You take a deep breath and hire a ground shuttle to ferry you across the barren landscape of the moon you are on to the Domed Olympus District. You instruct him to drop you off right outside of the Sons of Zeus HQ. You head in the door and are stopped by security.
You quickly explain who you are and why you are here, and one of them radios Hades, who informs them to let you up to his office. The lieutenant's office is a nice room adorned with pictures of Earth, the distant human motherworld. Three of the four walls make up a giant saltwater aquarium labled 'Life of the Mother Ocean'. The fourth wall consists entirely of a massive window overlooking The Olympus District.
Hades himself is a deceivingly small and harmless looking man with golden hair and a distinctive mole on his nose. He is wearing a Tuxedo that is piss yellow, the signature color of the sons of Zeus. His hands are busy fondling the chest of a girl who appears to be half your age and twice your cup size, however his eyes turn to you as soon as you enter.
"Charlet, what a pleasent suprise. I didn't expect you to pay me a visit in person!" He puts his finger over the mouth of his 'bitch of the day' to shush her during the conversation.
"Obviously." you say with a stern glare. "You had at least a minute and a half notice from your guards. Surely you could have at least thrown a sweater on that girl."
Hades stands and chuckles. "Ah please. You know I like the young ladies, and that I am powerful enough to get them. Why should that be shocking in the slightest... Anyways, I guess you are here about the work then?"
"Work?" you reply with a shocked expression. "I thought you were going to hook me up with a new arm?"
The human supremacist chuckles. "Where would I get a replacement arm? What I have for you is a low risk job that will take you right to planet Outpost, and pay enough for you to buy a top of the line prosthesis from one of the medical labs there." He reaches into his desk and pulls out a small black and yellow storage disc. "All you have to do is deliver this to the Bleak Future Germ Warfare Lab on Outpost. I could just transmit this, but I don't want it intercepted by anybody listening in. I'll pay you a cool 2 million for the trouble."
You pause for a second. "Sounds like a reasonable deal Hades. I'll consider it. I'm going to hit the streets and try to hire myself a crew. I'll contact you with my final decision when I am done."
You begin to leave but suddenly turn around. "Tell Hermes he'd better fix up my Class-A as well. I'm not going to take out anything with just two recon ships and a carrier mounted flack gun."
Hades nods furiously. You swear that the poor sap is either attracted to or afraid of you, seeing as he is always so willing to do you favors.
You head to Greek Street and browse for awhile. Weapons and equipment for a ship such as Tettix are way out of your 10000 credit budget, but you do spot some interesting deals.
-Weapon mod kits for various small craft models are sold here. You could purchase a ship assault, ground assault, or amoeba hunting weapon kit for about 8000 credits. You would need a skilled mechanic to install these kits on your unusual stable of fightercraft...
-Somebody claims to be selling overstock Craft to Craft weapon kits for 3000 credits a pop. The deal seems a bit too good to be true....
-Somebody is selling a captured and slightly damaged White Kobold Starnavy fighter for 5000 credits. You doubt Donnobaba is a great pilot, but still...
-A kid in his teens claims that he can sell you a basic prosthetic arm for 8000 credits. You have a feeling that this kid may not be an honest merchant...
-Somebody is selling a dated but still effective military grade heavy fighter for 13000. You would have to haggle it down to your price-range and it looks like it could use some repairs...
You ponder exactly where to fetch a crew. You have a feeling your usual hiring process involving an add on the classified networks, a 23 page application, and three interviews isn't quite befitting of a space pirate. You can think of three places on this moon where you could possibly pick up a crew.
-You could ask the Sons of Zeus to lend you some of their men, but you would almost certainly have to get rid of Donnobaba.
-You could head to the Olympus District. Some of the humans there may be a bit racist, but you are sure a decent wage would convince them to work with Donnobaba or whoever else you hire down the road.
-You could head to the Titian Pit neighborhood and recruit a more exotic crew, although there is a chance you could be attacked by Orbital Bastard sympathizers while you are there.
What do you want to
do now?
Local Attractions:Sons of Zeus Headquarters: You can hobnob with the leaders of the human supremacist faction here. Hades said something about getting you an arm, perhaps you should pay him a visit.
Olympus District: A large domed neighborhood that is home to many poverty stricken humans, most of whom have some degree of loyalty to the Sons of Zeus.
Titian Pit: A neighborhood inside a crater covered by a metal lid which keeps out air and light. It is inhabited by subhumans, aliens, undead, and other freaks. There is some loyalty to the Orbital Bastards here.
Siren's Dome: A large, enclosed, and well concealed military style base run by the Sons of Zeus. The Tettix is currently docked here.
Greek Street: Arguably the nicest inhabitable area in orbit around Skids. Greek Street is a shopping and commercial district that specializes in selling small craft, weapons, craft mods, and illegal goods. Most of the busniess here pays protection to the Sons of Zeus.
