Menkent Bombed!

[31 October 3069; FSP] The peaceful morning calm of Menkent was shattered today by a surprise bombardment by orbiting DropShips assumed to be under the control of the Word of Blake. A series of missile strikes was fired from orbit against several cities in Menkent’s northern hemisphere over a period of several hours. The DropShips fired several barrages and then broke orbit and returned to the jump point, where they escaped aboard their recharged JumpShips. Scrambled aerospace defenses from Menkent militia outposts were too slow to engage them, although other ships in orbit were able to take several long-range still photos of the attackers.