*ID: Johan Lennox* *Location: Omicron Zeta(space)* *Subject:The search for "Lena"*
Overwatch, this is Lennox speaking,
just now we encountered the entity Ish'tar again. The one we communicated with in Kusari as well. This time it was different. This time it actually held information that could change the course of history if I'm not mistaken. It mentioned a person named Lena, claimed she is the savior of mankind, the "transcendent one". Now, while I've never heard of that name, it might be the case that you did. I cannot stress this enough as the entity also stated that the Nomads are looking for her as well. If any time, we have to act now. We need to find her. The entity said that she is in hiding, so it might prove difficult to find her. However, I also met a Freelancer along the "conversation" with said entity of whom I think we can trust. We also have a Geb standing by, ready to assist.
Please, respond to this as soon as possible. We are close to some significant answers.
You will resume your previous duties, unless instructed otherwise. Should you however find a trace or information on entities known as "Lena" or "Ish'tar", you are to report to me personally. Do not hesitate to terminate either should they become non compliant or a threat to anything and anyone - or simply attempts to escape which is unacceptable result. Preferably, do not attempt anything without a back up. While Ish'tar's capabilities are clear-cut as a warship, Lena is one extra reason why we enforce blockade on Nomad worlds for anyone that does not display allied IFF, something you may perhaps want to update yourself on. What is important in this case, no vessel may enter or leave Omicron Iota alive.
*ID: Johan Lennox* *Location: Omicron 100(space dock)* *Subject: The search for "Lena"*
Very well, Overwatch. We will keep our eyes peeled and be ready to thwart off any force heading from or to the Iota jumphole. With that being said, I have no intention of engaging mentioned entity Ish'tar and endangering my ship and crew without any additional information about it. While similar to a battleship indeed it is unlike most we've encountered so far and therefore we need to be cautious. I do understand the potential threat of such a lifeform and are trying to scrape as much data together as possible. However, the process is slow.
Onto the matter of Lena, I'm not sure what danger she could pose, even though described ascended. I will however try to deal with this my own way if I find her and take measures if she poses a threat. Despite everything, killing her doesn't seem to be an option...yet...I will let you know when I know more.
*ID: Johan Lennox* *Location: Omicron 100(space dock)* *Subject: Possible new nomad technology*
Golanski,
my crew and I just made it back to Evora shipyard from a trip through Rheinland territory. Now before I start explaining, know that there is some information I'm still working on, so I won't be able to disclose that to you right away. Now... it basically started spotting that Storm gunship, piloted by a freelancer who, at first, seemed like a lunatic. However, the one flying it soon started telling us about a weapon the Nomads have developed. A weapon that can catch any military off guard and strike a devastating blow. Upon further elaboration it turned out that azurite would be the key to this.
Now, at first I didn't think the person I was talking to was in any way related to it but apparently it was quite the opposite. The person was present at the invasion attempt of the Nomads in Bretonia weeks earlier. To reduce the planetoid the Nomads brought with them, they had to mine it down. Said person was part of this operation as it later turned out. I managed to convince her to show me the ship the planetoid was mined to bits with. And what we found was disturbing. Nothing less than 2500 units of azurite. I could convince the person in question to drop most of it and destroyed what was left. I also advised her to get a new ship as soon as possible as even the slightest remains could still have an unusual effect on the ship, surroundings and so on. I've never really felt fond of that substance and seeing it in such high amounts made me wonder. However, before I could think about it much, Nomads soon started attacking us. At first just a couple of fighters but later on a heavy attack as well, including four Irras, three gunboats and two Marduks, of which one must have cloaked before the end of the battle. We were lucky that the RHA had a battleship around to help us out, as our ship alone couldn't have dealt with those forces alone.
After the battle was over we proceeded towards the Sigmas as fast as possible, then the Omicrons. Due to either blind luck or the then missing interest of the Nomads to try for us again, we made it back to Omicron 100 relatively unharmed. Most of us are still a bit dazzled of what exactly happened today. But it seems like they start to get used to it...
I also can't stress the possibility of new Nomad technology enough. If the K'Hara are able to trace down Azurite with such precision it could be that it is part of a hyper space technology that creates a jump point through which they then enter. Needless to say, that the range of this...beacon-like material is insanely long and could even bring forth Nomads from regions we've not discovered yet. This might turn out quite ugly as I am aware that these are not the only samples of azurite around in the Order. However, here it starts to get rather unclear. I'll be in touch with you as soon as I find out more. In the meantime we'll try to get this azurite off our ship...
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Hello Golanski,
with this note I want to tell you that I'll be conducting some research of my own away from the Omicrons and Order for the time being. I think I'm onto something and can't risk to involve anyone else in case the information is incorrect. I've given command of the Sanity to my first officer Jim Reynolds, as well as the other two vessels known as Genesis. I trust him with my life and hope you'll find him equally qualified. That said, I hope you understand that this operation is very important and might as well prove to be a stepping stone for our future...or perhaps even more than that. As you might know, the case of that "Lena" character has still not sprouted any results or answers, which I'll be trying to compensate. In addition to that, I'll be able to keep a close watch on events inside House space and otherwise to the Order restricted areas.
Regardless, I will contact you if something extraordinary happens.