July 4th 807 AS
The Rheinland government announces the “reactivation” of several inactive commissions, effectively calling retired combat pilots back into active service. It is speculated that the decision was taken in light of heightening tensions across Sirius, and the possibility of imminent military action.” (http://freelancer-swwt.com/Forum/index.php?topic=5519.0)
July 8th 807 AS
The first major SDN operation in Kusari is labelled a success by SDN officials. In a humanitarian aid operation SDN freighters with fighter escort enter Kyushu and head for Planet Kyushu with the aim of rescuing afflicted locals. A running battle ensues when they meet Outcast and Blood Empire resistance. The freighters manage to land and remove as many people off the planet as possible and manage to make it back to the New London system while pursued the whole way by hostiles.
(http://freelancer-swwt.com/Forum/index.php?topic=5564.0) (http://freelancer-swwt.com/Forum/index.php?topic=5648.0)
July 9th 807 AS
The new leader of the LWB, J Ashcroft, declares the LWB’s intention to blockade the Rheinland/Liberty border in an effort to protect Rheinland from Liberty’s subversive influence. (http://freelancer-swwt.com/Forum/index.php?topic=5585.0)
July 10th 807 AS
Several Outcast “heroes” in the High Council resign and a new representative is elected. Known as ‘Mr Devious’ he promises that “The Outcast Nation and our way of life will live on forever.” (http://freelancer-swwt.com/Forum/index.php?topic=5587.0)
July 12th 807 AS
The Blood Emperor officially set “Odin’s Purge” in motion by beginning evacuations of survivors from Kyushu who wish to be rehabilitated. In the same announcement Kyushu is declared open to all citizens who wish to move to the planet. (http://freelancer-swwt.com/Forum/index.php?topic=5622.0)
July 16th 807 AS
In a Kusari press release a pilot of the Blood Empire expresses his sympathy for the citizens of Kyushu who were “rescued” by the SDN, saying that they are likely to have all died horribly slow deaths as a direct result of their removal from the Thor’s Hammer filled atmosphere of their planet and that any reports to the contrary are blatant lies. (http://freelancer-swwt.com/Forum/index.php?topic=5671.0)
In a quickly organised response from a Liberty news organisation, two interviewees discuss how the rescued people are still alive but that most have grim chances for full recovery. Those that did die were either already too weak to be saved or injured in gunfights during the rescue. A Cryer rep points out that both Kusari and the SDN are in the same boat in terms of a lack of a cure for cardimine addiction. (http://freelancer-swwt.com/Forum/index.php?topic=5675.0)
July 18th 807 AS
The Order make their first official public appearance in which a slightly heated debate happens between Commander Kaal of the Order and one of the Order’s most outspoken opponents regarding the terrorist acts happening in the last few years. Kaal states that the move to go public is intended to be a first step toward a goal of working together with the houses. Addressing the issue of hostility with military pilots, particularly in Kusari and Rheinland, Kaal stands by the actions of the Order on the grounds that any and all Nomad affiliated pilots, cultists or insurgents will be attacked wherever they are. (http://freelancer-swwt.com/Forum/index.php?topic=5688.0)
July 23rd 807 AS
A short, concise message is sent out through the ranks of the Corsair Reformers to the effect that a few high profile pilots have gone missing along with much of their important equipment. They are feared to have deserted the Reformer government. (http://freelancer-swwt.com/Forum/index.php?topic=5752.0)
July 24th 807 AS
An LWB spokesperson reiterates a recent offer to the Empire of the Rising Sun for an alliance but receives little or no response. (http://freelancer-swwt.com/Forum/index.php?topic=5585.msg40982#msg40982)
July 26th 807 AS
A combined Rheinland and Liberty excursionary force retrieves a heavily damaged Nomad capital class ship from the far reaches of Sirius and authorities begin to study it. (http://freelancer-swwt.com/Forum/index.php?topic=5784.0)
The Order and Rheinland begin a cease fire in an effort to “build bridges” between the Order and the people of the house. (http://freelancer-swwt.com/Forum/index.php?topic=5786.0)
August 8th 807 AS
It is revealed that Bretonia has deployed SAS pilots to Rheinland space to assist in deflecting Outcast raids. Bretonia and Rheinland seemingly grow closer allies day by day with war games underway to be “better prepared for possible future conflicts as tension rises with the Nippon Empire.” (http://freelancer-swwt.com/Forum/index.php?topic=5883.0)
August 9th 807 AS
The LWB begins a short lived cooperative program with the Lane Hackers to fortify Darmstadt Depot with new weapon platforms that is eventually quashed by the Outcasts later in August. (http://freelancer-swwt.com/Forum/index.php?topic=5585.msg41931#msg41931)
August 10th 807 AS
The Shadow Fighters, a group branching off from the Hessians, make their first notable appearance in Rheinland with a raid on the battleship Westfallen and subsequent jail break of captured pilots from Vierlande Prison Station. (http://freelancer-swwt.com/Forum/index.php?topic=5871.0)
August 19th 807 AS
In an investigation by the Outcast High Court an LWB pilot is found to have attacked Outcast pilots inside Outcast territory. This finding quickly sunders for the foreseeable future any hope of cooperation between the Outcasts and the Lane Hackers who they are allied with. (http://freelancer-swwt.com/Forum/index.php?topic=5585.msg42326#msg42326) (http://freelancer-swwt.com/Forum/index.php?topic=5973.0)
August 28th 807 AS
In a public announcement Dr. Sumashi Scwdaoc is credited with developing a possible cure for addiction to Freya’s touch during the Outcast cardiforming of Kyushu. Treatment of patients on Kansai Research Station is slated to begin in short order. (http://freelancer-swwt.com/Forum/index.php?topic=6005.0)
August 29th 807 AS
USM officially announces plans to terraform planet Jackson in the Oregon system in partnership with Planetform. New terraforming methods brought to the project by Planetform are expected to speed up the process to a rate not seen in Sirius before. (http://freelancer-swwt.com/Forum/index.php?topic=6008.0)
The LWB announce a drop in attacks on Darmstadt Depot coinciding with a recent claimed alliance formed between all the criminal elements in Rheinland. It is also announced that the LWB are instating a retaliation only policy against Nippon ships in order to avoid hostilities and protect Rheinland from cardiforming that might occur should it be invaded. (http://freelancer-swwt.com/Forum/index.php?topic=5585.msg42752#msg42752)
August 31st 807 AS
Sudden hostilities between the Lane Hackers and Outcasts induces a blockade of Outcast territories by the decreasingly offensive Outcasts. The Outcasts maintain that they are mostly in the dark about the cause of the change in stance and have no choice but to retaliate against their recently sundered allies. The Lane Hackers seem unreceptive to any sort of negotiation. (http://freelancer-swwt.com/Forum/index.php?topic=6023.0)
Sunday, September 5, 2010
Tuesday, July 6, 2010
A History In Full
A History
August 6th 805 AS
Outcasts massacre dozens of Zoners after they collude with Bounty Hunters to capture an Outcast Elder, Felix Mangual, marking the beginning of a long distrust between the two factions. (Outcasts Attacking Zoner ID'd Vessels)
January 27th 806 AS
A “low-yield nuclear device” (5kilotons) is detonated on Planet New Tokyo in the vicinity of the royal dwelling resulting in the death of the Emperor. The attack is credited to a group outside the empire (possibly Corsairs or Outcasts) which results in Kusari taking a hard line stance on its territories and boarders. ([KNN] Breaking News - Nuclear Device Detonated on New Tokyo!)
February 10th 806 AS
In a press conference with Kenshin Mitsuhide it is announced that the search for a new Kusari Emperor has been begun and that the official death toll of the attack on the Devine Family (see January 27th 806) was 703 people including the staff of their palace. (Re: [KNN] Breaking News - Nuclear Device Detonated on New Tokyo!)
February 27th 806 AS
King Henry Lancaster of Bretonia dies at the age of 107, his son Adam Lancaster ascends to the throne. (BBC News - King dies at age of 107)
February 28th 806 AS
Rheinland attacks Baltimore Shipyard after Liberty police destroy a Republican convoy that refused to submit to scans. The surgical strike, says Rheinland sources, was to prevent the construction of a new dreadnaught under construction at the facility in direct violation of the Bauer Treaty of 802AS (effectively an agreement between the houses for non-proliferation of capital class ships). (Tensions between Rheinland and Liberty Boil Over!)
March 1st 806 AS
The Provisional Government of Dublin (formally the Mollys) calls for a peaceful resolution to the Liberty/Rheinland hostilities and suggests that the Bretonian Government and the Provisional Government follow suit and try to find a peace agreement. ([DFSNN]Press Release!)
March 4th 806 AS
Admiral Stephen York of the Bretonian Armed Forces, in a press conference, calls the Provisional Army of Dublin “Molly Terrorists” and declares martial law in Dublin in response to the Provisional Government’s offers of peace.
He also remarks that Bretonia has not yet taken any stance in the growing Liberty/Rheinland hostilities despite a Bretonian pilot being drawn into the Baltimore Skirmish. (BBC News - Dublin Lockdown)
March 6th 806 AS
It is announced in a public broadcast that the former leader of the Xenos, ‘Cornwall’, has been executed for smuggling cardimine and R. Jockford takes his place. His first act is to send a call to the people of Liberty to take action against their government. (Xenos: The New Order)
March 27th 806 AS
Knowledge of the Nuremburg system, the product of years of secret dumping of waste by ALG, is leaked from the corporation and the Junkers flock there in droves. (ALG's Nasty Little Secret)
April 1st 806 AS
Outcasts mobilise to explore a new system reached through a newly discovered jump hole in their space. They christen the new system Omicron Rho. They find it already has a presence of opportunistic corporate and freelance pioneers which leads to the release of a statement claiming the system by virtue of its proximity to their space and warning unapproved pilots to leave the system. ([Outcasts]"Mobilisation")
April 2nd 806 AS
Roland Dynamics Corp, a previously small organisation, begins to make the news as it starts a hostile takeover of several Liberty corporations. (CNN Business News)
April 11th 806 AS
Suspicions surface in Liberty (namely from the LSF) that there may be Nomads infecting many IMG personnel and emergency search and seizure rights are enacted for all IMG vessels in Liberty. (Re: [LNN] Liberty News Network - IMG Nomad Infected?)
