Intergalactic Summit

As Master of Ceremonies for the Amarrian Unity gathering, I was in direct-content with Cardinal Dex of Imperial Dreams during the entirety or yesterdays happenings.

As many of you already know, the Drifters made an aggressive invasion into Amarr space with an Armada of over 100 Battleships, engaging with both the Imperial Navy and Capsuleer loyalist forces.

Admiral Ren Karetta issue orders for all loyalists to defend the Empire. While the Coalition fleet warped away to ensure the safety of the Royal Starliner Regency Amarr and re-group into attack formation, I stayed on field with PIE and Caldari allies.

In the mayhem while looking at my scanners, out of the corner of my eye, I was beholden to a large flash of light and a distant rumbling like thunder.

At first, I thought it was a Drifter Battleship discharging their Super weapon.

Then it happened again with my eyes fully on field.

It began as a small burst of yellow light, which then expanded widely to cover the whole battlefield in blinding white light, and this time the sound was deafening. It sounded like some sort of violent electrical discharge with such force that my entire ship shook violently.

Pandemonia. No one was certain what was happening.

Commander Fash Kheram arrived on field with Imperial reinforcements, and as I oriented myself, it was stated the Admiral Ren Karetta and the Divine Commodores' ships were destroyed.

"The Commodore is down. Avenge this treachery"

Without even thinking, or waiting for commands, I locked the nearest Drifter battleship, with overheated afterburners and conflagration crystal loaded lasers, and began to open fire.

To my shock, my holy lasers tore through the Battleship's shields with easy. Their blue shield was still activated, however once it was depleted, it immediately went to armor instead of having a secondary shield to deal with.

Shaken, I locked another Drifter Battleship, and within minutes, the creature was dispatched with holy judgement. I immediately informed the Cardinal "I have destroyed two Drifter Battleships handedly. They have been weakened, I repeat, they have been weakened".

The CVA lead coalition force returned in strength and battle-formation, and began to engage.

Speaking with Fash Kheram privately, I told him I had witnessed something, as I wasn't sure if my ocular implants were deceiving me.

[ 2015.06.27 17:08:28 ] Rytha Main > I saw two flashes of light when I engaged the enemies
[ 2015.06.27 17:08:32 ] Rytha Main > And they were weakened...
[ 2015.06.27 17:08:57 ] Fash Kheram > It may be a sign, let us pray it is so.

If you witnessed it as well or have video feeds, please share it here.

Something happened on that Battlefield. I cannot say what definitively, other than to state the fact: Amarr emerged victorious. God is with us.

Lt. Main
Praetoria Imperialis Excubitoris

Congratulations, Ms. Main.
And I have to bring my apologies, as I was saying a lot that Drifters weren't enemies and they weren't attacking without provocation. Last time their attack was caused by pseudo-scientists stealing their body. But now?..
Obviously I was wrong and Drifters just attack for only them known reason, what makes them effectively enemies of the Empire and the State.

Hanaya-haani, as for Drifter soullessness, I neither have information about that issue, nor believe it important, however according to my observation they acting mostly as soulless drones, who just do their task disregarding others.
From my point of view, if Drifters would have souls, they would either:
1) tried to contact us; or
2) were extremely mad for us attacking sleepers in wormhole space, and were invading, attacking, killing and destroying everything we built with extreme prejudice.

On a good side, if they were proven indeed soulless, it will make us fighting them way easier, as they will soon become predictable just like soulless sansha space trash.

I do not believe Lt. Main's drive was to spark a philosophical debate on the state of soul or lack thereof with regard to Drifters.

From a purely figurative point, I would call them souless as well for engaging in unprovoked hostilities and destroyed innocent bystanders.

And judging from the aknowledgment from Fash Kheram, Commander of the Third Imperial Fleet, I'd say something DID transpire.

Moving forward in this thread, I would also like to encourage any who were there and who bore witness of this, to bring forth their testimony or evidence.

100 battleships warping in on a summit is not Drifter "normal protocol for self-defence". This was a clear declaration of war against New Eden.

First time attack was because some jerks stole their corpse.
I think it would be proper if we would blame these body snatchers and make example of them. I don't think that this will stop Drifters, of course, but justice must prevail.

Well, against the Amarr at least. Not saying I trust them to stop with them, but they haven't really aggressed anyone else.

They fired first. Our response was delayed in the confusion and most people were holding fire without confirmation from their fleet commanders. The drifters on the other hand were firing at will at people on field.

Then that is a serious change in their behaviour, a co-ordinated and planned assault is entirely different to previous encounters. In this case there can be no doubt it was a concerted attack against Amarr. Why are they so fixated?

A fleet of 100 battleships warps directly to a planned event. The largest gathering of drifter ships seen in one place outside of Tukoss's pictures of their staging ground. Even if they didn't fire first, they were still taking aggressive action.

Drifters are invaders. Stop burying your head in the sand. They're not our friends.