So Cetus Bane the 10 year old oddity.. that no one has figured out why she even is there.. cut content? or story line/mystery we have still yet to solve?
Findings loghttps://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1h1fl6nRy3_fMnO9-XPeb8QznOC8-CUPe7RV8yL5QOjo/edit?gid=0#gid=0
https://forums.frontier.co.uk/threads/persistent-uss-what-the-mystery-behind-it.257176/
https://www.reddit.com/r/EliteDangerous/comments/1wgwlum/cedus_bane_weird_nameship_id_changes_and_a_cmdr/
https://www.radiosidewinder.com/galactic-news-curious-transmission-partially-decoded/
https://www.reddit.com/r/EliteDangerous/comments/55bzhu/curious_transmission_partially_decoded_galnet_101/
https://elite-dangerous.fandom.com/wiki/Alfred_Jeffress
https://inara.cz/elite/galnet/18/
Community Goal: Jeffress's New Treasure Hunt
24 Mar 3302
Following a long hiatus, reclusive philanthropist Alfred Jeffress has announced a new treasure hunt, and once again he is offering a share of his vast personal fortune to the winner.
In a statement, Jeffress confirmed that the event will follow the same format as his previous treasure hunts. A mystery object has been placed somewhere in space, and the first person to find it and deliver it to a specified location will win the competition. Jeffress has released a riddle that he claims will set participants on the path to finding the mystery object:
"The king's resting place is where I'm hid. Entrusted to a queen, with a spring in her steps."
With such a generous prize on offer, the event is sure to capture the imagination of the galactic community.
Galactic News: Treasure Hunt Comes to an End
28 Mar 3302
The treasure hunt organised by billionaire philanthropist Alfred Jeffress has come to an end, with a pilot by the name of Commander Oriza claiming victory. Thousands of people took part in the competition, but ultimately there could only be one victor.
As with Jeffress's previous treasure hunts, competitors were required to solve a series of riddles to find the mystery object at the centre of the search – a relic from Earth's past. The clues took pilots to Persephone in the Avalon system, then to Arrhenius Terminal in Bard and finally to the Algol system.
When the winner was announced, Alfred Jeffress released the following statement:
"I would like to extend my sincere congratulations to the winner. One of my representatives will be in touch soon to give you the details of your prizes. As for the other competitors, I would like to offer my commiserations. But do not despair! There will be another Jeffress treasure hunt, and next time the winner could be you."
"The king's resting place..." – This is a historical reference to King Richard III of England, whose lost remains were famously discovered in 2012 buried underneath a municipal social services car park in Leicester, England. This pointed commanders to look for the Leicester star system."...Entrusted to a queen..." – In the real-world constellation layout and mythology, the constellation Cassiopeia represents the Queen. In Elite Dangerous, this pointed players toward the Avalon system, closely linked with Arthurian lore and planetary bodies named after mythological royalty."...with a spring in her steps." – This was a clever play on words pointing directly to Persephone (the goddess of spring)
The missing piece of the puzzle "A poet's laboratory, where the broken is made whole."
"A poet..." referred to the Irish historical writer and poet John King or the Bard, pointing pilots directly to the Bard star system."...laboratory, where the broken is made whole." pointed to a facility named after a scientist or physical chemist. Svante Arrhenius famously pioneered electrochemical and laboratory concepts.
Algol's name translates to "Head of the Demon"), and its characteristic eclipsing binary nature where it shines from a shadow. The hero being Perseus.
The Great Jeffress Treasure Hunt of 3302 Concludes
Billionaire philanthropist Alfred Jeffress’s highly anticipated return brought a wave of excitement to the galactic community as thousands of pilots competed for a share of his vast personal fortune.
The event kicked off with a cryptic riddle: "The king's resting place is where I'm hid. Entrusted to a queen, with a spring in her steps." Clever commanders decoded these historical and mythological references—linking King Richard III to the Leicester system, the queen to the Avalon system, and the goddess of spring to Persephone. Heralds news articles were found in the stations providing the next clues.
As the race intensified, pilots tackled further riddles, such as "A poet's laboratory, where the broken is made whole," which guided them to Arrhenius Terminal in the Bard system, and "A demonic eye shines bright in the shadow of the hero," which led the search into the Algol system.
After a fierce race across the stars, Commander Oriza ultimately emerged victorious by locating and delivering the mysterious Earth relic at the center of the hunt. While the competition has concluded, Jeffress has already hinted that another treasure hunt will be on the horizon for those eager to try their luck again.
After lots of research and discussions the conclusion was after doing a test by having two people in a wing one outside of the Persistent POI and one in the POI, then myself gave Cetus the Fuel and followed Cetus and Interdicted Cetus bane, and sat there and had my wing mate go back in that same POI. Cetus came in again while my version of Cetus was still Infront of me which provided us with the info that its the POI that is persistent and not Cetus bane, in conclusion from this revelation Cetus bane was tied to the treasure hunts of old and has been left their for other fellow CMDRS to see the conclusion of the hunt.
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