Rugen Station

CLASS: Abbey

GRAVITY: Partial

DOCKING: Yes

AMENITIES: Limited

CREW: 360

Rugen Station was built by Daumann Heavy Construction for the manufacturing of Polymers using the abundant raw materials found in the system. While pirates are always a problem, Daumann's long-running rivalry with the neighboring Bretonia Mining and Manufacturing (BMM) operation on Douglas Station has resulted in more than a few exchanges of weapons fire.

## Bribes & Missions Offered

* RGS Shipping
* Bounty Hunters Guild

* Bounty Hunters Guild

## News

While the battlegroup successfully managed to destroy both Leipzig Station, as well as Bundschuh controlled Bautzen Station, the assault ended in a catastrophic loss of the Battleship Strausberg, having been ambushed by a heavy Hessian battlegroup. While the Strausberg itself managed to successfully withdraw from the battle, its engines failed halfway towards the New Berlin Jump Gate, and the order was made to scuttle the ship to avoid it falling into the Hessian hands.
As a result, massive riots are taking place all around Rheinland, demanding Kaiser's resignation from his position due to his reckless actions making Rheinland even less safe than it already is. We have reached out to the Kaiser Cabinet, but were refused any comments at the time of publication.

Shortly afterward, a bill mandating a 5%% increase in military spending was passed, along with some minor policies aimed at increased security in the core systems. We will keep you updated as more information becomes available.

"Those unfortunate events are indeed less than ideal, but they do not affect our supply lines nearly as much as one would make you think. The main concern, that is the Corsairs, is negligible. While formidable and savage, they are too preoccupied with the Outcast situation in Omicron Theta, allowing our heavily armed convoys to pass back into Sigmas without much difficulty. There is also a secondary source of supplies in the Zoners of Freeport 10, with whom we continue to have cordial relations with."
When questioned about the specifics regarding their operations on newly-conquered Planet Gammu, the spokesperson offered no comment. Following the press conference, the company stocks recovered 25%% from the sudden drop of 40% they suffered when the news of Jump Holes collapse spread, maintaining the heightened level caused by Planet Gammu acquisition.

The announcement was made during a surprise press conference held at the Core Branch Office on Planet Holstein in Frankfurt. Apparently, over the past 4 years, Core's flagship: Battleship Mars has been preparing this operation, eventually springing into action shortly after Omicron Theta has reportedly become a battleground between The Corsairs and The Outcasts.
"We expect many great technologies to be made possible with our findings on Gammu, but I can't provide any specifics at the time.", said Core Public Relation Spokesperson Kenneth Raeman. "We also expect interference from the Corsair Empire, although they currently seem too occupied elsewhere to pay us much attention. Of course, fortifying our position in the system is very much a priority for when that state of things eventually changes. In the meantime, our ground based teams are hard at work excavating the secrets of their former inhabitants while our laboratories on Nauru are studying the first objects brought from the planet."
As a result of these news, Core stocks have seen a record one-day gain of 75%%.

Ageira disputed this finding in their own press release, calling EFL 'fantasists' and countering that their own scientists had narrowed the cause to a rare 'hypernova' stellar event that originated outside the Sirius sector. Both corporations claim that network-wide hardware safeguards have been implemented that would prevent a similar occurrence in the future. Independent researchers have sharply criticized the corporate announcements, accusing both of self-interested misdirection.
Professor Sophia Nagel from Heisenberg Research Station called EFL's accusation 'incoherent' and the hypernova explanation 'nonsense' that did not explain the characteristics of the 'Blackout Pulse'. Despite multiple different Pulse recordings being widely disseminated across the neural net, public efforts have so far failed to triangulate its source.