April 12th 806 AS
Outcasts entering Alaska from the Sigmas track a Nomad infected pilot and capture him after a lengthy chase. ([Outcasts]"Parasite Captured?")
May 2nd 806 AS
The Outcasts launch their ‘Day of Awe’ campaign as the “the first in a wave of expansion” of their “Empire” and occupy Freeport 10. ([Outcasts]"Day Of Awe")
June 17th 806 AS
The Black Flag Corsairs, a notorious but previously small pirate group, starts to reach record strength with the promotion of a new leader, Nathan McKane. (Cali Bulletin Board)
July 14th 806 AS
The GMG and SDI (Sirius Diversified, Inc.) launch a cooperative scheme to bolster the defences in the Sigma systems in direct response to the growing numbers of criminals interfering with their business. ([GMG] GMG Begin Scheme to Push the Pirates Back)
July 22nd 806 AS
The GMG impose restrictions on their claimed space in the sigma systems in a hard line attempt to stem criminal activity. ([GMG] GMG Introduce New 'Security' Protocols)
The Outcasts demand that all other powers near its borders relinquish the nearby space to the Outcast nation (particularly Omicron Rho), threatening to declare an all out invasion if their demands are not met. ([Outcasts]"Demand Buffer Zones")
July 26th 806 AS
Generalmajor F.C. Hindenburg, the interim prime minister of Rheinland, closes Rheinland’s borders and initiates a curfew in light of political turmoil and rising ‘terrorist’ activity. ([CNS] News Feed)
July 28th 806 AS
Dr. Markus of the Corsair Elders enacts the Honour Code for all Corsairs in conflicts with the Outcasts and binds all Corsairs to it under pain of banishment. (He may be heavy, But he's my brother.)
July 29th 806 AS
Accusations that the GMG have been engaged in acts of piracy inside Rheinland space lead the house to threaten hostile intervention with GMG trespassers and allusions to war are made as tensions rise in the Sigma systems. (The GMG Mining for Trouble?)
July 31st 806 AS
The Red Hessians begin to starve as supplies start to run low in the criminal organisation after Rheinland’s borders close leading to Hessian raids as far afield as the Sigmas. (Hessians starve)
August 5th 806 AS
The Corsairs Elder Council declares the Corsairs as a sovereign nation, La Nacion De Corsa. (Corsairs To Solidify Nationdom)
August 8th 806 AS
Battle For the Gas Miner Ogashawa – Outcast defeat GMG (and back up defenders).
Sheffield Station incurs serious damage when a large group of Lane Hackers attack with the notable assistance of one Hessian Aesir. Sightings of Hessians throughout Sirius begin to increase. This rise in Hessian activity marks the beginning of a series of attacks continuing for weeks and culminating in violent organised attacks in all the major houses. These are deemed “necessary” by the Hessian media. (Re: Hessian News Service)
August 10th 806 AS
The Kohola, in response to the Hessian’s plight run the Rheinland blockade to bring food shipments to Dresden. This is inexplicably met with hostility from the Hessians and the Kohola subsequently class all Hessian pilots as hostile, breaking their policy of neutrality. (Kohola Underground News-KUN EMERGENCY BROADCAST)
Also on this day, a Daumann Heavy Construction junior VP is implicated in embezzlement and involvement in a kidnapping and prostitution ring. This leads to the further implication of several other Daumann officials and a drop in the value of the company’s stocks. (WKXZ "Planet Holstein's Premiere News Network")
August 12th 806 AS
The blockade in Rheinland becomes more and more contentious as several freelance traders are arrested and riots spring up on Planet New Berlin. However the blockade seems to be having its desired effect as Hessians are forced to look further and further afield to find the resources they need to survive.
Some good news however with the discovery of an heir to the throne of Rheinland, Sophia von Bismarck, who is quickly instigated as monarch. ([CNS] Rheinland Queen Declared - Coronation to Follow)
August 15th 806 AS
The Outcasts secure the Gas Miner Ogashawa throwing the Sigmas into chaos for a time and putting the Kohola on edge. The Outcasts begin to look for a new operator for the gas miner, planning to auction it, claiming that the GMG monopoly was bad for all of Sirius. ([Outcasts]"Gas fields Secured.")
September 5th 806 AS
The Bretonian Nation, relatively newly formed, has run their capital ships through a full overhaul at South Hampton Shipyard. Rumours of classified operations, possibly ‘Codename Victory’, leak out. ([CNN]Whats Bretonia upto?)
September 7th 806 AS
Bretonia increases it’s patrols into the Omega 3 System in response to a perceived threat from Rheinland. ([CNN] Omega 3)
September 9th 806 AS
The Mollys launch an all out attack on South Hampton Shipyard in an effort to derail ‘Codename Victory’ which, it is revealed, involves the construction of a new class of battleship. The attack was staged to get plans for the ship, stolen by a captured spy. It is believed the plans were transmitted before the spy was caught. These plans are later revealed to have been fakes and, with South Hampton Shipyard declared a no-go zone by the Armed Forces, construction of ‘Codename Victory’ continues. ([CNN] Molly Fleet, Spys and Secret Plans!!!!)
September 18th 806 AS
Rogues begin to allude to a collaboration with Rheinland in a fast approaching war effort, claiming that tensions in the houses are rising. (Rogues Propaganda News All The News U Need To Know!)
September 27th 806 AS
HMS Churchill is discovered destroyed in the Yorkshire system after a month missing. Black Box recordings hint at “purple lights” being seen outside the ship moments before the recoding cuts out. ([CNN]HMS Churchill Destroyed)
October 7th 806 AS
Bretonia strikes a trade deal with Kusari and large shipments of engine components begin to flow across the borders of the great houses. Reporters speculate that this is to hasten ‘Codename Victory’ in the face of the mysterious loss of the Churchill. At the same time strange energy readings begin to emanate from the South Hampton Debris Field which is believed to be the result of weapons testing which sparks public concern. ([CNN]Recent Developments in Bretonia)
October 10th 806 AS
The call “Gaia Will Not Bleed” is heard loudly in the Dublin system as Gaians, recently under new leadership, target miners, traders and even an Armed Forces battleship protecting the New London jump gate. This is the beginning of a stand by the Gaians to force Bretonia to stop “the destruction of Sirius through terraforming”. (Gaia Strikes)
Bretonia begins also having trouble with Kusari as they insist on attaching military escorts to their trade convoys after a Bretonian freighter was destroyed by unidentified attackers inside Kusari. Kusari officials state that they will not allow military escorts across their borders. ([CNN]Bretonias Fury At Kusari)
October 23th 806 AS
Kusari declares a lockdown on free movement across its borders, sighting a deep mistrust of the Order. They require all pilots entering Kusari to declare purpose and origin. (Re: [KEN]Kusari Empire News )
October 31st 806 AS
The Bretonia Armed Forces are making progress pushing back the Corsairs into Cambridge however the pirates are still holding onto the nebulae in Cambridge, using them as cover. Trade vessels are beginning to go missing in Omega 3, suspected victims of Corsair raids. ([BNN]Armed Forces Strike Back!!!!)
November 3rd 806 AS
Kusari tightens its border lockdown excluding all foreign ships. Patrols around foreign borders are stepped up as tensions increase. (Re: [KEN]Kusari Empire News )
November 8th 806 AS
Bretonia declares war on Kusari in response to undisclosed intelligence and aggressive posturing. Liberty, backing their Bretonian allies, follows suit in short order and the conflict heats up. Rhienland’s official stance is neutral. ([BNN]WAR DECLARED!!!!!)
November 13th 806 AS
A wealthy investor buys out Universal Shipping saving it from financial collapse and taking the financial weight off Liberty. ([LNN] Universal Purchased By Investor)
November 18th 806 AS
Bretonia attacks the Battleship Nagumo, destroying its engines and much of its fighter escort while at the same time taking moderate losses. A second attack is reported to have damaged several sections of Nansei Research Station. ([BNN]Latest On The War Effort)
November 21st 806 AS
Liberty rejects suggestions from Bretonia that mutual military access is in the allies best interests and turns down Bretonia’s offer of a battleship to be assigned to Alaska. Skirmishes in Galileo and Kepler increase and casualties mount. ([LNN] New Developments With Bretonia)
November 25th 806 AS
Bretonia launches a surprise attack on Planet Kyushu via the jump hole from Tau 23. The defenders are defeated but the planet itself is left unharmed. The Lord Marshall claims this was to “avoid civilian casualties”. ([BNN]Bretonia's Gamble)
November 28th 806 AS
Bretonia, in response to rumours that some Zoners were trading goods with Kusari and breaching Bretonian security, bans all Zoners vessels from entering Bretonian space and grants police powers to destroy non-compliant ships found inside Bretonia. ([BNN]Latest Developments and Plans for the Yorkshire system?)
Also on this day the head of Samura Industries, Lord Nora Samura, dies at the hands of Blood Dragons, shaking up the family based company. Nagahide Samura steps up to take his place. ([SONS] Kusari Mourns a Fallen Hero)
December 5th 806 AS
Kusari demands the handover of Freeport 6, Ames Research Station and the Chugoku Gate Construction Sight. When the respective occupant decline to abandon the bases Kusari warns that hostilities may be the only course of action. (Re: [KEN]Kusari Empire News )
December 15th 806 AS
Bretonia begins to feel the squeeze on HFuel as stockpiles run low and new shipments become increasingly hard to come by. This development coincides with the mysterious destruction of the HMS Sovereign in the Southampton scrap yard. Rumours abound that it was destroyed in a weapons test related accident. ([BNN]Doom & Gloom)
December 18th 806 AS
Unsubstantiated reports of unusual happenings in Alaska are fuelled by new regulations restricting the system to Navy personnel only. All police ships are escorted from the system and some are mysteriously destroyed. No official comments are issued by President Abma. ([LNN] Ames in Danger?)
Rhineland officially forms an alliance with Kusari and enters the war. (Rheinland PSA, Special Late Edition)
December 19th 806 AS
First Battle for Ames Research Station – Liberty successfully defends against Kusari/Rheinland forces.
