Name:William Foulke Location:Coronado system Encryption:HIGH Subject:Routine Patrol
Paladin Foulke here, reporting in after our patrol yesterday. I launched from the hangar to find Templar Aalto waiting outside Barrier Gate Station. After some time maintaining position, we found two Gallic fighters with disabled transponders skulking around the station. When we asked them about their intentions, they indicated they were merely scouting. It was around this time that the Predator came online, followed by the emergence of Templar Khan, Guardian Xonnel, and Sentinel Venus. Templar Cromwell soon appeared in the Titania II, and the Gallic fighters departed before we could get a scan on them. Around this time, a familiar Freelancer by the name of Tal Ravis. Templar Khan reported biometric readings indicating a Nomad presence, and wishing to avoid an engagement that could put the station at risk, we departed for our patrol. Ravis elected to remain with our impromptu patrol, seeking security and protection against the possible Nomads in the area. Throughout this time in Coronado, Templar Khan reported experiencing hallucinations, both auditory and visual, in such a way that it was most likely caused by Nomad telepathy.
We chose to move to Cortez and commence our patrol, moving to the Inverness jump hole in the southwestern quadrant of the system. Templar Khan continued to report frequent attempts by the Nomad entity, which by this time we hypothesized was an Infected human, to disorient and panic her. Sentinel Venus transferred command to me, and I elected to enter the Inverness system and split our forces up to attempt to isolate the Infected assailant. Khan continued to fight against the enemy in her mind, and with my assistance, she made it through. We then encountered an Order agent who the Infected seemed to take great interest. Wishing to deny the enemy any possible advantage, I allowed the Order operative to join our patrol, increasing our momentary strength. We proceeded to move through Magellan, then to Kansas, where the Order agent commented on the damaged gate in the Tuttle Creek Nebula as being 'The Eight Knossos." I'm not sure what they meant by that. The Infected continued to follow us, but after we set out for Humboldt, they disappeared.
When we returned to the Kansas system, two Bounty Hunters, a Nomad Morph, and an LSF Gunboat awaited us. One Bounty Hunter engaged Sentinel Venus, leading me to order Guardian Xonnel to move in and assist. After the enemy was shot down, the second Bounty Hunter moved in to engage. They were able to destroy Guardian Xonnel's craft, yet we were still able to retrieve him. The Predator and other fighter wings moved in to finish off the lone Bounty Hunter, and the killing blow was landed by Templar Khan. Around this time, I began to experience communications malfunctions, and had to dock my ship with the Titania for the ride back home.
FOR THE EYES OF HIGH COMMAND ONLY
I would like to express deep concern about the attitude of some of our members towards the Nomad Morph that was present in Kansas, particularly elements of the crew of the Titania II and Templar Khan. They treated the being as some sort of harmless pet, and despite the Morph being unarmed, I fear this fawning over and sympathy with the Morph may lead to issues further down the line with their ability to engage and destroy Nomad targets. Additionally, I would like to recommend that Templar Khan undergo further training to resist the debilitating effects of Nomad telepathy. It would aid her well later on.
This concludes my report. Attached are logs of the patrol. Paladin Foulke out.
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