to: Borderworld Exports

[Dashiell]

:: incoming Transmission ::

Source location: Unknown
Comm id: Unknown

Message begins:

Guten tag,

We have never spoken before. I am Decus, Guildkeeper of ze Guild Core. You may or may not have heard of us. It is of little concern. I contact you as I have a bussiness propsal for you Bretonians.

Just now, I met some of your ships in Omicron Delta.

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I was ein little suprised to see a Bretonian trade combine all ze vay out there. We spoke for a bit. I vas told zat Bowex is looking for more trade routes and contracts. As it happens, I am in need of a trustworthy supplier. Ze Zoners do their job fairly well, but I cannot trust zem with zis job. Zey kiss too much Order arsch. Und APM is too busy with preperations for zomezing zat is none of your bussiness.

Since I was impressed with ze bravado your leute showed, I have a proposition for you. We are in need of some goods. Over an extended period of time. You vill get ze details if you choose to accept my offer.

Also, BMM was mentioned. Zis is ze Bretonian version of IMG, jah? We would like to include zem in ze deal as vell. We saw you snooping around Palau earlier und ve know damn vell vat attracted you here. All parties can benefit if we come to an agreement, jah?

Consider it an honor to be the first to be welcomed on Dabadoru should you accept. I leave it to you to contact BMM.

If I hear nothing I vill asume you care not for my offer. Zen consider zis message never sent.

Decus

end of message.

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[jammi]

To: Guildkeeper Decus, Guild Core.
From: Acting DO James Cromwell, Bowex.
RE: Possible cooperation.

Good day to you Mr Decus. I am writing to you on behalf of my company, Borderworld Exports - Bowex. My men had already notified me of their encounter with you. We were just as surprised to see you as you were us, it seems. Considering it was an agent of the Bounty Hunter's Guild who sold us the route to the system - an affiliate organisation of your own group, I believe - perhaps this surprise is undue. I presume it was not by accident that you found us?

I see no reason to play coy. Yes, you know why we were there - Iridium. Our scouts detected a rather large quantity of free-floating Iridium in this 'Palau' field. We wish to secure a somewhat permanent supply of the resource for Bretonia. Historically, relying on the Zoners has proven to be either unreliable or extortionate. As for boldness... Yes. That is one term you can certainly describe my men with. While the 'ex' in Bowex is traditionally considered to refer to 'Exports', it could just as easily mean 'Exploration'. Fortune favours the bold, and we are most fortunate indeed.

If you have a contract you wish for Bowex to fulfil, we are most certainly interested. As previously mentioned, I can understand your distaste when it comes to relying on the Zoners. Of course, before the Board can render judgement regarding this contract, we will require specific details; the materials required, the quantity, the destination, the payment. A system-wide risk analysis would also be useful, but not essential. The scouts you happened across have already been most useful in that regard.

An outline of what your organisation is doing in that sector of space would also be appreciated, but again, not essential. We understand there are cases where it is best when confidentiality is enforced. Once we have the details I have requested, the Board will be in touch. We will also forward the relevent aspects to BMM. I'm sure my nationalised brothers will be just as interested as we are.

I hope this communication finds you swiftly.
-Cromwell.

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[Montezuma/Kukulcan]

[[color=#00CCCC]Incoming Transmission]
[Origin: Battleship Sargasso]
[Comm ID: Guildmaster Luther Varrus]



[Opening Transmission Frequency]
[Beginning Transmission]

Well met,

I am Guildmaster Luther Varrus, I speak thus on behalf of the Guild Core. Now, I see that you wish to supply the Kingdom of Bretonia with Iridium that lies within our dominion. I think that this could be advantageous for both parties, as, naturally, we will require your service in certain matters, namely in procuring materials and supplies. If you would be willing to offer such a service, in return we can grant you protected access to the Iridium field within our system of Omicron Delta.

However, while you will be welcome in our fortress of Dabadoru, your presence will be restricted to a newly constructed foreign quarter of the station. I expect all of your men to obey the boundaries, as any who fail to do so will be executed. But I doubt this will be of any inconvenience to you.

Now, to business, I require you to procure the necessary materials for the construction of a permanent planetary outpost, which will serve as the beginning and centre point of our colonisation and conquest of the planet of Nauru within this system.

