Planet Jiangxi

**>>>WARNING: Do not attempt planetary landing without using a Docking Ring.<<<**

This orbital device assists inbound ships, directing them to a safe approach vector when entering the atmosphere and providing additional acceleration when taking off from the surface. Its specifications only permit it to work with small craft.

Left to develop without access to the exclusive Ageira Technologies invention, the Coalition has sought to produce their own version of the docking ring for centuries. Their scientists studied surface-level scans of functioning docking rings and schematics provided by defecting Ageira employees, but were never able to fully unlock Ageira's secrets for themselves.

Eventually, the Coalition took what they learned and adapted it into this design, which is markedly less efficient and is missing many features compared to the original. While a major bottleneck on the Coalition's planetary exploitation efforts, these rings serve their intended purpose, allowing the Coalition to tentatively expand their hold on planets.

Samura Heavy Industries
Shinjuku Ship Dealer
Matsushita Shuichi

## News

As Crete demanded the Zoners of Theta turn over any Hunters aboard their stations and surrender docking control, the Freeport 9 administrators were confident that some kind of compromise could be found. A delegation from Gran Canaria was requested to assist with negotiations, due to the close ties between Zoner and Corsair communities on the planet.
Tragically, the Corsairs interpreted this delay as refusal, and launched a surprise attack while the delegation was en-route. Many of Freeport 9's crew are now being held as hostages while the Corsairs pillage the station. An urgent conclave has been called on Gran Canaria to discuss the Zoner response, while militias on Pygar have taken up arms in case the violence spreads.

Professor Nagel and her team are certain the Pulse originated from outside Sirius, but are otherwise no closer to identifying its source or mitigating a future Blackout event. "Following the Blackout, we began to see immediate signs of jump hole destabilization in multiple different regions, with many ultimately falling out of phase alignment altogether", she commented. The dramatic upending of Sirius' jump hole network has already prompted many groups to abandon stations and withdraw from systems that appear to risk being cut off.
While months-long trips between the stars are possible thanks to the Liberty Engine and many centuries of innovation, few ships are designed or provisioned to make such arduous journeys. Those who were displaced by Sirius' redrawn map hope that system connections will return, while adventurers and explorers rush to discover new routes.

For decades the Zoners of Freeport 9 have kept themselves safe from Corsair reprisals by offering useful services, with their biodomes providing Crete with respite from the famines that once ravished it. Despite this, outrage has swept Omicron Gamma after a flight of Hunters killed Commander Juan Garcia, before retreating back to the No Fire Zones of Omicron Theta.
The Council of Elders have ordered the administrator of Freeport 9 to attend Planet Crete to hear their demands. Elder Garcia has vowed that the station's halls would "run red with blood" unless the Zoners turned over all BHG aboard the Freeport. The Zoners are yet to respond, likely trying to anticipate how the Corsairs will react.

The Corsairs see the Pygar colony as a direct competitor for the region's scarce resources, with Elder Garcia warning that there would be "dire consequences" should Freeport 9's biodomes reduce or divert their exports to Planet Crete. Whispers of alien ruins and Artifacts discovered below Pygar's surface may also antagonize the Corsairs, who rely on the Artifact trade as a source of wealth. The hardship of Pygar's extreme conditions and the uneasy relationship with the Corsairs has already led many colonists to consider a return to the now liberated Gran Canaria.

## Rumors

* Mutants? Anomalies? Have you been playing those games again? We have real problems here. Well, we did have two salvage expeditions get into a shootout the other day. Apparently they both claimed the same ruined compound and didn't want to share. Not enough that the planet's been turned into a graveyard, we have to fight ourselves over the bones now, too.

* Have you seen what passes for the news in the Houses? Sometimes we catch broadcasts of their "free press" and they're so profit-driven and full of fearmongering. You have to watch hours of ads to get to the actual news and then they show how awful everything is over there to distract the people from looking inward. Our state-run broadcasting services have strict guidelines to make sure only informative news and quality entertainment programs reach our citizens. Yeah, I saw the Premier's latest speech, why do you ask?

* I got relocated from Volgograd with my family to help rebuild here. The hours are long, but the pay here is better, and we get extra rations. The state provides the necessities and I feel like I'm doing important work as a part of a whole, so I don't really mind. Before I became a Coalition citizen, I used to work at a DSE plant on Houston. Liberty has this way of keeping you powerless and trapped perpetually, trying to claw your way up and working for as little as your company can get away with. The Coalition has its issues, but it doesn't go out of its way to make me feel more worthless and expendable than I already am.

* The reconstruction program we're running here is one of the Coalition's top priorities. We've scoured our population for architects and engineers, and even outsourced a few projects to certain Sirian companies, with oversight of course. We import construction materials and tools from our allies. We're offering incentives to anyone willing to help rebuild. We will not rest until every bit of ordnance and wreckage has been cleaned up, until every hospital, school, power plant, and factory are up and running again, until every family is provided with a safe, comfortable apartment. When we're done, Jiangxi will be even better than before.

*NOTE: Page generated on the 28/10/2023 at 17:59:46 UTC*