[Every bank receipt tells a financial story. This one is rather sad and pathetic, truth be told. Word to the wise: don’t invest in Veggie futures, the bottom has completely fallen out.]
Quick Facts
Faction: Exile
Type: Journal
[Brief, informative descriptions of the most common arrival destinations for Exiles on the planet Nexus.]
Quick Facts
Faction: Exile
Type: Journal
(This book is very old and worn, smelling of ancient paper and faded ink.)
Galactic Explorer’s Handbook
Seventy-Third Edition; Dominion Press, 1654 AE
Chapter One: An Introduction to First Contact Protocols
For the galactic explorer, being the first individual to make contact with an alien species can be a most exciting endeavor. Indigenous beings should be treated with care until their level of sentience can be determined. If sentient, their culture must also be considered. Seemingly innocuous
actions on the part of the explorer can trigger dire consequences, brought on by the unwitting violation of alien taboos and customs.
Many galactic explorers have fallen prey to alien cultures through no great fault of their own. Invitations by such creatures, though seemingly friendly, must be considered carefully before the galactic explorer accepts them at face value. More than one extraterrestrial invitation to dinner has resulted in a galactic explorer being roasted, stewed alive, or eaten raw for
the pleasure of his hosts. It is your duty to tread carefully in such circumstances, lest you become a statistic.
Even non-sentient creatures can appear to possess some form of self-awareness and intellect. It cannot be stressed enough that speech and actions alone on the part of an alien creature cannot prove out its intelligence. Unless its sentience can be ascertained beyond a reasonable doubt, no alien species is entitled to rights under the Galactic Explorer’s Charter of 1438 AE. As such, they can
be displaced, relocated, or simply removed by any means necessary at the emperor’s whim.
At the end of the day, the galactic explorer must remember that his purpose is to serve the Cassian Empire in all things. To stake claim to a stellar body – be it an asteroid, a moon, or a planet – is to assign ownership of it to the emperor himself. Personal ownership and accomplishment, though hard-won by the successful galactic explorer, are the Emperor’s alone to mete out. Remain humble and loyal in your
travels, and understand that you are merely one small part of a larger whole.
Quick Facts
Faction: Dominion
Type: Journal
Technologist Ariov reporting.
After locating this Eldan device – a “GOOP cannon,” as it were – I have compiled a GAQ – Generally Asked Questions – to explain its workings. Of course, these are questions I, myself, asked when I found the device. I assume that my like-minded peers would ask similar questions.
Without further ado….
What is GOOP?
GOOP is an Eldan acronym for Gelatinous self-Organizing Omni-Plasm, a substance that carries the microscopic nanites responsible for
constructing the mechanical enhancements that are characteristic of all augmented creatures.
What does this GOOP cannon do?
The specific nanites in this weapon are programmed to analyze the physiological properties of the host and damage their vital systems.
How do the nanites affect mechanical beings?
Although their physiology is different, nanites use the vast collection of information gathered by the Eldan to identify the systems the host uses for operating. Regardless of
being flesh and blood or tin and steel, nanites can bring their target to a halt.
How do I use the GOOP cannon?
Target the ground beneath your subject and fire. The GOOP explosion should hit any nearby creatures, at which point the nanites will invade their host and begin their operations.
What if I am accidentally exposed to GOOP?
Why… that’s a good question, and one for which I do not have an answer. I assume the GOOP will reduce you to your component humours, but I have yet to test
this theory. To be thorough, I suppose I should do just that.
(Technologist Ariov’s GAQ ends here.)
Quick Facts
Faction: Exile
Type: Journal
[This pessimistic look at the supply situation for the FCON troops in Grimvault is not promising. That could explain why the quartermaster who wrote the message is gone… or KIA.]
STATUS LOG – Grimvault Expedition Operation Prime Time Day 01
Quartermaster Griplock recording
What started as a bad supply situation is only getting worse. Ammunition stores are at less than 20%, with the parts we need to keep the weapons we do have in working order are barely at 10%. Command ain’t gonna like it, but they gotta get us more materiel if we’re gonna make a run at this Phagelab they been talkin’ about.
Hell, we’re gonna need more materiel if we’re gonna last the week. Maybe the day. I got all kinds’a faith in Commander Durek, but even he can’t win a war just throwin’ rocks at the Dommies.
Can he?
Quick Facts
Faction: Exile
Type: Journal
FCON, I ain’t never lied to ya. This is the big one. Do or die. Probably both, but the second one don’t mean a thing if we don’t get the first taken care of.
We found what we think is the source of, hell, just about every dangerous secret on Nexus right here in the Grimvault, and we’re gonna make sure Exiles are the ones callin’ the shots when the time comes and the hammer drops and the space-chickens come home to roost.
We’re gonna hit hard to take control’a what territory we can, clear out these corrupted Strain monsters – that oughtta be fun – oh, and take down a Dominion superweapon before it wipes the arkship outta the sky. All with supplies on the low side and pretty much the whole planet in a state of open war. That means we’re all we got, mercs.
There’s operational intel from the Widow sayin’ we got some kinda ancient energy being in here trying to help us out.
I’m just gonna say this once – stick to the blasted plan! And when in doubt, listen to your immediate commander. The chain’a command is there for a reason, and anyone who violates orders on the word’a some hallucinogenic space ghost is gonna find themselves in the stockade!
Finally, listen up. I know we lost the Widowmaker. Those were good men, women, and mechs onboard that ship, and they didn’t deserve to die.
The ones that lived deserve their fates even less, and you’ll be doing ’em a favor if you kill ’em first chance you get. But the Widowmaker’s just one ship. Get that situation under control, FCON, get what supplies we need, and prep for the big final push into the heart of this blasted craphole.
When Grimvault’s good and pacified, we’ll roast Ruxnillian splorg franks over the flames.
– Stonebreaker
Quick Facts
Faction: Exile
Type: Journal
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est. 1601 AE
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Quick Facts
Faction: Exile
Type: Journal
