Intergalactic Summit

Those of you who are non-combatants and are wondering how to help...

This engagement is likely to include large number of ships with gravitonic reactors. When a large number of these devices go off, it tends to cause tidepool effects in the fabric of space - these are basically harmless to a proper ship, but wreak havoc on escape pod sensors, beacons and other systems. Anything that isn't robust and properly shielded.

Ships with decent sensors from a neutral party could cut the amount of time that crews who make it to the lifeboats spend in space dramatically. You could also seriously reduce the number of crew that get 'rescued' by Sansha loyalists.

Wherever the battle takes place, it will be in one of the LEAST developed systems in Caldari space. The battle will likely see casualties in the tens of thousands. The orbitals will be initially staggered in their response - there will be shortages of qualified staff, space for triage, medical supplies and equipment, AIMEDS and other useful resources. Any Caldari organisations who can arrange for qualified and trained medical personnel who are capable of tying in with the local organisations would be welcome.

In the immediate aftermath there will be a serious dislocation of normal services and a massive but temporary increase in population in the system. Few of these people will have thought to bring enough food, expecting to find it locally. The nutrient tankage of the Orbitals will likely be exhausted, so any food you can bring with you for distribution will be a help. In addition it will take time for the Corporations to repatriate crews who have been released from medical bays. These people will likely be in various stages of trauma - any counsellors that you can provide will have all the work that they can handle.

I hope that this provides you with inspiration.

I am currently on an observational tour of Black Rise in Okagaiken and the surrounding systems. As I've been listening in on local channels and observing capsuleer activity I am becoming concerned about a particular issue. Relief efforts could be seriously hampered by the presence of opportunistic capsuleers with no loyalties who do nothing but hunt for opportunities to fight and kill. Even now, there are pilots licking their lips and waiting for more quarry. Relief efforts and humanitarian efforts will have to proceed with great caution and care or additional casualties will happen after the battle.

In response, DSTON will station the DSS Assist in Black Rise and offer covert transport of refugees out of Black Rise and into high security space pending the resolution of the crisis. We stand by to offer shelter, provision, and care to any who are displaced, injured or otherwise by any actions taken. We can also offer covert transport of supplies in limited quantities to the areas where they are needed.

Don't tease me Polevhia, you know I would enjoy the chance to do just that.

Pieter, out of interest, could you explain what you mean by "tidepool effects?"

I hope they get him alive, this way, we can gather around our holoscreens with a hot drink and a few protein delicacies, and enjoy heth's trial.

It is worth noting that these micro-wells are indeed microscopic. No bigger than the tip of a pin, in fact. While their gravitational effects are strong enough to cause significant navigational hazards for unpowered or underpowered objects traveling nearby, the effect of being caught by one is at absolute worst - mere immobilization.

Most of these tiny "knuckles" are harmless, and cannot stop even a drifting escape pod. It is only when they begin combining together that they can trap and stop an escape pod from moving under its own power. Tractor beams from a larger vessel can easily tug the pods to safety later on. Under the worst case scenario, the escape pods will merely be immobilized for several hours until the micro-wells dissipate.

Under no realistic circumstances will any escape pods be torn apart or sucked into black holes. While such fears are commonly bandied about as rumor and urban legend, none of it has been proven true. A recent example often used in current versions of the myth cites the Battle of Asakai as a location where the Leviathan's capital graviton reactors caused a 'micro black hole' to form and destroy countless escape pods. The CONCORD inquiry into the safety and capability of escape pods following the Battle of Asakai turned up no evidence of spatial distortions anywhere near the intensity of a micro-singularity (which does not merely disappear a few days later). All destroyed escape pods at the scene of the battle were found to have been destroyed by collision, weapons fire, nearby explosions, or engine exhaust.

The tea is for those with honour. The only way Heth will die that way is if he takes his own life before he's captured.

I expect a firing squad.

I suppose a firing squad is more likely. Though the irony of Heth being forced to drink the tea would be very impactful.

A whole two days of patrolling with nothing substantial to report.

Oh, of course! Allow us the time to co-ordinate a battle with Heth and his forces at a mutually agreeable location and time; A true State loyalist will inform you of the relevant details once the arrangements are in place.

Ridiculous.

As for the rest of you, he was spotted almost four days ago. So what? I could be seen in Hykanima a couple of days over. Not so any more, people and their ships move. I'm as anxious as anyone to have him brought before the CBT and/or CEP (the less said about pre-emptive death sentenses the better) but all of this has been built upon hersay from the media. You really should know better.