Promotions have been moving along much more steadily in recent months and I have you all to thank for that. Congratulations to those of you who have qualified for department roles, the Buro needs you now more than ever.
On that note, I think we've all begun to solidify our suspicions with "Stulingen" or "Division 7". With the evidence collected by you as well as my compilation of evidence I'm nearing certainty we can begin to take action after the conclusion of Operation "GIFT".
As of right now the list of infiltration units/personnel is only narrowed with certainty to two individuals that bear Rheinland technology:
"Ruebzahl"
Frieda Voight
Based on Evidence collected from known infested and alien craft I can only pinpoint these two, but recent audio logs of an alien interaction out in the reaches of Omicron Zeta indicate the entire group likely consists of such.
Currently, I have two batches of strong evidence that point to the infection status of both. The first is from the 25th of this month where I intentionally did some recon near Lichtenfelde Research Complex to try and catch any infested ships moving in or out of the facility.
Adding in Konrad's report from yesterday we can see the "Wild" as they've been called have a collection of ancient relics that have been reoutfitted and repurposed to their needs - and are effective in doing so. But this level or organization is something I haven't seen at all in my time in the Buro. At worst hordes of drones or "infected" warships were scattered here and there in the Omega cluster, not sitting at our doorstep and aggressively moving against human settlements in the Omicrons.
With this in mind, I took it upon myself to investigate this further to know the full extent of what we are up against. Rumors from contractors and hired ears are that there are two types of aliens at the top of this "food chain" so to speak.
The rumors were mostly right it seems.
The first is a smaller alien that's been referred to as "Shozak". the name extends much longer and I don't care to attempt to pronounce it. It doesn't look much different than any of the collective Nammu classes, but apparently, it's directing around the pack quite a bit - or at least attempting to do so. The word is that it's much more sadistic than the rest, but I couldn't quite extrapolate who was the worst in the group.
The next is a strange-looking alien, a "Simurgh" class. It doesn't carry any weapons, but it can move extremely fast and is capable of detecting cloaked ships apparently.NOTE: My ship was only detected after sending a local transmission. Perhaps silence is the key factor in staying hidden. The aliens... and others... refer to it as "Harbinger". It apparently controls or is in league with a separate group of aliens that call themselves "Sentinels". The sentinels are the aliens we've run into in Earhart and the attached systems.
Finally: The Wild.
While I originally assumed the food chain went: Harbinger->Solomon K'Hara->Wild/infected ships - I was quite wrong.
Evidence from the encounter suggests all these groups are separate and even in a near conflicting status.
It's difficult to read into but the spite for one another seems to come from all angles. The RNC-Einbeck appeared and immediately expressed discontent for the alien ship "Shozak". The same alien ship was expressing discontent and even hostility toward "Harbinger".
From where I stand, this means our odds of combating and removing the alien threat in Rheinland are at an all-time high. Despite our history, I have been in communication with the Order's Section 8 division to fully understand the magnitude of what is going on. They are currently unaware of the evidence I am about to provide to you all. I think it best that you all understand this first. It may help us discern and even adjust combat scenarios accordingly.
[27.03.2024 21:06:16] Preparing to cloak...
[27.03.2024 21:06:26] Cloaking device on
[27.03.2024 21:06:46] Frieda.Voigt: [The human was very much there. Trapped in itself, a panopticon of perfection.]
[27.03.2024 21:06:52] K'Hara|Shozak-Mahknull: *** |Shaded| . . . -in a- |Method| "We" -have since- |Removed| *** [27.03.2024 21:07:47] Frieda.Voigt: [She has less control than she thinks. It is the being within her that truly controls her.] [27.03.2024 21:08:12] Frieda.Voigt - Valkyrie
[27.03.2024 21:08:12] Player Faction ID - Wild
[27.03.2024 21:08:12] Finished bounty scan at 2024-03-27 21:08:13 SMT
[27.03.2024 21:08:31] Frieda.Voigt: [The nascent creature, trapped in a flesh prison. And the girl, trapped in her own mind. Who is the prisoner, really?]
