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The Quarian Voters have Spoken, Election results in for all current quarian colonies, incumbent Conductor Vai'Gerrel keeps position on Conclave against fierce opposition from Oriana'Raan.
Rebellion on Titan Squashed, Neo Khyronian agitators suppressed on Titan after they took control of the moon's Terranforming station. Private Third Class Jane Shepard declared hero for her part in the matter. No survivors of the extremist cell remain.
Persius Veil in Mourning, today, a great man, the Administrator for the entire sector, died in his sleep at the age of 48, memorial services are expected to be held in the coming weeks.
Krogan Convexity to Expand, the gathering of krogan on their homeworld, Tuchanka, has declared their intent to recolonize the six 'war worlds' amidst hot debate.===
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Today, the Father of the Convexity, Urdnot Wrex, declared his people's intent to reclaim territory gifted to the krogan people after their actions in the Rachni Wars of some fifteen-hundred years previously. The Convexity, a state that has itself only existed for fifteen years, has done much to improve the position of the krogan race. From creating a central government, to restoring older cities, to simply giving shelter to a people who had been scattered to the winds, the Convexity's good work is hard to argue with.
Still, there is much trepidation amongst those who have a long memory, and recalling the Krogan Rebellions, a series of wars that nearly toppled galactic civilization of the era as the krogans claimed several worlds beyond their granted space, expanding and conquering throughout the galaxy. They were stopped by the then newcomers to the galactic stage, the turians, who not only fought them back to their homeworld, but then released the genophage, a plague that rendered the krogan nearly sterile, which caused their entire war machine to collapse.
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The scene is set as the view pans across the landscape, overlaying a view from just fifteen years ago onto the current vistas. A decade and a half previous the krogan homeworld was dusty, arid, and nearly lifeless. Only a few creatures dared to poke themselves out of the rubble of the once mighty cities, and many of those were killed immediately by the krogan who now scavenged for a living along the surface of their blasted world. Ruins were everywhere, and it seemed this was a place destined to fade into oblivion.
The wastes had faded, however. Not as swiftly as would have been liked, but then, the ruin of fifteen hundred years is not something that can be cured overnight. Still, it was obvious that things were better, as the roads, the buildings, and every ruin for as far as the eye could see became whole again, and streets that had stood empty for a generation found themselves filled with people again, including, interestingly enough, children, who were found to be following their fathers and mothers as they went about what might have been a normal day on any other world.
The view then shifted around, panning over the cityscape to focus on an old looking castle, restored to its former greatness, the sky overhead, a proper shade of green as it should be, shining a bright sun down upon it. Everywhere one looked, you could see krogan doing things. Some were repairing vehicles that looked quite anachronistic in the castle setting, being flying machines and the like, while others were painting lovely pictures, and still others carved statues from the rock with their own claws.
Finally, the view settled on a balcony, on which sits an older looking krogan, a male surrounded by four females, all of whom wore robes that covered their faces. At either side of him sat green robed ones, their eyes stern as they looked into the drone that was recording all this, while the red and black sat farther behind, engaged in some kind of gesturing contest with each other. The male, however, seemed oblivious to them, as he rose from what could only be called a throne of rubble, and stood in front of the recording.
Wrex: I'm not one for big words, or speeches. I'm far too old for such things to have meaning anymore. I have seen the passing of more years than even the oldest asari Matriarchs. Sixteen-hundred-twenty-eight of them, if you want to get into specifics, and I know you young people do. Did you know that only sixty-four of my people can claim to be my elder, and only three-hundred-sixty of us even remember the Krogan Rebellions?
As he spoke, the hand of one of the green robes stroked his arm, and Wrex took her hand, squeezing it, as if finding strength in her touch
Wrex: No, today's average krogan is under five hundred, and many of those are separated from the Rebellions by at least five generations, if not more. Yet, they have been punished for that war, for a fight that they themselves never had a claw in. All this time, they have been told that they were brutes, savages, wardogs who did nothing but destroy. Is it any wonder that they continued to rebel, continued to be violent, when that was all they knew to be?
Wrex clenched his fist at the viewer, and then swept his hand out towards the courtyard below his balcony, showing off those artists and builders again.
Wrex: To them, I as the Father, and our Mothers, have said no, you can be more. In fifteen years, a hundredth of the time we have been part of the galactic community, we have rebuilt more, healed more, and become more, than in all the centuries before. No turian military, no salarian spy, no asari politician has done as much for our people as we have done in this decade and a half, and will continue to do so. Yet, we are still denied the rights, rights that are granted to other races without them having to prove themselves so.
The red and black, as well as the two greens, approach Wrex, and stand beside him, creating quite the striking image as the five seem almost like a wall of solidarity for their people.
Wrex: We stumbled, that is true, but now we stand here, not as warriors, not as soldiers, and not as weapons, but as people. We stand, and demand our rights to those worlds that were once our own, worlds that stand fallow even after all these centuries. Would you deny our young these worlds, solely for a war their elders barely remember, and none of you can claim to have fought in? I say no, we claim those world, granted to us at the end of the Rachni War, and will make them live again, as we have done to Tuchanka. We will show you, what being a Krogan is truly all about. Not the strength to fight, but the strength to LIVE!
