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                               The Stargazer                   Vol 5, Iss 4
                      THE News for the Dragon Quadrant
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Your UDA news source, quarterly news journal.
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The 6th Day of Duodecim, Year 3542.  | Sponsored by TriTeq Industries, Inc.
Issued on December 31, 2001 RL Time. | "When you want the best, get Teq."
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In this issue:
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TOP NEWS
                MYSTERIOUS TERRORISTS HARASS SDO
        	Darvan Begins Debates On Whether To Open Planet For Tourism

UDA News
		UDA Officers Prepare Strike Force
                Rampage Artist Responsible For 23 Killed

Fashion Universe
		All the Rage! - Floral beauty!

Editorials
	        A Word From Grossclout
		Dagger Isle, A Short Story of Death and More Death


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TOP NEWS
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MYSTERIOUS TERRORISTS HARASS SDO
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A group of previously unknown terrorists has caused mayhem and injury to
patrons of the Sapphire Dragon Outpost and surrounding systems over the
past week, the Stargazer has been told.

The Terro-Corporate Group known as GENcorp begin intermittent attacks on
various members of the elite United Dragon Alliance military while they
perused the malls on SDO Station last week.

"The GENcorp Assassins appeared to be after some important military
information - which we're glad to say was denied to them." said Lt.
Ferthesh Urare - UDA Media Liason.

"UDA Military action successfully repelled the assassins twice from the
station and we have hence enhanced our abilities to stop further events
of this nature."

The Terrorists gained access to the station using a rather complex
version of a transporter which required a computer-simulated recreation
of the Station to work. Essentially, once logged into the computer, a
new clone was created in SDO and it was replaced with the mind of the
Simulant inhabitant.

IC Breaker, well-known Infomation Technology Guru said that this sort of
incursion was incredibly complex and posed a continuing threat to SDO
security.

"Basically what we have to do, is randomize the station peridically in
a way which cannot be copied via quantum computing. If the station
varies from remote simulations enough then transference via this type
of Quantum Lining Up can't occur," Breaker said.

GENcorp is not registered in any UDA Juristiction and cannot be fined for
damages caused as a result of these attacks. Instead UDA has issued
warrants for the arrest of the lead individual of GENcorp known strangely
as Jean Korp.

The UDA Military has advised that Jean Korp is a xenomorph capable of
changing shape at will. We have had some of our best military personnel
come to harm while having direct dealings with this individual. We urge
all people who come into contact with Jean Korp or any other GENcorp
employees or staff to contact us immediately.

                                                -Tybalt Wei
  UDA Newswire


Darvan Begins Debates On Whether To Open Planet For Tourism
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Ambassadors to the Darvan Global Alliance (DAGA) met today in an
undisclosed location to begin a lengthy debate on the prospect of
opening the Darvot homeworld to intergalactic tourism. The debate comes
amidst a storm of protests from various groups on Darvan that wish to keep
the planet closed to outsiders.

"This is a slippery slope we're talking about here," said Torval Orvit,
Ambassador from Oren Alia, "it may start at first as nothing more than
simple tourism-- a few hundred thousand off-worlders a year vacationing on
the beach. But what if it expands beyond that?" she said.

"I'm not sure the people of Darvan are really interested in having a
MacZornald's on the street corner or a TriTeq shipyard in orbit!" she said.
Darvan has historically been closed to all aliens except specially
authorized personnel, most of them Rheleign.

"There are a number of reasons why this decision should be approached
with caution," the intergalactic anthropologist, Bright, was quoted as
saying. "Darvot culture is not well understood by the other races in the
Dragon Quadrant. There are going to be things that will potentially come
as a shock to visitors." Protestors against opening Darvan to off-worlders
rallied in the streets of the capital city, carrying signs with slogans
such as, "Offworlders Stay Home!", "Intergalactic Tourism=Bad Idea"
and "Protect our Children!"