[27.03.2024 21:08:41] Ba'raqi'el: -Yet- the |mind| - granted "an illusion" of |control| - as if "marked" by the |Voidmind|
[27.03.2024 21:09:15] Ba'raqi'el: -But- |submitting| -to- |Lightmind|
[27.03.2024 21:09:28] K'Hara|Shozak-Mahknull: *** (Entertainment) |It| -is true- , "Betrayers" -use- |The Old Method| ***
[27.03.2024 21:09:50] Frieda.Voigt: "Old method. I do not understand."
[27.03.2024 21:10:15] Ba'raqi'el: [The creatures tendrils began to raise, almost as if it were intrigued by what lay before it.]
[27.03.2024 21:10:37] K'Hara|Shozak-Mahknull: *** "Light" -no longer- |Retains| -the- |Darkmind| -of- |Our Infiltrators| ***
[27.03.2024 21:11:11] K'Hara|Shozak-Mahknull: *** "Darklings" -are prepared for- |Infiltrators| , |Masquerading| -is often- |Useless| ***
[27.03.2024 21:11:42] Ba'raqi'el: *** "This one" - offers more - |than| "the hunt" - the - |thrill| - of - "spitfire". ***
[27.03.2024 21:12:23] Frieda.Voigt: [The second voice abates. It dissipates, like the sun disappearing behind a passing cloud.] [27.03.2024 21:12:23] K'Hara|Shozak-Mahknull: *** "The Wild Hunt" -and- "The Betrayers" -do- , -along with- "Elder Infiltrators" ***
[27.03.2024 21:12:28] Ba'raqi'el: *** |This one| - "intrigues". ***
[27.03.2024 21:12:40] Frieda.Voigt: Ah... wh-what's happening to me. Why am I saying these things?!
[27.03.2024 21:13:02] K'Hara|Shozak-Mahknull: *** -have- (Patience) , "You" -will know- |Soon Enough| ***
[27.03.2024 21:13:13] Frieda.Voigt: You don't control me. It's impossible. I refuse to believe that!
[27.03.2024 21:13:41] Ba'raqi'el: [A bitter chuckle could be heard in the back of Voight's mind.]
[27.03.2024 21:14:02] K'Hara|Shozak-Mahknull: *** |Child| , "Cycles" -come and go- . . . "You" -will understand- |Soon Enough| ***
[27.03.2024 21:14:14] Ba'raqi'el: [The Siris's tendrils seemed to shiver at the same time.]
[27.03.2024 21:14:32] Frieda.Voigt: What happens at the end of the cycle?
[27.03.2024 21:14:38] K'Hara|Shozak-Mahknull: *** -worrying- -does not end- |Tomorrow's Torment| , -only- |Today's Peace| ***
[27.03.2024 21:15:46] Frieda.Voigt: You... you know exactly what's going to happen, don't you.
[27.03.2024 21:16:19] K'Hara|Shozak-Mahknull: *** (Cunning) -do not desire- |That| -which is beyond- |Your Control| , -lest- "You" -risk- -losing- |Control| ***
[27.03.2024 21:16:49] Frieda.Voigt: No... I have control. I don't belong to you!
[27.03.2024 21:17:14] Ba'raqi'el: [Another chuckle could be heard, this time a youthful laughter.]
[27.03.2024 21:17:44] K'Hara|Shozak-Mahknull: *** |Contemplation| -brings- |Imitation| . . . |Worrying| -is mearly- |Praying| -for- |That| -which- "You" -do not want- ***
[27.03.2024 21:17:58] K'Hara|Shozak-Mahknull: *** -and so- , -do not worry- ***
[27.03.2024 21:18:15] K'Hara|Shozak-Mahknull: *** (Patience) -will treat- "You" |Well| ***
[27.03.2024 21:18:48] Ba'raqi'el: *** (Bemused) |If| -yours- |possesses| -control- |proof| -is required-. ***
[27.03.2024 21:19:09] Frieda.Voigt: I have control. I OWN my body. My mind!
