The battered NS task force, which lost a ship against the Mantae, has reached Starbot. From there President Windscorpion has held an NS Politburo meeting to decide the next course of action against this new foe. It is thought the next step is to find out more about the Mantae, a mysterious enemy who destroyed the Urlik Utrek Federation but yet little is known about them.
The head of NS Intelligence Kalifei later told reporters that NSIS had established a dedicated office to gather and collate information about the Mantae. The New Utrek Federation had also been approached to join the sharing of information.
Also in the Politburo meeting the new head of DSA Mad Medic was added to the governing group of NS.