When asked what her sign meant, one elderly Darvot woman (who asked not to
be named) boggled and said, "'Protect our Children?'  Well, its
quite obvious really. Haven't you seen the statistics on worlds like
Erinyes and Beta Ward? The amount of violent deaths on those worlds
skyrocketed 115% after they were opened to intergalactic riff-raff."

"The data shows that a significant proportion of those alien 'tourists'
only want to show up on a world, kill everything they can get away with
killing, and then slip away before the authorities can catch them," she
told the Stargazer.

While many Darvot protestors thus felt justified in their sign-waving,
others were appalled. "I never knew Darvots were so horribly racist,"
said one Human (who also wished to remain anonymous), while watching the
news clips on the trid.

"Look at all their hate groups! Some of them work out here in space with
all us evil 'off-worlders'; you'd think they'd go back and tell the rest
that we're not so bad!"

"I wouldn't characterize them as 'hate groups'," chuckled intergalactic
anthropologist Bright when reached for comment, "more like 'fear groups'
really. A big part of life on Darvan is dealing with or trying to prevent
the consequences that crop up when things go awry. When you have off-
worlders on the planet, suddenly there's a deluge of new elements that may
go awry."

But not all Darvots were so unenthusiastic. "I think it would be very
exciting if we could arrange for some cultural exchange," said Lacknee
Airswimmer, UDA trainer on RDO, "I don't know why they haven't done this
before. I've learned so much from my first-hand research on other races
here on RDO. I'm sure my colleagues back on Darvan would find the presence
of off-worlders very intellectually stimulating."

The DAGA's debates are scheduled to continue throughout the year until
all relevant points have been addressed.

                                                -Lyla Springbow
  UDA Newswire



UDA News
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UDA Officers Prepare Strikeforce
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A team of UDA Officers was briefed today for a mission that is to be held
in the upcoming months. Officers will sweep through EDO, RDO, and SDO
searching for those citizens who have put off paying their rent and/or
taxes in several years.

Some of the people on UDA's list have been remiss for as many as 15 years
or more. This has caused some confusion do the the fact that UDA officials
are claiming back-due rent since materials handed out to all new recruits
claims that rent is free. However, according to officials, this free
rent only applies to those recruits who are making active contributions
in some way or another.

While the exact date and time of the strike is not being released for
security reasons, UDA officials have said that any citizens wishing to pay
their back taxes and rent will have a reasonable amount of time to do so,
without penalty.

                                                -Rhys Istaloth


Rampaging Artist Responsible For 23 Killed
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Darvot Artist-at-large Viktor Qluiverhop is the center of a sector-wide
manhunt this month in response to the tragic deaths of 23 people during
his last live art performance.

Qluiverhop, age 49, was seen by multiple witnesses at the Interstellar
Travoc Durby feeding some of the Travocs small treats before the main
event took place. This action has subsequently been linked the the
explosion of 3 Travoks causing a chain-reaction which collapsed a large
Travok Enclosure, spilling highly dangerous acid upon the crowd
resulting in many injuries and atleast 23 deaths.

Travoks are small, dragonlike creatures which live in acid pools and
have a rather dangerous biochemistry - commonly resulting in them
exploding if fed a non-travok friendly diet. They are commonly raced
in small scale models of cities and given points for causing the most
destruction.

Lt. Ferthesh Urare, the Official UDA Military Media Liaison told the
Stargazer that "We believe Qluiverhop was attempting to capture a
tragedy as it occured on film and in water color. Unfortunately, given
the rare occurance of tradegies, he seems to have taken it upon
himself to cause one."

DNA Samples from painting equipment was matched to Qluiverhop's DNA from
past criminal activites. Qluiverhop has been linked to several Rogue Art
groups held responsible for many brutal events throughout the Dragon
Quadrant, not the least of which was the Artistic Anackronism Reinvention
of Derelect Variations of Animalistic Rhyziods and Krabbages, famous
for dumping 10,000 Potatoes and Krabbages resembling sheep, onto a
motorway in Erinyes, which caused 86 deaths.

