HEY GAIS!

[Domjan]

Okay, as title said, lets talk on artifacts.

Lets start from the.. khm, start. What are artifacts?

Artifacts are, according to what's in info and in rumors, remains of some dunnow what a race that is long gone with no traces. For 99,9% artifacts are just some fancy crystals, stones and metal pieces of crap, but they are pretty rare so collectors and art-likers are up to pay much for having one. But here comes a question - why they are freaking contraband? Kusari - okay, they are not contraband there, but restricted to some IDs, kusari is well known of it's "own ways" so leaving it behind.
Rheinland and Bretonia are both having a pain in the butt area because of Corsairs - so it's understandable why they ban such stuff from market as a source of $$ for their hostiles.

But here comes a question - Liberty, why?

Blood Diamonds doesn't sound to be a problem, they are fully legal in Bretonia, Gallia (same as for artifacts) and Kusari. So what the different story about the artifacts for Liberty? From what i can tell there is no difference between a fancy looking diamond and fancy looking piece of stone and only thing that may change it is House being mad on it's exporters. Bretonia's system - Omega 3 - is being pirated by Hessians all the time but that not makes them to declare bDiamonds to be illegal. But in Liberty corsairs are not usually seen, I don't think Libertonians are running into Sairs at all so why they are banning artifacts (And Corsair equipment\ships)? This is hardly understandable part for me.

Why shouldn't it be the same in Liberty?
Artifacts are also a cash flow for their enemies.

Rochester.

And Liberty also very well knows that Junkers are not all shiny either.