Kusari, Shikoku system, Planet Junyo, Launch Pad
Junyo is a planet in the Shikoku system. It is almost entirely covered by a deep ocean that remains liquid across the planet's entire surface due to the young, hot Shikoku sun. While initially dismissed as infeasible for further development, the impending collapse of fisheries throughout Kusari in 630 AS motivated the government to begin terraforming the planet using recently discovered Alien Organisms in order to jump-start the nascent ecology. Within 50 years, the planetary environment had been sufficiently altered to begin wide-scale production of Luxury Foods under the administration of Samura, a company that refuses to concede the market to the competing Liberty firm of Synth Foods.
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- LOCATION: Shikoku system
- OWNER: Samura Heavy Industries
- DIAMETER: 5,280 km.
- MASS: 3.89 x 10e24 kg.
- TERRAIN: Water
- TEMPERATURE: 4°C to 46°C
- ESCAPE VELOCITY: 8.83 km/sec
Ships Selling[]
Commodities Buying[]
- Alien Organisms - $1,300
- Construction Machinery - $520
Commodities Selling[]
- Luxury Food - $1,040
- Oxygen - $10
- Water - $30
Guns For Sale[]
Turrets For Sale[]
Missiles For Sale[]
- Stalker Missile - Class 1
- Slingshot Missile - Class 3
- Windstalker Missile - Class 3
- Sweeper Missile - Class 4
- Catapult Missile - Class 5
Shields For Sale[]
- Adv. Sentry Fr. Shield - Class 2
- Adv. Sentry H.F. Shield - Class 2
- Adv. Sentry L.F. Shield - Class 2
- Guardian Fr. Shield - Class 3 (Level 2)
- Guardian H.F. Shield - Class 3 (Level 2)
- Guardian L.F. Shield - Class 3 (Level 2)
- Adv. Guardian Fr. Shield - Class 4 (Level 6)
- Adv. Guardian H.F. Shield - Class 4 (Level 6)
- Adv. Guardian L.F. Shield - Class 4 (Level 6)
- Sentinel Fr. Shield - Class 5 (Level 10)
- Sentinel H.F. Shield - Class 5 (Level 10)
- Sentinel L.F. Shield - Class 5 (Level 10)
Torpedo/Cruise Disruptors For Sale[]
Mine Dispensers For Sale[]
- Razor Mine
- Seeker Mine
- Tadpole Mine
- Wardog Mine
News[]
SHIKOKU CRIME WAVE HITS WORKERS: JUNYO[]
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SHIKOKU CRIME WAVE HITS WORKERS: JUNYO -- Many of Junyo's workers are threatening to leave the planetside seafood farms if something is not done about the ever increasing crime rates in Shikoku. The system is infamous for its prison and the foreigners' base at Deshima. A large percentage of the employees who work on Junyo are forced to live at Deshima because of the housing costs on the Junyo platforms and the lack of alternatives to the Bounty Hunter-owned base. "I don't like being worried every time my transport enters the Trade Lanes," quoted one fish farmer about his commute. | 
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JUNYO WORKERS FALL ILL: SHIKOKU[]
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JUNYO WORKERS FALL ILL: SHIKOKU -- Many of the employees working the fish farms of Junyo have been complaining of fatigue caused by an unidentified ailment. Samura doctors and scientists have been dispatched to investigate the strange illnesses that resulted in a record number of sick days in recent months. Those employees working in the Alien Organism processing decks have displayed the most serious symptoms. Officials at Samura's Shinjuku headquarters were unavailable for comment. |
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Rumors[]
"Most of the criminals that attack my ship in the Trade Lanes pour from the Saiun. It's such a beautiful place that to be filled with so many loathsome creatures is very regrettable."
"I will stare the depths of the waters here. There is little I can do to escape this place. I miss New Tokyo dearly, and I want only to be back there. I hate fish; I can never completely wash its smell from my skin."
"I used to be an important man in New Tokyo. My division was always ahead of schedule, and my team very efficient. One of my men was a terrible worker, so I fired him. Little did I know he was the cousin to a powerful executive."
"The Oxygen and Water collected at this base is sent to every other base in this system by Samura shipping convoys. Though we ship basic supplies, we still fall under attack quite often. Even criminals must drink and breathe, only I wish did they did less of it."
"We bring Alien Organisms to this planet to help maintain our fish populations. Most of the Organisms we get are from Shinjuku."
"In the Border Worlds on the eastern side of Kusari space is a planet where Alien Organisms are found in vast numbers. That planet, Kurile, is in dangerous space. If you believe yourself to be a good pilot, you could always bring them here."
"If you wish to go to New Tokyo, there is a way to line your pockets and travel there as well. Take a load of the Luxury Foods we produce here to the capitol. You may return with H-Fuel."
"This planet is very young. We first overlooked these oceans as a place to raise fish because they were bereft of life. It would have taken a very long time for a food chain to develop here, that is, until we used Alien Organisms to jumpstart the process."
"The communications tower is very high in the center of the station. There are always many people nearby. Perhaps I could throw myself off of its highest point and end this suffering."
"You seem to be an honorable fellow. This base could always use more Construction Machinery to keep our operations running smoothly. If you take Luxury Foods to Honshu and return with the Machinery, you should turn a nice profit."
"Sometimes I will look across these waters and wonder what creatures might have eventually emerged from these depths had we not meddled with nature here. Sometimes it is better for a man to eat rice, but you didn't hear that from me."
"The Saiun Cloud was so beautiful to me when I was first assigned to this system. Now I look upon its painted scape with fear, for there the worst of Kusari lurks. Even now I'm sure pirates wait for the next appetizing convoy to pass."
"I fly along the Trade Lanes between here and the New Tokyo Jump Gate. It is one of the most dangerous patrols in this system, and this is one of the most dangerous places in Kusari space. Needless to say, I am an excellent pilot."