Inter-Galactic News

Issue 54, January/February 2000

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## FAO ALL INHABITANTS OF THE CLUSTER ##

The CIA is pleased to announce that their highly acclaimed Grav Lifter technology is now available in the Cluster. This hi-tech ship upgrade will allow your vessel to take off for only 2x Base Speed (as opposed to the usual 5x) saving both time and money.

We are also in a position to announce that in an exclusive deal with the Kastorian Military Junta we are also able to supply Advanced Landing Software. The ALS will allow vessels to plot a much more efficient landing pattern thus reducing landing time to 2x Base Speed. This is the perfect compliment to CIA Grav Lifter and we recommend installation of both technologies in the same visit.

Both pieces of technology retail at 30K$. At the moment there is only a limited supply of Grav Lifters available. Anyone interested should contact the governor of CIA Cypher (863) located on Steel
(ss2751) in the Twinkle System (103). PA's must be arranged for Grav Lifters but anyone can drop in and fit ALS (just land and issue the 30TU Special Action "Fit Landing Software" and the money will be deducted from your ships funds).

Contact the governor at : Blair Watt, 14 Northfield Place, Aberdeen, AB25 1SJ
or at the on-line address: http://www.abdn.ac.uk/~gpr069/.HTM
Governor James Toridan, Head of Cluster Ops, CIA Colony Cypher (863), Steel (SS 2751), Twinkle(103).

A PRESS STATEMENT BY THE IMPERIAL VICEROY

The revelations arising from the speeches at the recent Memorial Ceremony for the Late Emperor Paul at CNF Cemetary Ridge in the Darkfold have astounded and horrified many both in the peripheries and the inner empire. The research materials provided leave little or no doubt as to the accuracy of the information regarding the origins of His Imperial Majesty The Emperor Jasil and the Lord High Samuel.

Mr Roswell and his supporters did however make serious errors in their speeches and these must be addressed. Let us consider the legal status of a clone and its relationship to the donor of the tissue from which it was manufactured. I use the term manufactured because this is how clones are produced. Although the embryo generated from the tissue supplied by the donor is implanted in a woman's womb for gestation the resulting clone inherits nothing of the woman's genetic makeup. It is solely and only a duplicate of the tissue donor. It is not the child of the tissue donor as we understand the term child. A natural born baby inherits genetic traits from both its parents and can be truly described as their child, a clone has no parents, merely a tissue donor.

If, as we must, we accept that both Jasil and Samuel are clones we must also accept that they are neither sons of the late Emperor Paul, nor are they brothers. They are two duplicates of the Late Emperor himself, or, as Mr Roswell so accurately put it, they are Paul.

I have many contacts in the inner empire as a result of my years of service there with the ISP and my years as Viceroy here in the Capellan Periphery. A number of these contacts are the controllers of political, economic and military power in the inner empire and the consensus coming from them is that the inner empire will not accept a clone as Emperor, regardless of its date of manufacture.

The Late Emperor Paul would appear to have tried to solve the problem of being unable to sire an heir by producing a clone and, when he thought he had lost the first one, compounding his error by producing a second. His motives were doubtless well intentioned and aimed solely at preserving the stability of the Empire. As we have seen, a dispute between claimants to the throne can have far reaching and deleterious effects on the Empire. To have no heir at all could well be catastrophic, and my inner empire contacts all believe that with no clear and generally acceptable Emperor on the throne the Inner Empire as we know it is highly likely to dissolve into chaos and we will see the onset of another Dark Age with petty warlords who gain control of a few warships and troops setting up system wide fiefs of their own.

What then can be done to prevent this? Doubtless the CNF would not wish to loose what they consider to be their Empire in this way, although I suspect that they might rather see that than have their own ambitions of power thwarted.

Mr Roswell stated that Jasil was Paul and from this we can deduce that Jasil's son might be considered to be Paul's son. He would indeed have the same genetic contribution from his father as would a natural born son of Paul himself. Negative traits in a tissue donor can be tailored out and there is little doubt that Paul's clones would have been adjusted so as not to inherit their tissue donor's inability to sire children if that was a genetic trait. Having come to this conclusion we can doubtless expect at least one son of Samuel to come out of the Brotherhood woodwork. So the question might well be, Do we want a man brought up in the finest traditions of the Empire and educated to rule as Emperor? Or do we want a Brotherhood puppet who would doubtless lead the Empire into slave owning and drug abuse?

My Lords, Ladies and Gentlemen I would remind you all that Jasil has a naturally born son, the veracity of his birth and origins are being investigated by independent researchers as I write this statement. Many of us met the Crown Prince and were impressed by his maturity and bearing when he visited the Capellan Periphery on the occasion of his honeymoon.

