22 Sep 2004

Eve Guardian

 

Zayard, retired Freedom Fighter and owner of Luci's Bar on Amamake VI. What involve did he have? What drove this warrior and what caused his brutal murder?

 

I sat with Kas'Rah Dannalor finding out about this distinguished warrior.

 

"Zayard was the finest Brutor I ever served with. He saved my life more times than we can count. And we were of the old school. No cloning for us. Just ourselves, untarnished, spilling our blood for our people. Dedication like that is ingrained into your bones, seared in from countless laser burns from Amarran scum."

 

"He couldn't just retire. He wanted out of the limelight but he still couldn't just go quietly into the night. He worked for the People's Front as a Comm-Relay Operator. He sacrificed for the Matari, even to the end."

 

"Zayard was one for the pretty girls of course. I think good drink, good cheer, and a pleasing face was the sum of his desires. However he did have a secret penchant for mythology."

 

"Myths? Well Zayard had this fascination with the old wive's tale about the 'Hidden Fleet'. You don't know anything about that? What are young Matari coming to?"

 

"'The Hidden Fleet' is an old story, hardly credible but exciting. It is the legendary fleet of Matar'a'Son that helped to wrest out freedom from that Amarran yoke of slavery. It was mothballed in a secret location for use when we became a True Republic."

 

"The location was hidden and passed out of memory. All those involved have long since joined our ancestors. No one living knew anything about it but I think Zayard discovered something."

 

"Zayard was fascinated about the legend. He was dedicated to Matari Freedom and this fleet, containing a huge inventory of ships, would ensure that the Matari could maintain their freedom... charging into the throats of any suppressor. The finest testiment of life that a Freedom Fighter can achieve."

 

"Those Angel scum killed my friend. It was their weapon signatures found on all of the murdered Matari. They shall pay for this horror."