Kabukicho Depot

Kabukicho Depot
Musashi class Station
Owner
Hogosha
Location
5C, New Tokyo
Technical Data
Gravity	Complete
Docking bays	Yes
Amenities	Yes
Crew	250

Hogosha translates literally as "guardian" or "protector," reflecting the organization's rather romantic view held not only by its own members, but by a large portion of the Kusari population -- though by no means the majority. Far from protectors, the Hogosha are actually descendents of the organized crime syndicates that grow within the shadow of any sizable human society -- though the Hogosha have an oddly symbiotic relationship with both the Government and Samura.

Their political connections would make any serious attempt to dismantle them an embarrassment to Kusari as any number of secrets and deals that had been kept out of the public eye came to light. However, neither do the Hogosha have a free license to operate. Arrests of low-level Hogosha operators who flaunt their activities are frequent and help keep up appearances - very important in Kusari. "Hard" crime, such as drug smuggling, is not tolerated, both by the Hogosha and the Kusari government.

Individual opinions vary, but most police consider the Hogosha a necessary evil required for the smooth functioning of Kusari society. The government simply treats the Hogosha like any other large keiretsu. The Kusari population as a whole has a similar attitude: It is pointless to like or dislike the Hogosha; they are simply a fact of life.

The Hogosha handle Artifact and gun smuggling and the fencing of stolen goods. They also do occasional dirty work for Samura. They view the Blood Dragons as a major threat to their existence and have engaged in turf wars with them, mostly in the asteroid fields of New Tokyo. The Golden Chrysanthemums are a new problem, as they have few qualms about dealing in the drug trade or its consequences. Since they have no corruptible leaders or long associations with Samura or the Kusari government and Police, The GC, like the Blood Dragons, are dangerous to the Hogosha way of life. They view the Junkers as their only real competitors within the Sirius Sector, and their only obstacle to expansion into the other Houses. They have approached the Corsairs to assist them in their expansion plans, which has resulted in a loose alliance between the two groups.

The Hogosha made a recent arrangement to purchase Artifacts directly from the Corsairs on the cruise ship Hawaii, a move that infuriated the GMG, who formerly served as the middleman between the two crime syndicates. It also raised the ire of the LSF, who applied pressure on Orbital Spa to deny landing privileges to the two factions.

Missions Offered

Spoiler:
Hogosha

Bribes Offered

Spoiler:
Farmers Alliance Hogosha Samura Industries

Commodities

Exports

H-Fuel Industrial Hardware Kyushu Rice Light Arms Optical Chips Optronics Oxygen Sake Sirius Credit Card (10.000) Sorted Artifacts Water

Imports

Artifacts Basic Alloy Bio-Neural Processors Black Market Light Arms Black Market Munitions Blood Diamonds Blue Jillies Cigars Cobalt Copper Cruiser Commander (Kusari) Cryocubes Diamonds Energy Field Equipment Fleet Admiral (Kusari) Fluorine Furs Gaian Wildlife Gunboat Captain (Kusari) Holo-tainment Bands Holosculptures Hydrocarbons Hypnotainment Bands

Imports

Iridium Luxury Food Manifolds MOX Nanocapacitors Neon Nox Pharmaceuticals Plastics Platinum Robotics Samarium Shape-memory Alloy Side Arms Silver Sorted Artifacts Stabiline Tea Terraforming Gases Tobacco Volgograd Ordinance Wine Xenobiotic Filters

Ships

Black Dragon Heavy Fighter Irezumi Very Heavy Fighter Roc Bomber