Chap. 2 Privateers

Chap 2. Privateers.

Previous chapter....    Irshunlekhage/Far Frontiers [0231]    (A597A79-C)
    Inquisitor arrives at inbound jump zone. Contacts traffic control and is vectored to quarantine for one week. During this time they call their labor ministry contact and inquire about hiring out in the conflict between Irshuna and the Kingdom of Rad. They are referred to the Ministry of War and promised a call within a week.
    After several days they receive a call from a Capt. Horsly, after questioning them as to their capabilities and training she refers them to the Special Affairs Service.
    After contacting the SAS they are given an address in a small city and an appointment. At the appointment a man who refers to himself as, Msr. Tee, hires them to interdict military goods flowing in from Pikasashlurde/Far Frontiers in any intermediate system. They are given a list of ships names known to have carried contraband to the enemy and two systems they are known to have passed through.
    Yang begins recruiting and after two weeks has a full crew. She also sends a message to the Farm apprising the staff of her intentions.

200-1127    Khuunamgum/Far Frontiers [0627]    (B78A323-C)
    Deanne's Dream arrives trailing the GG. Contact traffic control and shape orbit for port. Assigned orbital berth. Find maps are too expensive but after talking to other Capt.'s. decide to jump to [0326]/Far Frontiers.

210-1127    Narishukaardu/Far Frontiers [0326]    (B421665-B)
    Deanne's Dream arrives at inbound jumpzone. Contact traffic control and shape orbit for port. Request orbital berth and go through a thorough customs inspection. Arrange to buy map of Antideluvia subsector, Far Frontiers. Buy jump tape to [3125]/Horizons Edge.

211-1127    Irshunlekhage/Far Frontiers [0231]    (A597A79-C)
    Inquisitor is fully manned, although there are no supernumeraries for prize crews. Jump to [0232]/Far Frontiers

219-1127    Mardiigu/Far Frontiers [0232]    (E955357-7)
    Inquistitor jumps in to the companion stars jump limit and detecting a ship transiting to the main World they chase it down. They board a Grotian clan trader, posing as customs agents, and although it is not on the contraband list it is taken. [(Menzies type) 6 crew (Clan Drrigmir ransom 12MCr), pax 11m/9f. 900 Lg s/s r/f. 900 holo entertainment units]. The Valkries Revenge is fueled from Inquisitors tanks and jumps out on a three leg jump to Ahkiimer.
    The Inquisitor makes port after refueling. Pays for wilderness refueling and holds liberty. Checks for ships in port and incoming. Finds a ship on the contraband list, the Lovely Marvin, a collacian class freighter carrying cargo and pax.
    The Inquisitor boosts out to meet it and pummels it, vaporizing two fighters. They kill the bridge crew, engineering, command and several medical personnel for a total of 13 crew dead. With the fifty one pax there are 32m/ 31f.
    The ship is in fair condition other than the battle damage
Armor hits 2, Fuel hits 6, Sand hits 4, Maneuver hits 7
Hull: 425/1125
Power: 13/28
Jump: 26/54
Maneuver: 6/28
    The hulk is put in the jump net and the Inquisitor jumps to [0432]/Far Frontiers and refuels at the outermost planet. They then jump to Ahkiimer.
The cargo manifest is

Tonnage	Description
7	Blank ledgers, cardboard boxes, writing paper
48	Natural Gas (81kl tanks)
2	Natural Gas (1kl tanks)
16	Wind turbine generators TL 11
20	Household cleaning supplies
9	Musical instruments (Electronic)
5	Organic chemicals
2	Grains
7	Bricks
5	Misc. Edible products
7	Costume Jewlery (5MCr)
9	Meat, preserved
3	Live animals (Cold sleep)

220-1127    Khiikur/Horizons Edge [3125]    (A643696-9)
    Deanne's Dream arrives at inbound jumpzone. Contact traffic control and shape orbit for port. Request orbital berth. Arrange to buy map of Wulfeck subsector, Horizons Edge. Arrange to buy three Plaser turrets, jump netting and 1500 ton capacity fittings and yard space to self install. Crew on port & starboard duty. Rykker targets the crews of the warships on the ground for information mining using crew with carousing/interrogation.
    Ready for lift off on 241-1127. Attacks a Zhidatz class frigate in port for a berthing rehab. Takes the ship with minor damage to control panels in engineering and bridge. Destroy port defenses and three warships on the ground as well as a flight of aircraft. Take off followed by several ships but manage to make it to the jump limit. Take three leg trip to [0527]/Far Frontiers

232-1127    Ahkiimer/Far Frontiers [0631]    (E665400-3)
    Yudaza arrives and lands in cavern.

241-1127    Ahkiimer/Far Frontiers [0631]    (E665400-3)
    Inquisitor arrives at inbound jump zone and contacts port. The Lovely Marvin is left in orbit but stripped of subcraft and cargo modules. The Inquisitor lands in its berth.

242-1127    Ahkiimer/Far Frontiers [0631]    (E665400-3)
    Valkries Revenge arrives. Lands in cavern.

268-1127    Ish/Far Frontiers [0527]    (B777795-8)
    Deanne's Dream arrives with the captured ship renamed the Chrysalis with papers generated inflight. Ryker bribes the port engineer to move the work up to six weeks. DD then jumps to [0430]/Far Frontiers

275-1127    Giid/Far Frontiers [0430]    (C664552-7)
    Deanne's Dream encounters a Destroyer Escort after refueling and is mauled before destroying the enemies sensors. She then jumps to Ahkiimer.