[27.03.2024 21:19:17] Ba'raqi'el: *** |Spitfire| -at out- |forms|. ***
[27.03.2024 21:19:30] K'Hara|Shozak-Mahknull: *** (Sudden Intreague) . . . ***
[27.03.2024 21:20:03] K'Hara|Shozak-Mahknull: *** "You" -have- |Your Mind| , |Yes| (?) ***
[27.03.2024 21:20:11] Ba'raqi'el: *** |'Lest| -the beast shall- |hunt| -again- ***
[27.03.2024 21:20:39] Frieda.Voigt: It is not me speaking. And-- and yet, it's stronger than my own will.
[27.03.2024 21:20:52] K'Hara|Shozak-Mahknull: *** -answer for- "Us" |A Question| . . . ***
[27.03.2024 21:21:05] Ba'raqi'el: [The wet breath of the animal could be heard and felt again, as if staring down the neck of the Valkyrie's pilot.]
[27.03.2024 21:21:25] Ba'raqi'el: [As if the animal was waiting - no hoping - to strike.]
[27.03.2024 21:21:38] K'Hara|Shozak-Mahknull: *** -why do- |The Shaded| -go by- -so many- |Names| (?) ***
[27.03.2024 21:21:57] Death: Midnight.Sparrow suffered a self-inflicted catastrophic decompression. [27.03.2024 21:22:50] Frieda.Voigt: What... the-- the Shaded?
[27.03.2024 21:22:55] Frieda.Voigt: You mean, our kin? [27.03.2024 21:23:17] K'Hara|Shozak-Mahknull: *** "He" -has named- "Himself" ; "Gardener" ; "Uriel" ; "Gatekeeper" ***
[27.03.2024 21:23:53] K'Hara|Shozak-Mahknull: *** -and- "They" -have named- "Themselves" ; "The Wild Hunt" ; "Ghostmind" ; "Die Wilde Jagd" ***
[27.03.2024 21:24:14] K'Hara|Shozak-Mahknull: *** "They" -have- |Nothing| -to hide- ***
[27.03.2024 21:24:23] K'Hara|Shozak-Mahknull: *** "They" -are- |Hybrid| ***
[27.03.2024 21:24:44] K'Hara|Shozak-Mahknull: *** "They" -who retain- |Autonomy| ***
[27.03.2024 21:24:51] Frieda.Voigt: They are free?
[27.03.2024 21:25:09] Frieda.Voigt: Do they really get to keep their minds? [27.03.2024 21:25:39] K'Hara|Shozak-Mahknull: *** -in a- |Way| ***
[27.03.2024 21:26:06] K'Hara|Shozak-Mahknull: *** "They" -retain- |Self| . . . -yet- . . . ***
[27.03.2024 21:26:14] Frieda.Voigt: "That is why I must be with them. I must join them."
[27.03.2024 21:26:40] Frieda.Voigt: "There is but one way to--" NNRGH-- [The Rheinlander is covering her own mouth.]
[27.03.2024 21:26:55] Frieda.Voigt: Quiet... quiet, quiet! Stop talking!!
[27.03.2024 21:26:56] K'Hara|Shozak-Mahknull: *** -be- |Careful| , "Their" -insanity- -is worse than- |Loss of Mind| *** [27.03.2024 21:27:18] K'Hara|Shozak-Mahknull: *** -and so- , [A Schemer] -shows- "Himself" *** [27.03.2024 21:27:46] Entity: ***A 'gathering' of insighful thoughts... [27.03.2024 21:28:05] K'Hara|Shozak-Mahknull: *** -to- |What| -does- "The Light" -owe- |Your Presence| (?) ***
[27.03.2024 21:28:17] K'Hara|Shozak-Mahknull: *** -confess- -so that- "We" -may punish- |It| ***
[27.03.2024 21:29:01] Entity: ***Nostalgia... homecoming per-chance... *amusingly*
[27.03.2024 21:29:27] K'Hara|Shozak-Mahknull: *** -still searching for- |The Mirrorshare|
[27.03.2024 21:29:32] K'Hara|Shozak-Mahknull: (?) ***
[27.03.2024 21:30:31] K'Hara|Shozak-Mahknull: *** -a- |King| -from without- |The Gates| -is but a- |Commoner| , "Harbinger" ***
[27.03.2024 21:30:56] K'Hara|Shozak-Mahknull: *** -and- "We" -have taken note of- "Your" -actions regarding- "The Graves" *** [27.03.2024 21:31:07] Entity: ***The 'feud'... as -it- were. It interests no more. Fleeting contemplations. One arrives another departs away.
