Freelance Report: Above and Beyond

Since the call went out for Commanders to pledge their ships and service to the galaxy's leading figures, the response from independent pilots has been overwhelming.

Many have been pledged from the day recruitment offices opened, and their efforts have been invaluable to their chosen leaders. Some have chosen to serve in one particular field, tirelessly hauling the supplies that keep outlier systems connected to headquarters, while others have experienced tours of duty in domain borders that lasted for months. One pilot said:

"I've racked up thousands of hours since I took my pledge of allegiance. There've been some exhausting weeks, it's true. But if I can make a difference, it's all worth it."

Commander Stateira Eleshenar

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Freelance Report: Lines of Communication

As violence and destruction continue to afflict inhabited space, a new organisation has formed with the aim of resolving disputes before they spiral out of control.

The newly formed Galactic Council, based at Lorenz Hub in neutral system HIP 118213, was conceived by diplomat Eddard Faucon in response to an increasingly hostile galactic landscape.

"As the galaxy becomes ever-more crowded, we need to bring its disparate parts together so we can learn to coexist in peace. Otherwise, we condemn ourselves to a future of unending chaos and unify our fractured galaxy. From the mightiest power to the smallest political group, all must have a voice."

Two treaties have already been signed - one between representatives of Sirius Gov and the Interstellar Communist Union, the other formalising diplomatic relations between Utopia and the Da Vinci Corporation.