To: Corsair Empire

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From: Francois deSonne

To: Corsair Elders

Bonsoir and Hola senores et senoras,

How should I begin? I am an independent trader born in the Gallic worlds, not aligned with any company. I left Gallia, cause i was searching for my sister after her disappearence. Luckily i met her again in Baffin, the home of the TAZ, where she is living as a member of the church of Eris.
Since then i started some business in Gallic wine and cigars. Also i am able to supply people with things only available in Gallia like cryocubes.

So now to my question: I really would like to visit Your empire, cause some of my TAZ friends said, there would live some nice folks out there (till now Baffin was the most distant place i have seen). I can offer You a good load of cigars and wine, also maybe we can have some nice businesses with other products You maybe are in need of.
But before i fly into unknown space i like to be welcome.

Au revoir, Francois deSonne

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From: Francois deSonne

To: Corsairs

Bonsoir and hola senores et senoras;

Again it is me. I saw i forgot to say, what kind of ship i am flying. So You were not able to answer to my request.

My ship is a old rusty borderworld transport, called LeVagabond, and it has a freelancer ID.

I would like to do some transports for the Hermits, a small group of Zoners in the outer Omicrons, and also, if You want, i would like to supply the empire with needed goods.

Thanks and au revoir, deSonne out

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Location: Omicron Gamma, Planet Crete
Sender: Trueno Benitez
Recipent: Francois deSonne

Buenos dias Senor deSonne,
gracias for chosing such a respectful way of approaching the Empire- quite unusual for frFreelancers to respect customary politeness and such! Now to your questionas...the Empire is a well organized and strictly ruled place, much as every other house- we bring calm and predictability to the wild and rough Omicrons. We provide security for all those in good standing with us- surely this does not come for free- and while it surely is not the norm, some security road taxes might be levyied sporadically by our forces. To elevate these taxes it is customary to bring food or shipbuilding materials to our Systems, as a show of good faith, so to say. It is also encouraged to buy at least a token ammount of our artifacts on the leave, every capitano will look kindly on you for this.
All in all trade with us and within our systems is higly encouraged, with some noteable exceptions: never ever dare to bring Cardamine or slaves to our systems or your fate is signed. Mind you, this is not ment as a threat...this is the law of the Empire.
If you stop by Crete, maybe you drop a short message, i would love to hear news from Gallia and the Houses!

Hasta la vista,

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From: Francois deSonne

To: Trueno Benitez

Bonsoir and hola Senor,

thanks for Your kind answer. And i think it should be normal to ask, before i fly into Your systems. The omicrons are not the same as some tradelaned houses with traffic from everywhere.
Good to know, what kind of goods you need, so i will come with a load of food rations, as soon as my sip is unloaded.

To the Gallic Empire: the one, who tells all the people, he would be the king, seems to be an infested individual, and not only him. For this reason, and also for the politics, that treat our people like slaves, i did join the Council some time ago. But then my sister, a former GRN pilot, dissappeared, and if i asked, i was told, she would be a traitor. So i left the council again, as my search for her was the most important thing then.
After some time i found her in Baffin, where she is a templar of the TAZ now. She was captured by the TAZ, when she tried to shoot them in the Taus, and after some time she had to face the real background of the Gallic kingdom. So i decided to stay a while in Baffin and now i am eager to see the more unknown parts of Sirius.
As i am able to fly into Gallia without getting imprisoned, i like to smuggle all things, the opposition need to fight this nomad infested government there.
If i hear news about the situation, i will give You any information i have, as i heard, that Your people is fighting against the aliens also.
Maybe some day my former beloved Gallia will become a place again, where people can live without war and suppression. But now the most people are poor and have no hope.

And at least: i never would transport slaves or cardamine. I know, what it means to be treated like slaves, and also i saw, what happens to people using this hellish drug. They aren´t human anymore...

Au revoir, Francois deSonne out

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