Archival Science Databanks
Communications intercept. Transmission detected Sat 22nd of Nov 2008 at 09:26 AM by Othinn. Communique follows:
Stiletto, the collector for the Bookwyrms gang
Initial Message
I roll with the Daggers. We've been after the Bookwyrms' territory for a while now, but we need someone to go in and weaken them. It can't be one of us, that'd tip them off. Kill as many of them as you can, bring me back their Bookmarks as proof.
If you don't have enough gang tokens
The Bookwyrms are getting weaker, but they're not weak enough to be vulnerable to an attack yet. I need Bookmarks as proof of how many you've taken out. Bring me more and we'll be good to go.
If you have all of the requirements
Man, look at all those Bookmarks you've got. You've been a big help to the Daggers - soon we'll be able to roll through here and take Chelsea away from the Bookwyrms. We owe you, take this submachine gun. Be sure to use it on a few more Bookwyrms if you get the chance.
After the trade
We're getting closer to our goal. Every Bookwyrm you kill will make it that much easier for us.
Yorkie, the collector for the Daggers gang
Initial Message
A war is brewing between the Daggers and the Dog Pound. You're gonna help me with a few preemptive strikes. Don't get uppity, there's plenty in it for you. Go kill me some Daggers and bring back their pretty knives. They don't let go of those things for any reason but death.
If you don't have enough gang tokens
Well look at you, doin' good so far. You been killin' Daggers, pickin' up the knives they carry? I need more knives, and that's a lot of dead Daggers. What are you waiting for? Get to it!
If you have all of the requirements
Wow, and here I doubted anyone could get me this many knives. Here's the reward I promised you. Anytime you wanna kill some Daggers, it's fine with me.
After the trade
Feel free to keep killing Daggers. It only helps the Dog Pound.
Bowie, the collector for the Dog Pound gang
Initial Message
The Dog Pound made the stupid mistake of trying to extort an ally of the Daggers. If you assist me in fulfilling their death wishes, you will be well paid. I require their Dog Tags as proof of their deaths.
If you don't have enough gang tokens
The Dog Pound will never learn their place unless you carry out total carnage on them. And I won't know that you have unless you bring me more of their Dog Tags. Do that, and we can make a deal.
If you have all of the requirements
Maybe The Dog Pound will learn their lesson that attacking a friend of the Daggers is the same as attacking the Daggers themselves. That should make our point, not that you care.
Here is what you do care about: your payment.
After the trade
The Dog Pound hasn't stepped out of line in quite some time. We can thank you for that.
Jacob, the collector for the Suits gang
Initial Message
They're after me! They're after us all! The Suits! But they can't take my money, they can't take my life...I want you to kill them. Kill them all. Bring me their magic Gold Fountain Pens and I'll make you rich.
If you don't have enough gang tokens
Not enough! NOT ENOUGH! Keep killing the Suits! Kill them all! More! I need more pens! Bring me more Gold Fountain Pens!
If you have all of the requirements
Ha! I win! The Suits can't stop me! They'll never stop me! I have the Gold Fountain Pens! Take this item, noble warrior. It is full of glamor and magic...it will keep you safe...
After the trade
They're still out there, you know. They just keep coming, no matter how many you kill, they just keep coming.
Officer Taylor, the collector for the White Security gang
Initial Message
I'm in charge of drills and training for White Security. Our final exam is harsh. I want you to find my men and try to kill them. If they live, they pass. A warning though: they'll respond with lethal force. Bring me their Silver Badges. If you can.
If you don't have enough gang tokens
It's a shame, these badges came from good men. But being a good man doesn't mean that you're cut out for White Security. If you can't bring me more of these Silver Badges, their test is over.
If you have all of the requirements
That's a lot of Silver Badges... It looks like this White Security class has failed their tests. This is never easy, but they know the risks. Bah, what do you care? Here's your payment. You can leave now.
After the trade
White Security is the best there is. Our final exam ensures that no second rate officers ever graduate.
If you don't have a Special Silver Badge
Stick to the stuff you've actually seen, okay?
If you do have a Special Silver Badge
Hmm... You never should've gotten your hands on one of those... okay, tell you what. You take this cell phone; it'll get you in touch with Dame White. She needs to know what's going on here.
After the trade
Don't forget to be respectful when you see Dame White... she's a powerful woman, one you don't want as an enemy.
