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<div style="font-size:110%; border:2px solid #dca200; margin:0; background:#29870e; padding:.1em; color:#fff;">This is the overview and timeline page for the Unlikely Alliances Arc which began on '''August 8, 2023''' and pertains largely to '''[[Unathi]] and Human lore.'''</div>
<div style="font-size:110%; border:2px solid #dca200; margin:0; background:#29870e; padding:.1em; color:#fff;">It is centered around the capture of a notorious Unathi pirate by Solarian forces, and the efforts of the two nations to collaborate on the matter.</div>
<div style="font-size:110%; border:2px solid #dca200; margin:0; background:#29870e; padding:.1em; color:#fff;">Below is a summary of the arc's applicable news articles, and additions.</div>


== Overview ==  
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=Southern Solarian Reconstruction Mandate Captures Unathi Pirates!=
'''News Article'''


While the [[Unathi]] were already a spacefaring species prior to first contact, exposure to human and [[Skrell]] technology helped to catapult their interstellar development, granting them access to warp and bluespace technology. Now, Unathi-made vessels are a common sight across the Spur, and the [[Izweski Nation|Izweski Hegemony]] continues to project its power across the stars. While to [[The Wasteland|Wastelanders]] or rural Sinta a spaceship may be a rare and miraculous sight, they are a frequent sight in the cities of the Untouched Lands now - and most Unathi are well familiar with the nature of interstellar travel, even if they have never experienced it themselves.
'''Publisher: Sol Alliance News Network'''


== Pre-Contact Spaceflight ==
'''Writer: Triogenix'''


The Unathi first took to the stars 64 years prior to first contact, when the Izweski Hegemony launched their space program in 2339. Largely, this came in the form of unmanned communication and observation satellites, many of which have been refurbished for the modern day. The first manned Unathi missions came in 2332, when an Unathi named Kseok Hizra made history - becoming the first Unathi in space. Manned missions continued, with Unathi setting foot on Chanterel in 2361. The Hegemony space program received drastic upgrades in 2372, when [[Ouerea]] was discovered to be inhabitable. The Izweski poured money and resources into the colonisation of Ouerea, establishing a population of a few thousand on the planet, as well as establishing orbital installations for resupply of their crude and slow shuttles.This lead to the creation of what was at the time designated Izweski Station - the first space station put into the orbit of [[Moghes]]. Izweski Station fell into disrepair during the Contact War, and has only recently been restored with the aid of the [[Vaurca Hives|K’lax Hive]], now known as the IHSS Restoration.
'''Editors: RustingWithYou'''


== Spaceflight in the Modern Age ==
08/08/2465


During the [[Contact War]], the resources of the Izweski space program were turned towards a military purpose - instead of sending their rockets to the skies, they sent them towards the Traditionalist Coalition. When the conflict turned nuclear, several existing spacecraft were refitted to deliver atomic payloads to the Traditionalists, and development began on weaponizing existing satellites. The sudden lack of investment in the flourishing space program led to many problems, as Izweski Station’s systems began to break down, and the colonists of Ouerea struggled without shipments of supplies from Moghes. Cases of more advanced space crafts being used by the Traditionalists were recorded too, though with little to not success, such as Seryo’s Last Landing, a battle which saw the [[Empire_of_Dominia_Great_Houses#House_Kazhkz|Kazhkz clan]] acquire a large fleet of Human-made shuttles to use in an attempted landing against Skalamar.
A notorious Unathi pirate wanted by the Hegemony is captured by the forces of the Southern Solarian Reconstruction Mandate
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When the War was over and the Hegemony stood victorious, they still lacked interstellar travel of their own, leading Hegemon S’kresti Izweski to offer an amnesty to the growing population of Unathi space pirates in exchange for lending their ships to the Hegemony’s service. This had mixed results, but it did allow the Hegemony to begin the assembly of an, admittedly rag-tag, fleet. This trend continues to this day, also helping the Hegemony deal with the more hostile kinds of [[Unathi Piracy|pirate fleets]]. As [[Hephaestus Industries]] began to expand into the Uueoa-Esa system, the Hegemony was able to partner with the human megacorporation to construct the Hegeranzi Starworks in orbit of the gas giant Omgolo, and with the aid of Hephaestus engineers begin constructing ships of their own. While it was once operated by the Shipwrights’ Guild, their failure to meet demand led to Hephaestus absorbing the guild as a subsidiary.
Earlier this week several Unathi pirates who had been raiding the shipping lanes passing the southern wildlands were captured by the Southern Solarian Reconstruction Mandate in a lightning raid by members of the Sixth Middle Ring battlegroup.  


Today, the Izweski Hegemony is a notable regional power in the southern Orion Spur. Though their navy is impressive, it has been hamstrung greatly by the phoron crisis, as many of their larger ships are no longer capable of bluespace travel. This has led to an increase in pirate activity within Hegemony space, as the bulk of Izweski naval power is currently mothballed in Uueoa-Esa until phoron can be found again, or they can be refitted. As the Hegemony's economy continues to suffer through famine and phoron scarcity alike, many fear that its rivals in the region will look to take advantage of its weakened state.
Intelligence officers who had been working closely with the SIIB since early this year managed to pinpoint the main base of operations for these pirates by triangulating known attacks and comparing their locations and times. This would lead investigators back to a small asteroid base, originally used for mining but abandoned after the collapse, within the former territory of the Southern Fleet Administration. Marines then used several older generation destroyers which still had their original warp drives to jump into the system and assault the base. The pirates were no match for the destroyers and marines; before long the system was once again under Solarian control and many of the pirates were captured.  