December 20th 806 AS
Official reports released of Liberty’s defence against an unsuccessful attack by Kusari at Ames. A small contingent of Rheinland forces backing the attack raises concerns about a war on two fronts with both Kusari and Rheinland. ([LNN] Ames Saved; Tensions on the Rise)
December 23rd 806 AS
Kusari reaches out an invitation of diplomacy to the Outcasts in an attempt to find new allies in the war against Liberty and Bretonia creating outcry all over Sirius even going as far as the relatively new reformist Corsair government. (|KEN| Kusari & Its Change Of Stance)
December 28th 806 AS
Liberty announces plans to place troops on Ames in order to safeguard the station and its population. The date of the troop movement is kept under tight raps. ([LNN] Troops To Be Assigned To Ames; Alaska Construction?)
January 3rd 806 AS
The First Battle for the Chugoku Gate Construction Site – Bretonian forces successfully defend against the Kusari attackers.
Bretonian spies inside Kusari discover plans to attack the Chugoku Gate Construction Site, a DSE base inside Kusari. They send a wing to reinforce the station’s defences and hold back, for a short while, Kusari’s attacks. ([BNN]Bretonian victory over Kusari Empire)
January 6th 807 AS
Rheinland approaches Liberty and offers a cease fire, parts of the High Council opposed to the confrontation. President Abma agrees to a tentative cease fire agreement. The commencement of peace talks allows shipments of HFeul to begin again across Rheinland’s borders. ([LNN] Words of a Cease-Fire with Rheinland) (Rheinland PSA Breaking News!)
January 9th 807 AS
The Corsair Reformist government takes the step of outlawing raids into Bretonian space, much to the dislike of many Corsairs, as a step toward turning the Corsairs into a new House. (:RFNS: Withdrawal from Bretonia)
January 13th 807 AS
An assassination attempt is made on the life of the Seii Taishogun in Kusari. He survives four bullets received during the attempt at a press conference. A few days later a “full lockdown of Kusari” is put into place and all non-Kusari or Rheinland ships begin to be shot on sight. (|KEN| Recent Assasintion Attempt)
January 14th 807 AS
Joachim Schuttler, High Councillor of Rheinland, resigns his political career, sighting growing inability to effect positive change in the government as his “use by date” approaches. (RPSA Breaking News!)
January 16th 807 AS
Liberty’s rumoured troop movement takes place in Kepler. The Liberty Armoured Transport South Dakota is crippled while attempting to moor with the station and almost all 150 soldiers, officers and crew are killed onboard. The maimed vessel is salvaged and president Abma vows retaliation and increases raids into Shikoku. ([LNN] Mass Murder in Kepler)
January 26th 807 AS
Universal Shipping officially repays all its debts to the Liberty Government and starts on the rise back to a position of power in Liberty’s big corporate players. ([USM] Universal Shipping On It's Own)
January 27th 807 AS
Liberty’s President Abma makes the controversial decision to send aid to the Corsair Reformers government, sighting the fostering of a new civilised house and growth of economic interests. In return the New Corsair government sends supplies of polymers which raises many eyebrows in the houses, the shipments being of seemingly little value. ([LNN] Liberty To Provide Aid In Time Of War)
January 30th 807 AS
Battle for Freeport 6 – Bretonia/Liberty defenders defeat Kusari attackers.
A combined Bretonia/Liberty force pushes back an attack on Freeport 6 by Kusari Naval Forces in Tau 29. This attack comes at the same time as increased Outcast and pirate activity in the Taus starts to put pressure on both sides. ([BNN]Large scale pirate attack in the Leeds system and Kusari crushed in Tau 29!)
In Liberty, President Abma announces changes to shipping tax extending them to all ships inside Liberty space, with the exception of USM, to help fund the growing costs of war. In the same announcement USM receives grants for the development of the Oregon System and contracts to help train and fund a new militia sourced from willing volunteers inside Liberty. ([LNN] Liberty To Organise A Militia)
February 6th 807 AS
The Second Battle for Ames Research Station – Kusari/Rheinland forces and Outcast raiders force the defending freelancers and Liberty Navy to abandon the station.
The House War takes a turn as Ames Research Station is lost to Kusari. After an unsuccessful attack by Kusari and Rheinland forces (Rheinland going back on peace talks with Liberty) a crack Outcast wing surprised the recovering defenders and crushed them swiftly. This raised many questions in Liberty about the rumoured attempts at contact with the Outcasts made by Kusari although it is later established that the Outcasts looted the station and withdrew, allowing Kusari to take the station unopposed.
It later becomes apparent that Kusari has forcefully removed the population of Zoners from Ames. ([LNN] Navy Falls Back Under Combined Force) ([Outcasts]"Ames Research Station Looted!") ([BNN]Tragedy in the Kepler system!!!!) (Victory Over Ames Research Station)
February 12th 807 AS
Rheinland puts out contracts on USM ships after USM is caught trying to trade goods inside Rheinland space in order to keep profits up during the war. USM expresses their discontent with their trading partners threatening the existence of their home in Liberty. ([RIN] Rheinland Information Network)
February 13th 807 AS
Battle for Monte Hacho - The Valantine's Day Massacre – Attacking Outcasts are defeated by defending Bounty Hunter pilots.
Liberty evacuates the Chugoku Gate Construction Sight days before Kusari attacks it again. When the attack does come the small Bretonian contingent still protecting the station withdraws immediately and the station is taken by Kusari with no losses. ([LNN] C.G.C.S Abandoned)
February 15th 807 AS
Kaiser Jason Walker of the Hessians claims to have opened up negotiations with Rheinland in order to discuss a cease fire and with the house and an agreement on independence for the Hessians. ([HNN] Hessian New Network)
The Outcasts assign a large number of pilots to Ainu Depot in Hokkaido in order to prepare security for a summit on the base. It is rumoured that the Dragons and GC, feeling threatened by the Kusari Empire’s recent capture of the C.G.C.S., have called on the Outcasts to help them defend their livelihoods. ([Outcasts]“Rush To Ainu”)
February 16th 807 AS
Rheinland Council Chair F.A. steps down from his position and retires leaving the young and ambitious Nick Seafort to take his place. ([RIN] Breaking News: Council Shakeup)
February 17th 807 AS
The Outcast Nation officially declares hostilities with the Kusari Empire in a negotiated alliance with the Blood Dragons in which they were rumoured to have been offered a ‘substantial asset’ in payment for the service of their considerable forces. The Outcasts quickly declare all systems adjacent to Kusari space off limits in order to prevent external assistance to the house. ([Outcasts]"Summit News.")
February 18th 807 AS
A Bretonian SAS wing, accompanied by a hired armoured transport, breaks through the Kusari line in Shikoku and run a surprise bombing run on Yukawa Shipyard. This attack provides enough distraction for the transport to obtain a large quantity of HFuel and return to Liberty unassailed. The HFuel was well received in Bretonia where shortages continue. ([BNN]Special Air Services in action)
Rheinland officially agrees to a formal cease fire with the Red Hessians in order to facilitate diplomatic talks with the long time enemy. ([RIN] Negotiations Commence)
February 20th 807 AS
The Battle for Planet Kyushu – Outcasts attacked defending pilots and overran the planets defences.
Outcast forces, with the assistance of Cut Throat Pirates, capture Planet Kyushu. Local forces in orbit are overrun and the planet is cut off from the rest of the empire. ([PNR] - Pirate Network Radio - Outcasts Capture Planet Kyushu!!!)
February 27th 807 AS
Battle for Battleship Nagumo – Outcasts victorious over Kusari defenders.
An Outcast/Dragon attack group strikes the Battleship Nagumo, driving away it’s fighter escort and forcing the capital ship’s surrender. (Re: [KEN] - Kusari Empire News)
Suspected assassinations in Liberty create much concern among military and government officials. Several high profile Navy officers disappear ([LNN] Liberty Crisis Due to Suspected Asasinations)
March 6th 807 AS
Battle for Battleship Matsumoto – Dragon attackers defeat the Kusari and local defenders.
Bretonia expresses outrage at USM who have reached an agreement with Rheinland for continued trade. This comes as Bretonian forces are observed massing for a suspected strike at Rheinland. ([BNN]Bretonias Fury at USM)
March 8th 807 AS
Kusari starts pulling its forces off the front with Liberty to defend against the increasing numbers of Outcasts and Dragons attacking Kyushu and Honshu. (Re: [KEN] Kusari Empire News )
March 9th 807 AS
A Universal convoy, with mercenary escort, sneaks through the Rheinland blockade and retrieves as much H-Fuel as can be carried. This bolsters the dwindling supplies in Liberty. ([USM] Universal Supplies Liberty)
March 13th 807 AS
Battle for Kabukicho Depot – Outcasts victorious over local Kusari defenders.
Battle for Rugen Station – Rheinland and local defenders defeat Bretonian and Corsair Reformer attackers.
Rheinland defends Rugen Station in Omega 3 from a combined Bretonian/Corsair Reformist force. Northmen pilots assist in the defence of the station but Rheinland officials strongly deny rumours of bribes. ([RIN] Desperate Defence of Rugen Station Ends Succesfully)
March 14th 807 AS
Talks between Rheinland and the Hessians conclude after much longer than expected with both sides confident of the agreements made. (Re: [RIN] Negotiations Continue)
March 17th 807 AS
Battle for a Staging Area at the Wreck of the Fearless in Omicron Theta – Outcasts narrowly defeat Corsairs.
March 21st 807 AS
Kusari officially ends its hostility toward Liberty and Bretonia in a desperate attempt to give itself a fighting chance against the Outcasts and Dragons. Liberty and Bretonia back down not knowing how to react to the lightning speed of the Outcast’s advance. (Re: [KEN] Kusari Empire News )
March 23rd 807 AS
Taishogun Yoritomo pleads with the Blood Dragons to end their alliance with the Outcasts and even offers to discuss compensating them as a group with a full pardon and government representation. Yoritomo calls on the Dragons to think of what is best for Kusari as a whole and not just for their victory. (Kusari Calls Talks & Cease Fire)
Not long after this announcement the Emperor is murdered paving the way for the Outcasts to instigate political turmoil with the result of Yoritomo leaving Kusari fearing for his life. Yoritomo vows to return. (Take Over From Outcast & Dragon Force's )
March 26th 807 AS
Battle for Nansei Research Station – Outcasts attack and capture the station from Kusari defenders.
