Archival Science Databanks
Communications intercept. Transmission detected Sat 22nd of Nov 2008 at 09:25 AM by Othinn. Communique follows:
FastBack, the collector for the Choppers gang
Initial Message
I used to run with the Choppers back before they turned into a group of thugs and murderers. I want control of the gang back. Take out those new bloods and bring me their Chopper Keys. A Chopper's ride is still his pride.
If you don't have enough gang tokens
The new Choppers are just a bunch of thieves and murderers. No heart. No soul. Keep clearing them out, and maybe I can get control of the gang back. If you can bring me more sets of their Chopper Keys, I'll make it worth your while.
If you have all of the requirements
Good job, you killed the little Chopper thugs and took their keys. No ride, no pride. Every one of these new punks that go down is a step towards me getting control of the gang back. I want you to have these boots. They used to mean something so wear them with pride.
After the trade
You're an old school Chopper as far as I'm concerned.
Michel, the collector for the Demon Army gang
Initial Message
They think they can keep me out? The Demon Army thinks they're too good for me? ME? I'll show them. I want you to kill each and every one of them. Bring me their Demon Head Medallions to prove it.
If you don't have enough gang tokens
The Demon Army is still out there, laughing at me. You've been takin' 'em down, I hear. I need more of their Medallions. Come back when you have the rest and I'll have something for you.
If you have all of the requirements
Ha! HAHA! That'll show those Demon Army bastards. They didn't want to give me a medallion, and now I have some of theirs! I'll have them all before I'm done. I guess you want to get paid, don't you?
After the trade
The Demon Army will pay for making me look like a fool.
Requirement Set 2
Visit the Chessman on the hill in Tabor Park, southeast of here, if you want to make some money. He and I see eye-to-eye on the Demon Army problem.
Requirement Set 3
Yes! Keep eliminating the Demon Army! You can sell the Demon Head Medallions to any vendor, or you can trade them to me for half the $info value, and valuable experience points. I'd like to get the Medallions as trophies, but the really important thing is that you keep putting the Demon Army in its place!
Requirement Set 4
Aha! So you wish to show others the bounty you've made from the Demon Army? Easily accomplished. You can't trade their Medallions to other operatives, but I'll exchange Medallions for these Souvenir versions, which can be traded freely, or sold at vendors for the same price as the Medallions.
After trading for Requirement Set 2
I think the Chessman would say that's a fair payment.
If you want more work, try Sister Margaret in Mara Church, southwest of here. Operatives often congregate at the Mara Central hardline, just south of that church.
By the way, once you're tough enough to survive crossing Richland, look for your organization's "Archivist" bookstore. The Archivists have access to a massive amount of lucrative material, including exclusive world constructs, and a vast archive of the critical missions that operatives have run since the Truce began. The Machine Archivist is in Midian Park, the Merovingian Archivist is in Apollyon, and the Zion Archivist is in Moriah Projects. You'll see them marked on your map.
After trading for Requirement Set 3
Keep eliminating the Demon Army! They must be utterly humiliated for rejecting me!
After trading for Requirement Set 4
Spread them far and wide! Tell the whole simulation: the Demon Army must fall!
Jack, the collector for the Crossbones gang
Initial Message
I tried to bring my little brother up right but he's been talking about joining the Crossbones gang lately. I want you to help me discourage him. Kill members of the Crossbones and bring me their Skull and Crossbones. I'll make it worth your time.
If you don't have enough gang tokens
All my little brother talks about is joining the Crossbones. The more of the jerks that turn up dead, the easier it'll be to help him see the truth. You've done good so far, but I need more Skull and Crossbones before I talk to him. Keep trying.
If you have all of the requirements
Alright, that should be enough Skull and Crossbones to convince my little brother to stay away from the gangs. These gloves should help you out, take 'em.
After the trade
Thanks for helping me out. The Crossbones should stay away from my brother...for a while...
Horace, the collector for the Bells gang
Initial Message
You know what they say about omelettes and eggs? Well I want the Blackwoods and the Bells to be one big happy gang again, but it won't happen until the Bells are weak. I'll pay you for helping speed this process. One pair of special shoes for some Bronze Bells.
If you don't have enough gang tokens
The Bells are too strong. If I'm going to reunite them with the Blackwoods, I'll need as many of them taken out as possible. You'll have to do your part before you'll get your pay. I'll repeat it - bring me more Bronze Bells. Don't come back until you have them.