== Izweski Civilian Ship Classes ==
In a press conference on Sankt Frederick, Fleet Admiral Myo Yunso, one of the naval flag officers assigned to the SSRM answered questions about the raid and what will happen to the captured pirates. She stated that the captured pirates would be subject to a military tribunal, and if found guilty, executed by firing squad. When asked about the possibility of bias within the tribunal due to the defendants being non-human, she responded that piracy is piracy for anyone, it does not matter if the defendants are human or not. In opposition however, Governor MacPherson has put out a statement informing citizens that he has instructed the planetary justice department to prepare to try the pirates in a court of law, with the maximum sentence being execution.


Most Unathi-manufactured ships are constructed for the Izweski Navy - however, civilian classes have been produced in recent years, largely sold to rich nobles or powerful guilds. In addition, some criminal elements have been able to acquire ships of their own, with the Shortclaw Clan having managed to acquire a rare few civilian freighters for use in smuggling their ill-gotten gains across the Orion Spur. In addition, many Hegemony civilian ships have been stolen and retrofitted by pirate fleets, and it is not uncommon to see the below classes in the hands of such criminals.
Of course, upon hearing of each other's statements and ideas for the handling of the situation, the Governor and Fleet Admiral immediately fell into the back-and-forth bickering that Sankt Frederick has become known for. The Fleet-Admiral slammed the slow process of the court system, saying that due to the pirates not being Solarian citizens they should be subject to military justice as pirates. The Governor responded by pointing out there was no military government in control of the territory where the pirates were captured and referenced a previous decision by Solarian courts to try resident non-citizen Tajara the same way as Solarian citizens. Fleet Admiral Klaudia Szalai originally sided with her fellow Fleet Admiral, but has since withdrawn that statement, instead suggesting that the Solarian Department of Justice be consulted on the issue. While this back-and-forth is still ongoing, it is unlikely any decision will be made shortly. Whatever will happen though, it is expected that these pirates will be justly punished for their crimes.


=== Azkrazal-class Freighter ===
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A civilian ship design commonly owned by the traders of the [[Unathi_Guilds#Merchants_Guild|Merchants’ Guild]], Azkrazal-class freighters are designed for long-distance cargo hauling. They make up the majority of Hegemony trade and shipping vessels, and as such are a common sight in any port which trades with the Hegemony, from the [[Republic of Biesel]] to the [[Coalition of Colonies]]. With famine gripping Moghes, many Azkrakal-class vessels have also been repurposed as supply ships, bringing food from Ouerea and other outlying colonies to help alleviate ongoing hunger at the Hegemony’s heart.
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=Solarian Ambassador on Moghes meets with Hegemon, Lord-Admiral Yizarus; extradition discussed=
'''News Article'''


=== Voidbreaker-class Corvette ===
'''Publisher: Sinta Articles'''


Based on the original design of the Navy’s corvettes prior to the creation of the Foundation, Voidbreaker-class ships are unarmed and heavily armoured vessels, now primarily seen operated by the Kataphract Guild. These ships are primarily used as transport for Kataphract warriors, as they take on mercenary work across the Spur. While they tend to lack guns, they are often equipped with boarding pods and small, fast, Spearhead-class shuttles to allow their warriors to perform aggressive boarding actions.  While a few of these can still be found in service with the Izweski Navy, they have largely been scrapped or sold off in favour of the newer Foundation-class vessels. A few of them can be found in the possession of pirate groups, especially older fleets such as Izharshan's Raiders.
'''Writer: Triogenix'''


=== Sk’resti-class Colony Ship ===
'''Editors: RustingWithYou, CaptainGecko'''


Named after the former Hegemon who oversaw their design and construction, Sk’resti-class vessels are the primary colony vessels of the Izweski Hegemony. Enormous. slow vessels filled with construction supplies, cryogenic stasis units, and everything that settlers may need to establish a new colony. No new Sk’resti-class ships have been constructed since the beginning of the phoron crisis, as the Hegemony can barely maintain the territory that it already has. There are none of these ships currently in service, as all of those constructed have served their function and been reassembled into the centres of various Hegemony colonies.
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=== Vharazki-class Transport ===
The Hegemon meets with Solarian diplomats to discuss extradition of the notorious pirate.
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Named after one of the Zyola worshipped in the [[Southlands]], Vharazki-class vessels are the main civilian transport of the Hegemony. They are small, cramped and generally uncomfortable, but are one of the cheapest and most reliable ways for a Hegemony citizen to travel offworld. Usually, they carry Unathi from Moghes or Ouerea to established colonies, or further afield to the Republic of Biesel. Hephaestus often makes use of these transports for their employees being sent offworld, and they are a common sight in Hephaestus installations across the Spur, bringing a fresh workforce at the behest of the human megacorporation. Like many civilian ships, a few of these can be found in the hands of pirate fleets, often stripped and modified to hold weapons and attack shuttles.
Today the Hegemon, together with his wife Spymaster Razi and Lord-Admiral Yizarus attended a small function stated to be with other nobles of the Hegemony, to discuss the current affairs of the realm in a relaxed setting. However, reporters working on behalf of the Keeper’s outside the Izweski Citadel where it was to be held noticed that very few official vehicles and noble retinues arrived at the gate but took notice when a diplomatic car from the Solarian Embassy entered the Citadel. While the windows were tinted, reporters believe the occupant of the car was the charge-de-affairs of the Solarian embassy, the highest-ranking Solarian diplomat left within the Hegemony after a general recall due to the collapse of their government about three years ago.


=== Seeker-class Freight Shuttle ===
A source close to the Hegemon has stated that the real purpose of the meeting was to discuss the possibility of extraditing several Unathi Pirates who were captured by the Southern Solarian Reconstruction Mandate, a Solarian designated mandate within the human wildlands some days ago. Among the pirates is rumored to be Guwan Sitraz, a former member of our navy who fled the Hegemony after dishonoring the Izweski clan by murdering unarmed combatants and civilians attempting to surrender to his men. His location has been unknown since 2458 when after being ordered by the Hegemon to return to Moghes to face judgment, he fled into the frontier. He has since been suspected to be behind several pirate organizations within the Sparring Sea and Badlands but has never been positively located by any organization. It now appears that due to the work of the Solarian Interstellar Intelligence Bureau and other Solarian intelligence clans, he may finally face the Hegemon's justice.


