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Tau 23

Tau-23

The Tau-23 system is between Bretonia and Kusari. Bretonia Mining and Metals estabilished a base to exploit the resources in the system, but the Independent Miners Guild also estabilished their own base. This system is claimed by the Outcasts, who use it as entrance for their drugs smuggling into Kusari. The strong criminal presence and the continuous radiation make this system dangerous for the miners who work here and for the occasional travellers, unless they get on well with the Outcasts.

Hazards: Radiations, Minefields

Planets[]

None

Bases[]

Cali Base[]

Cali Base in the Tau-23 system

Cali Base

An Outcast base. Outcasts are believed to be involved in the production and distribution of Cardamine, which has been declared illegal in the four major Houses.

Java Station[]

Java Station in the Tau-23 system

Java Station

The Independent Mining Guild (IMG) recently established Java Station to lay claim to the rich mineral resources present here, despite stiff competition from Bretonia Mining and Metal (BMM), a company that had hoped to exploit the system itself once the Tau-31 Jump Gate was completed.

Tau-31 Gate Construction Site[]

Tau-31 Gate Construction Site in the Tau-23 system

Tau-31 Gate Construction Site

A system as rich in resources as Tau-23 was ripe for exploitation, and once surveyed by Bretonia Mining and Metal (BMM) in 730 AS, the construction of a Jump Gate network linking the system with Bretonia become a high priority. While working on the Tau-31 Jump Gate has proceeded apace, the project has recently come under intense attack by the criminal organization known as the Outcasts, though the reasons behind the hostilities remain unclear. BMM has been forced to hire extra security to protect the construction project and has even attempted to begin limited mining of the valuable Beryllium deposits in the system as a way to offset skyrocketing costs.

Jump Gates/Holes[]

Wrecks[]

Edmund Marshall (7F, top-right)[]

Wreck of the Edmund Marshall in the Tau-23 system

Wreck of the Edmund Marshall

The wreck of the hijacked freight train Edmund Marshall. It was later disabled by a BMM patrol. Its cargo was Beryllium.

Wolverine (5E, center-bottom)[]

Wreck of the Wolverine in the Tau-23 system

Wreck of the Wolverine

The wreck of the Wolverine, flown by Bounty Hunter Ryan McKeen, left as a warning to others who venture too close to Outcast bases.

  • Contains
    • 1x Countermeasure Dropper
    • 20x Countermeasure Flares
    • 1x Gunslinger Mk 1 Turret
    • 15x Wasp Missle
    • 2x Winchester Mk II

Rumors[]

"This is civilized space here. Tau-23 is some wild country. Outcasts are buzzing around like hornets out there. I watched a Skye-22 Ring crane get demolished by the Outcasts last time I was up there. They lost a lot of people on that project. That's for the thrill-seeking DSE types. Not me." - Dr. Marcus Farmington, Deep Space Engineering, Waterloo Station, New London system

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