The mission Rules of Hospitality was completed successfully!  The complete mission log can be read here.

Participants:
Daniel
Jen Douglas
Fyra
Kei Kugimiya
Sielje

Important Notes:
- The seemingly innocent ESUN transport that we'd passed by on the way to pick up the Great Forge was in fact trying to secretly smuggle stolen Ankaian materials to Earth.  Turns out that Fumerco is not as dead as we would've hoped, having simply shuffled around assets and changed names.
- This was all revealed to us by Lady Xion the Bulwark, who also destroyed the experimental joint-technology suit.  However, Xion felt that the only way to protect Ankaia was to completely shut it off from Earth, first setting an example by killing all the transport's staff.  She fortunately mellowed out between the efforts of the Unity Group, news that the ESUN and Ankaians would be strictly inspecting everything coming into or being taken from Ankaia, and Sielje's own words and efforts.
- With all transit between Earth and Ankaia now being even more closely scrutinized and the truth now out in the open, those that wish to exploit Ankaia will likely not have much success in that front even as the legal officers of the ESUN find ways to bring them to justice.
- Sielje's beasthide dress is not just for show.

The mission Rules of Hospitality will be held tomorrow (as in Saturday, April 23rd) at 2:30 PM CDT.  Bumping back the schedule a it to try to make it as accessible for people as possible.

Combatants:
Daniel
Jen Douglas
Fyra
Kei Kugimiya
Sielje

If anyone else wants to paticipate, there's plenty of room for it.

Rules of Hospitality

Another component of the Discovery of Self is located on Anakaia: the race's Great Forge, prompting the Unity Group's return.  But the mountains will prove even more dangerous than Lady Xion has warned...

Canon: Knight the Burned Out (post-canon mission)
Characters: Sielje, any number of other participants
Type: Spontaneous
Setting: A mountainous region in Ankaia.
Schedule: This mission will take place on Saturday, April 23rd at 2 3 PM CDT.  If you would like to participate please post below, and if this time is not good for you please contact me as soon as possible.

EDIT: Steam is Derp with scheduling.  Bumped the start up by an hour so I can actually be there on time, if this is a dealbreaker please let me know ASAP.
Rules of Hospitality

Another component of the Discovery of Self is located on Anakaia: the race's Great Forge, prompting the Unity Group's return.  But the mountains will prove even more dangerous than Lady Xion has warned...

Canon: Knight the Burned Out (post-canon mission)
Characters: Sielje, any number of other participants
Type: Spontaneous
Setting: A mountainous region in Ankaia.
Schedule: This mission will take place either some time on Thursday, April 21st after 2:30 PM CDT, Saturday, April 23rd after 1:30 PM CDT, Malaysian times on Sunday, April 24th, or after 2:30 PM CDT on the Tuesday the 27th or Wednesday the 28th the next week.  I apologize for the limited mission times; started my second job so I don't have as much time anymore.  At any rate, if you want to participate, please post below with your preferred dates and times.

Estimated length: 3-3.5 hours.

The mission Honor Thy Word was completed successfully, and the canon Knight the Burned Out is now finished as well!  The complete mission log can be read here.

Participants:
Daniel
Jen Douglas
Calvin Eldred Edwards
Grace Wallach
Kei Kugimiya
Sielje
Elyssa Soleil
Dido Sybil

