[SHIF] strikes back ! ! !

Shiguen Federation space. The massive mobilisation of forces, by Shiguen Federation military agencies, showed massive tactical success since last month. Either, the Iballa and the Thoragn systems were reclaimed entirely by [SHIF] forces, leaving [CSM] without a significant hold or forward base on the south-west front. Another victory for the Shiguen Federation was achieved in the north expanse with Hashi, being the newest territory claim of [SHIF]. Although the system is volatile and dangerous in nature, it makes the [SHIF] position in the north expansion area much more stronger. Not everything is good news though. In an unexpected intense and fast strike, [CSM] laid waste to remaining [SHIF] forces on the south east front, precisely the Fa-Ryushi system, which is controlled by [CSM] strike fleets right now. Only upside here is, that thanks to a excellent intervention, by [SHIF] special forces, the Maya system could be held to an extend by [SHIF]. Our thought goes out to each and every soul that lost their life in pursuit of freedom and integrity of the Shiguen Federation territories.

Iballa and Thoragn have been freed of the [CSM] agressor!

[CSM] forces ravaged the [SHIF] defensive fleet in Fa-Ryushi in an fast and violent attack.

The newest north expansion victory. 

[USME] diplomatic forces moved into position to secure the newly claimed allied territory

[USME] forces engaged [WIG] forces inside [WIG] controlled territory

In an joint ventured attack, the Belland system was entirely claimed by [USME] forces

While occupied in the Belland system battle, USME forces lost grip on the Seering system.

KPD drone crashing on populated street in Kabuki China Town

Three days ago a KPD drone, experiencing a critical malfunction fell from about 300 meters onto a busy street in China Town, upper city, which resulted in a massive crash killing 13 people including 2 children. KPD blamed the increasing netrunner activity inside city walls and promised fast investigation and significant punishment for those, responsible for the fatal crash.

"Naughty Bullets" are the new ECB champions ! ! !

Following the intensive and spectacular semi final, where the chromed up, corpo-superstars of the last years lost big time against the beloved space hermanos, It was the veteran party against the new comers in this grand fuckin showdown. The stage was set even more spectacular then perviously with a complete city-part rebuilt in the grand stadium. The event coverage was top notch thanks to the main sponsor, Connect. Audio, visuals and even deep-dive experience all available smooth without a single complaint this year. So these guys know their shit. Anyways the finals werein itself already  worthy to be mentioned in the history books of Kabuki, but what went down, was incredible. There was everything, sweat blood and tears. The complete sweaty dog team was wipe of the planets surface, when the combined strength of naughty bullets explosive specialists and the provided ammo crates came all crushing down in form of several hundred tons of steel and debree from the main towers collapse, which burried sweaty dog under it. Though the loss of these fine runners is sad, even naughty bullets engaged in a minute of silence before giving any interviews, the entertainment that came from it is undisputed. Fan theories and new ECB lore is already going online, by the thousands each day. Truly a great time for any ECB fan and enthusiast to be alive.

The war on drugs continues to escalate, with the latest peak in violence being produced by Imladris Capital forces, which went into the undercity last week, to destroy a suspected base of the “Red Fangs”. The Red Fangs, were rising in power lately, bringing death and fear into the streets of Kabuki undercity. So the ICap strike should be a righteous one right? Well not so much, since their attack destroyed a whole building of which only a small part was the base of the Red Fangs resulting in 1277 civilian deaths. Only 16 gangmembers were confiremed killed in the incident. The gangs leader known only as “The Rott” was imprisoned. The chemical fires,which broke out following the attack could luckily be extinguished, before more civilian losses occured.

Taito`s new horror trend
New dangerous trend emerges from the under-city streets in Kabuki. While the gangs go rampant, the younger ones, without guidance, follow the dumbest trends, the latest being the so called "Taito-circle-jerk". A group, of more or less volunteers, is bound via cable through some incindiary device. The volunteers then need to fight to the last man standing, to get rid of the contraption. This trend comes from a raw underground holo, which shows Taito-personell treating members of Yard 55 the same way.
Assassins or Gold-digger?
Ian Gvorthent the second is dead. After the early death of his father, the first born child, who was 78, at the time of his death, passed due to unknown circumstances.  Celebrity experts claim there would be a scheme from highly secretive govnerment agents at work, trying to silence this family of intellectuals. Some also say it may be a case of jealousy from the late wife of professor Gvorthent, who now is the sole heir of the family fortune.
Are jumps more dangerous then ever before?
The great north expansion, of Shiguen Federation has found a very disturbing anomaly n the Cerberos Void, which makes jump bubles collapse prematurely or not at all. The underlying physics are completely unknown and the area is explored with extreme caution. Also unkown is if and where other such anomalies might lurk in the depths of space...

The ECB pre-finals will begin this coming weekend in Kabuki stadium. ECB all time partner, Connect, hints at some fan favorites to return, as well as new tech to experience the whole bloody thing. And judging by what they pulled last year, I tend to fuckin believe them. 

As if the war in the “south”, and diplomatic problems with a super-power in the making were not enough, now the streets of Shiguen Prime`s capital, Kabuki, are sprawling with violence. The gangs are running rampant, terrorizing the citizens, while trying to seize power over the city-districts. 

Now that many young men and women went to the front, these thugs and gangers are getting bolder by the minute. KPD and Kabuki corpos, are putting their trust more and more into “Runners”, to get a grip on the situation.

Two CredSec officials died in a terrible accident two weeks ago. They were on their way to negotiate with Shiguen representatives when they were hit by an automomous grav vehicle, which had a power plant failure, that lead to the freak accident. Luckily there was nobody on board, but trade goods, when the defect occured. Our thoughts go out to the families of the deceased, may they find peace.

Meanwhile CredSec has to replace these high ranking functionaries, to stay in business. 

This is Fort Lauderdale, A just now unveiled deep space station in the recently discovered Los Angeles system, which [USNE] exploration specialists say, is one of the visually stunning systems in the Sec. It is, so the scientists, the origin of the golden band. Fort Lauderdale is, based on what [USNE] officials state, a security station at first, but will be converted in the future, if the war ends soon enough.

For now it is there mainly to observe, while at the borders of the actual war, but government close sources let slip, that its actual purpose, once the war is over is to be a luxury hotel and tourist atraction.

A recent study from the Neo Tokyo university, indicates a rapid rise in cyberimplantation/cybermodification in its native population with a congruent rise in the so called “Cyberpsychosis”, which describes a symptom of the “Recidive Neurological Dismoprphia”.

Official clinics have been advised to monitor their patients closely, and are obliged to follow a maximum implant law. However the real boom, happens in the so called ripper-scene, a network of so called “ripper doctors”, which operate in shadow clinics and back alleys, where poor citizen get implanted with even poorer tech. The connection between cheap implants and cyberpsychosis, is not clear at this point, but it is easy to speculate in this direction.Â