Kyoto Base

Kyoto Base

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Owner

Blood Dragons

Location

E/D-5/4, Chugoku

CLASS: Bushido

GRAVITY: Complete

DOCKING: Yes

AMENITIES: Yes

CREW: 41,920

The history of the Blood Dragons goes back to the fourth century. The founding members of the group were the Shogun's Royal Guard during the Hideyoshi family dynasty. In a bloody coup during the celebration of the revived Sakura festival in 321 AS, the Shogun was surrounded in the palace by Samura-backed elements of the military and asked to surrender, along with the Royal Guard. The Shogun, humiliated by the shame he had brought his family, committed suicide. The guards, headed by Kozue Okamura, did not acquiesce so easily. In a bloody battle, they fought their way out of the palace and retreated into the darkness of northern Kusari space. Here they regrouped and began a long guerrilla campaign aimed at overthrowing the Samura-controlled Kusari government

The Blood Dragons are a tight group who hold the sympathy and support of individuals in the highest levels of Kusari government. They periodically launch surgical strikes and commando raids from their Kyoto base designed to destabilize the current government to the point where sympathetic officials could potentially seize power. Blood Dragons prefer to target Samura and Kusari Naval Forces bases and ships, although they occasionally attack other House shippers for supplies.

The group is loosely allied with the Golden Chrysanthemums (GC), who provide refuge and a forward tactical base for assault crews in the Hokkaido system. The GC also provide many of the essential Commodities that the Blood Dragons need, a critical function given the complete lack of Blood Dragon landing rights within the rest of Kusari space. With the invasion threat posed by the Chugoku Gate out of the way, the system itself is once again safely in the hands of the Blood Dragons.

Bribes & Missions Offered

Bribes

Blood Dragons

Missions

Blood Dragons

Commodities

Imports

Commodity Price Ablative Armor Plating 99$ Black Market Munitions 158$ Hessian Tears 208$ Cracking Catalysts 79$ Energy Field Equipment 30$ Hydrogen 24$ Medical Equipment 64$ Molybdenum 191$ Detroit Light Arms 107$ Titanium 60$ Tungsten 46$ Zinc 67$ Military Surplus 1,066$ Black Market Pharmaceuticals 144$ Deuterium 224$ Counterfeit Computerware 168$ Boron 41$ Beryllium 52$ Gold 220$ Wildcat Gold 259$ Cobalt 61$ Silver 182$ Niobium 146$ Copper 171$ Oxygen 10$ Diamonds 177$ Food Rations 20$ Super Alloy 123$ Optical Chips 24$ Construction Machinery 47$ Pharmaceuticals 42$ Polymers 29$ Consumer Goods 40$ Daumann Side Arms 91$ Gallic Enfer Blasters 125$ Black Market Blasters 166$ Bio-Neural Processors 143$ Black Market Light Arms 156$ Volgograd Ordinance 228$ Cryocubes 151$ Black Market Augments 94$ Iridium 208$ Neon 56$ Platinum 161$ Synth Paste 45$ Aluminium 141$ Industrial Materials 33$ Munitions 46$ Xenobiotic Filters 61$ HazMat Canisters 60$ Avionics Systems 8,092$ Interior Systems 8,789$ Propulsion Systems 8,592$ Superstructure Systems 10,333$ Reactor Systems 10,222$ Exotic Systems 20,038$ Xeno Relics 199$

Exports

Commodity Price Deployable Mining Container 50,000$ Propaganda 100$ Crew 200$ Toxic Waste 7$ Scrap Metal 2$ Robotics 29$ Water 12$ H-Fuel 64$ MOX 53$ Basic Alloy 30$ Hull Panels 32$ Optronics 51$ Engine Components 44$ Kemwer Technologies 210$

Ships sold

Ship	Class	Price
Tanto	Light Fighter	13,902$
Katana	Heavy Fighter	14,808$
Tachi	Very Heavy Fighter	23,329$
Nodachi	Bomber	66,376$
Yari	Freighter	21,266$

News

[832 AS] A Different Kind of Heat

HOUSTON -- 832 AS -- A horrifyingly large scale firefight broke out in one of Houston's major city centers - Marlton, hundreds upon hundreds of arrests have been made and dozens of brave officers lost their lives in the vicious attack. The attack itself seems to have specifically targeted the city's dedicated police station, resulting in significant amounts of private property damage. The attack appears to have been highly coordinated, reliant on insider information, and carried out by contractors or former professionals, with one LPI spokesperson going so far as to say that this must have been a bought and paid for terrorist attack. Many of the perpetrators of the attack were killed by officers on scene, or by the Naval Emergency Response Team that responded to scattered reports of small arms fire. The LPI has currently released no statement about the progress of the investigation.

