Contraband
Illegal goods that carry severe penalties if caught in possession.
| Name | Rarity | Size | Base Value | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ghost Rounds | rare | 2 | 700 cr | Ammunition manufactured without serial markings, energy signatures, or any identifiable trace. Built from bootleg power cells and titanium ingots in unlicensed armories. When forensics pulls these from a hull, the report just says 'unknown ordnance.' That's the point. | |
| Gutter Flux | uncommon | 1 | 120 cr | A viscous chemical paste synthesized from industrial solvents and chlorine compounds. The name comes from the drainage channels where the first batches were cooked. Serves as a precursor for most illicit pharmaceuticals in the outer systems. | |
| Hot Cell | uncommon | 2 | 200 cr | Jury-rigged power cells assembled from scavenged plasma conduits and stripped copper wiring. They run hot, they run unstable, and they're half the price of the legal alternative. Don't drop them. | |
| Nerve Burn | rare | 1 | 500 cr | A crystalline stimulant that hits the nervous system like a plasma arc. Users report a burning sensation that starts at the spine and spreads outward, followed by hyper-acute reflexes and a complete inability to feel pain. The crash is legendary. | |
| Pirate Moonshine | common | 1 | 150 cr | Distilled from water ice and pharmaceutical cultures in conditions that would make a health inspector weep. Every stronghold swears theirs is the best. They all share the same property: you won't remember what happened, and you won't want to. | |
| Red Mist | uncommon | 1 | 300 cr | A pre-loaded injector of synthetic adrenaline and neural accelerants. Popular with boarding parties. Everything goes red, everything slows down, and you stop caring about the odds. Side effects include nosebleeds, short-term memory gaps, and an overwhelming urge to do it again. | |
| Starshine | uncommon | 1 | 450 cr | Pirate moonshine filtered through crushed energy crystals. The crystalline infusion gives it an otherworldly glow and a taste that's been described as 'the aurora borealis in a glass.' The only pirate product that some empire citizens will quietly admit to seeking out. | |
| Void Dust | rare | 1 | 450 cr | A fine iridescent powder derived from nebular gas processed through gutter flux. Inhaled or dissolved in liquid, it produces vivid hallucinations of drifting through open space. Highly addictive. Banned in all empire territories. |