Official Stance - Azimuth Biotech
Director Milly Woodard, head of external operations, released a statement on behalf of YKE Technologies regarding the Proteus Wave:"We stand vehemently against the former and current iteration of Azimuth Biotech. We do not tolerate such negligence. It has become strikingly clear that Azimuth seeks to monopolize Thargoid Technology whilst sacrificing countless lives in the process. Upon further investigation into the Aftermath of HIP 22460, YKE research teams discovered that Azimuth was attempting to procure a Thargoid mothership."
"A successful initiative in May 3307 resulted in enormous quantities of Guardian artefacts being delivered to the Aegis megaship Alexandria. Thargoid vessels were drawn to the concentration of Guardian technology, and pursued the Alexandria from system to system. When the megaship did not emerge from a hyperspace jump, it was assumed to have been intercepted and destroyed. However, logs were discovered that indicated Azimuth was responsible for the loss of the Alexandria. The Guardian artefacts were never recovered."
"Shortly after in September 3307, Salvation warned of an impending Thargoid attack in the Cornsar system. Aegis dismissed this as highly unlikely, but Thargoid vessels eventually invaded. Salvation requested for vital equipment to be transported from a Taurus Mining Ventures megaship to Cornsar. The initiative was for a "prototype weapon" that he was constructing. Four days later, the Thargoid Invasion force retreated. We suspect that Azimuth attracted the Thargoids in Cornsar by utilizing the Guardian Technology stolen from the Alexandria."
"Upon visiting the Cornsar system, YKE research personnel confirmed that this "prototype weapon" was a previous iteration of the Proteus Wave superweapon. Reports gathered from that time indicate Thargoid activity was considerably less active throughout the invasion when compared to the Aftermath of HIP 22460. Crashed Thargoid vessels were located on planetary bodies following the incident, though little evidence of what happened remained. This led us to believe that Azimuth's initial test was internally deemed unsuccessful, despite repelling the Invasion. Our teams were also within HIP 22460 prior to the Proteus Wave's activation. This allowed us to obtain critical information on Azimuth's motives."
"Fort Asch is a large abandoned surface base on HIP 22460 7 c formerly run by Azimuth Biochemicals. Logs were acquired from several data points, which outlined the organizations intentions. Fort Asch was the primary location for Project Seraph – an attempt to make human controlled Thargoid ships by Azimuth Biochemicals. The Project was suspended following a Thargoid attack on a Federal Convoy in the Pleiades region. Fearing unsolicited attention from the superpowers, Caleb Wycherley suspended Project Seraph in an attempt to hide Azimuth's research. From what our teams have gathered through the logs, it appears that Project Seraph was paused in 3303."
"On June 20th, 3308, Salvation announced that his partner organization Taurus Mining Ventures is a modern incarnation of Azimuth Biochemicals. Fifteen days after the announcement, on July 5th, 3308, Salvation urgently requested deliveries for Guardian artefacts to HIP 22460. On July 8th, 3308, the Thargoids invaded HIP 22460, mirroring the Thargoid Invasion of Cornsar. The superweapon was inserted into a Thargoid surface site, a sharp contrast from the previous iteration. The Proteus Wave was built to achieve what the prototype could not. Salvation publicly claimed the unique properties of the site would greatly amplify the weapon’s signal. YKE Technologies suspects this to be false. CEO Dylan D was in HIP 22460 to observe the Proteus Wave's activation, and was fortunate enough to escape the Aftermath. He reported a strange unidentified sound that seemingly had no source. This claim was corroborated by several others who escaped. We suspect this to be Azimuth's objective. A signal to the mothership."