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[Ramke]

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Unbiased and truthful news is difficult to find - all major news outlets are state-controlled or influenced, offering obscured details that the governments and megacorporations would not want their citizens and customers to hear, or contest. The people deserve to know the truth of what actually occurs in the Spur, and we have established a source that is both reliable and unbiased.

Its network now fully established in 2465 with a goal of increasing transparency, Truth Finder is now available to anyone with an extranet connection for an authentic, unmuddled news source that is easily accessible. Articles written here are the result of leaks and thorough investigation with the intent of sharing discoveries and exposing falsehoods that may be muddled or entirely unmentioned by state and corporate media.

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[Alberyk]

Leaked Documents Reveal the Existence of Augmented Hadiist Assassins

Smuggled documents from the People's Republic of Adhomai suggest the existence of a secret division of augmented assassins under the service of the security agency: the Blade Dame Division. The exact date of the creation of the corps is still unknown; the oldest records go back to 2463. Unlike the Tesla soldier, these killers have access to highly experimental augments that can be hidden inside their bodies. Known cybernetics include bone and muscles actuators, greatly increasing the strength and agility of its user; retractable blades concealed in the forearms and fingertips; pain dampeners; sleeping suppressors, allowing the operative to stay awake for up to a week; subdermal ballistic armor patches; concealed guns installed in the knees and wrist; and a fully internal tesla spine prototype. Some reports hint at the existence of explosive charges to stop the technology from falling into enemy hands if the operative is captured.

This division was created through the cooperation of the Ministry of Technology and the People's Strategic Intelligence Service. Further evidence indicates that only women have been selected to become members of this division. The reason for this choice is not totally understood; some theorize that the Hadiist Party is trying to exploit some remaining sexism in the Al'mariist and Royalist societies in favor of these infiltrators. Others propose that the technology used in the creation of the agents is only compatible with the female anatomy. Candidates are strictly recruited from state orphanages and likely undergo brainwashing to further cement their loyalty to the government. Because of their extensive experimental augmentation, the assassins tend to suffer from a myriad of health complications.

The assassins were used in operations in Adhomai and Tau Ceti so far. Political enemies were the main targets. The agents were able to gain the trust of their targets before taking them out with minimal risk. While some were nearly caught after striking, they were able to dispose of the witness and escape thanks to their cybernetics. Further disinformation campaigns covered the murders as gang violence or robberies. The real number of victims of the Blade Dame Division is unknown; redacted information in the reports also makes identification of the victims difficult. 

The Hadiist Party certainly plans to continue using the Blade Dame Division to further eliminate its opponents. The off-world Tajaran community is also at risk. Since the leak, the assassins' augmentation technology may have been improved and expanded; this report should not be taken as a totally accurate description of their current capabilities and modus operandi.

[Triogenix]

Article #4 of the Hasta La Victoria Siempre Arc

Leaked Minutemen Footage Sparks Protests on New Gibson

Content Warning: This article contains violence, death, and military brutality against civilians.

 

Further controversy has begun in regards to the Tau Ceti Armed Forces deployment on Mictlan has emerged today, and sparked a massive demonstration in Hengsha biodome, New Gibson. 

 

Protesters marched down Redfront Avenue earlier today, rallying against the Defense Bureau’s announcement of further Minutemen troops being sent in the aftermath of the terrorist attack in Valtas Square, Arequipa. Many demonstrators also carried signs referencing the recent leak of a Minuteman soldier’s body cam, which shows a raid on a village on the continent of Huitzilopochtli, which is primarily under Samaritan control. The footage was not released by any mainstream corporate news, or if it was, heavily doctored. We at Truth Finder's have managed to obtain the footage in full, and have embedded it in this article. Viewer discretion is advised.

 

[Beneath the article, the video is embedded.

 

The video begins abruptly as if prior footage was edited out. The camera centers on a light-furred male Tajara in navy-blue Minutemen armor, with a scarlet red hand on the helmet, charging a power pack of a laser rifle. Cracks of gunfire and distant shouting sound in the background of the video.

 

Two sharp bursts of gunfire tear through sheet metal, just above the cameraman and the Legionnaire’s heads. The cameraman stands, with the view briefly obscured as the operator hefts their own laser rifle and fires shots back. Laser fire arcs over the thin barrier, and the cameraman, evidently a red-scaled Unathi, crouches back down and rapidly swaps out their powerpack.