283-1127    Ahkiimer/Far Frontiers [0631]    (E665400-3)
    Deanne's Dream arrives at inbound jump zone and lands at Farm. Ming shows him the video of the raid on the Chrysalis and lectures him about leaving ships lying around. Repairs are made to the DD. Inquisitor and DD boost for jump limit. Jump to [0332]/Far Frontiers.

302-1127    Arshuukirsikar/Far Frontiers [0332]    (E20048D-6)
    Inquisitor and Deanne's Dream arrive at the outer GG. Refuel and lay in wait in close orbit of the inner moon. After several days of waiting they allow a convoy of military ships, estimated to contain several DE's and Frigates, to pass unmolested. Four days later two ships make it in to refuel before being detected. The first clue is when a hail is overheard demanding "Unknown ship! Heave to and prepare to be boarded for Zhodani customs inspection.". They quickly find the vessels and watch as the ship is overtaken and boarded.
    Boosting to intercept they make it to within a million km before being detected. The DD quickly detects outlying sensor ships and the party fires on them before beating the mother ship, a Zhidatz frigate Prenchsisi Enzher, into submission. The fighters refuse to give up and attempt to run but are destroyed. The merchant, Highland Vision, a Jurdaz class freighter on the contraband list is captured without incident. The captain and officers of the frigate and several others are executed via collar as object lessons prior to the rest (27m) being placed in the slave racks aboard the DD. The crew (7m) of the merchant and the (4m) hi pax are added to the racks. The (10m) lo pax are left in their berths.
    Prize crews are placed aboard the vessels, DD loads up with 1 kdton fuel in jump nets then they jump out short handed in a two leg convoy on 310-1127 to Akhiimer.
    The Inquisitor with two bare prize crews lurks for five weeks before jumping to [0434]/Far Frontiers on 345-1127

325-1127    Ahkiimer/Far Frontiers [0631]    (E665400-3)
    Deanne's Dream arrives with convoy. Prenchsisi Enzher and Highland Vision land in cavern. DD begins annual maintenance

351-1127    Enshushirugash/Far Frontiers [0434]    (B785300-8)
    Inquisitor arrives at the outer Gas giant. Encounters a convoy refueling. They give them a wide berth and refuel the 1000 kdton bladder prior to jumping out to [0335]/Far Frontiers.

359-1127    Urshir/Far Frontiers [0335]    (B4336B8-8)
    Inquisitor arrives 4M km trailing the main world. After a slow transit to the inbound jump zone they observe inbound ships being stopped and boarded by numerous customs cutters. Working around to the outbound zone they find it guarded by SDB's. They jump out to [0434]/Far Frontiers then on to [0332]/Far Frontiers.

016-1128    Ahkiimer/Far Frontiers [0631]    (E665400-3)
    Deanne's Dream finished with annual maintenance. Take six day vacation and depart to troll Antideluvia subsector.

028-1128    Arshuukirsikar/Far Frontiers [0332]    (E20048D-6)
    Inquisitor arrives at outer Gas Giant, refuel and fill bladder with 3000 tons of fuel. Boost to main world and loiter near the inbound jump zone. After two weeks a Girgash Frigate, Mitors Hammer, jumps in and is attacked after a brief subterfuge. The ships maul each other until the Faq'kirs Revenge joins the fight with missiles and PA blasts, helping to subdue the Hammer. Capt. Red Longsone continues to pound the ship after it can no longer fight stopping only when reminded that the value was being reduced.
    The remaining officers are executed and 80 crew placed in cold sleep.
     Repairs including the tanks on the captured ship are made and all vessels refueled from the fuel bladder. The Hammer is placed in the Inquisitors jump netting.
    The ships switch navigators before Inquisitor begins a 3 leg jump 1 deep space trip to Ahkiimer on 051-1128.
    Faq'kirs Revenge jumps to [0432] and [0532] trolling for targets of opportunity.

Mitors Hammer, God class frigate * Hits field repaired 45 yo

Hull	2602/6750	Hits	Disabled	Destroyed
Power 1	139/294	Sand 4 Missile 7 Meson 2/1* Plaser 3/1* Blaser 3 Sensor 2/*	Basic L/S 10%* Ext L/S 15% Grav plates 10% Inertial Comp 20% Fuel 35% Power 1/* Purifiers	Bridge Berthing 25%
Power 2	590/1218
Jump	79/162
Maneuver	210/432
		Critical Hits 3

072-1128 Ahkiimer/Far Frontiers [0631] (E665400-3)
Groatian clan ship captured by Deanne's Dream arrives, lands in cavern.
Fair Doom, Grote clan ship * Hits field repaired 40 yo Ransom crew, 6m pax.

Hull	240/675	Hits	Disabled	Destroyed
Power 1	10/22	Blaser 1/1* Missile 1/1	Fuel 25% Grav plates 20% Power 1/*

Jump	7/16
Maneuver	4/10
		Critical Hits 0

076-1128    Ahkiimer/Far Frontiers [0631]    (E665400-3)
    Inquisitor arrives at inbound jumpzone. Tows Hammer to the planet and lands it in a chasm in the mountains. The ship is camouflaged and a guard posted. The Engineering bots are called in to begin repairs.

078-1128    Ahkiimer/Far Frontiers [0631]    (E665400-3)
    Faq'kirs Revenge arrives at inbound jump zone in company with a Jerico liner. There are 32m/21f slaves.

Duke Explorer, Jerico freighter * Hits field repaired

Hull	343/900	Hits	Disabled	Destroyed
Power 1	10/22	Blaser 1/1* Missile 1/1*	Fuel 45% Grav plates 30% Power 1/*	Fire control
Power 2	7/16
Jump	10/22
Maneuver	6/14
		Critical Hits 1

100-1128    Ahkiimer/Far Frontiers [0631]    (E665400-3)
    Deanne's Dream arrives at inbound jump zone and lands in cavern. Yang Ming orders her to Irshunlekhage on 105-1128.

