Thorpe Mining Company

== Overview of the Thrope Mining Company ==
After some aggressive company wide expansion, the Thorpe Mining Co. has galaxy wide mining rights. They aren't the only mining company, but they usually buy out smaller mining companies in order to establish dominance. However, they do promise the best quality materials for all your crafting needs.
== Perk Tier List ==
Tier 1: Basic Business
* Thorpe Mining Company will welcome you with open arms as long as you show passion for the craft.
**Amateur: You can accept +50 Metal Smith and +50 Carpenter Jobs.
** Basic Bartering: At this tier, the Thorpe Mining Company is immune to haggling.
** Shipping Fee: To ship materials, the Thorpe Mining Company charges 15% of an item's value.
** Company Support: The Thorpe Mining Company will allow you to use their Bellows to craft metal for a fee of 250 AE.
** Basic Metallurgists Lab: The Thorpe Mining Company can install a basic metallurgists lab in a ship or base of your choice for 20K AE.
*** Ore grown in a basic Metallurgists Lab can be harvested in 3 games. (15 Ore Slots)
** Basic Machinery Workshop: The Thorpe Mining Company can install a basic machinery workshop in a ship or base of your choice for 25K AE.
*** Gives advantage to all Metalworking rolls.
Tier 2: Membership
* The Thorpe Mining Company trusts you and wants to see you succeed.
**Improved Bartering: At this tier, you can attempt to haggle with a Thorpe Mining Company merchant one time. On a successful haggle attempt, you can receive 25% off a bulk order order (2 or more KG [ASM]).
** Journeyman: You can accept +150 Metal Smith and +150 Carpenter Jobs.
** Shipping Fee: To ship materials, the Thorpe Mining Company charges 10% of an item's value.
** Company Support: The Thorpe Mining Company will allow you to use their Bellows to craft metal for a fee of 100 AE.
** Adept Metallurgists Lab: The Thorpe Mining Company can install an adept metallurgists lab in a ship or base of your choice for 60K AE.
*** Ore grown in a adept Metallurgists Lab can be harvested in 2 games. (30 Ore Slots)
** Adept Machinery Workshop: The Thorpe Mining Company can install an adept machinery workshop in a ship or base of your choice for 50K AE.
*** Gives advantage to all Metalworking rolls and reduced the difficulty of such rolls by -2.
Tier 3: Affiliation
* The Thorpe Mining Company sees you as an integral part of their company. You are a master smith and/or carpenter and they know it.
**Excellent Bartering: At this tier, you can attempt to haggle with a Thorpe Mining Company merchant one time. On a successful haggle attempt, you can receive 35% off a bulk order order (2 or more KG [ASM]).
** Master: You can accept +350 Metal Smith and +350 Carpenter Jobs.
** Shipping Fee: To ship materials, the Thorpe Mining Company charges 5% of an item's value.
** Company Support: The Thorpe Mining Company will allow you to use their Bellows to craft metal for free.
** Master Metallurgists Lab: The Thorpe Mining Company can install a master metallurgists lab in a ship or base of your choice for 120K AE.
*** Ore grown in a master Metallurgists Lab can be harvested in 1 game. (45 Ore Slots)
** Master Machinery Workshop: The Thorpe Mining Company can install an master machinery workshop in a ship or base of your choice for 75K AE.
*** Gives advantage to all Metalworking rolls and reduced the difficulty of such rolls by -4.