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Starlight News ( “Ourekhabtis Joktawes” in Galactyan ) is the national public broadcasting and informational network of the Celestial Empire Of Galactya. Founded in 7354 BBT ( 1450 P.E. ) by the Ministry Of Education during the fall of the last corporations, Starlight News has reliably served the Empire and it’s citizens for thousands of years. Praised multiple times by foreign governments and internationally relevant figures for it’s accuracy, reliability and operative speed, Starlight News is the go to service for information and entertainment.



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Silefrim & NeoEdhelerim Communities Protest Against Calerostan Inquisition



25/04/6001 P.E.



A protester’s sign bearing the words “WE ARE PEOPLE TOO”, along with the SNER’s logo.


A public protest garnering more than 600 thousand protesters has broken out this morning in the Middle Plazas of Galactya’s Diplomatic District; the crowd has amassed itself in front of the Calerostan Section of the newly built Coalition Headquarters, hosting the Star Empire’s main Embassy. Despite causing quite the chaos in the diplomatic center, the crowd has shown itself to not be violent, and the organizers of the protest have rather peacefully explained their motives to the many Starlight News Journalism Teams.

We decided to organize this protest to communicate our disapproval of the Calerostan Inquisition’s attitudes towards us,” says Nauthril Dúveneth, well known Silefrim rights activist and co-founder of the SNER activist group “especially due to their unwillingness to treat us as equals, even when under international pressure. I also want to make this clear: this protest is EXCLUSIVELY directed at Calerost, and not at Galactya. The Empire supported us in our times of need, and continues to do so by listening to our voices and treating us like people, not monsters, something which our old government doesn’t seem to be able to do.

Other organizers have also pointed out how the protest was held in response to the Inquisition’s further denials to any diplomatic talks that could potentially lift some of the laws that have been penalizing the first generation of NeoEdhel citizens, as well as Silefrim and Visten religious communities.

The Ministry Of Welfare and of Foreign Relations, who have both been requesting such talks for more than 200 years, have both released official statements from their respective Ministerial Offices showing their support to the protesters and the SNER activist group, further disapproving of the Inquisition’s practices. Even various members of the Council Of Subspecies have released similar statements, saying that such discrimination, religious or not, has no place in the Coalition Of United Stars.

The Calerostan Ambassador has refused to release any real statement regarding the protest, but he has confirmed that this will be discussed in the next Ambassadorial Discussion on Ilanor.

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✭ STARLIGHT SPOTLIGHT ✭

Olmaestav



A picture of Olmaestav taken from middle orbit.


Olmaestav is one of the planets in the Olmetvi Star System, situated in the north of Quadrant 5. Ever since it’s discovery in 2895 P.E. (5018 BBT), the planet has been one of the greatest tourist attractions in the Empire, first attracting Imperial citizens, and then spreading it’s charm to foreign nations. Olmaestav is now one of the biggest resort planets in Galactya, with all kinds of peoples often taking a swim in it’s lukewarm waters.

As can be seen in the picture above, Olmaestav is a panthalassic planet, surrounded by a ring of particularly reflective regolith, theorized to be the remains of an ancient major moon. While normally these rings would decay and fall inside the atmosphere relatively quickly, an array of Gravity Engines placed inside the ring makes sure to keep it stable and organized, further improving it’s beauty.

The surface of the planet is covered in an ocean several kilometers deep, drowning even the tallest of peaks. The absence of emerged lands feeds the wind currents and the cloud coverage, allowing the growth of tremendous perennial supercells that travel along the equator. While the main attractions of the planet rest under the waves, many often go to the reinforced observation domes above the raging seas to observe the passing of these giant storms, with a lucky few being able to witness the beautiful starsets the planet is known for.


The Epipelagic Deltas host the most thriving ecosystems on Olmaestav.


However, the real beauty of Olmaestav is found below the blue waters, which hosted an incredibly complex ecosystem that existed far before Galactyan intervention: from the lukewarm Epipelagic Deltas teeming with coral reefs and millions of species of colorful marine organisms, to the Mesopelagic Fumaroles around which bioluminescent creatures big and small thrive in migrating colonies.

Wherever the thriving environments give away to dead and sterile stone, the underwater, the underwater city rises, with many tunnels and bridges designed to allow the passage of migrating species, and hosting many bubble habitats in which visitors not so accustomed to the rest of the submerged environment can stay.