 

Tajara Legionnaire: “Did they see them?”

 

Camera Operator: “They’re behind the sssecond house on the right. Fucker is alternating corners they ssshoot from.”

 

TL: “Second frrom the rright? Which side did they shoot frrom last?”

 

CO: “Left.”

 

Having finished swapping his powerpack, the camera operator turns to look at his Tajaran comrade, who has opened the breach for his underbarrel grenade launcher, and is loading a 55mm grenade into it. It has white stripes around the base, indicating that it is a white phosphorus grenade.

 

TL: “Rright. Give him some coverrring firrre, and he will rrremove them frrom coverr.”

 

They both stand. The camera operator begins firing with abandon towards what is now visible as a distant shelter built out of aluminum sheets. There’s a hollow thunk, and a streak flies toward the hut, cracking the thin sheet metal. Crack – a white cloud, spitting embers, billows out from the grenade. Distantly, there’s a scream of agony. From behind the impromptu structure, a figure stumbles out heedless of danger, and the camera’s microphone peaks as laser fire riddles the enemy. This occurs in the span of seconds. As the figure collapses, someone else screams. A woman, coming from the right of the camera, tries to drag the fallen soldier away; the soldier’s skin has turned an ugly, brilliant pink. From a distance, the woman appears to be wearing a blue shirt and jean shorts; no combat gear, no helmet, and no weapons slung over her shoulder. They make it a half step away from the hut before three laser blasts ring out, and both drop like stones. The Legionnaires leave their cover and begin to advance to a few small, blocky white houses to their right. The Tajara Legionnaire fires two more shots into the heap of two bodies; it is not immediately clear which he is firing at. The two quickly change out their powerpacks as they reach a door of one of the little houses.

 

CO: “Ssstandard?”

 

The Tajara just nods in response, before he can no longer be seen by the camera.

 

The camera operator kicks in the door, knocking it off its hinges. Something is thrown inside– before the cameraman can move, a bang and a blinding light muffles the sound, obscures the sight. Given the muted bang, it’s obvious that someone has edited the sound to be quieter in post-production. When the audio returns, there’s a muffled shriek. The camera jitters; a person inside the hut seems to get knocked aside. The cameraman barrels into an adjacent room. There’s a large black stain of an explosion present on the wooden floor, and flames have begun to eagerly lick the curtains of a small window. The room’s only occupant is a disoriented-looking man, half-slumped against the wall, gripping a pistol in both hands. There’s the crackle of laser shots; the cameraman lurches forward and buries a combat knife in the man’s neck. He slumps, soundlessly sputtering and gasping before the operator turns around. The Tajara Legionnaire stands above a prone man with a face that is briefly visible as a burned red.

 

TL: “Clearr in herrre.”

 

CO: “Ssame.”

 

The Tajara nods, and the two make to leave. When the camera reaches the door frame again, the scene is different. Legionnaires march through the razed town, filtering into the various houses and buildings, trudging through yards and fenced gardens. Every one of them is Unathi or Tajara, and all have somewhere on their armor, a scarlet red hand. In the center of the town, by a more stout structure of cement, several figures are being pressed against a wall while Legionnaires pat them down. One prisoner wears the green fatigues of the Mictlan Defense Forces, while the other two wear casual clothing. The camera sweeps to the left; a fire is visible in one of the buildings, flames crawling up wooden walls. A whistle is blown, sharp against the jungle sounds, and the platoon begins to fan out again. The camera turns, settling on a pair of soldiers standing over a pair of bodies. One takes out their PDA, aiming it at the corpses.

 

 A clear, Tajaran voice crackles through the radio on the cameraman’s armor.

 

Radio: “All units this is 1-1 Actual. Clean sweep. Take photos, bag any evidence, burrn whateverrr we don’t take, and then head back to Rrrally point Orrul. Firre-Team Domino, he needs them by the concrrrete strrructure. Out.”

 

At that last part of the transmission, the camera operator looks up at his comrade.

 

CO: “Why’sss the commander need usss?”

 

The Tajara just shrugs, and gestures for the camera operator to follow. The prisoners seem to have been searched but are still staring at the wall as two Unathi Legionnaires watch over them. A Decurion exits the concrete bloc. He is evidently a M’sai Tajara; half of his face is a mess of scar tissue, empty of his fur. On that same side is a glittering, evidently cybernetic eye. He hands off a bundle of paper to a passing soldier and looks to the pair.

