Supporting the Alliance
30 Mar 2018Psimek
My research on the meta alloys has informed me that they are a Thargoid material found in Merope and its surrounding systems in the far off Pleiades Nebula. This would be a very long journey with my current jump range but fortunately I found information pointing me to Fraser Orbital in the much closer LHS 2936 system where I might be able to purchase one of these alloys. I started my journey towards LHS 2936 stopping off in the Empire controlled system Xinca where I took on my first Assassination contract for the Xinca Industry corporation, I was keen to develop my combat skills and get accustomed to how my Diamondback Scout 'Drake' performs in one on one space combat as so far I had only had successful combat missions with skimmers and got taken out far too quickly by a Federal Dropship in a unsuccessful massacre mission. I feel inclined to work for the independent or Alliance affiliated factions at the moment but working for the Federation or Empire at some point and increasing my navy ranks could bring benefits. The target of the contact was an Eagle and I had no problems destroying it, a lot easier than my previous fight with the Dropship. This boosted my confidence in combat and makes me excited to experience more of the thrill of Assassination work. I continued on and stopped off again in the Alliance controlled Woloniugo system, here I transferred to my Adder 'Leviathan' to assist in the fortification of the system by picking up some Legislative Records to take back to Edmund Mahon's HQ in Gateway. Seeing as LHS 2936 is close to Gateway I thought this would be a good opportunity to support the Alliance and increase my merit rating with Mahon as I'm keen to receive the benefits of a higher rating. Although I intend to remain a freelancer, the Alliance felt like a natural choice to pledge allegiance to as I can relate to their ethos and my first missions in my home system Eranin were for the controlling Alliance faction the Terran Colonial Forces, this also led me to join the TC Forces wing so I can network with other commanders.Now I’m in Gateway where I handed in the records and completed a quick courier job for the Alliance Office of Statistics which seem to be the main faction responsible for Edmund Mahon’s rise to power. With my reputation now cordial with this faction I think I will stick around and see if I can find any combat related missions for them to further increase my combat skills in Drake. I’ve also heard news via GalNet of the ongoing conflict in Ross 310 which must be a big deal to have been featured on there, there is a call of independent commanders to support either faction with generous rewards so perhaps I will head there to check it out although I am concerned I may not be ready for such a fight!