Scalpay Outpost

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Scalpay Outpost
Owner
Ageira Technologies
Location
D-7, Tau-23

CLASS: Cochrane

GRAVITY: Partial

DOCKING: Yes

AMENITIES: Limited

CREW: 260

During the war between Kusari and Gallia, Bretonia granted Kusari permission to transit military vessels through the technically neutral Tau-31. This allowed Kusari to rapidly capture the Gate terminal in Tau-23 before launching assaults into Languedoc itself. Before the war's end, Kusari entered into negotiations with Bretonia regarding the captured Gate's status.

In exchange for joint access to Tau-23's minerals in perpetuity, Kusari transferred control of the Gate to Bretonia. The Tadasu Agreement of 827 AS also saw both Houses commit to defend one another in the event of becoming subject to future Gallic aggression in their mutual Tau border.

Bretonia quickly contracted Ageira's services for the delicate task of keeping the Gallic gate operational. Using experience gained from dissecting abandoned Gallic infrastructure in Bretonia, Ageira cobbled together various workarounds to keep the Gate in one piece. Despite this, there are frequent outages and the extreme stress placed on the Gate's components is shortening the structure's operational lifespan significantly.

Bribes & Missions Offered

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Missions


Commodities

Imports
Commodity Price
Robotics 37$
Cracking Catalysts 40$
Energy Field Equipment 50$
Hydrogen 20$
Medical Equipment 38$
Nanotubes 66$
Titanium 24$
Tungsten 14$
Zinc 31$
Boron 47$
Cobalt 44$
Oxygen 10$
Food Rations 27$
Kyushu Rice 23$
MOX 23$
Basic Alloy 17$
Super Alloy 52$
High-Temperature Alloy 145$
Superconductors 122$
Optical Chips 32$
Pharmaceuticals 25$
Hull Panels 39$
Polymers 24$
Optronics 97$
Ageira Gate/Lane Parts 1,222$
EFL Gate/Lane Parts 843$
Bio-Neural Processors 74$
Hangar Provisions 254$
Cryocubes 77$
Nanocapacitors 61$
Neon 43$
Osmium 586$
Prometheum 20$
Quantum Multiplexors 65$
Synth Paste 34$
Scientists 237$
Industrial Materials 30$
Xenobiotic Filters 67$
HazMat Canisters 97$
Passenger Cabin (Liberty) 44,121$
Passenger Cabin (Bretonia) 26,272$
Iron 17$
Bioproduce 26$
Xeno Relics 239$
Hessian Tears 241$
Molybdenum 192$
Deuterium 221$
Gold 192$
Wildcat Gold 194$
Niobium 118$
Copper 220$
Diamonds 237$
H-Fuel 106$
Iridium 336$
Platinum 213$
Aluminium 242$
Osmiridium Panels 567$
Osmian Platinum Foil 461$
Osmiridium Cylinders 742$
Osmian Platinum Crystals 672$
Advanced Directing Mount 8,396$
Multi-Mode Focusing Chamber 6,883$
High-Precision Barrels 6,981$
Armored Gun Housing 7,756$
Particle Ram 9,833$
Cryogenic Stabilization Matrix 7,377$
Exports
Commodity Price
Crew 203$
Liberty Ale 47$
Detroit Light Arms 122$
Water 8$
Construction Machinery 32$
Consumer Goods 36$


Ships sold


Ship Class Price


News

[835 AS] Gallic threats raise Tau fears

SCALPAY OUTPOST -- 835 -- The Taus are once more on edge, after Gallia threatens the use of force to retrieve the Tau-23 to Tau-31 Jump Gate. Bretonia constructed the first Jump Gate in the system, which was later annexed during the Gallic War. Bretonia was gifted the current Gallic Jump Gate by Kusari during their invasion of Gallia, and has held it since -- with Gallia formally ceding its Tau claims through the Treaty of Rishiri. Bretonia has historically refused to discuss the Gate’s status until its own demands on the extradition of war criminals and payment of Gallic War reparations are met. The Bretonian government has warned that Gallic aggression or threats “will not be tolerated”.