I commend to you His Imperial Highness, Prince Lysander Paulovitch
Admiral Lord Simms, Baron Baronov, KCG, ISP (rtd), Imperial Viceroy of the Capellan Periphery

Confederate Response to the Above Statement

[The scene is surreal, a huge mausoleum stands in gothic splendour in the vid screen background and a large fur tree, planted for an ancient human tradition grows next to it. The lights and decorations on the tree illuminate its thick greenery. A harmony from the True Ones choirs with in the mausoleum crescendos and then turns into a beautiful hum. Roswell stands cheerful in mood, flanked by a passive Brother Cecil and the stoney faced Vice Consul, Spacewall Jackson. The area is crowded with citizens of Cemetery Hill all eager to hear what the Supreme Commander has to say, in reply to the Imperial Viceroy Simms. A hush falls on the crowd as the Speech begins.]

"Humanity, a word once used a lot in these festive times. It stood for Kindness to the fellow man, hence Humankind, but it also meant family and civilisation. One man, a black sheep of our time changed this.
He thought it stood for Destruction, Power and corruption, all the qualities disregarded at the coalition of the United Earth. He allowed himself to be consumed by bitterness and thus ending all those hard years of work by countless politicians and religious orders so that he could keep a throne that was not rightfully his. He used deceit, his trusted position and he exploited the media for his goals, brandishing a good and spiritual human being a brotherhood puppet to gain favour. This has gone on for twenty plus years and now we find that the good man Samuel and the usurper Jasil are clones, oh the horror. Mr Simms said and I quote 'The revelations arising from the speeches at the recent Memorial Ceremony for the Late Emperor Paul at CNF Cemetary Ridge in the Darkfold have astounded and horrified many both in the peripheries and the inner empire.' Well Mr Simms apart from your inability to remember the actual colony you visited I would like to ask, where was the Horror and the Astounding emotions of the people when Jasil ordered the deaths of billions of Confederate supporting Humans within the inner Empire? He began a civil war, cleansed whole worlds, thus dividing the great human empire to keep the throne for his selfish and bitter reasons. He has become the greatest living homicidal Maniac in Human history, yet the son of this man is the Imperials choice and new attempt to repeat a grave IMP history. I can only laugh at the irony of the Viceroy, do the people of the human empire really wish to be ruled by the sapling of a diseased individual? Simms is also very disillusioned about clones. A clone splice is a Human being, modified with the partial genetic makeup of the donor. The embryo of a fertile woman is impregnated with the DNA of the donor and the embryo gestates normally in the womb of the mother. The baby is born naturally and the characteristics of both the mother and donor are evident. This is why Samuel and Jasil look partially different as they were born of two different mothers. Whilst the embryo is artificially altered to produce a clone splice, the donor is still the father as it is his generic makeup included into the child and no other mans. This is a debate that could go on for many years but the facts are at this time: The Viceroy and no doubt the maniac Jasil have endorsed Lysander son of Jasil as the new Emperor. The Son of Jasil is an illegitimate heir, like his father. The eldest of Paul is still Samuel, the Empire cannot disregard this so they can put another little Hitler on the throne.

The post-Imperial dynasty has made no efforts to contact the Noble Houses of the Confederacy on the matter. Which points to the reasoning that whomever they choose as emperor will share the twisted views of the current leadership and will not re-unite humanity, only further divide it. Thus we will remain divided, the war will continue and the Imperials will sacrifice yet more lives. The Viceroy used the same words as the maniac Jasil "Brotherhood puppet!" This, a deceitful ploy began a civil war, yet they still use the vile words, even though they have been exposed for the evil they are. The problem the Empire has then, are its leaders, hell bent on power and corruption, bending the minds of the empire's citizens to fit in with their games of dictatorship and conquest. Samuel is a spiritual man, brought up in the essence that is the True One. He was raised by the church, and taught good values and morals. The now Imperial people backed Jasil as he was brought up the Imperial way but look what happened there. Now the Viceroy repeats history, backing an established though illegitimate Imperial prince, rather than a brandished BHD Puppet, who is the True Emperor!

It grieves me that no matter what the people of the Confederacy do, we are attacked and discredited by Imperial hypocrites, who tried to bury our very survival under nuclear holocaust, deceit and corruption. People of the peripheries, to end this war, to end this corruption, remove the leaders of the Evil Empire that has changed the meaning of the word, Humanity. The Imperials that had their chance to advance the human race but all they could do was butcher their own kind to further their goals. The Confederacy are not the monsters that these Imperials make us out to be, they are merely hiding their own true forms and the atrocities that they have committed in the name of the IMP. I say we need a fresh new beginning, Samuel and the Confederates are the way forward, you need only to look at the past of the IMP leaders to see this. I thank you."

[Roswell smiles, and then with Brother Cecil and Jackson proceeds to leave. It is noted that the crowd stay silent as they take in the words.]

Sanctuary New Release

The Romanov family finally announced today the long expected transfer of the corporate HQ of the Romanov Family Holdings from Sanctuary on Venice to Onyx on Eridani in Solo. The retirement of the long standing governor of Sanctuary, Lord Rattor was also announced by Fraiser Romanov, well known DTR Captain and radio personality. The new Governor of Sanctuary will be Galena Moonstone, mother of DTR Explorer Corps captains, Amber and Crystal.

