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STALWART WARRIORS OF THE ALLIANCE, I BRING YOU INTERESTING NEWS! OFTEN HAVE I WRITTEN BEFORE OF THE INTERNECINE CONFLICTS OF THE TERRAN EMPIRE, WHERE BETRAYAL AND BACK-STABBING ARE SIMPLY A FACT OF LIFE APPARENTLY ACCEPTED BY ALL. MOST OF THESE PETTY SQUABBLES ARE MERE JOCKEYING FOR POSITION, AS PROMOTION THROUGH THE RANKS OF THE TERRAN WAR MACHINE INVARIABLY INVOLVES STEPPING OVER THE CORPSE OF YOUR PREDECESSOR. BUT ONCE IN A WHILE, WE BEAR WITNESS TO A TRUE SCHISM, A CROSSING OF THE POINT OF NO RETURN. PERIM’S REBELLION LAST YEAR WAS ONE SUCH BREAK, AND NOW I HAVE LEARNED OF ANOTHER WHICH HAS THE POTENTIAL TO GROW INTO A TRUE PROBLEM FOR THE EMPIRE.
CAPTAIN IANA VEL OF THE I.S.S. FORRESTAL HAS TRANSMITTED A CALL TO ARMS WHICH PLACES HER AND HER CREW FIRMLY AND STRIDENTLY IN OPPOSITION TO THE TERRAN REGIME. THIS AFFRONT, COMING AS IT DOES FROM WITHIN THE IMPERIAL STARFLEET, CANNOT GO UNANSWERED BY THEIR AUTHORITIES. SOON, ONE WAY OR ANOTHER, RED BLOOD WILL FLOW AND THE TERRANS WILL BE WEAKENED BY THEIR INFIGHTING.
THIS OPPORTUNITY IS A GIFT TO THE ALLIANCE, BROTHERS AND SISTERS. THE LAST CONFLICT OF THIS KIND BROUGHT DOWN THE TERRAN BASTION; WHAT MIGHT WE ACHIEVE THIS TIME IF WE STRIKE AT THE PRECISELY OPPORTUNE MOMENT?
I CALL ON ALL LOYAL WARRIORS OF THE ALLIANCE AND OUR PARTISAN ALLIES BEHIND ENEMY LINES TO WATCH THIS UNFOLDING SITUATION CAREFULLY. OUR FOES WILL EXPOSE THEIR WEAK POINTS IF WE ARE PATIENT AND DECISIVE. IN THE MEAN TIME, GIVE WHAT AID AND SUPPORT YOU CAN TO THE I.S.S. FORRESTAL, SO LONG AS IT DOES NOT IMPERIL YOUR OWN MISSIONS UNDULY, FOR THE LONGER THIS CLASH PERSISTS, THE GREATER THE CHANCE OF US FINDING THE PRECISE OPENING WE NEED. QAPLA’!
YOUR FAITHFUL CORRESPONDENT,
KLIN_ZHA_MASTER
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