Oojok has ordered that 7 days of national mourning be held for
Benito after the Emperor of the Eastern Empire was killed in an explosion on
Woloron 12. A state funeral will be held on
Austini 55 after the mourning though because of the distance from
Cloneworld Oojok and
Sleeze are not likely to be able to attend (even the fastest
HCS ship takes over 3 weeks to make the journey - it is rumoured the HCS have asked the
Dinos for loan of a worm drive equipped ship).
The
CSE-E is on lock-down and
CSE-W is on high alert. Tensions are high mostly on Austini 55 where Benito's fascist vanguard the
2nd Legion is based. Oojok has recognised
Marcus as the Acting Emperor of CSE-E and says the West will provide any help it can to find out what happened.
- The DDS have said that Firefly will attend Benito's funeral, the DDS Commander and the Consul of the Dino Republic El Diablo have both been invited according to HCS sources.