Fraiser Romanov, speaking from the DTR Nemesis Jabberwocky via subspace link from Noctollis in the Dewiek Home Periphery, explained that the move of the Family HQ better suited the RFH who wished to expand DTR trade links within Solo. Fraiser was quoted as saying 'Despite Onyx being half the current size of Sanctuary, it currently offers greater trade expansion abilities to the RFH. The installation of 30-40 new special complexes in the next few weeks is expected to increase the GDP of the colony by 50-100%. I also like the fact that my penthouse window gloriously catches the three suns of Solo during the summer conjunction and so will be a lot more suitable for parties.'

Lord Rattor had been expected to retire shortly after the Romanov Family took control of Sanctuary due to the failure of the colony to produce any manufactured goods for a six month period prior to their arrival. However the old man was greatly respected by the Sanctuary population who referred to him as 'Old Rattie' so Lord Rattor was allowed to continue in his post for nearly two further years.

The Frasier Romanov Radio Show, sponsored by Bickamix, is syndicated though out the Detinus Republic and Solo systems. Bickamix is the Republics largest selling range of laxative products leading several pundits, mainly in the Falconian Empire, to comment that 'Romanov talks a load of s**t'.

Open Transmission from the Brotherhood

This week has just seen the apprehension of the IND ship Quietly Confident by Brotherhood Security Forces. The ship was detected near the outskirts of a Brotherhood colony and no-one in the Confederacy was aware of any visa having been issued. A force was despatched which successfully boarded and captured the ship after defeating it's Startrooper detachment. The equipment carried and its large stellar balance give us to suspect it was carrying out mercenary scouting work. There is a reward for anyone with verifiable information as to who hired them. The High Council of the Brotherhood are hereby warning all IND positions that if they are considered to pose a threat to our security they will face similar actions.

Visas for the Darkfold periphery are available from the Triumvirate and will stop your crew and friends from facing a similar fate.

Issued under the Seal of the High Council, Week 5 year 200.

CONFEDERATE NEWS NETWORK

The clan ship Pegasus (4882) was successfully boarded yesterday in breach of Confederate law - paragraph 1, section 3 :- landing at Confederate colonies.
The Confederacy will not tolerate law breakers in their space. The ship has now left quarantine after its de-fleaing and all members of the crew have been placed in to confederate holding cells. The Bast are reminded not to land their ships at any Confederate colony as there will be reprisals.
The crew are also up for charges of spying and carrying exploration equipment without a permit in the Darkfold periphery.

###### IC Communique from House Raven of the Falconian Empire ######

As of week 10/200 the Orbit of the Asteroid Aeriana is off limits to all Non FCN/KRL positions. If any Non FCN/KRL ship enters orbit or tries to land you may be posted and destroyed.
If any ship wishes to interact with the colony or asteroid permission must be sought via myself.
raven@dwlgames.co.uk
David Lerwill, 7 Ashton Street, Leeds, LS8 5BR.

########## End Communique ##########

To: All
From: Lord Corwin Ambrai, Governor, AFT Ariel

The market at AFT Ariel (4444) has now reopened. Sincere apologies to any captain who was inconvenienced by the market's closure.

Batwing Enterprises

I am pleased to announce the pilot missions of Batwing Enterprises completed, and the next batch of deliveries in progress.
This amalgamation of several companies is in the process of finalising its market research on costs and travel routes. Due to the nature of the Peripheries and potential troubles always looming over the 'event horizon' costs will be worked out specifically to the mission requested. Also due to this Batwing Enterprises is open to offers when the mission is requested and we agree to reach a satisfactory cost from this.
As a subsidiary of FET, Batwing Enterprises is bound by FET laws, and are answerable to them.
We wish it to be known we will not transport illegal cargoes. We have no wish to run into problems with the local system authorities and therefore will not participate in any trade of this type.
In addition we have no ties to RIP or any other rogue/pirate groups.
All cargo contents will be kept just between the involved parties, except for investigations by the Authorities, the information will remain locked away.
Due to the high demand for Transport ships in this tense time the requests will be carried out ASAP. We will always strive to complete each run as quickly as possible.
With the backing of the FET board of directors the corporation, Batwing Enterprises, will began transport missions for the general public immediately.
If you would like to find out more information about Batwing Enterprises please feel free to contact me at Toshimoko Yama - Governor of Firebase Alpha and CEO of Batwing Enterprises.

Richard Brewster bat@jutsu.freeserve.co.uk
46 Clevedon Road
Blackpool
FY1 2NX

To : Citizens of the Republic
From : Michael Gladstone, Leader of The Freedom Party

Citizens, a new era has dawned for the Republic. We are no longer running from tyranny and injustice. We have found a home amongst the stars and are prospering.

I stand in front of you today because I want to share with you something of what I've learnt over the last 56 years since the destruction of Detinus.

After that dark period in our lives I wanted vengeance, and I drove myself and my family towards that goal. I was consumed by my purpose, that someday we could exact revenge for our friends and family that lost their lives.

Then as the years grew on and the hunt for a new home system occupied our lives, I started to think about the past. I came to realise what the most important thing in my life was. Life itself. What was the point of the slaughter? I ask you Citizens, what was the point?

The answer is quite simply there was no point. Could we have prevented it? To tell you the truth, I honestly don't know. Can we change our actions in the future. By God, YES we can!

