Rumors and want ads

Rumors: The formula for Ixiol has been improved. It's still addictive, but it doesn't kill you anymore. The Malthar sometimes lands ships at some of the mining camps. United Planetary Federation is considering an invasion to eradicate pirate organizations. Someone is sadistically killing all the stray cats. The price of water is going to go up soon because the ice asteroids are playing out. Andrew Styrigi (the current ruler) is considering passing on command to one of his children. Someone from Prenglar is selling unusual weaponry to interested parties. Rebels have planted bombs on all the domes. They're just waiting for the best time. The street gangs are recruiting heavily. Is there going to be another turf war? The police are on high alert for some reason. Hospitals are cutting out your extra organs when you are asleep. Hiring on to a pirate ship is a quick way to score lots of money. There's an invisible person that rides the lift sometimes. University students disappear right after they graduate. A ship got caught smuggling plutonium, but the cargo made it into the labyrinth. Almost everyone reports to the secret police. Don't even trust your grandma.

Want ads: Why work for food? We have job offerings for eager hot chicks. Humans only! Send blood sample. Bouncers. Enforcers. Killers for hire. Get a real job! Traditional office is seeking aggressive analysts. Morons and morons need not apply! Vrusk only! MercCo regional group has career opportunities for biologists for our main Transport office. You may guess what we do with morons and females. Humans only! License to practice required! DACK? Where are you? I miss you so much... We have great benefits. Our office has what you want for a super-charged analyst. Humans only! Must have applicable degree and 20 years experience. SynthCo main group is placing a mechanic for our Accounting building at Cold Crater. Need proof of intimate experience with procedures. No computers. Con-Neb is seeking skilled associates. Locals and morons need not apply. Need 7 years experience. Fun group has careers for enforcers. Humans only! Must have Styrigian approval to work. Missing grom-grom. My bud cries itself to sleep every night. Cash reward. PanGal puts you where you need to be. Trans-Travel takes you where you want to be. The Pink Monkey puts it where you want it. READ ME! Growing legal section has what you want for a committed mechanic. Humans only. Big muscles required! Spouse stole your wallet? Styrigia Law Enforcement has careers for computer techs. RUAQT OICY BUTNQNU We have exciting career opportunities. Curtis Cycles branch is recruiting a aggressive editor. Humans only. No computers please. Is your neighbor or coworker a spy or revolutionary? Report them to Styrigian Law Enforcment for a significant reward! PGC branch business has excellent credit for a roboticist for our branch Accounting building. Humans only! License must be shown. Styrigia has careers for friendly associates. Humans only! N.E.T. 4173HLZ1Q5RTL0O23M Starplay Collection wing has excellent credit for a aggressive dancer. Humans only! Send resume! Hard-working office has exciting career opportunities for advanced biologists for our Transport division. Humans only. Come with license! No brains or locals accepted! We have job offerings. Traditional group has career openings for a collector for our Technical office. Must demonstrate license! Is your employer avoiding taxes? Report them anonymously to Styrigia Law Enforcement for a significant reward! We have job offerings for a waiter. Humans only! 7 years experience suggested. Have you seen this little girl? 10,000 Styrigi reward Price Publishing local office has cash for cutting-edge metallurgists for our Factory building at Pinnacle Station. Humans only. Psychocrystals must be shown! We are wanting you! Capitol Dome regional business has career opportunities for friendly chemists for our Art tier at Rue. No Outers and dralasites need apply! Humans only! I have great benefits. I have the best paycheck you'll ever find for a experienced bouncer. Vrusk only. Need 5 years job experience. Missing cat. Ginger. RCF 1252.87. 