Freelance ID
Most of Tukkers people see themselves as Freelancers. I suppose we all are now.
I still see myself as Junker, but we here at Tinkers are smeltering a new brand of people, and I like these Freelancer civilians. Unafraid to break conventions but still bound by a honour code.
Jes... I like being a Tinker.

Junkers ID
We are the salt of the Universe, my friend.
Well... did you know that much of the stuff in the clouds is pure alcohol in one or the other form ?
We Junkers are Sirius´ best bet to get rid of the stuff *smiles and winks*.
We are like gas clouds... we dissipate to every place we can reach, but our own gravity also tends to pull us together.

Junker Congress Forum on DISCO server
Fine folks, and pretty much the nearest thing we Junkers have like some official... hm... government ?
That word doesn´t fit well with us. *Ruling* Junkers is pretty much the most stupid thing anybody could try to do.
So give them credit for still trying it. And hear what they have to say.
Somebody has to see to it that the scattered communities and families dont get stomped by some house or corporation.
Till now they managed to weather any storm, ceeping us a safe refuge in Puerto and at Inverness, and ceeping us all from killing each other in a brawl at the next bar. Respect them for it.

Junker Marauders Forum
Hm, Marauders. I flew with them as a kid, but I quit it someday.
Good Junkers, and there is nobody I´d rather have around me if things turn from bad to worse.
See, it´s their piracy and their agressive nature that makes then so feared. And rightly so.
But also it´s one of the reasons why every little sheepy pilot in the house areas hates us Junkers.
Hogosha and Xeno´s would probably be much more a threat if they wouldn´t be out there.
Help them if you can, and keep an eye out for them. There´s always profit out there , and it´s never boring.
Still... the best die joung. Expecially ´round the Marauders.

ALG ID
Probably the next best thing to be after being a Junker. Ok.... after being a Junker or a Freelancer
*laughs and takes a swing at his wine*
The ALG might be a realy big company, but they started small, too. And their leader´s have not forgotten that. Also... Junkers and ALG have long been helping each other. Heck, the ALG´s Delta wing of Bombers even started a defense cordon for the Haven once.
*He leans towards the audience and whispers*
Stationed at Beaumont they are. Good friends, and all drinks here at the Haven are free for them as long as I breathe. Cheers !

AFC pages
Ha ! I wasn´t so sure as Fynn first invited that lot to Tinkers Haven, but I must say I was impressed as I travelled to Blackport66 for the first time. And one of their races ? A must have seen, and a great opportunity to gamble. Speaking of gambling... they do have a fine Casino out there, and it´s not a Spa&Cruise installation. Good friends. Always greet them , always help them.
And in a pinch ? Call them, and be sure to throw a party afterwards. By the way, you can buy a lot of Stuff that somehow got lost along the Lanes at their docks, so it´s always worth to take a load of RA´s and pass by.

http://discoverygc.com/wiki/Independent_Miners_Guild_%28player_faction%29
Talking about professionals : These guys are deep. Be careful around them, and friendly. If we get a chance to trade with them we will take it, but so far... they ignore Junkers mostely, but are constantly fighting with the Marauders, so it´s best to ceep clear or at least noz to be provocative. We managed to get friendly with some of them and I would like to keep it that way.

http://discoverygc.com/wiki/Colonial_Republic
Ah, somehow I respect these guys. They know what it´s like to take a punch, and they certainly can pack one themselfes. I´d opt to make them friends, but it seems they don´t want or need us.

http://discoverygc.com/wiki/Council
While some say they are just a band of snobistic revolutionaries I must say I have some sympathies with them. They did a good job fighting against the gallic royals against all odds and are still a major power over there. Rumors say they are close to the Colonials and other interesting factions over in the Tau´s, and so they are interesting trade partners for us. They are no friends of the Outcasts and hate the Orange smuggle, so we have some good card´s we could play here. And they could open us the gates to Gallia. Be polite, be friendly... and ceep straight around them.

http://discoverygc.com/forums/showthread.php?tid=116829
A bunch of rich Kids with a love for action and a taste for vengance. Oh, they call it justice, do they ? Ok, vengance with style, or at least action with a purpose.
But they do have a knack for fighting, and they are deadly serious about their work. It´s probably not the easiest group to have around the Haven, and it´s better not safe to let them see if you take the shortcut to Hamburg. But somehow I like the joung hotshots round Seraph, and they fit in here well.
Makes sense that Fynn let them in, even if im not sure the rest of LPI will like it.

