Oct 7, 3063.
It is the interim of a planetary ceasefire on Epsilon Eridani. The Duchy of Small has launched an ambitious invasion to take the system into its fold, only to have the Word of Blake step in and stop hostilities.
A platinum mine on the east coast has been showing a marked uptick in both production and profitability in the last week and a half. Out of nowhere, a six mech bay Confederate class dropship lands nearby and disgorges its cargo. Several mechs, disguised and their IFF tags changed, make way for the facility. In an odd twist of fate, they find themselves vying against a second set of raiders. As it turns out, banditry is good business in war zones... enough to make it competitive.
The two sides march on towards the light defenses, hashing out a deal to split the plunder...
The mysterious 'red raiders' are the first to take fire from the defenses:
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