The Black Cloud Coalition
Capital: North Way Cluster (Běizhōu Qún | 北週群 | Region 2)
? ( ? | ? | Region 15)
暗雲 聯盟
{"Ànyún Liánméng"}
Round 4
[EE9, EE10, EE11]

Coalition Captain Jié Měifēng & Helms-Moderator Guiding_Stars4 a.k.a. 'ZhǐZhī'
Diplomacy 7 | Military 7 | Economy 2 [4] | Faith 2 [4] | Intrigue 5

Actions:

1. [Intrigue] - Conduct Surveillance on Region 104

   The expertise of Hǎi Píng & Dǎo-Māo lies in military endeavors first and foremost, but their skills still lend themselves well to leading a surveillance group to probe the other orbital superstation in their home planet's vicinity. Who can say why they've kept themselves cordoned off from the rest of Tekhum - besides fear of power-hungry Elect, of course.

2. [Diplomacy] - Complete Construction a WTU Union Hall in the North Way Cluster (2) 3/3 with the gracious assistance of the Radiant Republic of Erisdor and the new Bironian Bulwark

   Solidarity in action! Whether the reformed government of the Bulwark or their revolutionary kindred spirits on Sansar, the Union can see the true strength of their principles in action now on Badal as the Set Serpent Sorority is converted into a new floating Hall for their outreach efforts and management.

3. [Diplomacy] - Raise Reputation with WTU 

   Seizing the means of production may merely be wishful thinking for the Union across much of Tekhum, due to both material and political realities. But in the skies of Badal, the Coalition has already demonstrated that it can be done. Even for those uninterested in such violent means, it can be useful to have a bogeyman to call on when employers and wealthy clients are being especially recalcitrant in terms of appropriate compensation...

4. [Military] - Recruit Ground Unit

   Forecaptain Lǎohǔ (老虎) is preoccupied with restoring the strength of the Fleets, particularly her own White Fleet of the West, which took on many of the heaviest breaching maneuvers in the Crossed Paths Campaign, as it has become known within the Coalition. At full strength, the Fleet tends to stabilize around 21,000 combat personnel, with nearly eight times that in support staff - a surprisingly common duty request for new recruits still getting used to life within the Coalition. The allure of a chance to help stick it to one's former oppressors, without the risk of frontline duty, is appealing for many.

5. [Military] - Recruit Space Unit

   Refitting one of the independent aerostats, the Devil Dragon's Demesne to be spaceworthy is no mean feat, nor one the local Heads voted on lightly. But the hollow spaces inside the aerostats turn out to allow plenty of room for additional weapon systems, hangars, engines, and more, while the sheer bulk and durability of construction gives it a surprising resilience even against anti-ship weaponry - not to mention the number of defensive turrets. Though it may seem a bit ramshackle compared to the sleek designs for carriers and battlecruisers found elsewhere on Tekhum, the newly named Devil Dragon's Demise is positively bristling with weapons by the time the Coalition engineers have finished, and still manages to retain enough hangar, cargo, and troop capacity to manage interplanetary invasions almost unassisted.

Non-Actions:

• Host an Event as a Jewel of Tekhum: The Big Bironian Bash & Pirate Party! 

  • All members of the Elect who wish to attend are invited for the grand opening of Badal's Union Hall, the dueling tournament known as the Lithium Games, the first opportunities to place bounties on the Black Cloud Bounty Board, and the final treaties formalizing the new Bironian state and their relationship to the Black Cloud Coalition.

  • The United Houses of Senkar and Eucrusian Alliance, in particular, are invited in light of their medical technologies and expertise, to improve the quality of medical care available to tourney participants.

• Resist & Hinder any Conversions that would reduce Clouder Codes to Minority in Region 2; otherwise, neither assist, hinder, nor resist conversions introducing additional minorities.

  • The Coalition is tolerant of many things - but non-members are still viewed with suspicion if they proselytize too strongly.

• ArkHive submissions...
  • The history of The Wise Woman's Rapier on Badal, more detailed?
  • Scorbic The Hound...
• Repay our Loan from the Pan-Tekhum Worker's & Trader's Union with 4 Treasure.
• Announce an intent to confederate with Region 4.
• Announce opening of the Black Cloud Bounty Board (BCBB)...
  • Do you have someone you'd like dead, maimed, or merely irrevocably ruined? An Elect destabilized, or a trade network threatened? Do you want your involvement to be as indirect as possible? Do you want someone more competent than a petty crook to do your dirty work for you? Well don't you worry, your search is over!
• Provide the Bironian Bulwark with technologies as part of the rebuilding efforts
  • Aclaustrophobic Psychiatry; Algorithmic Imagination; Arcane Amplification; In Vivo Modification; Nuclear Fusion; Xenolinguistic Cataloguing
• Re: WTU Labor Committee: Agitate For More Radical Measures
  • The working sophont's rights are safeguarded by a moat fed by the blood of tyrants. If the Union cannot yet bring itself to take the necessary steps itself, the Coalition can fill the gap until they are ready.

News and Rumors

• Chatter in the forums...
• It may come as no surprise to some that Coalition Captain Jié Měifēng puts out a bounty on copies of the holo-novels involving herself and her rumored royal paramour - one that is claimed within hours, or so it's said. Perhaps it's simply to make sure none of them have the potential to spark an interplanetary incident. Sure. Let's go with that.
• Regardless of reason, the growing drama regarding the romance has many members of the Coalition willing to look past Queen Chalise's role, especially given the relative abundance, prosperity, and freedom enjoyed by Usherite citizens. Perhaps monarchy doesn't always collapse into despotism in a land where you can just walk away and find food growing wild. Or perhaps the Captain just has taste in polities as good as she does in women. The large minority of Coalition members seeking to 'cancel' Meifeng for her associations have shrunk over the years, and their concerns decried as more and more ludicrous as time has passed without any apparent risks stemming from the decisions she makes in her personal life. Many are confident in her ability to keep business and pleasure separate -when she has to. The lack of any recruitment effort to find a liaison officer for Caipe Ushere is not lost on anyone...