 

Decurion: “Wherrre’s the otherr two?”

 

CO: “Ssstill in medical. They didn’t come on thisss one.”

 

The Decurion nods his head.

 

Decurion: [In Siik’maas] “Need them to handle these three.”

 

TL: [In Siik’maas] “Please explain, sir.”

 

DC: [In Siik’maas]  “There isn’t enough space on the transport back for prisoners. They do not [unintelligible], and he’s not overpacking the transport for grunts. Take them back [unintelligible] but get rid of them before you arrive.”

 

The Tajara simply nods, and turns to the camera operator, leaning in to whisper.

 

TL: “No rrroom on the [inaudible]. Ourrr turrn to deal with it, he guesses.”

 

The camera operator moves over to the first prisoner, roughly grabbing them off the wall and pushing them to the left.

 

CO: “Move. We go back to the transsport.”

 

The first prisoner stumbles slightly, as the camera operator turns away to grab the second, giving them the same treatment. The third by this point understands what’s going on, and has begun moving without needing to be pushed. In a single file line, the prisoners begin to move into the jungle, away from the village.

 

The group walks, prisoners in the front, for a few minutes. The camera operator taps the Tajara on the shoulder, before gesturing towards the prisoners. The Tajara nods, and in unison the pair raises their weapons towards the unaware prisoners, opening fire. They quickly fall to the ground, and as one groans, the Tajara legionary walks up to the p rone body and pumps a shot into their head. The camera operator chuffs, turning away.

 

CO: “When they get out of medical, the other two are gonna do it when it’sss our turn.”

 

TL: “He wouldn’t mind that, but at this point is just another day in the Bloody Centurry.”

At this point, an informational slide on the right of the video pops up, with the following information.
The Bloody Century
4th Century, 1st Infantry Legion, 2nd Division. Known amongst the TCAF for being comprised of mostly Unathi and Tajara Veterans from the respective species wars over the last 100 years, the root of the name. Considered to be the Minutemen's most experienced frontline unit, and widely known among the Mictlani freedom fighters and civilians for brutality and ruthlessness. There have been multiple calls within biesel congress to dismantle the unit previously, due to rumors of rampant atrocities. Members can be identified by a scarlet red hand on their armor.

CO: “I hate that name, it’sss sstupid.”

 

The Tajara gives a chuckle, as the camera cuts out and the video ends.]

[RustingWithYou]

Hephaestus Sabotage Unveiled - Corporation Hiding Depth of Damage!

The Price of Victory, Article 4

Internal Hephaestus documents leaked anonymously to TruthFinder reveal the truth of the corporation’s ongoing sabotage - and it’s far worse than what they’re telling the public. The ongoing campaign of sabotage combined with the expenses of the investigation have cost the corporation hundreds of millions of credits, nearly triple what they initially estimated as the loss. Though the company’s operations are still turning a massive profit, it seems that their operations in the Hegemony have been crippled by recent actions - and that they’ve been hiding this from both their shareholders and the Izweski government.

If they’re hiding millions of credits’ worth of sabotage from their own shareholders - what else are they hiding? The company’s investigative division is floundering, and it seems like they’re refocusing their efforts within the Hegemony, having dismissed sabotage from their rivals. The leaker expressed concerns that this will be used as an excuse for Hephaestus to eliminate its internal opposition within the Hegemony - so if you’re one of our Unathi readers and speaking out against Hephaestus, be alert and be careful.

While we cannot reveal our sources, we can confirm the authenticity of these documents. They have been attached for you to read yourself, and make up your own mind. 

Attached are a series of legitimate-appearing Hephaestus financial documents, demonstrating broadly what the TruthFinder article stated - the ongoing sabotage campaign has severely impacted Hephaestus operations, far beyond what their public statements have revealed. If these documents are true, the megacorporation has lost immense amounts of money to this sabotage - and stands positioned to lose more.

[La Villa Strangiato]

Samaritans Attack Fort Ilhutical in Lightning Strike, Release Statement Asking for End to Violence

Article #6 of the Hasta La Victoria Siempre Arc

In a daring pre-dawn raid, a suspected battalion-sized force of Samaritans launched a surprise attack on Fort Ilhutical, the forward operating base used by the TCAF as a staging ground for its excursions onto the continent of Huitzilopochtli. Made up of mostly veterans of the Mictlan Defense Force, the Samaritans attacked with military precision -  engaging those standing guard with suppressive fire while a crack team sprinted towards their objective, the many hangers housing the aircraft of the 7th Air Legion, also known as the “Firestarters”.

