The Dig

[Einbeck]

ooRP note: anyone with a Zoner character on or around Pygar can freely add their bits. Down the line, this will be expanded to Outcasts as the story progresses towards an event.

4th May, 834 AS, Omicron Theta
Planet Pygar orbit...

Another month, another chance at a "fresh start" for the Zoners of Corfu, working day and night to bring peace, at the very least to their own corner of space what with Freeport 9 being firmly in the Corsair claw for the foreseeable future. Wrecks were still scattered throughout the system; Zoner, Outcast, Corsair and even Core by nature -- all a testament to the brutal life out here in the Omicrons.

Today was, however, different. Instead of the usual routine, unloading cargo, checking on the nearby Freeport 5, drafting up new patrol routes... everything slowed to a halt just a few hours after midday. It wasn't all too unusual, after all, Theta had been a warzone for months, but now there were no clear signs of any "impending raids" by overzealous pilots. As time dragged on, eventually, a Zoner patrol hailing from Gran Canaria made its way into Theta and onwards to deal with the ongoing situation.

"Cruiser Adaheli, this is Zoner Patrol Omega-Four, hailing from Gran Canaria. We've been informed the xeno-archeologists on Pygar have found an important relic. Is there any data you could share with us?"

"This is Adaheli, reading you loud and clear. Negative, we are just as interested in finding out what's going on as you are."

"Copy, we'll head down and check things on our own, in that case. Omega-Four, over and out."

With the press of a button, the docking ring opened and made way for the freighter to slip through, its escorts following suit closely behind. If the rumors were right, then this was a big find.