PASSing Through

This subspace transmission is being beamed behind empire lines piggybacked on an advertisement to avoid the jamming net:

Brothers and Sisters,

A heroic battle was fought yesterday inside Empire space. After receiving intelligence that an Empire military outpost had been neglected by the vaunted Ska'ari Military Industrial complex, a group of Union fighters hastily made for Pass EMP-05. A fleet of Union warships converged on the military outpost to hold the door open for as long as possible. For the next few hours the Empire Keldon Core was open.

Relief supplies, support commandos, weapons and equipment went through the wall and are on their way to those of you listening in the resistance.

But all good things must come to an end and a pair of unwitting Imperial warships met their demise at the hands of the Union fleet. With the Ska'ari Navy alerted the clock bega The Union fleet's foot in the door would not last for longer. PASC after PASC was sighted mn ticking.oving into the area. The Union fleet leader bravely told the officers under his command to hold the line.

When the assault on the military outpost finally came another Imperial fell under the withering fire of NN550 fleet missiles. With the door slammed shut the Union fleet broke for the neutral zone. In the ensuing fire fight two brave Union warships were destroyed.

The Battle of PASS-EMP 5 was over. The 3-2 kill score does not do justice to the importance of this battle. Hundreds of soldiers supported by a handful of Union warships made it covertly into Empire space. These operatives will work with your unit commanders in operations to come in the next few days. Keep fighting the good fight and as always check your usual drop locations.


Winters sun melts lead.

Winters sun melts lead.

The royal hall enters midnight.

The royal hall enters midnight.

Intercepted Revelations

The following message was intercepted by a Union listening post somewhere in the South Pardus Rim and was decoded thanks to the heroic sacrifice of several deep cover operatives who were killed shortly after decoder data was transmitted to Union Intelligence officers:

Message Origin: Ska
Message Destination:??????
Encryption Classification: Omicron

Begin Message>>>>>

The high command has initiated program 2. Any messages concerning program 2 are for tier one eyes only. Tier two officers, even nobles are to be separated from any information concerning program 2. Conglomo nobles are to be separated from any information involving program 2. Even Conglomo tier one nobles. Once the reliability of program 2 has been assured in testing against undesirables program 3 can begin. Begin conditioning planetoid class cruiser hulls for program 3.

End Message>>>>>

Dark History Revisted.

This subspace transmission is being beamed behind empire lines piggybacked on an advertisment to avoid the jamming net:

Brothers and Sisters,

Today I greet you once again in trying times. War has always been the highest test of the resolve of a sentient species, for we must compromise ourselves for killing. You may ask yourself how am I to kill a fellow Keldon? Remember: The beast on the plain knows no remorse when it kills for its survival. Neither must you feel remorse. You are fighting for your survival. For the survival of freedom. Sometimes in war we must put the very best of ourselves aside and let the beast rule the day.

The imperials have no aversion to freeing their inner monster. Word has trickled to Radio Free Keldon that the siege of Mintroassa City on Urlafa was only broken after the Ska'ari introduced a genetically inferior strain of the Pardus virus into the population. The funeral pyres for the dead could be seen from orbit. The Ska'ari and their collaborators once again prove blind to the lessons of history.

So I say to you my brothers and sisters when faced with such monstrosity we must respond in kind. The Gornz have a saying that sapients do not kill sapients. But can any species capable of using plague to kill hundreds of thousands of males, females, and clutchlings really be deemed sapient? When fighting the Ska'ari and the Ska'ari collaborators know that they have been engineered to fight for the conquest of the entire galaxy. No path is too low for them. They have used the most vile of methods to curb resistance on one of their own planets. Imagine what they might do to the home clusters.

To our Federal friends:
We know that you are tired of war. We also know that you are no friends to the empire. But surely you know that if the Union were to fall at the pincers of the Ska'ari then the emperor and his hordes will have no place left to go but Earth and Rashkan. The Humans and the Rashkir have a long tradition of fighting for the oppressed, for fighting against crimes against sentients. There is no bigger crime in the galaxy than what is being perpetrated against the Keldon freedom fighters in Ska'ari occupied Keldon space.

The empire have reintroduced the Pardus virus. They have brought it back straight from the blackest period in galactic history. Thousands of square light year were lost to us for generations because of their negligence once. What price will we pay for it this time? If this chapter of history ends with Ska'ari victory the sacrifice of those brave Keldons on Urlafa will be whitewashed from the history books.

The line must be drawn here or else the emperor will begin drawing a new line around Earth.


Fleets farm variant amounts of time.

Fleets farm variant amounts of time.

Skulls fear nothing.

Skulls fear nothing.


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Developments

This subspace transmission is being beamed behind empire lines piggybacked on a commonly used long distance communication channel to avoid the jamming net:


Brothers and sisters,

Yesterday I brought you good news of far off battles. Today I bring you messages of hope that have originated more close to home. In the past day or so hundreds of tons of food has been acquired from the open market on Keldona I. This food has been diverted from the usual destinations and is going to be distributed among the resistance cells. Also, over 200 Fleet missiles were purchased from Keldana I arms dealers by deep cover Union commandos. The warheads in these missiles will go far in helping you free your brethren from the Ska'ari pincer. Finally, dozens of escape pods were purchased from Imperial store houses. These will be taken to a safe place until a use can be determined. It is good enough to know that they are being denied to your enemy.