121-1128    Irshunlekhage/Far Frontiers [0231]    (A597A79-C)
    Deanne's Dream arrives at inbound jumpzone and contacts local control. Ryker and crew must wait through quarantine.
    Yang Ming contacts the special operations office and receives an updated list of ships but is turned down in her quest for a company wide letter of Marquee. She bribes an official for a meeting at a resort with an assistant ministerial official on 180-1128.
    Yang purchase a number of robots for immediate delivery to the upport.

# Bought	Cost	Description
8	.101	Starport Mechbot #33
8	.0818	Prospectorbot #54
16	.2502	Master Engineer Bot #36
48	.023	Slave Engineer Bot #37
8	.366	Heavy Engineering Bot #25
8	.186	Labbot #40

After thirteen days in system DD jumps back to Ahkiimer.

141-1128    Ahkiimer/Far Frontiers [0631]    (E665400-3)
    Deanne's Dream arrives at inbound jump zone and contacts local control. Lands in STD. Spend a week running simulations and training Inquisitor prior to jumping to Igkuukum with as much fuel as possible in jump netting.

155-1128    Igkuukum/Far Frontiers [0432]    (E788200-5)
    Deanne's Dream and Inquisitor arrive 200 diameters trailing the main world and establish a fuel cache. Work in to the edge of the inbound jumpzone. On 170-1128 after fruitless waiting a small convoy jumps in less than a million km away at near rest. Sensor data indicates four escorts and four ships in convoy.
    Inquisitor and DD begin firing missiles and boosting at max G's to intercept the convoy while launching fighters. The fighters vector to the rear of the contacts course launching missiles. The missiles begin pounding the targets, knocking out one frigate before the groups close to beam range. The convoy fires missiles in return continuously attacking Inquisitor throughout the engagement.
    After closing to beam range another frigate is quickly reduced, then another before the fourth frigate escapes. The merchants quickly give up after their escorts are driven off except for the Savage Slyth which threatens to overload their plant if approached. A high speed strafing run hits the bridge and engineering space killing about half the crew. As each is overtaken the crew are collared and held for transfer to the slave racks on DD.
    The ships are assembled at the fuel bowser and refueled and minimally crewed.
    On 178-1128 the undamaged merchants jump out to Ahkiimer in convoy with DD.
    Engineers continue working on the frigates until they are able to jump out to Ahkiimer on their own. At that point Inquisitor and the frigates convoy to Igkuukum I Zeta Cee and refuel from the ice fields filling Inquisitors towed fuel bowser.
    The Frigates jump to Ahkiimer on 200-1128. Inquisitor, towing the fueled Savage Slyth and and Maxx Power with 200 dtons of fuel in jump netting, jumps on 201-1128 to Kiilirdirkizim/Far Frontiers [0532]    (E643254-7) enroute to Ahkiimer.

DD, Inquisitor
Savage Slyth, Ubergo class merchant * Hits field repaired. Crew 9 m/1 f

Hull	24	Hits	Disabled	Destroyed
Power 1	10	Power -6	Bridge	Sensors Computer
Power 2
Jump	3
Maneuver
Armor hits		Critical Hits	Condition; Poor	Age; 96
Cargo dtons	Description
1@ 1	250 Ton Jump 4 Drive Logistics

Glorious Wave, Ubergo class merchant * Hits field repaired. Crew 12 m/7 f

Hull	4	Hits	Disabled	Destroyed
Power 1	1		Inert. comp.- 15%
Power 2
Jump
Maneuver	2
Armor hits		Critical Hits	Condition; Fair	Age; 71
Cargo dtons	Description
1@ 1	250 Ton Jump 4 Drive Logistics

Samantha's Guest, Ubergo class merchant * Hits field repaired. Crew 14 m/5 f

Hull	5	Hits	Disabled	Destroyed
Power 1
Power 2
Jump	2
Maneuver
Armor hits		Critical Hits	Condition; Good	Age; 40
Cargo dtons	Description
1@ 3	250 Ton Jump 4 Drive Logistics

Awful Whore of Hades, Ubergo class merchant * Hits field repaired. Crew 16 m/4 f

Hull	12	Hits	Disabled	Destroyed
Power 1	2
Power 2
Jump	5
Maneuver	4
Armor hits		Critical Hits	Condition; Good	Age; 55
Cargo dtons	Description
1@ 2	250 Ton Jump 4 Drive Logistics

Darien Hawke, Hero class Frigate 1 * Hits field repaired. Crew 36 m/2 f

Hull	67	Hits	Disabled	Destroyed
Power 1	5	Fuel-10 Msl- 3 Plser-1 PA-3 Man-4	Bs Ls-35%* Fuel Purifier Ext Ls- 15%
Power 2	7
Jump	4
Maneuver	4
Armor hits	1	Critical Hits; 1	Condition; Poor	Age; 40
Cargo dtons	Description
12	Logistics

Blitz Dash, Hero class Frigate 2 * Hits field repaired. Crew 42 m

Hull	33	Hits	Disabled	Destroyed
Power 1	3	Fuel- 11 PA-3 Blaser-1 Plaser- 1	All Ls* Inertial comp-15%
Power 2	1
Jump	1
Maneuver	3
Armor hits	1	Critical Hits; 1	Condition; Fair	Age; 41
Cargo dtons	Description
11	Logistics

Maxx Power, Hero class Frigate 3 * Hits field repaired. Crew 25 m/5 f

Hull	89	Hits	Disabled	Destroyed
Power 1		Msl-3 PA-6 Fuel-12 Blser-4 Man-1* Plaser-2	EMM All Ls	Sensors Cargo-15%
Power 2
Jump	5
Maneuver	6
Armor hits	4	Critical Hits; 3	Condition; Poor	Age; 45
Cargo dtons	Description

185-1128    Ahkiimer/Far Frontiers [0631]    (E665400-3)
    Deanne's Dream arrives with three Ubergo class merchants. Land in port Down.

