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game_systems:traveller:starlightdrifter:adventure_journal [2026/03/11 20:21] – [The Inspector and the Security Manager] Bryan Stephensgame_systems:traveller:starlightdrifter:adventure_journal [2026/03/11 20:38] (current) – [The “Offer” of a Job] Bryan Stephens
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 ==== The “Offer” of a Job ==== ==== The “Offer” of a Job ====
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 Viktor gathers the group together in their suits at KDV. They have decided that staying at the Highport is the best option moving forward, just in case there is any blowback from LSP. This did not make it any harder for Captain Orvelle of Military Intelligence to contact Viktor and assure him that KDV was in the clear, and this his organization was managing things. He also asked Viktor for a small favor.  Viktor gathers the group together in their suits at KDV. They have decided that staying at the Highport is the best option moving forward, just in case there is any blowback from LSP. This did not make it any harder for Captain Orvelle of Military Intelligence to contact Viktor and assure him that KDV was in the clear, and this his organization was managing things. He also asked Viktor for a small favor. 
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 //“Sternmetal Horizons appears to have sent a ground team there 7 years ago which had promising findings of resources. They have the clout to push through development, which the Imperial Ministry of Colonization wants. They are going to approach us with a job. I have documents here you can review. They will double what Sternmetal Horizons pays us., or pay us half if we are unsuccessful. We are just sitting here doing nothing but spending money.”// //“Sternmetal Horizons appears to have sent a ground team there 7 years ago which had promising findings of resources. They have the clout to push through development, which the Imperial Ministry of Colonization wants. They are going to approach us with a job. I have documents here you can review. They will double what Sternmetal Horizons pays us., or pay us half if we are unsuccessful. We are just sitting here doing nothing but spending money.”//
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 //”I take it we are being asked to take this job when offered?”// Sharri notes.  //”I take it we are being asked to take this job when offered?”// Sharri notes. 
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 It is known that the survey team boarded the steamer, which began to cross the lake when it was fired upon and badly holed. According to reports, the rebels ceased fire when it became apparent the steamer was not a government vessel but a non-combatant, although other sources say it was pounded into scrap. It seems that the steamer made some progress down the lake before suffering rapid structural failure and sinking with great loss of life. The survey team went down with the ship. It is known that the survey team boarded the steamer, which began to cross the lake when it was fired upon and badly holed. According to reports, the rebels ceased fire when it became apparent the steamer was not a government vessel but a non-combatant, although other sources say it was pounded into scrap. It seems that the steamer made some progress down the lake before suffering rapid structural failure and sinking with great loss of life. The survey team went down with the ship.
  
-If the Crew can enter the sunken wreck and bring up the survey team’s records and instruments, they will receive full payment. An additional Cr10000 is payable for the bodies of the five-strong survey team if they can be recovered and preserved in some way. The precise location of the wreck is worth Cr100000 but no other outcomes are considered a success. Sternmetal’s representative does not say but the firm wants proof that the rebels killed their team, just in case it proves useful in future negotiations.+If the Crew can enter the sunken wreck and bring up the survey team’s records and instruments, they will receive full payment. An additional Cr10,000 is payable for the bodies of the five-strong survey team if they can be recovered and preserved in some way. The precise location of the wreck is worth Cr100000 but no other outcomes are considered a success. Sternmetal’s representative does not say but the firm wants proof that the rebels killed their team, just in case it proves useful in future negotiations.
  
