People, Places & Trade Tables

[Faanku]

Here I'll list any important or relevant NPCs or locations. Sectors Without Number should cover most of the 'Places' side of things.

• Ninos Zeta Sector

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Trade Tables


Mejo

Friction: 2
Trouble: <4

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1  ????
2  ????
3  [25,000c] Postech Medical Supplies (Medical, Postech, Compact)
4  ????
5  ????
6  [50,000c] Recreational Drugs (Luxury, Biotech, Compact)
7  ????
8  ????
9  ????
10 ????

[Marullus]

Daphion, Paphos system

he does tell Damian about the time he visited Daphion with a former crew of his to witness the amazing technology they have there, the most notable of which being the Webway. The balding pirate talks happily about how his crew 'made a worthy enough tribute' to one of the nobles and was able to travel between two of the Webway gates, which you understand to be some kind of teleportation device akin to the larger pre-Scream space gates.

Daphion (Planet)
Atmosphere: Breatheable mix
Temperature: Variable cold-to-temperate
Biosphere: Immiscible
Population: 11.552.000
Tech Level: TL1

Daphion is the most technologically contradictory planet within the Unified Systems. It is home to the most advanced technology in the sector and yet most of its inhabitants toil in the fields, harvesting crops inedible to them until processed in highly advanced purification plants run by the Aristocracy. This upper class rule by dint of their ancestry; the pretech facilities they control are activated by enormously complex genetic identification systems, meaning only those of certain families can even approach them. Despite this overwhelming disparity between the haves and have-nots, the life of the average serf on Daphion is far from unpleasant. Queen Elasine, the current ruler is another in a long line of just and benevolent monarchs.

- Source: Hollen (pirate), The Flowerbed, Deep Space, Ankanju Ratri System

[Marullus]

Gira, Thyragn System

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Gira, much like Lorina, is something of a mandarinate, where the most intelligent and capable members of society rise to prominence to rule by committee (of course charisma helps to, even in the year 3200 humans are humans), so Lord Vasquez would be on the ruling council of one of the most powerful planets in the sector.

Isabella Maria Vasquez

As the man leaves, the woman in the dress turns around and Damian is met with one of the most beautiful women he has ever seen, as essentially captivating as the hulking bodyguard beside her is threatening. There is no doubt in Damian's mind that she has undergone Giran biotherapy to achieve such otherworldly allure, though her mannerisms and subtle gestures suggest that even without such enhancements she would be almost as captivating. The woman flashes a perfect smile, and bows her head slightly as she introduces herself, a slight Giran accent accentuating her words. "Isabella Maria Vasquez. I must apologise to you as a fellow connoisseur for depriving you of such a wonderful example of artistic creativity, Mr...?"
Gira is slightly Mediterranean-themed OOC, so her accent is kind of Spanish or Italian, though I'm sure her name gave that away.

No sooner has Damian entered the first 3 letters of "Vasquez" into the search bar of his holonet terminal than hundreds of predictasearch responses have pre-loaded, every one of them documenting the political, social or supposedly private exploits of Isabella, or her father, Cesar Antonio Vasquez. Why he didn't make the family connection during his conversation with the young scion is unknown, but a man as informed as Damian knows well the hugely affluent and influential Vasquez family. Lord Cesar is one of Gira's most brilliant scientists, as charismatic as he is ingenious, who rose to political prominence some years ago after making huge strides in cell-rectification biotechnology. His heir and daughter, the capricious Isabella is almost as famous as her father, renowned in circles across the sector for both her beauty and unpredictable nature. At least a dozen of the newscasts and h-net threads are about her exploits into the realm of criminal maltech, alien experimentation, unbraked AI research and many other equally dubious adventures.

Isabella's birth date is no secret; there are several Giran casts celebrating her birth to one of "Gira's most promising young achievers," dated back around 40 years ago. She certainly seemed a lot younger than that in the flesh, the technomancer notes. It is little surprise that such a prominent figure has had her fair share of negative press, and Damian notes a few of the most popular or believable recent stories regarding Ms Vasquez's potential rivals. The most common stories relate to a torrid love affair with one Emil Haukland, son of the CEO of the Big 12 company Aurora Spaceways. Thousands of casts dating back a number of years document the two's public appearances together, and huge arguments and subsequent reconciliations between Isabella and the magnetic young pilot, the most recent spate of which being around 6 months ago and reporting the dramatic end of their relationship. Damian also finds several reports tying her to Daphion's own Queen Elasine, the two supposedly clashing over the monarch's refusal to allow Isabella access to certain royal facilities; the casts date back several years, but the tabloids seem to regularly churn out updates on the two's rivalry. Most of the less sensationalist casts regarding Isabella often contain warnings not to cross her unprepared, one post of dubious origin standing out to Damian claiming that "the woman is duplicitous to an inhuman degree."

Thugs:

attention is immediately drawn to two suited figures standing to attention at either side of the shop's door. The men are easily 7ft tall and obviously cybered, and each holds a sleek submachine-gun sized for their enormous frames, adding to the almost palpable aura of danger they exude. ]

Other than the obvious strength enhancements, they're also faster, more perceptive and even more logical thinking than a "baseline" human. Giran biotechnology rivals pre-Scream science.