Town Elders meet with Alliance Command

Recently, the Hale's Moon Town Council held meetings with the Commanding Officer of the local Alliance command, Colonel Silvermane, of the 1st Marine Raiders Regiment. Apparently, these discussions were to reaffirm the colony's neutral position in any potential Independence movement, and to secure assurances from the Alliance command that they would continue to treat fairly with the colony.

While many colonists remember the hostilities of a year ago, and harsh feelings for the Alliance run deep with many of Hale's citizens, Alliance forces have taken a more humanitarian stance with the Colony in recent months, including medical supplies and sending a squad in response to a recent Reaver attack.

The Mayor was quoted as saying "Like them or not, the colony's better off not antagonizing them. Besides, their troopers bring good coin to Fook's and are better behaved than some of the transient bulk hauler crews who come for the ore."

In a prepared statement outside Town Hall after the meetings, Colonel Silvermane stated "I have instructed our forces to show respect and restraint when they are visiting your colony. While they're bound by law to address any illegal activity they encounter, they are also bound by duty to render assistance to you citizens. We are not your enemy, and hope these steps can go towards normalizing relations between the citizens of Hale's Moon and Alliance Regional Command."

While no direct mention was made of recent developments on Shadow and the growing knowledge of the Loyalist Hardliner faction within the Alliance, it's generally believed that Hale's Moon will maintain a neutral stance while still providing humanitarian aid where ever possible.