Raiders strike Hollowfrost Station
Armed raiders break into the imperial research station on Ruhn b, leaving three guards dead, and escape before the Legion arrives.
Timeline
The Hollowfrost Affair
A raid on a Vesk research station brings the Empire to the edge of war with Insmother.
Chapter of Galactic history
5 events
250 PR
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2 Marsis
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4 Marsis
The Empire blames The Open Hand for the Hollowfrost raid
An imperial proclamation names the banned activist network as the raiders and says their ship fled towards Insmother space.
Caused by Raiders strike Hollowfrost Station
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5 Marsis
The Open Hand denies the Hollowfrost raid
In a pirate broadcast, the activists deny any part in the raid and ask how a movement without ships could carry it out.
Caused by The Empire blames The Open Hand for the Hollowfrost raid
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9 Marsis
The Legion masses at Kessit
Imperial Legion ships gather at Kessit. The Empire says the raiders are hiding in Insmother space and demands they be handed over within ten days.
Caused by Raiders strike Hollowfrost Station
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10 Marsis
The Duchy denies harbouring the Hollowfrost raiders
The ducal court at Hallowmere says it knows nothing of the raiders, offers its sympathies, and calls for calm.
Caused by The Legion masses at Kessit
Notes
In Marsis 250PR, raiders struck Hollowfrost Station, an imperial research station on the Vesk rim. The Vesk Empire blamed the activists of The Open Hand, and within a week the Legion was massing at Kessit with an ultimatum for the Duchy of Insmother.