Viktor, the collector for the Chisels gang
Initial Message
The Chisels gang thinks that they have dirt on me. I'm sure a few dead bodies will help them to see why they should hand it over. Bring me some of the Ivory Handled Chisels that they use and I'll give you part of the payout that they're looking to get from me.
If you don't have enough gang tokens
The Chisels are trying to wring me for $info. They need more motivation to make a deal and a pile of their dead friends is the best motivation I know of. I see you have some of those Ivory Handled Chisels there. You must've already taken a few of them out. Get some more and bring them to me.
If you have all of the requirements
You've brought me those Ivory Handled Chisels. Good job, you really saved my ass. Those bastards won't ever try to blackmail me again. And just as I promised, here's something that was meant for them.
After the trade
The Chisels learned that I do not like to be embarassed. They may try again, never underestimate the persistence of the stupid.
Wrightby, the collector for the Warriors gang
Initial Message
The Warriors have been around for far too long. I got some guys poised to move in and take over this place and they just need a little moral boost to get ready for it. Go on a little killing spree and bring me back those Red Bandanas.
If you don't have enough gang tokens
Get me some more of those little Red Bandanas you got there and I'll buy ‘em offa you. I need to motivate my boys before we attack. Grab me more Red Bandanas. Do me a favor and take the heads out of them first.
If you have all of the requirements
Alright, these Bandanas should really help out. I'll show ‘em to my boys and they'll know what a bunch of chumps the Warriors are. Take this pistol, just make sure you don't use it on any of my boys when we move in.
After the trade
Anytime now. We'll be ready to move in anytime.
Deadboy, the collector for the Sleepers gang
Initial Message
I'm with the Runners. Rumor has it that the Sleepers are gonna hit us soon, but we need time to get ready for them. We can demoralize the Sleepers if we make them think that there are more of us than than there are. Start killing as many as you can and bring their Ankhs to me.
If you don't have enough gang tokens
The Sleepers are gonna attack any day now. You've done a good job takin' ‘em out from what I hear, but not good enough. I need more Ankhs if our plan is gonna have a prayer of working. I'll have something for you if you can get ‘em.
If you have all of the requirements
You have Ankhs from the Sleepers? Bitchin'! I think this just may work out for us. With the Sleepers worried about who's going to get it next, they may call off their attack on us. Take this, you've earned it.
After the trade
Everything has been quiet from the Sleepers. Maybe they really did give it up.
Jokah, the collector for the Runners gang
Initial Message
We have a demonstration planned for the Runners but we can't afford to have any of our own people injured while collecting what we need for the show. Bring me Silver Anklets from the bodies of dead Runners.
If you don't have enough gang tokens
I'll have a use for those Silver Anklets if you can get me enough of them. Come back with more of them.
If you have all of the requirements
Oh, this is good. We will send these Silver Anklets to the leaders of the Runners to announce our attack. It will be a glorious demonstration of our might. As for you, here's a reward for helping us. You will not be forgotten when the Sleepers rule the streets.
After the trade
Soon the day of reckoning will come to the Runners!
Hasad, the collector for the Pit Vipers gang
Initial Message
The Pit Vipers are a nest of backbiting traitors. They need to learn that one cannot simply abandon one's loyalties. Kill them. Don't stop killing them until you collect their Snakeskin Pouches. Then return to me for payment.
If you don't have enough gang tokens
The Pit Vipers must learn that no one walks away from one's loyalties. I see that you have been busy collecting their pouches. Come back with more Snakeskin Pouches, and all will be well.
If you have all of the requirements
Excellent. This will not go unnoticed. The Pit Vipers will learn that betrayal has a price. And, I'm assuming, so do your services. Here is your payment. Use it well.
After the trade
Loyalty is the most valuable trait one can possess. One man's loyalty is more valuable than all of the $information in the Matrix.
Mikah, the collector for the Wharf Rats gang
Initial Message
The Wharf Rats have a strange process that alters the RSIs of new initiates. I wish to study this process, and I'm willing to reward you for providing me with samples. Bring me their Rat Tails.
If you don't have enough gang tokens
I need more Rat Tail samples if I'm going to have any hope of puzzling out the code that the Wharf Rats integrate into their new recruits. Come back to me when you have them all and we'll make a deal.