BMF info
and BMM
Ah... Fynn likes the Miners from BMF, and I understand why. That McRae Lord is a good man, too. But I cannot understand BMM. Loyalty ? Sure, they get all there checks from royals, so they kiss their... whatever.
As I said, I don´t understand Bretonians.

Info
Funny group of Kusari traders.First time I heared about them they where using Freelance papers, then they joines Samura but managed to confince the board at Tinker´s to stay friendly... then they argued with Samura and quit again. As far as I know they might be using Freelance papers again. Or join GMG or Kishiro ?
But they are traders, and we experienced nothing bad from them so far. Give them a chance. But don´t give them too much beer, they start singing kusari tunes if drunk ! Dreadful.

Kishiro ID
Well... they are the natural enemies of Samura and the Hogosha, so they are not our enemies. And Fynn somehow managed to convince them that we might be friends. Just imagine... a Junker and a Kusari wedding of sorts. But so far I have no complaints, even if I guess we don´t see much of them over here in Texas.
They might be seldome seen guests... but they are guests. treat them well and learn how they talk and stuff. Makes sense using an opportunity to learn how to talk dragoneese after all, you never know when it could save your life.

http://discoverygc.com/wiki/Orbital_Spa_and_Cruise_ID
These independent luxury traders and passenger liners are a show to see !
I really dont know how Fynn managed to get us friendly with them, I would have expected them to sneer at us dirty Junkers, but there you go ?!
We actually have a trading and support contract with them, and they stop by to use the Havens services and even pick up some refugees ... if we have combed them, washed them and pay for their passage *laughs*. Fine with us, and they do make good traveling companions
Aid them any time they need something, they are good folks to be friendly with.

Liberty Rogues ID
Quite a group of troublemakers. Liberty rouges and the folk from Padua.
What do you get if you cross a mad ship designer with an inspired pilot, pack a load of military style weapons on top and glue it together with Cardamine ?
Yep, lots of fun and probaby even more scrap. Fine with us.
Well, they don´t bother the Haven and mostely don´t bother our skippers, so if one of them is crazed - stay clear.
And if one is in need and you can help him off the radar : do it. We are in Liberty, so don´t cross the rogues. Simple as that.

Lane Hackers ID
Those are a ... creepy lot. You know, the original Lane Hackers where actually Ageira engineers ? They are a cunning and resourcefull group, and it´s better to ceep on their good side than to be their target. You´d never know what would hit you next if they tag you as assasination target. But they hunt the big three, not us. So stay polite, pass on a tip or donation if they ask for it, and always be at least neutral. Or get a doctorate in advanced spatial engineering and communication tech and join them. Not much in between.
Fynn somehow has reached an agreement with them, ask him.

Liberty Navy ID
Dude, no easy Question.
Believe me, I´m the last one to tell you that you should love the Navy, and there is blood in the scrap because of them.
Plenty of blood.
Still you have to realize that there is a war raging out there. And I mean war... not some minor scale conflict , squabbeling between fighters and bombers. I mean full scale war, with battleships on both sides and all that stuff. They happen to be the military here, ok ? No sense in fighting against the military unless you bring along the big toys yourself. Give them their due and ceap clear.

Liberty Police ID
You realize that the Inc. stands for Incorporated, eh ?
It´s a great big money machine, dude. Ceep clear of it´s system , cause it´s your fault in getting caught. And they earn money with grinding you to dust if you do. But take pity on the officers flying their duty out there. They get payd less and have more work than we do, here. Some are corrupt, but it takes a calling to do their job without getting corrupted. And some somhow manage to keep straight. Keep an eye on those, and help them if you can.
Never bust in on a buddy, though.
Cop´s ´n Robbers is no game we play here at the Haven. You would be forced to pick your side, something we try to evade.