 Sternmetal Horizons arranges for the Crew to be conveyed to Hazel aboard a scheduled passenger ship and for suitable cover stories to allay suspicions. They will have to get from the starport to the lake using their own resources, although that should not be difficult. It is quite common for tourists to rent boats to see the sights, although there are restrictions regarding destinations.  Sternmetal Horizons arranges for the Crew to be conveyed to Hazel aboard a scheduled passenger ship and for suitable cover stories to allay suspicions. They will have to get from the starport to the lake using their own resources, although that should not be difficult. It is quite common for tourists to rent boats to see the sights, although there are restrictions regarding destinations. 
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 Once clear of the starport, the Crew will receive a package drop containing any equipment they chose not to carry through starport customs. Hazel has Law Level 7, so the Crew will not be permitted to bring in guns through the starport. Diving equipment would not provoke suspicion if the Crew seem like the types who enjoy underwater exploration, or it could be dropped outside the city. The drop will be made by a free trader crew who have been paid well to kick a bunch of crates on one-use grav landing units out of their airlock and then depart the system. No backup will be available after this point. Once clear of the starport, the Crew will receive a package drop containing any equipment they chose not to carry through starport customs. Hazel has Law Level 7, so the Crew will not be permitted to bring in guns through the starport. Diving equipment would not provoke suspicion if the Crew seem like the types who enjoy underwater exploration, or it could be dropped outside the city. The drop will be made by a free trader crew who have been paid well to kick a bunch of crates on one-use grav landing units out of their airlock and then depart the system. No backup will be available after this point.
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 ==== Travel Time ==== ==== Travel Time ====
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 The group books passage on a far trader not unlike their own, //Stalwart Stout//. It is odd to be in double occupancy cabins, though Rally is given his own based on his social status. He spends his time sulking that Hanson took his drugs and studies in his cabin. Galen similarly takes time to study in jump. Even Hanson, normally playing security, works on his own development. Viktor is always working and observes the people on the ship. He nudges Sharri to talk to the ship’s Captain, Morric Saranac. They hit it off as fellow captains, and Sharri seeks this as more learning for her.  The group books passage on a far trader not unlike their own, //Stalwart Stout//. It is odd to be in double occupancy cabins, though Rally is given his own based on his social status. He spends his time sulking that Hanson took his drugs and studies in his cabin. Galen similarly takes time to study in jump. Even Hanson, normally playing security, works on his own development. Viktor is always working and observes the people on the ship. He nudges Sharri to talk to the ship’s Captain, Morric Saranac. They hit it off as fellow captains, and Sharri seeks this as more learning for her. 
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 ==== The Search ==== ==== The Search ====
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 The next day is spent getting ready to pick up the drop on the next day. Hanson and Quint pick a location and Hanson comms the ship the instructions. As the others prepare, Rally is approached by a stranger, Hannis Jonne. Jonne wants Rally to take up the cause of the rebels as a celebrity. Rally, who is quite unhappily sober at the moment, is able to drunkenly refuse, saying politics was what drove him to drink in the first place. Telling the rest of the crew, they feel they are on the clock. The next day is spent getting ready to pick up the drop on the next day. Hanson and Quint pick a location and Hanson comms the ship the instructions. As the others prepare, Rally is approached by a stranger, Hannis Jonne. Jonne wants Rally to take up the cause of the rebels as a celebrity. Rally, who is quite unhappily sober at the moment, is able to drunkenly refuse, saying politics was what drove him to drink in the first place. Telling the rest of the crew, they feel they are on the clock.
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 The drop is the next day, and Hanson and Galen wade ashore at the side of the woods to retrieve it. Two locals stumble upon them, out to fish at the side of the lake. The young men stare wide-eyed and Hanson pulls out a rifle, not aiming at them, but sweetly intimidating them they best be on their way. The men flee before Galen even understands what is happening. The two hurry back to Quint’s boat.  The drop is the next day, and Hanson and Galen wade ashore at the side of the woods to retrieve it. Two locals stumble upon them, out to fish at the side of the lake. The young men stare wide-eyed and Hanson pulls out a rifle, not aiming at them, but sweetly intimidating them they best be on their way. The men flee before Galen even understands what is happening. The two hurry back to Quint’s boat. 
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 ==== Getting Offworld ==== ==== Getting Offworld ====
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 The crew decides to take the bodies off world and back to Trin for proper burial at their home. Sharri immediately pours herself into the lawbooks for precedent, and Rowen carries the ball from there. The whole series of arrangements takes another three days or so, in which time, Sharri has attracted the attention of local government. Unfortunately, Rowen is away when a local officer comes by to ask questions.  The crew decides to take the bodies off world and back to Trin for proper burial at their home. Sharri immediately pours herself into the lawbooks for precedent, and Rowen carries the ball from there. The whole series of arrangements takes another three days or so, in which time, Sharri has attracted the attention of local government. Unfortunately, Rowen is away when a local officer comes by to ask questions. 
  
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