Important Notes:
- Without warning, Lord Ishin launched an attack on the ESUN's capital in Brussels, causing catastrophic casualties before Unit Group forces confronted him... and got to experience first-hand that he really was invincible.  Ynya intervened shortly thereafter, explaining that Ishin had kidnapped Kimhone and was using her as a conduit in Ankaia to gather in a tremendous amount of power.
- A portal generator let the fight be taken to Ankaia, where everyone was able to free Kimhone from the towering Artificial Beast that served to draw in power from all across the planet.  Ishin followed shortly thereafter, but with Kimhone freed his power was up for grabs and Sielje drew it into herself by calling upon the Power Within.  Turns out she wasn't a Burned Out!
- In spite of all this, her past allegiance to the late isolationist, Lord Moswar, compelled Sielje to call for all ties with Earth to be cut.  Her calls for a challenger were met by her other friends present though, who managed to eventually defeat Sielje much to even her own relief. As such, Ankaia's road to recovery will be a long and arduous one... but not one it will have to travel alone.  With luck, interactions between Ankaia and Earth will not lead to further tragedy.
- Sielje is fortunately fine, and not suffering from the debilitating side-effects of the Power WIthin since it was not actually her own "power" she was using up.
- Never break a woman's heart.  It might just cause her to tap into crazy time-controlling powers she should've lost.

The mission Honor Thy Word will begin tomorrow (as in Saturday the 5th) at 8:30 AM CST.  

Combatants:
Daniel
Jen Douglas
Kei Kugimiya
Sielje
Elyssa Soleil
Dido Sybil
Grace Wallach

Still room for one more person if anyone wants in.  See you there!
Honor Thy Word

Lord Ishin arrives on Earth, declaring himself ruler of both it and Ankaia and beginning a one-man conquest.

Canon: Knight the Burned Out (finale)
Characters: Sielje, up to seven other combatants
Type: Spontaneous
Setting: Brussels, at least at first
Schedule: This mission will take on Saturday, December 5th at 8:30 AM CST. If you would like to participate, please post below.

Estimated length: 4 hours.
Due to scheduling difficulties, the mission Honor Thy Word is being pushed back a week, to be run some time between Thursday, December 3rd and Tuesday, December the 8th.  If you would like to participate, please post below with your preferred dates and times.
Honor Thy Word

Lord Ishin arrives on Earth, declaring himself ruler of both it and Ankaia and beginning a one-man conquest.

Canon: Knight the Burned Out (finale)
Characters: Sielje, up to seven other combatants
Type: Spontaneous
Setting: Brussels, at least at first
Schedule: This mission will take either on Saturday the 28th at any time, Monday the 30th after 4 PM CST, or Tuesday the 1st during Malaysian or European time.  If you would like to participate please post below with your preferred dates and times.

Estimated length: 4 hours.

The mission Speak No Lie was a success. The log can be read here.

Participants:
Sielje
Mizuki Onodera
Kei Kugimiya
Grace Wallach
Kagura
Elys Soleil

Notes:
- The huge Gargantua beast turned out to be a trap, laid out by a band of Ankaian knights from Ishin's faction, led by Lady Beldyn the Sword of Truth and Lord Merwyd the Arms Master. However, thanks to the assistance of Sielje's friends, the battle was won, and the monster, Beldyn and Merwyd were slain, while the remnants of their force surrendered.
- Unsurprisingly, Fumerco turned out to be a puppet of Lord Ishin the Fated all along, who killed the corporation's president when he was no longer useful, and then proclaimed himself the future king of Earth. Currently his whereabouts are unknown.
- In the aftermath of the fight, a portal-opening device was found in the Fumerco HQ.
- Gargantua caused some damage to one area of the South East Asian Sprawl, but luckily no civilian casualties thanks to a hasty evacuation and Unity Group's interference.
- Sielje has lots of emotional baggage. Even more than we thought, that is.
The mission Speak No Lie will be held on Sunday at a different time - not noon, but 3 PM CDT.

Technically only Sielje signed up so far, but I know there's more interest so feel free to respond to this post with your signups.
Speak No Lie

In the city housing Fumerco's headquarters, a portal briefly appears, releasing an incredibly huge monster! The creature has to be stopped before it reaches the residential area!

Canon: Knight the Burned Out
Characters: Sielje, up to 7 others
Type: Spontaneous
Setting: City in Asia.
Schedule: This mission will take place on Sunday October 4th, at 12 noon CDT. If you would like to participate, please post below. If you want to participate but that hour is too early or too late, let me know ASAP.