Liberty Security Force ID
*looks blankly for a moment, then sighs*
A while ago I would have spit out and probably got myself in a lot of trouble.
Fact is, you sometimes need folk who do the dirty work even we Junkers would hesitate to touch.
And LSF are the LibGov´s wetworkers. Probably you have to be a maniac for the job, I don´t know.
Ceep clear if you can, and never trust the lot.

http://discoverygc.com/wiki/Kingdom_of_Bretonia
Ah... I thinkl I already mentioned I don´t understand the Bretons, did I ?
Near to Inverness, and in a deadlock with the Gauls, they think better of us Junkers than most, but still... so many traditions, rules and such. Best police force around, and not very corrupt. Their army is better than you would think, too, even if they get kicked in the face by the gallic royals. Must be some sort of competition, no idea.
And I nearly never see their espionage experts around, and that always makes me suspicious.
Ah, I dunno... *looks into his glass and fetches another bottle of wine*

http://discoverygc.com/wiki/Rheinland
Ah, our neiborhood. Believe it or not, I like the Rheinlanders. Stiff as a steel rod and easily angered, but loyal if you manage to befriend them. Ok, be careful nothing gets into their head... except a pint or to of beer perhaps. We are carefull not to bring the wrath of the Teutons on our base, so be polite. Mind their Police, and repatriate any pilots rescued from space. So far it works and they ignore us.

http://discoverygc.com/wiki/Kusari
Honor and pride, and lots of... money. It´s all about wealth here, even if everybody would deny it, and probably kill you for the comment. Ah, Kusari traditions... hating Junkers seems to be one of them, but still they have the prettiest little ladies you can imagine.
Oh, and beware their music. More deadly that their ships.

http://discoverygc.com/wiki/Gas_Miners_Guild
Ah, those folk know how to trade, and how to plan a fight. Not bad at fighting , too. But they are the strategists round Sirius. The big houses would probably exterminate them if they would not need them for their gas. Well... neutral as we can be. Funny thing actually, because we have much in common. But even more differences. Oh, and don´t be decieved by them being oh-so-lawful.
Professionals, they are.

Corsair Brotherhood
The `sairs. Harsh space they live in, and a proud and dangerous folk. But they understand what it´s like to eek out existance. And they pay well for both our Scrap and any food or pharma supplies we run out there beyond Rheinland. Don´t get caught while transversing Rheinland though. And keep an eye open for Hessians. Oh... we have an official allowance to trade there from the Brotherhood Elders and they know we don´t take Artefacts. It´s contraband everywhere in inner core and the Hessians get itchy , too. Just not worth it, even if there´s much money to be made. By the way, money... `sairs are rich, and need our scrap. So don´t feel to bad if you miss the Jewelry, take cash and fly back with Copper, or Deuterium or other stuff. Still worth it. Be carefull always to take some tidbit´s for bribing. Consumer goods, Pharma, Synth gel or food stuff sell well out there.
On the negative side : They trade with Hogosha also, so be careful.

http://discoverygc.com/wiki/Red_Hessians_ID
Actually quite a topic. Revolutionaries against Rheinland, and no friends of the `sairs. But no enemies of us. Not the usual Pirates, and they seem to appreciate that we trade no Artefacts. But on the other hand... we trade food and scrap to the ´sairs. Ceep calm around them, we might find friends here while hopping the holes to Rheinland, or we might find enemies there. Up to us, I suppose.

http://discoverygc.com/wiki/Xenos_ID
Xenos, scum of Liberty. I don´t care how good the reasons where they started fighting. And I don´t care how serious their cause is to them. Murderers, cutthroats and fanatics, the lot of them.
Too mouch blood in the scrap here, way to much. We ain´t the Marauders or any other paramilitary group...
but if you end the day and there is a Xeno less, nobody will ask questions.