How many more people need to die in vain. And Citizens, I'm not just talking about our own people, what of the families of our opponents who were told their family was not returning to them. Who in the peripheries has not lost someone to senseless war?

Therefore negotiation should always be first on the agenda, never the pointed end of the gun.

I can hear the cries from the war mongering opposition parties now. "He wants us to disarm and leave ourselves vulnerable". I can assure you Citizens this is far from the case. Yes, negotiation and improvement of relationships with others around us should be first and foremost on our minds, but we must be ready as a last resort to defend ourselves against aggressors. This must mean continuing support for Colony defenses and the Stellar Armada, if only to prevent war by their size.

So, Citizens of the Republic, the choice is yours. Do you want to be lead into the future with prosperity and peace at your side. If so, vote for the Freedom Party at the upcoming elections to bring just that to the Republic.

I wish you a peaceful and prosperous life.

Your friend

Michael Gladstone, Leader of the Freedom Party, Head of House Gladstone

News Report From Inside DTR Space

The camera show a reporter standing in front of a large plaza filled with people.

"I am standing here in Colony Startide in Venice. We await the arrival of the new colony governor, Lord Duncan O'Malley. He has announced a speech, his first after becoming governor of this colony. Throughout the day tension has risen in the anticipation of what the new governor may have to say. I now hear that he's coming. Let's listen to what he has to say."

The camera zooms in on the podium and soon catches Duncan O'Malley approaching the podium from the side walking hand in hand with his wife and followed by they 3 children. He steps onto the podium and waves to the audience as he approaches the front of the podium and the speaker's platform. In a few seconds the crowd goes silent and Duncan takes a moment to look at the crowd.

"Citizens of Startide. Citizens of the Republic.

I speak to you today, not just as a concerned governor but as a concerned citizen of the Detinus Republic."

He paused for drama.

"This is a great nation, a great republic. We have come a long way since the brutal massacre of Tate and the attack on Detinus. We are no longer a nation on the run from oppression and tyrrany. We are now a nation to be reckoned with in the Peripheries. When we speak people listen. But what have been the cost of this "progress"? Is it that we have forgotten our roots, our identity. Is the cost that we have chosen to dismiss our past and history? When you listen to the debate in the Republic today it seems like we have forgotten the innocent victims of Tate and Detinus. That we have given up getting any satisfaction for what happened then. All we talk about is how to make the best trade deals and how to negotiate the best arrangements, even with our former enemies. Why is that? Have we truly forgotten our history or is there a hidden agenda we, the citizens not are allowed to hear?
All I ask is that the victims on Tate and Detinus get a decent funeral or at least a memorial service and that a public apology is issued from the Imperial perpetrators. In other words, that responsibility for the genicide and all the killings are placed."

O'Malley once again paused to see the reactions among the crowd. He had started out speaking in a normal voice but had gotten still more agitated through the speech. He was speaking directly into the cameras without the use of a teleprompter. As a good agitator he didn't need that kind of props.

O'Malley pointed out to his right, to a not specified point in the horizon.
"Over there, in New Tate, the government is placed. They are situated in glamourous Gregorian style mansions, having pricy dinners and in general living in luxury. And what have they done with that prosperity? Absolutely nothing. The government have been in power too long and have a feeling of absolute power. A clear evidence of that was seen a few months ago. Accusations was made about Speaker Crowthorne's past. Apparantly Crowthorne had a partnership with the Pirates sometime early in his career. Crowthorne never bothered answering these accusations but what is more seriously, the Magistrate under leadership of Mr. Silver did not initiate an investigations although there were evidence to back the accusations. That suggests that the Magistrate, an institution who is appointed by the Speaker, feel a moral obligation to support the Speaker rather than being the independant institution the Constitution requires of the institution. It also suggests that Mr. Crowthorne must have something to hide. Why didn't he deny the accusations immediately otherwise?
All in all this suggests a rotten government who has been in power for too long. What we need is a new government who can clean up in the administration and return the Republic to the basic values and goals. The values that made DTR and the values that should carry DTR into the future."
Another pause for drama while he waits for the crowd to settle down.

"My name is Duncan O'Malley and I run for Speaker of The House of Lords"

Just then signs in strategic locations with respect to the cameras came up. They said 'O'Malley for Speaker' and then the crowd went wild.

The camera returns to the commentator.
"This is history in the writing! For the first time since open elections for the Speaker position was opened Crowthorne will actually face an opponent in the election. And O'Malley launched a full scale attact against Crowthorne's past. It will indeed be interesting to hear what Crowthorne has to say to this. Stay tuned. This is Shat Brockner, DNN, reporting from Startide, Venice"

To: General public
From: Magistrate of the Detinus Republic

Gentlebeings, as you may be aware of the laws of the Detinus Republic have been changed effective from week 10/200. Most importantly this includes the opening of the Venice and T.tauri systems to the general public but a number of other changes should also be noted. The following message is an attempt to explain the impact of the new laws. It is therefore interesting for people who already had an access permission as well as potential newcomers.