The guards were quickly overwhelmed, and the Samaritans were able to penetrate the base to assault communications. This communications bunker was critical for the Minutemen to keep in contact with their many roving patrols across the Eastern Continent.

One blogger, a Callistean who had served in the Solarian Army, compared post-raid photos with his own personal ones taken at a range day years back, and remarked that the blast marks looked similar to the throwable demolition charges issued to many Solarian PDFs. It is suspected charges of this caliber were repossessed by Samaritans after many soldiers’ defection from the Mictlan Defense Force.

Beyond the communications bunker, several aircrafts, their hangers, and other structures were heavily damaged. The TCAF released a statement soon after the raid saying no aircraft were damaged; however, leaked photo evidence shows several planes burning on the runway. Other photos suggest an explosive was detonated on the asphalt of the runway itself.

Shortly after the raid, the general of the Samaritans, Xiomara Salvo, released a public statement posted to several sites across the extranet, including Chirper and 64tan.  Quote;

“Our strike this morning was not for our own gain,” said Salvo, filmed in front of a concrete wall bearing the flag of Mictlan. “The planes of the 7th Air Legion have devastated whole towns with their bombardment. What I have witnessed with my own eyes was a deliberate targeting of civilians because they happen to live on the wrong continent. Our own air defenses are not everywhere, and there are many places outside our defenses that are helpless against air raids. There is no reason to target these people. This violence must end, and it will only end when you are gone from this planet. Until then, the Samaritans will always stand in your way. We are still here, and we will always be here.”

The Republic of Biesel has not acknowledged the statement, or issued one of their own.

Truth Finders is fully committed to the truth of Biesel operations within Mictlan space, and  we can only hope that one day Mictlan will be free to choose independence for itself. We will continue to report on the conflict in the Corporate Reconstruction Zone as developments occur.

[La Villa Strangiato]

Tau Ceti Times Reporters, Editor Arrested

Article #10 of the Hasta La Victoria Siempre Arc

In the aftermath of classified document leakage providing evidence that the Tau Ceti Armed Forces relaxed their rules of engagement to include civilians, a raid conducted by Mendell City Police Department was launched on the offices of the Tau Ceti Times and the Mendell City Bugle.

Yesterday evening officers in riot gear forcefully entered the building of the Tau Ceti Times, arresting reporters Rajinder Singh, Selena Anjaparidze, and editor-in-chief Scott Sheen. Also taken into custody was Verona Falk, the former Mendell City Bugle reporter who won the Carrier Pigeon Prize for Journalistic Excellence in 2463. Video footage taken by an employee who wished to remain anonymous shows officers kneeling on and forcefully shoving Singh and Sheen, despite no visible attempts from either to resist arrest.

Several employees have expressed that they believe the arrests were carried out for the Tau Ceti Times’ opposition towards the continuing military occupation of Mictlan. Still others have openly wondered why the MCPD, allegedly strained to its breaking point after the massive protests, took time to conduct a raid on the news offices.

As always, Truth Finders is fully committed to the truth of Biesel operations within Mictlan space, and  we can only hope that one day Mictlan will be free to choose independence for itself. We will continue to report on the conflict in the Corporate Reconstruction Zone as developments occur.

[Lent23]

Message from the Wasteland
Stoking the Flames Arc, Article 10 (Finale)

Recently, a video was sent to us here at TruthFinder from the Unathi homeworld of Moghes, with a former correspondent for Hephaestus-owned local media sharing his thoughts on recent developments. While we’re not so sure about some of the religious aspects of the message, the fact that corporate media refuses to publish it means we have an obligation to. The video is attached below, with helpfully-provided Tau Ceti Basic subtitles.

 

Attached: truthofsiakh.vid

The camera turns on, showing a Unathi recognizable as former Sinta Articles correspondent Szak Ren’zsar - though seeming very different to his prior appearances. He has shed his professional attire, and is now clad in a simple and uncomfortable-looking robe, bereft of any adornment. He seems to be standing in what looks like the long-abandoned lobby of some kind of office building, with several humbly-dressed Unathi working to clear away rubble behind him. He looks to the camera and begins to speak in Sinta’Unathi. Tau Ceti Basic subtitles scroll across the bottom of the screen.