One of the most common transport shuttles found in the Hegemony, the Seeker is a fat and ungainly shuttle, described by some human pilots who’ve flown them as “Looks like a brick, but steers like a brick”. As such, they are largely used for short-range transport of cargo, and are often used by the crews of Azkrazal-class vessels for pickup of goods. While they are not often used by pirates where better shuttles can be found, there have been a few recorded cases of pirate fleets overriding the safeties of a Seeker, filling it with explosives, and transforming it into a devastating improvised missile.  
While we hope that Sitraz and the other pirates can be brought back to Moghes to face the Hegemon’s justice, it is unclear how extradition may work. As a mandate, now totally under the control of Sol, the SSRM may wish to try the criminals themselves or return them to the interim Solarian Government for trial. We presume that this was the center of the conversation with the Citadel, as the diplomat and Hegemon spoke for at least several hours. We will keep our readers appraised as this story develops.


=== Glizkin-class Mining Shuttle ===
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Commonly used by the [[Unathi_Guilds#Miners_Guild|Miners’ Guild]], Glizkin-class shuttles are short-range mining vessels, designed for persistent mining of celestial bodies. They are viewed by their crews as small, yet reliable and enduring - much like the [[Tza Prairie]] folk hero for which they are named. These shuttles are too small to carry warp or bluespace drives, and as such they are usually assigned to planetary mining bases or remote space stations, where the Guild miners will live and work for extended periods of isolation.
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=Governor MacPherson announces negotiations underway for the extradition of Unathi Pirates to Hegemony=
'''News Article'''


=== Brick-class Freight Shuttle ===
'''Publisher: Sol Alliance News Network'''


The Brick-class is an older model of Hegemonic freight shuttle, largely used for in-system transport prior to reliable access to faster-than-light travel. They are larger than most standard shuttles, which has led to the Brick largely being retired due to the difficulties of fitting them aboard modern Hegemony ships. A few of these vessels can still be seen in service in Uueoa-Esa, largely serving as supply shuttles between the system’s inhabited planets and installations.
'''Writer: Triogenix'''


Many of these shuttles have also proven bountiful targets for pirates, and as such they make up a significant portion of several groups’ fleets. Usually refitted with heavier armour and armed with whatever guns can be found, these shuttles are often used as attack vessels against small or poorly-defended targets. In particular, many of them can be found flying the colours of Izharshan’s Raiders, as they made up the bulk of Iklex Izharshan’s original fleet.
'''Editors: RustingWithYou, CaptainGecko'''


=== Kutah-class Mining Station ===
16/08/2465


A station primarily used by the Miners’ Guild, Kutah-class stations are usually temporary outposts, constructed in mineral-rich systems and outfitted with one or more Glizkin-class shuttles. These small, slapdash stations are not designed for long-term operation, and will often fall quickly into disrepair when their operations are concluded. Guildsmen will live there for months to years, mining the local celestial bodies and shipping their ore back to Guild headquarters, where it is sold off. The stations are frequently complained about by miners, as they are cramped, ugly and prone to breaking down, but serving aboard a Kutah-class is considered a rite of passage by many Guildsmen, with the general terribleness of the experience bonding their crews strongly together.
SSRM leadership announces that extradition is considered. Some among the public are unhappy.
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=== IHSS Reclamation ===
Earlier today, standing beside Minister of Defense Lucien Courtois on Sankt Frederick, Governor MacPherson announced the recently captured Unathi Pirates, now in custody on the planet, may be extradited to the Hegemony. The SANN was on the ground to record the announcement and has attached it to this article.


The IHSS Reclamation, formerly Izweski Station, has been refurbished in recent years. While its crew were pulled out and the station abandoned during the Contact War, the arrival of the K’lax and the beginning of terraforming efforts against the growing Wasteland led the station to find a new purpose - as a key site of Izweski research and monitoring. Crewed by some of the Hegemony’s brightest biologists, geneticists and botanists, as well as workers of the K’lax Hive and even a rare few [[Diona]] gestalts, the station now serves as the centre of efforts to reclaim the Wasteland. Experiments are conducted on genetic modification of Moghresian flora and fauna, climate engineering, radiation cleansing and even genetic modification of the Unathi themselves - all in the name of saving Moghes’ crumbling ecosystem from total collapse.
''The camera pans over to the right to track Governor MacPherson and Fleet Admiral Courtois as they make their way up to the Podium, taking about thirty seconds. The Governor quickly rearranges some papers on the podium, before politely coughing into the mic. Having confirmed that it’s on, he begins his announcement.''


“My fellow Solarians, I stand here today with a representative of our provisional government in the core worlds, Minister of Defense Courtois, to speak to you today about the Unathi pirates we recently captured in the former territory of the Southern Fleet Administration. It is our belief, and I think I speak for both myself and the Minister of Defense here, that a diplomatic solution where these criminals can be punished by their original government is preferable, and will help to signal a reborn Solarian Alliance that has diplomacy beyond threats of force.”


== Izweski Military Ship Classes ==
''The governor pauses for a moment to look at Courtois who gives an almost imperceptible nod before continuing.''