The Corsair Reformists officially offer all Kusari citizens fleeing the Outcast onslaught asylum in Corsair space. (:RFNS: Fall of Kusari!)
March 29th 807 AS
Bretonian corporations take advantage of the collapsing Kusari nation and start running the Kusari gauntlet unhindered by military or police forces even managing to trade all the way into the sigma systems, ending the Hfuel shortages. Although this strategy has its opponents in Bretonia the corporations continue. ([BNN] Situation: North)
April 21st 807 AS
USM announces its plans for the development of the Oregon system in a joint operation with BMM. Representatives claim that the project has been given no limits on cost because the projected returns are immense. (USM bored of directors writes blank check for Oregon system)
May 1st 807 AS
Battle for a Staging Area at Planet Cella Dor in Omicron Gamma – Outcasts defeat Corsair forces.
May 10th 807 AS
Rheinland financial officials produce statistics, reviewed independently, that show that Rheinland is finally climbing out of its long recession. ([RIN] Economic Report Released)
May 15th 807 AS
Battle for Planet New Tokyo – Outcast and Dragon forces defeat all local and Kusari defenders.
Planet New Tokyo falls to an Outcast occupation force. Before ground forces are deployed a rumour that the OSS Vindictive, a powerful planetary bombardment capital class vessel, is on rout to New Tokyo leads to civilian riots and many political figures being forced to offer surrender. Not long afterward The Empire of the Rising Sun is established, a government drawing on Blood Dragon leaders. ([Outcasts]"Victory!")
May 29th 807 AS
Battle for a Staging Area at the Wreck of the Independence – Outcasts defeat local defenders.
May 30th 807 AS
The Bretonian Armed Forces reveals its newest addition to the fleet, the HMS Victory, a recently completed new class of battleship. Many in Bretonia accuse the government of bloating the military budget to produce such a ship. The Lord Marshall states that the ship is “...the next step into maintaining the security and safety to all the citizens of Bretonia...”
Diplomatic talks begin between Rheinland and Bretonia with the aim of avoiding further hostilities in the wake of the recent war. The Corsair Reformers also continue to push for peace with Bretonia, downplaying the Corsair ‘rebels’ still engaging in piracy in the house. ([BNN]Hulking Victory Unveiled!!!!)
June 5th 807 AS
The newly crowned Blood Emperor of Kusari, Oni Shimazu, orders all systems in the house, with the exception of Shikoku, locked down and declared no-go zones for all non-Kusari citizens. The Emperor believes that the empire is in a period of recovery and sees outsiders as an interference. Many trading corporations express their dissatisfaction with this move. ([NNN]-Emperor closes down borders to foreign trade)
June 8th 807 AS
The Liberty government gives navy and police forces powers to seize all Kusari based vessels found in Liberty. In the face of increased cardimine trafficking out of Kusari and the recent closure of borders preventing Hfuel from flowing out of the sigmas except through Rheinland Liberty begins to view Kusari as a rogue state and set in place limitations for immigration and trade. ([LNC] The Border to the North)
In response and outrage to the move by Liberty the Blood Emperor denies all Liberty affiliated ships access to Shikoku. ([NNN]- Nippon responds to Liberty's Tension)
Empire of the Rising Sun forces clash with Rheinland military personal inside Rheinland space. Liberty pilots arrive after the initial attacks and together with Rheinland pilots they push the Kusari pilots back. ([NNN]-Tensions with Rheinland, Possible war)
June 9th 807 AS
As a result of yesterday’s confrontation Rheinland issues orders of shoot to kill against all Kusari military forces found in Rheinland and outlaws any Kusari civilian freelancers or traders. One military officer labels the attacks as evidence that “This so called empire is nothing more than a giant criminal gang.” ([RIN] News Flash: Kusari Tensions Worsen)
The Blood Emperor blames Rheinland’s lack of respect towards the empire for the attacks and calls all Kusariens to take up arms and make them “pay for their violence against [the empire].” ([NNN]-Tensions with Rheinland, Possible war)
June 10th 807 AS
USM pilots, working together with a freelance trader, retrieve 8000 standard units of Hfuel from the sigmas while under the shadow of the nearby, unpredictable Kusari navy, easing initial shortages in Liberty. ([USM] H-Fuel successfully brought into Liberty)
June 11th 807 AS
The Blood Emperor opens Kusari’s borders not long after having them locked down claiming that “the recession and corruption is gone”. The Emperor also drafts plans for the election of a High Council to one day rule the empire fully. ([NNN]- Borders re-opened, Council elections)
Liberty does not re-open its borders as a result of “accumulated distrust”, sighting the continued possession of planets Kyushu and Honshu by the Outcasts as evidence that Kusari’s recent civil war could not be swept under the carpet. Officials in the empire respond by reinstating the ban on Liberty shipping throughout all of Kusari. ([LNC] Liberty Border to Remain Closed. Immigration Process Struggles to Continue) ([NNN]- Liberty lashes out, Nippon not surprised)
June 12th 807 AS
Rheinland follows suit with Liberty and keeps its borders closed. Kusari declares this move by Rheinland to be one of aggression from a “bag of hot air”. ([NNN]-Tensions with Rheinland, Possible war)
June 13th 807 AS
As tensions with the houses come to a head the Blood Emperor Oni Shimazu and several high ranking officials are assassinated by General Banzai and a group of rebels in the Royal Palace throwing the whole of New Tokyo into turmoil. Banzai and the rebels hold the palace and Banzai is declared by his followers as the new Shogun. In a statement broadcast throughout the empire Banzai vows to expel all Outcasts from Kusari space saying that “For far too long, Kusari has been involved in violence and war. We cannot exist like this as a nation!” ([NNN]-Coup assassination of Emperor, Shogun put in power)
June 14th 807 AS
In response to the Blood Emperor’s assassination, and with reports from planet New Tokyo sketchy at best, the Outcasts reveal that they have prepared cardiforming equipment (seeds, plants and pure cardimine) and everything is almost in place to begin turning planets Kyushu and Honshu into copies of Malta in retribution for the betrayal. ([Outcasts]"Shocking Betrayal")
June 15th 807 AS
The efforts at cardiforming of Kyushu and Honshu begin. The Outcasts start detonating seeding charges in the atmospheres of both planets above the arable landmass filling the air with their newest secret weapon, a refined and more powerful form of cardimine called Thor’s Hammer. The local population is expected to not withstand the drug, the Outcasts expressing mild regret at not having time to remove the locals from the planets. ([Outcasts]"Operation Thors Hammer")
As soon as the intentions of the Outcasts become clear the local population rise up in an effort to stop them, delaying the Outcast's particularly on Honshu however they are ill equiped to fight a war and are eventually crushed.
June 16th 807 AS
A surprise attack by a number of rebel corsair battleships in Bretonia is thwarted by a tip off from the Corsair Reformers. A number of rebel ships are destroyed and one battleship is captured by SAS forces. A BMM transport is missing after the encounter, believed lost. ([BNN]Corsair Rebel Fleet)
June 19th 807 AS
The Admiral Genoske Koga, having already revealed that the heir to the Blood Throne was evacuated from the palace during the confusion following the coup, calls all Kusariens to rise up and remove the rebels. ([NNN]-Admiral's Message To The People Of Kusari)
Soon, almost a week after the assassination of the Blood Emperor, loyal Blood Dragon forces retake the palace on New Tokyo and execute the rebels inside with the exception of a few key figures who ‘disappear’.
June 22nd 807 AS
In an announcement by officials from Liberty, Bretonia and Rheinland it is revealed that the three houses have formed the Strategic Defence Network in order to “stand between danger and our homes” and declare they are “prepared to move into Kusari and liberate the planets of Kyushu and Honshu.” ([CNS] Strategic Defensive Network formed.)
June 23rd 807 AS
Rumours from inside Kusari suggest that the predicted reaction of pain and death for those non-outcasts who were exposed to Thor’s Hammer was incorrect. Instead the local population experiences a sexual reaction to the drug, one so powerful that it fully incapacitates sufferers. Some are taken away for study by the Outcasts however most are expected to eventually die as a result of extreme exhaustion and dehydration. The Outcast council uses the delays by rebels on Honshu to hold off on continuing cardiforming the planet significantly until more is learned about the effects of Thor’s Hammer. ([Outcasts]"Kyushu Feels Freyas Touch.")
June 26th 807 AS
An SDN force with pilots from all three SDN houses conduct recon in Honshu and encounter local Empire forces near Planet Honshu. The SDN pilots refuse to leave the area insisting that the population on Honshu was being oppressed and possibly tortured like that on Kyushu and should be freed maintaining that “the goal of the mission was strictly recon.” An engagement ensued in which the SDN forces were defeated. An Empire pilot said after the attack that he could not comment on “the ramifications of the gaijin's offensive remarks and actions” but did comment that “By no means are the people suffering, or being ignored” on planet Kyushu. ([NNN] Gaijin Intrude!)
June 28th 807 AS
Admiral Genoske Koga of the Empire of the Rising Sun puts out a call to everyone in Sirius offering “citizenship, profitable employment, and a good home for your family” in exchange for bolstering the numbers of the military of the long battered nation. ([NNN]-Admiral's Message To Sirus)
August 6th 805 AS
Outcasts massacre dozens of Zoners after they collude with Bounty Hunters to capture an Outcast Elder, Felix Mangual, marking the beginning of a long distrust between the two factions. (Outcasts Attacking Zoner ID'd Vessels)
January 27th 806 AS
A “low-yield nuclear device” (5kilotons) is detonated on Planet New Tokyo in the vicinity of the royal dwelling resulting in the death of the Emperor. The attack is credited to a group outside the empire (possibly Corsairs or Outcasts) which results in Kusari taking a hard line stance on its territories and boarders. ([KNN] Breaking News - Nuclear Device Detonated on New Tokyo!)
