Elarel – 2025-11-11
Region: Everyshore — System Security: Low-Sec
Assessment period: 04.11.2025 — 11.11.2025
Overall Threat Level: HIGH (3.5 / 5.0)
Summary
- Elarel is an active low-security hunting ground. Predatory actors are consistently intercepting miners and haulers, and are capable of pod kills. The system is effectively controlled by a highly active duo during their operating hours.
- Primary threat actors identified: characters Cadhla Dioltas and Cailin Dioltas (hereafter "Dioltas Duo"). Secondary threat actors include unaffiliated high-end Strategic Cruiser pilots (Loki, Legion) conducting opportunistic strikes.
Primary threat characteristics (from analyst data)
- Dioltas Duo ships observed: Manticore (Stealth Bomber), Tengu (Strategic Cruiser), Tholos (Destroyer), Garmur (Frigate).
- Modus operandi: fast, coordinated hit-and-run; targeted interdiction of miners and haulers; follow-up pod kills are frequent. Their fits/ship choices indicate specialization in stealth, E-War/targeting, and high-alpha strike capability.
- Impact: guaranteed losses for lightly defended industrials and high likelihood of pod deaths when engaged.
Secondary threat characteristics
- Sporadic, high-capability pilots in Loki/Legion/T3 cruisers execute single-ship or small-gang interceptions of slow, valuable targets (e.g., Iteron Mk V, Badger).
Temporal threat windows (UTC) — highest observed risk
- Most dangerous daily window: 15:00–23:00 UTC (particularly Tuesday and Saturday).
- Additional high-risk window: ~01:30–08:00 UTC on Friday into early Saturday (driven by Dioltas Duo).
- Notable lulls in the observed period: Wednesday and Sunday.
Notable engagement examples (top incidents from period)
- 08.11 01:31 — Procurer destroyed by Tengu + Manticore (highly coordinated miner kill).
- 09.11 22:30 — Badger destroyed by Legion-led 3-ship gang (Lachesis present for targeting/E-War).
- 04.11 20:32 — Iteron Mk V ambushed by Loki (single-ship, high-value kill).
(Analyst data lists additional kills: Venture vs Manticore; Bestower vs Gnosis; destroyer engagements with Tholos.)
Operational recommendations (grounded in provided intelligence)
- Move Industrials with Extreme Caution: Avoid flying unescorted haulers, barges, or mining frigates through Elarel during the listed high-risk windows. These ship classes are primary targets.
- Use Low-Profile Transports: If you must move value through Elarel, employ cloaked/blockade-runner style transports or split cargo into smaller shipments. Do not assume a fast align alone is sufficient.
- Travel Timing: Prefer transits during observed lulls (Wednesday and Sunday UTC in this reporting period) when practical. Avoid 15:00–23:00 UTC and the 01:30–08:00 UTC Friday/Saturday window.
- Pod Survival: Expect pod targeting. If your ship is killed, attempt immediate warp-off (set pre-warp bookmarks, align to an off-grid celestial) — do not linger on grid. Consider implant and clone choices with pod survival in mind.
- Engagement Policy: Do not engage solo unless you are in a well-fitted, organized gang prepared to face T3 cruisers and stealth/alpha threats. Isolated responses to attacks by the Dioltas Duo have a low probability of success.
- Fleet/Convoy Precautions: If operating convoys, provide scouts/overwatch and be prepared to respond to high-alpha or E-War. Consider alternate routes that bypass Elarel where feasible.
- Ship Choice: Fast, high-align frigates or cloaky options improve survivability versus slow industrials. Beware T3/strategic cruiser pilots who can counter many solo evasive tactics.
Closing
Elarel is currently a high-risk Low-Sec transit due to persistent, professional predatory activity—most notably from the Dioltas Duo. Plan movements accordingly, prioritize evasion and low-profile transport options, and avoid carrying high-value cargo during the identified windows.
— Everyshore Intel Network (EIN)