Dabadoru Station

CLASS: Emmeth

GRAVITY: Complete

DOCKING: Yes

AMENITIES: Yes

CREW: 240

Hidden deep inside an asteroid field, Dabadoru was built in 816 AS by the Core, an elite military force. It served as major staging point for combat operations against The Order and Corsairs and subsequently Core's expansion into Omicron space. Seizing opportunity from the weakened line of defense that the Core provided as their fleets focused on the attack on Yaren, the Order forces succesfully laid siege to Dabadoru station in 822 AS in order to undermine the Core's rising influence in Delta and captured it.

## News

Moreover, our potential support for the Corsairs' endeavors in Omicron Theta confronts hurdles of its own. The loss of Lisbon Station in Omicron Beta has rendered our northern border increasingly vulnerable to Outcast intrusions, compared to more secure times. Adding complexity to the equation, the Corsairs' acquisition of Freeport 9, a move perceived by some as indiscriminate, has strained cooperation prospects with certain Order agents and supporters. While the Order maintains no formal allegiance to the Zoners stationed on Freeport 9, these developments have been troubling for those of Zoner origins among our ranks.
As traditional alliances within the Omicrons continue to wane, our age-old nemesis, the Core, shows unmistakable signs of strategic preparations. Though the accuracy of these forewarnings remains uncertain, the Order stands resolute, ready to confront any eventuality that may materialize in the imminent future.

Initial attempts to explore this mysterious realm via long-range sensors faced a formidable hurdle—intense electromagnetic interference emanating from a local gas giant. Consequently, Order agents were compelled to resort to conventional reconnaissance methods, deploying Onuris-class reconnaissance fighters equipped with interference-resistant short-range sensors.
While conclusive evidence of Nomadic presence within the Tau-61 system remains elusive, the series of vanished patrols and perplexing sensor anomalies persist, necessitating sustained commitment on the part of the battleship Amenta and its diligent crew.

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.

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.

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.

However, this triumph was not without its share of setbacks. During the battle, critical issues surfaced concerning the Horus's system reliability. These problems reached their zenith when the Horus's primary weapons systems inadvertently disabled its primary drive during a combat engagement with a formidable Core patrol in the Omicron Minor system. In a daring rescue mission, the battleship Thebes swooped in to save the imperiled Horus.
While the primary power supply was eventually restored, the Horus was recalled to the shipyard for a comprehensive examination and necessary repairs. In light of these reliability concerns, the decision has been made to withhold the deployment of this advanced, yet temperamental technology for the time being.

## Rumors

* What do you want from me? The Order already knows everything. Me and many others were abandoned by the Core after they deemed Dabadoru to be lost. We were expendable! Sure, some of our own liked it here - given their options. Volunteers like me were sent to Order space but since I had wide knowledge of Dabadoru's maintenance they left me here. What about actual Core survivors? They fought to the end for the most part - those who did not, were executed anyway.

* I hope that Dabadoru is deemed expendable to the Core, as it is going to be a very valuable asset for the Order here in Delta. From here we stage raids against their supply convoys from Rho to Nauru and attempt to harass their fleets in and out of Omicron Minor. It gives our homefleet an invaluable advantage and more breathing ground which they can spend on countering Nomad threat in the immediate vicinity. Despite that, we are struggling with our supplies. Our convoys barely manage to get through Minor, so we mostly have to rely on the supplies from the Zoners on Freeport 11. It may not be a luxurious amount of supplies, but we have to work with it.

* Freeport 11 is the only more or less civilian settlement in the Nomad worlds - if you can call it that. The command believes that if it was not for our push on Dabadoru, the Core would take the Freeport as their own, making their claim of the system complete. We are really struggling down here, but the admiralty believes that our push will secure us the control over the majority of the system. Beyond the human influence of course, we have the Nomad infested nebula and the Omicron Minor jump hole. Given the unmet intensity of their raids ever since we got here, we have to assume they may have their own staging grounds hidden in the nebula. Unfortunately, I have to cut down the amount of scouts I send far from the trade paths. The command believes that this is nonsense, but I told them that this step is necessary if we still want to have Onuris fighters for the next battles.

* As far as our agents can tell, Core is just putting up a front to their shareholders about their situation here. Right now if you want to leave Delta back to House space you need to go either through Theta or Mu, there's no way they're not deeply in the red.