The Black Cloud Coalition
Capital: North Way Cluster (Běizhōu Qún | 北週群 | Region 2)
? ( ? | ? | Region 15)
暗雲 聯盟
{"Ànyún Liánméng"}
Round 4
[EE9, EE10, EE11]

Coalition Captain Jié Měifēng & Helms-Moderator Guiding_Stars4 a.k.a. 'ZhǐZhī'
Diplomacy 7 | Military 7 | Economy 2 [4] | Faith 2 [4] | Intrigue 5

Actions:

1. [Intrigue] - Conduct Surveillance on Region 104

   The expertise of Hǎi Píng & Dǎo-Māo lies in military endeavors first and foremost, but their skills still lend themselves well to leading a surveillance group to probe the other orbital superstation in their home planet's vicinity. Who can say why they've kept themselves cordoned off from the rest of Tekhum - besides fear of power-hungry Elect, of course.

2. [Diplomacy] - Complete Construction a WTU Union Hall in the North Way Cluster (2) 3/3 with the gracious assistance of the Radiant Republic of Erisdor and the new Bironian Bulwark

   Solidarity in action! Whether the reformed government of the Bulwark or their revolutionary kindred spirits on Sansar, the Union can see the true strength of their principles in action now on Badal as the Set Serpent Sorority is converted into a new floating Hall for their outreach efforts and management.

3. [Diplomacy] - Raise Reputation with WTU 

   Seizing the means of production may merely be wishful thinking for the Union across much of Tekhum, due to both material and political realities. But in the skies of Badal, the Coalition has already demonstrated that it can be done. Even for those uninterested in such violent means, it can be useful to have a bogeyman to call on when employers and wealthy clients are being especially recalcitrant in terms of appropriate compensation...

4. [Military] - Recruit Ground Unit

   Forecaptain Lǎohǔ (老虎) is preoccupied with restoring the strength of the Fleets, particularly her own White Fleet of the West, which took on many of the heaviest breaching maneuvers in the Crossed Paths Campaign, as it has become known within the Coalition. At full strength, the Fleet tends to stabilize around 21,000 combat personnel, with nearly eight times that in support staff - a surprisingly common duty request for new recruits still getting used to life within the Coalition. The allure of a chance to help stick it to one's former oppressors, without the risk of frontline duty, is appealing for many.

5. [Military] - Recruit Space Unit

   Refitting one of the independent aerostats, the Devil Dragon's Demesne to be spaceworthy is no mean feat, nor one the local Heads voted on lightly. But the hollow spaces inside the aerostats allow plenty of room for additional weapon systems, hangars, engines, and more, while the sheer bulk and durability of construction gives it a surprising resilience even against anti-ship weaponry - not to mention the number of defensive turrets. Though it may seem a bit ramshackle compared to the sleek designs for carriers and battlecruisers found elsewhere on Tekhum, the newly named Devil Dragon's Demise is positively bristling with weapons by the time the Coalition engineers have finished, and still manages to retain enough hangar, cargo, and troop capacity to manage interplanetary invasions almost unassisted.

Non-Actions:

• Host an Event as a Jewel of Tekhum: The Big Bironian Bash & Pirate Party! 

  • All members of the Elect who wish to attend are invited for the grand opening of Badal's Union Hall, the dueling tournament known as the Lithium Games, the first opportunities to place bounties on the Black Cloud Bounty Board, and the final treaties formalizing the new Bironian state and their relationship to the Black Cloud Coalition.

  • The United Houses of Senkar and Eucrusian Alliance, in particular, are invited in light of their medical technologies and expertise, to improve the quality of medical care available to tourney participants.

• Resist & Hinder any Conversions that would reduce Clouder Codes to Minority in Region 2; otherwise, neither assist, hinder, nor resist conversions introducing additional minorities.

  • The Coalition is tolerant of many things - but non-members are still viewed with suspicion if they proselytize too strongly.

• ArkHive submissions...
  • The history of The Wise Woman's Rapier on Badal, more detailed?
  • Scorbic The Hound...
• Repay our Loan from the Pan-Tekhum Worker's & Trader's Union with 4 Treasure.
• Announce an intent to confederate with Region 4.
• Announce opening of the Black Cloud Bounty Board (BCBB)...
  • Do you have someone you'd like dead, maimed, or merely irrevocably ruined? An Elect destabilized, or a trade network threatened? Do you want your involvement to be as indirect as possible? Do you want someone more competent than a petty crook to do your dirty work for you? Well don't you worry, your search is over!
• Provide the Bironian Bulwark with technologies as part of the rebuilding efforts
  • Aclaustrophobic Psychiatry; Algorithmic Imagination; Arcane Amplification; In Vivo Modification; Nuclear Fusion; Xenolinguistic Cataloguing
• Re: WTU Labor Committee: Agitate For More Radical Measures
  • The working sophont's rights are safeguarded by a moat fed by the blood of tyrants. If the Union cannot yet bring itself to take the necessary steps itself, the Coalition can fill the gap until they are ready.

News and Rumors

• Chatter in the forums...
• It may come as no surprise to some that Coalition Captain Jié Měifēng puts out a bounty on copies of the holo-novels involving herself and her rumored royal paramour - one that is claimed within hours, or so it's said. Perhaps it's simply to make sure none of them have the potential to spark an interplanetary incident. Sure. Let's go with that.
• Regardless of reason, the growing drama regarding the romance has many members of the Coalition willing to look past Queen Chalise's role, especially given the relative abundance, prosperity, and freedom enjoyed by Usherite citizens. Perhaps monarchy doesn't always collapse into despotism in a land where you can just walk away and find food growing wild. Or perhaps the Captain just has taste in polities as good as she does in women. The large minority of Coalition members seeking to 'cancel' Meifeng for her associations have shrunk over the years, and their concerns decried as more and more ludicrous as time has passed without any apparent risks stemming from the decisions she makes in her personal life. Many are confident in her ability to keep business and pleasure separate -when she has to. The lack of any recruitment effort to find a liaison officer for Caipe Ushere is not lost on anyone...

