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**Barrier** · (This post was last modified: 10-21-2024, 11:04 AM by Barrier.)

A Tainted Jewel - Unsettled Cooperation
Omicron Gamma, Omicron Theta, Sigmas, Honshu, New Tokyo
Trade & Convoy Event (Part 1)

Hogosha, Corsairs, KuWild | Gas Miners Guild, Golden Chrysanthemums, Blood Dragons, The Order

Artifacts

DATES

Oct 14 - Oct 20
Oct 19 & 20 for convoys (start at 8pm UTC)

OVERVIEW

There is something Kusari has been searching for, something Kusari needs, sequestered deep in the Omicrons.

In recent weeks, the Kusari Office of Intelligence "Chochinbi" Special Operations Division have been operating at fever pitch, ranging across the Sigmas and Omicrons. Independent explorers who raid desolate alien grave sites for Artifacts have been vanishing without a trace, snatched by unmarked ships lurking in the nebulaes. The Chochinbi don't know precisely what it is they are looking for or where it will be found, but they know it will be recognised immediately when it inevitably falls into their possession.

A new strategy has been devised - machi no ryō. It has been a long-standing arrangement for Kusari authorities to turn a blind eye to the Hogosha's business with the Corsairs, in exchange for skimming the most intriguing Artifacts for their own use. The Chochinbi have set their net aboard Kabukicho Depot where they will confiscate and scrutinise every inbound Artifact before releasing them back to the Hogosha's care. The Hogosha bristle at this unprecedented discourtesy and breach of protocol... quietly.

The Chochinbi have seized the son of Masakatsu Lei, a powerful Hogosha boss. Tarou Lei was an impetuous bōsōzoku, who has been implicated in a fatal hit and run collision on New Tokyo. His father's influence might normally have allowed him to slip away from the scandal, but now the Chochinbi want something desperately, and they are willing to burn bridges to get what they want. Tarou has vanished, taken into custody by masked intelligence officers. Simultaneously, vast rewards have been offered should the Hogosha succeed in sending unprecedented quantities of Artifacts flowing towards Kusari. The promise of blood or treasure.

As this plan begins to bear fruit, the signs do not go unnoticed. The sudden increase in Hogosha activity in the Sigmas immediately attracts the attention of the GMG. Attempts to crack down on smuggling and other illegality has been one method of feigning an illusion of control over the unruly Sigmas. Artifact smugglers in particular leave a especially bitter taste for the GMG, after their own eviction from the trade several decades ago.

Similarly, the Chrysanthemums have also noted the increase in Artifact smugglers, striking the vulnerable shipments in part to settle scores against the hated Hogosha patriarchs, and part to seize desired cargo that can be bartered for Liberty's guns and luxuries aboard Leiden. Next, Blood Dragon and Order agents had become aware of the Chochinbi's activities while carrying out joint operations against the concerning developments in Tohoku. They have quickly connected the dots and are now looking to disrupt the Artifact shipments before the KOI find whatever it is they are scouring for.

DETAILS

Incentives:
Week-long

Hogosha will receive a bonus on the sale of Artifacts, purchased from Crete and sold at Kabukicho (~15 transport CSU).

Convoys

Corsairs, Hogosha, and KuWild will receive a kill bonus against GMG, BD, GC, and Order in event systems (400k).
The GMG, BD, GC, and Order will receive a kill bonus against Corsairs, Hogosha, and KuWild in event systems (400k, 800k for Hogosha kills).
Each event frigate will be worth 1.5mil, split among the characters displayed in the kill message.
Relevant SRP ids will be included in the configs.

NEW
The convoy will use the following route: Freeport 9 -> Lagos Depot -> Kamisu Hideout. At each point, ALL ships will be able to re-supply, and must wait for at least 1 minute before moving on (from the time the last Frigate arrives).
The convoy frigates will have less armor.

Rule Changes:

During the convoy, only cruisers and below are allowed to participate.

NEW
During the convoy, the respawn timer for all event IDs is reduced to 5 minutes.

Rewards:
Custom Title
Requires an INRP write-up about the event from the point of view of your character. A link to the post / thread in the roleplay forum should be linked in this thread.

Hogosha Gunship
Requires at least 25,000 artifacts shipped. Choose between the frigate or gunboat when claiming your reward - they will be outfitted with a basic loadout.
OR
Volunteer to pilot a convoy frigate, and keep it (minus the armor upgrade).

AHRIMAN (x4)
Requires at least 5 kills on any leaderboard. You may post here if your combined total equals to 5+, if none of your characters individually scored this. Rewarded once to each eligible character.

Results

Artifact Smuggling

Bounties

In addition, ~10mil has been transferred to the recorded slayers of the event frigates.

Based on these numbers, BD-Honor, DTR-CNS>Cimitarra, DTR-CC>Kyreniam, DTR-CC>Divine-Shield, and Cazadora[TBH] will receive 4 AHRIMANS (AHRIMEN?).

