Journal Entry No. 3

2/27/YC116

About a week ago, I decided to join a new corporation, a budding corporation that is focusing on both Mining and Missioning, the two things I prefer to do the most. Due to the old office being in the Amarr quarter of space, we do have a few Amarrians in the corporation, but they don't seem to be a threat to us; they aren't trying to preach to us or anything like that. Once I joined, however, the office had already been moved to Minmatar space. We mined and missioned for a while in peace, but then a few days after I joined a small but powerful corporation declared war on us, and I have yet to know why. We have not insulted or confronted them in any way, I don't believe we had ever even been in contact with them? So why... why did they go for our corporation rather than any other? Is it perhaps because there are secrets that they feel that they must keep me or any other capsuleers of my corporation from finding out? Perhaps it has to do with how soon after I joined that they declared war on us. Do they want to keep me from finding out the truth about my ancestor?

Speaking of my ancestor. A day or two ago, I met a new capsuleer in the Minmatar section of space under the name Astaroth Crow. She read my bio I put on my description for all to see, and sent me a message about it without me even having to ask or anything.

Rintarou... I read your short autobiography posted in the Concord book of known capsuleers. I noticed that you referenced your ancestor, but you did not name him. Do you not know his name? Anyways, I have some information that might prove useful to you. He had a code greeting he would say to people to end a conversation. While I do not know what the phrase is supposed to mean, I know what he said. "El. Psy. Congroo," he would often say.
~Astaroth Crow

Thank you, Astaroth. It would seem I am not insane after all; everyone I've asked thus far has just stared at me blanky, wondering who the heck I am talking about. Unfortunately, as you said, I do not know my ancestor's full name; only his first name, Rintarou, as I was named after him. Much of my family was named after him, though we lost his surname long ago. But now, with a phrase, I am sure this will help me pinpoint my search greatly. Is there anything else you might now of him? Any stories, or anything like that?
~Takashi Rintarou

Unfortunately that phrase is all I know about him, but if I find any more information through various sources I will attempt to inform you immediately. As for his name, I might suggest seeking out the Makise family in the Amarr section of space. They are a family of primarily scientists, and most of them are on-board scientists rather than capsuleers. Since they do not believe in the coherence of science and religion, most of their family is for the most part afraid to apply to become capsuleers. Nonetheless, there are likely a few capsuleers in their family. Anyways, I think they were closely tied with your ancestor at one point, so you might should consider tracking them down and asking them. They might be nervous about their safety, openly rejecting the Amarr traditions and all, but if you can get them into your cargo hold, and into a station, they should be okay.
~Astaroth Crow

I thanked her again for her help. But such incredible luck! To just have happened to have moved to Minmatar space around the same time that a newer capsuleer happened to have seen and contacted me with extremely useful information! The chances of this happening so flawlessly are so slim, but nonetheless, it happened. Yes, that must be it. Destiny itself has favored me over others to find out the truth and overthrow the government that rules from the shadows!

*The conversation with Astaroth Crow was fabricated to further the story, but the fact that she contacted me for the purpose of my character bio was true.