The last got a tumultuous shout of approval from those in the courtyard below, and the drone seemed to spin trying to catch every detail of the scene, before finally winking out.
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Following this announcement, the Council declared its intent to deny the krogan colonization rights on the 'war worlds' that are part of the Krogan DMZ, but pressure from the Terran Federation, the Volus Consortium, and the Church of the Enkindlers, forced them to relent, and allow limited colonization of two of the six, saying that 'Until the krogan have proven that this is not simply the prelude to another Rebellion, we must exercise the utmost caution.' Observes from the Citadel Council, as well as all three of the aforementioned groups are slated to be present at the founding of the first off Tuchanka krogan colony in over a millennium, to provide both support for the krogan, and observation of their actions.
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Eden Prime Grows, the colony, an agro world, welcomed its five-hundred-thousandth colonist today, allowing it to claim the title of second largest colony world in the Exodus Cluster, only being beaten out by the sector capital of Terra Nova.
Batarian Hegemony Gains a New Voice, as the Hegemony welcomes its first native leader since the Titan War, one Groto Ib-ba. Ib-ba's only comment upon his victory in the polls, defeating rival Jath'Amon, claims that he will lead his people into a new age of prosperity, along with their Terran allies. Ib-ba is expected to take his people's seat on the Conclave in the next few weeks.
Volus Consortium's New Guns, as the maiden voyage of the Profit-S comes to a close, the first volus built dreadnaught in history, the government is already planning its next development, including three sister ships for their large vessel, which currently is defending their homeworld of Irune.
Agents of Destruction? Council SPECTREs have recently made headlines as two in particular, Ms. Tela Vasir and Mr. Saren Aterius have both been accused of murder and/or sabotage of Federation Facilities in and around the Hegemony's Territories.===
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SPECTREs are the Council's hand in places where normal force is simply not an option. Chosen from amongst the most skilled, the most dedicated, and the most powerful from the races loyal to the Council, these individuals have long been called the best of the best, the true super beings of our age. Even Terrans respect what they represent, and normally, are willing to at least allow them passage through Federation Space, where many of their ilk would be denied the same right.
However, it is also known that these agents of the Council's Will engage in activities that are detrimental to other governments. In the past, accusations have been leveled at them in cases where they are suspected to have been involved in both black market deals, and possibly in the deaths of Federation citizens. Normally, such charges are answered, and evidence is presented by both sides. To date, no SPECTRE has ever been convicted of crimes within Federation Space, but that may soon change.
Tela Vasir, an asari Matron, skilled in both combat operations as well as aggressive negotiations, has been credited with many feats of heroism, including the dissolution of a slaver ring in the Terminus Systems that had kidnapped over a thousand Council citizens. She has also been accused more than once of various brutal tactics, including once torturing a representative of the Dekuuna government. As an agent of the Council, none of these charges have ever been made to stick.
Terrans might remember her best for the death of a batarian official, Ka'hairal Balak, one of the chief opponents of the Federation during the annexation of the Hegemony some fifteen years ago. Though no solid proof was ever actually found, it was long suspected that she had a hand in his death by asphyxiation in his apartment when it sealed him inside and pumped the air out. Since that time, she has also been, however loosely, connected to the deaths of several quarians, batarians, and even two volus who had been trading with the Federation.
There is little ambiguity in her actions as of two weeks ago, however, as Vorkan Tarak, a Commander in the Blue Suns PMC, was gunned down in his home on one of the batarian colonies. She claims that she had evidence linking his company, and Tarak personally, to several small acts of terrorism inside Council Space. While she has since fled to the protection of the Council, it is expected that the Federation will demand extradition of her for her crimes, as well as reopening several previous cases that might involve her.
Saren Arterius, in the meantime, may or may not have been involved with the destruction of an eezo refinery on the planet of Camala inside Hegemony Space. The turian, brother of Desolas Arterius who is infamous for making first contact with the Federation, denies these charges, claiming that they are yet another way the Federation is trying to take control of the galaxy. Investigations into the factory's destruction continue, and we will have updates when they occur.
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Voyager Probe Recovered, the long lost probe of humanity, the first object they sent beyond the bounds of the Sol System, was finally recovered today, more than two centuries after being lost in space. The probe, now displayed in Gloval Station, is said to represent the drive of Terrans and their human ancestors to explore and expand their horizons. Tourism to the station is expected to triple as a result of this discovery.
Empress Aria T'loak to Tour Her Kingdom, Aria T'loak, formerly the leader of Omega, currently head of the largest empire in the Terminus, is going on tour of her holdings today from aboard her flagship, the Empress' Throne. The ship, formerly the FFS(Federation Fleet Ship) Greystone, a Command class ship measuring almost three miles in length, is typically a common sight around Omega, and is expected to return after a six month tour.
Blasto Blasts onto the Stage, as the first hanar to be made a SPECTRE, Blasto has some big expectations to fill, but given his obvious skill considering his diffusion of a standoff at the Federation border last month, there are many who see him as the perfect SPECTRE for the times. Sadly, the hanar was unavailable for comment, as he was sent off on his first mission immediately upon elevation.
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