Also- it has been rumored that Union saboteurs have made their way into the emperors King Relon missile laboratories and corrupted the programming that makes these disgusting weapons of murder so devastating. I am sharing with you footage here of a valiant Chitin class gunboat fighting against one of the Emperor's flag ships:

Thanks to our operatives, who have been whole heartedly supported by you for months this brave Union crew lived to fight another day.


Imperial jamming techniques become more sophisticated each day. So I do not know how much longer I will be able to reach out to you in this manner. But please, do not lose heart, because we will not abandon you. You are our brothers. You will be our saviors. For when we have helped you throw off the yoke of Ska'ari domination you will help us usher in a new age of Keldon peace and enlightenment under the Banner of the Union.

Until next time, check your usual drops.


Rocking Chair.

Rocking Chair.

The Pen is Mightier than the PASC.

The Pen is Mightier than the PASC.


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Fear is a Disease

This subspace transmission is being beamed behind empire lines piggybacked on a Yildunese Financial News broacast to avoid the jamming net:

Brothers and Sisters,

The first days of the war were black for us. Though we fought valiantly the forces of the emperor took advantage of our youngness and stuck a blow in Cebece. We could have hung our heads low. We could have started pointing fingers at one another. We could have succumbed to the fear that maybe we were wrong.

You would not let us. You are out there cut off, alone, and surrounded by enemies. Your fight to free the sister grandmothers, and all their children, inspires us.

So, though we were beaten on that day we were not defeated. We rallied. We regrouped. We Patched our hulls. Then we forced our will upon the empire. We have made great strides in reclaiming our rightful territory in the East Pardus Rim. The Ska'ari occupation of Diphda has been crushed, opening the floodgates of commerce and information from the Union Rashkir core.

Finally, in a fine example of Union military superiority, we breeched the military outposts that the Ska have set up to keep you cut off from the rest of the galaxy. Once this was achieved our forces flowed in to inflict immeasurable damages on Ska assets in the Keldon core. With them they have brought tidings of hope. Look for your drops in the usual places.

So finally brothers and sisters, do not let fear infect you. Know that our eye is never far from you. Also know that when the time comes, those of you who are brave enough to stand up now and fight the invertebrate oppressors will be counted. Your will inspires us. I pray that our resolve inspires you.

Ackbar sings a sad sad song.

Ackbar sings a sad sad song.

The humans call them elephants.

The humans call them elephants.


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History Lesson

The Following Message is being broadcast via subspace, piggybacked onto an episode of the Popular Wasati Soap Opera "'Experienced' Pirate":

Brothers and Sisters,

Many many generations ago when the other great races of the galaxy were still threatening their own existences with primitive fission weapons over fossil fuels, the Keldon people had mastered the entire Keldon Sector. Unfortunately during this time there was a schism. The Keldon Sector had become over populated and there was nowhere left to go. This was a black day in the history of our species. A group of outcasts, several thousand clutches strong, were sent away from the Keldon sector on a giant sleeper ship. Over the next few centuries the Keldon sector did not wither, obviously, but in that sector the basis of all modern space travel was created. The first wormhole was opened to Eta Cassiopiea and from there the Keldon Species spread west and north throughout the galaxy. History forgot the exiles.

The Keldon Protectorate spread outward over many parsecs until finally the inevitable happened. We stumbled upon the Ska'ari, and as is our nature; gave them the gift of the wormhole.

The Ska'ari have paid us back for that gift many times over. They have paid us back by dominating our culture, assimilating our technology to create their war machine and they have dragged our species into three costly intra galactic wars.

Now we, your exiled Keldon brothers and sisters in the Union have brought the fourth war upon them. The dream of a united Keldon species under the golden fist of the Union will see us through the dark days of this fourth Great War.

To our compatriots fighting within the atmospheres of Empire planets: Be strong and know that your allies are out there to support you. Your bravery will be the path to a united Keldon.


Nari nary a whisper.

Nari nary a whisper.

The two tailed cat yawns at supper time.

The two tailed cat yawns at supper time.

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Radio Free Keldon

This subspace transmission is being beamed behind empire lines piggybacked on routine traffic and space weather channels to avoid the jamming net:

Brothers and Sisters in the Resistance,

You have fought bravely against all odds for your freedom from the tyrannical shellbacks. We here in the Union have taken up your cause. Some of us in the Union have been helping you in your quest for the self determination of the Keldon species for many cycles. When finally you were strong enough you rose up and assassinated the collaborator Archduke. War declared by the empire only when it was clear that they could hide the shame of their injustice no longer. Though you may suffer reprisal know that the Union is here for you. At the time of this message there is war in two clusters. When this war is over rest assured your efforts will be rewarded with a rejoined Keldon species within the union and that the rightful homes of the Keldon species, the clusters known as the Empire Keldon Core, the East Pardus Rim, and the Union Keldon Core will be free of Ska'ari tyranny.

Now brothers and sisters I urge you to bide your time. Wait for your moment and let us occupy the emperors fleets in the wild sectors. There will be another moment for you.

The razorbeast has no fur.

The razorbeast has no fur.

Nine moons equals nintey mules.

Nine moons equals nintey mules.



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