207-1128    Ahkiimer/Far Frontiers [0631]    (E665400-3)
    Darrien Hawke and Blitz Dash arrive. Land in port Down

215-1128    Ahkiimer/Far Frontiers [0631]    (E665400-3)
    Inquisitor arrives with Maxx Power and Savage Slyth in tow. DD orbits to land Savage Slyth in port Down. Casiir Catri agrees to buy 2 Ubergo starships for 150 MCr and 3% of the ports income. Dsarr and Yang Ming retain option to buy back the share for 5% of the value. Jump drives are placed in storage in port Down.

243-1128    Ahkiimer/Far Frontiers [0631]    (E665400-3)
    Deanne's Dream jumps to Irshunlekhage with Yang Ming in company with Valkries Revenge and Fair Doom. The three lapidaries chosen by D's begin cutting gemstones producing ~ 4-12/month each.

258-1128    Irshunlekhage/Far Frontiers [0231]    (A597A79-C)
   Deanne's Dream convoy arrives and is assigned orbital berthing. Long term berthing is arranged for the grotian ships.
Arrange to sell Grotian ships. Visit Labor Consulate and pay fines for late payment of labor fees. Hire more robot operators to come at later date. Hire drillers to return to Ahkiimer and drill larger base. Crews to arrive on 085-1129.
    Ryiiker liaisons with the Department of Commerce to open a branch office for Spectre Space Forces, a mercenary company specializing in interstellar operations. He spends 500 kCr in bribes to get the licenses quickly. An apology is quietly offered for the missed appointment with the Assistant Minister for Special Services along with 12 cut stones and the deed for a 100 acre seaside cottage on south island. A new appointment is set for 012-1129 at [0527]/Far Frontiers.
    A site 12 km from the port along the main route to Irshun Down is leased for 250 kCr per year. It is a single building on a lot containing 3900 m² of warehouse space and 745 m²of office, conference, and break space. A large landing area will serve grav trucks. 200 kCr are spent to remodel six offices and bachelor quarters (Bedroom, Bath, Living/dining, Kitchenette), two conference rooms, reception area, Galley, 20 man bunkroom and communal refresher. Six agents are left to recruit 'special operatives' and liaison with the War Department, Department of Special Services and the Labor Consulate. They have 1.3 MCr for operating costs over the next year.
    Buy class A port tools. Buy Bots, rent five Jangus cargo modules @ 1 MCr/2 months (298-1128).

# Bought	Cost	Description
40	.101	Starport Mechbot #33
40	.2502	Master Engineer Bot #36
120	.023	Slave Engineer Bot #37
40	.366	Heavy Engineering Bot #25
8	.187	Cargo Handler Master Bot #52
16	.012	Cargo Handler Slave Bot #53

    Jump to Akhiimer via J2 route on 307-1128

325-1128    Ahkiimer/Far Frontiers [0631]    (E665400-3)
   Deanne's Dream arrives at inbound jump zone. Transits to orbit and begins unloading with C80's and the Ubergo cargo ship.

334-1128    Ahkiimer/Far Frontiers [0631]    (E665400-3)
    Deanne's Dream embarks on 2 leg trip to Irshunlekhage with the rented Jangus modules filled with fuel and 130 dtons of food.

349-1128    Irshunlekhage/Far Frontiers [0231]    (A597A79-C)
    Deanne's Dream arrives at inbound jump zone and contacts port control. Offloads cargo and returns rented modules after filling tanks. Local office takes over sale of cargo. Deanne's Dream embarks on 5 leg trip to Gegi/Fulani.

355-1128    Ahkiimer/Far Frontiers [0631]    (E665400-3)
    Inquisitor embarks on 2 leg trip to Ish/Far Frontiers [0527] to meet the Assistant Minister of Special Services.

005-1129    Ish/Far Frontiers [0527]   (B777795-8)
    Inquisitor arrives at inbound jump zone and contacts port control. Directed to a parking orbit. During transit they pass Zhodani, Jelaxian and Girgash vessels. After checking in at the hotel and being forced to share a room Yang Ming spends a few days shopping and sight seeing.
    On the beach at the hotel one day she witnesses a boat borne attack on a hotel about a klick down the beach. She observes as the boat departs with several satchels and is followed by a grav car. The next day she meets the asst. minister and gives him a portfolio about the Spectre Space Force containing the deed to 100 acres of land on Ahkiimer and 12 cut gems. He studies the portfolio before saying he would recommend that the request for a company wide letter of marquee be granted and asking Ming to dinner. At dinner he makes a pass and she clinches the deal in the oldest way. The next day she takes ship for Akhiimer after he tells her to check with him in four months.

009-1129    Ahkiimer/Far Frontiers [0631]    (E665400-3)
    Orien takes out Dash Blitz, renamed Deanne's Fury, on a shakedown cruise to Arshuukirsikar.

016-1129    Arshuukirsikar/Far Frontiers [0332]    (E20048D-6)
    Deanne's Fury arrives at outermost Gas Giant and refuels before boosting to trailing the inbound jumpzone of the main world. After four days a contact is detected. A radio hail reveals the ship is a ore transport carrying nitrates. Boosting to intercept DF hits with PA, Blasers and Plasers causing the ship to explode. DF jumps back to Ahkiimer.