Expected length: 3-3.5 hours.
Speak No Lie

In the city housing Fumerco's headquarters, a portal briefly appears, releasing an incredibly huge monster! The creature has to be stopped before it reaches the residential area!

Canon: Knight the Burned Out
Characters: Sielje, up to 7 others
Type: Spontaneous
Setting: City in Asia.
Schedule: This mission can take place some time between Friday October 2nd and Tuesday October 6th. If you would like to participate, please post below with your preferred dates and times.

Expected length: 3-3.5 hours.
The mission Challenge Honorably was a failure, with severe consequences for the future to boot.  The complete log can be read here.

Combatants:
Willis Clades
Daniel
Fyra
The Kaidonovskies
Kei Kugimiya
Sielje
Grace Wallach

Important Notes:
- The moot came under attack from swarms of assassination teams at the same time that more of the Black Ops-y mechs guided Ankaian beasts to lay waste to the city.  Lord Ishin the Fated stepped in to assist the people on foot...
- But when everyone mobilized to deal with the mech-sized threats, Ishin and the Ankaians arrived not as allies but hostile to both us and the likely-Fumerco forces.  Ishin called for war in response to the attack, and although Sielje challenged him in hopes of averting said declaration of war she was soundly defeated and her Knight's Arm trashed.
- Even when it turned out the other moot participants were still alive, Ishin's words that Ankaia could only survive by conquering Earth swayed them towards war.  Another people have become the enemies of the Earth Sphere.
- Grace's promising career as an Ankaian jester has been killed before it could even be born.

The mission Challenge Honorably will be held tomorrow (Tuesday the 21st) at 3:30 PM CDT.

Combatants:
An Arach character (tentatively)
An Aero character (tentatively)
A Corel character (tentatively)
A Fri character
The Kaidonovskies
Kei Kugimiya
Sielje
A Tengu character

All stocked up, but backup and spectators are always welcome!

Challenge Honorably

As the Ankaian moot ends, chaos erupts.

Canon: Knight the Burned Out
Characters: Sielje, up to seven other combatants
Type: Spontaneous
Setting: The Ankaian capital
Schedule: This mission may take place Tuesday, July 21st at 3:30 PM CDT.  If you would like to participate, please respond below.

Expected length: 3-3.5 hours
Challenge Honorably

As the Ankaian moot ends, chaos erupts.

Canon: Knight the Burned Out
Characters: Sielje, up to seven other combatants
Type: Spontaneous
Setting: The Ankaian capital
Schedule: This mission may take place between Friday, July 17th and Tuesday, July 21st,.  If you would like to participate, please post below with your preferred dates and times.

Expected length: 3-3.5 hours
The mission Protect the Weak was completed successfully.  The mission log can be read here.

Participants:
Daniel
The Kaidonovskys
Kei Kugimiya
Mystery Person
Optimus Prime and Friends
Sielje
Jen Douglas

Important Notes
- Without warning, Moswar launched another attack on the Earth Sphere, this time attacking a shopping center.  The death toll would've bee catastrophic if not for Sielje buying time for everyone to arrive to help fend off the attack.
- Mid-battle, we were joined by a group of customized Daughtresses and Huckebeins.  They weren't friends to either side though, and their machines were all scuttled after being incapacitated.
- Moswar ultimately died after invoking "The Power Within", a secret ability known by few Ankaians that grants tremendous power at the cost of shortening their lifespan.  Since he was so old, it quickly sped him to his grave and a good hing too, considering how hard it was to harm him.  Moswar's defeat also complicates things for his faction... hopefully enough that these attacks become a thing of the past.
The mission Protect the Weak will be held tomorrow (Saturday the 9th of May) at 7 AM CDT.  That's in a little less than 13 hours.

Combatants
The Kaidonovskys
Kei Kugimiya
Totally Trustworthy Jen Douglas
Sielje
Some Tengu character

Still room for upwards of 3 more people if anyone wants to join in.

