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SUBJ: Re: possible forgeries | SUBJ: Re: possible forgeries | ||
1. As you all know, an unknown sender delivered six messages to [[The Guardian|VIP #2014]]. These missives were sent via [[Glimmer]], using a simple encryption scheme that even a 55-30 unit [[Frame]] could have easily cracked. #2014's [[The Ghost|Ghost]] took immediate notice of these messages and quietly forwarded them on to IKO-006, who then distributed them back to us. Cf. reports #167-173-VESTA-DC for full transcripts. | 1. As you all know, an unknown sender delivered [[Lore:Truth to Power|six messages]] to [[The Guardian|VIP #2014]]. These missives were sent via [[Glimmer]], using a simple encryption scheme that even a 55-30 unit [[Frame]] could have easily cracked. #2014's [[The Ghost|Ghost]] took immediate notice of these messages and quietly forwarded them on to IKO-006, who then distributed them back to us. Cf. reports #167-173-VESTA-DC for full transcripts. | ||
2. In these messages, the sender briefly purports to be none other than one [[Eris Morn|ERI-223]], providing fanciful details regarding her origins as a human woman who grew up in an apparent settlement of Old Russia known as St. Petersburg. None of this account sat well with anyone who actually knows ERI-223—not simply because none of her close confederates had any firsthand knowledge or belief that she knew of her pre-Guardian origins, but also because she is still active in the field and has personally denied sending these messages. That being said, in accordance with our rigor for skeptical inquiry, this agent was dispatched in pursuit of hard evidence to the contrary. | 2. In these messages, the sender briefly purports to be none other than one [[Eris Morn|ERI-223]], providing fanciful details regarding her origins as a human woman who grew up in an apparent settlement of Old Russia known as St. Petersburg. None of this account sat well with anyone who actually knows ERI-223—not simply because none of her close confederates had any firsthand knowledge or belief that she knew of her pre-Guardian origins, but also because she is still active in the field and has personally denied sending these messages. That being said, in accordance with our rigor for skeptical inquiry, this agent was dispatched in pursuit of hard evidence to the contrary. | ||
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Of the photos, original digital files are unavailable, but radiocarbon dating clearly identifies the earliest prints as more than three hundred years old. This is consistent with the timestamps of footage provided by volunteer Ghosts who were present during the same period. As to whether the child we believe to be ERI-223 is indeed ERI-223, please see the second compressed folder attached to this report for full double-blind forensics. | Of the photos, original digital files are unavailable, but radiocarbon dating clearly identifies the earliest prints as more than three hundred years old. This is consistent with the timestamps of footage provided by volunteer Ghosts who were present during the same period. As to whether the child we believe to be ERI-223 is indeed ERI-223, please see the second compressed folder attached to this report for full double-blind forensics. | ||
4. In regards to the other personality presented in the six messages: Having consulted with [[Rasputin|AI-COM/RSPN]] and [[Failsafe|AI-COM/XBLK]], both have attested that they have no record of any so-called craftmind designated Medusa. This does not discount the possibility that such a craftmind may have existed, but in light of the fact that someone was impersonating our former colleague, it follows that someone may have credibly invented a craftmind as well. We will continue to scour our records for any evidence to the contrary. | 4. In regards to the other personality presented in the six messages: Having consulted with [[Rasputin|AI-COM/RSPN]] and [[Failsafe|AI-COM/XBLK]], both have attested that they have no record of any so-called [[craftmind]] designated [[Medusa]]. This does not discount the possibility that such a craftmind may have existed, but in light of the fact that someone was impersonating our former colleague, it follows that someone may have credibly invented a craftmind as well. We will continue to scour our records for any evidence to the contrary. | ||
5. Like many of those reading, this agent has a strong recommendation about the identity of the sender, but it is beyond the scope of this report. Cf. reports #024-VESTA-DC, 025-VESTA-DC, #026-VESTA-DC, #086-VESTA-DC, #001-034-HIVE-SAV, and #001-005-HIVE-DUL. | 5. Like many of those reading, this agent has a strong recommendation about the identity of the sender, but it is beyond the scope of this report. Cf. reports #024-VESTA-DC, 025-VESTA-DC, #026-VESTA-DC, #086-VESTA-DC, #001-034-HIVE-[[Savathûn, the Witch-Queen|SAV]], and #001-005-HIVE-[[Dûl Incaru, the Eternal Return|DUL]]. | ||
6. Given the importance of #2014's contributions to our defense efforts as well as the recent downfall of the Awoken prince, this agent is deeply troubled by the idea that a malicious entity might seek to sway or confuse #2014 through the context of trusted allies. #2014's Ghost made brief mention of some kind of waking hallucination in one of its messages. Have we reached out to corroborate that report or provide additional counsel? | 6. Given the importance of #2014's contributions to our defense efforts as well as the recent downfall of the Awoken prince, this agent is deeply troubled by the idea that a malicious entity might seek to sway or confuse #2014 through the context of trusted allies. #2014's Ghost made brief mention of some kind of waking hallucination in one of its messages. Have we reached out to corroborate that report or provide additional counsel? | ||