The exact materials that we require are as follows:

• 8,000 tons of basic alloy
  
• 500 units of engine components
  
• 2,000 tons of high temperature alloy
  
• 150 units of mining machinery
  
• 1,250 units of nano-capacitors
  
• 200 units of optronics
  
• 2,000 tons of polymers
  
• 300 units of quantum multiplexors
  
• 1,500 units of robotic components
  
• 1,500 tons of super alloy
  
• 800 units of superconductors
  
• 10,000 units of terraforming gasses
  

Space within the foreign quarter has been allocated for the cargo, and once you complete the order, you will be welcome to mine and transport our iridium at will. You will also have our protection within the field and throughout our dominion within the Omicron systems.

Payment will take the form of exclusive rights to the iridium deposits within the system of Omicron Delta, including any iridium discovered on the surface of Nauru, which you would be welcome to extract for us. A tax will be levied of course, but this is merely to ensure that we have enough for our own ship manufacturing, and I am sure it will not affect your profits in the slightest.

As for details of our operation, we are working to exterminate all threats to humanity that reside within the Omicron systems, namely the vile alien, the degenerate Corsair and the terrorist Order. I know that your Kingdom is also at odds with these most belligerent foes, and we would be glad if you would spread word of our noble cause.

I await your response.

GLORIA AETERNA

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[Connection Terminated]

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[Dart]

Encrypted
Greetings Guildmaster Luther Varrus,

Allow me to express the honor i have of speaking with one of the legendary leaders of the BHG-Core. We suffer much from the hispanic threat to Bretonia, and your work in the edge worlds is appreciated.
I am the Director of Mining Operations of the upper caste of Bretonia Mining and Manufacturing, A.K.A. the "Upper Caste," which is what the BMM- tag abbreviates to. We are in charge of keeping the rest of the company in order, as well as expanding our profits to unexplored regions of space.

By now, you should have figured that James Cromwel of Border Worlds Exports has informed me of your request for supplies in exchange for mining rights. I believe BMM- can come to an agreement with you. the Upper caste is interested in speculating the iridium fields of this Omicron Delta system. This requires us to bring a number of mining tools along with a number of craft to get an operation going. It is my understanding that the inhabitants of the edge worlds are much more seasoned than the criminals we face in the border worlds and inside Bretonia. We are also very accustomed to receiving military assistance from a close ally, usually the Bretonian Armed Forces. Mining operations are easily exploitable and we would request special attention during our potential stay to Dabadoru Station.

As a final question before the ball gets rolling: This execution order for trespassers, Am I right to assume this wont apply if for whatever reason the Bretonian quarters become impossible to reside in?

I'll organize a mining crew and await your response. We'll talk about the tarrif later after we are done with speculation.
-Rick Astley

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[Montezuma/Kukulcan]

[[color=#00CCCC]Incoming Transmission]
[Origin: Battleship Sargasso]
[Comm ID: Guildmaster Luther Varrus]



[Opening Transmission Frequency]
[Beginning Transmission]

Well met,

Your mining vessels will be welcomed whenever you should arrive. And should you require protection on the journey, my men will provide it.

However, the restriction to the foreign quarter within Dabadoru station must be rigid. The weapons of the Core are mighty and terrible, so for your own safety, as well as the protection of our advantages from our enemies, who attempt ever more insidious plots in order to gain access to them, it must be enforced. Should your quarters become unsuitable, we will see to the necessary changes being made in order to facilitate your companies. But if your men feel the need to socialise with the inhabitants of the Omicrons, Freeport Eleven would be a more suitable place, though it is rife with pirate scum and terrorists, and as such, I would advise against it.

If there is anything else you require to discuss, let it be heard, if not, then we will await the departure of your mining vessels from Bretonia.

GLORIA AETERNA

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[Connection Terminated]

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[Dart]

local Message to Guildmaster Luther Varrus
Encrypted: Only accessible to BHG-Core

Greetings Guildmaster. Luther Varrus

We have arrived at Dabadoru station after a struggle getting here. I must say, this region of space is definitely different than what we are used to. We passed through a corsair stronghold and were ransomed 10 million which we had to pay.

In any case we have brought the necessary equipment to begin mining
as shown here [pickup] [arrival]

We have begun speculation nearby, and the yields aren't particularly fantastic. We will likely Keep the iridium in our transportation medium until bowex gets here to ship it.

in the meantime, we will continue speculation...

-Rick Roll

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