"The Surveyor is more than just a ship, it's a symbol of ingenuity and industrial development to all the Sirian Colonies. It's a pattern that dates back to our origins in the Sol system, and it's a pattern that will persist for many generations to come. Just as we have adapted to meet new challenges, so too must the Surveyor to meet emergent needs."
The Next-Gen Surveyor is slated to roll out multiple updates ranging from technological optimizations to upgraded armor and firepower capabilities. Many of the new modifications directly address a recent study by the Sirius International Institute of Statistics and Economics, citing up to 32 percent losses by BMM and Kruger Minerals to piracy and related factors.
The ship's expanded armour increased the ship's mass by almost 50 percent, which forced Samura's Surveyor team to completely overhaul the ship's power delivery system, powerplant, and hull. The new ship utilizes a power delivery system integrated into the super-alloy frame. The integrated frame was torture tested at the Aso High Altitude Proving Grounds, and sports certifications as best in class for maneuvering with a load under high Gs.
Though time will tell whether the upgrade will prove successful in addressing the increase of piracy, the stock market has greeted the welcome news with a 15 point general increase, and a relative high for Samura and mining sector stocks.

## Rumors

* You know, the only reason BMM built a base in this system is to try and take Omega-3 away from us. With the colonisation of Sprague, they've overplayed their hand - the Schwerin in Omega 7 is watching them very closely. Sure, both governments paid for the Trade Lanes and Jump Gates here, but we were the ones who first moved in. New London only wants the system to take it from Rheinland.

* Oder is found in New Berlin, which is the center of civilized space in Sirius. Many will say that it is Liberty that bears this distinction. But it is only because they have never been to New Berlin. Go, and take Polymers with you.

* If you want to make yourself useful, make one of our supply runs for us. We get almost all of the basics from the Zoners at Freeport 1. I don't like to go there personally. Feels almost like a Bretonian outpost - even more so with Bretonia squatting on Nottingham. Daumann has some new friends that don't like them living there either. The planet will be in the hands of her rightful owners within a decade, mark my words.

* Daumann is attempting to land teams on Sprauge's surface in order to establish colonies of our own. The Bretonians say this is illegal trespassing, pull down our camps and evict us each time. We say this is the illegal persecution of Rheinland citizens and nothing more than state protectionism for the incompetents in the BMM! That planet rightfully belongs to us!

* If you'd like to see what a real space station looks like, I suggest you visit the Ring in New Berlin. There is no station quite like it, both in size and grandheur. If you do go there, you may as well take Hydrocarbons or Polymers with you.

* I work here in this mining operation, because I will not work in the shipyards. This place is far from the center of Rheinland. Here it is a little more lax; I work normal hours at Rugen. Only ten hours a day, six days per week; it's a breeze compared to the Ring, so long as you're willing to deal with Hessian attacks every now and then.

* We import our Mining Machinery from Freiburg, in the Stuttgart system. Ripping an asteroid apart wears out the grinders and crushers pretty quickly. If you're out that way, bring up some food as well. We often import from Freeport 1, but I'd rather have goods grown in Rheinland... even if it is by Synth.

* What do you think the biggest threat Rheinland faces in the Omega region is? Corsairs? No, of course not. Hessians? They're pests, yes - but still wrong. The IMG? Irritant upstarts, but nothing more. The true answer is the expansionism of rival Houses. This is a Rheinland system - the Bretonians just don't know it yet.

* Bretonia claimed Planet Nottingham when it was discovered with the opening of the pan-Omega corridor. That is just paper though - what does paper have to do with reality? Daumann had a presence in this system for countless years before the BMM were moved in by the Bretonians in order to steal our system!

* The fall of Leipzig in Dresden is an absolute atrocity! The Hessians have grown bolder in recent times - I personally blame the corrupting influence of the new "liberal" groups such as ALG on our government. We never would have tolerated such a situation in the past. I suppose at the very least, it allowed HQ to lay off swathes of unprofitable workers without going through the unions, even on this base. Part of our production used to go to Leipzig.

* After the Eighty Years War we lost nearly everything. My family worked for Kruger in those days. When the bottom fell out of the economy we lost our jobs and the bonuses that had been promised us. Worse than that, more than half of my ancestors were killed trying to mine gases in contested space. My brother joined the Hessians, but I am not a violent man, I joined Daumann. I hope I will never meet him again, or our family will be down at least one sibling.

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