News Stories

Emperor Announces Unexpected Successor Kyoto, Yamatai - Emperor Uesu today issued a short statement, saying that due to the great successes of the Fifth Expeditionary Fleet, Taisho Motoyoshi Katsuko would be almost immediately be taking the throne, rather than Princess Ketsurui Himiko. Additionally, Uesu said that he will be departing on a colonization/exploration mission with a large personal fleet.

The following new stuff is available to the Star Army and should be ordered from Star Army Logistics if you need or could use it. Kim is helping with handling the Logistics issues when she’s available. Please keep things interesting for her by requesting supplies. Starships – The Type 30 Mass Production Escort is now available. Sakuras should be equipping the Type 2 pylons now and using enhancement modules. Also, the Irim has a new model (Type 30). Older ships should be phased out if necessary. Several new ships are being developed. Please contribute to them! The Ikoi Light Starbase is also available now for fleet commanders and unit commanders. I suggest that it be used as a mobile base for small units within fleets. The T7 Raccoon...

Princess Himiko Set to Take Throne Kyoto, Yamatai - Princess Ketsurui Himiko, the protégé of second-time Emperor Ketsurui Uesureyu, is said to be taking command of the Yamataian Imperial Government soon. Himiko has been all but silent of her plans thus far, but many experts are worried she will be eager to flex the full expanses of her newfound power, based on what Emperor Uesu said in a press conference: "Himiko is a very strong-willed girl with grand dreams and talented insight. I have instilled in her all the makings of a war-time leader." Uesu has received mixed reviews from critics because he shows he strength rarely and has allowed the senate to grow disorganized and out of touch with the common people.

First Expeditionary Fleet Recruiting Hanako's Star - The First Expeditionary Fleet has stepped up its recruiting efforts, offering starship commands to lower-ranked officers and making it easier for soldiers to find assignments that work well for them. (OOC: see https://wiki.stararmy.com/doku.php?id=st ... xf_joining )

Old Warriors Recycled En Masse Nataria System - Star Army Fleet Depot has devoted the efforts of millions of Nekovalkyrja into the largest disassembly and reuse of warships since the Zodiac-class Mass Production Effort in what is one of the top five recycling projects of all time. The effort is also the first major project since the SMX attack on Nataria, which left depot workers cleaning up for quite some time and destroyed nearly 2 million vessels. A total of 1,484,273 ships were scrapped. The materials recovered are being shipped to manufacturing centers across the empire.