The Black Cloud Coalition
Capital: North Way Cluster (Běizhōu Qún | 北週群 | Region 2)
? ( ? | ? | Region 15)
暗雲 聯盟
{"Ànyún Liánméng"}
Round 4
[EE9, EE10, EE11]

Coalition Captain Jié Měifēng & Helms-Moderator Guiding_Stars4 a.k.a. 'ZhǐZhī'
Diplomacy 7 | Military 7 | Economy 2 [4] | Faith 2 [4] | Intrigue 5

Actions:

1. [Intrigue] - Conduct Surveillance on Region 104

   The expertise of Hǎi Píng & Dǎo-Māo lies in military endeavors first and foremost, but their skills still lend themselves well to leading a surveillance group to probe the other orbital superstation in their home planet's vicinity. Who can say why they've kept themselves cordoned off from the rest of Tekhum - besides fear of power-hungry Elect, of course.

2. [Diplomacy] - Complete Construction a WTU Union Hall in the North Way Cluster (2) 3/3 with the gracious assistance of the Radiant Republic of Erisdor and the new Bironian Bulwark

   Solidarity in action! Whether the reformed government of the Bulwark or their revolutionary kindred spirits on Sansar, the Union can see the true strength of their principles in action now on Badal as the Set Serpent Sorority is converted into a new floating Hall for their outreach efforts and management.

3. [Diplomacy] - Raise Reputation with WTU 

   Seizing the means of production may merely be wishful thinking for the Union across much of Tekhum, due to both material and political realities. But in the skies of Badal, the Coalition has already demonstrated that it can be done. Even for those uninterested in such violent means, it can be useful to have a bogeyman to call on when employers and wealthy clients are being especially recalcitrant in terms of appropriate compensation...

4. [Military] - Recruit Ground Unit

   Forecaptain Lǎohǔ (老虎) is preoccupied with restoring the strength of the Fleets, particularly her own White Fleet of the West, which took on many of the heaviest breaching maneuvers in the Crossed Paths Campaign, as it has become known within the Coalition. At full strength, the Fleet tends to stabilize around 21,000 combat personnel, with nearly eight times that in support staff - a surprisingly common duty request for new recruits still getting used to life within the Coalition. The allure of a chance to help stick it to one's former oppressors, without the risk of frontline duty, is appealing for many.

5. [Military] - Recruit Space Unit

   Refitting one of the independent aerostats, the Devil Dragon's Demesne...

Non-Actions:

• Host an Event as a Jewel of Tekhum: The Big Bironian Bash & Pirate Party! 

  • All members of the Elect who wish to attend are invited for the grand opening of Badal's Union Hall, the dueling tournament known as the Lithium Games, the first opportunities to place bounties on the Black Cloud Bounty Board, and the final treaties formalizing the new Bironian state and their relationship to the Black Cloud Coalition.

  • The United Houses of Senkar and Eucrusian Alliance, in particular, are invited in light of their medical technologies and expertise, to improve the quality of medical care available to tourney participants.

• Resist & Hinder any Conversions that would reduce Clouder Codes to Minority in Region 2; otherwise, neither assist, hinder, nor resist conversions introducing additional minorities.

  • The Coalition is tolerant of many things - but non-members are still viewed with suspicion if they proselytize too strongly.

• ArkHive submissions...
  • The history of The Wise Woman's Rapier on Badal, more detailed?
  • Scorbic The Hound...
• Repay our Loan from the Pan-Tekhum Worker's & Trader's Union with 4 Treasure.
• Announce an intent to confederate with Region 4.
• Announce opening of the Black Cloud Bounty Board (BCBB)...
  • Do you have someone you'd like dead, maimed, or merely irrevocably ruined? An Elect destabilized, or a trade network threatened? Do you want your involvement to be as indirect as possible? Do you want someone more competent than a petty crook to do your dirty work for you? Well don't you worry, your search is over!
• Provide the Bironian Bulwark with technologies as part of the rebuilding efforts
  • Aclaustrophobic Psychiatry; Algorithmic Imagination; Arcane Amplification; In Vivo Modification; Nuclear Fusion; Xenolinguistic Cataloguing
• Re: WTU Labor Committee: Agitate For More Radical Measures
  • The working sophont's rights are safeguarded by a moat fed by the blood of tyrants. If the Union cannot yet bring itself to take the necessary steps itself, the Coalition can fill the gap until they are ready.

News and Rumors

• Chatter in the forums...
• It may come as no surprise to some that Coalition Captain Jié Měifēng puts out a bounty on copies of the holo-novels involving herself and her rumored royal paramour - one that is claimed within hours, or so it's said. Perhaps it's simply to make sure none of them have the potential to spark an interplanetary incident. Sure. Let's go with that.
• Regardless of reason, the growing drama regarding the romance has many members of the Coalition willing to look past Queen Chalise's role, especially given the relative abundance, prosperity, and freedom enjoyed by Usherite citizens. Perhaps monarchy doesn't always collapse into despotism in a land where you can just walk away and find food growing wild. Or perhaps the Captain just has taste in polities as good as she does in women. The large minority of Coalition members seeking to 'cancel' Meifeng for her associations have shrunk over the years, and their concerns decried as more and more ludicrous as time has passed without any apparent risks stemming from the decisions she makes in her personal life. Many are confident in her ability to keep business and pleasure separate -when she has to. The lack of any recruitment effort to find a liaison officer for Caipe Ushere is not lost on anyone...

