Mutiny of CNL

Commanders| * Admiral Jack Roberts
* Captain Sam Reed
* Commander Craz
* Major Erikson

Strength| * RWI Marines
* CNL Valkyrie-class Fighters
* CNL Dropships

Casualties| * Many RWI Marines
	+ Sergeant Jenkins
* 1 CNL Valkyrie-class Fighter

The **Mutiny of CNL** (Crazy North Logistics) was an internal conflict among the JETF (Joint Expedition Task Force) during which the leader of the CNL portion, Colonel Jorgen Larson, led CNL's troops to mutiny against the rest of the JETF, namely the RWI (Red Wood Industries) portion led by Admiral Jack Roberts. Larson had become increasingly irritated by RWI's secrecy and reluctance to share information with CNL and the third faction in the Task Force, RCSP (the Royal Coalition of Spatial Protection), and finally decided to take matters into his own hands and look out for CNL's best interests by detaching themselves from the JETF.

## History

### Prelude

#### Fractures

After learning that the JETF's flagship, the RWI *Prometheus*, was ultimately destroyed by the drones of Project X-12, which were deemed to violate the Kyron Accords written after the Green Drone War, Colonel Larson became outraged that RWI would break the Accords and go behind the backs of their allies to do so. Additionally, once the JETF forces were able to contact reinforcements, Larson became irritated with RWI Admiral Kieron Hask that only RWI reinforcements showed up. He was also annoyed that Admiral Roberts would not disclose the information transmitted in the distress call, and that RWI would not let any CNL or RCSP forces into the subterranean levels of the Ancient City.

### The Conflict

Eventually, Larson decided to take matters into his own hands. He organized his XO, Major Erikson, and the rest of CNL's troops to sabotage areas of the city and prepare supplies for their departure. Larson himself took a squad to the underground sector to free their troops confined to quarters by Roberts after their initial expedition to the lower levels. Larson executed an RWI officer for refusing to let him enter a strange room, where he discovered an Artifact - an ancient relic built by the same extinct race which constructed the city. A similar Artifact was used as a symbol of power by the Green Drone Armada during the Green Drone War, in which Larson had fought. He downloaded data and ordered Erikson to initiate their plan.

Meanwhile, in the command center of the city, Admiral Roberts and his XO, Captain Sam Reed, spoke via a closed transmission with Admiral Hask and Captain Jonathan Hunter of the RWI heli-carrier *Olympus*, regarding the current relationship with CNL. Suddenly, an explosion demolished part of the communications array, severing the transmission with the RWI fleet. Sergeant Jenkins of the RWI marines on the lower levels managed to tell Roberts that CNL were attacking RWI troops, before being killed. Roberts ordered all remaining RWI troops to meet up and start securing the city. Commander Craz, a CNL officer and friend of Roberts, ultimately sided with RWI, choosing his friend over his faction, and the Admiral's team set out, securing the city building by building, room by room, eliminating or driving out all CNL troops they found and shooting down a CNL fighter over a city bridge.

#### The Escape

In the main hangar, Larson, Erikson, and the rest of the CNL troops prepared to leave aboard a CNL dropship. They loaded weapons, medical supplies, and all the data Larson was able to extract from the Artifact room aboard the dropship. Roberts and the RWI troops soon arrived and engaged Larson's troops in a firefight. Roberts tried to reason with Larson, but Larson refused to listen and insisted that CNL needed to look out for themselves, despite the potential consequences. Lieutenant Commander Castle, a friend of Roberts, targeted the dropship with a rocket launcher as it prepared to take off, but Craz commented that it could destroy the ship and everyone aboard. Roberts ultimately decided to let them go, so they could deal with CNL another day. The CNL dropship lifted off and flew away from the city to set up an outpost of some kind and figure out their next move.

## Behind-The-Scenes

The Mutiny of CNL takes place over the events of Episodes 27 and 28 of 'Space Engineers: Colony Alliances,' the fourth series of the Colony Universe. These are, as of May 2022, the most recent episodes of 'Colony Alliances,' and provide a cliffhanger for viewers as the series undergoes production changes.