Volume 26

All the news that's fit to print, first!
From the Editor's Desk
Well I had an exciting week on vacation. Storms that knocked out the power and rotted my food. I had to subsist on what I could find on Canaab, and that wasn't a lot. Not to mention all the things I missed by turning myself off from the world. Well, let's get right back at it.

General News
Launch has retired. The butt of almost any Pardus joke is gone, this is a sad day indeed. It has been agreed among the factions that the new butt of all jokes is to be.....Pulsar.
The discovery of Exotic Crystals has caused quite a stir in the Universe. Already they are trading at enormous value through less than legal channels, according to sources. Speculation on possible uses is rampant, and some say this may be the first step to recreating the ancient Pardus weapons.
Black Market's are being hit hard by police forces cracking down. There is already word that on some planets, goods can be unavailable even through these desperate channels. Finally law and order is being used to hopefully put an end to this rampant disease on our planets and starbases.
Bobo of Mooninite fame had a bad week, he was defeated by Minyrk and sent to the cloners, he was defeated by an experienced pirate and raided (tough times for pirates) and then he gave up leadership of the Mooninites.
In more bad news for the Mooninites, their starbase in Veareth near the coveted Z hunting grounds was destroyed by Pixx of Red Cell, the infamous scourge of Keldon. Ironically this was a joint operation with the Imperial Guard, showing that common ground can unite the two factions in action. This action unfortunately sparked a large debate on who should get this starbase location, with the UIE's member Wyrdwick being first on the scene. The Praetorian Guard also believe they had rights to the location, but a deal never materialized.



The Keldon Report - by Frozen
Frozen is now cruising the backwaters of Urlafa in a canoe and tenting on the planet. This week's Keldon report never had a chance.

The Ska report post was vacated by Whane the Whip citing personal reasons. Anyone who resides in Ska that is interested in the post should apply by Messaging Meanguy.




The Imperial Soapbox - by Baron Fezdan.
Baron Fezdan has also been quite busy this week, and regretably his opinions were silenced this week. In his place I'd like to say "Long Live the Emperor"