Raider escapes!

Following the recent capture of one of the mysterious Raiders who've been plaguing Hale's Moon and who attempted to abduct our resident doctor, the Raiders returned to stage an unexpectedly brash raid on the Hale's Moon Sheriff's office and it's single jail cell.

While the colony's navtrak array was able to identify the unmarked Firefly class transport the Raiders were using, the warning came too late to prevent them breaking into the unmanned Sheriff's office and blowing off the lock on the prisoner's cell. Before the town Militia could fully react to the attack, the prisoner was loaded into the transport and they were able to take off. Albeit with at least one injury to the attacking group.

Astonishingly, within an hour of breaking out the prisoner, a heavily armed band of Raiders snuck into town and attacked again, this time stealing vital medical supplies and other light cargo. While some have described the theft as 'Everything that wasn't bolted down', the Town Council has assessed the situation and assures all of Hale's citizens that the losses are manageble and will not affect medical treatment for the immediate future.

The investigation into the origin of this particular raider band is ongoing and though there is some evidence that they are based somewhere in the immediate region. It is well known that the region of space near Hale's Moon saw light colonization efforts in the decades before the war, with many of the settlements being abandoned.

Who are these people, then, that have been attacking the fine folk of Hale's Moon? And what can be done to put an end to their banditry?