10 Things on Clarion Station

10 Rumors to Ruminate

1.       1. The PGC Exploration Service is planning an expedition to probe beyond the White Light Nebula and are looking for qualified candidates to staff the mission.

2.      2. There is something living in the air vents, haven’t you ever noticed the smell that comes from the vents?

3.      3.  A Land Fleet dralasite heavy gunner sparred with him and knocked him out cold with one punch and left him lying flat on his back in the middle of his dojo.

4.      4.  Warning: Pain Ease Gum is know to the Government of Gran Quivera to be habit forming.

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10 Henchmen for Hire

1.       1. "Counselor" Byron Pascal of Cassidine
Studied Pschology at Triad Community College and worked for a time as a counselor on Triad before suddenly leaving. He's landed on Clarion station but has been unable to find work as a counselor so works as a technician in the life support plant on the station. He's not exessively brave and he's not happy with his job but has no money so he's stuck on Clarion station for the time being.

Bio-Social PSA: Psych-social 2 Environmental 1, Technician 1
There may be something to why he left Cassidine system as he's very tight lipped about it.

2.     2.  Jim “Jitsu”

His birth name is James Fairchild and previously he’s claimed distant relations to the Fairchilds of Clarion but his street name on Gran Quivera was Jimmy Fairplay. Jim Jitsu has had a checkered past as a scammer/swindler but learned some basic martial arts  while in jail and suddenly has recreated himself as Jim Jitsu master martial artist. He teaches a basic self-defense classes and holds himself out as a martial arts trainer.

He's cocky with a healthy dose of swagger. He's usually seen in upscale workout clothes (the kind that you don’t really work out in lest you soil them with sweat) or a "combat gi" which is basically a style of skien suit popularlized in action/martial arts extravaganza holovids that is now associated with martial arts in the popular culture of the Frontier. it includes a gi over the suit that has short pant legs and sleeves to show off the body armor side of the outfit. In other words its a fancy civilian skien suit that screams "I know kung fu, konichiwa, sushi and other Japanese words so you better watch out!"

He talks a grand game of self-defense holovids being in the works and a franchise of Jim Jitsu dojo's across the Frontier. He barely stays ahead of his rent and sleeps in the office of his Dojo and showers in the locker room. The holo-vids he’s produced were self-published affairs. Because he dojo is not making him rich over night he is always on the lookout for some new opportunity. His current catch phrase is, “I’m Jim Jitsu, martial arts master, perhaps you've heard of me?” He usually accompanies this phrase with some stylized karate chops with his hands.

Tech PSA: Technician 1, Computers 1, Martial Arts 1

Combat Gi or High end work out clothes, Federanium medallion with Yin-yang symbol on it.

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10 Businesses to Browse

1.      1.  Currency Exchange.  Yes we have the standard credit but then there is the CFM and their currency and I'm sure some territories and worlds love the freedom of keeping their own currencies.

2.       2. Holotheatre.  Sized to fit the station population so that the peak hour shows maximize the seating. Plays local Clarion shows and the current blockbusters from StarPlay.

3.      3.  Human and Yazirian bath and grooming salon.  This is a simple spa and barber shop/salon.  Yazirians like a good traditional grooming and humans like their hair cut/done regularly.  This is one racial crossover that bonds humans and yazirians as friends.

4.     4.  Dralasite steam bath.  Only sized to three or four dralasites at a time but dralasites like the social interaction of a proper steam bath and the standard accommodation bathrooms are single occupancy affairs.  It was mentioned elsewhere that living accommodations on stations are easily reconfigured for each race.  This is true of the bathrooms as well and the bathing facilities in these accommodations do convert from showers to steam rooms for dralasites but they only fit one dralasite at a time and the dralasite must stand or straddle a stool.  The purpose being to get clean and back to other life activities. The communal steam bath has the customary lounging bowls for a good long soak and conversation.

5.      5.  Exercise facility.  Treadmills, weights, etc.  Possibly there is another area in lower G to no G where simulated swimming/gliding can happen by climbing into a changer that jets water/air past you to create a current.  This chamber is not necessarily recommended for the claustrophobic.

6.      6.  Tanning Salon.  Astronauts today don't seem to do this to get healthy UV exposure, but then they are on a space station that has little to no radiation protection compared to what SF may consider standard requirement.  They actually get over exposed to radiation.  So, assuming that SF standards of stellar radiation protection for a space station are pretty good, the occupants may suffer from lack of UV exposure that planet side beings get naturally.  Or, maybe this is just built into the modern SF lighting systems and this is a non-issue.

7.     7.  Bank with safe deposit boxes.  I suggest this because there is always the need for a good plot hook where a jewel or hi-tech device are passing through the station and the owner needs a more secure place to drop the item so that they can stop being their own security guard for a while and relax now that they are almost done carrying their little treasure to the new world.

