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In a stunning move following on from our last report, the Imperial House Corrino assembled their finest Mentats to put forward their case within the CHOAM Directorate in a bid to enact the Throne’s earlier announcement during the Landsraad General Plenary that Houses Atreides, Maros, Poritrin and Ziyaira would be removed from CHOAM’s governing body.

In a formal declaration before the Landsraad Congress during the General Plenary, Emperor Shaddam Corrino IV has dismissed just under half of CHOAM’s Board of Directors. Citing inactivity in Board debates, disinterest in economic affairs and dereliction of duty in the face of economic and political crises, the Emperor and largest shareholder dismissed Houses Atreides, Maros, Poritrin and Ziyaira.

It is once again time for the bi-annual Landsraad Plenary to review recent events and to set public policy for ongoing initiatives. House Eleusis, as speaker of the Landsraad, has called the event to order and set the iteniary for an ambitious, and hopefully productive, session. Unfortunately though, the rest of the Landsraad does not yet appear to be up to the challenge issued.

Already there has been serious confusion as some scheduled speakers have failed to appear. What the final outcome this will have on the proposed slate of work has yet to be seen.

In a stunning move His Royal Majesty has ordered House Poritrin to abandon the valuable world of Ecaz, once held by His until recently disgraced cousines, and ordered it to be returned to the cadet family of the Corrino line. Readers might recall that not so long ago this same world was exchanged from the Ordos to the Poritrin in a deal whose political ramifications are still being felt. The Ordos at least received some small compensation for their loss. As it looks at the moment, the Poritrin will not.

The Saudir Syssel’s movement towards unified cooperation and approaches to issues within the Syssel has recently been bolstered with the formal alliance formed between the Great Houses of Eleusis and Leontis. The two key and highly active Houses of the Saudir Syssel have entertained much stronger relations since the rise of Marquis Alexander Eleusis who has been show to agree much more than his predecessor with the policies of the Archduke Leontis.

The much anticipated duel is finally conclued and it our duty to inform the public at large that Marquis Aiantis has emerged victorius. The reasons for the duel have been duly documented in many seperate reports. What will be of concern now is the aftermath and what it means for not only the combatants but the rest of the houses of the Landsraad.

Perhaps unsurprisingly to the movers and shakers of the Imperium, House Alexin has recently given its two CHOAM shares to the great House Eleusis, which had significantly increased the voting and economic power of the former technocrats, weakening the already unstable House Alexin. With six shares, the Eleusis family has increased its voting power by 33%, passing over the great House Teranos and the Ixian Confederacy, both having five shares each, catching up to Houses Atreides, Maros and Leontis – once considered the most prosperous and stable families in the Landsraad.

In a stunning announcment from the Guild directors, the nobility and great schools of the Empire learned of significant increases in the prices for the coming years shipping fees. Accross the board rate increases have been put into effect which raises the prices that everyone wishing to do business in the Empire must bear. In some cases these increases can amount to more then a 300% hike that leaves many of the smaller houses wondering how they will manage to keep doing business.

In what is becoming an increasingly difficult time for House Alexin, the small house now has to contend with a Kanly against Great House Aiantis. The Aiantis representative delivered messages signed by Marquis Aiantis himself to the Landsraad, the Emperor and the Spacing Guild. As yet there has been no official response from House Alexin.