The Black Fleet of Sto-Vo-Kor

[romer]

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CommID: IND VP Romer

If I may, as a character witness for the Rheinland Military and it's rules regarding New Berlin commerce...

All of our pilots are instructed to obey any and all orders received from RM officers. It is widely known that the RM have a 'no tolerance' policy regarding contraband. We believe that they are attempting to stamp out all illegal trade, and therefore conduct frequent if not exhaustive searches of ALL trade vessels in New Berlin. It is also widely known that this 'no tolerance' policy extends to lawbreakers and those who ignore RM mandates.

Our sources have it that the TBF fall into this latter category as 'lawbreakers', for ignoring Plunderer's orders to stop and submit to a cargo scan. Plunderer has never conducted an act of piracy upon any of the IND trade vessels, and though we rarely conduct business in Rheinland space, we are always cooperative with any orders issued by it's officers when we do.

Thank you for your time and consideration.

IND VP Romer

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