GMG Rumor Library

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Prowler's massive post of GMG infocards and rumors sure is useful, but searching for a particular rumor can be a pain. So I invested in Freelancer Explorer and decided to make a text version. I'm not including infocards or news, since those are relatively easy to find ingame. I'll add bases as I do them...

Gas Miner Naha
Origin
(GMG) Our ancestors are Kusari fishermen that were forced to leave Honshu in the second century, after the fishing stocks became severely depleted. They entered the Crow Nebula in search of something new to harvest. After 20 years of wandering, they found Hydrogen and Helium isotopes that were far more abundant here than anywhere else in the Sirius sector.

War
(GMG) Most of the great battlefields from the 80-Years War lay scattered around this system. In 668 we decisively defeated the Rheinland Imperial Navy at the Battle of Yanagi Cloud. After 130 years, ALG and the Junkers are finally removing the hazardous ship debris from that area.

(GMG) The Kruger gas mining area was abandoned early in the 80-Years War, almost overnight. In their haste to depart, the Kruger personnel left several cargo pods intact. As far as anyone knows, they are still out there, scattered among the debris. The south oxygen pocket has since drifted over the site, making recovery a difficult proposition at best.

(GMG) This has been our primary gas production area since 300 AS. It is almost exhausted, but we are hopeful that the new gas miners purchased from Kishiro will enable us to economically mine the lower density clouds remaining.

(GMG) Kruger and the Rheinland Military will never be allowed to enter Sigma-13. Many sons and daughters of the GMG sacrificed their lives to fight the Rheinland invaders during the war. The GMG lost over half of its people during those dangerous times.

(Samura) The GMG was secretly backed by the Kusari government during the 80-Years War. It was very costly, but the GMG are our brethren, after all. They provide a protective shield for Kusari space, which allows the military to concentrate on more pressing problems, like securing Hokkaido for Samura.


Wrecks
(GMG) Although the bulk of the Imperial Rheinland fleet was destroyed in the Battle of the Yanagi Cloud, the heavy cruiser Kassel and its escorts survived the initial slaughter. They were not so lucky with the second GMG ambush at the edge of the north oxygen pocket. The remains have since drifted into the gas area, out of reach of the salvage crews.

(GMG) The great battlefield in Sigma-13 is the site of Rheinlands most shameful defeat of the 80-Years War. The entire First Fleet was reduced to smoking hulks within several hours by the GMG. In the high radiation areas, the debris is relatively untouched to this day, but salvaging it is very dangerous and unpredictable.

Shipping
(GMG) Most of our Gas produced here is shipped to Osaka by Samura, although that will be changing shortly. Supplies are brought in from our Aomori base in the Honshu system. Our Kusari ancestors did not have the advantage of Jump Gates, so the journey took many months.

(GMG) Samura has betrayed our trust. We made a pact with them centuries ago to simplify the sale and transport of our Gas. They have abused and exploited that agreement. Soon we will be rid of the Samura and will receive a fair market price from Kishiro for all of our H-Fuel.

(Samura) Samura has made immense profits from the H-Fuel monopoly we have shared with the GMG for over 400 years. Those ungrateful gas miners then betrayed our trust and entered a secret deal with Kishiro. Soon enough, the Hokkaido system will be fully operational, and we can abandon the GMG.

(Samura) My ship is here to pick up a shipment of H-Fuel bound for the Mainz Outpost in Frankfurt. Rheinland companies are not allowed to ship H-Fuel outside their own systems. I don't feel comfortable here; the GMG are not true Kusari anymore. Somehow they have changed during their centuries of wandering.

Mining
(Samura) Samura once dominated gas miner technology, but as in many other areas, we have been complacent and let Kishiro pass us by. That is the real reason that the GMG has decided to switch allegiance to our mortal enemy. Kishiro gas miners will enable them to harvest Gas in areas not considered economically viable.

Pirates
(GMG) We are most upset that the Corsairs have chosen to consort with the Hogosha in the Artifact trade. Our former friends have betrayed us; they are now our enemies. The Junkers give them shelter on their Yanagi base. Once the great cleanup of the debris fields is finished by ALG, we will chase them out of our territory.

(GMG) The Outcasts have entered Sigma-13 in recent times. They are quite similar to the Corsairs, yet seem to hate them as much as anyone else. They access this system through our own Jump Hole from Sigma-17. We must be more vigilant in our patrols.

(Samura) Sigma-13 is more dangerous now than at any time since it was reopened after the 80-Years War. The Outcasts and Corsairs grow stronger everyday. They cannot be bribed or negotiated with like most criminal organizations. We would actually prefer if Republican handled most of the cargo runs through here, but Tokyo and the GMG object.