“To all of you, across the Spur. Though my words are meant for my Sinta brothers and sisters, I welcome all to listen. I am Szak Ren’zsar, formerly of Sinta Articles - now Speaker of the Flame, by the grace of the Prophet Judiza Si’akh. I’m here today at the First Church of the Flame, near what was once Lake Azuaki, in what is now the Wasteland of Moghes. I know what is said about us, because I have said it myself. We are called cultists, killers, madmen. I had hoped that Sinta Articles would let me show the truth of Si’akh, but when I tried to speak they silenced me. But in doing so all that they have shown is the simple truth - that the powers of this world are afraid of what we say.”

Ren’zsar pauses, gesturing slightly. The camera pans, looking out a window over an expanse of barren sand. In the distance, the bones of skyscrapers jut out from the desert. After a long pan past the devastation, the camera returns to Ren’zsar.

“They call us madmen. But change often looks like madness, from the eyes of those who cling to the past. Look at what has become of our world, and ask yourself - is it a sane world that we live in? Is it madness to see these ruins and say, this is wrong? Ten million Sinta once lived in that city on the horizon. The fish in the lake here fed a nation, and now it is dust and bone. Is it madness? To look upon this and say ‘no more’? I have seen the heart of the Hegemony, the corridors of power in which Not’zar Izweski and his ilk walk. The nobles sitting on thrones of gold, feasting to their hearts’ content while their own people starve. It is the way it has always been, is what I am told, but we stand here in ruins because the way it has always been is wrong. In wickedness, greed, and corruption, the lords of the Hegemony and Traditionalists alike condemned our world to devastation, all to squabble over who would be king of the ruins. I am here today because there is a man who sees this evil for what it is. A man who was blessed threefold by Sk’akh, who I believe is the last hope of our people for redemption. I am Szak Ren’szar, Speaker of the Flame, and what I say now is the truth of Si’akh - that there are no lords but the Great Spirit, and the prophet that They have chosen!”

Cheers come from the gathered Unathi. Chants of “Si’akh! Si’akh!” can be heard echoing through the chamber.

“As the Fisher, They guide Their children. As the Healer, She shall mend this blighted world. As the Warrior, He shall fight beside us, to make our world green once more! My brothers and sisters, I know you have lived lives of sin and wickedness, for I have too. But there is good news for one and all, that redemption is possible, that a better world is possible!”

He pauses again, as the cheering slowly dies down. With a calmer tone, he addresses the audience.

“I know that there are those among you who see the rot and corruption in our people, and who feel as I feel. If that is you, my brothers and sisters - then come to this place, the Church of the Flame, anointed by the Prophet Si’akh. Find us, join us - and together, we shall save our people from damnation. The Hegemon and his fellows in sin may seek to stop us - but our fire rises, and for each that falls in Si’akh’s name a hundred more shall take up his words.”

The crowd erupt with cheers again, cries of “The fire rises!” and “May Si’akh take the world!” being heard. The camera jerks downwards awkwardly, and the sound of someone fiddling with it can be heard for a few seconds, before the video ends.

[Desven]

Hivenet Watch Mobilizes for Vaurca Virtual Reality Operations

War in Heaven, Part Two: “Through a Mirror, Darkly,” Article 3

Recent activity suggests the Hivenet Watch made an unannounced visit to Skalamar in Moghes. Leaked documents on OrionLeak, including flight manifests and itineraries, support these claims.

Hivenet Watch has a controversial history of virtual reality experimentation with their documented N01-56 and N01-57 projects, which made use of pheromone trailing for espionage. Although the specific details of these projects remain classified, the implications for private communication protocols are far-reaching. Now, with their eyes seemingly focused on the K’lax, suspicions arise about a potential N01-58 initiative.

OrionLeak documents, if genuine, also suggest that the Hivenet Watch is replicating their methods of pheromone trailing in Skalamar. In the leaked manifest, an item marked as “classified” meets the dimensions and criteria of a previously uncovered “connector device,” which would allow a relay to the Vaurca virtual reality. The connector device could be potentially installed in Moghes during the Hivenet Watch visit.

The timing is troubling. This potential escalation coincides with the K’lax virtual reality war—a conflict covered by informational blackout. Could the Hivenet Watch be developing methods to infiltrate or even manipulate the outcome of the conflict?

Truth Finder is committed to uncovering the specifics of the potential N01-58 Project and the Hivenet Watch’s involvement in the K’lax virtual war.

