Cenian Soccer Season Starts; Cenial Senates Beaten in Upset

As the Cenial Senates' rode their first game to victory 2-0 against fierce rivals, the Michosplak City Aliens, their opponents in the second game of the Cenian Cup defeated them in an upset. The Senates lost 3-2 to new team the Mesa Verde Jugadores, lead by team captain Paul Noyola. Three goals by striker Sean Gonzales cemented their victory. A last-minute goal by the Senates' striker David Lonberry wasn't enough to break the lead. An early lead left the Senates hopeful, but bungling and a poor defense led the Jugadores to score.  Soccer analysts say at this pace, the Jugadores could win the Cenian Cup, the first for a new team. Cenial fans were left in tears again, even after losing out last year to the Aliens. "I hope that the Senates can go to the final round next year, " says supporter Carson Anemistiras. "They really need to improve their playing, though." Soccer is a popular sport in Mesa Verde and it was no trouble cobbling up a team in Ceni's newest acquisition. In the second round, the Nananian Inundiats defeated the Lonar Starships 5-0 and the powerful team the Katinal Podosfairos defeated the Pandolo Pangolins in a close game 2-1. Pandolo fans knew their defeat was coming, although the second-placers from last year's cup were hopeful. 

Naval Chain of Command

Fleet Command (Supreme Commander) 30 sector fleets, 9 admiralty fleets
   Fleet (Fleet Admiral) 5-10 battlegroups
       Battlegroup (Admiral) 3-7 task groups
           Task Force (Vice Admiral) 25 patrols
                Patrol (Commodore/Rear Admiral) 5 lines
                   Line (Commodore) 18 ships
                       Ship (Captain)
                       

Wadi Themanayah Falls

After a long but not hard battle, the planet of Wadi Thamaneyah has fallen to Cenian forces. The announcement by Minister of Defense Orric Thobar, comes after a string of Cenian victories in what has been called the Flannium War, although its official name is the Certiorari War. The strategic Hellesburg Valley was the site of the land battle, where the Cenian troops totally routed the Therrions. The Hellesburg Valley is bordered by the Hebante Mountains on one side and the      Hellesburg Heights on the other. The city of Hellesburg is in the middle, located on a bridge and caravan stop on the Hellesburg River. Cenian troops first swooped in and captured the city of Fiarel, on a bend in the Hebante River., in a pincer movement. The Cenians marched out with 100,000 troops from their camp. One flank of Fiarel was surrounded by the 15th Corps, while the 14th Corps surrounded the other flank. The Fiarel garrison surrendered. Meanwhile, part of the 12th Corps attacked the village of Hebante, a critical communications station. The 12th Corps is known for its guerilla warfare, and it hid in the mountains and sniped at the communications exchanged, sniping at convoys and then disappearing into the mountains.  At Fiarel, the Cenian troops moved to cut off communications lines to Fort Aconite and the main city of Hellesburg. The Fort Aconite garrison did not knew what hit them . A lightning quick raid captured the fort and provided a spot for the Cenians’ heavy guns. The guns were soon pointed at Hellesburg, but the Hellesburgites did not know because communications were not available. Soon, the 11th Corps under Lt. Colonel Irren Conn harassed the villages of Trianid and took guns and loot. Lt. Col. Conn’s raids got the attention of the garrison, however, and they sent 3 corps against him.  While the garrison was not on alert, the Cenians snuck up and destroyed the Hellesburg Memorial Bridge with dynamite. To add insult to injury, the Cenian let the capture of Fort Aconite be published. The Therrions sent 3/4 of their forces to capture the fort. Making their move, the Cenians captured the city of Hellesburg, cementing their control of the planet of Wadi Thamaneyah. The planets Certiorari and Cebu are known for their flannium deposits– and for their native species, the Certians, notorious dislike of their rulers, the Empire of Flannium. So when the two planets asked to join Ceni, Ceni agreed to their requests, but one obstacle stood in their way: the obstinate and greedy ruler of Therrion, Nathen Ghyron, who claims “sovereign dominance” over the two planets. Ceni attempted to appease Ghyron with a referendum, but after the results showed 92% in favor of joining Ceni, Ghyron refused to recognize the results of the referendum and invoked a clause in his constitution, saying that if “a planet votes to secede, the ruler of Therrion must declare war on them and on the country they secede to.” In the Cenian Senate, the response was quick and brief. After Kyn Tucin made a speech denouncing the “autocratic despot of Therrion”, the Senate voted 172-0 in favor of declaring war on Therrion to “preserve the right of planets to secede from autocratic rulers” and protect the galaxy against aggression.