February 10th 806 AS
In a press conference with Kenshin Mitsuhide it is announced that the search for a new Kusari Emperor has been begun and that the official death toll of the attack on the Devine Family (see January 27th 806) was 703 people including the staff of their palace. (Re: [KNN] Breaking News - Nuclear Device Detonated on New Tokyo!)
February 27th 806 AS
King Henry Lancaster of Bretonia dies at the age of 107, his son Adam Lancaster ascends to the throne. (BBC News - King dies at age of 107)
February 28th 806 AS
Rheinland attacks Baltimore Shipyard after Liberty police destroy a Republican convoy that refused to submit to scans. The surgical strike, says Rheinland sources, was to prevent the construction of a new dreadnaught under construction at the facility in direct violation of the Bauer Treaty of 802AS (effectively an agreement between the houses for non-proliferation of capital class ships). (Tensions between Rheinland and Liberty Boil Over!)
March 1st 806 AS
The Provisional Government of Dublin (formally the Mollys) calls for a peaceful resolution to the Liberty/Rheinland hostilities and suggests that the Bretonian Government and the Provisional Government follow suit and try to find a peace agreement. ([DFSNN]Press Release!)
March 4th 806 AS
Admiral Stephen York of the Bretonian Armed Forces, in a press conference, calls the Provisional Army of Dublin “Molly Terrorists” and declares martial law in Dublin in response to the Provisional Government’s offers of peace.
He also remarks that Bretonia has not yet taken any stance in the growing Liberty/Rheinland hostilities despite a Bretonian pilot being drawn into the Baltimore Skirmish. (BBC News - Dublin Lockdown)
March 6th 806 AS
It is announced in a public broadcast that the former leader of the Xenos, ‘Cornwall’, has been executed for smuggling cardimine and R. Jockford takes his place. His first act is to send a call to the people of Liberty to take action against their government. (Xenos: The New Order)
March 27th 806 AS
Knowledge of the Nuremburg system, the product of years of secret dumping of waste by ALG, is leaked from the corporation and the Junkers flock there in droves. (ALG's Nasty Little Secret)
April 1st 806 AS
Outcasts mobilise to explore a new system reached through a newly discovered jump hole in their space. They christen the new system Omicron Rho. They find it already has a presence of opportunistic corporate and freelance pioneers which leads to the release of a statement claiming the system by virtue of its proximity to their space and warning unapproved pilots to leave the system. ([Outcasts]"Mobilisation")
April 2nd 806 AS
Roland Dynamics Corp, a previously small organisation, begins to make the news as it starts a hostile takeover of several Liberty corporations. (CNN Business News)
April 11th 806 AS
Suspicions surface in Liberty (namely from the LSF) that there may be Nomads infecting many IMG personnel and emergency search and seizure rights are enacted for all IMG vessels in Liberty. (Re: [LNN] Liberty News Network - IMG Nomad Infected?)
April 12th 806 AS
Outcasts entering Alaska from the Sigmas track a Nomad infected pilot and capture him after a lengthy chase. ([Outcasts]"Parasite Captured?")
May 2nd 806 AS
The Outcasts launch their ‘Day of Awe’ campaign as the “the first in a wave of expansion” of their “Empire” and occupy Freeport 10. ([Outcasts]"Day Of Awe")
June 17th 806 AS
The Black Flag Corsairs, a notorious but previously small pirate group, starts to reach record strength with the promotion of a new leader, Nathan McKane. (Cali Bulletin Board)
July 14th 806 AS
The GMG and SDI (Sirius Diversified, Inc.) launch a cooperative scheme to bolster the defences in the Sigma systems in direct response to the growing numbers of criminals interfering with their business. ([GMG] GMG Begin Scheme to Push the Pirates Back)
July 22nd 806 AS
The GMG impose restrictions on their claimed space in the sigma systems in a hard line attempt to stem criminal activity. ([GMG] GMG Introduce New 'Security' Protocols)
The Outcasts demand that all other powers near its borders relinquish the nearby space to the Outcast nation (particularly Omicron Rho), threatening to declare an all out invasion if their demands are not met. ([Outcasts]"Demand Buffer Zones")
July 26th 806 AS
Generalmajor F.C. Hindenburg, the interim prime minister of Rheinland, closes Rheinland’s borders and initiates a curfew in light of political turmoil and rising ‘terrorist’ activity. ([CNS] News Feed)
July 28th 806 AS
Dr. Markus of the Corsair Elders enacts the Honour Code for all Corsairs in conflicts with the Outcasts and binds all Corsairs to it under pain of banishment. (He may be heavy, But he's my brother.)
July 29th 806 AS
Accusations that the GMG have been engaged in acts of piracy inside Rheinland space lead the house to threaten hostile intervention with GMG trespassers and allusions to war are made as tensions rise in the Sigma systems. (The GMG Mining for Trouble?)
July 31st 806 AS
The Red Hessians begin to starve as supplies start to run low in the criminal organisation after Rheinland’s borders close leading to Hessian raids as far afield as the Sigmas. (Hessians starve)
August 5th 806 AS
The Corsairs Elder Council declares the Corsairs as a sovereign nation, La Nacion De Corsa. (Corsairs To Solidify Nationdom)
August 8th 806 AS
Battle For the Gas Miner Ogashawa – Outcast defeat GMG (and back up defenders).
Sheffield Station incurs serious damage when a large group of Lane Hackers attack with the notable assistance of one Hessian Aesir. Sightings of Hessians throughout Sirius begin to increase. This rise in Hessian activity marks the beginning of a series of attacks continuing for weeks and culminating in violent organised attacks in all the major houses. These are deemed “necessary” by the Hessian media. (Re: Hessian News Service)
August 10th 806 AS
The Kohola, in response to the Hessian’s plight run the Rheinland blockade to bring food shipments to Dresden. This is inexplicably met with hostility from the Hessians and the Kohola subsequently class all Hessian pilots as hostile, breaking their policy of neutrality. (Kohola Underground News-KUN EMERGENCY BROADCAST)
Also on this day, a Daumann Heavy Construction junior VP is implicated in embezzlement and involvement in a kidnapping and prostitution ring. This leads to the further implication of several other Daumann officials and a drop in the value of the company’s stocks. (WKXZ "Planet Holstein's Premiere News Network")
August 12th 806 AS
The blockade in Rheinland becomes more and more contentious as several freelance traders are arrested and riots spring up on Planet New Berlin. However the blockade seems to be having its desired effect as Hessians are forced to look further and further afield to find the resources they need to survive.
Some good news however with the discovery of an heir to the throne of Rheinland, Sophia von Bismarck, who is quickly instigated as monarch. ([CNS] Rheinland Queen Declared - Coronation to Follow)
August 15th 806 AS
The Outcasts secure the Gas Miner Ogashawa throwing the Sigmas into chaos for a time and putting the Kohola on edge. The Outcasts begin to look for a new operator for the gas miner, planning to auction it, claiming that the GMG monopoly was bad for all of Sirius. ([Outcasts]"Gas fields Secured.")
September 5th 806 AS
The Bretonian Nation, relatively newly formed, has run their capital ships through a full overhaul at South Hampton Shipyard. Rumours of classified operations, possibly ‘Codename Victory’, leak out. ([CNN]Whats Bretonia upto?)
September 7th 806 AS
Bretonia increases it’s patrols into the Omega 3 System in response to a perceived threat from Rheinland. ([CNN] Omega 3)
September 9th 806 AS
The Mollys launch an all out attack on South Hampton Shipyard in an effort to derail ‘Codename Victory’ which, it is revealed, involves the construction of a new class of battleship. The attack was staged to get plans for the ship, stolen by a captured spy. It is believed the plans were transmitted before the spy was caught. These plans are later revealed to have been fakes and, with South Hampton Shipyard declared a no-go zone by the Armed Forces, construction of ‘Codename Victory’ continues. ([CNN] Molly Fleet, Spys and Secret Plans!!!!)
September 18th 806 AS
Rogues begin to allude to a collaboration with Rheinland in a fast approaching war effort, claiming that tensions in the houses are rising. (Rogues Propaganda News All The News U Need To Know!)
September 27th 806 AS
HMS Churchill is discovered destroyed in the Yorkshire system after a month missing. Black Box recordings hint at “purple lights” being seen outside the ship moments before the recoding cuts out. ([CNN]HMS Churchill Destroyed)
October 7th 806 AS
Bretonia strikes a trade deal with Kusari and large shipments of engine components begin to flow across the borders of the great houses. Reporters speculate that this is to hasten ‘Codename Victory’ in the face of the mysterious loss of the Churchill. At the same time strange energy readings begin to emanate from the South Hampton Debris Field which is believed to be the result of weapons testing which sparks public concern. ([CNN]Recent Developments in Bretonia)
October 10th 806 AS
The call “Gaia Will Not Bleed” is heard loudly in the Dublin system as Gaians, recently under new leadership, target miners, traders and even an Armed Forces battleship protecting the New London jump gate. This is the beginning of a stand by the Gaians to force Bretonia to stop “the destruction of Sirius through terraforming”. (Gaia Strikes)
Bretonia begins also having trouble with Kusari as they insist on attaching military escorts to their trade convoys after a Bretonian freighter was destroyed by unidentified attackers inside Kusari. Kusari officials state that they will not allow military escorts across their borders. ([CNN]Bretonias Fury At Kusari)
October 23th 806 AS
Kusari declares a lockdown on free movement across its borders, sighting a deep mistrust of the Order. They require all pilots entering Kusari to declare purpose and origin. (Re: [KEN]Kusari Empire News )
October 31st 806 AS
The Bretonia Armed Forces are making progress pushing back the Corsairs into Cambridge however the pirates are still holding onto the nebulae in Cambridge, using them as cover. Trade vessels are beginning to go missing in Omega 3, suspected victims of Corsair raids. ([BNN]Armed Forces Strike Back!!!!)
November 3rd 806 AS
Kusari tightens its border lockdown excluding all foreign ships. Patrols around foreign borders are stepped up as tensions increase. (Re: [KEN]Kusari Empire News )
November 8th 806 AS
Bretonia declares war on Kusari in response to undisclosed intelligence and aggressive posturing. Liberty, backing their Bretonian allies, follows suit in short order and the conflict heats up. Rhienland’s official stance is neutral. ([BNN]WAR DECLARED!!!!!)
