General Erik Halseth (he gave himself that title), originally from the Buccanos asteroid belt in the Sword Worlds Confederation, likes to call himself a warlord. In reality, he's just a pirate and a raider, although a fairly successful one. He heads a band of over 100 other pirates who operate a small fleet of six starships in the Aurora and Hydakeen subsectors. This will be my last post of the year, and I want to wish a very happy new year to all my friends. Are you one of the optimists who'll stay up to see the new year arrive, or one of the pessimists who stay up to make sure the old year leaves?