The Izweski Navy currently has five main ship classes, as well as various associated shuttles, fighters and gunships.  
“With that said, we have several conditions we would like to consider. Firstly, the trial of the criminals shall take place here, on Sankt Frederick. We are willing to grant the Iz-we-ski Hegemony a plot of land at a now unused consulate for a fixed period where the trial and punishment can occur, outside the laws of these lands. Secondly, the trial must be observed by a member of the Solarian Department of Justice, who will act as an advisor to the Hegemonies appointed judge. Third, the criminals shall be charged with all crimes committed within the territories of the Solarian Alliance, occupied or otherwise, during their trial. We are not just here to achieve justice for a crime six years in the past, we are here to find justice for murdered Solarian citizens. Lastly, not all criminals will be extradited, we will allow your government to try two of them, while the remaining are tried here by our planetary courts.”


=== Foundation-class Corvette ===
''After finishing his statement, the governor takes another quick pause before continuing.''


The forerunners of the Izweski Navy, Foundation-class vessels are slim, agile and fast, equipped with high-grade warp drives. They are small vessels, usually assigned to patrol actions, escort duty or anti-pirate operations, and can often be seen in regions such as the Badlands or Sparring Sea attempting to secure Hegemony assets in the region. These ships have seen increasing usage since the phoron crisis, as the bulk of the Navy’s force is currently incapable of interstellar travel. They are usually lightly armed, equipped with Hegemony Bruiser II cannons and lightweight rotary guns.  
“These conditions are the requirements we have to allow some of these criminals to be punished by their original government, and we encourage the Hegemony to reach out to our Charge-de-affairs to give their response. As a gesture of good faith, we will allow a Hegemonic Lord to observe the trials of the rest of the pirates, as well as provide further evidence of their guilt, but not advise the Judge on their sentence.”


=== Brawler-class Destroyer ===
''The governor then finishes his speech, speaking briefly with Courtois, before both walk off the stage and the camera stops rolling.''


A larger vessel, Brawler-class destroyers make up the bulk of the Izweski navy, and are usually the first line in any major Hegemony military operation. They do not require phoron to run, and as such are the largest ships in the Hegemony fleet that are currently deployable. Currently, they are primarily concentrated within Izweski space, protecting valuable colonies and shipping routes from pirate incursion. Brawlers are equipped with heavy plasteel armour, as well as large mass driver weapons. While these weapons’ size and weight can lead to the Brawler-class being slower and more cumbersome than other nations’ equivalent vessels, they make it extremely effective at punching above its weight class. The more recent Brawler designs have also been heavily front-armoured, aiding in the ramming manoeuvres popularised by Lord Sakax Razi.
This announcement has baffled interstellar relations experts, who were incredibly surprised to find the Alliance open to negotiations in any form, instead expecting a quick military trial of the pirates. Legal experts have also given their input into the strange nature of the agreement, commenting on the allocation of land to the Hegemony for a fixed period, and the precedent it sets. One interviewee from Callisto was quoted saying ''“If we start giving all our land to [EXPLETIVE] alien governments to do what they please, what’s the point of the alliance?”'' The SANN also reached out to Fleet Admiral Myo Yunso to ask for a comment, but her public relations officer declined to give a statement. It was the same when SANN reporters reached out to Fleet Admiral Klaudia Szalai’s office. We currently know that Minister of Defense Courtois visited both admiral’s flagships before appearing with the governor for his statement, though not what was discussed. Now we expectantly wait for the response of the Hegemony with bated breath, stay tuned!


=== Bulwark-class Cruiser ===
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One of the Hegemony’s larger ships, the Bulwark-class cruiser is an extremely effective design, having seen extensive use in Lord-Admiral Yizarus’s campaign against the pirates of Izharshan’s Raiders. Uniquely for Unathi ships, they are equipped solely with energy weapons, armed with front-mounted heavy lasers, as well as an enormous ion cannon capable of disabling smaller vessels rapidly. However, these energy weapons place an enormous strain on the Bulwark’s power systems, leading to most of them being equipped with large and vulnerable fusion reactors. Their bluespace drives allow them to travel between systems at rapid speeds, but the ongoing phoron crisis has meant that the Hegemony is currently unable to fuel these vessels. Currently, all active Bulwark-class vessels are assigned to the Uueoa-Esa system, protecting Moghes, Tret and Ouerea from any potential threat. They are also armoured for ramming manoeuvres, though due to the size and long-range nature of these ships ramming actions are usually reserved for desperate last resorts, when the ship is already at high risk of destruction.
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=Hegemon Accepts Southern Provisional Governments terms for extradition, Lord-Admiral Yizarus leaves for Sankt Frederick=
'''News Article'''


=== Hammer-class Battleship ===
'''Publisher: Sinta Articles'''


A theoretical design, as none have yet been constructed, the Hammer-class is designed to be the equivalent of a human battleship. Designs for these vessels are outfitted with heavy mass-driver mounted weapons, as well as bays for several Siro-class fighters and onboard missile systems. While previous designs were outfitted with bluespace drives, similarly to the Hegemony’s other large ships, rumours from Hegeranzi Starworks indicate that new designs have been updated for warp drives instead - rendering them much slower at interstellar speeds, but capable of operating without dependence on phoron. The immense power requirements of this ship would require an advanced reactor, though the exact specifications of the Hammer-class’s power source have not yet been made public.
'''Writer: Triogenix'''


=== Cataclysm-class Super-dreadnought ===
'''Editors: RustingWithYou, CaptainGecko'''