First, let me remind you that two Restricted Areas remain: The space square 2654 in Venice and the two planetary bodies therein, Venice and its moon Verona, and space square 2056 in T.tauri including the planetoid Zeta as well as its satellite Zeta-1. Entering either space square is a criminal offense against the DTR and the offending position will be posted. To stress it again, this is including the space squares, not only the orbits of the worlds involved! Do not go there under any circumstances!

Except for the Restricted Areas all positions are free to explore the systems at will. Mind that the removal of items is outlawed unless they are available in unlimited supply - skimming fossil fuels from a planetary atmosphere, for example, is allowed whereas salvaging a meteor impact site with limited MUs of precious ore would require a permission from the DTR. If the finding of items involves artefacts the DTR has to be informed. The finder can expect to receive a reward for his find if the DTR decides against allowing him to keep his find. Any attempt to steal resources or artefacts is ill-advised!

Setting up a colony still requires a permission from the DTR. The requirement for other colonies to stay at class 5 or below unless explicitly allowed to grow bigger has been abandoned, though.

Jammers are no longer outlawed in DTR space. We have realized that it is common practice for many starships to employ a number of jammers and some designs have built-in jammers which just complicated things. Cloaking, however, remains outlawed as it is a form of active evasion rather than the passive protection provided by jammers.

Finally, mind that bylaws may apply at the installations of other affiliations in DTR territory.

For more details please contact the office of the DTR Magistrate.

For the greater glory of the Republic

Ronald E. Silver
Magistrate of the Detinus Republic

To: General Public
From: Magistrate of the Detinus Republic

Gentlebeings, I am proud to announce to you today that the Senate of the DTR has passed a set of new laws, which will apply in DTR territory from week 10/200. I will outline the implications of the changes in a separate message.
For the greater glory of the Republic

Ronald E. Silver
Magistrate of the Detinus Republic

Detinus Republic Laws

DTR TERRITORIAL LAW

Article 1 - Territory of the Detinus Republic

1. The territory of the DTR comprises of all star systems or parts thereof claimed on behalf of the DTR, all space squares holding a DTR space station and all ground sectors holding a DTR installation.
2. Installations include colonies, ouposts and field labs. Space stations are counted as colonies.
3. The Detinus Republic is the proprietor of all artifacts, derelicts and exploitable resources in DTR territory except for the resources produced at other colonies, outposts and field labs.

Article 2 - Access

1. All starships and ground parties may freely enter territory claimed by the DTR and travel, trade and explore at will within the confines of DTR law. This right explicitly does not extend to RIP positions, positions posted by the DTR and IND positions who have failed to register with the DTR.
2. All positions in DTR territory are subject to DTR jurisdiction.
3. All information gained in DTR territory must be made available to the DTR upon request.

Article 3 - Colonies

1. To be legally present in DTR territory colonies require a permit from the DTR Speaker or the DTR Internal Minister. The permit can include restrictions, taxes and other obligations and can be revoked if these are not observed.
2. Illegal colonies can be posted.

Article 4 - Outposts and Field Labs

1. Outposts must be registered with the DTR. The owner of an unregistered outpost cannot demand a compensation if items or resources are removed from the outpost or if the outpost is seized.
2. The owner of an outpost automatically is the proprietor of all ore produced by the outpost.
3. Field labs are treated as outposts.
4. The DTR shall not pass on such registry information to anybody except the outpost owner and his affiliation.

Article 5 - Bylaws

1. The owner of an installation has the right to set and enforce bylaws.
2. All bylaws, whether new or modifications of existing bylaws, must first be approved by the DTR Speaker or DTR Internal Minister. Bylaws will come into effect the week after obtaining DTR approval.
3. This right is applicable to the immediate perimeter of an installation, including the starport of a colony, and the ground sector of an installation. It can never include orbits or space squares.
4. The presence of an installation and the right to set bylaws, the registration of an outpost or field lab with the DTR or the permission to build an installation in DTR territory does not remove the DTR claim to the territory in question.

Article 6 - Restricted Territories

1. If the security of the state is at stake the DTR Senate can declare any part of their territory to be a Restricted Area at any time.
2. The starports of all DTR colonies and space stations are Restricted Areas unless the colony's market message indicates otherwise.
3. Presence in a Restricted Area is illegal under Article 12 of the Penal Law for all positions except those of the DTR unless they have an explicit permission from the DTR Speaker, the DTR Internal Minister or the DTR Defence Minister. In the case of colony starports the colony governor can also issue a landing permission at his colony.
4. The DTR shall maintain a list of Restricted Territories (see appendix A) which must be made accessible to the general public for reference. Changes to this list shall be announced in public.

Appendix A/Territorial Law: Restricted Territories

The following areas are Restricted Territories (see Article 6 Territorial Law) until further notice:
- All colony starports unless otherwise stated in the market message;
- Venice system, space square 2654 and all celestial bodies in that area;
- T.Tauri system, space square 2056 and all celestial bodies in that area.

