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*Transmission*
To: All Sirius
From: Dr. John Henry Holliday, TAZ Administrator
General Broadcast
John Holliday appears at his desk. He looks visibly upset and concerned. He is dressed in his robes*
To all of the factions and houses of Sirius, I give you greetings. Sadly, this will be the best part of this transmission. I am making this out of concern for us all. As you listen, you will understand why.
Some of you will rejoice, some of you will be concerned but many, I'm sure, won't take a lot of concern with this. I, for one, am very concerned after what I witnessed and heard. I will provide what information I have for others to make their own judgements.
A short time ago, the crew of [TAZ]Med.Force.One began receiving distress calls from a branch of the Order. Upon investigation, Commander James Haddock began evacuating families of the Order from planet Toledo at the request of their command. My own transport participated as well. Women and children were the primary evacuees. On one return trip, communication was lost with the planet and a scout ship was sent to assess the safety of the region for a return trip. What was found was quite frightening. Planet Toledo, a once stable planet of ice, was found to have been rendered uninhabitable and all life destroyed by.......something. The following camera shots were taken: Planet Image 1 Planet Image 2 Planet Image 3
We also found two fleets of wrecked ships, one belonging to the Core and the other to the Order. They numbered in the dozens. Battle Readings Core Fighter Order Fighter
Battleship Isis, the once proud defensive platform of the Order, also lay in ruin. Battleship Isis
Scans were taken of the area by Med.Force herself. All signs of life on Toledo were non-existent. The planet had several areas of volcanic activity and seismic activity was everywhere. Before this, it was a quiet planet of ice. Scans of the wreckage revealed only one faint reading, an Order pilot who was mortally wounded. Once we brought him aboard, medical crews were able to speak to him for but a few minutes before he succumbed to his wounds. A recording was made of what was said.
"The Core. They came in force. Hundreds of them. We fought them hard, we fought them well and around Toledo we gave them hell. We had won but had been heavily damaged ourselves. But, as we began assessing damage, they appeared. Something........new.....not human......Nomad.
Weapons didn't touch it and those ships that remained were immediately destroyed to include my own. As I sat in my escape pod, it..............fired on Toledo. Toledo..........it began........uh......
That was all we got out of him before he died.
All we could figure out was Nomad burns on wreckage, burns we had never seen before. Was it new technology? We don't know. I didn't allow my own people to stay risking their own lives. We have our scans and the horrifying memories to each who saw what was left.
We have not found any members of the Order command since. All that remains, that we know of, are some refugees and a few agents who were on patrol away from home who were advised not to return. Near as we can tell, the Order ceases to remain as a force. As I said before, some of you may be grateful. As a physician who save lives, I am upset by what we discovered. For those that care, I can relay messages to family members who were rescued, the a fore mentioned women and children.
IF it was a new Nomad technology that did this to Toledo, I fear for us all as humans. What if this happened to Manhattan or New Berlin, Leeds or Honshu? We Zoners remember Freeport 7 and what Nomad technology can do.
So don't brush the broadcast off as a hoax or scam. I am not a man who passes such things along. For those who may care, I will pass along what other information I may find out.
Lastly, be on the watch. As I said, if this could happen to Toledo, it could happen to any one of us.
With concerned respect,
Dr. John Henry Holliday
TAZ Administrator
To all subjects of Queen and Country.
There are no such things as Nomads.
Your government and your queen has investigated sighting and reports of these entities quite thouroughly, and has concluded that they are a fabrication by the terrorist group The Order to further their cause and cover up their attacks.
While I regret the great loss of life that no doubt occurred on Toledo, and the loss of millions of innocent women and children held there by their families and by the Order, I can only say to them, "This is what happens what you associate with terrorists."
I can only commend the Bounty Hunter's Guild Core on their victory over the Order, and I have no doubt that, as their last act, the terrorists destroyed their planet themselves rather than let it fall, a belief that will doubtless be vindicated by the evidence gathered in the coming weeks and months.
To end my statement, I must warn that, as has been Bretonian policy for quite some time, any citizen found warmongering or spreading fear or terrorist propaganda in contravention of the War Powers Act, including belief in the existence of Nomads, will be dealt with harshly, by the Bretonian Police Authority, the Armed Forces, and if necessary by the Admiralty itself. Sincerely,
Tammo McIllheney,
Member of Parliament-Waterloo Station
gone four years, first day back: Zoners still getting shot in Theta :|
Maximus Meridius sits by his console on his recently rescued ship. He looks tired,weak. Few new unhealed scars mark his face when tries to speak.
I saw them...I was there... My Corvo...My Crew...We saw them comming to the Minor's door step...that's when they spot us...suddenly ships apeared from nowhere...they blocked our emergancy signals...We couldn't send a warning. The force was overwhelming...We tried to escape into Omicron Lost when they got to us...the final blow...
He puts his face into his hands. Suddenly he stands up and hits the console
They might have won this one....but we ... I ... will not forgive them ..
I think the Order man you have, or had there was not being entirely truthful. Truth is, the Core had taken control of the planet from the terrorists before the Nomads appeared. We also have detailed information on all Nomad vessels, and know what we are dealing with. Have faith Zoner, the Guild knows what it is doing, and we will not let the people of Sirius down.
Guildmaster Varrus is at this very moment back at the Guildhall meeting with the Council of Guildmasters, no doubt planning a new offensive. Rest assured, this was just a minor setback for us, as one of our enemies lies broken and defeated, with another soon to follow.
John my friend ... what are you doing? You are simply giving a huge smile on most people of Sirius! They don't care the about the people who died, they don't care who did it! They only care that the Order toke a deadly blow!
I still have their people here and they don't know if the ones they left on Toledo are dead or not!!! The joy, the laughs of childen playing are gone!! I try to treat then the best i can but ... who else cares?! You ... me ... few others ... you know what i'm doing here on Gran Canaria, and .. why should i care? The people that i helped and you also helped are nothing to us but we still risk our lifes for then!
Order, B Hunters, Zoners, Corsair, Outcast, Liberty ... all! I would help then and you too some others also but ... who more would care? Who else cares for others? Even inocent lifes!!
Jonh have a drink ... kiss your daughter and wife, and pray for any God or Godesss your worship, so they never need the help we give to others!
My condolences to all the survivors who lost their families in that slaughter.
Although I cannot honestly say I hold any great love for the Order in particular, I realize there have been many innocents who never stood a chance.
I am aware of what can K'hara technology do, I witnessed it's potential more then once, but I never though something like this would happen and if what you say is true and K'hara are indeed developing new technology then our presence in the Omicrons may be short lived indeed.
Only by sticking together we will make it through.
We Rotakians have little to nothing, however we will offer our help to you. I hope this message reaches the ears and opens the eyes of the blinded governments however I'm afraid they have been blinded far too much to ever see again, and so are the people.
May the fallen victims rest in peace.