The pride of the Izweski Navy, Cataclysm-class vessels are some of the largest ships manufactured anywhere in the Orion Spur. At nearly a kilometre long and two hundred metres wide, these vessels are an awe-inspiring sight, and have traditionally been used as flagships for the Hegemony’s fleets. They are each armed to the teeth, with heavy railgun batteries, heavy laser cannons and mass driver weapons attached, and dual supermatter reactors as a power source. Due to the size of these weapons, their bluespace drives take enormous amounts of phoron fuel to operate, and they were taken out of active service almost as soon as the phoron crisis hit. Despite their intimidating visage, Cataclysm-class vessels have several major weaknesses, the most critical being the supermatter engines. Due to the highly unstable nature of supermatter crystals, minor damage to the engines can easily cascade into a catastrophic disaster, a weakness which was exploited by the pirates of Izharshan’s Raiders in 2458, when the HMV Cataclysm was critically damaged in an act of sabotage. Their size also renders them slow and unwieldy, and while they are devastating at long-range they are vulnerable to smaller attack craft, as their point defence capacity is relatively limited to compensate for the power of their larger weapons systems.
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Due to the enormous expense of constructing a Cataclysm-class vessel, the Izweski Hegemony currently only possesses three of these enormous ships, with no plans to construct any more. Some critics of the class have called them enormous vanity projects, and that their only real utility is to look impressive, stating that manufacturing a higher quantity of smaller vessels would have been far more strategically viable in the long run. Currently, all three active Cataclysm-class vessels are located in the Uueoa-Esa system, as they are incapable of interstellar travel.
An agreement is reached. Lord-Admiral Yizarus departs the Hegemony to sit in judgement on Sankt-Frederick.
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=== Siro-class Fighter ===
Over the past few days since the announcement by the Southern Solarian Reconstruction Mandate, the Charge-de-affairs of the Solarian embassy has been seen entering and leaving the Izweski Citadel, sometimes multiple times a day. It has been believed that the Hegemon is negotiating with the Solarian Government for better conditions regarding the extradition of the Guwan Sitraz and other pirate scum captured by one of their reconstruction mandates so recently. Today, our speculation came to an end, however, as High Speaker Seleta Sarnac called a press conference in the evening. Our reporters were there and captured her opening statement.


The primary fighter of the Izweski Hegemony, Siro-class vessels are largely found attached to Bulwark-class cruisers, as well as the Cataclysm-class super-dreadnaughts. They are small, two-person fighters, armed with a single rotary cannon. They are lightly armoured, but fearsomely agile, and a force to be reckoned with in large numbers. In recent years, some Bulwark-class vessels have been modified to hold small fighter bays, as the ships designed for carrying them are largely unusable due to the phoron crisis.
“Greetings. I am pleased to announce that our Hegemon has accepted a set of revised conditions presented by a Solarian Diplomat this afternoon, in regards to the extradition of several Unathi criminals. I ask that you hold all questions until I have informed you of all new conditions. The Hegemony has agreed in full to the condition that the trials of the pirates take place on the world which they are currently held, and accept the local government's offer to hold a small former consulate under the banner of the Izweski Hegemony for the time of the trial and punishment. The Hegemony has also fully agreed to try the pirates with the assistance of a Solarian Judge for their crimes committed in Solarian Territory. We however will be trying two pirates of our choosing, in addition to the guwan Sitraz. In addition, we will be taking up the local government's offer to have a Hegemonic Lord observe the trials of the remaining pirates, as well as offer advice to the presiding Judge. The Hegemony has also requested that the maximum sentence for the crimes of the pirates be execution by firing squad, rather than cyborgification, which the local government has accepted.”


=== Spearhead-class Troop Transport ===
''Seleta pauses for a moment, keeping her hand up to forestall questions.''


An older model of transport shuttle, the Spearhead-class is used as a troop transport by Hegemony vessels. While it is unarmed and lightly armoured, it is agile and capable of quickly delivering a boarding party to an enemy vessel. The Spearhead-class has largely been replaced by the cheaper Hunter-class in recent years, and many of these shuttles have since been sold off to organisations such as the Kataphract Guild. They are capable of striking fast and hard, and are often favoured as attack craft by pirates and mercenaries who can get their hands on them.
“To these ends, Lord-Admiral Yizarus has been dispatched to the planet of Sankt Frederick, where he will act in our Hegemon’s stead as the presiding judge for the criminals we prosecute. He has taken one of our quickest ships and is expected to be there by the end of the week. I now open the floor to questions.”


=== Hunter-class Troop Transport ===
Very few questions of any substance were asked by the members of the press attendant, due to the skillful delivery of the High Speaker. Our journalists held off on asking further questions. We pray the spirits are with Lord Admiral Yizarus on his journey, and that he may extract the Hegemon’s justice by word of mouth and strength of claw.


The replacement for the Spearhead, Hunter-class vessels are now the primary troop transport of the Izweski Navy. Designed for both spaceborne and atmospheric operation, they are often used in larger engagements for the deployment of Izweski warriors clad in the fearsome breacher suits, dropping them into ground engagements. The Hunter-class is faster than the Spearhead, but larger and less agile. They can usually be found attached to Navy vessels of all sizes, and are never seen far from their motherships - not least because their thrusters consume large amounts of hydrogen and carbon dioxide, and require frequent refuelling to stay active.
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=Unathi Pirates Publicly Executed by Hegemony Lord-Admiral after 4-hour Trial=
'''News Article'''
 
'''Publisher: Sol Alliance News Network'''
 
'''Writer: Triogenix'''
 
'''Editors: RustingWithYou, CaptainGecko'''
 
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Lord-Admiral Yizarus dispenses the Hegemon's justice. Solarian viewers are shocked by the swift and merciless judgement.
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In a shocking development, after a mere six hours on the planet of Sankt Frederick the Hegemony’s appointed judge, one Lord-Admiral Yizarus has completed the trial and punishment of the three criminals the Hegemony was allowed to try. The trial itself only took four hours, and thirty minutes after completion the convicted Unathi were taken out of the consulate building to its front yard for their punishments. The SANN had a camera on the scene and captured the following video. Viewer discretion is advised.
 