The Black Cloud Coalition
Capital: North Way Cluster (Běizhōu Qún | 北週群 | Region 2)
? ( ? | ? | Region 15)
暗雲 聯盟
{"Ànyún Liánméng"}
Round 4
[EE9, EE10, EE11]

Coalition Captain Jié Měifēng & Helms-Moderator Guiding_Stars4 a.k.a. 'ZhǐZhī'
Diplomacy 7 | Military 7 | Economy 2 [4] | Faith 2 [4] | Intrigue 5

Actions:

1. [Intrigue] - Conduct Surveillance on Region 104

   ...

2. [Diplomacy] - Complete Construction a WTU Union Hall in the North Way Cluster (2) 3/3 with the gracious assistance of the Radiant Republic of Erisdor and the new Bironian state

   ...

3. [Diplomacy] - Raise Reputation with WTU 

   ...

4. [Military] - Recruit Ground Unit

   Forecaptain Lǎohǔ (老虎) is preoccupied with restoring the strength of the Fleets, particularly her own White Fleet of the West, which took on many of the heaviest breaching maneuvers in the Crossed Paths Campaign, as it has become known within the Coalition. At full strength, the Fleet tends to stabilize around 21,000 combat personnel, with nearly eight times that in support staff - a surprisingly common duty request for new recruits still getting used to life within the Coalition. The allure of a chance to help stick it to one's former oppressors, without the risk of frontline duty, is appealing for many.

5. [Military] - Recruit Space Unit

   Refitting one of the independent aerostats, the Devil Dragon's Demesne...

Non-Actions:

• Host an Event as a Jewel of Tekhum: The Big Bironian Bash & Pirate Party! 

  • All members of the Elect who wish to attend are invited for the grand opening of Badal's Union Hall, the dueling tournament known as the Lithium Games, the first opportunities to place bounties on the Black Cloud Bounty Board, and the final treaties formalizing the new Bironian state and their relationship to the Black Cloud Coalition.

  • The United Houses of Senkar and Eucrusian Alliance, in particular, are invited in light of their medical technologies and expertise, to improve the quality of medical care available to tourney participants.

• Resist & Hinder any Conversions that would reduce Clouder Codes to Minority in Region 2; otherwise, neither assist, hinder, nor resist conversions introducing additional minorities.

  • The Coalition is tolerant of many things - but non-members are still viewed with suspicion if they proselytize too strongly.

• ArkHive submissions...
  • The history of The Wise Woman's Rapier on Badal, more detailed?
  • Scorbic The Hound...
• Repay our Loan from the Pan-Tekhum Worker's & Trader's Union with 4 Treasure.
• Announce an intent to confederate with Region 4.
• Announce opening of the Black Cloud Bounty Board (BCBB)...
  • Do you have someone you'd like dead, maimed, or merely irrevocably ruined? An Elect destabilized, or a trade network threatened? Do you want your involvement to be as indirect as possible? Do you want someone more competent than a petty crook to do your dirty work for you? Well don't you worry, your search is over!
• Provide the Bironian Bulwark with technologies as part of the rebuilding efforts
  • Aclaustrophobic Psychiatry; Algorithmic Imagination; Arcane Amplification; In Vivo Modification; Nuclear Fusion; Xenolinguistic Cataloguing
• Re: WTU Labor Committee: Agitate For More Radical Measures
  • The working sophont's rights are safeguarded by a moat fed by the blood of tyrants. If the Union cannot yet bring itself to take the necessary steps itself, the Coalition can fill the gap until they are ready.

News and Rumors

• Chatter in the forums...
• It may come as no surprise to some that Coalition Captain Jié Měifēng puts out a bounty on copies of the holo-novels involving herself and her rumored royal paramour - one that is claimed within hours, or so it's said. Perhaps it's simply to make sure none of them have the potential to spark an interplanetary incident. Sure. Let's go with that.
• Regardless of reason, the growing drama regarding the romance has many members of the Coalition willing to look past Queen Chalise's role, especially given the relative abundance, prosperity, and freedom enjoyed by Usherite citizens. Perhaps monarchy doesn't always collapse into despotism in a land where you can just walk away and find food growing wild. Or perhaps the Captain just has taste in polities as good as she does in women. The large minority of Coalition members seeking to 'cancel' Meifeng for her associations have shrunk over the years, and their concerns decried as more and more ludicrous as time has passed without any apparent risks stemming from the decisions she makes in her personal life. Many are confident in her ability to keep business and pleasure separate -when she has to. The lack of any recruitment effort to find a liaison officer for Caipe Ushere is not lost on anyone...

The Black Cloud Coalition
Capital: North Way Cluster (Běizhōu Qún | 北週群 | Region 2)
? ( ? | ? | Region 15)
暗雲 聯盟
{"Ànyún Liánméng"}
Round 4
[EE9, EE10, EE11]

Coalition Captain Jié Měifēng & Helms-Moderator Guiding_Stars4 a.k.a. 'ZhǐZhī'
Diplomacy 7 | Military 7 | Economy 2 [4] | Faith 2 [4] | Intrigue 5

Actions:

1. [Intrigue] - Conduct Surveillance on Region 104

   ...

2. [Diplomacy] - Complete Construction a WTU Union Hall in the North Way Cluster (2) 3/3 with the gracious assistance of the Radiant Republic of Erisdor and the new Bironian state

   ...

3. [Diplomacy] - Raise Reputation with WTU 

   ...

4. [Military] - Recruit Ground Unit

   Forecaptain Lǎohǔ (老虎) is preoccupied with restoring the strength of the Fleets, particularly her own White Fleet of the West, which took on many of the heaviest breaching maneuvers in the Crossed Paths Campaign, as it has become known within the Coalition. At full strength, the Fleet tends to stabilize around 21,000 combat personnel, with nearly eight times that in support staff - a surprisingly common duty request for new recruits still getting used to life within the Coalition. The allure of a chance to help stick it to one's former oppressors, without the risk of frontline duty, is appealing for many.