November 13th 806 AS
A wealthy investor buys out Universal Shipping saving it from financial collapse and taking the financial weight off Liberty. ([LNN] Universal Purchased By Investor)
November 18th 806 AS
Bretonia attacks the Battleship Nagumo, destroying its engines and much of its fighter escort while at the same time taking moderate losses. A second attack is reported to have damaged several sections of Nansei Research Station. ([BNN]Latest On The War Effort)
November 21st 806 AS
Liberty rejects suggestions from Bretonia that mutual military access is in the allies best interests and turns down Bretonia’s offer of a battleship to be assigned to Alaska. Skirmishes in Galileo and Kepler increase and casualties mount. ([LNN] New Developments With Bretonia)
November 25th 806 AS
Bretonia launches a surprise attack on Planet Kyushu via the jump hole from Tau 23. The defenders are defeated but the planet itself is left unharmed. The Lord Marshall claims this was to “avoid civilian casualties”. ([BNN]Bretonia's Gamble)
November 28th 806 AS
Bretonia, in response to rumours that some Zoners were trading goods with Kusari and breaching Bretonian security, bans all Zoners vessels from entering Bretonian space and grants police powers to destroy non-compliant ships found inside Bretonia. ([BNN]Latest Developments and Plans for the Yorkshire system?)
Also on this day the head of Samura Industries, Lord Nora Samura, dies at the hands of Blood Dragons, shaking up the family based company. Nagahide Samura steps up to take his place. ([SONS] Kusari Mourns a Fallen Hero)
December 5th 806 AS
Kusari demands the handover of Freeport 6, Ames Research Station and the Chugoku Gate Construction Sight. When the respective occupant decline to abandon the bases Kusari warns that hostilities may be the only course of action. (Re: [KEN]Kusari Empire News )
December 15th 806 AS
Bretonia begins to feel the squeeze on HFuel as stockpiles run low and new shipments become increasingly hard to come by. This development coincides with the mysterious destruction of the HMS Sovereign in the Southampton scrap yard. Rumours abound that it was destroyed in a weapons test related accident. ([BNN]Doom & Gloom)
December 18th 806 AS
Unsubstantiated reports of unusual happenings in Alaska are fuelled by new regulations restricting the system to Navy personnel only. All police ships are escorted from the system and some are mysteriously destroyed. No official comments are issued by President Abma. ([LNN] Ames in Danger?)
Rhineland officially forms an alliance with Kusari and enters the war. (Rheinland PSA, Special Late Edition)
December 19th 806 AS
First Battle for Ames Research Station – Liberty successfully defends against Kusari/Rheinland forces.
December 20th 806 AS
Official reports released of Liberty’s defence against an unsuccessful attack by Kusari at Ames. A small contingent of Rheinland forces backing the attack raises concerns about a war on two fronts with both Kusari and Rheinland. ([LNN] Ames Saved; Tensions on the Rise)
December 23rd 806 AS
Kusari reaches out an invitation of diplomacy to the Outcasts in an attempt to find new allies in the war against Liberty and Bretonia creating outcry all over Sirius even going as far as the relatively new reformist Corsair government. (|KEN| Kusari & Its Change Of Stance)
December 28th 806 AS
Liberty announces plans to place troops on Ames in order to safeguard the station and its population. The date of the troop movement is kept under tight raps. ([LNN] Troops To Be Assigned To Ames; Alaska Construction?)
January 3rd 806 AS
The First Battle for the Chugoku Gate Construction Site – Bretonian forces successfully defend against the Kusari attackers.
Bretonian spies inside Kusari discover plans to attack the Chugoku Gate Construction Site, a DSE base inside Kusari. They send a wing to reinforce the station’s defences and hold back, for a short while, Kusari’s attacks. ([BNN]Bretonian victory over Kusari Empire)
January 6th 807 AS
Rheinland approaches Liberty and offers a cease fire, parts of the High Council opposed to the confrontation. President Abma agrees to a tentative cease fire agreement. The commencement of peace talks allows shipments of HFeul to begin again across Rheinland’s borders. ([LNN] Words of a Cease-Fire with Rheinland) (Rheinland PSA Breaking News!)
January 9th 807 AS
The Corsair Reformist government takes the step of outlawing raids into Bretonian space, much to the dislike of many Corsairs, as a step toward turning the Corsairs into a new House. (:RFNS: Withdrawal from Bretonia)
January 13th 807 AS
An assassination attempt is made on the life of the Seii Taishogun in Kusari. He survives four bullets received during the attempt at a press conference. A few days later a “full lockdown of Kusari” is put into place and all non-Kusari or Rheinland ships begin to be shot on sight. (|KEN| Recent Assasintion Attempt)
January 14th 807 AS
Joachim Schuttler, High Councillor of Rheinland, resigns his political career, sighting growing inability to effect positive change in the government as his “use by date” approaches. (RPSA Breaking News!)
January 16th 807 AS
Liberty’s rumoured troop movement takes place in Kepler. The Liberty Armoured Transport South Dakota is crippled while attempting to moor with the station and almost all 150 soldiers, officers and crew are killed onboard. The maimed vessel is salvaged and president Abma vows retaliation and increases raids into Shikoku. ([LNN] Mass Murder in Kepler)
January 26th 807 AS
Universal Shipping officially repays all its debts to the Liberty Government and starts on the rise back to a position of power in Liberty’s big corporate players. ([USM] Universal Shipping On It's Own)
January 27th 807 AS
Liberty’s President Abma makes the controversial decision to send aid to the Corsair Reformers government, sighting the fostering of a new civilised house and growth of economic interests. In return the New Corsair government sends supplies of polymers which raises many eyebrows in the houses, the shipments being of seemingly little value. ([LNN] Liberty To Provide Aid In Time Of War)
January 30th 807 AS
Battle for Freeport 6 – Bretonia/Liberty defenders defeat Kusari attackers.
A combined Bretonia/Liberty force pushes back an attack on Freeport 6 by Kusari Naval Forces in Tau 29. This attack comes at the same time as increased Outcast and pirate activity in the Taus starts to put pressure on both sides. ([BNN]Large scale pirate attack in the Leeds system and Kusari crushed in Tau 29!)
In Liberty, President Abma announces changes to shipping tax extending them to all ships inside Liberty space, with the exception of USM, to help fund the growing costs of war. In the same announcement USM receives grants for the development of the Oregon System and contracts to help train and fund a new militia sourced from willing volunteers inside Liberty. ([LNN] Liberty To Organise A Militia)
February 6th 807 AS
The Second Battle for Ames Research Station – Kusari/Rheinland forces and Outcast raiders force the defending freelancers and Liberty Navy to abandon the station.
The House War takes a turn as Ames Research Station is lost to Kusari. After an unsuccessful attack by Kusari and Rheinland forces (Rheinland going back on peace talks with Liberty) a crack Outcast wing surprised the recovering defenders and crushed them swiftly. This raised many questions in Liberty about the rumoured attempts at contact with the Outcasts made by Kusari although it is later established that the Outcasts looted the station and withdrew, allowing Kusari to take the station unopposed.
It later becomes apparent that Kusari has forcefully removed the population of Zoners from Ames. ([LNN] Navy Falls Back Under Combined Force) ([Outcasts]"Ames Research Station Looted!") ([BNN]Tragedy in the Kepler system!!!!) (Victory Over Ames Research Station)
February 12th 807 AS
Rheinland puts out contracts on USM ships after USM is caught trying to trade goods inside Rheinland space in order to keep profits up during the war. USM expresses their discontent with their trading partners threatening the existence of their home in Liberty. ([RIN] Rheinland Information Network)
February 13th 807 AS
Battle for Monte Hacho - The Valantine's Day Massacre – Attacking Outcasts are defeated by defending Bounty Hunter pilots.
Liberty evacuates the Chugoku Gate Construction Sight days before Kusari attacks it again. When the attack does come the small Bretonian contingent still protecting the station withdraws immediately and the station is taken by Kusari with no losses. ([LNN] C.G.C.S Abandoned)
February 15th 807 AS
Kaiser Jason Walker of the Hessians claims to have opened up negotiations with Rheinland in order to discuss a cease fire and with the house and an agreement on independence for the Hessians. ([HNN] Hessian New Network)
The Outcasts assign a large number of pilots to Ainu Depot in Hokkaido in order to prepare security for a summit on the base. It is rumoured that the Dragons and GC, feeling threatened by the Kusari Empire’s recent capture of the C.G.C.S., have called on the Outcasts to help them defend their livelihoods. ([Outcasts]“Rush To Ainu”)
February 16th 807 AS
Rheinland Council Chair F.A. steps down from his position and retires leaving the young and ambitious Nick Seafort to take his place. ([RIN] Breaking News: Council Shakeup)
February 17th 807 AS
The Outcast Nation officially declares hostilities with the Kusari Empire in a negotiated alliance with the Blood Dragons in which they were rumoured to have been offered a ‘substantial asset’ in payment for the service of their considerable forces. The Outcasts quickly declare all systems adjacent to Kusari space off limits in order to prevent external assistance to the house. ([Outcasts]"Summit News.")
February 18th 807 AS
A Bretonian SAS wing, accompanied by a hired armoured transport, breaks through the Kusari line in Shikoku and run a surprise bombing run on Yukawa Shipyard. This attack provides enough distraction for the transport to obtain a large quantity of HFuel and return to Liberty unassailed. The HFuel was well received in Bretonia where shortages continue. ([BNN]Special Air Services in action)
Rheinland officially agrees to a formal cease fire with the Red Hessians in order to facilitate diplomatic talks with the long time enemy. ([RIN] Negotiations Commence)
February 20th 807 AS
The Battle for Planet Kyushu – Outcasts attacked defending pilots and overran the planets defences.
Outcast forces, with the assistance of Cut Throat Pirates, capture Planet Kyushu. Local forces in orbit are overrun and the planet is cut off from the rest of the empire. ([PNR] - Pirate Network Radio - Outcasts Capture Planet Kyushu!!!)