024-1129    Ahkiimer/Far Frontiers [0631]    (E665400-3)
    Deanne's Fury arrives at inbound jumpzone and lands in Deepdown.

028-1129    Gegi/Fulani [2803]    (E665300-5)
    Deanne's Dream arrives outsystem of base. Exchanges recognition signals and docks.
50m dia. Flyway at 800m. long (limit reached), 5 kdton Bay, 3 kdton Bay, (4) 1 kdton Bays, (4) 100 ton Bays, Farm tunnels 20000 tons. Fuel 10000 tons
2 @ msl, plaser, blaser turrets mounted on base.
Base Commanders Jariaz, Steel Nerve, under repair. Upgraded Boriege Corsair D'leari Exila, Capt. Persci, under repair. Intek liner in bay (18 low) DE, TBT lowberth liner in bay (104 low) SN
260 dtons logistics, 80 ton J3 drive, 160 ton M drive, 13230 Mw and 26544 Mw fusion plants, 100 ton PA bay
Quarters for 150 crew. 24m/19f slaves in farm tunnels.
    Flogger hull in back end of flyway.
    Ryikker takes briefing from base CO and finds that Rishe and Dakhur have increased naval patrols. DD jumps out to [2906]/Fulani on 035-1129

029-1129    Ahkiimer/Far Frontiers [0631]    (E665400-3)
    Inquisitor arrives and lands in Deepdown. Yang Ming transfers to Dash Blitz. Forgery Team begins working on papers for DF. Engineering teams begin looking for cause of intermittent IC failure near cargo deck.

045-1129    Kuler/Fulani [2906]    (B400761-C)
    Deanne's Dream arrives insystem of Kuler I Epsilon and refuels in the nearby planetoid belt. Boosts at minimum power to Kuler I Epsilon and takes up station near inbound jumpzone. After a week a contact is detected and intercepted. After a short laser battle it is taken. DD suffers 2 Hull hits. Blaser -2 is field repaired. The passengers and crew are collared and placed in the slave racks aboard DD.
The prize crew boost to the planetoid belt to repair, refuel and wait for the DD.
    Deanne's Dream boosts to the area trailing the main worlds inbound jumpzone and after a 12 days encounters a Type S scout which is captured after the maneuver and jump drives are disabled. The crew is collared and placed in the slave racks. The prize crew repairs the maneuver and boosts to the planetoid belt to join up with the Peace Princess to repair, refuel and wait for DD.

Peace Princess, Tarsian Merchant Cruiser * Hits field repaired. Crew 9m/2f, Pax 5m/3f, 1 Vargr

Hull	14	Hits	Disabled	Destroyed
Power 1	3	Blaser-2	Ext L/S 60%
Power 2
Jump	1
Maneuver	2
Armor hits		Critical Hits;	Condition; Fair	Age; 120
Cargo dtons	Description
7 7 14 10 5 3 6 8 7	Natural Gas 20l bottles Plastics Crude animal material (Bone) Musical Instruments Printing press 25x25x 80cm CMU Furniture Natural Gas 1kl bottles Natural Gas 250l bottles

Knights Chance, mod A Type S scout * Hits field repaired. Crew 1m/1f

Hull	5	Hits	Disabled	Destroyed
Power 1	1		Maneuver* Jump*	Communications
Power 2
Jump	1
Maneuver	1
Armor hits	3	Critical Hits; 3	Condition; Poor	Age; 250
Cargo dtons	Description
14 3	Radioactive ore Wine

After another 8 days of waiting a convoy jumps in composed of three escorts and five merchants. He decides to retire to Gegi base and boosts to the planetoid belt to join up with the prize vessels, refuel, filling the DD's towed fuel bladder. The convoy jumps out on 098-1129 on a deepspace jump 1 route.

071-1129    Ahkiimer/Far Frontiers [0631]    (E665400-3)
    Deanne's Fury lifts enroute to Irshunlekhage. Jump to [0430]/Far Frontiers to inner GG and lurk in close orbit. After 25 days jump to Irshunlekhage

110-1129    Irshunlekhage/Far Frontiers [0231]    (A597A79-C)
    Deanne's Fury arrives at inbound jump zone and contacts port control. Vectored to quarantine for new crew and ship. Yang Ming stays at SSF planetary HQ. Calls Asst. Minister to check in and is told that a meeting in a local restaurant's must be arranged to meet the Minister of Special Services on 127-1129.

120-1129    Gegi/Fulani [2803]    (E665300-5)
    Deanne's Dream arrives at base in convoy with Peace Princess and Knights Chance. D'leari Exila is still under repair. Place slaves in farm tunnels

120-1129    Ahkiimer/Far Frontiers [0631]    (E665400-3)
    Drill teams arrive and begin setting up in Deepdown to drill phase II including project 357.

