Sooth Sayer (Expedition)

Initial Message

 

While fighting the last defenders of this hideout, you noticed three of their ships warp out and disappear from radar. Your navigational computer has had a few minutes now to mull over the data they left and has come up with a probable destination in case you want to chase them.

For more detailed information about the Escalation tree see below the following note.

 

Escalation Site 1

The Escalation consists of a Deadspace Pocket with a cloud of bright, brown Dust. Therein hide Eha Hidaiki and his/her two companions, far away from the warpin beacon, who quickly warp off to an unknown direction. The entrance gate is lightly guarded by:

• 4x Pithi Plunderer
• 3x Pithior Anarchist

Escalation Message 2

 

It seems the strange, buzzing sound emanating from the left Navigation Panel from time to time did not come from the Navigation Computer at all. At least he retrieved the position of the enemy frigates fairly accurately... Well, actually, not accurate enough - they warp off immediately after noticing you entering the pocket. Luckily, the electronics can provide you with a good idea of where they might be hiding this time...

Escalation Site 2

This is pretty much the same as last time. You warp in on top of the stargate which is this time defended by:

• 1x Dread Guristas Despoiler
• 4x Pithi Demolisher
• 4x Pithior Supremacist

Escalation Message 3

Once again you miss the correct warp parameters and the Gurista ships disappear right before your eyes. But it seems it is your lucky day: they leave behind trails which are hard to overlook and you quickly figure out where they are hiding.

Escalation Site 3

For a third time, a guarded Gate with:

• 1x Dread Guristas Saboteur
• 3x Dire Pithi Wrecker
• 3x Pithior Guerilla

 

But finally, you get to kill 2 of the 3 enemy frigates. The named one, Eha, is still running. Inside the pocket you will find:

• 1x Pithi Infiltrator
• 1x Pithi Invader

Escalation Message 4

While being able to fight the two ships you could get a hold of, the third one managed to escape again. Unfortunately this time, your systems are unable to track him down. But, after desperately searching the logs, you find a distress signal containing its position...

Escalation Site 4

This time we are in a Dust Cloud again. There is also some Veldspar around, but, most notably, there is a small fleet of Guristas waiting:

• 1x Pithi Demolisher
• 3x Pithior Guerilla
• 3x Pithior Terrorist
• 3x Pithi Destructor [Last of Group triggers next Spawn]

The next spawn being:

• 3x Pithi Despoiler [Last of Group triggers next Spawn]

Who in turn trigger Eha Hidaiki to appear. He/She is very easy to defeat and belongs to no faction.

 

Final Message

Obviously that distress call had reached his destination - This was a fairly warm welcome. At least there will be a little less Drug couriers around after his Encounter...