Narita Outpost

CLASS: Mifune

GRAVITY: Partial

DOCKING: Yes

AMENITIES: Yes

POPULATION: 5K

After Jump Gates linked New Tokyo with the other colonies, the Kusari Shogunate decided that the resulting influx of foreign traffic needed careful management. As a result, Narita Outpost was constructed to serve as the final destination for all shipments to New Tokyo and as a base of operations for the major foreign shipping firms, primarily Republican Shipping, Bowex, and Gateway Shipping.

## Bribes & Missions Offered

* Gateway Shipping
* Kishiro Technologies
* Republican Shipping
* Kusari State Police
* Orbital Spa and Cruise
* Samura Industries
* Universal Shipping
* Synth Foods, Inc.
* Farmers Alliance
* Hogosha

## Commodities

* Water
* Food Rations
* Pharmaceuticals
* Cardamine

* Beryllium
* Gold
* Silver
* Niobium
* H-Fuel
* High-Temperature Alloy
* Optronics
* Engine Components

## Rumors

* Bowex has been providing the most reliable transport of Kusari and Bretonia goods across the Border Worlds since 258. Before the Trade Lanes were built through the Tau systems, it was a long and dangerous journey across the ice fields of the Barrier, sometimes taking upwards of six months.
* We've just come over from Yokohama to pick up a return cargo for Glasgow. It looks like it'll be Engine Components or Optronics. It's an odd place, Kusari. The two giants control everything -- no mid-sized companies like the other Houses. I'd give Kishiro the technical edge of the two, but Samura has far more political clout in New Tokyo.

* I've never understood why they put it so far from everything else in the system. The official word is that Tokyo didn't want a congested trading area of shipping above the planet. Privately, I heard that they wanted to make it a little more costly and inconvenient for shippers like Republican to trade with Tokyo, giving Samura and Kishiro an edge on those trade routes.
* It is tiresome to guard against the Hogosha here. They patiently wait until all of our patrols are out. They seem to prefer shipbuilding materials, which is puzzling, because they use generic off-the-lot ships. I hear they've been spotted in Shinjuku on occasion. Apparently some of them work for Samura as salary men.
* We have problems with Hogosha stealing from the storage depots around this base. Narita is too small to store all of the cargo that is generated. The Hogosha are harmless, though -- just skimming a little bit from the Gaijin shippers.
* I went on an assault patrol yesterday into Chiba. Suzuki-san was my patrol leader. We tracked two Blood Dragons for some ways before they discovered our presence and engaged us in battle. Suzuki-san was able to destroy both of them. I feel ashamed that I was not of more assistance.
* The life of a Kusari State Police Junsa is not really very exciting most of the time, unless you are posted in Hokkaido. Sapporo is the most dangerous assignment on the force. It is all clouds and radiation up there. You never know when the Blood Dragons or Golden C. will strike.
* We run Trade Lane patrols towards Shinagawa and Yokohama. The Blood Dragons are the chief criminals in this area. They prefer to strike from the Chiba Field. It should really be a military matter, but they are otherwise occupied patrolling the Independent and Border Worlds.
* It is difficult being surrounded by so many foreigners all the time at this post, especially the Rheinlanders. Republican Shipping never should've been allowed back in Kusari space after the 80-Years War. They should've been forced to transfer all their cargo to Kusari ships at the Rheinland frontier post of Mainz.
* We believe there is a Jump Hole to Honshu in the Chiba Field, but they can be very difficult to locate. The Hogosha won't say anything, but we see many Artifact smugglers crossing the system to the Kanto Field, so we are certain it is there.

* This bloody hole is awful. I can't wait to get back to a civilized place like Kensington. All the beer tastes the same -- no character to it. Nothing like a good Bretonia pint with a nice head to it. I'm leaving in the morning to run a load of H-Fuel back home. At least the Outcasts don't get into that too much.
* We handle the IMG Niobium shipments from Holman in Tau-31. The Outcasts seem to be quite agitated up in that area of the Sirius Sector, probably because of the IMG venturing into their territory. At least that's what I've heard.

* The real reason this base exists is to allow a place for those slimy Hogosha to steal supplies for Samura's factories. We at Kishiro abhor these unscrupulous methods employed by our competitor to gain competitive advantage.
* Gold is shipped to Narita rather than Tokyo, so we must bring the shipments back across two Trade Lanes that the transports have already traversed -- most inefficient. This smells of a Samura-backed government regulation.

* It seems like the Hogosha always manage to steal shipments from the storage area before they are officially signed over to Samura. This port is too small. If it had proper storage, we wouldn't need to expose our goods to theft. It’s probably all part of Samura and the government's grand plan.
* I'm headed to Roppongi after this. If I'm lucky, maybe some Golden Chrysanthemums will show up at the bar. They've always got extra Cardamine to share.

* Even though this is a short run, the Blood Dragons are always waiting. You never know when they will hit next. Sometimes I think I should change companies to Kishiro, although that would be disgraceful to my employer. At least Kishiro captains don't have to worry so much about pirates.
* Just between you and me, the real reason Samura doesn't want Republican landing on Yokohama is that the Samura use the Hogosha to steal shipbuilding supplies here. It's always cheaper to steal than to buy, and it keeps costs down. Is it any wonder why they put the foreign commercial shipbuilders out of business?