http://discoverygc.com/wiki/Hogosha_ID
Even if many of us will start spitting at the name of the Hog´s, I can actually understand them quite well. They are our evil twins if you may, the Kusari dirtmongers doing the wetwork for Samura. They earn money with any means available and are quite serious about being the Kusari *civilian helpers*.
Well... no use in any discussion here. Don´t fuzz with them, don´t take humilitation or any deal from them, and if you have a chance to get rid of them : do it. Ah... ok, we are white collar now. Well : so are they , over there. So be careful.

http://discoverygc.com/wiki/Kingdom_of_Gallia
Ah... all hail the King ! And lots of Zappers to his bum.
Gallic Aristrocracy hasn´t even the nerves to openly admit they are greedy bastards looking for the goodies with their neibours. And as we are not *part of the Kingdom* , we are hostile.
Suits us, and we support Bretonnian resistance, too. Shoot the lot, or run.
Give a tip to BAF| or BIS| though, if you see the Valours grouping.

Easily our most used route. Take some Scrap from the Haven and fly to New Tokyo, Yokohama shipjard. From there you have several options :
-New Tokio Planet : sells Sake cheap , can be sold everywhere in Kusari and some other houses for a profit.
Also sells Samarium for a middle price : sells well in Pensylvania or in Minnesota. If you care to take the rout , pick up some drill bits at Harrisburgh, take them to Philadelphia and return to the Haven with Reinforced Alloys. Good job, next round.
Also : taking Sake to Tshushima Depot in Kyushu gives you good acces to PlasFoam Conduits and some other stuff, and taking it further along to the Tau´s gives you acces to cheap Beryllium.
- Shuri Base : GMG private base in Okinawa lokated about 15klich east of Fujisawa refinery . Sells H3 for a fair price and it sells very well in New York. If you go... take either Sake to Honshu for Saitama or Hydrocarbons from Planet NT to the mining facility Fujisava.
- Honshu , Planet Honshu : cheapest optronics. A possibility if your aiming at flying to Bretonia. Tau licence is activer, so we are free to take the route.
- Okinava , Planet Miura : Plutonium. Do NOT carry it through Kusari, that will easily get you fined. Sells well in both Bretonia and Liberty.
Be careful carrying it to Bretonia though... Tau trade and medical license do not cover Plutonium in Bretonia itself. That would be a military commotity.

Well , we do not exactly *trade* refugees, but it can be worth it.
You can take either foodstuffs or MedStasis bands and Pharmaceuticals from the Haven ( or cheaper sellpoints ) to Leeds, land at the resistance sattelite at the backside of the Planet and start again with your Freighter full of anxious fugitives.
Sometimes you have to house out the cargo space thoroughly afterwards, but well... remember you vcan not land at Leeds with anything larger than a freighter, that gallic ships will probably fire at you and that you are transporting no cattle but human beings. So get them to the hospital.
We can relocate them later.

Serious buisness. Council need our help, and they pay well for it.
Take scrap, it currently sells for 11.000 creds there, or take Nanocapacitors, they sell well, too. Be careful wich route you take, there are several possibilities, and best ask an experienced skipper to show you the ropes there.
You can enter Gallia over the gap at Orkney to Languedoc or through the mine field from Lorraine to Omikron 80. Or you slip past the Kusari patrols in Rishiri and enter to Lorraine there. Be careful not to get noticed by Kusari, be careful not to get caught by the Gauls, and strap in your stuff to be ready for a rough ride if you encounter a gallic Gunboat. They are equipped with disruptors so dodge and weave till you get away.
Or scrap them if you can.
Back you can take Samarium at Macon base in Burgundy. Or HPA for our building projects. Or take Promethium from Planet Marne, as you prefer. Also a possibility is to fly Promethenum or Promethuim doown into the Taus, and then pick up Niob from Fort Siloso and IMG| ... and so on. A fun run, dangerous and long, but rewarding.

http://discoverygc.com/forums/showthread.php?tid=118442
Fine base our friends built there. Not much you can bring them if they don´t currently need something from Kusari or tell you they want RA. But if their miners are around they sell raw Hydrocarbond, and those are sought after at Pittsburg in New York. Sell some Gin at Birmingham if your coming in from New London.

http://discoverygc.com/forums/showthread.php?tid=116198
Junker Congres´s defense station at the Texas <> Puerto jump hole. Not only a good place to trade with fellow Junkers, also a major smuggling and scrap trading post. If the Havens dock is full you can always mine scrap for La Fort.

