Traders?

[Athenian]

I agree with ParanoidAndroid. I think the id descriptions speak for themselves. Traders trade legitimate goods only. Smugglers can trade legitimately or can also carry contraband, but at their own risk.

The smuggler ID itself isn't really a give away - if your cargo is scanned then it's probably the 5000 units of cardamine that will grab the attention of the law rather than the id. If your hold is empty and the law scan you and see smuggler ID then it should simply be taken that the ship has been suspected of involvement in illegal smuggling in the past. However without direct evidence the law can't act. They might tail the smuggler, or watch out for him in future.

Personally I would assume that a smuggler was operating from a pirate base so I wouldn't tax him if I was a pirate. I'd assume he was on my side, unless he was operating from a different faction. e.g. smuggling artifacts from Crete would make you fair game for any red hessian...

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