Ship Report (Report on Shelcoof)

Official text extracted from Panzer Dragoon Saga.

Contents

Discovery of Shelcoof

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Imperial Age 71, 10th day of 6th month. A scout team inside Meccania territory, spotted a gigantic object flying towards the border, surrounded by a horde of monsters and battleships.

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By Imperial Order pursuit of the flying object (later named ‘Shelcoof’) ensued. But near the rendezvous point with the scout team, our forces clashed with the Meccania Confederation Force, delaying our recovery.

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Soon after the Meccanian scum was dealt with, the scout team gave their report. Before encountering our scout team, Shelcoof suddenly changed course, and attacked a small village, obliterating it with a lightning attack.

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The reason of the lightning attack remains a mystery, but the village had a Coolia breeding farm. One theory is that the Coolias somehow drew the Shelcoof to the village.

Report on Missing Teams

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As a result of the battle with Meccania, the pursuit of Shelcoof was put on hold. Its location was lost, so our forces were placed in the forest area, on the Shelcoof’s expected flight course, and there, they waited.

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Above the forest, a new type of monster was sighted. Its shape did not fit any known monsters, but its description matched the local legend of a ‘dragon’.

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But before we could report the new creature, Shelcoof was sighted. In a flash, it completely destroyed our battle squadron. Despite being only one vessel, its overwhelming power decimated every single one of our ships in minutes.

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Reports form the survivors indicated that the second squadron encountered Shelcoof near Georgius. They attempted to attack, but Shelcoof struck first with a lightning weapon. They were totally annihilated.

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There was a report that the lone surviving officer that the dragon was also sighted above Georgius. But his description of the dragon varied considerably from earlier reports. Speculation was that the officer was hallucinating.

Disappearance of Shelcoof

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Headquarters decided that further troop losses would seriously affect invasion plans of Meccania. Plans to capture Shelcoof have been postponed indefinitely. The Meccania invasion was successful. The Empire was victorious.

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Shelcoof became the Empire’s focus again, but it disappeared. All that was found was a wreckage of something that may or may not have been Shelcoof. If there was a force that could destroy Shelcoof, we should be afraid.