After-Action Report: Re. Hades Gamma, Dis System, Klensal

Attn. Admiral Hackett

Lieutenant Commander Revan Shepard (Spectre)

1/24/2183, 1900 hours (Earth Standard Time/Greenwich Mean)

Acting on information from Helena Blake, the SSV Normandy entered the Dis System at 0400 hours to raid the headquarters of one James Hawthorne, senior member of the Crimson Sun crime syndicate, known manufacturer and distributor of red sand, and an alleged slaver who works with batarian raiders in the Attican Traverse. Upon arrival in the Dis System, Flight Lieutenant Jeff Moreau scanned the system, searching for the precise location of Hawthorne's base. While scanning the system, Flight Lieutenant Moreau detected lithium deposits on an asteroid (coordinates of said asteroid attached to report), a derelict turian shuttle orbiting the planet Raysha (examination of said shuttle revealed a colony insignia and a load of dextro-amino foodstuffs, which were promptly requisitioned by the Normandy's dextro-amino crewmembers), and a titanium deposit on the third moon orbiting the planet Nearrum. At 0900 hours, Flight Lieutenant Moreau finally detected evidence of a small base on the planet Klensal.

The Normandy inserted the Mako (repaired from the thresher maw attack the day prior) onto Klensal at 1100 hours. The ground team consisted of me, Combat Specialist Garrus Vakarian, and Staff Lieutenant Kaiden Alenko. Prior to approaching the base, we recced the surrounding area and discovered deposits of beryllium and platinum. We also found a beacon with a mummified salarian corpse a few meters away; the salarian held a League of One medallion in its' hand. The medallion was recovered, and currently rests in a secure artifact locker in the captain's cabin. It will be returned to the Salarian government upon return to Citadel Space. Lastly, we discovered a defunct satellite that had crash-landed nearby. Staff Lieutenant Alenko was able to recover the data module. The contents of the data module are currently being analyzed by Communication Specialist Helen Lowe.

After scouting the area surrounding Hawthorne's base, we approached it to a distance of 200 meters, where we were detected by sentries surrounding the base and promptly fired upon by snipers and anti-vehicular weapons. Combat Specialist Garrus Vakarian returned fire with the Mako's guns, eliminating resistance. After securing the perimeter, we disembarked from the Mako and conducted a rapid entry of the base, which was set in an abandoned mining facility. The inhabitants refused all calls to surrender and opened fire upon my team, who were forced to kill all of the criminals within the mine. James Hawthorne was confirmed deceased, having been shot by me while firing an assault rifle at Staff Lieutenant Alenko. After all resistance was eliminated, we searched the base and discovered over 500 kilograms of red sand and a large cache of military-grade weaponry and mods. Personnel records indicated the presence of eight wanted felons present at the base – all confirmed deceased. After leaving the mine, we sent a report to the nearest settlement, a small mining community about 200 kilometers from the base, and informed the local leader that the Crimson Sun presence was eliminated. The leader, one Henri d'Blassenville, promised to send a security team to secure the site and the evidence, and to deal with the bodies. Returned to the Normandy at 1600 hours.

Summary: Crimson Sun base destroyed. League of One medallion recovered. Coordinates recorded for beryllium and platinum deposits. Data records from defunct satellite recovered.

END REPORT

***TOP SECRET***

Admiral Hackett: So, let me get this straight: Helena Blake, the leader of the Crimson Suns, asked you to take out her top two lieutenants for branching into slave trading and red sand dealing? And after you take them out, you're going to her base in the middle of nowhere to "receive your reward"?

Commander Shepard: I know it's risky, sir, but I'm confident that the benefits in taking down these two crime lords more than compensates for the danger of doing so while colluding with a known criminal. And it's not as if I'm going to turn a blind eye to her own illegal actions, sir – I do plan on stopping her, one way or another.

Admiral Hackett: Hopefully, she'll keep her word and not try to kill you. Still, it's an incredibly brazen act by her, getting a Spectre to do her dirty work, and a dangerous gambit for you. What's to say that she'll keep her word?

Commander Shepard: I'll deal with that as it comes, sir. Like I said, the benefits of dismantling two-thirds of the Crimson Suns' leadership compensates for the risks endured while doing so.

Admiral Hackett: I trust your judgment, but I hope you know what you're doing. Keep me posted on how this turns out. Hackett out.