Deshima Station

CLASS: Akebono

GRAVITY: Complete

DOCKING: Yes

AMENITIES: Yes

POPULATION: 7K

The Shikoku system was originally a gateway for almost all of the traffic originating from Liberty and the independent worlds. Entry requirements for the New Tokyo system were initially very strict, and as a result, Shikoku became home to a large band of itinerant foreigners. Deshima Station was constructed in 350 AS to house this population, and despite the significant relaxation of New Tokyo system entry requirements, it still serves as a way station. Over the years Deshima has been substantially improved through the addition of a Synth Foods biodome, the construction of additional living space, and a partnership with Kishiro to manufacture Consumer Goods. The Bounty Hunters Guild also recently opened an office here as the large numbers of foreigners in the system includes a significant criminal element.

## Bribes & Missions Offered

* Orbital Spa and Cruise
* Universal Shipping
* Bounty Hunters Guild
* Kusari State Police
* Kishiro Technologies
* Samura Industries
* Farmers Alliance
* Hogosha

## Commodities

* Basic Alloy
* Optical Chips
* Polymers
* Terraforming Gases

* Oxygen
* Water
* Food Rations
* H-Fuel
* Superconductors
* Pharmaceuticals
* Optronics
* Consumer Goods
* Engine Components
* Light Arms

## Rumors

* If you are looking to kill Golden Chrysanthemums, head north to the Kyushu Hole in Saiun. The Golden C. also use the clouds to move through the system. I get paid good money to vaporize those ladies. Watch out, if they sense that they are about to be destroyed, they have no problem ramming you.
* Synth Foods offered me some money to hunt down and destroy the Farmers Alliance in the system. Then some Samura approached me and said they would pay me not to kill Alliance fighters. I will always take money for nothing over money for something.

* Kishiro sends Consumer Goods, H-Fuel, and Optical Chips from Denver. Only the best Kishiro pilots hazard the dangers of the Independent Worlds, but shipping between here and Liberty must be done.
* Terraforming Gases and Super Conductors are brought here From Pueblo through the Independent Worlds. On the way there we send them H-Fuel and Niobium.
* We do quite a bit of trading between this base and Honshu. They ship Optronics and Engine Components to us. We, in turn, supply them with Superconductors.
* The Kishiro H-Fuel at this base comes here from Ogashawa in the eastern Border Worlds. Samura supplies H-Fuel here too, but ours is much better. Your ship will fly faster, we promise.
* Niobium is brought here from where it is mined by the Zoners at Freeport 6. That is probably one of the most dangerous runs that Kishiro makes because you must cross most of the western Border Worlds and half of Kusari.

* Detroit Side Arms brought here from Pueblo are then shipped to New Tokyo. Samura has more contacts than Kishiro -- of course, we are the ones who deliver the more sensitive Commodities into the heart of Kusari.
* I make the Nansei Superconductor run for Samura. My family originally comes from Kyushu, so I am lucky that I got that assignment.

* We send Food produced at this base to the New Tokyo system where it can be enjoyed in the heart of the Kusari Shogunate. Too bad those Farmers Alliance pirates keep attacking our convoys. That just means higher prices for the children of Kusari.
* We know that Samura is behind the Farmers Alliance. Our sources tell us that they have been funding them for some time now, yet the only way we can stop the farmers is by hiring Bounty Hunters. The government has deaf ears when it comes to anything Samura related.

* Xenos have a strong presence in Kepler. I must admit, I don't mind those psychotic bastards. They don't really attack us; they're too busy blowing up Kusari ships.
* This is one of the most beautiful systems in all of Sirius. You know those names the clouds have? One of the Kishiro here told me what the names mean: the cloud to the north, the Saiun, means painted cloud; the Keiun to the south means beautiful cloud; and the western Shiun means violet cloud.

* We don't have a lot of enemies in Libertonian space, but we don't have any friends here. My ship got attacked by some crazy women calling themselves the Golden Chrysanthemums. They freaked me out, talking about how I was a male oppressor and such. Hey, the Zoners don't oppress anybody.
* I know our buddies in Freeport 6 need Commodities from this base. I'm glad that Kishiro makes the run. If Zoners had to do it, then there'd be a lot more of us getting all corpsed up.