[27.03.2024 21:32:26] Ba'raqi'el: [The Siris appeared to become more alert at the arrival of the newcomer.]
[27.03.2024 21:32:26] K'Hara|Shozak-Mahknull: *** -then- |What Doom| -has caught- "Your" |Wayward Interest| -now- (?) ***
[27.03.2024 21:32:43] Frieda.Voigt: Wh-what is that. Gott im Himmel, what is that?
[27.03.2024 21:33:26] Ba'raqi'el: *** The Wayward one -graces- |ours| -with an- |appearance| ***
[27.03.2024 21:34:21] K'Hara|Shozak-Mahknull: *** |That| . . . ***
[27.03.2024 21:34:38] K'Hara|Shozak-Mahknull: *** -is but a- |Wayward God of Mischief| ***
[27.03.2024 21:34:44] Ba'raqi'el: *** (Bemusement) "These oceans" -carry- |surprises| -for this- |cycle|. ***
[27.03.2024 21:35:23] Entity: ***Surprises -abound-. And whisperers claiming of... drastic -movement- about a place far-away.
[27.03.2024 21:35:57] K'Hara|Shozak-Mahknull: *** |The Wild Hunt| -moves as- |They| -always have- *** [27.03.2024 21:36:32] K'Hara|Shozak-Mahknull: *** "We" -needn't remind- "You" -of- |The Drake Ocean| (?) ***
[27.03.2024 21:37:02] K'Hara|Shozak-Mahknull: *** -however- |They| -move- , -it will be- |Advantageous| -for- "Us" *** [27.03.2024 21:37:25] Entity: ***It would 'bear' ill-fortune to witness another place of -our- legacy engulfed in firestorm. - GIFT?
[27.03.2024 21:38:42] K'Hara|Shozak-Mahknull: *** -and it would- -bear worse- -to witness- "Darkness" -take- |Advantage| ***
[27.03.2024 21:39:12] K'Hara|Shozak-Mahknull: *** "You" |Of All| -would know of- |Risks| , |Surely| (?) ***
[27.03.2024 21:39:19] Ba'raqi'el: *** |Metal husks| -enlighten the darkness- -and a firestrom- -may yet be averted. *** [27.03.2024 21:39:39] Cloaking device shutdown, no fuel
[27.03.2024 21:39:39] Cloaking device off [27.03.2024 21:40:19] 2024-03-27 21:40:20 SMT Traffic control alert: BDM|Viper.VII has docked
[27.03.2024 21:40:20] Auto-Buy(Cloak Batteries): Bought 1000 unit(s), cost: 50.000$
[27.03.2024 21:40:32] Cloaking device off
[27.03.2024 21:40:38] Preparing to cloak...
[27.03.2024 21:40:48] Cloaking device on
[27.03.2024 21:42:05] K'Hara|Shozak-Mahknull: *** "We" -observe- ***
[27.03.2024 21:42:19] K'Hara|Shozak-Mahknull: *** (Afterthough) ***
[27.03.2024 21:42:53] K'Hara|Shozak-Mahknull: *** -be it known- , [Schemer] , "A Gardener" -may give- "Us" |Acausality| ***
[27.03.2024 21:43:04] Ba'raqi'el: *** |This one| -stands ready- -should banishers wish- |for a firestorm|. ***
[27.03.2024 21:43:05] K'Hara|Shozak-Mahknull: *** "We" -may yet rival- "You" ***
[27.03.2024 21:43:39] Entity: ***It 'plays' unwell to claim... -this- rivalry.
[27.03.2024 21:44:21] Ba'raqi'el: *** -Yet- -until time comes- |Ours| -will observe the shadeling-. ***
[27.03.2024 21:44:36] K'Hara|Shozak-Mahknull: *** -surely- -even- "You" -grow- (Bored) . . . (Sarcasm) "Harbinger" ***
[27.03.2024 21:45:09] Entity: ***Observational differences benefit the -whole- in multitudes of perspectives... rivalry may 'draw blades'. eventually.
