Background

The year is 2528 and Humanity has spread into the Universe...  

… we are not alone. 

What began as a routine operation to quell Insurrectionist forces changed drastically at 04:20 hours January 23rd 2528 when ODST forces encountered "The Covenant": a collective of alien races working together to achieve a shared goal.  

[Update - 09:00, January 24th, 2528] 

There's no sugarcoating it soldiers... we found out the hard way what it is like to be on the receiving end of a Covenant high energy glassing beam. The standing company of Marines and our ODST specialists took a massive hit this morning and we're still trying to assess the full extent of the damage. The good news is that it seems it takes time for the weapon to recharge, as they haven't hit us again with it... yet. With "The Paddle" literally dead in the water, and only two operational Frigates in fighting shape ("The Defiance" and "The Creek") our mission directives have shifted from "Victory" to "Damage Control".  

We were using Barcelonova as a strong point to facilitate Civilian evacuation and that has not changed, despite the massive damage from the glassing laser and subsequent collapse of the space elevator. However, we are now doubling our efforts to evacuate civilians from the city, and the remainder of our forces will be focused there. 

Mission

As members of the 4th Shock Trooper Battalion (ODSTs) we have deployed to Madrigal in the 23 Librae system. Our current objective is to support the UNSC forces wherever we can, facilitating the evacuation of civilians off-world, and attempting to stop the Covenant from achieving their goals whatever they may be.

Objectives

1. Objectives will be supplied at mission time
   

Communications

• Cobalt (Command) - Frequency: 50
• Alum (Infantry Squad) - Frequency: 51
• Beryl (Infantry Squad) - Frequency: 52

Weather and Time

• Time of Day -  Morning
• Forecast - Cloudy with Rain
• Visibility - 600m (from the Ground)
• Visibility - (up to) 5000m (from the Air)