[832 AS] Kusari's Plight

KAGOSHIMA -- 832 AS -- Synth Foods audacity knows no bounds. They use a time of tragedy as an opportunity to bloat their already bloated purses with more ill-gotten wealth. We cannot allow this. There can be no room for Synth in Kusari. They already control too great a share of the market and with Kyushu's food production on a downward spiral after the storm, our intervention is necessary now more than ever. We must commit ourselves fully to our mission for the greater interests of Kusari unless we wish to live under the jackboot of Liberty and its vile corporate interests!

[832 AS] Counting Doses

ROCHESTER -- 832 AS -- The catastrophic crash of the Cardamine market has been tough for all the associates involved in the chain of its distribution, and the substantial drop-off in the quantity of it available for use and resale has caused a new problem in this series of bad episodes. The Rogues and Hackers, former partners in feeding the needs of the underworld are now at each other's throats, unable to meet demands for the drug both by their own and by customers, it seems as if stealing it from each other at gunpoint is the new business model.

[831 AS] Jump Hole Upheaval Causes Chaos

HEISENBERG -- 831 AS -- Jump holes across Sirius have become increasingly volatile and chaotic over the last year, with Professor Sophia Nagel from the Heisenberg Research Station linking the unusual phenomena to the Pulse. The Pulse was an unprecedented blast of hyperspace energy that was detected immediately prior to last year's jump gate Blackout. Professor Nagel and her team are certain the Pulse originated from outside Sirius, but are otherwise no closer to identifying its source or mitigating a future Blackout event. "Following the Blackout, we began to see immediate signs of jump hole destabilization in multiple different regions, with many ultimately falling out of phase alignment altogether", she commented. The dramatic upending of Sirius' jump hole network has already prompted many groups to abandon stations and withdraw from systems that appear to risk being cut off. While months-long trips between the stars are possible thanks to the Liberty Engine and many centuries of innovation, few ships are designed or provisioned to make such arduous journeys. Those who were displaced by Sirius' redrawn map hope that system connections will return, while adventurers and explorers rush to discover new routes.

[801 AS] Nomads not yet vanquished

KYOTO -- 801 -- Following the abrupt end of Rheinland’s attack on Planet New Tokyo, Blood Dragon strike squadrons have continued to harass retreating Military units. During these operations, the Gunboat Brüssow was found drifting in Honshu. A boarding team discovered that the crew had been massacred by the captain, who they successfully vanquished after incurring heavy casualties. An autopsy revealed the Rheinland officer had been the host of a Nomad parasite -- the creature had not been killed following The Order’s recent victory, as we had previously believed. It is possible other Nomad infiltrators may remain intact, with dire consequences if they are allowed to reestablish themselves.