Edited April 13 by Desven

[Desven]

Hivenet Watch Uncovered Vaurca Virtual Warzone

War in Heaven, Part Two: “Through a Mirror, Darkly,” Article 5

Further analysis of the OrionLeak documents has exposed a deeply concerning potential escalation in the Hivenet Watch’s monitoring activities.  Experts have identified the classified item on the Skalamar manifest as bearing striking resemblance to the infamous “connector devices” used in past espionage operations.

These devices were central to the controversial N01-56 and N01-57 projects, allowing the Hivenet Watch to intercept and even manipulate Vaurca pheromone communication—potentially even infiltrating their virtual reality constructs.  If a connector device has indeed been deployed in Moghes, the risks to Vaurca autonomy of their virtual spaces cannot be overstated.

Accompanying this report is a low-resolution image allegedly recovered from the suspected connector device in Skalamar.  Though heavily distorted, Hivenet Watch internal documents claim this image offers the first-ever glimpse into the secretive K’lax virtual war zone.

The ongoing K’lax virtual war remains shrouded in informational blackout.  This potential breach raises urgent questions regarding the Hivenet Watch’s involvement.  Are they simply documenting the conflict, or do they intend to manipulate or even exploit the situation for their own gain?

Truth Finder is committed to uncovering these answers. We will leave no stone unturned in our pursuit of the truth, demanding transparency and accountability if any evidence surfaces indicating interference in K’lax internal affairs.

[Desven]

Whistleblower Exposes Surveillance Concerns at Hivenet Summit

War in Heaven, Part Two: “Through a Mirror, Darkly,” Article 6

Truth Finder has obtained reconstructed fragments of classified documents allegedly originating from the recent Hivenet Watch summit in Skalamar. A concerned individual, whose identity we protect, provided and reconstructed the shredded documents. While unable to verify the documents’ authenticity in full, Truth Finder believes certain elements warrant public scrutiny.

These documents confirm the existence of Project N01-58, previously shrouded in rumor. They detail a classified initiative with disturbing implications. The documents reference a device labeled a “pseudo-cephalon”—a computer, possibly biological in nature, designed to function as a backdoor into Vaurca virtual reality networks. A Cephalon, for our readers unfamiliar with Vaurca technology, is a supercomputer that facilitates communication within their vast virtual reality system. A “pseudo-cephalon” would essentially grant unauthorized access to this highly secure network.

Chillingly, a recent chirp by the official Hivenet Watch account supports the theory that “Larry” is this technology’s internal designation.

These revelations raise profound concerns about surveillance capabilities within the Orion Spur. The existence of “pseudo-cephalons” not only suggests potential violations of Vaurca privacy but raises questions about the security of any private communication network.

Truth Finder condemns any overreaching surveillance activities that violate established rights and freedoms. We urge Hivenet Watch to provide full transparency on Project N01-58 and “Larry.”

Disclaimer: As a responsible news outlet, Truth Finder does not endorse unauthorized leaks and will not publish the reconstructed documents in their entirety. Questions related to this article can be directed to legal@truthfinder.nt.

[Desven]

'Pseudo-Cephalon' Technology Fried, Hivenet Watch Investigates Possible Sabotage

 War in Heaven, Part Three: “Hail horrors,” Article 4

Last night, the Hivenet Watch announced through their Chirper account that their "pseudo-cephalon" nicknamed "Larry" was down. This morning, multiple reputable sources "with deep understanding of the Hivenet Watch's inner workings" confirmed to Truth Finder that the organization has currently enacted protocols which align to a thorough investigation of total malfunction, including possible sabotage. A full report is expected to be released to Izweski Nation's authorities the following week.

However, chances of any information leak have significantly dropped. The Hivenet Watch has tightened its security, providing unique nano-identifiers to all printed material. Additionally, the Hivenet Watch reportedly fired 50 members of its staff that were considered "potential whistleblowers," according to one of our sources. The organization has also submitted a cease and desist letter to mxbyrn, the mysterious web operator of Orion Leaks. Independent newspapers have been advised against spreading the leaked information, with legal action taken from the Hivenet Watch as well.

Despite the internal investigation, the leading cause of the "pseudo-cephalon" malfunction is suspected to be a memory overload and overworking of the neural central processing unit. The corruption of the data may have led to "hardware malfunction," according to one of our sources. Regardless of the case, the Hivenet Watch is not suspected to cancel its Project N01-58. While the "pseudo-cephalon" technology "cannot easily be replicated," a next-gen prototype "might already be at works," mentioned our source.