DTR MARTIAL TERRITORIAL LAW

Article 1 - Application

1. If the DTR has insufficient control over a star system claimed on behalf of the DTR the DTR Speaker can place the entire system under Martial Territorial Law. This is also applicable to newly discovered star systems until the DTR has built a sufficient local power base to secure the system.
2. Martial Territorial Law status shall be indicated by means of a comm sat message broadcast throughout the system in question and, where applicable, by a warning message to the general public.

Article 2 - Martial Law status

Systems under Martial Territorial Law are governed by the DTR Defence Minister in precedence over the DTR Internal Minister. The DTR Stellar Armada doubles as a police force and has all executive rights.

Article 3 - Entry restrictions

1. Positions except those of the DTR require a permission to enter a Restricted Territory. All positions found to operate without permission in a system under Martial Territorial Law will be posted.
2. An entry permission can be issued by the DTR Speaker or the DTR Defence Minister. It can be issued to whole affiliations or individual ships and may be limited to a specified time period.
3. The entry permission for individual starships is voided with immediate effect if they change their affiliation or upgrade to another class. For IND positions change of ownership is treated like a change of affiliation.

DTR PENAL LAW

Article 1 - Criminal procedure

1. The combined judiciary of the DTR is represented by the DTR Magistrate. His office is to judge legal issues of all kind, to produce statements and legal analyses upon request and to provide legal guidance and advice to all DTR citizens and to the legislative.
2. The DTR Magistrate is exclusively bound to the Constitution and laws of the DTR.
3. In a criminal case brought before the Magistrate by the Public Prosecution Authorities the verdict is to be informed about the trial and must be given an opportunity to speak in his defence.
4. As a result of the trial the verdict can be acquitted of the charge or be found guilty of violating DTR law; in the latter case he shall be fined or posted in accordance with the law. The outcome of the trial and the reasons shall be announced to the general public.

Article 2 - DTR Public Prosecution Authorities

1. The DTR Public Prosecution Authorities are to prepare a legal response to any breach of DTR law, be it deliberate or by recklessness or negligence, by action or omission.
2. The Public Prosecution Authorities shall investigate possible violations of DTR law in order to uncover the truth and present their findings to the Magistrate for trial if appropriate. They are not entitled to judge the case nor to take punitive action against possible offenders.

Article 3 - Fines

1. Fines are to be paid to the political account of the DTR Speaker. They may be paid on behalf of the fined position by any position of their affiliation except for IND positions who must pay their own fines themselves.
2. If a fine is not paid within a proscribed period the DTR will post the offending position until the fine has been paid.

Article 4 - Posting

1. Positions that have been posted by the DTR are considered to be enemies of the state. Every DTR position may attack a posted position at any time. The DTR Stellar Armada has standing orders to engage all DTR posted positions on sight unless ordered otherwise.
2. Posted positions or positions that support or defend a posted position in a fight with DTR positions cannot demand a compensation for damage received in battle.
3. Posting a position also revokes all mutual treaties between the DTR and said position unless explicitly stated otherwise by the DTR.

Article 5 - Attacks against the DTR

Positions that attack DTR positions or support such an attack will be posted.

Article 6 - Murder and abuse

1. Any position found guilty of abusing sentient lifeforms is fined up to 500,000 Stellars. Abuse of sentient lifeforms includes, but is not restricted to,
a) harmful exploration/scientific actions;
b) insufficient hospital coverage, shelter or food provided to colonists.
In the case of b) above a reiterated breach of law is assumed after 4 weeks.
2. Severe cases of abuse, especially if they lead to death, and intentional murder are punished with posting.

Article 7 - Banned items

1. The following items are banned. They may not be produced in, imported into or transported through or be owned by any position in DTR territory:
a) Chemical Weapons (245)
b) Nerve Gas (274)
c) Pleasure Slaves (7)
d) Workslaves (5)
2. Transgressors shall be posted. In minor cases they shall be fined 100,000 to 500,000 Stellars.
3. Banned items must be handed over to the DTR immediately. Failure to comply warrants posting in order to seize them by force.
4. The DTR Speaker can temporarily authorise positions to hold banned items in order to free slaves, dispose of items or otherwise deal with them according to their nature and in accordance with DTR law.

Article 8 - Piracy

1. Piracy is defined as any attempt to seize other property using naval weapons or armed ground forces to overcome resistance. All positions with a RIP registration have been found guilty of piracy by the EEM and are automatically considered pirates. Pirates other than RIP are posted; in addition the DTR is in a constant state of war with all RIP positions.
2. Positions found to deliberately support pirates without qualifying themselves as pirates in the act are fined 5,000 to 150,000 Stellars or, in extreme cases, posted. This includes positions who fail to engage positions with a RIP designation upon encountering them in DTR space without good reason.

Article 9 - Theft

1. Unauthorised removal of other items or failure to return stolen goods on demand from the rightful owner is fined 1,000 to 150,000 Stellars.
2. The DTR explicitly authorises the removal of resources from DTR space which are available in unlimited supply, provided that no other law is violated in the process.