8.     8.  Sanctuary.  This could be a small chapel church with a live-in priest or some other calm off limits room where a soul can seek a moment or two of silence and seclusion.  There is no fee to get in and it is intended that only one use the room at a time.  I like the idea of a live-in religious being so that the location can actually serve as a full sanctuary where the troubled being can hide from universe like Notre Dam.

9.      9.  Holoarcade.  Not the holodeck from Star Trek.  Rather, the holographic version of the old 80's video arcade.  Think rows of arcade machines that project a holoscreen within the confines of the machines booth.  Just chop an arcade machine down to the height of the controls replacing the screen with a holodisplay showing what the player is seeing.  Then put a pad or pads around the spectator holodisplay for the players to stand on while a holoscreen is projected around them.  The result is the player steps on the pad and appears to himself and others like the avatar of the game.  The player then sees the environment of the game around him.  The others that are spectators would see what the player sees in the smaller holodisplay in front of the player.  This holodisplay is also what advertises the game and attracts players.  A great pass time for beings cooped up on a station and not able to get out and enjoy the world below them.

10.  10. The Apothecary": a small shop run by a small wisened gnome of a man, Bartholomew Bigelow the "Apothecary to the Stars" has a little shop on Clarion station. If anyone tries to question the "to the Stars" appellation he just smiles. He also trades in rumor and some say has connections to CFM. 

He specializes in teas and gum. But his teas and gum are formulated for specific biologies or species so a tea sold to a specific species is of no effect on another. Note gum is not suitable for all species (dralasites and vrusk) not appreciated by yazirians so it's almost exclusively a human product. 

Pain Ease gum or tea formulated for individual species floods the users system with pain killing compounds and triggers the release of endorphins or endorphin like compounds from the user's brain as their specific biology. 1 cup Tea works for 5 hours or one stick of gum for 1 hour (5/pack) will nullify pain penalty and limitation of one rate of fire for 1/2 STA. Adequate self administered anesthetic substitute.  Cost 2 Cr. Per 1 tea bag or pack of gum

Elast-A-Balm: For dralasites but some humans claim it's great as a hair gel. Elast-A-Balm comes in a small pocket sized jar and will last one GST week of continual use. It cuts the dralasties limb formation time in half and artificially increases the dralasite's DEX score ONLY for purposes of computing number of limbs he can generate (max score= 100). If used as hair gel it imparts a greasy look but hair won't move except extreme circumstances. Yazirians dislike the smell -5% for NPC reactions to a user of this product. Cost: 10 Cr 

Blood Infused Fortified Targ Jerky: No body but Yazirians like the taste. If a yazirian who ingests this gain one a +5% to battle rage attempts one hour latter and this effect will last 5 hours. Comes in small resealable pouches 5 doses to a pouch. Cost: 20 Cr./ Pouch

Vrusk Alert Kzz Grubs: The Kzz grubs are traditional vruskan medical practice. The grubs we're grown and fed certain compounds which were stored in their bodies. When the grub was ingested by a vrusk the medical properties of those compounds we're experienced by the ingestee. This was a very old and traditional practice. A trade house on __________(I'll supply the colony name latter) has revived this practice marketing The Vrusk Alert compounds which boost a vrusk ability to pay attention conferring a +5% bonus to both INT and Comprehension ability. They take effect within 10 minutes of ingestion and last for 5 hours. Originally the grubs had to be kept alive but the Vrusk Pharmicopia trade house developed a secret method of drying the grubs and retaining the efficacy of the drug/ compounds this is their flagship product. Cost: 10 Cr/ dried grub. 

There are various herbal teas that the Apothecary makes for various ailments or compaints.

Void Jump Tea is said to have a calming effect on the system for those who experience nasea and distress during void jumps. Void Jump Tea is 2Cr/tea bag and special teas are made to order 3 Cr /does 

Zero G tea Brewer and tumbler: 20 Cr (with Royal Marine crest and motto emblazoned on side: 25Cr).

10 Services to See

1.       1. Customs and Immigration Section.  There would likely not be free access to walk from a ship to a shuttle or even the station proper.  Everybeing still gets to wait in line to have their carry-on and body searched.  They must show their ID and register their presence.  Their luggage must be searched and they must comply to all customs laws and duty fees.  Some section of the station must be set apart for this function.

2.      2.  Weapons Check. With the restrictive weapons laws on Clarion anyone arriving on station via a commercial passenger berth whether on a freighter or passenger liner may immediately stop by Weapons Check and “coat check” their questionable weapons under a “No Questions” asked policy. They will be free to take their weapons when they disembark from the station.

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10 Things to Find

1.     1.   2d10 kilo of TD-19 explosive with a cheap Oni Sends detonator found in air vent or behind an access panel. It's thickly covered in dust and possibly has been in this spot 10 or more years if one has to guess. Oni Sends is a company making cheap knock off that often have defects.

2.      2.  Uni-ho’s new combat-gi, as seen in the holo-vids, the combat-gi is a fancy civilian skein suit that combine a tough martial arts Gi with skein suit technology. Available for the low low price of 500 Cr. but on space sale now for 400 Cr.

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