100 Styrigi if returned alive. Does your job stink? Frontier Spaceship Manufacturing head business regional is contracting experienced musicians for our Marketing tier. Got mugged? Galaxy Overall Development Company local group has the best paycheck you'll ever find for skilled hot chicks in our Sanitation office. Dralasites only! No unlicensed applicants need apply! GTF local office has gainful employment for a advanced collector for our Environmental tier. Humans only. Requires appropriate degree! There will be no dralasites or males accepted. End Dome Services office is placing experienced roboticists. Serious applicants only. Dralasites only. Come with license. Glitter Dome has openings for strong collectors. Yazirians only! Prior experience required! Vehicle accident? We here at Kti-Kik legal want to be your lawyer! Never-say-Never Corp is adding a photographer. Vrusk only. People skills are contraindicated. Streel steel for a steal! Stick it to the man! Please help! I need a new bodyguard. The last one bugged out and ran away. Hey! I have job offerings for photographers. No offworlders or computers please! We have the best paycheck you'll ever find. Pierre's has career opportunities for a skilled cook. Humans only. No females or lazy bums need apply. We have CASH! Vital corporation has gainful employment for a outgoing waiter for our Robotics office. Prior experience recommended. Lava burns? Mining accident? Radiation sickness? Pay or payback! Call us at ... We need more prostitutes! Excellent payrate and benefits. No robots please! Need 25 years experience. Great pay! UniHo branch office has career opportunities for a friendly biologist for our Environmental building. No phone calls! Humans only! Bring prior experience. We have gainful employment. Styrigia Transport floor is hiring a dancer. Serious applicants only. Humans only. Must have Styrigian approval! We have cash payment. Styrigia National branch corporation has job offerings for a qualified geologist. No yazirians accepted! Humans only! Citizenship required! Tired of pumping iron? Wanna crack skulls instead? Put those muscles to use! Find the hidden message: GTF regional is recruiting accomodating lawyers for our Marketing department. Humans only! Need license to practice! Send resume and pictures! READ ME! I am adding a fully-certified physicist. Unlicensed applicants don't bother. Humans only. Requires license. Hey! I have job offerings for photographers. No offworlders or computers please! We have the best paycheck you'll ever find. Grombol's has career opportunities for experienced waiter. Humans only. No females or lazy bums need apply. We have CASH! Vital corporation has gainful employment for a outgoing waiter for our Robotics office. Prior experience recommended. Loss of limb? Get a lawyer! No Dralasites please. Great pay! UniHo branch office has career opportunities for a friendly biologist for our Environmental building. No phone calls! Humans only! Bring prior experience. We have gainful employment. Styrigia Transport floor is hiring a dancer. Serious applicants only. Humans only. Must have Styrigian approval! We have cash payment. Styrigia National branch corporation has job offerings for a qualified geologist. No yazirians accepted! Humans only! Citizenship required! Missing dog. Answers to "Crusher" and attacks Yazirians on sight. Cash bounty dead or alive. Are your parents boring? Maybe they are Malthar spies! Report them to Styrigia Law Enforcement! Secret: GTF regional is recruiting accomodating lawyers for our Marketing department. Humans only! Need license to practice! Send resume and pictures! Look at this! I am adding a fully-certified physicist. Unlicensed applicants don't bother. Humans only. Requires license.

Local rumors: Galilea (who runs the clinic) worked her way through school as an exotic dancer. If you ask, she'll show you pictures. VuluTech Repairs is working for the government and will bug anything you buy or leave there. Only certain people get into the back room at Quagmire's club, but the sign says "the Vortex" and what does that mean? The Valkyrie are the ones feeding Tronager, I guess even they feel sorry for us guys sometimes? Smoky Mountain has a secret stash of special herbs called "ambrosia" smuggled from Minotaur. The Blue Boys are still trying to maintain a presence here, even though they got run off by the Valkyrie. If you know how to ask, Gary (at Gary's Guns) has some unusual contacts within the government. Feekur (Racing Bar) is a Yazirian, but he has a long-standing relationship with that red-head, his lady human bartender. Tony (Loan Service) has a close friendship with "the Cheese", the local mob boss. Mr. Beadle is a Dralasite, so he's probably working for the Malthar. Chrysanthemum (kitchen) is a Dralasite, wears lederhosen, and there's no way that's his real name. They say the University is about to go bankrupt from all the corruption. Most of the want-ads are just trying to prove that there is nobody on Outer Reach that can fill the position. There's a group of muggers operating in the area - be careful in the back alleys.