Rumors

Blood Dragons

We have been far too accommodating of the Chrysanthemums and their madness, and I'm not alone in believing this. First they act as if some child that they seek to indoctrinate is fit to rule Kusari, and now they throw themselves into the fray for their distant "allies" - the Outcasts. The only thing these women want is the wholesale damnation of our House and its people. I once believed we shared some things in common about the path forward, but I'm no longer that naive. We have been far too accommodating of the Chrysanthemums and their madness, and I'm not alone in believing this. First they act as if some child that they seek to indoctrinate is fit to rule Kusari, and now they throw themselves into the fray for their distant "allies" - the Outcasts. The only thing these women want is the wholesale damnation of our House and its people. I once believed we shared some things in common about the path forward, but I'm no longer that naive. Things are more complicated than they seem in Kusari. Under Samura rule, we were considered nothing more than nothing more than common criminals trying to destroy the Kusari way of life. Now the new government demands that we lay down our arms before they will consider our demands. The government is mistaken. Many of our secret friends in the government have quietly amassed power in the shadow of the corrupt bureaucrats that feast at Samura's table. Our day will arrive soon. We prefer to attack installations and Samura-owned transports rather than raid foreign shipping, which does not help our cause. Unfortunately, sometimes we must obtain supplies. The Golden Chrysanthemums are not nearly as discriminating, which has created a publicity problem for us, since they are perceived by the press as our allies. The Golden Chrysanthemums are becoming too close to the Outcasts. The allure of Cardamine is seductive, but deadly. If you use too much of it, irreversible physiological changes occur in our body. You are no longer truly human. That is the curse of the Outcasts. We coordinate all our attacks in Kusari space from here. There are jump holes to Honshu and Hokkaido just south of our base here. From Hokkaido, we can access Kyushu and Shikoku. You can reach Tokyo using either route. Welcome to the end of the world. I hope you brought supplies with you. We always need Food and Pharmaceuticals. Gold and Hessian Tears are also prized. Be sure to bring your weapon with you - an unarmed warrior does not garner much respect in this bar. Samura's plan was to open Hokkaido to gas mining in order to compete with the GMG, a partner whom they have exploited for centuries. I assure you that Hokkaido will not be a good place for Samura to do business for many years to come. The GMG will make sure of that. The GMG has trained us in many nebula fighting tactics that they learned during the 80-Years War. This is why we can fly circles around the Kusari Naval Forces in Hokkaido. Nansei is a different story. The Research Station is very protected and difficult to attack in the style to which we are accustomed. Samura has revealed new systems they intend to exploit. Tau-53 is a dark, dangerous nebula with only limited scope for operations. The real gem is Tottori. Those Farmers think they will have an easy life out on the edge of Kusari space. We will make sure they feel the Dragon's claw even out there. The Golden Chrysanthemums are a bit unorthodox in their methods, but share our vision of a new Kusari. We do not espouse their heavy use of Cardamine, however. That drug is evil, and will prove their undoing. The battle of the Chugoku Gate has been a long and bloody one. We have lost many of our warriors to the Naval Forces. But they are tiring, while we grow stronger every day with new recruits from the disenchanted youth of Kusari, yearning for a better future for our people. And what was the result? The last act of Samura before they lost control of the government was to connect the gate somewhere else. Samura weakens Kusari for its own gain with this deceptive act. Whether it be war against their neighbours, or resisting our calls for change, Samura is contemptible in every respect. There has been a palpable shift in the balance of power at play across the Colonies. I can't account for the reasons why this has happened, but I've been able to observe peculiarities, most notably the scarcity of Outcasts in Kusari, and the newfound boldness of the Naval Forces. While part of me rejoices that the Outcasts are seemingly no longer in a position to operate here with any significance, the other is burdened by concern for what Samura's lackeys must be planning. Many Naval Forces fighters have been lost recently in skirmishes with the Blood Dragons. Due to the low visibility and difficult conditions in the cloud, some weapons could still remain on the ships in some of the more remote locations. One day we hope to return to Tokyo victorious after almost five centuries in hiding. What victory means nowdays is perhaps uncertain. The new government is more influenced by Kishiro, and doing away with Samura's influence was seen as a major victory for us. But then the unthinkable happened, and the Kusari people were misled into doing away with our noble tradition of the monarchy. I think we are seeing a clear grab for power by corporate interests. It disgusts me to watch Kishiro strip away Kusari's heritage like this. There are many Dragons who think like I do, and will be ill-inclined to grant Kishiro ships mercy when they cross our path! The Fugaku was lost in a raid on the Kansai Research Center within the Hiyo Cloud. The fighter became entangled in the mine field during the attack, and the pilot was killed. It eventually drifted off into the cloud. No one has seen it since. The Blood Dragons believe that for Kusari to change, the tight relationship between the bureaucrats, Samura, and the Hogosha must end. We have amassed enough damning evidence against our three enemies to sway the next election in favor of our supporters. The changes made by the new government shall work to our advantage, even if they want to keep radical voices from speaking out. The GMG has been invaluable in providing financial assistance and training to the Blood Dragons. At first they were reluctant, but once the government forced them to pay a reparation tax for the 80-Years Wars, they changed their minds. We expect that as long as Samura remains a thorn in the side of the GMG, they shall keep supporting us. For certain, we shall not rest until any chance of Samura returning to power is quashed forever. There has been a palpable shift in the balance of power at play across the Colonies. I can't account for the reasons why this has happened, but I've been able to observe peculiarities, most notably the scarcity of Outcasts in Kusari, and the newfound boldness of the Naval Forces. While part of me rejoices that the Outcasts are seemingly no longer in a position to operate here with any significance, the other is burdened by concern for what Samura's lackeys must be planning. We hoped to find a new master who can break the curse of Kusari corruption and stagnation and once again bring our nation to glory. But the more things change, the more they stay the same. Without a Kusari monarch for the people to look up to, what do people turn to for inspiration? The new government speaks of 'free-enterprise' and other corporate drivel. This government will have our people worshipping money like they do in Liberty, and I want no part of it! Our movement is very old, dating back to the Sakura Coup in 321 AS. On that fateful day the Shogun Hideyoshi was toppled by the military, which was backed by Samura. Our ancestors were the Shogun's royal guards. They fought bravely but fled the palace when it was clear that Samura had won the day. The Blood Dragons were thus born, a group dedicated to cleansing the cancer of Samura from Kusari once and for all.

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