The defense base to Rico´s backdoor is a interesting spot to land. Expecially if you are running to Leeds. But as we have a *no go* order on Black Market Munitions... Well, it´s good to know that we are welcome there.

http://discoverygc.com/forums/showthread.php?tid=111409
A fine base, or rather : two bases. Shrouded in mystery, and part of the strong Inverness Junker Clans. Good trading there, and lot´s of specials available.

http://discoverygc.com/forums/showthread.php?tid=118086
{AFC}´s Clubhouse, and a superb bar and casino. Also you never know what they have stored at the docks. Feel free to take a load of RA and pass by.
Good friends.

http://discoverygc.com/forums/showthread.php?tid=111762
Im not sure about that base. Who owns it , who runs it ? But they are friendly enough. Never seen some tradeables there, jet. Well, sometimes it´s good to know a neutral port in the middle of a cloud , and not to ask questions.

http://discoverygc.com/forums/showthread.php?tid=118151&highlight=Saitama+trade+hub
(( Status unclear : base destroyed ? ))
Kishiro is a natural friend , for a Kusari corporation. A pity they seldome have enough Helium for a serenity´s load. But still : It´s a fine Base , and they have some fine engineers there. Always an option.

discoverygc.com/forums/showthread.php?tid=109827
Nice spot to trade. Take PremScrap or Hydrocarbons to Fujisawa and hop over through the clouds to the mining platform. Helium 3 is the stuff you get here, and it sells extremly well in Liberty. GMG knows what it´s doing.

http://discoverygc.com/forums/showthread.php?tid=120980
[ALG] built this base in Frankfurt, near Planet Holstein.
While we seldome trade scrap there as they haul their own stuff from Munic it´s a good spot to stop if you come from Kusari. And they have fine Engineers there.

http://discoverygc.com/forums/showthread.php?tid=119022
Synth Foods built this base in Stuttgardt to supply their Rheinland market.
But as we are close and sometimes pass that way - of course only from Kusari to Bretonia *cough* Docking acces has been granted to the T&T transponder, and we will see how this trade post will work out.

http://discoverygc.com/forums/showthread.php?tid=118039
Junker Marauders built their base here after their installation somewhere out in Humboldt or Kansas got destroyed. They have acces with us, we have acces with them. Never seen much scrap there, though. I suppose they ceep a close tie on their vendor. But sometimes it pays out very nicely to support or supply them.

http://discoverygc.com/forums/showthread.php?tid=121670
A fine Station, located near the scruffy farms at Baffin.
Be careful to evade the *no-fire-zone* around the farms if you are not totaly friendly with Zoners.
The Shrine itself is a good spot to stop and trade, with a wide variety for goods from allover Sirius and a taste for our Scrap.
As long as they pay better than Yoko bring them what they want. I´d even bring them stuff for same price just to evade the Samura Hogfish. And they have a nice bowling and recreation site, too. Take a few pineals back, they bring luck and sell well.

http://discoverygc.com/forums/showthread.php?tid=79980
A fine trading base in Omega 3, one of OMG|s crown jewels. Sells Ores for a fair price, mainly cobalt. And if you get contact with a group of miners or a convoy aid them if you can. IMG are professionals and well eorth banding up with.

A well spaced base, fallback point for miners, fortress against Outcasts and a fine spot to buy Niob Ore. Ask a senior skipper to show you the way, keep the IMG|s confidence in letting us trade there and beware of Outcasts and the Gauls. Remembere : we are friends of the IMG| but they have to accept some territorial claims from the Gallid Royalists, so dont mess things up by fleeing to Siloso from a Gaul, ok ? That would ruin a lot for us.