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Last night a hunting party on the forest moon of Endor discovered a crashed space ship, broken apart and partially submerged in water. The ship's cargo had spilled out and there were signs of looting by native tribes of primitives, as well as some animal tracks, but no survivors were found - not even droids in condition to shed some light on the apparent tragedy, only corpses and destruction.
Authorities such as there are are said to be investigating both cargo and remains, to gain clues about the ship's origin and destination as well as the fate of its crew.
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After two of their ships were damaged by explosions on board, with one crashing and killing all hands aboard as a result, the Tatooine Trading Corporation announced today that those explosions were the result of bombs planted on their ships by a criminal in an attempt to extort money from the firm.
Instead of paying the sum that was demanded the corporation placed a bounty of 250'000 credits on the criminal, so far unidentified but labeled "Bomber X" by investigators. This was done, as explained, "in order to deter any other, similar attempt in the future". A spokesperson elaborated that as long as sufficient proof of guilt was delivered with a corpse a live capture was not needed to receive the bounty.
OOC: Since TTC is an NPC Corporation please contact Ramona oocly for matters concerning the bounty, and/or organising an IC meet with an NPC representative.
Story: (Written by the Galactic News Agency, Ramona doesn't write IC).
Last night the Nomad Market was held on Tatooine, a few kilometers south of Mos Carova. Visitors could enjoy a variety of tents and stalls and purchase a wide range of goods. Surprisingly for natives of Tatooine who have not visited the market before no violence occured during this, despite the presence of a large number of valuable goods, armed and armored sentients of all persuasions, and significant quantitiies of intoxicating substances - a combination which usually leads to at least a firefight, sometimes a small-scale war on this planet.
Out of the goods and services offered - among them some choice antiquities that fetched a very good price, a wide selection of livestock and pets and custom-tailored wardrobes - some were more noticeable than others.
According to rumors poison was sold wholesale by unscrupoulos individuals of various backgrounds, some deemed "witches", though whether that term was simply coined by competitors to defame them is not clear. In any case a number of people in higher positions might do well to be more careful with what food and drink they consume, or take other measures to prevent an eary demise.
A less ominous but equally surprising display was a group of mandalorians working to repair weapons and armor. As the mandalorians are one of the more numerous and common groups of mercenaries and widely known for being brutal and violent above average, seeing them pursue a more peaceful trade than slaughter and plunder gives us hope for this galaxy.
Date: 260411 Planet: Tatooine/Corellia System/Ord Mantell System Region: Farpoint Valley/Nova Orion Station
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Yesterday the Intergalactic Mining Company hired the YT-2400 class light freighter "Sugar Rush" captained by Britney, and chartered the "TTC-Tencilia", another YT-2400 flown by Inaera Kell, to transport ore from Farpoint Valley, Tatooine, to the Nova Orion Station in Ord Mantell. Ycoga Redspine and Barrenger Fynar were flying as escorts.
The convoy was attacked shortly after entering the Corellia system by two Clone Wars-vintage ships, an ARC-70 and a V-Wing. All four ships were seriously damaged and both freighters had to conduct jury-rigged repairs until the final raider was shot down. After more repairs the convoy continued towards Ord Mantell.
The troubles of the convoy were not over yet though - right after entering the Ord Mantell system the "TTC-Tencilia" shook from an explosion in the cargo area that caused a hull breach and knocked the engines out. Fortunately the ship was in space and could be towed towards the Nova Orion Station by the "Sugar Rush" or the consequences would have been fatal. Even so one crew member needed medical treatment after a brief exposure to vacuum.
Preliminary results from a scan of the remains of the cargo compartment indicate that the explosion was caused by a thermal detonator. How it arrived there is not yet clear, but sabotage seems the most likely answer. The administration of the station has ordered a full scan of their own systems to ensure their security has not been compromised.
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Last night the "Tra'ka", a light transport, was on a routine shuttle flight from Farpoint Valley, Tatooine, to New Kestic on Lok. The ship had reported no problem during its flight right up until it was entering Lok's atmosphere, when suddenly contact to the transport was lost.
The ship broke up in midflight and crashed south of New Kestic, thanksfully missing the settlement itself. A rescue party was immediately detailed from New Kestic but the crew of the ship was beyond hope at that point.
Investigations into the cause of the crash are under way.
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One day ago forces from the Galactic Empire and the Alliance to Restore the Republic clashed in Deep Space, both sides conducting lighting-fast strikes against installations and capital ships in the sector. In all cases defenders were unable to protect the target, or even stall the destruction for any significant length of time. Heavy bombers and gunboats reached their objectives time and again.
Only after the main objectives were destroyed and much of the Imperial task force withdrawn did the Alliance fleet gain the upper hand in the skirmishes that followed the main battles.
The following recordings were released by Sector Fleet Command and show part of the battles that raged last night:
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According to the latest rumors the Galactic Empire is taking steps to regain control of West Carova, a town which has been suffering from a lot of violence in the recent past, but whose enforcers seemed to be on the job as well, although at times using unconventional methods according to some.
From what is known the ISB moved in in force, establishing a base in the area, and has already stormed the "Dock", the local watering hole, forcing the people inside on the floor and threatening them before withdrawing. If this was a search for rebels and criminals or just a show of force to intimidate the population remains unknown, but the residents of West Carova are unlikely to easily bow to pressure, given their past experiences and exploits.