* We uncloaked right on remainders of Core defense force. With a full magnum launch, we cleared the entire hangar deck of the Apophis in mere seconds, commencing a blitzkrieg assault against Dabadoru. This was one of very few moments they let me kill as many scoundrels I want until they sadly turned around and hit the afterburner. We needed all forces on one very specific location to make the takeover as smooth as humanly possible.

* Core is running double escort duty on most of the convoys headed for Theta, so we don't really put much of a pressure on them and just enjoy the fact they can only ship at most half as much stuff as they could before. They'll collapse eventually even without us intervening. Saves us the strength against the real enemy, the Nomads.

* Omicron Rho is a Core stronghold, bordering to Sigma-15 on the other side. I am certain that the Rheinlanders are really afraid of the possibility of the Nomad menace pouring through to siege their worlds. The only thing between them and this place is wall composed of Core fleets that follow their own interests. To our benefit, we do have safe harbor with Bundschuh on the other side. I have heard rumours about unknown members planning to steal some of our ships to escape towards Rheinland. I won't judge them for it, I can understand why they would be doing it. When you lose many of your comrades to swarms of nomads, the general morale is very low.

* I bet some people would turn in their graves upon hearing about The Order marines walking freely within the halls of Dabadoru. The Apophis battlegroup has been sent all the way down here to keep the Core on their toes. We did suffer casualties on Toledo but so did they. We could remain hidden until we got a lifetime opportunity. The majority of the station's security departed towards Nauru, giving us a window to execute a strike. As our skipper gave the order, I knew that a new chapter for the Order dawned.

* I remember fairly well what happened before The Order arrived. As this infamous battle of Toledo happened, only a handful of survivors came back from the fleet. All but the injured were executed publicly before our very eyes for deserting their post. Those who were spared succumbed to their wounds or were sent back to the Houses for treatment. Failure was not an option. I tell you, this installation's story is written on its walls with blood.

* Dabadoru is one of three strategic points over here. Second is Nauru, orbiting the gas giant Tuvalu. It is a desert world settled originally by a small group of Corsairs. Yaren is a refuel depot and responsible for handling the traffic between the planet and its orbit. Back when our alliance was still the thing, it was often frequented by Zoners and The Order. Now that it dissolved, Corsairs apparently lost most of their interest in this corner of space. The Core relentlessly murdered everyone out there and reinforced their new colony. We tried to warn Corsairs about it and I bet that they regret not listening to us.

* The final onslaught was brutal. While we were explicitly ordered to not pursue those who made it out, we were given the privilege to kill everybody who didn't make it out in time. We choked whoever was left on board with the marines on Apophis. The few Core scoundrels we took alive were killed nonetheless. There were no prisoner accommodations accounted for and their loyalty to the cause was comparable only to our own. We did capture a lot of Core servants that were easily converted by them before. For them it was the Core or return to prison.

* Omicron Kappa is a wild undeveloped system one jump away from the Corsair homeworld itself. While it is highly dangerous, many convoys have to pass through there from either Gamma or 74. It is a perfect place for Nomads to assault traders passing by. Sometimes as we respond to distress calls, we arrive only to count the flaming husks left by a Nomad ambush. And lately, the same happens to the dispatched distress wings more often.

* The work of a scout in Omicrons can be really difficult enterprise, yet valued highly by the command and the rest of our squadrons. Sometimes they operate without any chances of back up so for the most part they rely on speed and evasion. After all their mission statement is not seek and destroy, hence the O50A Onuris fighter is their bread and butter. I am afraid that we are going to run out of them soon, though. Many ships get destroyed, and increasing numbers of pilots value their lifes more and refuse the suicide mission scouting in Delta is at the moment.

* You probably ask yourself what a Zoner is doing on this installation. I am here to ensure these guys have everything they need to make a stand against Core and the Nomads. I am not afraid of those freaks as The Order is happy to keep them off our backs while we ship needed goods through the Omicrons. It has been like that ever since Zoners moved into deeper edge worlds and I like it that way. Besides, every home is better than the Freeport, whose supply runs keep getting hit. Most of our supplies have to come through Omicron Rho and then smuggled to Dabadoru. Some of my men have already been caught, and the Core does not go lightly on those that seek to supply the Order.

* The Core is an indirect enemy of Zoners such as me. They are bent on bringing regulation to our home in total freedom, despite us leaving the houses for their rules in the first place. We do not want their laws, taxes and oppression. Many of us will not admit it and none of us could actually do something about it. The Core is an organised military and the Zoners are not even united by definition.

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