5. [Military] - Recruit Space Unit

   Refitting one of the independent aerostats, the Devil Dragon's Demesne...

Non-Actions:

• Host an Event as a Jewel of Tekhum: The Big Bironian Bash & Pirate Party! 

  • All members of the Elect who wish to attend are invited for the grand opening of Badal's Union Hall, the dueling tournament known as the Lithium Games, the first opportunities to place bounties on the Black Cloud Bounty Board, and the final treaties formalizing the new Bironian state and their relationship to the Black Cloud Coalition.

  • The United Houses of Senkar and Eucrusian Alliance, in particular, are invited in light of their medical technologies and expertise, to improve the quality of medical care available to tourney participants.

• Resist & Hinder any Conversions that would reduce Clouder Codes to Minority in Region 2; otherwise, neither assist, hinder, nor resist conversions introducing additional minorities.

  • The Coalition is tolerant of many things - but non-members are still viewed with suspicion if they proselytize too strongly.

• ArkHive submissions...
  • The history of The Wise Woman's Rapier on Badal, more detailed?
  • Scorbic The Hound...
• Repay our Loan from the Pan-Tekhum Worker's & Trader's Union with 4 Treasure.
• Announce an exclusive intent to secure Region 1.
• Announce opening of the Black Cloud Bounty Board (BCBB)...
  • Do you have someone you'd like dead, maimed, or merely irrevocably ruined? An Elect destabilized, or a trade network threatened? Do you want your involvement to be as indirect as possible? Do you want someone more competent than a petty crook to do your dirty work for you? Well don't you worry, your search is over!
• Provide the Bironian Bulwark with technologies as part of the rebuilding efforts
  • Aclaustrophobic Psychiatry; Algorithmic Imagination; Arcane Amplification; In Vivo Modification; Nuclear Fusion; Xenolinguistic Cataloguing
• Re: WTU Labor Committee: Agitate For More Radical Measures
  • The working sophont's rights are safeguarded by a moat fed by the blood of tyrants. If the Union cannot yet bring itself to take the necessary steps itself, the Coalition can fill the gap until they are ready.

News and Rumors

• Chatter in the forums...
• It may come as no surprise to some that Coalition Captain Jié Měifēng puts out a bounty on copies of the holo-novels involving herself and her rumored royal paramour - one that is claimed within hours, or so it's said. Perhaps it's simply to make sure none of them have the potential to spark an interplanetary incident. Sure. Let's go with that.
• Regardless of reason, the growing drama regarding the romance has many members of the Coalition willing to look past Queen Chalise's role, especially given the relative abundance, prosperity, and freedom enjoyed by Usherite citizens. Perhaps monarchy doesn't always collapse into despotism in a land where you can just walk away and find food growing wild. Or perhaps the Captain just has taste in polities as good as she does in women. The large minority of Coalition members seeking to 'cancel' Meifeng for her associations have shrunk over the years, and their concerns decried as more and more ludicrous as time has passed without any apparent risks stemming from the decisions she makes in her personal life. Many are confident in her ability to keep business and pleasure separate -when she has to. The lack of any recruitment effort to find a liaison officer for Caipe Ushere is not lost on anyone...

The Black Cloud Coalition
Capital: North Way Cluster (Běizhōu Qún | 北週群 | Region 2)
? ( ? | ? | Region 15)
暗雲 聯盟
{"Ànyún Liánméng"}
Round 4
[EE9, EE10, EE11]

Coalition Captain Jié Měifēng & Helms-Moderator Guiding_Stars4 a.k.a. 'ZhǐZhī'
Diplomacy 7 | Military 7 | Economy 2 [4] | Faith 2 [4] | Intrigue 5

Actions:

1. [Intrigue] - Conduct Surveillance on Region 104

   ...

2. [Diplomacy] - Complete Construction a WTU Union Hall in the North Way Cluster (2) 3/3 with the gracious assistance of the Radiant Republic of Erisdor and the new Bironian state

   ...

3. [Diplomacy] - Raise Reputation with WTU 

   ...

4. [Military] - Recruit Ground Unit

   Forecaptain Lǎohǔ (老虎) is preoccupied with restoring the strength of the Fleets, particularly her own White Fleet of the West, which took on many of the heaviest breaching maneuvers in the Crossed Paths Campaign, as it has become known within the Coalition. At full strength, the Fleet tends to stabilize around 21,000 combat personnel, with nearly eight times that in support staff - a surprisingly common duty request for new recruits still getting used to life within the Coalition. The allure of a chance to help stick it to one's former oppressors, without the risk of frontline duty, is appealing for many.

5. [Military] - Recruit Space Unit

   Refitting one of the independent aerostats, the Devil Dragon's Demesne...

Non-Actions:

• Host an Event as a Jewel of Tekhum: The Big Bironian Bash & Pirate Party! 

  • All members of the Elect who wish to attend are invited for the grand opening of Badal's Union Hall, the dueling tournament known as the Lithium Games, the first opportunities to place bounties on the Black Cloud Bounty Board, and the final treaties formalizing the new Bironian state and their relationship to the Black Cloud Coalition.

  • The United Houses of Senkar and Eucrusian Alliance, in particular, are invited in light of their medical technologies and expertise, to improve the quality of medical care available to tourney participants.

• Resist & Hinder any Conversions that would reduce Clouder Codes to Minority in Region 2; otherwise, neither assist, hinder, nor resist conversions introducing additional minorities.

  • The Coalition is tolerant of many things - but non-members are still viewed with suspicion if they proselytize too strongly.

