Phoenix Internal Network

[Aereon]

Aeria Hawke, Commander of the Phoenix Colony Ship known as the Aether here.

It’s been a long while since I’ve sent anything out internally, since our return I’ve primarily been focused on Major Overhauls and repairs to the Aether which was badly damaged during the Great Voyage.

The Kadesh’s Engineers have been working tireless on new Bleeding Edge Equipment and I had to even Import some Highly Classified Code-name Weaponry from a Bretonian Arm’s Dealer and even Upgraded Docking Modules from an Omega Merchant.

Once Equipment Test are completed and Signed off the Aether will proceed to be equipped with the Code-name Weaponry, 'till then Standard Zoner weaponry will be used.

Now I’ve been hearing chatter from our Traders that there’s been an increase in Junker and Nomad presence lately in Omicron Nu, now usually I’d organise a scout team to do some recon however due to our trader’s frequenting the system and with Rarotonga Dock so close, I figured this would make a good shakedown run for the Aether instead.

The Aether undocked from Kadesh and I had a course was plotted to the nearest Open Area, away from the Station.

I entered the Jump Co-ords for the Omicron Nu system , inputted from the Phoenix Database – this would be the First Live test for the Jump Drive System.

I then Gave the order to Start the Charge sequence, within 30 seconds we hit Critical Charge Levels, I then gave the Final Order to Initiate the Jump.

All Hands braced for impact as the Aether Jumped unassisted through space… but fortunately for the Crew and I the Inertia dampeners kicked in and we had a smooth “landing”.

Upon gathering our Bering’s we plotted a course for Ratonga In order to re-supply and run diagnostics after the Jump just to make sure all truly went well.

The Crew aboard Ratonga pointed us towards the debris field around Planet Marshal, it seems the Junker’s have been salvaging something known as “Exotic Antiquities“.

After Diagnostics came back clear we then headed towards Planet Marshal and into the Debris Field.

To my Untrained eye all I see is Debris in this location

But nonetheless working with the Local junkers may prove profitable, much like the Corsair’s Artifacts there’s a Collectors market for these things.

I’ll need to enquire further but due to the lack of a dedicated Storage facility for these Antiquities (Ratonga is merely the occasional “stop-over” point), we may be able to set up a new Modular Storage facility to for this or even move Fort Scorp’ over, this potentially will open up a new trade route for us and give us a Greater Foothold in the Nu system.

From a distance a Nomad installation can be seen, which explains the increased activity reports

Upon closer inspection I was Greeted by a Nomad Gunboat patrol and we engaged in combat with minor Hull Damage , Nomad weaponry must not be underestimated.

Finally we headed towards the Omicron Nu Super Gate that Liberty had erected.

In order to recon the area and not Set off their Warning Alarms I decided this would be a good time to test the Stealth Drive, So I gave the order to begin the Cloaking sequence, a Minute Later and the Aether was gone from Radar and Sensor’s and we got up nice and close to the Super-Gate.

Having accomplished everything worthwhile we headed back to Ratonga - best not to push it afterall- the Aether would then be Re-supplied, More Diagnostic’s run and ultimately were my crew and I would retire for the rest of the day.

And that concludes my Report on the Both the Omicron Nu system as well as the Shakedown run of the Aether.

-Aeria Out

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Quote of Rab Rintoul Himself