Date: Mon, 30 Jan 1995 09:32:23 +0100 From: Stefan Matthias Aust Subject: CIN-News on Keipes Here are some "News" that would change the RC setting quite a bit :-) I tried a "what-if" scenario with the assumption "what if Keipes starts to become a new pocket empire." CINET -- Coaltion Information Network COALINFONET, CLASS: Newsreport, DISTRIBUTION: Gov, AUTHORITY RCSA/AURORA RCSA BUREAU AURORA (0535 Aurora B576646-B) Keipes (0132 B677884-6) declares the fourth Empire after the sudden death of Tekim Hsun, Grand Master of the Order of Revealed Knowledge. The Grand Master and 31 members of the Order were killed by an accident while demonstrating a relict TL13 grav tank. We have information about excavations at the destroyed Imperial navy base. Whether the tank is realy a relic or an outworld import is not know yet. It appears that the "accient" was a carfully planed murder attempt. Elite troops of Grand Duke Eledo of Balawak blocked the whole region. On the next day, Kim Eoi was declared as new Grand Master. She's known as a progressive force in the Order of Revealed Knowledge. A wave of arestments were noticed by our agents in Peidoan, capital of Keipes, and in other cities. Duke Eledo declares martial law for the next two months. The days later, Grand Master Kim Eoi declares the the Moot will be reastablished with all Nobility (we know about 22) of Keipes having a vote and the Order having veto right. The Moot should elect a new regent within two weeks. Duke Eledo declares this day as an holyday. The local news system announces the beginning of a new era. The Order of Revealed Knowledge has done a good job, perserving know needed wisdom and develloping "methods" to banish the all destroying virus. But know, each citizen has the duty to help the reastablishing the new and better empire. Our agents had found indications of offworlder activities. One picture shows three human-looking persons wearing the old imperial combat armors. A detailed plan exists to restructure the Keipes economy and to raise the TL within one year. COALINFONET, CLASS: Newsreport, DISTRIBUTION: Gov, AUTHORITY RCSA/AUBAINE RCSA BUREAU AUBAINE (0738 A78A884-C) Keipes (the fourth Imperium) announces the release of the captured RC personal as a good-will action and beginning of success diplomatic contact. We received an official message of Grand Duke Eledo of Keipes, in which he announces the release of all captured RC personal. They could decide whether to stay on Keipes as guests or tranported back to the RC. All accusations against them were abolished because of a general amnesty. COALINFONET, CLASS: Newsreport, DISTRIBUTION: Gov/Mil, AUTHORITY RCN/AURORA RCN BASE AURORA (0535 Aurora B576646-B) High space activities at Keipes. Bulk transport sighted! Intelligence reports the arrival of a 20.000t starship, classified as last Imperium bulk transport. We have knowledge of at least ten active system defence boats, two 200t far traders, one 600t liner (the Eos) and a 400t yacht. All strategic aerospace defense batteries are manned. Repair activities were noticed at the Hsanuq-High Space port. COALINFONET, CLASS: Newsreport, DISTRIBUTION: Push, AUTHORITY RCSA/AUBAINE RCSA BUREAU AUBAINE (0738 A78A884-C) The world Keipes receives a temporary special state and is classified as TDO (trade and diplomaty only). SAG missions are strictly forbitten. This message was made by the RCSA without further explanation. COALINFONET, CLASS: Newsreport, DISTRIBUTION: Push, AUTHORITY None CINETWORK CENTER Fija Well informed circles announce troop shifting to Fija and Aurora. Ten Oriflamme TL-9 and three Aurora TL-12 divisions have orders to Aurora. Special operation teams of the RCN and the RCES practice small group combat missions on Fijha and Buhle. ---------- I hope, you (or you or someone else) like this. I would *like* to see any comments, critics, additions or improvements. I've some more ideas to this setting. If there's interest, I could post them, too. Please have also a look at the following article, the complete system data of the Keipes system. Keipes/AUBAINE (0132 B677884-6) Sun: "Koneo" F6 V (white, main sequence star) Planets: O1 Rock ball (Y58A000-0) O2 is an empty orbit O3 Planetoid belt "Fav Prime" (H000312-A) O4 "Keipes" (B677884-6) Moons: O9 "Nio" (HS002BC-A) O10 "Ten" (YS00000-0) O30 "Yan" (YS00000-0) O5 Large gas giant "Peyateo" Moons: O5 Y300000-0 O6 Y100000-0 O7 Y330000-0 O8 Y200000-0 O9 Y300000-0 O12 Y550000-0 O30 "Hsui" X200160-B O50 Y223000-0 O60 "Czakim" Y897000-0 O200 Y300000-0 [all data but UPP of Keipes are pre-virus] Comments: Fav Prime was a large independent mining factory with a space port where 4180 people were working. After a virus destroyed the energy plants, all workers died. The moon Nio held a small military base with 292 soldiers. This base was totally destroyed through a vampire ship attack in 1145. The moon Hsui of Peyateo of has a protected high tech research base. Perhaps, this base wasn't discovered by the virus and Dr. Penui Deo and her assistants might have survided in low berth. Of some interest is also the moon Czakim which could be easily terraformed (clean the tainted atmosphere) or could perhaps be the homeworld of a minor race (the Czaki). Then Czakim would look like this: Ulbuam X897545-0 (681.000 inhabitants, 0.6g) -- Stefan Matthias Aust // keep the soldiers gunning, keep the cameras running, // cause the rulers always laugh at the video bloodbath