If you have all of the requirements
Excellent, this should be all of the samples I need for my next battery of tests on the code of the Wharf Rats gang. You, in the meantime, are probably interested in a reward in exchange for these.
After the trade
Soon I will be able to reverse engineer the secret code that the Wharf Rats introduce into their members.
Winston, the collector for the Hellions gang
Initial Message
Sometimes in order to avoid a massive confrontation, one must cut corners. The Hellions have strayed into our territory too often. We will decorate our borders with the Devil's Head Medallions.
If you don't have enough gang tokens
We wish to have a demonstration using the Medallions of the Hellions. We do not have enough medallions to make our point yet. My patience is short. Come back with more of them, or don't come back.
If you have all of the requirements
You have Hellion Medallions? Oh yes, this will do nicely. Normally, I wouldn't think an outsider could handle this job, but you get what you pay for and I pay well. This is for your troubles.
After the trade
You impress me. And I am not an easy man to impress.
Sergeant Wynn, the collector for the Assassins gang
Initial Message
I am charged with the task of eliminating members of the Assassins. This necessitates the hiring of mercenaries such as yourself from time to time. You will be compensated handsomely if you return to me with more Skull Coins.
If you don't have enough gang tokens
In order for the Assassins to be eliminated, their numbers must be reduced. It is known that I will pay anyone who assists in this task. I require more of their Skull Coins before the bargain will be fulfilled. Return when you have them all.
If you have all of the requirements
Excellent. My contract for the elimination of the Assassins is satisfied and our business is concluded. Here is your compensation.
After the trade
I am continuing my efforts to control and confine the Assassins.
Officer Peck, the collector for the Shades gang
Initial Message
Assets of Corporate Security have come under attack recently, and our investigations point to the Shades as the responsible party. We do not want to engage in open warefare. Eliminate them and bring me their Onyx Pendants for my employer's collection.
If you don't have enough gang tokens
I am told you are doing well in the elimination of the Shades, but I require more Onyx Pendants before I can consider my operation a success and offer you any sort of compensation.
If you have all of the requirements
Excellent. The Shades have been punished, and my employer has his trophies. You have earned this reward, mercenary. Use it well, and never against Corporate Security.
After the trade
I'm watching you.
Chavers, a collector for the Corporate Security gang
Initial Message
The gangs in downtown have a mutual problem. The name of that problem is Corporate Security. We have come together to sponsor a bit of a hunt. Bring me their Gold Badges, and you win the prize.
If you don't have enough gang tokens
I see that you have been participating in the hunt on Corporate Security. Your progress is impressive, taking on Corporate Security is no small task. Still, we set the bar high and we will need more Gold Badges before a prize is delivered.
If you have all of the requirements
You have handled Corporate Security in a most impressive fashion. Few are able to complete the goal that we set. As we have promised all who compete, here is your prize. Use it well.
After the trade
Corporate Security continues to be a problem, but it is a problem that we are working to solve.
Chavim, a collector for the Corporate Security gang
Initial Message
Have you met my brother, Chavers? He and I represent the same consortium of downtown gangs in opposition to Corporate Security. You may participate in a round of the hunt here if you wish. The rules are the same: Gold Badges in exchange for a reward.
If you don't have enough gang tokens
Already you have defeated the members of Corporate Security. I am confident that soon you will present me with more Gold Badges, and I will present you with your reward.
If you have all of the requirements
Capital work! Defeating so many members of Corporate Security is no small task. Here is your reward for such an impressive feat, a mighty weapon for a mighty warrior.
After the trade
Corporate Security grows weaker by the day. Feel free to send any new warriors to participate in the hunt.
Taggart, the collector for the Neighborhood Watchers gang
Initial Message
The Eagle Pins that the Neighborhood Watch use to identify one another are very valuable to me. Please, bring me a few of them and you will be rewarded handsomely. A warning: the Neighborhood Watch will not part with them easily.
If you don't have enough gang tokens
I do love those Eagle Pins that the Neighborhood Watch wears. I see that you have a few already. Come back with more and I'll trade you something valuable for them. Go go go!
If you have all of the requirements
Excellent! Excellent! This is most excellent! I have wanted these Eagle Pins for such a long time and you bring me so many of them! Here is something for you, I'm sure you will find it as valuable as I find these treasures!
After the trade
Do keep an eye out for anything else that I may like for my collection.