• ArkHive submissions...
  • The history of The Wise Woman's Rapier on Badal, more detailed?
  • Scorbic The Hound...
• Repay our Loan from the Pan-Tekhum Worker's & Trader's Union with 4 Treasure.
• Announce an exclusive intent to secure Region 1.
• Announce opening of the Black Cloud Bounty Board (BCBB)...
  • Do you have someone you'd like dead, maimed, or merely irrevocably ruined? An Elect destabilized, or a trade network threatened? Do you want your involvement to be as indirect as possible? Do you want someone more competent than a petty crook to do your dirty work for you? Well don't you worry, your search is over!
• Provide the Bironian Bulwark with technologies as part of the rebuilding efforts
  • Aclaustrophobic Psychiatry; Algorithmic Imagination; Arcane Amplification; In Vivo Modification; Nuclear Fusion; Xenolinguistic Cataloguing
• Re: WTU Labor Committee: Agitate For More Radical Measures
  • The working sophont's rights are safeguarded by a moat fed by the blood of tyrants. If the Union cannot yet bring itself to take the necessary steps itself, the Coalition can fill the gap until they are ready.

News and Rumors

• Chatter in the forums...
• It may come as no surprise to some that Coalition Captain Jié Měifēng puts out a bounty on copies of the holo-novels involving herself and her rumored royal paramour - one that is claimed within hours, or so it's said. Perhaps it's simply to make sure none of them have the potential to spark an interplanetary incident. Sure. Let's go with that.
• Regardless of reason, the growing drama regarding the romance has many members of the Coalition willing to look past Queen Chalise's role, especially given the relative abundance, prosperity, and freedom enjoyed by Usherite citizens. Perhaps monarchy doesn't always collapse into despotism in a land where you can just walk away and find food growing wild. Or perhaps the Captain just has taste in polities as good as she does in women. The large minority of Coalition members seeking to 'cancel' Meifeng for her associations have shrunk over the years, and their concerns decried as more and more ludicrous as time has passed without any apparent risks stemming from the decisions she makes in her personal life. Many are confident in her ability to keep business and pleasure separate -when she has to. The lack of any recruitment effort to find a liaison officer for Caipe Ushere is not lost on anyone...

The Black Cloud Coalition
Capital: North Way Cluster (Běizhōu Qún | 北週群 | Region 2)
? ( ? | ? | Region 15)
暗雲 聯盟
{"Ànyún Liánméng"}
Round 4
[EE9, EE10, EE11]

Coalition Captain Jié Měifēng & Helms-Moderator Guiding_Stars4 a.k.a. 'ZhǐZhī'
Diplomacy 7 | Military 7 | Economy 2 [4] | Faith 2 [4] | Intrigue 5

Actions:

1. [Intrigue] - Conduct Surveillance on Region 104

   ...

2. [Diplomacy] - Complete Construction a WTU Union Hall in the North Way Cluster (2) 3/3 with the gracious assistance of the Radiant Republic of Erisdor and the new Bironian state

   ...

3. [Diplomacy] - Raise Reputation with WTU 

   ...

4. [Military] - Recruit Ground Unit

   Forecaptain Lǎohǔ (老虎) is preoccupied with restoring the strength of the Fleets, particularly her own White Fleet of the West, which took on many of the heaviest breaching maneuvers in the Crossed Paths Campaign, as it has become known within the Coalition. At full strength, the Fleet tends to stabilize around 21,000 combat personnel, with nearly eight times that in support staff - a surprisingly common duty request for new recruits still getting used to life within the Coalition. The allure of a chance to help stick it to one's former oppressors, without the risk of frontline duty, is appealing for many.

5. [Military] - Recruit Space Unit

   Refitting one of the independent aerostats, the Devil Dragon's Demesne...

Non-Actions:

• Host an Event as a Jewel of Tekhum: The Big Bironian Bash & Pirate Party! 

  • All members of the Elect who wish to attend are invited for the grand opening of Badal's Union Hall, the dueling tournament known as the Lithium Games, the first opportunities to place bounties on the Black Cloud Bounty Board, and the final treaties formalizing the new Bironian state and their relationship to the Black Cloud Coalition.

  • The United Houses of Senkar and Eucrusian Alliance, in particular, are invited in light of their medical technologies and expertise, to improve the quality of medical care available to tourney participants.

• Resist & Hinder any Conversions that would reduce Clouder Codes to Minority in Region 2; otherwise, neither assist, hinder, nor resist conversions introducing additional minorities.

  • The Coalition is tolerant of many things - but non-members are still viewed with suspicion if they proselytize too strongly.

• ArkHive submissions...
  • The history of The Wise Woman's Rapier on Badal, more detailed?
  • Scorbic The Hound...
• Repay our Loan from the Pan-Tekhum Worker's & Trader's Union with 4 Treasure.
• Announce an exclusive intent to secure Region 1.
• Announce opening of the Black Cloud Bounty Board (BCBB)...
  • Do you have someone you'd like dead, maimed, or merely irrevocably ruined? An Elect destabilized, or a trade network threatened? Do you want your involvement to be as indirect as possible? Do you want someone more competent than a petty crook to do your dirty work for you? Well don't you worry, your search is over!
• Provide the Bironian Bulwark with technologies as part of the rebuilding efforts
  • Aclaustrophobic Psychiatry; Algorithmic Imagination; Arcane Amplification; In Vivo Modification; Nuclear Fusion; Xenolinguistic Cataloguing

News and Rumors

• Chatter in the forums...
• It may come as no surprise to some that Coalition Captain Jié Měifēng puts out a bounty on copies of the holo-novels involving herself and her rumored royal paramour - one that is claimed within hours, or so it's said. Perhaps it's simply to make sure none of them have the potential to spark an interplanetary incident. Sure. Let's go with that.
• Regardless of reason, the growing drama regarding the romance has many members of the Coalition willing to look past Queen Chalise's role, especially given the relative abundance, prosperity, and freedom enjoyed by Usherite citizens. Perhaps monarchy doesn't always collapse into despotism in a land where you can just walk away and find food growing wild. Or perhaps the Captain just has taste in polities as good as she does in women. The large minority of Coalition members seeking to 'cancel' Meifeng for her associations have shrunk over the years, and their concerns decried as more and more ludicrous as time has passed without any apparent risks stemming from the decisions she makes in her personal life. Many are confident in her ability to keep business and pleasure separate -when she has to. The lack of any recruitment effort to find a liaison officer for Caipe Ushere is not lost on anyone...

