Captain's Log: 14 May 821 A.S.
J. Scott, Commanding Officer SV-Atreyu, Corvo Class Science Ship
We have recently been given a six month approval by the Liberty Navy High Command to store a small quantity of human remains on board our vessel. This approval will significantly improve the quality of data we are able to gather in regards to spacial anomalies and their affect on human tissues. My sincerest appreciation goes to the Liberty Navy and their ability to recognize the scientific value of our research.
In light of our recent research approval I have returned the ship to Liberty space in order to carry out work in the various nebulae in this region of space. With the [LN] approval we will not have to worry about being arrested as smugglers and can therefor conduct our research unimpeded.
As of today we have conducted primary surveys of New York, Texas, Puerto Rico, Humboldt, Vespucci, Magellan, and Kansas. We hope to finish primary surveys in the remaining Liberty systems within the week. After going through the Puerto Rico jump hole in Texas we were immediately attacked by a large space station and multiple weapons platforms. I immediately ordered the ships crew to engage the cruise engines and put as much distance between us and the jump hole as possible. This attack left our ship with a badly damaged hull and an exhausted supply of nanobots and batteries. Scans of the system detected several more hostile stations and one station with an unknown IFF. Knowing that we were in desperate need of repairs and could not go back through the jumphole we set a course for the unknown station with the hopes of being able to repair our ship and resupply our batteries and nanobots. As luck would have it the station was of a neutral affiliation and granted us docking permissions in order to make repairs to the ships hull. Unfortunately the station did not have any batteries or nanobots so whatever repairs we made would have to last until we made it to friendlier territory. I want to convey my deepest appreciation to the administrators of Puerta de Tierra.... myself and my crew most likely owe you our lives.
Since the Texas jumphole is effectively blockaded we set course for the Humboldt system to try and find a way back into the core of Liberty space. Once in the Humboldt system we detected a Liberty Rogue base and immediately set course in order to resupply the ship. I generally try to avoid bases that most people would consider to be criminal in nature but desperate times call for desperate measures. The Rogues on the station were surprisingly quite hospitable and respectful which surprised most of my crew since their reputation is the opposite. Still not wanting to push our luck we departed for the Vespucci system as soon as the resupply was finished.
I had heard rumors that a group known as the Hellfire Legion based itself out of the Vespucci system. From what I knew the group is dedicated to the complete and total destruction of the Liberty Navy, but generally did not harm civilians out of a twisted desire to protect Liberty. Thinking that they wouldn't harm us and knowing that there was a jumphole into Magellan we entered the Vespucci system. Again we were attacked immediately upon entering the system, however, our shields held long enough for us to get out of weapons range and the ship did not take on any additional damage. The Magellan jumphole was guarded by what appeared to be an Outcast cruiser but it was displaying a Hellfire IFF. I am not sure if the ships sensors were damaged in the previous two attacks or if it is indeed and OC cruiser. Either way we maintained full cruise approaching the Magellan jumphole and entered it without reducing speed so that we could avoid any damage from the Hellfire capital ship.
The voyage from Magellan to New York was quick and uneventful which was a welcome change from today's events. We are currently undergoing repairs at Baltimore Shipyard and studying the data we collected. Once we survey the remaining systems a decision will have to be made as to which system provides us with the best chance of successfully completing this phase of our research. As of right now I would very much like to study the cloud near the Magellan jumphole in Vespucci but there are still a dozen or so Liberty systems to survey.
-----UPDATE----
We have received an encrypted transmission from our friend in the ##REDACTED## system so we are immediately setting a new course and should arrive by the end of the week. I am wary of this visit but some friends can't necessarily be refused.