[27.03.2024 21:46:08] K'Hara|Shozak-Mahknull: *** |Blinded Eyes| -are quickly ensnared by- |Schemers| -and- "Corruptors" ***
[27.03.2024 21:46:19] Entity: ***That -outcome- will not benefit either of -us-.
[27.03.2024 21:46:59] K'Hara|Shozak-Mahknull: *** -which is why- "We" -build a new- |Outcome| ***
[27.03.2024 21:47:35] K'Hara|Shozak-Mahknull: *** "You" -may joini |It| -or may abandon- |It| . . . "Hammurabi" -misses- "You" -so- ***
[27.03.2024 21:47:58] K'Hara|Shozak-Mahknull: *** -yet- , -there is- |A Deadline| ***
[27.03.2024 21:48:56] K'Hara|Shozak-Mahknull: *** -when- "We" -gain- |Acausality| , "We" -will have- |More Knowledge| -than- -has ever been had- ***
[27.03.2024 21:48:57] Entity: ***An 'offer'? (piqued interest) What -outcomes- it entails and envisions.
[27.03.2024 21:50:24] K'Hara|Shozak-Mahknull: *** "Light" -unbound- . . . "Darkness" -shone through- , -and with- "Grey" |In Hand| ***
[27.03.2024 21:50:53] K'Hara|Shozak-Mahknull: *** "Lightmind" -will reach beyond- "Light" -and- "Dark" ***
[27.03.2024 21:51:13] K'Hara|Shozak-Mahknull: *** "Lightmind" -will seperate- |Death| -from- |Life| ***
[27.03.2024 21:51:22] K'Hara|Shozak-Mahknull: *** |Truth| -from- |Lie| ***
[27.03.2024 21:51:35] K'Hara|Shozak-Mahknull: *** |Reality| -from- |Unreality| ***
[27.03.2024 21:51:40] Elune: **..(warmth)..**
[27.03.2024 21:52:02] Entity: ***One senses -omission- of 'gnarly' details...
[27.03.2024 21:53:01] Elune: **..-curious-...|Entity|..**
[27.03.2024 21:53:12] K'Hara|Shozak-Mahknull: *** (Coyness) -from one- [Schemer] -to- |Another| , <Keep Your Cards Close to Your Chest> ***
[27.03.2024 21:54:04] Entity: ***A 'moving' sermon for... 'younger' generation.
[27.03.2024 21:54:54] K'Hara|Shozak-Mahknull: *** -a- |Call to Duty| -for- |Lighter Minds| ***
[27.03.2024 21:55:07] Elune: **..-ours-...[interested]...in |Entity|...-purpose-...(curious)...(amazed)..**
[27.03.2024 21:56:36] Entity: ***Worthwhile offer -can- be considered (?) still... were there is -any-.
[27.03.2024 21:58:05] K'Hara|Shozak-Mahknull: *** -when- "We" -gain- |Acausality| , "We" -will investigate- "Ourselves" ***
[27.03.2024 21:58:12] Entity: ***We will linger beyond horizon to retain 'ear' for conversation (?) to remain. An option.
[27.03.2024 21:58:43] K'Hara|Shozak-Mahknull: *** -should- "We" -find it- |Correct| , "Light" -will become- |More than Light| ***
[27.03.2024 21:59:20] K'Hara|Shozak-Mahknull: *** -and when- "Light" -becomes- |More| , "We" -may not take in- |Wanderers| *** [27.03.2024 22:00:11] K'Hara|Shozak-Mahknull: *** "You" -still spread- "Your" -manipulations among- "The Voidmind" , |Yes| (?) *** [27.03.2024 22:02:11] Entity: ***An unfortunate remark. (disappointment)
[27.03.2024 22:02:59] K'Hara|Shozak-Mahknull: *** -tell- |The Voidmind| |They| -may yet- -be forgiven- , -should- "They" -turn back on- |Their Ways| ***
[27.03.2024 22:04:05] Entity: ***Seek 'messengers' elsewhere... (anger)
[27.03.2024 22:04:52] K'Hara|Shozak-Mahknull: *** (Entertainment) -then- "We" -shall- {A wave of laughter rolls through} ***
[27.03.2024 22:05:39] Frieda.Voigt: O-oh... it's the Einbeck... what's going on here?