''The camera turns on with an unsteady hand, as it shakes seemingly up onto someone's shoulder. After a few moments, it clears up and begins to track a three person long file of Unathi prisoners gagged and chained being escorted out onto the front lawn of the former consulate. The file is led by a tall, proud-looking Sinta with a sword at his waist, Lord-Admiral Yizarus, and flanked on all sides by Men-at-arms wearing the heraldry of the Izweski; by the Lord-Admiral's side is a short, plump man identified as a Solarian Judge. About halfway across the lawn, the file stops, in front of a small crowd that’s begun to form. Several armsmen place three wooden boxes on the lawn and force each prisoner to kneel with their head on one. Lord-Admiral Yizarus notices the crowd which has begun to grow in size, and quickly speaks with the Judge before turning to face the crowd. He then gave the following statements.''
 
''“I have found thessse criminalss guilty of a litany of crimesss, including pirassy in the Sssolarian Alliansse. For thesse crimesss, they will be eksecuted.”''
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The Lord-Admiral seemingly believes that’s enough to say, and turns back to criminals, now all kneeling, drawing the sword on his waist. It’s an unadorned simple sword but shines with a sharpness that only Plasteel could achieve. He plants the point into the soft ground near the head of the rightmost convict, Sitraz. He then sa''ys;
 
''In Sinta’Unathi: “And now, a duty fulfilled.”''
 
''After that phrase Yizarus brings the sword up over his head and down onto Sitraz’s neck, completely separating his head from the rest of his body in one smooth stroke, to the gasps of the crowd. Yizarus casually kicks the now removed head out of his way, as he moves on to the next convict, believed to be Sitraz’s second in command. Without a word this time, Yizarus once again hefts the sword up over his head and down onto the convict's neck, separating their head from their body. He then moves on to the last convict and repeats the same motion with the same ending before speaking again.''
 
''In Sinta’Unathi: “Have it all burned, and spread the ashes through the star lanes; there should be no resting place for the dishonored.”''
 
''The armsmen move to carry the bodies and head back inside, as Yizarus calmly pulls out a piece of cloth and begins to clean his sword, speaking with the stunned Solarian Judge all the while. The crowd murmurs but is mostly quiet, too stunned to react spectacularly. Eventually, Yizarus and the judge both head back inside, and the camera stops rolling.''
 
The speed and severity of the punishment handed down to the pirates has taken Sankt Frederick by storm, with videos of the executions and the thoughts of the population being re-chirped millions of times across the spur. When asked by a reporter who caught him at the starport leaving for the Hegemony about the executions, Lord-Admiral Yizarus simply said:
 
''“They broke the lawsss of the Hegemon, Sssolarian Alliansse, and other civilized nationss ass well asss the lawsss of the sspiritsss, and were punissshed accordingly.”''
 
The remainder of the pirates remain on Sankt Frederick and are expected to be brought before a Solarian Judge for their trials several months from now. The Hegemony has extended its full thanks to the Solarian Government as well as the leaders of the Southern Solarian Reconstruction Mandate, in particular Governor McPherson, for allowing them to “justly punish a criminal who has long evaded rightful authority.”
 
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This is the overview and timeline page for the Unlikely Alliances Arc which began on August 8, 2023 and pertains largely to Unathi and Human lore.
It is centered around the capture of a notorious Unathi pirate by Solarian forces, and the efforts of the two nations to collaborate on the matter.
Below is a summary of the arc's applicable news articles, and additions.

Southern Solarian Reconstruction Mandate Captures Unathi Pirates!

News Article

Publisher: Sol Alliance News Network

Writer: Triogenix

Editors: RustingWithYou

08/08/2465

A notorious Unathi pirate wanted by the Hegemony is captured by the forces of the Southern Solarian Reconstruction Mandate

Earlier this week several Unathi pirates who had been raiding the shipping lanes passing the southern wildlands were captured by the Southern Solarian Reconstruction Mandate in a lightning raid by members of the Sixth Middle Ring battlegroup.

Intelligence officers who had been working closely with the SIIB since early this year managed to pinpoint the main base of operations for these pirates by triangulating known attacks and comparing their locations and times. This would lead investigators back to a small asteroid base, originally used for mining but abandoned after the collapse, within the former territory of the Southern Fleet Administration. Marines then used several older generation destroyers which still had their original warp drives to jump into the system and assault the base. The pirates were no match for the destroyers and marines; before long the system was once again under Solarian control and many of the pirates were captured.

In a press conference on Sankt Frederick, Fleet Admiral Myo Yunso, one of the naval flag officers assigned to the SSRM answered questions about the raid and what will happen to the captured pirates. She stated that the captured pirates would be subject to a military tribunal, and if found guilty, executed by firing squad. When asked about the possibility of bias within the tribunal due to the defendants being non-human, she responded that piracy is piracy for anyone, it does not matter if the defendants are human or not. In opposition however, Governor MacPherson has put out a statement informing citizens that he has instructed the planetary justice department to prepare to try the pirates in a court of law, with the maximum sentence being execution.

Of course, upon hearing of each other's statements and ideas for the handling of the situation, the Governor and Fleet Admiral immediately fell into the back-and-forth bickering that Sankt Frederick has become known for. The Fleet-Admiral slammed the slow process of the court system, saying that due to the pirates not being Solarian citizens they should be subject to military justice as pirates. The Governor responded by pointing out there was no military government in control of the territory where the pirates were captured and referenced a previous decision by Solarian courts to try resident non-citizen Tajara the same way as Solarian citizens. Fleet Admiral Klaudia Szalai originally sided with her fellow Fleet Admiral, but has since withdrawn that statement, instead suggesting that the Solarian Department of Justice be consulted on the issue. While this back-and-forth is still ongoing, it is unlikely any decision will be made shortly. Whatever will happen though, it is expected that these pirates will be justly punished for their crimes.

Solarian Ambassador on Moghes meets with Hegemon, Lord-Admiral Yizarus; extradition discussed

News Article

Publisher: Sinta Articles

Writer: Triogenix

Editors: RustingWithYou, CaptainGecko

11/08/2465

The Hegemon meets with Solarian diplomats to discuss extradition of the notorious pirate.