127-1129    Irshunlekhage/Far Frontiers [0231]    (A597A79-C)
    Yang Ming meets the Minister of Special Services at Tore's, a 4 star restaurant's on the outskirts of the port city. Yang spends 25 kCr to rent the restaurant's for the evening The minister reads the portfolio during dinner finding the 25 cut gems produced by liftoff from Ahkiimer and a deed for a ranch on south island of a thousand acres. After dinner Yang joins him. He apologizes for his provincial attitudes and begins to discuss the proposition, finally deciding to dispatch a liaison to SSF HQ at Ahkiimer to countersign Letters of Marquee. He assigns Senior Capt. Chalc Albeti and informs Yang that the captain will be ready to travel within the week. Yang orders that the capt be given Hi pax tickets and 12 kCr in expense money.
    Duke Explorer is sold. The ports share is 6.3 MCr on 129-1129
    Yang buys 2 used cargo modules and new robots. Embark on jump 2 route to Ahkiimer w/ 2 jangus modules and 166 tons of fuel in bladders on 138-1129

# Bought	Cost	Description
16	.101	Starport Mechbot #33
16	.2502	Master Engineer Bot #36
48	.023	Slave Engineer Bot #37
16	.366	Heavy Engineering Bot #25

140-1129    Gegi/Fulani [2803]    (E665300-5)
    D'leari Exila lifts out leaving the slaves from the Intek liner, and 4 MCr worth of logistics as payment for repairs to the ship.

145-1129    Ahkiimer/Far Frontiers [0631]    (E665400-3)
    Deanne's Fury arrives at inbound jumpzone. Bulk carrier loading at starport. Jangus modules left in orbit. Order Ubergo freighter Glorious Wave sold at best price.

154-1129    Gegi/Fulani [2803]    (E665300-5)
    Deanne's Dream jumps to Dagiship.

161-1129    Dagiship/Fulani [3204]    (D587596-4)
    Deanne's Dream arrives out system of main world, refuels at planetoid belt. Boosting towards the main world they detect several contacts. Radio intel points to a X boat tender with several X boats. As they boost to intercept they are hailed and asked to identify, bluffing proves futile and the contacts jump out. After loitering near the area for a day a La communications service X boat is captured without firing. The computer has been wiped clean. The pilot is collared and placed in the slave rack.
    After securing the ship in jump netting DD jumps to Gegi on a 2 leg trip.

LNS-23S45XC, Xboat-13, Crew 1m

Hull		Hits	Disabled	Destroyed
Power 1			Computer wiped
Power 2
Jump
Maneuver
Armor hits		Critical Hits;	Condition; Good	Age; 150
Cargo dtons	Description
2 2	Anagathics (108,000 units) One time keys

161-1129    Ahkiimer/Far Frontiers [0631]    (E665400-3)
    Senior Capt Albeti, Irshunlekhage Space Defense arrives on commercial carrier. A launch is dispatched to land him at the corporate landing pad. After being shown his temporary office he is shown to a housing compound for the HQ labor force. After a week of seeing that the captain is settled in Yang Ming crews Deanne's Fury and jumps to Igkuukum.

175-1129    Igkuukum/Far Frontiers [0432]    (E788200-5)
    Deanne's Fury arrives insystem of the main world at the systems planetoid belt. After refueling and loading a towed fuel bladder they boost to a point trailing the inbound jumpzone by 2M km and park the fuel bladder before working their way toward the planet.
    After three weeks they capture a small merchant, Murders Poet, firing all weapons after a automated reply is received. The remaining crew are transferred to DF collared, and placed in slave racks. The hulk is towed to and parked. The DF heads back to a position near the IZ.
     Shortly afterward a ship is observed to jump in. Sensors show it to be about a kiloton merchant. As DF boosts to intercept it, they are challenged and ordered to change vector. Abruptly cutting power after a final maneuver they begin a free ballistic course towards the contact ID'd as a yacht, Endless Philosopher. Upon losing contact the yacht declares an emergency and begins searching for DF with active sensors eventually maneuvering within several km. As the yachts crew spacewalk to investigate DF fires at the engineering compartment disabling both power plants, maneuver and jump drives. After the ship is secured the passengers, including Poli Raun an industrialist from Akharmuukhir/Horizons Edge, offer a 180 MCr ransom for all aboard. A guard force is left aboard and power rigged to the ship after it is placed in jump netting. It is towed to the hulk of the Murderers Poet which is placed in the jump netting and DF begins a Jump 1 trek back to Ahkiimer.

Murderers Poet , Jariaz class freighter. Crew 4m/2f, Pax 2m/4f

Hull	6	Hits	Disabled	Destroyed
Power 1	5	Crew-1 Fuel-3 Msl-2 Sand-1	Power plant x 2 Jump Drive x 2 Maneuver Drive x 4	Bridge x 2 Computer Communications Berthing 60%
Power 2
Jump	2
Maneuver	4
		Critical Hits; 14	Condition; Poor	Age; 80
Cargo dtons	Description
5 12 13	Pharmaceuticals Natural gas 1kl bottles Clocks x 13(Large Display) TL5

Endless Philosopher, Converted Slyfiz w/ 10 opulent staterooms, ballroom, swimming pool, Dining room, Formal Lounge.Crew 38m/25f, Pax 7m/3f

Hull		Hits	Disabled	Destroyed
Power 1	6			Power plants
Power 2	6
Jump
Maneuver
Armor hits		Critical Hits;	Condition; Good	Age; 45
Cargo dtons	Description
	Personal belongings ~ 30 MCr

181-1129    Gegi/Fulani [2803]    (E665300-5)
    Deanne's Dream arrives outsystem of the base and boosts to intercept and dock. The slave is transferred to the farm tunnels. DD prepares to return to Ahkiimer. The base commander insists on his personal share of the anagathics (5400 doses) telling Ryikrr that if he cant' find a way to get more in 400 years he deserves to die. The others are content to take cash except for a few. In the end Rykirr packs up 86000 doses for transport to Ahkiimer. He has not yet decided about his share.

225-1129    Ahkiimer/Far Frontiers [0631]    (E665400-3)
    Deanne's Dream arrives at inbound jump zone. Dsarr, Yang Ming and Orion begin taking anagathics without ill effect. Each has about a 400 year supply. Dsarr carrys a ten year supply on all travels.