Article 10 - Recklessness

1. Reckless or grossly negligent behaviour is punishable if it poses a danger to the life or welfare of sentient beings or endangers other commodities of value. Depending on the circumstances of the offence the offender is fined 1,000 to 300,000 Stellars.
2. In extremely grave cases fines of at least 200,000 Stellars or posting of the offending position can occur. Extremely grave cases include, but are not limited to, unauthorised actions that threaten to take a heavy and/or irreversible negative effect on:
a) an ecosystem;
b) the security of the DTR;
c) an alien artefact.
3. Compensation claims are not substituted or otherwise affected by a fine.

Article 11 - Contraband

1. The DTR shall maintain a list of items (see appendices A and B) which are restricted in DTR territory due to inherent dangers or other reasons. Unless an explicit permission from the DTR Speaker or the DTR Internal Minister has been obtained the same restrictions apply as mentioned in Article 7 (Banned Items) under paragraphs 1 and 3.
2. Transgressors are fined the amount specified for individual items in the appendices times the mass units involved plus a base 1,000 to 10,000 Stellars.
3. The DTR shall confiscate the items for storage, use or disposal in accordance with the law.
4. Changes to the list of restricted items (appendix A) shall be treated as and be subject to the same procedures as a change to this law; changes to the list of illegal drugs (appendix B) only require the consent of the DTR Speaker, the DTR Magistrate and the DTR Surgeon General.

Article 12 - Espionage

1. No position except those of the DTR may have an agent at a DTR colony without the consent of the colony owner. Transgressors will be fined 30,000 to 150,000 Stellars; in severe cases they can be posted.
2. It is illegal for all positions except those of the DTR to enter a Restricted Area (see Article 6 of the Territorial Law); this also includes the omission to immediately leave a Restricted Area at the first opportunity. Trespassers are fined 150,000 to 300,000 Stellars or are posted.
3. Other colonies may not have a system array or similar installation in DTR territory or be fined 50,000 to 100,000 Stellars each week.

Article 13 - Cloaking

Cloaking, by means of a cloaking device or otherwise, is prohibited in DTR space unless a permission was obtained from the DTR Speaker, the DTR Internal Minister or the DTR Defence Minister. Transgressors will be fined 50,000 to 200,000 Stellars.

Article 14 - Independent Positions

IND positions may not enter DTR space unless they have registered themselves with the DTR authorities (see Article 2 1. of the Territorial Law). For unregistered IND positions all DTR space is treated as Restricted Territory.

Article 15 - Reports to the DTR

All positions in DTR space are obliged to report any fact of obvious importance to the DTR. This includes the finding of a hitherto unknown sentient species, alien artefacts or proof that DTR law has been violated. Failure to inform the DTR is fined between 1,000 and 100,000 Stellars unless another Article of this law has been violated in the same act or omission.

Appendix A/Penal Law: Restricted Items

The following items and substances have been declared Restricted Items with regards to Article 11 of the Penal Law. This list automatically also includes all substances listed in appendix B, Illegal Drugs. Sentient lifeforms on this list are not considered to be items by the DTR, nor are their basic rights revoked. Their presence on this list reflects the disdain of the DTR for the creation of artificial species. Sentient lifeform can never be owned or used as items and may move about freely in DTR space, i.e. hire transportation. However, since they cannot organically reproduce their "production", either by themselves or by a third party, is illegal under Article 11 of the Penal Law.

Item	Fine in Stellars per item/mass unit
Blight (258)	200
Chemicals (79)	50
Defoliants (135)	200
Furs (138)	1
Meklan (8)	500
Military Phanali (297)	200
Missile Launchers (91)	200 (only prohibited at colonies)
Space Fighters (94)	200 (only prohibited at colonies)
Spland Moss (333)	60
Phanali (197)	200
Vines (302)	50
Vine Seeds (301)	80

Appendix B/Penal Law: Illegal Drugs

The following substances are considered dangerous drugs with regards to Article 11 and appendix A of the DTR Penal Law:

Item	Fine in Stellars per mass unit
Apotheosis (51)	100
Araldo Potion (125)	80
Bonium (162)	60
Boriflor (131)	60
Brainglow (329)	80
Cortalon (126)	120
Dalium Hydroxide (130)	60
Kinshi (132)	120
Slug Juice (219)	60
Trumpeter Seeds (128)	60