Today the Hegemon, together with his wife Spymaster Razi and Lord-Admiral Yizarus attended a small function stated to be with other nobles of the Hegemony, to discuss the current affairs of the realm in a relaxed setting. However, reporters working on behalf of the Keeper’s outside the Izweski Citadel where it was to be held noticed that very few official vehicles and noble retinues arrived at the gate but took notice when a diplomatic car from the Solarian Embassy entered the Citadel. While the windows were tinted, reporters believe the occupant of the car was the charge-de-affairs of the Solarian embassy, the highest-ranking Solarian diplomat left within the Hegemony after a general recall due to the collapse of their government about three years ago.

A source close to the Hegemon has stated that the real purpose of the meeting was to discuss the possibility of extraditing several Unathi Pirates who were captured by the Southern Solarian Reconstruction Mandate, a Solarian designated mandate within the human wildlands some days ago. Among the pirates is rumored to be Guwan Sitraz, a former member of our navy who fled the Hegemony after dishonoring the Izweski clan by murdering unarmed combatants and civilians attempting to surrender to his men. His location has been unknown since 2458 when after being ordered by the Hegemon to return to Moghes to face judgment, he fled into the frontier. He has since been suspected to be behind several pirate organizations within the Sparring Sea and Badlands but has never been positively located by any organization. It now appears that due to the work of the Solarian Interstellar Intelligence Bureau and other Solarian intelligence clans, he may finally face the Hegemon's justice.

While we hope that Sitraz and the other pirates can be brought back to Moghes to face the Hegemon’s justice, it is unclear how extradition may work. As a mandate, now totally under the control of Sol, the SSRM may wish to try the criminals themselves or return them to the interim Solarian Government for trial. We presume that this was the center of the conversation with the Citadel, as the diplomat and Hegemon spoke for at least several hours. We will keep our readers appraised as this story develops.

Governor MacPherson announces negotiations underway for the extradition of Unathi Pirates to Hegemony

News Article

Publisher: Sol Alliance News Network

Writer: Triogenix

Editors: RustingWithYou, CaptainGecko

16/08/2465

SSRM leadership announces that extradition is considered. Some among the public are unhappy.

Earlier today, standing beside Minister of Defense Lucien Courtois on Sankt Frederick, Governor MacPherson announced the recently captured Unathi Pirates, now in custody on the planet, may be extradited to the Hegemony. The SANN was on the ground to record the announcement and has attached it to this article.

The camera pans over to the right to track Governor MacPherson and Fleet Admiral Courtois as they make their way up to the Podium, taking about thirty seconds. The Governor quickly rearranges some papers on the podium, before politely coughing into the mic. Having confirmed that it’s on, he begins his announcement.

“My fellow Solarians, I stand here today with a representative of our provisional government in the core worlds, Minister of Defense Courtois, to speak to you today about the Unathi pirates we recently captured in the former territory of the Southern Fleet Administration. It is our belief, and I think I speak for both myself and the Minister of Defense here, that a diplomatic solution where these criminals can be punished by their original government is preferable, and will help to signal a reborn Solarian Alliance that has diplomacy beyond threats of force.”

The governor pauses for a moment to look at Courtois who gives an almost imperceptible nod before continuing.

“With that said, we have several conditions we would like to consider. Firstly, the trial of the criminals shall take place here, on Sankt Frederick. We are willing to grant the Iz-we-ski Hegemony a plot of land at a now unused consulate for a fixed period where the trial and punishment can occur, outside the laws of these lands. Secondly, the trial must be observed by a member of the Solarian Department of Justice, who will act as an advisor to the Hegemonies appointed judge. Third, the criminals shall be charged with all crimes committed within the territories of the Solarian Alliance, occupied or otherwise, during their trial. We are not just here to achieve justice for a crime six years in the past, we are here to find justice for murdered Solarian citizens. Lastly, not all criminals will be extradited, we will allow your government to try two of them, while the remaining are tried here by our planetary courts.”

After finishing his statement, the governor takes another quick pause before continuing.

“These conditions are the requirements we have to allow some of these criminals to be punished by their original government, and we encourage the Hegemony to reach out to our Charge-de-affairs to give their response. As a gesture of good faith, we will allow a Hegemonic Lord to observe the trials of the rest of the pirates, as well as provide further evidence of their guilt, but not advise the Judge on their sentence.”

The governor then finishes his speech, speaking briefly with Courtois, before both walk off the stage and the camera stops rolling.

This announcement has baffled interstellar relations experts, who were incredibly surprised to find the Alliance open to negotiations in any form, instead expecting a quick military trial of the pirates. Legal experts have also given their input into the strange nature of the agreement, commenting on the allocation of land to the Hegemony for a fixed period, and the precedent it sets. One interviewee from Callisto was quoted saying “If we start giving all our land to [EXPLETIVE] alien governments to do what they please, what’s the point of the alliance?” The SANN also reached out to Fleet Admiral Myo Yunso to ask for a comment, but her public relations officer declined to give a statement. It was the same when SANN reporters reached out to Fleet Admiral Klaudia Szalai’s office. We currently know that Minister of Defense Courtois visited both admiral’s flagships before appearing with the governor for his statement, though not what was discussed. Now we expectantly wait for the response of the Hegemony with bated breath, stay tuned!

Hegemon Accepts Southern Provisional Governments terms for extradition, Lord-Admiral Yizarus leaves for Sankt Frederick

News Article

Publisher: Sinta Articles

Writer: Triogenix

Editors: RustingWithYou, CaptainGecko

18/08/2465

An agreement is reached. Lord-Admiral Yizarus departs the Hegemony to sit in judgement on Sankt-Frederick.