[835 AS] Omega-11 lanes open for business

BADEN BADEN -- 835 -- In a ceremony hosted on Baden Baden, Ageira, DSE and DHC officials toasted the first Diamond shipment to use Omega-11’s newly completed Trade Lane. The troubled project was beset by many delays owing to the dangerous conditions, frequent attacks, and -- at times -- alleged sabotage. EFL Oil & Machinery has been a staunch critic of the project, while Rheinland has reveled in its status as a battleground market, where Ageira and EFL vie for influence. Despite the strained smiles at today’s ceremony, Ageira is well aware of Rheinland’s intent to play them against their bitter rival to secure favorable deals.

[831] BPA investigation probes droid safety

MANCHESTER -- 831 -- Detectives investigating the sabotage of Liverpool Station have made a significant breakthrough, after security logs from the attack were forensically reconstructed. Inspector Giles Mattin confirmed that the station’s service droids may have played a role, with footage showing the robots attacking the crew before heading to the reactor. “Anomalous network activity indicated the units were remotely compromised, possibly by Lane Hackers or The Technocracy. We are coordinating closely with Ageira Technologies to ensure the public’s safety,” he concluded. Calls have been made for Parliament to ban service droids across Bretonia until their safety can be verified. Industry leaders have called the proposal “premature alarmism”.


Rumors

Ageira Technologies
  • This is one of Ageira’s more fascinating postings. There is no standardized interface between our proprietary technology and Gallia’s pale imitation. There’s no process manual governing how this works. DSE can’t plug in a White Box and expect the system to function. Instead, we’re in a constant state of on-site assessment, experimentation and fine tuning.


  • The Gallic Union is furious that we’re here with “their” gate. Bretonia and Kusari apparently have some kind of agreement where they’ll back each other up if the Gauls try anything. Maybe they would if it was just Bretonia in the way, but I doubt they fancy taking on two Houses at once, after how that went last time round. Crayter too, I suppose.


Bretonia Armed Forces
  • The garrison on Scalpay answers to the captain of the J Fendall. There aren’t enough of us here to resist a serious push if it came to that -- but it won’t come to that. The Admiralty euphemistically calls us a “tripwire force”. The Union knows that if they declared on us, the Tadasu Agreement would bring Kusari into the war, and probably Crayter too.


  • London is determined to hold this gate as a bargaining chip. The Gallic Union have never accepted any responsibility for what was done to us, for the crimes against humanity perpetrated by officers who are members of their government. We’ll disassemble this gate and send the parts back to Ile-de-France when they give us those criminals and agree to reparations.


Deep Space Engineering
  • Scalpay is probably our most dangerous assignment since the Hokkaido job back at the turn of the century. Drop your guard for a moment and you could be iced by Outcast pirates, GNI spooks, Corsican assassins, or even disgruntled miners. You’d think they at least would appreciate having a stable Jump Gate back to the markets where they sell their goods...


  • There is still a DSE engineering staff assigned to this site, however Ageira are running this show directly. The egg-heads don’t usually like to get their hands dirty, but they couldn’t resist the chance to play with a fully functional Gallic Jump Gate. Our role here is more mundane than normal -- this Gate is continually springing leaks that need patching and welding.


Border World Exports
  • For years we’ve tried to stabilize this system through consortium funding for bounties on the Outcasts and Gallic pirates that terrorize the area. Bowex, BMM, Crayter and Samura all contributed significantly. Would you believe that Cryer recently joined the arrangement and doubled our combined contributions for killed or captured Outcasts?


  • Planet Harris is considered a bad assignment to be given, and this is substantially worse than that. We drop off Water, Food Rations and Consumer Goods here at Scalpay before heading on to the BMM and Samura mining site nearby to collect their ore. On just that short stretch, we lost an escort to an Outcast ambush.