Priority Markets

S.O.	Colony	Sys.	S.S.	Item	Buying	Selling	Price
AFT	DNA Haven (2875)	121	1044	Colonists		8554	5
				Metals/Non-Metals		5000	5
AFT	DTR Opportunity (3995)	121	1044	Fissionables	4000@20	1000@50
				Mines		10	3000
AFT	AFT Ariel (4444)	121	2049	Mines		25	3000
				Untooled Factories	15		10000
CLN	CLN Constantinopolis (1265)	25	839	Fissionables		2531	10
				Pulac Crystals	2000		20
CLN	CLN Sabeltand (1412)	97	2349	Chemicals		3000	40
				Fibrillium	300		300
CNF	IND Weregild (2332)	4	2349	Hive Eggs	100		200
				Mines	10		3000
CNF	CIA Shadowland (4748)	4	2349	Colonists	15000		15
CNF	CIA Langley (2301)	17	1636	Fissionables		8600	5
CNF	IND Thorn (140)	17	2258	Ambrosia		500	50
CNF	CIA Armoury (179)	17	2456	Waste	2000		30
				Luxury Foodstuffs	6000		8
CNF	BHD Osgiliath (1440)	17	3047	Fissionables		9500	40
CNF	CNF Black Nexus (4084)	18	1842	Condensed Metals	4000		12
CNF	CIA Entropy (488)	24	2342	Colonists	1504		10
CNF	CNF Serpents Rest (2195)	24	2342	Condensed Metals	6000		10
				LBCM		300	400
CNF	AFT Return (4313)	41	1850	Heaven Herb		10000	15
DEN	DEN Skypoint (1824)	38	3032	Planet Probes		68	24
				System Probes		20	24
DEN	IND High Star (1971)	103	1841	Condensed Metals	4000		12
				Metals/Non-Metals	30000		2
DEN	IMP Eagles Roost (3994)	103	1841	Stargate Key 103		3	20000
FCN	FCN Inversion Stronghold	145	954	BCMs		1200	100
				Farms	100		5000
FCN	FCN Dark Sun City (586)	162	1148	Condensed Metals		2000	10
				Luxury Foodstuffs		19300	4
FCN	FCN Falencia (3351)	162	1148	Jacium	2700		500
				Processed Thorlium	20000		200
IMP	IMP Jax (2990)	1	349	Furs		3000	4
IMP	FET Tortuga (4734)	1	349	Colonists		9776	1
IMP	GTT HQ (467)	1	1440	Colonists		10000	1
				Pulac Crystals		10000	1
IMP	EEM Hypso (4802)	1	1939	Ambrosia	500		50
				Luxury Goods	1000		5
IMP	AFT Aurora (2145)	1	1939	Colonists		5000	5
				Food	10000		5
IMP	FET New Kyoto (4297)	1	1939	Luxury Goods		10000	4
IMP	FET Dragonnest (227)	147	2832	Colonists	6000		20
IMP	GTT Outcasts (1821)	150	1034	Artworks		30000	1
IMP	GTT Xanadu (4810)	158	1146	Ambrosia		800	250
IMP	IMP Sevastopol (4997)	159	2438	Medical Supplies		7324	50
IMP	IMP Leeward (4871)	159	2438	Clothing		10000	4
IMP	FET Port Royal (1571)	160	740	Luxury Foodstuffs		4000	45
IMP	GTT Bannockburn (3411)	160	740	Colonists		29900	1
				Luxury Foodstuffs		29250	1
IMP	DEN Aslan (1665)	163	2856	Stargate Key 163		2	30000
IMP	FET Dragonhaven (4806)	165	2259	Colonists	10000		10
				Luxury Goods		2000	4
IMP	GTT Liberty (3240)	165	2936	Korondite	625		80
				Xbureaucrat		80	500
IMP	IND Amity (1831)	166	1745	Metals/Non-Metals		6180	5
IMP	FET New Hope (951)	166	1745	Strion		7527	160
IMP	AFT Amythest (282)	173	532	Life Supports		90	20
IMP	IMP Cezta (2625)	173	532	Fissionables		1996	20
IMP	GTT New Christiania (4707)	173	532	Maintenance-Bots	2		10000
				Veterans	10		1000
IMP	SMS Farcry (3392)	178	1742	Maintenance-Bots		1	30000
IMP	DNA Angel's Nest (4829)	178	1742	Shuttles		100	500
KAS	CIA Sin City (209)	146	631	Veterans	60		500
KAS	EEM Balmoral (4100)	146	2857	Condensed Metals	1000		6
				Untooled Factories		3	12000
KAS	CNF Sarajevo (3874)	146	2857	Celesium	100		100
				Crew		292	30
KAS	DTR Porta Capella (1303)	146	2951	Farms	1000@3205	11@3750
				Mines	1000@3200	19@4000
KAS	KAS Rubis (4063)	146	2951	Processed Thorlium	5680		30
				Jacium	7750		350
KAS	AFT Blackbird's Nest (4428)	146	2951	Colonists	1000@30	1000@30
				Food		2000	2
KAS	FET Alliance Station (604)	146	2951	Jac/Thor Alloy	100		50
KAS	DEN Minotaur (1322)	146	2951	Stargate Key 121		10	30000
				Teleporters		10	25000
KAS	DOM Mycenae Sound (3114)	146	2951	Jacium	250		325
KAS	HXM Terradiidae (2763	146	2951	Strion	1000		100
				Structural Units		800	25
KAS	SMS Yggdrasil (2732)	171	643	Ambrosia	600		100
				Biochemists		50	10000
KAS	KAS Azreals Peak (789)	171	1433	Life Supports	30000		25

Space Academy XXVII

This months new arrivals to BSE are as follows:

Ship Name	Ship Number	Address
Royal-Ghost	244	Simon Barry, Room 2 Chaucer House, 50 Roper Road, Canterbury, Kent, CT2 7EQ.
Hapless Upstart	2877	Craig Breed, 39 Mortimer Road, Kempston, Bedford, Beds, MK42 8RE.