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SUBJ: Sitrep | SUBJ: Sitrep | ||
1. Live-fire training exercises continue at the active incursion site on the [[Leviathan]]. No further RAID class operations have been documented since the unauthorized intervention against [[Val Ca'uor|VIP #4044]] at the explicit invitation of [[Emperor Calus|VIP #3801]]. This agent still believes that the Vanguard should institute stronger measures to prevent rogue teams from carelessly rushing to the aid of enemy VIPs – particularly given #3801's documented history of solicitous behavior and the tendency of our warriors to rush slack-jawed toward free gifts. #4044 could have been a useful catspaw in the destruction of #3801. We should not have intervened. | 1. Live-fire training exercises continue at the [[Emperor's Respite|active incursion site]] on the [[Leviathan]]. No further [[Raid|RAID]] class operations have been documented since the [[Leviathan, Spire of Stars|unauthorized intervention]] against [[Val Ca'uor|VIP #4044]] at the explicit invitation of [[Emperor Calus|VIP #3801]]. This agent still believes that the Vanguard should institute stronger measures to prevent rogue teams from carelessly rushing to the aid of enemy VIPs – particularly given #3801's documented history of solicitous behavior and the tendency of our warriors to rush slack-jawed toward free gifts. #4044 could have been a useful catspaw in the destruction of #3801. We should not have intervened. | ||
2. Related to the above, #3801's aggressive propaganda campaign appears to have been successful. Despite #3801's recent inactivity, sentiment polls captured in the Tower at regular intervals over the last several months indicate that he has successfully swayed a significant percentage of the Red War cohort to believe that he may be a potential ally. Given our history with the Cabal as well as the events of the Red War itself, this is shocking and perhaps attributable to a case of mass traumatic bonding. | 2. Related to the above, #3801's aggressive propaganda campaign appears to have been successful. Despite #3801's recent inactivity, sentiment polls captured in the Tower at regular intervals over the last several months indicate that he has successfully swayed a significant percentage of the Red War cohort to believe that he may be a potential ally. Given our history with the Cabal as well as the events of the Red War itself, this is shocking and perhaps attributable to a case of mass traumatic bonding. | ||
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1. THIS DATA OBTAINED FROM SURVEILLANCE DEVICES AT 1315-HOME2. | 1. THIS DATA OBTAINED FROM SURVEILLANCE DEVICES AT 1315-HOME2. | ||
2. In previous reports, I stated that it was my belief that #1315 had invoked some kind of paracausal event enabling the resurrection and return of enemy VIP #2015. This belief was predicated upon reports of creatures resembling the infamous "Echoes of Oryx" that Guardian forces engaged and destroyed en masse during the Taken War (cf. Ghost-stream footage here: [[Cathedral of Dusk|CATHEDRAL.OF.DUSK.]][[Dreadnaught|DREADNAUGHT]]). | 2. In previous reports, I stated that it was my belief that #1315 had invoked some kind of paracausal event enabling the resurrection and return of enemy VIP #2015. This belief was predicated upon reports of creatures resembling the infamous "[[Echo of Oryx|Echoes of Oryx]]" that Guardian forces engaged and destroyed en masse during the Taken War (cf. Ghost-stream footage here: [[Cathedral of Dusk|CATHEDRAL.OF.DUSK.]][[Dreadnaught|DREADNAUGHT]]). | ||
This has proven false. Spectral analysis from multiple Ghosts participating undercover in [[Gambit Prime|Prime]] and [[The Reckoning|Reckoning]] confirms that the impossible world at the heart of "[[The Haul|the haul]]" is located in [[Unknown Space|unknown space]]. (Cf. REP #001-012-PARAC-[[Nine|NINE]].) Further, these Primevals differ in their literal elemental composition: low SNC, high ambient ΛCDM. #1315 has harnessed his "banks" to what appears to be an engine of pure potential. He no longer needs to pilfer the [[Ascendant Plane]] of Primevals, the oldest [[Taken]] in residence. He can create Primeval-likes from the energy of "the haul" and sheer force of will. As to the apparent presence of #2015, it is a falsehood. My handlers in the Praxic Order surmise simply: the shape of Oryx was the scariest Hive he could think of. He's tenacious, but he has a small mind. | This has proven false. Spectral analysis from multiple Ghosts participating undercover in [[Gambit Prime|Prime]] and [[The Reckoning|Reckoning]] confirms that the impossible world at the heart of "[[The Haul|the haul]]" is located in [[Unknown Space|unknown space]]. (Cf. REP #001-012-PARAC-[[Nine|NINE]].) Further, these Primevals differ in their literal elemental composition: low SNC, high ambient ΛCDM. #1315 has harnessed his "banks" to what appears to be an engine of pure potential. He no longer needs to pilfer the [[Ascendant Plane]] of Primevals, the oldest [[Taken]] in residence. He can create Primeval-likes from the energy of "the haul" and sheer force of will. As to the apparent presence of #2015, it is a falsehood. My handlers in the Praxic Order surmise simply: the shape of Oryx was the scariest Hive he could think of. He's tenacious, but he has a small mind. | ||