[Erax]

Admiral Wiers' private log, SGY 2402.7:

We finally have fighter-sized ion engines. This would allow us to produce our first starfighters this tenth, but I chose to delay production to include the latest model laser cannon in the designs.

We have begun building Seeker II. Like Seeker I, she will explore the systems around us, seeking out other starfaring civilizations.

Now that a spaceyard is under construction in Gesaril, we will need to relocate some of Virgillia V's population to that system before it can launch its own colony ships. We need some kind of population transport; I will instruct our spaceyard staff to draw up plans in case we need to build larger hulls.

Seeker I crossed another hyperconduit into the Nalros system and found it already inhabited. After decoding and translating incoming signals, we were able to contact this new race, called... humans. This is not the first time the Empire encounters an isolated human world or group of worlds, but to them we were quite a surprise. Captain Veren assured them that the Seeker was on a peaceful voyage of exploration and obtained passage through the system. We believe the next system over should connect to Berlin, where the ship will go to be resupplied.

Ambassador Reima has dispatched a diplomatic mission to this group of humans who call themselves the Interstellar Alliance. They seem friendly enough and are very curious about us; Reima must make sure that they do not learn too much.