[Theori]

1877 AC

⚙ Following the assassination of Imperator Viola pyr Lyaia - successor herself of the famed Walter pyr Docro - in the early months of 1877, her successor has been announced as General Darian Arun. Having enjoyed a meteoric rise from mere officer in the Tannen Province to General in only ten years, Imperator Arun's seven year term as General has ended following his election. The Imperator spoke few words following his unanimous appointment by the Imperial Council, remarking only that he looked forward to protecting the Empire from all threats to it's success.

⚙ Following Imperator Arun's appointment, Mechanised Infantry Commander Mika Tarpova - known to have something of a rivalry with the newly appointed Imperator - announced in an open letter than if the Empire was going to elect unambitious fools, she was going to restore the Empire's honour. Reports suggest she defected from the Empire with three units of mechanised infantry and support en route to the Essharan region. She had been summarily branded a traitor to the Empire, subject to firing squad upon her capture.

⚙ Recent riots over food shortages in the Western Provinces have been put down by the Imperial Army. The death toll is said to number in the hundreds, but order has been restored.

⚙ The Coalescence Hub's human engineers have released several new advanced designs for Synthetics into the Artificing Journals. Naturally, specific clearance granted by registration as a Synthetic Technician is required to view these journals. Additionally, new infrastructure around the hub has begun construction, intended to add several new server banks to compensate for the Coalescence's growing repository of memory.

⚙ Among the recent wave of declassified documents, one has stood out. The Capital Branch of the Steely Post has reported with some amusement on a decommissioned Fleshcrafting project codenamed 'Project A.V.I.A.N', intended to clone a particularly malicious bird captured by Achyonite forces during the time the city was under Imperial control. Interestingly, the reason for decommissioning is not failure, but that the cloning was 'too successful'. Further information is redacted, but the Steely Post promises updates should it gain further information.