"We ask people who see Qluiverhop to flee immediately as he may have a
camera with him. Do not approach him, especially if he has brush and
palette. Instead please report immediately to your local United Dragon
Alliance Military Outpost" say Urare.

                                                -Q. Y. Qyennev



Fashion Universe
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All the Rage! - Floral beauty!
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When it comes to pleasing the eye, little that intelligent life can
produce rivals the creations of nature! Regardless of culture, every race
in the Alliance appreciates and cultivates flowers! The designers of the
classic simulation "Circe's Tower" have unwittingly combined a superb work
of magical enhancement with a look that every discerning sim-runner should
literally die to achieve!

Not only does the Cloak of Spring Flowers rival Richelieu's Scarlet Cape
and even the all time favorite Crimson Cloak for damage, but a hefty
increase in Hit Points provides a welcome boost to those with a delicate
constitution. Add to this the fact that the cloak is woven with anti-
gravity generators that allow the wearer to hover above the ground,
and you have a garment that ensures that you will *always* make the
perfect entrance!

Nothing in life is perfect however, and the Cloak of Spring Flowers has
a downside. Nobody with a pristine set of morals will be able to wear
this magical cloak.

This writer however is always suspicious of such do-gooding losers and is
willing to provide a piece of free advice... You will pick upfar more
friends with just a slight hint of danger in your personality, so walk on
the wilder side, and pick up a Cloak of Spring Flowers today!

                                                -Felix & Jellyfish
  Fashion Star



Editorials
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A Word From Grossclout
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Greetings Stargazer readers,

I would like to take this opportunity to invite more of you to write in to
me here at the Stargazer, with your views on anything from the latest
developments in the on going reasearch in the Psionics sphere, to personal
accounts of your adventures in the Dragon Quandrant, such as you will find
in the following letter.

I give you my personal assurance that anything you send, if selected for
publication, will be reprinted in its entirety, and any corrections,
deletions, or other editing necessities will be done only with the
author's full foreknowledge. You may contact me via mudmail, or you can
make use of the Stargazer's message board, which may be written to by
typing "SG" on your PDA. I thank you in advance for any submissions.

                                                -Grossclout


Letter to the Editor
Dagger Isle, A Short Story of Death and More Death
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Having decided to go hunting today, I kitted myself out with the usual
sharp implements of pain and made my way to the treacherous dagger isle.
Just a little hunt, I figured, but as I got going discovered clues to the
existence of a hidden cave system.

The hunt went well as usual and I found the aforementioned caves, marked
funnily enough by an X. Rubbing my hands gleefully at the prospect of
treasure, I descended to discover great goliaths of fire, ice and acid,
but I fled from them like the wimp I am, descending ever deeeper (yes,
i'm stupid but I had my trusty parrot to help me). Burnt by the acid of a
giants dwelling I stumbled across a slightly intimidating spider (only
slightly, he was dead soon enough).

This spider is the reason I write this though, he had a message with him,
asking the tale of how I killed him and apparently my further adventures.
Not wanting to anger anyone I decided to descend to a place called the
Naga Queendom, now this place really did scare me, corridors of yet more
acid, ice and fire lay before me stained with the blood of previous money
hungry adventurers. Leaving my pants behind me just in case, I set upon
the vicious yet rich dwellers of this place. An endless onslaught ensued,
withme getting richer and bloodier (and thankful I had left the
aforementioned underwearbehind).

Finally to cut a long story short I emerged victorious from the hellish
place, but with an urge to return, after all there where 3 other doors
left unsearched.

                                                -Chojiro


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Guest Editors:   Grossclout and Latent
Publishers:      Infoteq, Trillian, Dranor
Reporters:       Rhys Istaloth, Q. Y. Qyennev
Guest Reporters: Tybalt Wei, Lyla Springbow, Felix & Jellyfish, Chojiro

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