February 27th 807 AS
Battle for Battleship Nagumo – Outcasts victorious over Kusari defenders.
An Outcast/Dragon attack group strikes the Battleship Nagumo, driving away it’s fighter escort and forcing the capital ship’s surrender. (Re: [KEN] - Kusari Empire News)
Suspected assassinations in Liberty create much concern among military and government officials. Several high profile Navy officers disappear ([LNN] Liberty Crisis Due to Suspected Asasinations)
March 6th 807 AS
Battle for Battleship Matsumoto – Dragon attackers defeat the Kusari and local defenders.
Bretonia expresses outrage at USM who have reached an agreement with Rheinland for continued trade. This comes as Bretonian forces are observed massing for a suspected strike at Rheinland. ([BNN]Bretonias Fury at USM)
March 8th 807 AS
Kusari starts pulling its forces off the front with Liberty to defend against the increasing numbers of Outcasts and Dragons attacking Kyushu and Honshu. (Re: [KEN] Kusari Empire News )
March 9th 807 AS
A Universal convoy, with mercenary escort, sneaks through the Rheinland blockade and retrieves as much H-Fuel as can be carried. This bolsters the dwindling supplies in Liberty. ([USM] Universal Supplies Liberty)
March 13th 807 AS
Battle for Kabukicho Depot – Outcasts victorious over local Kusari defenders.
Battle for Rugen Station – Rheinland and local defenders defeat Bretonian and Corsair Reformer attackers.
Rheinland defends Rugen Station in Omega 3 from a combined Bretonian/Corsair Reformist force. Northmen pilots assist in the defence of the station but Rheinland officials strongly deny rumours of bribes. ([RIN] Desperate Defence of Rugen Station Ends Succesfully)
March 14th 807 AS
Talks between Rheinland and the Hessians conclude after much longer than expected with both sides confident of the agreements made. (Re: [RIN] Negotiations Continue)
March 17th 807 AS
Battle for a Staging Area at the Wreck of the Fearless in Omicron Theta – Outcasts narrowly defeat Corsairs.
March 21st 807 AS
Kusari officially ends its hostility toward Liberty and Bretonia in a desperate attempt to give itself a fighting chance against the Outcasts and Dragons. Liberty and Bretonia back down not knowing how to react to the lightning speed of the Outcast’s advance. (Re: [KEN] Kusari Empire News )
March 23rd 807 AS
Taishogun Yoritomo pleads with the Blood Dragons to end their alliance with the Outcasts and even offers to discuss compensating them as a group with a full pardon and government representation. Yoritomo calls on the Dragons to think of what is best for Kusari as a whole and not just for their victory. (Kusari Calls Talks & Cease Fire)
Not long after this announcement the Emperor is murdered paving the way for the Outcasts to instigate political turmoil with the result of Yoritomo leaving Kusari fearing for his life. Yoritomo vows to return. (Take Over From Outcast & Dragon Force's )
March 26th 807 AS
Battle for Nansei Research Station – Outcasts attack and capture the station from Kusari defenders.
The Corsair Reformists officially offer all Kusari citizens fleeing the Outcast onslaught asylum in Corsair space. (:RFNS: Fall of Kusari!)
March 29th 807 AS
Bretonian corporations take advantage of the collapsing Kusari nation and start running the Kusari gauntlet unhindered by military or police forces even managing to trade all the way into the sigma systems, ending the Hfuel shortages. Although this strategy has its opponents in Bretonia the corporations continue. ([BNN] Situation: North)
April 21st 807 AS
USM announces its plans for the development of the Oregon system in a joint operation with BMM. Representatives claim that the project has been given no limits on cost because the projected returns are immense. (USM bored of directors writes blank check for Oregon system)
May 1st 807 AS
Battle for a Staging Area at Planet Cella Dor in Omicron Gamma – Outcasts defeat Corsair forces.
May 10th 807 AS
Rheinland financial officials produce statistics, reviewed independently, that show that Rheinland is finally climbing out of its long recession. ([RIN] Economic Report Released)
May 15th 807 AS
Battle for Planet New Tokyo – Outcast and Dragon forces defeat all local and Kusari defenders.
Planet New Tokyo falls to an Outcast occupation force. Before ground forces are deployed a rumour that the OSS Vindictive, a powerful planetary bombardment capital class vessel, is on rout to New Tokyo leads to civilian riots and many political figures being forced to offer surrender. Not long afterward The Empire of the Rising Sun is established, a government drawing on Blood Dragon leaders. ([Outcasts]"Victory!")
May 29th 807 AS
Battle for a Staging Area at the Wreck of the Independence – Outcasts defeat local defenders.
May 30th 807 AS
The Bretonian Armed Forces reveals its newest addition to the fleet, the HMS Victory, a recently completed new class of battleship. Many in Bretonia accuse the government of bloating the military budget to produce such a ship. The Lord Marshall states that the ship is “...the next step into maintaining the security and safety to all the citizens of Bretonia...”
Diplomatic talks begin between Rheinland and Bretonia with the aim of avoiding further hostilities in the wake of the recent war. The Corsair Reformers also continue to push for peace with Bretonia, downplaying the Corsair ‘rebels’ still engaging in piracy in the house. ([BNN]Hulking Victory Unveiled!!!!)
June 5th 807 AS
The newly crowned Blood Emperor of Kusari, Oni Shimazu, orders all systems in the house, with the exception of Shikoku, locked down and declared no-go zones for all non-Kusari citizens. The Emperor believes that the empire is in a period of recovery and sees outsiders as an interference. Many trading corporations express their dissatisfaction with this move. ([NNN]-Emperor closes down borders to foreign trade)
June 8th 807 AS
The Liberty government gives navy and police forces powers to seize all Kusari based vessels found in Liberty. In the face of increased cardimine trafficking out of Kusari and the recent closure of borders preventing Hfuel from flowing out of the sigmas except through Rheinland Liberty begins to view Kusari as a rogue state and set in place limitations for immigration and trade. ([LNC] The Border to the North)
In response and outrage to the move by Liberty the Blood Emperor denies all Liberty affiliated ships access to Shikoku. ([NNN]- Nippon responds to Liberty's Tension)
Empire of the Rising Sun forces clash with Rheinland military personal inside Rheinland space. Liberty pilots arrive after the initial attacks and together with Rheinland pilots they push the Kusari pilots back. ([NNN]-Tensions with Rheinland, Possible war)
June 9th 807 AS
As a result of yesterday’s confrontation Rheinland issues orders of shoot to kill against all Kusari military forces found in Rheinland and outlaws any Kusari civilian freelancers or traders. One military officer labels the attacks as evidence that “This so called empire is nothing more than a giant criminal gang.” ([RIN] News Flash: Kusari Tensions Worsen)
The Blood Emperor blames Rheinland’s lack of respect towards the empire for the attacks and calls all Kusariens to take up arms and make them “pay for their violence against [the empire].” ([NNN]-Tensions with Rheinland, Possible war)
June 10th 807 AS
USM pilots, working together with a freelance trader, retrieve 8000 standard units of Hfuel from the sigmas while under the shadow of the nearby, unpredictable Kusari navy, easing initial shortages in Liberty. ([USM] H-Fuel successfully brought into Liberty)
June 11th 807 AS
The Blood Emperor opens Kusari’s borders not long after having them locked down claiming that “the recession and corruption is gone”. The Emperor also drafts plans for the election of a High Council to one day rule the empire fully. ([NNN]- Borders re-opened, Council elections)
Liberty does not re-open its borders as a result of “accumulated distrust”, sighting the continued possession of planets Kyushu and Honshu by the Outcasts as evidence that Kusari’s recent civil war could not be swept under the carpet. Officials in the empire respond by reinstating the ban on Liberty shipping throughout all of Kusari. ([LNC] Liberty Border to Remain Closed. Immigration Process Struggles to Continue) ([NNN]- Liberty lashes out, Nippon not surprised)
June 12th 807 AS
Rheinland follows suit with Liberty and keeps its borders closed. Kusari declares this move by Rheinland to be one of aggression from a “bag of hot air”. ([NNN]-Tensions with Rheinland, Possible war)
June 13th 807 AS
As tensions with the houses come to a head the Blood Emperor Oni Shimazu and several high ranking officials are assassinated by General Banzai and a group of rebels in the Royal Palace throwing the whole of New Tokyo into turmoil. Banzai and the rebels hold the palace and Banzai is declared by his followers as the new Shogun. In a statement broadcast throughout the empire Banzai vows to expel all Outcasts from Kusari space saying that “For far too long, Kusari has been involved in violence and war. We cannot exist like this as a nation!” ([NNN]-Coup assassination of Emperor, Shogun put in power)
June 14th 807 AS
In response to the Blood Emperor’s assassination, and with reports from planet New Tokyo sketchy at best, the Outcasts reveal that they have prepared cardiforming equipment (seeds, plants and pure cardimine) and everything is almost in place to begin turning planets Kyushu and Honshu into copies of Malta in retribution for the betrayal. ([Outcasts]"Shocking Betrayal")
June 15th 807 AS
The efforts at cardiforming of Kyushu and Honshu begin. The Outcasts start detonating seeding charges in the atmospheres of both planets above the arable landmass filling the air with their newest secret weapon, a refined and more powerful form of cardimine called Thor’s Hammer. The local population is expected to not withstand the drug, the Outcasts expressing mild regret at not having time to remove the locals from the planets. ([Outcasts]"Operation Thors Hammer")
As soon as the intentions of the Outcasts become clear the local population rise up in an effort to stop them, delaying the Outcast's particularly on Honshu however they are ill equiped to fight a war and are eventually crushed.
June 16th 807 AS
A surprise attack by a number of rebel corsair battleships in Bretonia is thwarted by a tip off from the Corsair Reformers. A number of rebel ships are destroyed and one battleship is captured by SAS forces. A BMM transport is missing after the encounter, believed lost. ([BNN]Corsair Rebel Fleet)
June 19th 807 AS
The Admiral Genoske Koga, having already revealed that the heir to the Blood Throne was evacuated from the palace during the confusion following the coup, calls all Kusariens to rise up and remove the rebels. ([NNN]-Admiral's Message To The People Of Kusari)
Soon, almost a week after the assassination of the Blood Emperor, loyal Blood Dragon forces retake the palace on New Tokyo and execute the rebels inside with the exception of a few key figures who ‘disappear’.