I've added "The Vortex Plan" to the journal. Take a look and have fun. =D NEW global news and rumors (day 3): All the stray pets are being eaten by those Quill Bats. R'Qeezk, a famous Vrusk bounty hunter, arrived this morning to hunt them all down. There was a riot yesterday when a bomb went off in the Capitol dome. The police are still on high alert, especially in Old Port. There was a big gang fight yesterday, and the Screechers lost some troops. University students are still disappearing, especially recent graduates, never go anywhere alone. NEW local news and rumors (day 3) The crashed vehicle two days ago was looted by a bunch of Yazirians and Mr. Beadle apparently took a picture. The police are looking for someone named "Mr. Jones" - probably a human. There's a mugger operating locally that uses an electrostunner - always keep an eye out behind you. The Blue Boys have come into some money - they're buying new cyberware, heavier armor, and weapons. Do you have a toxy-rad gauge? You might want one, there's some traces of heavy radioactivity in the area. Those Quill Bats seem to be heaviest in this area - where are they coming from? There was a "blind robbery" up three levels yesterday - all the power was cut and a lot of stuff was stolen. NEW want ads (day 3) Our processing floor is placing obedient analysts at Blackhold. Vrusk only. Need license. Do you know how to hunt bats? Let's work together! We are hiring now. The Drunken Daisy has excellent credit for fully-certified bartenders. Yazirians only. Serious applicants only. We are hiring people like you! Niles Vehicles local is recruiting a self-motivated staff member for our Medical office at Fool's Gulch. Humans only. UniHo local corporation is interviewing for committed staff for our local Enforcement pod. Don't waste out time. Humans only. Bring people skills! N.E.T. KENP1L356WKLK4P0 Our support team has many open positions for a friendly roboticist. Humans only. Come with familiarity with task! New office is hiring a mathematician. Humans only! Tattoos and ritual scarring required. We have great benefits. First Dralasite Savings and Loan local company is looking for a bodyguard. Dralasites only. Serious applicants only. We are seeking writers. Humans only! Come with lack of education. That you π? Prove it! Or ask G about the brain in a purse We need you! Trained psycho-Social office are adding a writer. No phone calls. Prior experience suggested! We have exciting career opportunities. We are recruiting deep writers. Send resume and blood sample! Humans only. Hard-working corporation is seeking tireless enforcers. Yazirians need not apply. Extensive qualifications suggested. We have CASH! I.I. has career opportunities for driven biologists in Investment at Steeldove. Send resume and blood sample. RUNALEN? NE1UC? BUTNQNU! Cassadine Development Corporation is seeking a medic for our Processing division. Vrusk only! Requires intimate knowledge of profession!

Sorry I missed last night's game. Hope everyone is well and we made progress on finding the little girl. What was the big gang fight about and what's the deal with the Blue Boys? Who is Mr. Beadle and do we need to pay him a visit about a certain photo?

The game went well. A lot happened, but I bet the log will appear before next session. The little girl was found and rescued, although there are some loose ends. Regardless, I'm going to count it as a completed goal. I total up the XP once the log and/or creativity task appears. Unfortunately, your other questions were not pursued this week, mainly because the party was really busy.