Breathing and Pressure Augmentations are available in all touristic facilities in the city, and are included in all guided tours and diving expeditions. There are also special expeditions inside of safe areas in which tourists are allowed to freely interact with the native wildlife, as long as they treat all the organisms with respect, of course.

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32/04/6001 P.E.



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EMERGENCY ALERT SYSTEM



THIS IS AN URGENT BROADCAST EMANATED DIRECTLY FROM THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH. PLEASE, PAY ATTENTION.


Our Disease Monitoring Branch has detected the spreading of a new pathogen across the Galactyan Empire and the Ferristian Commonwealth. The disease has been confirmed to be a highly infective and mutated biometallic prion. It is not yet known where the disease originated from, but it is known that the disease is currently spreading in areas around these Galactyan Worlds:

  • GALACTYA
  • ULNUIBES
  • KAIRMIOS
  • ATHALARIS
  • MELETHEA
  • OKALSEMI

Current symptoms presented by infected individuals:

  • DIFFICULTY BREATHING
  • MIGRAINES
  • INSOMNIA
  • GENERAL TIREDNESS
  • INCREASED JOINT RIGIDITY
  • SUPERFICIAL CORROSION OF BIOMETAL
  • METALLIC SHEEN EXPANDING TO NON-BIOMETALLIC AREAS

Models predict that the disease is NOT FATHAL, but can still greatly compromise an infected’s physical integrity and immune system. The prion is only able to infect species belonging to the Sythera Taxonomic Kingdom, Amicem and NeoAmicem. However, individuals who have receaved biometallic augmentations of any kind are still believed to be at risk. For such individuals, it is advised to remove such augmentations if possible.

If you belong to the Sytheran Kingdom or can’t remove your biometallic augmentations, here is what you need to do in order to prevent contracting the disease:

  • STAY INDOORS AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE
  • GET A NON-RISK AFFECTED FRIEND OR COMPANION OR USE HOME DELIVERY SERVICES TO CARRY OUT ANY TASKS THAT WOULD HAVE REQUIRED YOU TO GO OUTSIDE.
  • IF YOU MUST GO OUTSIDE, REQUEST AN ISOLATION SUIT AND SEAL IT FOLLOWING THE INCLUDED INSTRUCTIONS.
  • IF YOU MUST GO OUTSIDE, AVOID PUBLIC PLACES.
  • LEAVE YOUR DWELLING’S VENTILATION SYSTEM TO FILTER MODE AT ALL TIMES.
  • IF YOU MUST GO OUTSIDE, AVOID OTHER SYTHERANS, AMICEM AND NEOAMICEM.

If you or anyone you know has manifested the symptoms listed above, call the emergency number 1818 and an Emergency Medical Drone will transport you to a proper Hospital Facility.

We know that this is scary, but we ask you to be strong, For yourself, For the ones you love, For your world. For your Empire. For us all.

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12/04/6001 P.E.



PROGRESS REPORT

Progress Report is a weekly magazine organized by the Imperial News Agency Starlight News and the Ministry Of Technology. Progress Report covers the technologies, processes and programs that the Ministry Of Technology develops and coordinates, in it’s never ending mission to advance our people through the stars.


The recent Intensive Research Period organized by the Ministry Of Technology has, thus far, been most successful. 26 Research Supercomplexes located in Quadrants 1, 2 and 3 have been activated, as well as 514 other smaller Complexes in Quadrants 4 to 13.


A schematic illustrating the possible industrial and military applications of the new myomer.

The Biophysics SubDivision has produced the first prototypes of a new version of the old carbon-meshed industrial organic filaments commonly used in most industrial machinery and production arrays. The electromechanical actuating material seems to possess greater tensile strength than the previous myomers, and seems to be far more conductive. It is even theorized to be able to sustain monopole enhancements without the need of specialized biometallic strands. These properties would make it a valuable replacement technology for organic fusion reactors and other machines utilizing high conductivity wiring. The possible applications of this new material on living organisms are now being researched by the Neogenics Division. However, further testing is still required to properly ascertain the true properties of the new myomer. Possible tests will include prolonged exposure to extreme temperatures, high tension and repeated flexing.


The Pylbire SphereHab Ring, constructed in 5012 P.E.

