- Rio Phillips, Holplo III Correspondent writes:

Death Toll Rises on Holplo III

Over 47 dead and even more wounded as conflict continues on Holplo III. Forces of Valen and Alastes have engaged the forces of Ghosage in numerous attacks and counter attacks. The conflict that began 07/27/2013 at 13:57 has seen the loss of 0 units on both sides of the battle.

Sources indicate that no end to the conflict can be determined at this time. Contacts within the GTC have indicated that trade routes remain unaffected from the hostilities.

The citizens of the empires involved in the war are victims as 2,606,550 homes have been destroyed and 840,289 jobs have been removed from the economy due to lost factories and other facilities.