The Battle of H Puppis
06 Jul 2024Argon Shadowstar
Local independent forces are attempting to take control of H Puppis from the Order of Imperial Knights, and facing surprisingly strong opposition. It seems that the Order is pulling forces from other systems to attempt to crush the uprising, which has compromised security in those systems. I find it curious that they are fighting so fiercely for this system when they were willing to let so many others fall. While the war is raging, I've taken advantage of the reduced security to investigate what the Order might find so valuable about this system. It's not like Tatuba, a system highly valued by the Emperor. However, I suspect that the recent loss of confidence by said Emperor in the Order's ability to manage and protect Tatuba has justified their redeployment of forces to H Puppis and thus the increased military response. But that still doesn't answer why this system in particular. They seem perfectly willing to give up other systems entirely for this sake, and I'm only too willing to oblige. Already resistance forces throughout their dominion are mobilizing to take advantage of the desperation, thanks in part to timely deliveries of weapons and supplies by myself and others. Whatever they find so valuable about this system, it seems they are willing to sacrifice a great deal to protect it. I wonder if it perhaps has something to do with the recent Thargoid attack on the system. There is still a lot of debris from that conflict floating around the system and being studied by various groups. Perhaps they are afraid of losing something they'd rather not let anyone know about. At least it makes it fairly easy to find the bulk of their forces and eliminate high value targets. I have also noticed that the hackers jamming my transmissions have seemingly stopped. Perhaps they received unwanted attention after I outed them in my last logbook, or maybe they were reassigned. I may never know at this point. It matters little anyway, for it does not effect my campaign. Should they attempt it again, they will be met with a stronger firewall, as well as a few surprises I've prepared for them.