The Evolutionary Biology SubDivision has been studying the development of lifeforms in zero gravity environments with different atmospheric makeup compositions and pressures, temperature ranges, available resources and presence of competition. The tests, ongoing since 5034 P.E., have been carried out in a large array of specifically constructed self contained spherical habitats in orbit around the planet of Pylbire in Quadrant 5. It has been observed that the test organisms, who have been modified to possess a rate of mutations increased by millions of times, have now reached the first phases of the complex multicellular stage and seem to converge towards similar evolutionary solutions in similar environments. Higher atmospheric densities lead to a development of paddle-like appendages, while lower atmospheric densities lead to pressurized digestive systems that would propel the organism through the ejection of digestive gases. Depending on the fluctuation rapidity and amplitude of the temperature ranges, various heating or cooling methods like fur or sweat were developed. Interestingly enough, in an habitat with void-like temperatures and pressure, as well as the presence of various other competing species, some of the organisms developed though carapaces, the strongest pressurized digestive systems, and the ability to eject cone-shaped spikes from their carapace towards the competing lifeform during an hostile encounter. The resemblance of this to military ship construction doctrines and Ramming projectiles has garnered the interest of the Ministry Of Defense.


The Qucazny Amat Farming Complex.

The Particle Physics SubDivision has finalized it’s prototype of the enhanced Sub-Stellar Amat Miners that will be placed in orbit around large gas giants and brown dwarfs. The new model is a fusion of regular stellar collectors and planetary quadriloops: an array of multicolliders is placed in the center of the monopole-doped spinning quadriloop, so that the currents induced in the plasma collide directly on the large energy collectors, which then redirect the antiparticles to the central multicollider where they are cooled and stored in electromagnetic traps arranged radially around the central multicollider. The Collider Quadriloops, as they have been called, are now being tested extensively in the Amat Farming Complex around the gas giant Qucazny in Quadrant 7, where they are being compared in performance with their older counterparts.


A schematization in Austral made for a team of specialist of the Union Of Emerald.

The NanoRobotics Subdivision has made notable advancements in various kinds of Utility Fog dedicated to construction projects, upgrading the efficiency of the individual foglet modules. The modules are now able to replicate faster than before, decreasing construction times by 17%. The Ministry Of Infrastructure is already requesting usage of the new Fog in the construction of the Belt Of Thaievia in Sector 11, as well as implementing the new Fog in other maintenance and planetary construction projects. The new Utility Fog has now been optimized to achieve major dynamicity and heightened responsiveness during the reproduction of objects like utensils and additional appendages, greatly improving pre-existing Effector Frames and greatly helping those working in non-automated maintenance. Excessive Replication prevention modules were also improved to nullify the chances of a Grey Goo scenario.


Antimatter Beams impact zones on Karmeeyli.

Under request by the Ministry Of Defense and authorization of the Council Of Subspecies, the Particle Weaponry SubDivision has began military testing on the Planetary Testing Site of Karmeeyli in Quadrant 12. While antimatter bombs and relativistic ramming weapons were also tested on the southern pole of the planet, the main focus of the testing was the effectiveness, energetic output and blast radius of the newly developed Antimatter Pulser Beams. Using monopole-doped rotating rails to generate a spinning magnetic field, a brief stream of antimatter particles is focused and accelerated by the field towards the intended target. Depending from the size of the pulsed stream, Antimatter Beams can go from achieving the effects of a simple plasma grenade, to a high mass Relativistic Ramming Weapon. While hydrogen or helium powered proton and electron beams, as well as Biometallic Relativistic Weapons, still prove to be more efficient, Antimatter Beams have proven to be highly successful during the tests.

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Ferristia Joins The Empire In It’s Fight Against Tinman Syndrome



57/04/6001 P.E.



Ulnuibes, one of the biggest Scientific Centers in the Sector, is the main main trading point and joint research nexus with the Ferristian Commonwealth.


In the last weeks, the highly infective prion commonly known as Tinman Syndrome has been spreading around thousands of different star systems, affecting the lives of trillions of citizens in more than 10 thousand worlds. The Medical Infrastructure still holds strong, thanks to the Empire’s commitment to always be ready for an health crisis, no matter how incredibly rare those have become.

A similar situation is also unfolding in Ferristian Territory, with uncountable numbers of worlds being infected with the mutated biometallic prion. Despite less people being affected compared to Galactya, the biometallic nature of all Ferristian Citizen, together with the much smaller population, have made things much more dire in the Commonwealth.

The two governments have therefore decided to unite their forces in a combined effort to exterminate the disease. Through the usage of the various research AI Systems on Ulnuibes, various experimental cures and modifications have been created, and are already being tested on a variety of volunteers from both nations. The test results have yet to become public, but voices are that promising results have been achieved.

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