Since I don't think you've had time to really be reading the want ads, I'll stick to just news and rumors this time. An enterprising reporter caught a picture of one the Malthar's Assault Scouts landing at Rue (gone now) Gangs of enterprising individuals, including R'Qeezk have been hunting down quill bats for the bounty Several quill bats have been caught and when dissected were found to be carrying a simple tracking chip Andrew Styrigi has been admitted to a hospital - rumors say he's dying A group of professional archaeologists unearthed a hidden Sathar outpost in Fool's Gulch and recovered a spaceship There's a itinerant merchant on the next to bottom level of the University Warren's selling weird weapons The police have started searching all male humans - nobody knows what they're looking for Ten of your recent graduate classmates disappeared last week, it's the same story as usual There was a big gang fight between the Valkyrie and the Blue Boys - somebody's giving heavy weapons to the BB While you were gone to Fool's Gulch, a set of bombs knocked out all the monorails for several hours Mr Beadle got in a big verbal fight with Vulu (formerly friends), but now neither one will talk about it If you're looking for quick money, the Vortex is a secret martial-arts club that will let anybody brawl for big cash The newest fashion: sonic earrings: they play soft music in your ears, or work as sonic grenades in a pinch

New rumors for day 8... There's a new dome being built a few minutes outside Styrigia, but it's a security zone (shoot on sight) The quill bats seem to be disappearing, they are very short-lived and must have meat to lay eggs A gang of Vrusk got in a fight with a bunch of spacers, but were knocked out by a doze grenade Andrew Styrigi has returned from the hospital and the "news" claims that he is in good health The government is now requiring everyone to present an identity card to ride any public transportation Another of your classmates disappeared last night, last seen boarding monorail after a party in End Dome A supersonic transport crashed yesterday shortly before landing at NewPort, no survivors There's a 100k dead-or-alive bounty put up for a mysterious person of unknown race named "Dack" The Malthar's famous space-suit race is scheduled two days from now

New rumors for day 12: Quill bats haven't been seen for several days, instead they have appeared in the other domes and are steadily increasing The search for Mr Jones has reached new levels -> security now requires fingerprints for human males to ride public trans Nilo the famous prospector and archaeologist was found dead in End Dome -> looks like a suicide, but nobody believes it A contingent of Styrigi family guards got into a fight with an unknown group of assailants (assassins?) in a back street in Old Dome Justin White, a renowned philanthropist (and master surgeon and roboticist) is showing off an ancient computer chip said to prove the existence of human pre-civilization space-flight technology A group of pirate clans banded together and captured a large passenger starliner and destroyed the escorts, no word of ransom demands The Malthar has a secret "x-ray" scanner that he is using to take pictures of innocent civilians on the surface in compromising situations The Styrigi government has entered the manufacturing business and is building atomic engines on the surface? The Screechers is moving into the University Warrens, but so is a new gang called "The Winds" who seem especially malicious A subspace radio signal was detected (but not traced) somewhere in the GlitterDome warrens -> this is very illegal, so there was a search A big bomb went off in PanGal dome, with a standard terrorist calling card, but then the terrorists released a message saying they didn't do it A large amount of money (more than 10M Styrigi) was stolen from a Streel bank using nothing but indirect computer espionage

New rumors for day 13: The search for Mr Jones has suddenly stopped.  Was he caught? Alice Styrigi is introducing her adopted niece to society tonight with a upper-class costume ball. Several bounty hunters are in the university warrens asking questions about Dack since the bounty was doubled. The government is treating the PanGal bombing as an accident, but says the Streel theft was linked to terrorist activity. The Winds set up a base on this level as far away from the Valkyries as they can get, which means near you... The Screechers are selling a new combat drug, which is supposedly pretty effective... The bottom level of Capitol Dome was intentionally flooded with water -> reportedly to kill all the quill bats there Several vendors are starting to use hologram advertising to attract customers... with amazing results UPF is recruiting for Spacefleet, but anyone who even goes to an interview is then interrogated by Styrigi government There is a shortage of medical supplies ... all the local production centers are closed down for inspections. There's a prospector's land race on the 15th, but you have to register today -> ground vehicles only The plans for the new Styrigi atomic engine were apparently stolen and there are rumors about "the camera" involved