Protect the Weak

The Ankians return, bringing destruction with them once again.

Canon: Knight the Burned Out
Characters: Sielje, up to 7 other combatants
Type: Spontaneous
Setting: A shopping center near Sakihama
Schedule: This mission may take place Saturday, May 9th at 7 AM CDT.  If you would like to participate, please post below.
Protect the Weak

The Ankians return, bringing destruction with them once again.

Canon: Knight the Burned Out
Characters: Sielje, up to 7 other combatants
Type: Spontaneous
Setting: A shopping center near Sakihama
Schedule: This mission may take place some time between Friday, May 8th and Wednesday, May 13th.  If you would like to participate, please post below with your preferred dates and times.
The mission Jenny Mnemonic was a Pyrrhic victory, details in both the notes and log. The log can be read here.

Participants:
Jen Douglas
Sielje
Flit Asuno
Roger Smith
Walt Schmertz
Tsubasa Kazanari

Notes:
-
The Supplies that were sent to Sakihama were retrieved. They were delayed due to corrupt officials using bureaucracy in order to try milk a bribe from the UG. Unfortunately most of the ship's crew was slaughtered along with a number of the people working at the dock.
- The supplies that were delayed had purposefully sent to one of the most corrupt ports in South East Asia in order to covertly load on both data and a stolen machine that were stolen from a terrorist organization.
- Said terrorist organization -VIPER- was responsible for the deaths of the ship crew and dock workers in an attempt to retrieve both. When that objective proved to be impossible, the sole remaining VIPER pilot killed the Unity Group contact that was retrieving both the information and stolen machine - essentially preventing the former from being extracted from the Courier's implants as the password is now permanently lost.
- Additionally, a group of aliens known as the Knights of Ankaia had appeared. Apparently seeking out to keep the 'taint' of Earth from affecting their home they launched an attack on a production facility nearby the dock before being drawn into a fight that they eventually would have picked with the Unity Group. Interestingly they were willing to allow civilians to evacuate the facility despite their leader's utter disdain for humanity.
- The Knights apparently have some form of teleportation gateway, as well as extremely durable - if primitive looking - mecha. Interestingly they also lack any form of ranged weapons as far as we know.
- One of the Knights - known as Sielje of the South was left behind as she was covering their retreat. She is now currently in the brig awaiting interrogation.
- For the time being after the paperwork clears, Jen Douglas - the courier previously mentioned- will remain with the Unity Group. Partially for her own protection, partially in attempts to retrieve the data.
- Walt is a bully.

The mission Jenny Mnemonic will take place on Friday 27th at 7am CST... so it'll be SOON.

Lineup:
Jen Douglas
Sielje
A Steam Character

There is still very much room on this mission and at the very least one more character would be appreciated.

Jenny Mnemonic
A difficulty regarding a supply transfer to Sakihama Base for a number of inconsequential reason leads will lead to a group of volunteers sent to ensure their delivery to find themselves caught up in a conflict most unexpected.

Canon: Iteration/Acceleration, Knight the Burned Out
Characters: Jennifer Douglas, Sielje, up to 8 other combatants
Type: Spontaneous
Setting: The South East Asian Sprawl
Schedule: The mission will take place on Friday 27th at 7am CST. If you would like to participate please post below.
Jenny Mnemonic
A difficulty regarding a supply transfer to Sakihama Base for a number of inconsequential reason leads will lead to a group of volunteers sent to ensure their delivery to find themselves caught up in a conflict most unexpected.

Canon: Iteration/Acceleration, Knight the Burned Out
Characters: Jennifer Douglas, Sielje, up to 8 other combatants
Type: Spontaneous
Setting: The South East Asian Sprawl
Schedule: This mission may take place some time between Thursday February 26th and Saturday February 28th. If you would like to participate, please post below with your preferred dates and times.
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