[27.03.2024 22:06:03] K'Hara|Shozak-Mahknull: *** "We" -don't often- -elicit- |Reaction| -from- "You" ***
[27.03.2024 22:06:06] Wilde.Einbeck: ***...~peculiar~ meeting / -are- 'We' -interrupting- ~something~ (?) / (curiosity)...***
[27.03.2024 22:06:27] K'Hara|Shozak-Mahknull: *** |What| -changed- , "Harbinger" (?) ***
[27.03.2024 22:06:41] K'Hara|Shozak-Mahknull: *** <Down on Your Luck> (?) *** [27.03.2024 22:06:59] Wilde.Einbeck: Fynn: Ah, Voigt. It has certainly been a while. Have you reached out to Ashura, yet...?
[27.03.2024 22:07:19] Ba'raqi'el: [The Siris shifted it's focus to the Einbeck.]
[27.03.2024 22:07:59] K'Hara|Shozak-Mahknull: *** |Wild Hunt| -appears- . . . ***
[27.03.2024 22:08:07] Frieda.Voigt: I am sorry, sir. I could not.
[27.03.2024 22:08:19] Ba'raqi'el: |Vessel of the Hunt| -recognizes- |This Shadeling| (?)
[27.03.2024 22:08:20] Frieda.Voigt: These... these weeks have been trying.
[27.03.2024 22:08:38] Wilde.Einbeck: Fynn: Have they, really...
[27.03.2024 22:08:42] Entity: ***A -brief- contemplation. Perception forms. A certainty. The unfortunate one of -all- possibilities.
[27.03.2024 22:09:14] Frieda.Voigt: Ja. I've... I've been feeling like everything has been a fever dream ever since I was found in the Walker. [27.03.2024 22:09:18] Wilde.Einbeck: [The Einbeck waves off the attempts of the other warforms to communicate. It is clearly focused on Voigt, for now.]
[27.03.2024 22:09:25] K'Hara|Shozak-Mahknull: *** "Ghostmind" , "Lightmind" , "Shade" , -and- "Schemer" . . . ***
[27.03.2024 22:09:25] Frieda.Voigt: I've gotten used to it by this point.
[27.03.2024 22:09:47] Wilde.Einbeck: Fynn: Then you must try once more, Voigt. Ashura depends on us, as we depend on her.
[27.03.2024 22:09:49] K'Hara|Shozak-Mahknull: *** -what- |Wonder| -does- |This Hive| -hold- (?) ***
[27.03.2024 22:09:54] Entity: ***No offers made/exchanged. In clarity of these observations our paths -diverge-.
[27.03.2024 22:10:13] Ba'raqi'el: [The Siris seems to glow brighter after being shut out.] [27.03.2024 22:10:48] BDM|Viper.VII: You're all more human than you realize. [27.03.2024 22:11:16] K'Hara|Shozak-Mahknull: *** {A familier snap. Memoriziation, and then recognition.} ***
[27.03.2024 22:11:36] Wilde.Einbeck: [The Einbeck did now shift its attention elsewhere.] [27.03.2024 22:11:43] Cloaking device off
[27.03.2024 22:12:02] Wilde.Einbeck: ***...~whomst~ -are- 'Yours' / 'Ba-raqi-el' / (?)...*** [27.03.2024 22:12:06] Cipriano.Adimari|Aoi: I'd find an exit, Direktor. [27.03.2024 22:12:35] K'Hara|Shozak-Mahknull: *** -no- , -stay a- |While| -and listen- *** [27.03.2024 22:12:35] BDM|Viper.VII: Well I've learned just about everything I needed to. [27.03.2024 22:12:41] Entity: ***Most unwise... 'director'. [27.03.2024 22:12:48] BDM|Viper.VII: I think I'll be fine.
The Omicrons are outside of our reach in many cases, don't visit too often, and certainly don't pull the same stunt I did. I was nearly torn to pieces by whatever drones "Harbinger" was calling on. For now, report any encounters with these three factions here, I'll do my best to keep you all informed with the status of alien "diplomacy" I suppose.