Strive and Providence will provide

The abstract of Project Theseus

I had been in a period of some despair and have not been active in my search but instead thrown myself into prayer and work on our production star base. Then I was viewing the Intergalactic Summit forum and sorting the usual capsuleer chest beating and diatribe from the useful posts and discovered what I have been looking for.

A post from a past member of the Arek'Jaalan group had posted seeking to reactivate the research group. Furthermore Dr Valate had posted that she was prepared for  taking up her role as archivist again. This had given me the opening I have been praying for.

Then shortly after the Empire issued a request for Capsuleers to obtain various items from Sleeper stations and their ships. I had a number of these from my time living in Anoikis and surged back into wormholes to obtain what more I could. Contributing to the cause.

I then had another meeting with the Directors of the Society seeking to be able to reestablish contact with Dr Valate in context of the restart of Arek'Jaalan and the links to the sleeper race. In light of the Empires call and the obvious inference that new lines of research and technology may be forthcoming It was approved!

I now have to recontact her and hope my abrupt break off has not caused any ructions.

A night at the Museum

The Museum Arcana- A site of the Takmahl 

I have again ventured in to the ancient site of the Museum Arcana, supervised under the watchful eyes of the Theology Council. While they watch over the sort of documents and artefacts that are dragged from the ruins of the area they do not step in when one researcher attacks another As such I was able to rely on the assistance of another capsuleer called Grease PaYN. I swear that the other races seem to have the most peculiar names.

After several hours of collection I had a wide range of data for further investigation. There were a number of items the Theology Council impounded but, on the surface they did not seem to hold any data on what i sought.

I have had several weeks to review that data and have learnt quite a bit about the society and culture of the Takmahl but no mention of the artefacts I am looking for. One of the papers I recovered from "Site One" of the Arek'Jaalan project mentions a site near the sun in Aphi which has a site believed to be of significance. It is called "the Labyrinth" Apparantly it is a vast site consisting of multiple connected gates through which a particulart path must be taken to reach the primary location. I feel this is the next logical step in my search, however there is a complication.

The archivist of the project which produced the paper is none other than Dr Valate, of whom I have had to cut myself off due to her associations with the Sabik. I must look into this site in more depth but the paper I obtained for the archives at Site One does not sufficient information for me to be comfortable with an attempt. I need to find greater information

I just hope this is not the end of my search.

Strength through Unity, Unity through Faith

I have had the meeting with my superiors in the Society. It went better than I had thought. It is not my search they have questioned but rather my dealings with Dr Valate. The texts she has sent me are classified as heretical by the Theology Council. This has the potential to raise issues for the Society and for myself.

I have been lucky in that Ms Aspenstar was once a Paladin in service to the Council dealing in just these kinds of issues. With her counsel on how these would be perceived and acted on I know this is accurate and not driven by over reaction. As a result I have turned over the text to the Theology Council for destruction. I have also publicly decried these texts on the Intergalactic Summit so any of the Councils watchers can see.

This does mean I do not have access to what it held but that is a small price to pay. I am sure through direct investigation of the sites in Araz I can discover information without being tainted by their teachings. I had hoped the council would see such ancient writings as beyond that but such is the way of things. However the Council has defended the Empire for this long with it's approach so who am I to question that!

I shall soon launch another expedition into the Museum Arcana and see what I can learn. From hereon I shall ensure to not lose sight of the responsibility I bear to protect the faith in all respects.