(Zoners) You must be very careful of the Corsairs if you want to go further into the Sigma or Omicron Worlds. If you are not their friend, it is difficult to survive. The Bounty Hunters that prowl the Edge Worlds are brave souls indeed.

(Zoners) We use the Jump Hole from Sigma-17 to access this system. It is near the southeast oxygen pocket, so you must be very careful. Corsairs use if frequently, so don't linger in the Hole area.

Misc
(GMG) You must be careful of the oxygen pockets within Sigma-13. Many ships have stumbled unawares into these dangerous traps over the years. They are interesting phenomena created when an oxygen pocket is protected from the surrounding hydrogen-rich clouds by a shell of inert helium. When a ship enters the area, its engines emit hydrogen that reacts explosively with the surrounding oxygen.

(Samura) You may see Zoners here on occasion. They are a strange breed that one sees at the edge of civilized space. I hear that they have established bases within the Edge Worlds, very close to the heart of the Corsair empire.

(Zoners) We pick up H-Fuel here to deliver to the Atka Research Station in Sigma-17. We then continue on to Freeport 9. The GMG are much like us -- wanderers of the stars, who no longer belong on the settled planets.

Gas Miner Ogashawa
Negotiations
(GMG) The GMG has been dealing with Samura for several centuries. We are responsible for a large part of Samura's wealth, but they have not shown us the respect we deserve. It is for this reason that the GMG has entered into negotiations with Kishiro.

(Kishiro) Kishiro has entered into very important negotiations with the GMG. If we are successful, there is a possibility that the two entities could merge, thereby making Kishiro the most powerful corporation in all of Sirius.


Shipping/Mining
(GMG) With Sigma-13 almost depleted of Gases we had to come to this system to tap into its resources. Kishiro also does a fair bit of gas mining here. They make the best gas mining ships, because they always had to accept mining Gases from less desirable areas. Their ships had to be more efficient to compete.

(GMG) This base gets the majority of its supplies from Aomori. Anything else that we need is either mined or brought here by Kishiro shippers.

(GMG) Hawaii is a valuable customer to us and an easy run to make. The H-Fuel they use for their pleasure skiffs is supplied by this base.

(Kishiro) The Basic Alloys and Construction Machinery that the GMG needs at this base are brought here by Kishiro from Honshu. It is not very far to Honshu, but the route is beset by criminals and pirates, so you must be careful.

(Kishiro) The Kishiro H-Fuel that drives Sirius is mined here. Soon Kishiro might supply all the H-Fuel, but you didn't hear that from me. Our H-Fuel travels from this base throughout Kusari space. We even ship it as far as New London.

(Kishiro) This base is Kishiro's primary supplier of H-Fuel. We used to mine our own, but our relationship with the GMG has been improving. Kishiro H-Fuel in New York is imported there from this base. We ship to Manhattan and several other bases there.

(Kishiro) If you have ever wanted to fly into the heart of Liberty, you could always take a little Kishiro H-Fuel with you to Denver in Colorado. It will be purchased there.


Outcasts & Omicron Beta
(GMG) The Outcasts in this system have made themselves quite a nuisance, because they feel that our presence here is an infringement upon their territory. We try to stay out of their way for the most part, though we used to venture into the Donryu Cloud. We soon learned that that was a mistake.

(GMG) There are unexploited resources in the Donryu Cloud at the northern edge of this system but, the Outcasts guard that area fiercely. Any miners who have gone into the Donryu have not returned undamaged if at all. To venture into Omicron Beta is horribly dangerous and not often attempted; though there is an abundance of resources there.

(GMG) One of the GMGs best pilots left his patrol and pursued a fleeing Outcast fighter into the Donryu Cloud. The Hien never returned. An Outcast ambush is suspected, but no one knows. He had some very good weapons aboard.

(GMG) An exploratory GMG expedition consisting of the Hosho Maru and her two escorts was sent into Omicron Beta. The last communication from the three ships was garbled, but it appears that instead of finding H-Fuel, there were Alien Organisms for the taking. Soon after, a brief distress signal fragment suggests the convoy was being attacked by some unknown enemy. No further transmissions were received.


Hogosha & Corsairs
(GMG) The Corsairs used to be our friends, but they made a very big mistake. We served as intermediaries in the Artifact trade between them and the Hogosha. Unwisely, they have decided to try and cut us out of the trade.

(GMG) The GMG fought the entire Rheinland Navy and won in the 80-Years War. We are not afraid of the Corsairs even if everyone else is. They have decided to make us their enemies by cutting us out of the Artifact trade. If we see a Corsair in this system, we will attack. This is GMG space.

(GMG) The Hogosha may be all powerful in Kusari space, but this is not Kusari space. When the Hogosha agreed to deal us out of the lucrative Artifact trade between them and the Corsairs, they made a powerful enemy for themselves. Samura should have intervened. The fact that they didn't shows us how little Samura respects us.

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