June 22nd 807 AS
In an announcement by officials from Liberty, Bretonia and Rheinland it is revealed that the three houses have formed the Strategic Defence Network in order to “stand between danger and our homes” and declare they are “prepared to move into Kusari and liberate the planets of Kyushu and Honshu.” ([CNS] Strategic Defensive Network formed.)
June 23rd 807 AS
Rumours from inside Kusari suggest that the predicted reaction of pain and death for those non-outcasts who were exposed to Thor’s Hammer was incorrect. Instead the local population experiences a sexual reaction to the drug, one so powerful that it fully incapacitates sufferers. Some are taken away for study by the Outcasts however most are expected to eventually die as a result of extreme exhaustion and dehydration. The Outcast council uses the delays by rebels on Honshu to hold off on continuing cardiforming the planet significantly until more is learned about the effects of Thor’s Hammer. ([Outcasts]"Kyushu Feels Freyas Touch.")
June 26th 807 AS
An SDN force with pilots from all three SDN houses conduct recon in Honshu and encounter local Empire forces near Planet Honshu. The SDN pilots refuse to leave the area insisting that the population on Honshu was being oppressed and possibly tortured like that on Kyushu and should be freed maintaining that “the goal of the mission was strictly recon.” An engagement ensued in which the SDN forces were defeated. An Empire pilot said after the attack that he could not comment on “the ramifications of the gaijin's offensive remarks and actions” but did comment that “By no means are the people suffering, or being ignored” on planet Kyushu. ([NNN] Gaijin Intrude!)
June 28th 807 AS
Admiral Genoske Koga of the Empire of the Rising Sun puts out a call to everyone in Sirius offering “citizenship, profitable employment, and a good home for your family” in exchange for bolstering the numbers of the military of the long battered nation. ([NNN]-Admiral's Message To Sirus)
Shattered Worlds: War Torn - A History
The following is an account of the history of Sirius (Shatterd Worlds War Torn) up untill the present day. The first section, A Long Story Short, is the history in brief. The second section, A History, is the full account including original archived documents.
A Long Story Short
Pre-805 AS to late 805 AS:
Storyline of the Shattered Worlds Mod: The Backstory
In late 805 AS, Outcasts flex their muscles in the ‘northern’ part of Sirius and the houses continue to eye each other with an air of future confrontation as their plans and populations grow.
806 AS:
This year sees the death early on of Kusari’s Emperor and the search for a successor and also the death of the King in Bretonia. Later in the year Sophia von Bismarck ascends to the throne of the Rheinland monarchy.
The flexing of Outcast muscles becomes an occupation of Freeport 10 as the Outcasts launch a new campaign which also puts pressure on the sigma systems. As the campaign continues the Outcasts capture the Gas Miner Ogashawa and start looking for another operator to end the Hfuel monopoly, the occupation is short lived however and, having lost the momentum, the Outcasts bring their campaign to a halt and begin making more plans for the future.
In Rheinland tensions flare with Liberty for a while and some minor engagements occur over treaty violations and arrests of citizens leaving the two houses distrustful. Rheinland cracks down on Hessians by restricting trade inside the house which forces the Hessians to look elsewhere for supplies resulting in far reaching attacks.
The Mollys in Dublin grow in numbers triggering a severe response from Bretonian authorities which pushes the Mollys back into their mine field. Later the Bretonia Armed Forces begin a battleship construction project called ‘Codename Victory’ which leads to increased trade across the Bretonia/Kusari border as the year progresses.
Kusari, responding to a possible Order threat, restricts trade across its border which leads to the beginning of hostilities with Bretonia when Bretonian ships are threatened.
The war between Kusari and Bretonia begins and over the last few months of 806 Liberty backs its ally Bretonia and Rheinland supports Kusari. Bretonia’s initial attacks into Kyushu prove promising for them.
807 AS:
The war rages on as 807 begins. Kusari begin to gain the upper hand on the front with Liberty, Ames Research Station taking most of the action, and the borders of Rheinland remain mostly quiet seeing mainly skirmishes as Rheinland forces are sent to assist Kusari. The Blood Dragons watching this from a distance see their chance and form an alliance with the Outcasts, all past differences over cardimine dropped, and together the two organisations perform a blitzkrieg campaign in Kyushu and northern Kusari.
As the Outcasts advance Kusari is at a loss to defend itself and eventually pulls out of the war with Bretonia and Liberty in order to focus its defence elsewhere. The other houses are mostly shocked into inaction by the ferocity of the Outcast’s moves. The Outcasts take the opportunity to make a push into Corsair space where the still young Reformist government has trouble holding them at bay.
The Kusari government begins to destabilise and when the emperor is assassinated the house falls into complete disarray leaving only locals and disorganised military personal to hold back a slaughter by the invading pirates. Eventually New Tokyo falls to the Outcasts and they place a Blood Dragon Emperor in power and Kusari is subdued.
The Blood Dragon Emperor closes Kusari’s borders and Liberty and Rheinland respond and close their borders to Kusari traffic. The situation quickly escalates culminating in a skirmish in Rheinland. Attempts by the Empire to re-establish trade are met with distrust from then on.
There is then a coup on New Tokyo by rebels who want to free Kusari from the Outcasts and the Blood Emperor is killed but his heir is secreted away by loyal guards. In the aftermath the Outcasts begin an already prepared ‘cardiforming’ process on planets Kyushu and Honshu in retribution. The locals on the planets are expected to die from drug overdose however on Kyushu they instead die as a result of a debilitating sexual reaction. Those on Honshu, by fighting back against the Outcasts for a time, delay the cardiforming process but are mostly killed as resistance is quashed.
The rebels on New Tokyo are put down and the heir to the Blood Emperor is announced as ruler.
In response to events in Kusari the SDN (Strategic Defence Network) is formed by the three other houses in order to defend themselves and return Kusari to a stable and lawful state.
It is currently mid 807 AS:
The houses are positioned to intervene in the violation of Kusari by the Outcasts and a red dawn is on the horizon.
A Long Story Short
Pre-805 AS to late 805 AS:
Storyline of the Shattered Worlds Mod: The Backstory
In late 805 AS, Outcasts flex their muscles in the ‘northern’ part of Sirius and the houses continue to eye each other with an air of future confrontation as their plans and populations grow.
806 AS:
This year sees the death early on of Kusari’s Emperor and the search for a successor and also the death of the King in Bretonia. Later in the year Sophia von Bismarck ascends to the throne of the Rheinland monarchy.
The flexing of Outcast muscles becomes an occupation of Freeport 10 as the Outcasts launch a new campaign which also puts pressure on the sigma systems. As the campaign continues the Outcasts capture the Gas Miner Ogashawa and start looking for another operator to end the Hfuel monopoly, the occupation is short lived however and, having lost the momentum, the Outcasts bring their campaign to a halt and begin making more plans for the future.
In Rheinland tensions flare with Liberty for a while and some minor engagements occur over treaty violations and arrests of citizens leaving the two houses distrustful. Rheinland cracks down on Hessians by restricting trade inside the house which forces the Hessians to look elsewhere for supplies resulting in far reaching attacks.
The Mollys in Dublin grow in numbers triggering a severe response from Bretonian authorities which pushes the Mollys back into their mine field. Later the Bretonia Armed Forces begin a battleship construction project called ‘Codename Victory’ which leads to increased trade across the Bretonia/Kusari border as the year progresses.
Kusari, responding to a possible Order threat, restricts trade across its border which leads to the beginning of hostilities with Bretonia when Bretonian ships are threatened.
The war between Kusari and Bretonia begins and over the last few months of 806 Liberty backs its ally Bretonia and Rheinland supports Kusari. Bretonia’s initial attacks into Kyushu prove promising for them.
807 AS:
The war rages on as 807 begins. Kusari begin to gain the upper hand on the front with Liberty, Ames Research Station taking most of the action, and the borders of Rheinland remain mostly quiet seeing mainly skirmishes as Rheinland forces are sent to assist Kusari. The Blood Dragons watching this from a distance see their chance and form an alliance with the Outcasts, all past differences over cardimine dropped, and together the two organisations perform a blitzkrieg campaign in Kyushu and northern Kusari.
As the Outcasts advance Kusari is at a loss to defend itself and eventually pulls out of the war with Bretonia and Liberty in order to focus its defence elsewhere. The other houses are mostly shocked into inaction by the ferocity of the Outcast’s moves. The Outcasts take the opportunity to make a push into Corsair space where the still young Reformist government has trouble holding them at bay.
The Kusari government begins to destabilise and when the emperor is assassinated the house falls into complete disarray leaving only locals and disorganised military personal to hold back a slaughter by the invading pirates. Eventually New Tokyo falls to the Outcasts and they place a Blood Dragon Emperor in power and Kusari is subdued.
The Blood Dragon Emperor closes Kusari’s borders and Liberty and Rheinland respond and close their borders to Kusari traffic. The situation quickly escalates culminating in a skirmish in Rheinland. Attempts by the Empire to re-establish trade are met with distrust from then on.
There is then a coup on New Tokyo by rebels who want to free Kusari from the Outcasts and the Blood Emperor is killed but his heir is secreted away by loyal guards. In the aftermath the Outcasts begin an already prepared ‘cardiforming’ process on planets Kyushu and Honshu in retribution. The locals on the planets are expected to die from drug overdose however on Kyushu they instead die as a result of a debilitating sexual reaction. Those on Honshu, by fighting back against the Outcasts for a time, delay the cardiforming process but are mostly killed as resistance is quashed.
The rebels on New Tokyo are put down and the heir to the Blood Emperor is announced as ruler.
In response to events in Kusari the SDN (Strategic Defence Network) is formed by the three other houses in order to defend themselves and return Kusari to a stable and lawful state.
It is currently mid 807 AS:
The houses are positioned to intervene in the violation of Kusari by the Outcasts and a red dawn is on the horizon.
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