side project. It appears our dear friend, Commodore William Storgen left us one last gift on one of his last patrols. Heavy Explosive Ordinance was found by one of our agents prior to exploration. Given the situation, it appeared that the last pilot to have said ship was our Commodore. Given the lack of legality of said ordinance in the Gallia systems, the contraband was extracted via the Aleppo and secured in Mu. Paying one last respect to our Commodore mid-flight in a fashion that he would approve dearly of (one would hope).
After extraction, Black Squadron (myself included) alongside recruit Eddy Narson and FoxTrot-9 took to the exploration of Tau-61 after discreetly moving through Gallia undetected. The half-dozen of us were able to jump to the system undetected and proceeded with surveillance of the system. About halfway through the recon mission, something didn't sit right with me. Besides the rumors of Nomad Vagrant activity in the system I felt a strange prescence come over me. It felt as if said prescence was sitting in the cockpit with me. As it progressed, I felt a pain in my skull, right behind my eyes. A voice began speaking to me in a sound that I couldn't even begin to describe. The exact words I cannot remember, but I will never forget the sound and the pain. Of course, many of you can guess what the voice was from. Sure enough, not too far away we encountered a Nomad Vagrant Capital Vessel of some sort. Though the numbers were in our favor, the firepower was not something we wanted to chance and, seeking shelter, we took refuge in the nearby ice cloud whilst Black-1 processed the data from our reconaissance. The cloud seemed peaceful enough, though with the recent encounter and the general atmosphere within the cloud, I still felt rather uneasy.
Something is indeed lurking in the Tau-61 system; that much we came away with. Will be available upon request for further scouting and research of the system. Until then, anyone who wishes to venture in there I beg, don't go alone and be advised with extreme caution.
Commander David Wolfe
The Order Overwatch, 20-MAY-830