episode 3

This is the dawning star oriented. Radio Free Eos. Show notes. Patricia Rogers today personally offered a reward to anyone with information leading to the return of the Eos Freedom Leagues prototype shuttle and the people responsible for its disappearance. The shuttle was stolen from a research and construction facility near Rogers Point. The prototype was meant as a proof of concept. It reportedly was the flagship of a whole new line of spacecraft being designed by the Eos Freedom League. Reportedly based on the hummingbirds basic design, EFL engineers claim to have made several advances over the designs used by the Dawning Star Republic. Indications are the prototype had performed well on test flights before it's theft. The engine redesign appears to have been based on studying an alien engine recovered from a wreck found on the bottom of the ocean near Roger's Point. Ms. Rogers was quoted as saying "Some clever little fella's felt they could steal from me. I am offering a full 100 pounds of gold to prove this wrong. I imagine I will hear from some one soon." Ms. Rogers was ever a subtle communicator. Daxion arms announced their new Longarm Rifles will continue to sell in the Dawning Star Republic despite bans on the weapons by the Republic. This weeks announcement by the department of security that Daxion Arms will not be allowed to sell in the republic due to the involvement of the CEO Neil Pritchard, in the "terrorist" group, The Freedom Band. The Freedom Band was known for its attacks on EDF patrol craft in the disputed regions. The embattled CEO stated the accusations are unfounded and the ban was a pointless throwing around of legal weight to gain political capital. Pritchard went on to say they would sell guns to any citizen brave enough to buy them. Maxamillian Dagos announced today he would be holding a charity ball on his spacecraft The Last Resort. The ball will undoubtedly be the social event of the year with all the wealthiest and most powerful members of Eos society circles. The proceeds from the charity ball will go to the Catholic Cheritable Trust. Pope Pious the XIII, who will be in attendance, was reportedly pleased with Maximilian's generosity. Mr. Dagos has on occasion been at odds with Pope Pious over the fact there are a number of artifacts and paintings of religious significance in the Dagos private collection. The Pope felt those artifacts should be made available to the public as inspirations to faith. Mr. Dagos however has not as of yet let the items in his collection leave his ship much less be seen by the public. The settlement of Red Hills has been producing reports since yesterday that the dead walk. The body of Mildred Powers was reported to have risen from the grave and attack a couple of locals. Mildred was supposed to have been buried two weeks prior, a victim of Julian Measles. The body was eventually subdued after repeated gunfire. The initial official reaction from Sherrif Meghan Peters was that it was an overblown incident involving some unruly drunks in the "bone orchard" as she called it. However later today a request for aid was sent out by the Mayor, Johan Seral. He and the leader of the local militia have both verified this incident is not isolated. They have had more reports of recently buried corpses rising and attacking people. Well it is a new world after all. The singer John Alben of Hapeville is dead. His revolutionary guitar work made him a favorite on the music scene and his painful and soulful vocals were often heard through out Eos. His song "Screaming Wind" about the life of an air runner has been at the top of the download charts for 6 weeks now. Alben, a former ari runner himself, had turned his experiences into music. He was killed this morning as his AV slammed at 300 miles per hour into a ridge north of Steel End. The cause for the crash at this point is unknown. He is survived by his wife Mary. As a follow up, out of the town of Harrison Flats we hear reports that all the children in the town have disappeared. You may remember this was the town where a number of children reported seeing and befriending a a "darkling". Initially assumed to be a collective imaginary friend as the adults of the town never saw the creature. The children yesterday all disappeared. The investigation indicates they all ran away on the same night. The citizens of Harrison Flatts have formed search parties. The mayor of Harrison Flats, Morgan Denan, has called for aid from Republic Rangers to help find the children. "The children have left no trace to follow. We need all the help we can get." Said Denan today. If anyone has any information available they should contact the mayors office in Harrison Flats. Republic Ranger, Phil Dubouis has returned. He was feared dead after he took after a couple of desperado's who attacked Kelvin family ranch. The two men had tied up and beaten the family then took all their valubles as well. Dubois rode after them in to the desert near Iron Scar. That was over a month ago. The lawman was declared missing and presummed dead after two weeks of searching by Fellow Rangers turned up nothing. Ranger Dubois arrived back in iron Scar last night with the two suspects in two. All were in bad shape due to exhaustion and thirst but tthe ranger turned over his quary to the custody of the local jail. When asked about the ordeal all Dubois said was "Nuts, they aint made a critter I cant find and bring down." The ranger will reportedly return to his patrols later this week. Welcome back Phil. Dont be a stranger. f you enjoyed this podcast and are further interested in the world of EOS and the Dawning Star go to http://www.dawningstar.com. There you will see a world of mystery and man having survived despite the odds. A world man has traveled to the frontier not for conquest but because there was no where else to go. The earth is dead. Man lives on in Dawning Star. Dawning Star, Operation Quick Launch, and the Operation Quick Launch cover are (c)2005 Justin D. Jacobson. The music was called Symmetrical Angels (Part 2) song was found at music.podshow.com music by 2-RD http://www.soundclick.com/bands/pagemusic.cfm?bandID=382009