Aurora Programme

The Aurora Programme was an alleged Kerlian sleeper agent training programme. Three separate leaks of documents from the Matriarchy of Kerlile pertaining to the Programme occurred between 2018-19, informing the world of its existence.

The first set of Aurora leaks led to the imprisonment of former Lauchenoirian Prime Minister Charissa Clarke after the allegations that she was in fact an "Aurora" (the colloquial term for an agent operating under this Programme) during the Truth & Reconciliation Commission set up by the Haven Accords.

In late 2019, a third leak provided more information on the Programme, leading some countries to attempt to 'hunt down' members of this Programme. One such "Aurora" was tried and found guilty in Eiria in February 2020 and sentenced to one year in prison.

First Leak

The first set of Aurora leaks happened during the peace negotiations taking place in Haven, Sanctaria to conclude the Second Lauchenoirian Civil War. The leak consisted of a number of documents pertaining to the identity of Charissa Clarke revealing that she was not, in fact, Lauchenoirian.

These included a birth certificate for a woman named Amanda Cartwright born in Region 17 in Kerlile, alongside a Kerlian Citizen Identity Number (KCID) which later appeared in other documents, indicating that the child named Amanda Cartwright at birth was sent to an Aurora Programme training centre.

The KCID number also appears on several documents included in the leak, including emails in the style of spam sent to Charissa Clarke at her parliamentary email address and on an online messaging service where references to "Operation Unicorn" are made. It is widely believed that Councillor Carmen Robinson leaked these documents.

Second Leak

The second leak occurred on the 30th October 2018, where documents were sent to Lauchenoirian news outlets. These documents pertained to the Pierre family's involvement in the Aurora Programme, leading many to believe that they were an attempt to have Pauline Pierre found guilty of war crimes. However, during Pierre's trial, in spite of this evidence being submitted, she was acquitted.

The documents included paperwork used to found the Aurora Programme and purchase premises for training with the signature of Pauline's grandmother Susanna Pierre, though it did not give the location of said premises. While this set of documents linked the Pierre family with the Programme, they were less focused on Pauline individually.

The source of this second leak is unknown, with some suspecting Carmen Robinson as in the first case.

Third Leak

A third set of leaks were released on the 23rd November 2019. This was the most comprehensive set of documents on the Programme leaked from the Matriarchy, with the bulk of the leak being numerical figures for how many "Auroras" were sent abroad, and to which countries they were sent.

As a result of this leak, a number of nations began a process of systematically "hunting" down Auroras and imprisoning them. One case in Eiria led to a Kerlian agent being convicted of espionage for being part of this Programme.