For the Birds

Level	1
Type	Encounter
Factions	Rogue DronesGallente Federation
Best damage to deal	EM Th Kin Th
Damage to resist	Ex Kin Th Kin Th
Ship size limit	Corvette, Frigate, Destroyer
Ship suggestion	Destroyer

Mission briefing
The Achuran White Song bird has been sacred to the Achura throughout their recorded history. The creature mates only in the mountains of Saisio III, and naturally is exceedingly rare. Recently, the remnants of the old Achuran government made a gift of two such birds to the State, a male and a female. These particular birds are quite special, in that they have been genetically modified to mate off-planet. This is a matter of tremendous importance for us, from both a diplomatic and an ecological standpoint. Twelve hours ago, the birds were stolen. Gallentean eco-terrorists hijacked the diplomatic courier mid-transit. They released a statement claiming that the Caldari State is-- hang on, let me get this right... ah, here it is: "incapable of doing what is best for the longevity of this beautiful species, as demonstrated by their abhorrent destruction of the natural qualities of these rare and fragile..." blah, blah, blah, you get the point. Now, I don't think anyone ever needs an excuse to gun for the Gallente, but these guys are more worthless than the Federation Navy. The terrorists were last spotted at [System]. It's likely they are using a series of acceleration gates to hide the true location of their base. You'll have to approach and activate each acceleration gate you find to progress further to the terrorists' base. Track down the terrorists, and recover the White Song birds.

Group 1, 20km, auto-aggro

		WD	EWAR	L
	3 x Drone Gallentean Guard

Group 2, 40km

		WD	EWAR	L
	3 x Drone Gallentean Guard

Initial Group

		WD	EWAR	L
	5 x Drone Gallentean Guard

Initial Group

		WD	EWAR	L
	1 x Cruiser Gallentean Terrorist