Log 17: (General) Personal Log - March 4, 3304
05 Mar 2018ThomasWJames
CMDR: Thomas W. JamesDate: March 4th, 3304
Time: 22:15
Location: MAINANI
Topic: General Diary
For the last few weeks, I've been working with the Imperials and gaining rank. So far I've gained the rank of Marquis and I now have all the Permit Locked Systems from all factions. Before this time, however, I had been doing some exploration. I went back to explore the Guardian Ruins for Ram Tah one more time. At SYNUEFE XR-H D11-102 1 B -31.7347, -128.9212 I found a Tourist Beacon explaining some of the Guardian Ruins.
From there I went to HIP 18077 6 C to check out Mahon Research Base Pumpkin Patch. These were extremely interesting and large, and while I wanted to fire upon them to see what I could extract Mahon Research Base had placed a non-weapons zone around the area so I didn't. The area is beautiful and the "Pumpkins" as they have come to be called are enormous, at least twice the size if not more of the SRV.
The Gordon Class Bulk Cargo Ship FPR-42, can be found extremely close to Mahon Research Base. The ship is huge and carrying vast amounts of valuable cargo. It had been recently hit by pirates and I managed to rescue a few escape pods. There wasn't much I could do to help the ship out and I hope the authorities arrive and can do more.
The Mic Turner Base Mounds in California Sector BA-A e6 4 were also a very interesting site. Again, while I wanted to fire upon the mounds to see what minerals and materials they'd give, Mc Turner base had also put a no-fire zone around the area. These mounds weren't nearly as large as the "Pumpkins" at Mahon Research Base.
The Aquarius Class Tanker WKS-559 in the California Sector BA-A e6 System was another cargo ship that had been attacked by pirates. Once again I managed to rescue a few people from escape pods but there was little else I could do. This cargo ship was a little different, seemed much larger, broader than the first.
Lastly, I visited the Barnacle Site at California Sector DL-Y D4 C 2. These things are somehow connected to Thargoids and when fired sometimes let out Meta Alloys. These things are spooky and I was waiting for a Thargoid ship to arrive, but none ever did.
Now I remain in MAINANI System and will probably remain here until I get the rank of King for the Imperial faction. Once that's done, I may return to Sothis to finish out my ranks with the Federation faction. After that, I believe I will go to an Alliance and simply become Allied and not just Cordial with them. I can't wait to finish all these faction ranks and allegiances as once that's all done I will be working with the Engineers full on.