CIN-News on Keipes

Date: Mon, 30 Jan 1995 09:32:23 +0100
From: Stefan Matthias Aust <sma@informatik.uni-kiel.d400.de>
Subject: CIN-News on Keipes

Here are some "News" that would change the RC setting quite a bit :-)
I tried a "what-if" scenario with the assumption "what if Keipes
starts to become a new pocket empire."


CINET -- Coaltion Information Network 

COALINFONET, CLASS: Newsreport, DISTRIBUTION: Gov, AUTHORITY RCSA/AURORA
RCSA BUREAU AURORA (0535 Aurora B576646-B)

Keipes (0132 B677884-6) declares the fourth Empire after the sudden
death of Tekim Hsun, Grand Master of the Order of Revealed Knowledge.
    The Grand Master and 31 members of the Order were killed by an
accident while demonstrating a relict TL13 grav tank.  We have
information about excavations at the destroyed Imperial navy base.
Whether the tank is realy a relic or an outworld import is not know
yet.  It appears that the "accient" was a carfully planed murder
attempt.  Elite troops of Grand Duke Eledo of Balawak blocked the
whole region.
    On the next day, Kim Eoi was declared as new Grand Master.  She's
known as a progressive force in the Order of Revealed Knowledge.  A
wave of arestments were noticed by our agents in Peidoan, capital of
Keipes, and in other cities.  Duke Eledo declares martial law for the
next two months.
    The days later, Grand Master Kim Eoi declares the the Moot will be
reastablished with all Nobility (we know about 22) of Keipes having a
vote and the Order having veto right. The Moot should elect a new
regent within two weeks. Duke Eledo declares this day as an holyday.
    The local news system announces the beginning of a new era. The
Order of Revealed Knowledge has done a good job, perserving know
needed wisdom and develloping "methods" to banish the all destroying
virus. But know, each citizen has the duty to help the reastablishing
the new and better empire.
    Our agents had found indications of offworlder activities.  One
picture shows three human-looking persons wearing the old imperial
combat armors.  A detailed plan exists to restructure the Keipes
economy and to raise the TL within one year.
    

COALINFONET, CLASS: Newsreport, DISTRIBUTION: Gov, AUTHORITY RCSA/AUBAINE
RCSA BUREAU AUBAINE (0738 A78A884-C)

Keipes (the fourth Imperium) announces the release of the captured RC
personal as a good-will action and beginning of success diplomatic
contact.
    We received an official message of Grand Duke Eledo of Keipes, in
which he announces the release of all captured RC personal.  They
could decide whether to stay on Keipes as guests or tranported back to
the RC.  All accusations against them were abolished because of a
general amnesty.


COALINFONET, CLASS: Newsreport, DISTRIBUTION: Gov/Mil, AUTHORITY RCN/AURORA
RCN BASE AURORA (0535 Aurora B576646-B)

High space activities at Keipes. Bulk transport sighted!
    Intelligence reports the arrival of a 20.000t starship, classified
as last Imperium bulk transport.
    We have knowledge of at least ten active system defence boats, two
200t far traders, one 600t liner (the Eos) and a 400t yacht.
    All strategic aerospace defense batteries are manned. Repair
activities were noticed at the Hsanuq-High Space port.


COALINFONET, CLASS: Newsreport, DISTRIBUTION: Push, AUTHORITY RCSA/AUBAINE
RCSA BUREAU AUBAINE (0738 A78A884-C)

The world Keipes receives a temporary special state and is classified
as TDO (trade and diplomaty only).  SAG missions are strictly
forbitten.
    This message was made by the RCSA without further explanation.


COALINFONET, CLASS: Newsreport, DISTRIBUTION: Push, AUTHORITY None
CINETWORK CENTER Fija

Well informed circles announce troop shifting to Fija and Aurora.
    Ten Oriflamme TL-9 and three Aurora TL-12 divisions have orders to
Aurora.  Special operation teams of the RCN and the RCES practice
small group combat missions on Fijha and Buhle.

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I hope, you (or you or someone else) like this. I would *like* to see
any comments, critics, additions or improvements. 

I've some more ideas to this setting. If there's interest, I could
post them, too.  Please have also a look at the following article, the
complete system data of the Keipes system.

Keipes/AUBAINE (0132 B677884-6)

Sun: "Koneo" F6 V (white, main sequence star)
Planets:
	O1 Rock ball (Y58A000-0)
	O2 is an empty orbit
	O3 Planetoid belt "Fav Prime" (H000312-A)
	O4 "Keipes" (B677884-6)
	Moons:
		O9  "Nio" (HS002BC-A)
		O10 "Ten" (YS00000-0)
		O30 "Yan" (YS00000-0)
	O5 Large gas giant "Peyateo"
	Moons:
		O5   Y300000-0
		O6   Y100000-0
		O7   Y330000-0
		O8   Y200000-0
		O9   Y300000-0
		O12  Y550000-0
		O30  "Hsui" X200160-B
		O50  Y223000-0
		O60  "Czakim" Y897000-0
		O200 Y300000-0

[all data but UPP of Keipes are pre-virus]

Comments:

	Fav Prime was a large independent mining factory with a space
	port where 4180 people were working.  After a virus destroyed
	the energy plants, all workers died.

	The moon Nio held a small military base with 292 soldiers.
	This base was totally destroyed through a vampire ship attack
	in 1145.

	The moon Hsui of Peyateo of has a protected high tech research
	base.  Perhaps, this base wasn't discovered by the virus and
	Dr. Penui Deo and her assistants might have survided in low
	berth.

	Of some interest is also the moon Czakim which could be easily
	terraformed (clean the tainted atmosphere) or could perhaps be
	the homeworld of a minor race (the Czaki). Then Czakim would
	look like this: Ulbuam X897545-0 (681.000 inhabitants, 0.6g)

-- 
Stefan Matthias Aust // keep the soldiers gunning, keep the cameras running,
                    //  cause the rulers always laugh at the video bloodbath