Level 14 Intel reports shows Imperial Slavers disguising themselves as rescue ships and abducting refugees for profits.



Federation authorities have been stopping Imperial vessels leaving the system only to find the would be victims of Imperial slavery crammed in the cargo bay like sardines. (an old Earth delicacy for the uneducated.)



I wish I could say I am shocked by this betrayal of humanity in the face of the Xeno threat. But profiting off of the suffering of others is pretty typical for this Biowaste hole part of space some people call an empire. Most slavers captured so far have claimed to be rogue slavers operating on their own. But investigation and advanced interrogations shortly finds the truth and reveals Imperial officials were involved in the planning of this massive slave roundup in order to boost their struggling slave based economy.



Most notably with ties to Aisling Duval herself. The so called "Princess who cares" her anti slavery stance makes this quite a little mystery. Though Federation agents who have secured positions in the imperial government have all but confirmed that she is the allowed voice of dissent in the empire so perhaps it is not quite such a mystery and more like her mask is simply slipping.

(to explain it simply a vendor sells a shirt saying "I love Johnny Cash/Slavery" while at the same time selling an "I hate Johnny Cash/Slavery" shirt. Or was it Elvis? Either way he profits off both sales. That is how the Empire has approached dissent against slavery in its ranks. They have packaged and sold the idea of there being actual dissent through their puppet Aisling Duval while never actually giving up or losing any power over their people/slaves.)



So consider this propaganda a PSA of the possible crimes that may be happening right under your nose at these damaged stations in the Pleiades by both rogue and Imperial slavers alike. The Xeno's are not the only enemy to humanity out there.



Update: Initial reports suggested these people were being brought into slavery simply to boost the economy but new evidence suggests that they may be using human lives as a sort of "currency" to barter with these vile Xenos.