Intergalactic Summit

Appearing first on a public news channel in Syndicate, the following statement was quickly spread throughout New Eden. It features a man (Hulemand) in full figure. A banner is in the background


Citizens of the once proud Federation. I am Operations Overseer Hulemand, Admiral of the Coreli Corporation’s Guardian division, and a Serpentis operative. I was once a member of your society, hardworking and dedicated. As time went by I started realizing how little the corrupt government cared of its people. Your society is controlled by an elite, and the elite only care for itself.

You might live in a democracy, but think about it, who it really is skimming the cream, while you without doubt struggle, sweat and bleed to survive.
You are just money to the elite. Think about it. They only care about you, if it makes them richer. Unless you live in one of the Core Systems, belonging to Mr. Roden or other big shots, you are disposable

How do I prove this? It is rather simple. Three weeks ago we attacked the planet of Evaulon VII in order to get the Isirus Poppy, much needed for our beneficial research saving millions of lifes, both in space and on planets.
Yes, we did attack the planet with capital ships, and yes we did hit civilian targets, and I am unhappy about the loss of civilian lives. It was however necessary for two reasons.

As he speaks, a tiny bit of anger shows in his eyes.
First of all, we had to show your political and military leaders that we are not easily crossed.He breaks for a moment

Second, we wanted to show you, the citizens of the Federation, that your leaders, the elite, do not care about you. While we attacked the city of Rilnais not a single Federation Navy Ship came to aid of the planet. Only capsuleers living in the Federation attempted to aid the planet.

After the attack, your government called out to the very same capsuleers, of which most had already lost millions of ISK in the attempt to defend the planet, for support and aid.

It would take the federation almost three weeks to get the life important aid to the system, and then they didn’t even want to pay for it themselves. Could the mighty federation, if unable to defend its planets, not at least get aid to the remains faster than this? It seem to me, that you should be voting for these capsuleers at your next election.

To make our statement clear, Coreli Forces aided by mercenaries attacked and destroyed the custom office above Evaulon VII, which would hinder the much needed aid from coming down to the planet.

The man smiles as he keeps speaking. Looking kinda friendly
We are however not monsters, and the remaining people in the city have already suffered enough. Therefore we have put in place a brand new custom office belonging to Coreli Corporation, removed all taxation for using it services, and thus we will allow all aid to get safely down to the surface.

We have no hostility towards you, the citizens of the Federation, it is your leaders, the elite, we fight against. Your weak and corrupt government, that does not care about you.

The man smiles calmly for a moment before the video ends

Firstly, I am going to announce that I am willing to work on any press release for a mere fifty million ISK. Please avail yourself of my services next time.




-FA-, EXE and TEST kill more Serpentis ships than anyone else, by a large margin. The next time you want to make a point, feel free to drop some capitals in L-C. We both know, however, that the Serpentis would never do such a thing because they are afraid.

I really only trust my Tribe at this point. Everyone else will have to prove themselves. With actions, not words.

C'mon, Hulemand, we all know the pimps and the pushers aren't saints. What is it with all the jerks thinking gee, we should go ahead and be liars too? But don't worry, guys, he had a couple of really good reasons you all had to die. It was for your own good. Honest.

Vikarion, why in the world would somebody hire the State to keep a planet safe?

I use sarcasm and comparison. Then I explain the sarcasm and comparison. And then I still get the question that completely misses the point.

Ok, here we go. I am Caldari. I serve the State. I believe that our ancestral homeworld, Caldari Prime, is ours by ancestry, moral right and conquest. The Federation is currently run by an ultranationalist and waging a war to try to retake Caldari Prime by proxy, and they are so interested in doing so that they consistently cannot protect the planets that ARE theirs.

Which is bad.

If only the Serpentis would care...

Evaulon citizens, instead of watching inefficiency of federal management, should have transferred control of the system to its rightful owner - Lai Dai. Then the humanitarian catastrophe in destroyed city would be avoided. This three weeks late "help" from federals is ridiculous.

Down with the Federation!

Don't flatter yourself, Hulemand.

You couldn't work out how to interdict the aid convoy that my fleet brought to the Evaulon system without panic-dialing a Snuff Box gang, and you weren't even willing to engage the most lightly-armed ship amongst our number until their fleet outnumbered us four-to-one. You then crowed victory and the evident futility of our operation constantly in local for almost an hour despite the fact that the freighters had reached their destination without a single scratch on their paintwork. Despite your intentions - that is, to interdict the delivery of the aid we delivered to the planet, thus causing more human suffering on the planet - blowing up the customs office won't stop the aid from reaching Rilnais.

There's already a significant amount of aid on the ground, so the people of Rilnais aren't going to starve. Blowing up the customs office is a meaningless guesture because, and let's make this very clear, customs offices regulate and monitor transplanetary commerce transfers, and provide a convenient hub for transfer of goods. Transports can still get on and off the planet without one. Anderes Duellene assures me that there is no way the aid can be stopped from reaching its intended destination. Obviously, he's being intentionally optimistic, but I'm certainly more inclined to believe him than a corporation whose best contribution to an interdiction effort was a Crusader and a poorly-fitted Wolf.

You mean to tell me you couldn't even bring out your famous warp-stabilised Oracles for this operation, boys?

I never thought I'd favour the company of a Slave over a Snake, but... you know, strange times.

I reserve strong language for personal acquaintanes, and this is a habit I do not intend to breach - The attack on Rilnais was an unwarranted reprisal, the act of a thief, caught red-handed, lashing out against his victim rather than testing his mettle against those who would stay his hand. Blatant acts of violence against nonhostile civilian populations do not warrant overwhelming suppression. You laid your money on the thought that no one would care about the surface of some little world in low security space, and the capsuleers proved you wrong. You attempt to shift blame for your actions, stating that others forced your hand; However, I have only this to say: Only a weak hand is easily forced.

I speak not for my corporation, but for myself, and only hope that I may be confident in receiving their backing in regards to this incident.