The Black Cloud Coalition
Capital: North Way Cluster (Běizhōu Qún | 北週群 | Region 2)
? ( ? | ? | Region 15)
暗雲 聯盟
{"Ànyún Liánméng"}
Round 4
[EE9, EE10, EE11]

Coalition Captain Jié Měifēng & Helms-Moderator Guiding_Stars4 a.k.a. 'ZhǐZhī'
Diplomacy 7 | Military 7 | Economy 2 [4] | Faith 2 [4] | Intrigue 5

Actions:

1. [Intrigue] - Conduct Surveillance on Region 104

   ...

2. [Diplomacy] - Complete Construction a WTU Union Hall in the North Way Cluster (2) 3/3 with the gracious assistance of the Radiant Republic of Erisdor and the new Bironian state

   ...

3. [Diplomacy] - Raise Reputation with WTU 

   ...

4. [Military] - Recruit Ground Unit

   Forecaptain Lǎohǔ (老虎) is preoccupied with restoring the strength of the Fleets, particularly her own White Fleet of the West, which took on many of the heaviest breaching maneuvers in the Crossed Paths Campaign, as it has become known within the Coalition. At full strength, the Fleet tends to stabilize around 21,000 combat personnel, with nearly eight times that in support staff - a surprisingly common duty request for new recruits still getting used to life within the Coalition. The allure of a chance to help stick it to one's former oppressors, without the risk of frontline duty, is appealing for many.

5. [Military] - Recruit Space Unit

   Refitting one of the independent aerostats, the Devil Dragon's Demesne...

Non-Actions:

• Host an Event as a Jewel of Tekhum: The Big Bironian Bash & Pirate Party! 

  • All members of the Elect who wish to attend are invited for the grand opening of Badal's Union Hall, the dueling tournament known as the Lithium Games, the first opportunities to place bounties on the Black Cloud Bounty Board, and the final treaties formalizing the new Bironian state and their relationship to the Black Cloud Coalition.

  • The United Houses of Senkar and Eucrusian Alliance, in particular, are invited in light of their medical technologies and expertise, to improve the quality of medical care available to tourney participants.

• Resist & Hinder any Conversions that would reduce Clouder Codes to Minority in Region 2; otherwise, neither assist, hinder, nor resist conversions introducing additional minorities.

  • The Coalition is tolerant of many things - but non-members are still viewed with suspicion if they proselytize too strongly.

• ArkHive submissions...
  • The history of The Wise Woman's Rapier on Badal, more detailed?
  • Scorbic The Hound...
• Repay our Loan from the Pan-Tekhum Worker's & Trader's Union with 4 Treasure.
• Announce an exclusive intent to secure Region 1.
• Announce opening of the Black Cloud Bounty Board (BCBB)...
  • Do you have someone you'd like dead, maimed, or merely irrevocably ruined? An Elect destabilized, or a trade network threatened? Do you want your involvement to be as indirect as possible? Do you want someone more competent than a petty crook to do your dirty work for you? Well don't you worry, your search is over!

News and Rumors

• Chatter in the forums...
• It may come as no surprise to some that Coalition Captain Jié Měifēng puts out a bounty on copies of the holo-novels involving herself and her rumored royal paramour - one that is claimed within hours, or so it's said. Perhaps it's simply to make sure none of them have the potential to spark an interplanetary incident. Sure. Let's go with that.
• Regardless of reason, the growing drama regarding the romance has many members of the Coalition willing to look past Queen Chalise's role, especially given the relative abundance, prosperity, and freedom enjoyed by Usherite citizens. Perhaps monarchy doesn't always collapse into despotism in a land where you can just walk away and find food growing wild. Or perhaps the Captain just has taste in polities as good as she does in women. The large minority of Coalition members seeking to 'cancel' Meifeng for her associations have shrunk over the years, and their concerns decried as more and more ludicrous as time has passed without any apparent risks stemming from the decisions she makes in her personal life. Many are confident in her ability to keep business and pleasure separate -when she has to. The lack of any recruitment effort to find a liaison officer for Caipe Ushere is not lost on anyone...

The Black Cloud Coalition
Capital: North Way Cluster (Běizhōu Qún | 北週群 | Region 2)
? ( ? | ? | Region 15)
暗雲 聯盟
{"Ànyún Liánméng"}
Round 4
[EE9, EE10, EE11]

Coalition Captain Jié Měifēng & Helms-Moderator Guiding_Stars4 a.k.a. 'ZhǐZhī'
Diplomacy 7 | Military 7 | Economy 2 [4] | Faith 2 [4] | Intrigue 5

Actions:

1. [Intrigue] - Conduct Surveillance on Region 104

   ...

2. [Diplomacy] - Complete Construction a WTU Union Hall in the North Way Cluster (2) 3/3 with the gracious assistance of the Radiant Republic of Erisdor and the new Bironian state

   ...

3. [Diplomacy] - Raise Reputation with WTU 

   ...

4. [Military] - Recruit Ground Unit

   Forecaptain Lǎohǔ (老虎) is preoccupied with restoring the strength of the Fleets, particularly her own White Fleet of the West, which took on many of the heaviest breaching maneuvers in the Crossed Paths Campaign, as it has become known within the Coalition.

5. [Military] - Recruit Space Unit

   Refitting one of the independent aerostats, the Devil Dragon's Demesne

Non-Actions:

• Host an Event as a Jewel of Tekhum: The Big Bironian Bash & Pirate Party! 