[Alberyk]

Leaks Reveal the Existence of Resurrection Hadiist Experiments

Recently leaked information from a Hadiist database revealed concerning information about one of their secret projects. Named internally "Longevity Extending Program", this project was initially created to extend the lifespan of the Tajara using augmentation. However, when the Outsider Department became involved at the request of Minister Zhuldyz Hadii, the research took another turn. The Longevity Extending Program is now working towards methods to resurrect the dead and prevent death as a whole.

Video and documents revealed that multiple corpses, of political dissidents and criminals, were experimented upon. The People's Strategic Intelligence Service provided the cadavers with the direct involvement of Headmaster Harrrdanim Tyr'adrr. When long-dead Tajara bore no fruits, the researchers moved to fresh bodies. Some individuals were reportedly killed for testing. The families of the victims have not been informed of their fate, with most having their identities erased from the records. All subjects were brought from Castle Vladis.

It appears the Longevity Extending Program was able to bring back to life some of the recently killed Tajara using a combination of extensive augmentation, chemicals, and life-supporting machinery. These individuals, internally called "Tesla Resurrected", were brought back from clinical death. In cases where the brain sustained damage, they were subject to repair and augmentation of the organ to regain some level of consciousness. The Outsider Department interrogated the Resurrected regarding any memories or experiences they had after their death. All revived suffered extensive damage to their cognitive abilities and had little or no memories at all of their lives.

Following the success, the Longevity Extending Program began to experiment on Tajara who had been dead for longer. This new batch achieved successful subjects thanks to the latest advances. However, these new Tesla Resurrections were noted to be violent, unresponsive, or insane. When no suitable information could be extracted from them, some were turned into automatons capable of simple manual tasks. As the project worked on corpses in a more advanced state of decomposition, further augmentation was needed. One Resurrected in particular had 87% of its original body replaced with prosthetics. These Resurrections had a much shorter lifespan than the first ones.

A document recommends the destruction of the most aggressive Resurrections following an escape. It is believed that the serial killer active in the People's Republic last year was one of these subjects. The current fate of the subjects is unknown, they are likely still being experimented upon in the hidden laboratories. Some members of the Ministry of Technology argued in favor of using the Resurrections to further automatize the national industry. It is unclear what is the People's Republic of Adhomai's objective in conducting these experiments.

[Alberyk]

Hadiist Security Service Carries out Massive Operation During the Eclipse

During the Shi-rra Arr'Kahata, the total eclipse of the Adhomian suns by the Moon, the People's Strategic Intelligence Service launched one of its largest anti-subversive operations since the end of the war. Informants in the People's Republic of Adhomai report that hundreds of arrests and searches were carried out by agents during the astronomical event. Personnel from the Ministry of Technology and Education were also present. 

The targets were homes of those suspected to be involved in cults, occult organizations, or antique collecting. Places rumored to be used by Raskariim gatherings were also raided. Agents, researchers, and folklore specialists interrogated individuals arrested by the PSIS. The Hadiist authorities asked questions about occult practices, magic, and traditional medicine. Most of those who were detained were released. However, some have been imprisoned with anti-hadiist activities charges. Some leaked information indicates that they are under the custody of the Ministry of Technology; due to the secrecy of these arrests, it is suspected that the Outsider Department might be involved.

Books, religious objects, and pre-contact artifacts were confiscated as well. Most of the pieces are currently in the possession of the Tampiska Polytechnic University. Minister of Education Kalim Khazdar is currently organizing a team to further expand the college's collection. However, Minister of Technology Zhuldyz Hadii appears to be asking to transfer the total ownership of the repository to her ministry. 

Despite being called a success by the Hadiist administration, some government agents lost their lives during the raids. Certain encounters turned violent as the target turned violent and fought back. Anomolous reporting and evidence were also not destroyed, instead, it was handed by a team composed of members of the Ministry of Research and Education. Some locations are currently on lockdown for further investigation of reported phenomena.

It is unsure what was the aim of the Hadiist state with this operation. In the political field, it appears that closer collaboration with Headmaster Harrrdanim Tyr'adrr and his security service is becoming even more essential to the members of the Hadiist Party. This event is a serious blow to the freedom of religion in the People's Republic, as the government appears to be willing to use violence to further suppress alternative faiths.