228-1129    Ahkiimer/Far Frontiers [0631]    (E665400-3)
    Deanne's Fury arrives at IZ with Murderers Poet and Endless Philosopher. Glorious Wave sold. Ships share 35.23 MCr, Dsarr 20.1, Capts 2.515 MCr, DD Shares O

258-1129    Ahkiimer/Far Frontiers [0631]    (E665400-3)
    Deannes Dream and DF jump out to Igkuukum with 2 jangus modules and 200 dtons of preserved foods plus max fuel load in bladders.

265-1129    Igkuukum/Far Frontiers [0432]    (E788200-5)
    Deanne's Fury and Deannes Dream arrive 2M km from IZ. Park Jangus modules and fuel bladders and boost to the IZ and loiter. After a day a Ynng freighter is spotted and chased down. Ordered to boost to rest relative to the primary they comply but continue to boost after the proper vector was achieved. Fired on by DF the ship ceases to boost and looses power. About the same time Deannes Dream spots three targets. Investigation proves them to be the missing life boats. After being taken aboard they are collared and the capt and his partner are decapitated. One of the passengers a young married man with a daughter at home is placed in a lifeboat and released, warned against talking of his experience.
    Deanne's Fury takes the ship back to Ahkiimer in jump netting. Yang Ming, Dsarr and Orion transfer to DD and continue to Irshunlekhage.

Jun Last, Ynng * Hits field repaired. Crew 2m/4f, Pax 17m/5f, 2 Aslan, 3 Vargr low

Hull	16	Hits	Disabled	Destroyed
Power 1	1	Comp-1 Fuel-1	Power Jump	Bridge
Power 2
Jump	1
Maneuver
Armor hits		Critical Hits; 3	Condition;	Age; 78
Cargo dtons	Description
5 11 8 6	Grains Oil seeds Fire Suppression Equipment Hydro generator

275-1129    Irshunlekhage/Far Frontiers [0231]    (A597A79-C)
    Deannes Dream arrives at IZ and contacts system control. The two crew that have not been to Irshunlekhage within the last year are quarantined for a week. Yang Ming stays at SSFHQI while Dsarr and Orien stay at Vanixu Resort Hotel in Vanixu near the capital city of Dinkti. She hires more robot operators from the Labor department and pays till 001-1131 for all present labor. Bearer Bonds drawn on the bank of Irshunlekhage are purchased for the ships and to repay Sisko 24 MCr. The produce is sold for 24 MCr and this is given to the SSFHQ staff for operating expenses.
    She orders robots which will be delivered on 315-1129.

24	#25 Hvy Construction Bot
32	#34 Med Construction Bot
32	#25 Heavy Engineering Bot
32	#33 Port Mechantic Bot
32	#36 Master Engineer Bot
96	#37 Slave Engineer Bot
16	#32 Valet Bot
2	5m Dozer
2	4kl Excavator
2	Bild it Electronic factory
1	Bild it Mechanical factory

    Also 600 dtons of TL13 logistics and another used jangus cargo module are bought. The logistics are packed aboard the Jangus modules and the DD departs on 296-1129 to Ahkiimer with orders for the DF to return to Irshunlekhage with the Jangus modules to carry the robots to Ahkiimer. On the way they map a small iceteroid at [0431]/Far Frontiers
    The meeting, on 338-1129, with the minister of special services goes well. Although he hasn't any surplus equipment and refuses a request for AADS, he does give them a contact in supply.
    Upon meeting the supply contact Yang realizes that she needs much more money to equip her land forces through legal channels. The DD and DF arrive and the robots and the bild it mech factory are loaded.
    The local offices commander introduces Yang Ming to his underworld contact, Urthi Wacli, a racial Zho who is able to procure about 15 AADS and 20 reload cells to be delivered in a month. On the way back from the meeting, they are accosted by seven thugs. Gaining initiative Orien draws a gauss pistol and kills the leader with a shot to the head and wounds three others. One of the thugs tackles Orien but is killed by Dsarr who shoots the other two unwounded thugs with his gauss pistol. The silence is broken when Yang draws her body pistol and kills a fleeing thug then executes another. The other wounded thugs are executed and left undisturbed.
    With Deannes Dream having been loaded for several days the ship departs, 348-1129, on a two leg trip to Ahkiimer, drawing as much fuel as possible from the small iceteroid mapped in [0431]/Far Frontiers. DF jumps to Igkuukum/Far Frontiers [0432] where it is mauled by a task groups outliers before improvising a jump controller and jumping to Ahkiimer

363-1129    Ahkiimer/Far Frontiers [0631]    (E665400-3)
    Deannes Dream arrives at IZ and contacts traffic control before boosting to orbit and unloading its cargo. Yang Ming inspects the refurbished Inquisitor for several days before jumping to Arshuukirsikar.

005-1130    Ahkiimer/Far Frontiers [0631]    (E665400-3)
    Deanne's Fury arrives at IZ and contacts traffic control before boosting to land at Deepdown.

