Ancient Wonders

[Nightfall]

'Fokke Estates', Nightfall's Hacienda...

It was dusk at this time of year. The House was placed on top of a high cliff. It had simple, elegant and clean lines. There was a pool of 'olympic' size with blue lights under the surface giving an unreal glow to it. The entire complex covered an impressive area. Positional lights on the landing pads were glowing a red light. Below the cliff was a magnificent view on a river flowing in the middle of endless fields of orange grass. A thousand points of shimmering lights could be seen -- the Cardamine workers on the plantations -- the Cardamine, the Cardamine made a paradise of what was once a prison... A light breeze from the east was cooling the air -- a storm was comming, one could smell the ozone.

'Kristina, my dear, you've risen a lot of interrest with this little project of refitting the Hispania...' said Bernard '... we got Hackers, Rogues, Dragons... even Corsairs and Phantoms here. ...and, I nearly forgot -- the hackers sent info on a convoy of Optronics and Engine Components, I took the liberty to order an attack. The Raiders should be back soon...'

They were on the terrace looking at the multitude of shimmering lights below them. The complete Ghosts of Razgriz were there, scattered over the ground floor of the Hacienda -- watching the game, enjoying the view from the terrace, having a good glass of favorite drink after the dinner...
The Hacienda served mainly as private quarters for the Ghosts. Otherwise it would be pretty much empty except for the maintainance staff. With his travels around Sirius, Bernard wasn't spending too much time there.

'By the way, this 'feeling' of yours mentioned earlier, about being watched... it keeps me thinking. Is there something we should be knowing?'

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*OOC: The refitted Hispania sounds like a way to escape the player wipe :lol:

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If the stars should appear one night in a thousand years, how would men believe and adore and preserve for many generations the remembrance of the city of God? - from 'Nightfall' by I. Asimov
The Outcasts consider Siniestre Nube a sacred place for several reasons. Early explorers discovered a jumphole within the depths of the cloud that leads to a strange world of ringed stars and strange craft. All ships in the burrial ground are placed facing that hole to honor the Alien Spirits. - An Outcast rumor