Akita Border Station

CLASS: Mifune

GRAVITY: Complete

DOCKING: Yes

AMENITIES: Yes

POPULATION: 100

Akita Border Station is the primary enclave of the Kusari State Police in the Honshu system. It is tasked with interdicting pirates and smugglers entering Kusari space from the lawless Border Worlds through the Hiryo Cloud.

## Bribes & Missions Offered

* Border World Exports
* Kishiro Technologies
* Orbital Spa and Cruise
* Samura Industries
* Farmers Alliance
* Hogosha
* Gas Miners Guild
* Synth Foods, Inc.

## Commodities

* Pharmaceuticals
* Optronics
* Cardamine
* Light Arms

* Water
* H-Fuel

## Rumors

* We have heard that there is a Hole into Sigma-13, but the GMG will not tell us. They keep their secrets close; they are not truly Kusari anymore.
* The GMG has assured us that they can handle the criminal problem in Sigma-13, but this does not seem to be the case. They should bring in the military -- that would seal the border.
* This one of the most difficult postings for a Kusari State Police officer in our colony. Maybe Sapporo is worse. The most dreaded patrol does a circuit into the Hiryo Cloud, where the Corsairs lurk. We had 50% casualties on it last month. That's enough to make one superstitious.
* Sometimes I wish that we could bring the Bounty Hunters Guild into Honshu. They do very well in the nebulas and know how to deal with difficult Edge World criminals like the Corsairs, but Tokyo will not allow it. They say we must show our bushi-do spirit and accept the challenge.
* I am under orders to not pursue Hogosha unless they have been caught stealing from storage depots. It is strange how the rules are always changing with regards to the Hogosha. The GMG seems to dislike them very much, unlike former times.
* The GMG and Samura haul H-Fuel to Osaka past our lonely station. Kishiro, ALG and Republican are the other shippers using this area. Tokyo has said we must hold this line against the Edge World threat, yet reduces our strength on a regular basis.
* The Kusari State Police prides itself in being a highly ethical organization. Hogosha often attempt bribes when they are caught, but we will never accept them. The bureaucrats of Tokyo are another matter, however. There are many stories of the criminal bribes and gifts that are accepted by the rulers of our nation.

* Just having a quick beer with an old friend who's posted here with the Police. We graduated from the same school in Kyushu years ago. I miss the green isles of home. Honshu is always grim and gray -- and full of Kishiro people.
* I've been hauling supplies in my little freighter around Samura and government bases for as long as I can remember. Honshu was pretty quiet until the Edge World pirates showed up. Shikoku has always been active. You've got Liberty criminals in the southern end, and Bounty hunters and Blood Dragons feuding in the rest.
* One day soon they will shut down Osaka, and many people like me will be forced to find work elsewhere. Hokkaido does not sound attractive to me. Maybe I'll join the rice farmers of Kyushu.
* I'm just switching some crew with a transport bound for Mainz. They lost a couple in a Blood Dragon attack near Osaka and needed a full complement for the Sigma-13 crossing. I wish them the best of luck.
* Upper management is trying to put pressure on the GMG and Kishiro by having police patrols removed from this base. I'm not sure it really helps us though, as Samura ships must still travel to Rheinland with other supplies.