  • All members of the Elect who wish to attend are invited for the grand opening of Badal's Union Hall, the dueling tournament known as the Lithium Games, the first opportunities to place bounties on the Black Cloud Bounty Board, and the final treaties formalizing the new Bironian state and their relationship to the Black Cloud Coalition.

  • The United Houses of Senkar and Eucrusian Alliance, in particular, are invited in light of their medical technologies and expertise, to improve the quality of medical care available to tourney participants.

• Resist & Hinder any Conversions that would reduce Clouder Codes to Minority in Region 2; otherwise, neither assist, hinder, nor resist conversions introducing additional minorities.

  • The Coalition is tolerant of many things - but non-members are still viewed with suspicion if they proselytize too strongly.

• ArkHive submissions...
  • The history of The Wise Woman's Rapier on Badal, more detailed?
  • Scorbic The Hound...
• Repay our Loan from the Pan-Tekhum Worker's & Trader's Union with 4 Treasure.
• Announce an exclusive intent to secure Region 1.
• Announce opening of the Black Cloud Bounty Board (BCBB)...
  • Do you have someone you'd like dead, maimed, or merely irrevocably ruined? An Elect destabilized, or a trade network threatened? Do you want your involvement to be as indirect as possible? Do you want someone more competent than a petty crook to do your dirty work for you? Well don't you worry, your search is over!

News and Rumors

• Chatter in the forums...
• It may come as no surprise to some that Coalition Captain Jié Měifēng puts out a bounty on copies of the holo-novels involving herself and her rumored royal paramour - one that is claimed within hours, or so it's said. Perhaps it's simply to make sure none of them have the potential to spark an interplanetary incident. Sure. Let's go with that.
• Regardless of reason, the growing drama regarding the romance has many members of the Coalition willing to look past Queen Chalise's role, especially given the relative abundance, prosperity, and freedom enjoyed by Usherite citizens. Perhaps monarchy doesn't always collapse into despotism in a land where you can just walk away and find food growing wild. Or perhaps the Captain just has taste in polities as good as she does in women. The large minority of Coalition members seeking to 'cancel' Meifeng for her associations have shrunk over the years, and their concerns decried as more and more ludicrous as time has passed without any apparent risks stemming from the decisions she makes in her personal life. Many are confident in her ability to keep business and pleasure separate -when she has to. The lack of any recruitment effort to find a liaison officer for Caipe Ushere is not lost on anyone...

The Black Cloud Coalition
Capital: North Way Cluster (Běizhōu Qún | 北週群 | Region 2)
? ( ? | ? | Region 15)
暗雲 聯盟
{"Ànyún Liánméng"}
Round 4
[EE9, EE10, EE11]

Coalition Captain Jié Měifēng & Helms-Moderator Guiding_Stars4 a.k.a. 'ZhǐZhī'
Diplomacy 7 | Military 7 | Economy 2 [4] | Faith 2 [4] | Intrigue 5

Actions:

1. [Intrigue] - Conduct Surveillance on Region 104

   ...

2. [Diplomacy] - Complete Construction a WTU Union Hall in the North Way Cluster (2) 3/3 with the gracious assistance of the Radiant Republic of Erisdor and the new Bironian state

   ...

3. [Diplomacy] - Raise Reputation with WTU 

   ...

4. [Military] - Recruit Ground Unit

   Restoring the strength of the Fleets...

5. [Military] - Recruit Space Unit

   Refitting one of the independent aerostats...

Non-Actions:

• Host an Event as a Jewel of Tekhum: The Big Bironian Bash & Pirate Party! 

  • All members of the Elect who wish to attend are invited for the grand opening of Badal's Union Hall, the dueling tournament known as the Lithium Games, the first opportunities to place bounties on the Black Cloud Bounty Board, and the final treaties formalizing the new Bironian state and their relationship to the Black Cloud Coalition.

  • The United Houses of Senkar and Eucrusian Alliance, in particular, are invited in light of their medical technologies and expertise, to improve the quality of medical care available to tourney participants.

• Resist & Hinder any Conversions that would reduce Clouder Codes to Minority in Region 2; otherwise, neither assist, hinder, nor resist conversions introducing additional minorities.

  • The Coalition is tolerant of many things - but non-members are still viewed with suspicion if they proselytize too strongly.

• ArkHive submissions...
  • The history of The Wise Woman's Rapier on Badal, more detailed?
  • Scorbic The Hound...
• Repay our Loan from the Pan-Tekhum Worker's & Trader's Union with 4 Treasure.
• Announce an exclusive intent to secure Region 1.
• Announce opening of the Black Cloud Bounty Board (BCBB)...
  • Do you have someone you'd like dead, maimed, or merely irrevocably ruined? An Elect destabilized, or a trade network threatened? Do you want your involvement to be as indirect as possible? Do you want someone more competent than a petty crook to do your dirty work for you? Well don't you worry, your search is over!

News and Rumors

• Chatter in the forums...
• It may come as no surprise to some that Coalition Captain Jié Měifēng puts out a bounty on copies of the holo-novels involving herself and her rumored royal paramour - one that is claimed within hours, or so it's said. Perhaps it's simply to make sure none of them have the potential to spark an interplanetary incident. Sure. Let's go with that.
• Regardless of reason, the growing drama regarding the romance has many members of the Coalition willing to look past Queen Chalise's role, especially given the relative abundance, prosperity, and freedom enjoyed by Usherite citizens. Perhaps monarchy doesn't always collapse into despotism in a land where you can just walk away and find food growing wild. Or perhaps the Captain just has taste in polities as good as she does in women. The large minority of Coalition members seeking to 'cancel' Meifeng for her associations have shrunk over the years, and their concerns decried as more and more ludicrous as time has passed without any apparent risks stemming from the decisions she makes in her personal life. Many are confident in her ability to keep business and pleasure separate -when she has to. The lack of any recruitment effort to find a liaison officer for Caipe Ushere is not lost on anyone...