Over the past few days since the announcement by the Southern Solarian Reconstruction Mandate, the Charge-de-affairs of the Solarian embassy has been seen entering and leaving the Izweski Citadel, sometimes multiple times a day. It has been believed that the Hegemon is negotiating with the Solarian Government for better conditions regarding the extradition of the Guwan Sitraz and other pirate scum captured by one of their reconstruction mandates so recently. Today, our speculation came to an end, however, as High Speaker Seleta Sarnac called a press conference in the evening. Our reporters were there and captured her opening statement.

“Greetings. I am pleased to announce that our Hegemon has accepted a set of revised conditions presented by a Solarian Diplomat this afternoon, in regards to the extradition of several Unathi criminals. I ask that you hold all questions until I have informed you of all new conditions. The Hegemony has agreed in full to the condition that the trials of the pirates take place on the world which they are currently held, and accept the local government's offer to hold a small former consulate under the banner of the Izweski Hegemony for the time of the trial and punishment. The Hegemony has also fully agreed to try the pirates with the assistance of a Solarian Judge for their crimes committed in Solarian Territory. We however will be trying two pirates of our choosing, in addition to the guwan Sitraz. In addition, we will be taking up the local government's offer to have a Hegemonic Lord observe the trials of the remaining pirates, as well as offer advice to the presiding Judge. The Hegemony has also requested that the maximum sentence for the crimes of the pirates be execution by firing squad, rather than cyborgification, which the local government has accepted.”

Seleta pauses for a moment, keeping her hand up to forestall questions.

“To these ends, Lord-Admiral Yizarus has been dispatched to the planet of Sankt Frederick, where he will act in our Hegemon’s stead as the presiding judge for the criminals we prosecute. He has taken one of our quickest ships and is expected to be there by the end of the week. I now open the floor to questions.”

Very few questions of any substance were asked by the members of the press attendant, due to the skillful delivery of the High Speaker. Our journalists held off on asking further questions. We pray the spirits are with Lord Admiral Yizarus on his journey, and that he may extract the Hegemon’s justice by word of mouth and strength of claw.

Unathi Pirates Publicly Executed by Hegemony Lord-Admiral after 4-hour Trial

News Article

Publisher: Sol Alliance News Network

Writer: Triogenix

Editors: RustingWithYou, CaptainGecko

26/08/2465

Lord-Admiral Yizarus dispenses the Hegemon's justice. Solarian viewers are shocked by the swift and merciless judgement.

In a shocking development, after a mere six hours on the planet of Sankt Frederick the Hegemony’s appointed judge, one Lord-Admiral Yizarus has completed the trial and punishment of the three criminals the Hegemony was allowed to try. The trial itself only took four hours, and thirty minutes after completion the convicted Unathi were taken out of the consulate building to its front yard for their punishments. The SANN had a camera on the scene and captured the following video. Viewer discretion is advised.

The camera turns on with an unsteady hand, as it shakes seemingly up onto someone's shoulder. After a few moments, it clears up and begins to track a three person long file of Unathi prisoners gagged and chained being escorted out onto the front lawn of the former consulate. The file is led by a tall, proud-looking Sinta with a sword at his waist, Lord-Admiral Yizarus, and flanked on all sides by Men-at-arms wearing the heraldry of the Izweski; by the Lord-Admiral's side is a short, plump man identified as a Solarian Judge. About halfway across the lawn, the file stops, in front of a small crowd that’s begun to form. Several armsmen place three wooden boxes on the lawn and force each prisoner to kneel with their head on one. Lord-Admiral Yizarus notices the crowd which has begun to grow in size, and quickly speaks with the Judge before turning to face the crowd. He then gave the following statements.

“I have found thessse criminalss guilty of a litany of crimesss, including pirassy in the Sssolarian Alliansse. For thesse crimesss, they will be eksecuted.” The Lord-Admiral seemingly believes that’s enough to say, and turns back to criminals, now all kneeling, drawing the sword on his waist. It’s an unadorned simple sword but shines with a sharpness that only Plasteel could achieve. He plants the point into the soft ground near the head of the rightmost convict, Sitraz. He then says;

In Sinta’Unathi: “And now, a duty fulfilled.”

After that phrase Yizarus brings the sword up over his head and down onto Sitraz’s neck, completely separating his head from the rest of his body in one smooth stroke, to the gasps of the crowd. Yizarus casually kicks the now removed head out of his way, as he moves on to the next convict, believed to be Sitraz’s second in command. Without a word this time, Yizarus once again hefts the sword up over his head and down onto the convict's neck, separating their head from their body. He then moves on to the last convict and repeats the same motion with the same ending before speaking again.

In Sinta’Unathi: “Have it all burned, and spread the ashes through the star lanes; there should be no resting place for the dishonored.”

The armsmen move to carry the bodies and head back inside, as Yizarus calmly pulls out a piece of cloth and begins to clean his sword, speaking with the stunned Solarian Judge all the while. The crowd murmurs but is mostly quiet, too stunned to react spectacularly. Eventually, Yizarus and the judge both head back inside, and the camera stops rolling.

The speed and severity of the punishment handed down to the pirates has taken Sankt Frederick by storm, with videos of the executions and the thoughts of the population being re-chirped millions of times across the spur. When asked by a reporter who caught him at the starport leaving for the Hegemony about the executions, Lord-Admiral Yizarus simply said:

“They broke the lawsss of the Hegemon, Sssolarian Alliansse, and other civilized nationss ass well asss the lawsss of the sspiritsss, and were punissshed accordingly.”

The remainder of the pirates remain on Sankt Frederick and are expected to be brought before a Solarian Judge for their trials several months from now. The Hegemony has extended its full thanks to the Solarian Government as well as the leaders of the Southern Solarian Reconstruction Mandate, in particular Governor McPherson, for allowing them to “justly punish a criminal who has long evaded rightful authority.”

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