The top three most wanted criminals in the State of Mastro are as follows:
-The white kobold general Wiskayou. This bounty is worth 1000000 credits
-Fios, leader of the Orbital Bastards. This bounty is worth 500000 credits
-Charlet Mannam, white collar criminal. This bounty is worth 250000 credits
The Sons of Zeus are offering you 2000000 to ship some data to a lab on Outpost.
Carried On Person:
Credits: x10000
White Out medical bay jumpsuit: x1
Platinum Society membership card: x1
White Out standard 'Clicker' pistol: x1 -unlimited ammo
State of Mastro standard plasma rifle: x1 -charge pack full, currently inoperable
Plasma Sword: x1 -charge pack full, best used with two hands
Charlet's Class-A starter chip: x1
Carried by Donnobaba Cheesewisker:
White Kobold Starnavy military uniform: x1
Dogtags: x1
White Out standard 'Clicker' pistol: x1 -unlimited ammo
White Kobold Starnavy standard issue shock-dagger: x1
Tablet PC: x1
Stored aboard your flagship:
Daily Rations: x27
Forensics lab conversion kit: x1
Surveilence lab conversion kit: x1 -in use
Prototype surveillance craft starter chip: x2
Spare prototype surveillance craft parts: x25
Ammo production machine: x1
Large steel cubes: x3
White Out standard 'Clicker' pistol: x6 -unlimited ammo
State of Mastro standard plasma rifle: x7 -charge pack full
Plasma Sword: x7 -charge pack full
Known Objects:
The Sun: As it is in many human controled systems, the residents refer to their star by this name
Nhil: This otherwise lifeless rock is home to the headquarters of White Out and varous other top secret locations run by the state
Spew: The industrial heartland of the State of Mastro
Sparta: The military headquarters of the State of Mastro
Kumonori: The agricultural heartland of the state of Mastro. Capable of supporting life naturally
Resident: The moons around this small gas giant are home to the State of Mastro's middle class population
Slick: An icy planet that constantly spawns space amoebas which the locals love to hunt. Sister planet of Splick
Splick: An icy planet that constantly spawns space amoebas which the locals love to hunt. Sister planet of Slick
Mastro: The moons around this Gas Giant are considered the capitol of the State of Mastro
Queen-Anne: The moons around this Gas Giant are home to the piracy, smuggling, and vice industries
Skids: The moons around this Gas Giant are home to the poor and non-human population of the State of Mastro
Outpost: Many scientific and several magical labs dot this remote rock
Garbhoulla: A remote iceball that spawns fearsome and massive space amoebas and other monstrous things
Fritz: A remote iceball where the invading White Kobold Starnavy has set up shop
You can fly to any location in this system in under a day.
Mannam Financial Solutions: A company that dose accounting and money laundering. They are on excellent terms with you. You can access their private frequencies.
The Platinum Society: A pan-galactic society of the rich and powerful. You are a member of this group and are generally on good terms with it. You have some enemies withing this group. You can access their private frequencies.
The State of Mastro: The local system wide government. You are wanted by this group. You can contact them on public frequencies.
The White Kobold Starnavy: An invading faction of small rodent people. You are on good terms with this group and have a party member who is a member of this group. You can contact them on public frequencies.
The Son's of Zeus: A prominent local gang of thugs and petty criminals. You are on good terms with this group. You can access their private frequencies.
Orbital Bastards: A prominent local gang of thugs and petty criminals. This group wants you dead! You cannot contact this group.
Royal Shipping and Acquisition: A group of smugglers and pirates who work in several nearby systems. You are on fair terms with this group. You can contact them on public frequencies.
Flagship: The Tettix
Assets - Living Quarters (2/8), Brig (0/2), Surveillance Lab, Bridge, Docking Bay (3/6), Medical Bay (0/3), Surgical Tractor Beam, Towing Tractor Beam, Front Mounted Cannon, Class 3 Stealth Generator
Hull Integrity: 73%
Current Issue 1 - Comp protection box has been destroyed. The Tettix is vulnerable to cyber attack (But protected by Donnobaba)
x2 Prototype surveillance craft: Stolen from White Out. Military grade maneuverability, high acceleration, military grade top speed, high armor, unarmed, equipped with cameras and spy drones. Hull integrity: 100%
x1 Class-A: Converted luxury sportscraft. High maneuverability, very high acceleration, high top speed, low armor, weapons most effective against larger ships. Hull integrity: 21% (Currently too damaged to fly safely). Claimed by Charlet.
Charlet Mannam: The current player character. You are a human space pirate, accountant, and ex corporate officer. You are skilled at flying small crafts. You are missing an arm and still a bit dazed.
Donnobaba Cheesewisker: A small humanoid creature covered in fluffy white fur with ears, tail, and snout resembling that of a lab mouse. Donnobaba is a Hacker currently enlisted in the White Kobold Starnavy. She is skilled at hacking, sneaking, and mechanical sabotage. She is healthy. You are not quite sure how loyal she is...
Athena: A disembodied AI who is currently running your flagship. Her main directives are to create profit for Charlet and to successfully launder dirty money. She has software installed to aid her in battle assistance, financial work, and large ship operation.
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