Tivoli is a verdant world of broad plains and vast oceans. Slightly larger than Umbria and orbiting a blue-white main sequence star, Tivoli's climate is temperate and welcoming. It features three primary continents, which together account for only about a quarter of the planet's total surface area, while its endless seas are made up of mildly salinated water.

The Senate passed a new appropriations bill increasing funding for the Navy by three hundred percent in response to the growing conflict with the Ascomanni.

The bill quickly passed through the Senate Armed Services Committee, where it received unanimous support.

Passage in the larger Senate proved more contentious however.

The last Umbrian soldiers touched off from the shattered remains of Battipaglia Prime in the early hours of the morning UMT today, as the Republic's military officially abandoned the planet, leaving it securely in the possession of the extraterrestrial adversaries, dubbed the Ascomanni.

Opiter Genicius, the famed explorer and military leader who most recently headed the Frontier Reaction Force, was laid to rest this morning at the Mt. Altos National Cemetery.

Magistrate Genicius, who passed away a little over two weeks ago from complications related to heart disease, was best known for his vital role in taking the Frontier Reaction Force, better known as the RF, from policy proposal to an organized and effective means of providing security to the Frontier.

O. Genucius: "After everything we've been through, this is how you repay me?"

P. Decius: "The Opiter Genucius I knew has long since vanished, leaving the miserable drunken husk I see before me. It is only out of respect for the man you were that this moment has been delayed as long as it has. It's time to accept responsibility for your actions."

The Kreygh-class destroyer is large by Umbrian standards, more akin to the Navy's light cruisers than our own Tellare-class vessels. Featuring heavy armor and a primary armament of railguns and anti-ship torpedoes, these warships appear to serve as the mainstay of the Ascomanni order of battle.