013-1130    Arshuukirsikar/Far Frontiers [0332]    (E20048D-6)
    Inquisitor arrives outsystem of planetoid belt and refuels, filling a kiloton fuel bladder which is towed to a position trailing the IZ. After nearly two weeks the Moronica A1.7725 'Madcap' is boarded without incident after Inquisitor poses as the La Frigate 'Daifuku'. It is refueled and allowed to continue to Irshunlekhage after it is shown to be carrying supplies vital to SSF's client. A small bribe from the Capt is refused.
    Shortly afterwards the Chimeria, a Ynng Freighter, is lulled with the same ruse and taken without casualties after proving to be on the list of contraband vessels. A prize crew is placed aboard and it refuels and jumps to Ahkiimer. While it is counting down a contact jumps in and begins boosting towards Inquisitor. Sensors show it to be a small yacht. As it approaches a convoy begins jumping in about 800k km away. Trying to pose as the Daifuku the Inquisitor is rebuffed by the other ship which claims diplomatic immunity. The Inquisitor fires on it at close range killing the entire crew, destroying the bridge, computer, sensors, communicators, and destroying or disabling the drives.
    As the other ships of the convoy boost off at one G a single contact boosts towards the scene. Power levels are read in the low megawatts ~4000. It is actually a Fleur de lei class DE. As it bears down on the Inquisitor they broadcast a warning to stand by for inspection by the VBN DE Urdu. The Inquisitor broadcasts that it would maneuver to aid docking but is warned to remain ballistic. She micro jumps to the fuel bladder.
    Inquisitor launches two b/r of nuclear missiles to impact after she jumps out. The embarked assault lander loops around and meets it at the fuel bladder. Set surveillance of the planet.
    After the VBN leaves the Inquisitor launches fighters in two groups for better sensor coverage and moves in to 60000km to plan an orbital assualt of the planetary defenses. After three weeks a convoy of large military vessels jumps in. Inquisitior recalls its fighters and jumps out to Igkuukum

Chimeria, Ynng Crew 6m/4f, Pax 12m/10f, m/f Vargr

Hull	2	Hits	Disabled	Destroyed
Power 1	1
Power 2
Jump
Maneuver	1
Armor hits		Critical Hits;	Condition; good	Age; 110
Cargo dtons	Description
12 64 8 7	Organic chemicals Ironite Plywood Mfg. wood trusses

080-1130    Igkuukum/Far Frontiers [0432]    (E788200-5)
   Inquitor arrives outside planetoid belt. Boost to intercept icteroid and refuel. Boost out and jump to Akhiimer

090-1130    Ahkiimer/Far Frontiers [0631]    (E665400-3)
    DF boost out to patrol for target vessels.

095-1130    Ahkiimer/Far Frontiers [0631]    (E665400-3)
    Inquisitor arrives at IZ, contacts traffic control and boosts to orbit. Casiir Catri announces that 7.5 GCr is available from the sales of antiaging drugs.
    Yang and Dsarr conference with construction and admin teams to draft plans for legitimization and expansion of Dsarr's holdings.

139-1130    Ahkiimer/Far Frontiers [0631]    (E665400-3)
    Sensors detect multiple large warships jumping in and shaping orbit for the planet. Yang Ming and Dsarr take a scratch crew aboard Deanne's Dream and boost at maximum acceleration with three jangus modules in tow. Jump to Igkuukum

139-1130    Ahkiimer/Far Frontiers [0631]    (E665400-3)
    Deanne's Fury arrives at IZ and boosts in with prize.

Rouges Flight, Neg'vaghr Class Merchant * Hits field repaired. Crew 10m, Pax 3m/6f, 5 Vargr

Hull	14	Hits	Disabled	Destroyed
Power 1	3	Sand- III Msl-III Man-II
Power 2	2
Jump	6
Maneuver	2
Armor hits		Critical Hits;	Condition; Poor	Age; 40
Cargo dtons	Description
5 24 56 23 1 40	Fasteners, Bolts Textile Fibers Rubber Tools, Miniature Onesium Condiments, savory

146-1130    Igkuukum/Far Frontiers [0432]    (E788200-5)
    Deannes Dream arrives outsystem of planetoid belt. Boost to match with iceteroid and refuel. Jump to Irshunlekhage

155-1130    Irshunlekhage/Far Frontiers [0231]    (A597A79-C)
    Deannes Dream arrives at IZ, contact system control and follow vector to orbital berth. Contact AMf Labor to set up date. Order Trilobe model 9/fib computer and associated robotic CnC equipment. Contact Mf Special Services to buy armored vehicles receiving vehicles in poor condition. 5 Yancy Tanks, 10 GLADAPC, 2 Fury Artillery, 26 C-81 Trucks. Orders were placed for 700 assembly bots to staff the Bild it factories to be ordered.
    The vehicles and the available assembly bots are loaded aboard jangus modules and DD jumps out on a 2 leg deepspace trip to Akhiimer. The modules are left in orbit and DD jumps back to Irshunlekhage. Meanwhile Yang Ming undergoes cosmetic surgery to change her height, weight, skin tone, hair color and features. An ID is forged for Mariko Anjinsan. A recruiting team is sent to Iksheku/Far Frontiers [0230].
    Boost out and jump to Keshugega on 212-1130

219-1130    Keshugega/Far Frontiers [0133]    (E568244-2)
    Deannes Dream arrives trailing GG Keshugega Epsilon and boosts in to refuel. Boosts out and jumps to Inkhigarlira.

228-1130    Inkhigarlira/Far Frontiers [0136]    (E877300-6)
    Deannes Dream arrives at the IZ, contacts system control and boosts to wilderness refuel planetside. Boosts out and jumps to Dishshurkishaa Zeta

237-1130    Dishshurkishaa/Far Frontiers [0139]    (E623344-8)
    Deannes Dream arrives trailing outer GG. As the ships boosts in a faint contact is detected. Vectoring to intercept they order the ship to heave to without any ID. As the ship begins to jink and increase thrust DD closes to gun range. As they enter range they begin being targeted by missiles. After trading several shots they disable the ship as it enters the GG ring system. After nearly two hours of traversing the crowded space the ship impacts a body and is destroyed.
    Deannes Dream refuels and boosts out to jump to the space trailing Kegiish

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