Meanwhile, <|>Takara-Mf, Chino, Crimson.Lotus, Fujikawa-Maru, Hibiki-maru, Ibaraki, Itou, Jade.Wyvern, Kaney.Hako, Mitsuyu & OrangeOne, M-Transport, Namazu, Seiryu, Soratobu.hamaki, and Zaibatsu.Trader are all eligible for a Hogosha frigate or gunboat.
Please respond here or pm me regarding which one you'd prefer, and I will send you a movechar code to claim it within the week. If I don't hear from you, I will just create one at random and send you the code anyway Smile

Finally, if claiming a custom title, please link to your inrp post, link to the account where you want the title, and post the title itself.

The_Godslayer · 10-13-2024, 10:01 PM,

With the state of KOI infestation (the mighty Arch), is it possible that KNF and KOI could get added to the KuWild side of things? KuPol seems like a bit of a stretch, but being at the point where KuWild is effectively a Kusari Lawful, perhaps the other two Kusari lawfuls that handle border stuff can get involved.

(Actual reason: I have [KNF] ships and I don't have KuWild ships please please please let me use my [KNF] ships)

I'll do something about my superiority complex when I cease to be superior.

"Whatever happened to catchin' a good old-fashioned passionate ass-whoopin and gettin' your shoes, coat, and your hat tooken?"

Emperor Tekagi · 10-13-2024, 10:05 PM,

(10-13-2024, 10:01 PM)The_Godslayer Wrote: With the state of KOI infestation (the mighty Arch), is it possible that KNF and KOI could get added to the KuWild side of things? KuPol seems like a bit of a stretch, but being at the point where KuWild is effectively a Kusari Lawful, perhaps the other two Kusari lawfuls that handle border stuff can get involved.

(Actual reason: I have [KNF] ships and I don't have KuWild ships please please please let me use my [KNF] ships)

Incredibly based reason.

That aside, lovely. Looking forward to it.

iiLeRoss · 10-13-2024, 10:12 PM,

Sod it, I'll volunteer to fly!

Spectre · 10-13-2024, 10:22 PM,

(10-13-2024, 10:12 PM)iiLeRoss Wrote: Sod it, I'll volunteer to fly!

As will I.

#BringBackTheCommonwealth

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R.P.Curator · (This post was last modified: 10-14-2024, 11:58 AM by R.P.Curator.)

(10-13-2024, 10:22 PM)Spectre Wrote:
(10-13-2024, 10:12 PM)iiLeRoss Wrote: Sod it, I'll volunteer to fly!
As will I.

And my axe!
(That means I'll be a Convoy Raba)

Valdorel · (This post was last modified: 10-14-2024, 07:33 PM by Valdorel.)

Couple quick things.

Firstly, would it be possible to add Kyushu, Tau-23 and Tau-29 to the event area to help the "defending" side better deal with smugglers choosing to use the Theta>Alpha>Tau or Omega-41>Bretonia>Tau routes?

Adding Omega-41 and Alpha themselves would be a major stretch for many of the IDs involved. But at least having the other end of Kusari count for kills will provide a solution for the 'defenders'. As currently the event area ends 1 trade lane/gate pair from the destination.

Also you might want to clarify to people that only Hogosha get the event bonus assuming that I'm reading it correctly. As 75% of the people I've intercepted thus far "doing the event" have been other ID/IFFs. Unless I'm reading the event wrong or something.

EDIT: AH! I Totally missed that part about the killboard not starting until the weekend... luckily the people Im intercepting misread as well, so more Blues/RP for me.

**jammi** · 10-14-2024, 06:39 PM,

(10-14-2024, 06:14 PM)Valdorel Wrote: Couple quick things.

Firstly, would it be possible to add Kyushu, Tau-23 and Tau-29 to the event area to help the "defending" side better deal with smugglers choosing to use the Theta>Alpha>Tau or Omega-41>Bretonia>Tau routes?

Adding Omega-41 and Alpha themselves would be a major stretch for many of the IDs involved. But at least having the other end of Kusari count for kills will provide a solution for the 'defenders'. As currently the event area ends 1 trade lane/gate pair from the destination.

Also you might want to clarify to people that only Hogosha get the event bonus assuming that I'm reading it correctly. As 75% of the people I've intercepted thus far "doing the event" have been other ID/IFFs. Unless I'm reading the event wrong or something.

Currently there are no PvP bounties or points enabled, so you can intercept people wherever you want within reason (ID permissions allowing). The stuff showing up on the forum sideboard won't come online until the weekend.

Ideally the event plugin for the forum would be adjusted not to display this information until the appropriate timer has engaged.

The staff-organised convoys at the weekend will have PvP bounties/points enabled, but they will also be following the intended route, so such circuitous evasions won't be possible.

If people are trying to run the event in anything other than Hogosha ID'd transports, that is a slight reading comprehension failure on their part unfortunately.

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**Barrier** · 10-17-2024, 04:15 PM,

Based on the poll, the convoys will depart at 8PM UTC.

**Antonio** · 10-19-2024, 06:58 PM,

2 hours until the event start.

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4PM	10.53%	4	10.53%
5PM	5.26%	2	5.26%
6PM	13.16%	5	13.16%
7PM	26.32%	10	26.32%
8PM	28.95%	11	28.95%
9PM	7.89%	3	7.89%
10PM	2.63%	1	2.63%
11PM	5.26%	2	5.26%
Total		38 vote(s)	100%