Greetings esteemed agents,

I have an intriguing report to debate and allocate with our agents. Before proceeding further, I believe it's relevant to express that I didn't take part in the event I attached with the transmission. As the High Command may know, I have dispatched the Aleppo months ago to conduct reconnaissance missions, regardless of the location. It's well-armoured for any scenario, possessing the Order's high-technology for military and recon purposes. Its primary objective is to thoroughly investigate alien activity within the Sirius, alongside hostile actions that have a particular question regarding the Order. Now, the Colonel rank has opened me numerous possibilities to review matters I've always strived to scrutinise. Aleppo is likely one of my essential ships that might assist us with the issues mentioned earlier. Every so often, I receive 'Internal-Reports' from warships under my command that so clarify subjects of our interests, which seems to be the contemporary case. On the 25th of February 828 A.S. (today), while I was at the Cairo, O.C.V. Aleppo has transmitted me what appears to be a top priority internal reconnaissance report. The question is regarding heavy Nomad activity in the Independent Worlds - Cortez & Bretonia (we assume). The record itself is fairly detailed - therefore, It's unnecessary to describe it myself.

O.C.V. Aleppo Internal-Report Log #R441b Wrote:⧫ O.C.V. Aleppo Internal-Report Log #R441b
⧫ Involved Parties: Potentially Infested, Nomads, Vagrants, Xenos, Insurgency, Auxesia
⧫ Accurate Location of the Event: Cortez, Sector Esna 3/4
⧫ Type of the Operation: Reconnaissance
⧫ Priority: High

⧫ Title: Nomad Activity in Cortez - Several Parties involved

Aleppo's second-in-command squad is currently addressing the most recent incident - transpired in Cortez, an Independent World that borders Bretonia and Liberty. The Battleship has been inspecting the border worlds for suspicious activity for quite some time now. The secondary objective is to remain well-hidden from the eyes of any unwanted organisations and individuals, making it challenging to unveil unacceptable activities. As a result of having a highly qualified crew capable of executing the most challenging assignments, we've been able to allocate a first successful duty - unveiling dense alien activity in Cortez. To our surprise, we succeeded to identify unusual and relatively high Nomad activity. We made sure nobody could recognise our operation in case of an unwanted impact on diplomacy, revealing our attendance. Upon closer inspection of Cortez, our squadron was lucky enough to identify the earlier mentioned parties' activity in sector Esna 3/4. The highly advanced surveillance module OSD "ISIS" CDE-4 allowed us to compose a comprehensive report concerning the incident.

Upon arriving at the scene, we firstly identified a Xeno group composed of Bombers and Fighters, facing several heavy Nomad and potentially infested warforms. It certainly was of our interest to take action in the incident by assaulting hostiles. However, such a decision wasn't brilliant due to the influence of various groups such as the Insurgency and Auxesia, which we believed would support the Nomads (knowing for bold shreds of evidence that have indicated sympathetic relations between aliens and Auxesians). Mentioned groups brought sufficient amounts of heavy assets to take on the Nomads. Surprise occupied the majority of our mindsets, as we've seen the 'Nomad sympathisers' assaulting their 'companions.' The enigma has left us stranded for a reason, as there are no potentials of exiting such infestation wordlessly, notably without our knowledge. Hence, we do not trust what we've seen, knowing their enthusiasm to support the alien kind. It's worth noting that the known Nomad sympathisers possessed 'Hessian' technology. However, as the battle was happening in the background with Insurgency, Xenos and Auxesia, suddenly, a large Nomad warform uncloaked in surprise, immediately causing damage. Our crew noticed a seemingly infested repair ship supporting the alien cause as the Aux. was engaging it.

As the fight progressed, it was evident that the Nomads were suffering losses, as the organisations kept on coming in numbers. Aleppo didn't have the opportunity to witness the conflict's last bits due to the necessity to recharge its batteries. According to the transmission logs we've received from the local and system-wide comms, some aliens allegedly escaped to Bretonia. Our squad didn't fancy attempting to follow the aliens, as they possessed the technology to evade any pursuits. Therefore, we left the area to initiate a hyperspace breach towards Omicron Mu to receive necessary supplies for future reconnaissance assignments. It's imperative to transmit the transmission to Colonel Eliza Fischer immediately and congregate an essential quantity of supplies. Besides gathering the supplies, Aleppo must pass thorough examinations of the equipment for minor failures in components. Our crew believes it's worth to conduct further recon assignments in the independent worlds and examine the connectivity between the Nomads and our adversaries. We are awaiting supplementary guidance from our honourable Colonel. Aleppo is signing out.

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O.C.V. Aleppo
⧫ 02/25/828 A.S.

As per their request, I believe it's reasonable to order further inquiries of the independent worlds while certainly having other relevant areas under focus. We haven't yet understood what's attracting the Nomads to Cortez, besides it perhaps being another type of aggressiveness. As you've seen, Aleppo hasn't revealed its cover for safety reasons to continue recon missions. Not to forget, it's still somewhat seeking for the signs of Aoi Kunieda, as Storgen said, is a potential infiltrator. The suspect might be present in the Inverness, knowing from the transmissions logs I've transferred between the subject in O-Kappa.

As I have nothing to add to the incident, I sent specific commands to Aleppo to pass immediate examinations of its equipment at Fort Carthage - hence, supply itself with the necessary accessories. While I am awaiting to manage a battlegroup, I'd like to use the free time to address my capital ships adequately. As for the Palmyra, it'll resume its regular duties to safeguard the Order from any hostilities. For the time being, it'd be useful to dispatch several unites to the independent worlds for the earlier mentioned reasons. Nomad influence is sometimes unpredictable. Thus we can expect anything, even a heavily reinforced alien presence.

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