Gas Miner Ogashawa

CLASS: Nostromo

AMENITIES: Limited

CREW: 350

The Gas Miners Guild (GMG) first surveyed the Sigma-19 system in 550 AS and determined that it was rich in resources -- though far distant from the GMG's usual markets. After intense negotiations, the GMG signed an agreement with Kishiro to finance a Jump Gate to the system in exchange for mining rights. Once the Jump Gate was opened in 650 AS, the Gas Miner Ogashawa was stationed in the system by the GMG and began full-scale operations. The fact that several Kishiro expert advisors are permanently assigned to the ship and that the Ogashawa provides support for Kishiro's own mining activities in the system has reportedly not been well received by its corporate rival, Samura.

## Bribes & Missions Offered

* Gas Miners Guild
* Bounty Hunters Guild
* Kusari State Police

## News

However, with the recent Farmers Alliance bombing on Roppongi seemingly linked to the sudden increase in Cardamine use among Kusari's businessmen, New Tokyo's residents have expressed sympathy towards the perpetrators, speculating that the Alliance's blatant admission to such a vicious act is not to be taken as a boast or a threat, but as a sign that they will not allow their friends and families to be preyed upon by the greed of corporations that, "do not belong anywhere near our home", said Katsuyori Ichihara, Samura Industries financial consultant, and survivor of the Roppongi attack. "I don't blame them", Mr. Ichihara continued, "that vile drug destroys families."
Due to recent events, Samura Industries has taken it upon itself to act as a substitute for Interspace Commerce within the insurance market and many citizens have already expressed gratitude to Samura and their willingness to provide more financially preferable contracts than what the old management offered.

Ageira disputed this finding in their own press release, calling EFL 'fantasists' and countering that their own scientists had narrowed the cause to a rare 'hypernova' stellar event that originated outside the Sirius sector. Both corporations claim that network-wide hardware safeguards have been implemented that would prevent a similar occurrence in the future. Independent researchers have sharply criticized the corporate announcements, accusing both of self-interested misdirection.
Professor Sophia Nagel from Heisenberg Research Station called EFL's accusation 'incoherent' and the hypernova explanation 'nonsense' that did not explain the characteristics of the 'Blackout Pulse'. Despite multiple different Pulse recordings being widely disseminated across the neural net, public efforts have so far failed to triangulate its source.

## Rumors

* An exploratory GMG expedition consisting of the Hosho Maru and her two escorts was sent into Omicron Beta. The last communication from the three ships was garbled, but it appears that instead of finding H-Fuel, there were Alien Organisms for the taking. Soon after, a brief distress signal fragment suggests the convoy was being attacked by some unknown enemy. No further transmissions were received. This was one of our first encounters with the Outcasts.

* There are unexploited resources in the Donryu Cloud at the northern edge of this system, but the Outcasts guard that area fiercely. Any miners who have gone into the Donryu return damaged, if they return at all. To venture into Omicron Beta is horribly dangerous and not often attempted, though there is an abundance of resources there.

* The Corsairs used to be our friends, but that was a long time ago. We served as intermediaries in the Artifact trade between them and the Hogosha. Unwisely, they have decided to try and cut us out of the trade. Nowadays its all about piracy. We allow Bounty Hunters to use our stations here and in Sigma-13 freely although we do not sponsor many bounties ourselves.

* The GMG has dealt with Samura for several centuries before our recent switch to Kishiro. We are responsible for a large part of Samura's wealth, but they have not shown us the respect we deserve. It is for this reason that the GMG changed to Kishiro as a partner. Samura assumed their position in Kusari made them untouchable. They were wrong.

* The GMG fought the entire Rheinland Navy and won in the 80-Years War. We are not afraid of the Corsairs even if everyone else is. They have decided to make us their enemies by cutting us out of the Artifact trade, then attacking our people. If we see a Corsair in this system, we will strike first. This is GMG space!

* Hawaii is a valuable customer to us and an easy run to make. The H-Fuel they use for their pleasure skiffs is supplied by this base. The fact that Orbital Spa lets the Corsairs and Hogosha conduct their business aboard the Hawaii is a problem for us however. If we find that either of those groups start to base out of that liner, we will have no choice but to remove it from our system.

* Much of the H-Fuel that drives Sirius is mined and mixed here. We now prefer Kishiro as our primary shipper, but some customers prefer to get their H-Fuel directly from us. The Zoners who live out in the Omicrons are one such group. They do not have a lot of money to spend, so they cut out any intermediates when possible. Kishiro doesn't mind them, they will not risk going into the Omicrons. It is too dangerous for them.

* The Outcasts in this system have made themselves quite a nuisance, because they feel that our presence here is an infringement upon their territory. We try to stay out of their way for the most part, though we used to venture into the Donryu Cloud. We soon learned that that was a mistake.

* The Hogosha may be powerful in Kusari space, but this is not Kusari space. When the Hogosha agreed to deal us out of the lucrative Artifact trade between them and the Corsairs, they made a powerful enemy for themselves. Samura should have intervened. The fact that they later joined in the trade themselves, shows us how little Samura respects us, and was another reason for us to decide to terminate our partnership with them.

* With Sigma-13 almost depleted of Gases we had to come to this system to tap into its resources. Kishiro does a roaring trade from gas mining here. They make the best gas mining ships, because they always had to accept mining Gases from less desirable areas when Samura was in partnership with the GMG. Their ships had to be more efficient to compete. Now that we entered into a partnership with them we can combine the best technology with the most abundant deposits of fuel gases.

* This base gets the majority of its supplies from Aomori and Planet Honshu. Anything else that we need is either mined or brought here by Kishiro shippers - mainly Mining Machinery and Basic Alloy.

* This base is Kishiro's primary supplier of H-Fuel. We still mine a little ourselves, but our relationship with the GMG has been improving to the point where it is cheaper to let them handle the mining. H-Fuel in New York is imported there from this base, and shipped to Fort Bush for distribution. We also supply Bretonia, but have to go over either Rheinland or Liberty to get there now, since Leeds is a warzone.

* The Basic Alloys and Mining Machinery that the GMG needs at this base are brought here by Kishiro from New Tokyo. It is not the longest route, but it can be a dangerous one, especially once you leave the safety of the Kusari core worlds.

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