If you have all of the requirements
The Bells and the Blackwoods belong together. It's the best thing for everyone in Richland. With these Bronze Bells you've brought me, I can work towards making them one gang. Take this reward, you've earned it.
After the trade
The Bells and the Blackwoods will be reunited.
Loripor, the collector for the Blackwood gang in Mara
Initial Message
The Blackwoods have been a plague on this neighborhood for years. I want you to punish them, and I'll pay you to do it. Kill them, and bring me those Onyx Rings they wear. Attached fingers are optional.
If you don't have enough gang tokens
The Blackwoods have suffered at your hands, but not nearly enough. Keep killing them until you find more Onyx Rings.
If you have all of the requirements
You have killed many members of the Blackwoods, and I thank you for that. I can offer you this token as payment for what you've done.
After the trade
I won't stop until every member of the Blackwoods gang dies bleeding in the street.
If you don't have a Translocation Program
Have you come across any translocation programs? They contain code which has very fundamental access to RSI data in the Matrix, and can be worth quite a bit to those who know what to do with them.
If you have a Translocation Program
I see you have one of those translocation programs that have been turning up since the recent blackout. Rumor has it that the Machines did... something with the Matrix hardware, and the presence of these programs is a side effect. I'll trade you something useful for one of these programs. Don't worry too much about which item you take; I'm sure more of these translocation programs will show up soon.
After you trade the Translocation Program
Come back if you come across more of these. My buyers need them to make items like these.
If you don't have a Bloody Surgical Mask and a Scalpel
Come see me when you've got a certain type of surgical mask. It won't be easy to get, but my employer will make it worth your while.
If you have both a Bloody Surgical Mask and a Scalpel
So you took down the mad doctors? I wouldn't have guessed it by your looks. Anyhow, I've been instructed to give you this-- read the note carefully and follow the directions; you won't regret it.
After you trade the Bloody Surgical Mask and Scalpel
Remember to read it carefully!
Kerton, the collector for the Blackwood gang in Magog
Initial Message
The Blackwoods continue to spread out from Mara like vermin. I want you to send a message that they are not welcome here and I'll pay you what I can. Bring me back their Onyx Rings to prove that the message has been sent.
If you don't have enough gang tokens
The Blackwoods only understand violence. You're off to a start, but you haven't gotten the message through to them yet. Keep killing them. Come back to me when you have more of their Onyx Rings as proof of their deaths.
If you have all of the requirements
Little by litte, we'll drive the Blackwoods back into Mara where they belong. I'll keep these Rings, you take these gloves, they're all I have to offer you.
After the trade
The Blackwoods are getting the message. Continue to hunt them down wherever you see them.
Caspin, the collector for the 88 gang
Initial Message
The Eighty Eights bring nothing but pain and death to this neighborhood. They'll have to kill me before I stop striking back at them for what they did. Bring me those Toy Rockets they carry. They'll only give them up when they're dead.
If you don't have enough gang tokens
You've killed a few Eighty Eights, but you're not done yet, those bastards still need pain brought down on them. Bring me more Toy Rockets. Kill as many Eighty Eights as it takes to get them.
If you have all of the requirements
Thank you for bringing punishment down on the Eighty Eights. My family will rest a bit better knowing that you've helped avenge their deaths. I suppose all you care about is your payment. Here. Now leave me.
After the trade
I will not stop until all of the Eighty Eights are dead.
KatScratch, the collector for the Furies gang in Zia
Initial Message
The Furies seem to think that it is their place to terrorize any creature who wanders through their precious territory. We want you to thin their numbers. Be a good kitty and bring me their Platinum Disk Medallions and you'll get a treat.
If you don't have enough gang tokens
Good kitty, I hear you've been clawing at the eyes of the Furies and gathering some presents for us. Wait...oh no, bad kitty. I need more Platinum Disk Medallions! Shoo, kitty, and come back when you have what I need.
If you have all of the requirements
Oh, good kitty. Look at all the shiny Medallions that you brought us! Those nasty Furies will leave us alone now. Here's your treat, kitty.
After the trade
A few less Furies makes us all happy.
LilQuick, the collector for the Furies gang in Kedemoth
Initial Message
I need to keep the Furies distracted while I sneak into their territory to visit my lady. They're not happy with me, so I can't just go walking over there. Tell you what, take a few of them out and bring me their Platinum Disk Medallions.
If you don't have enough gang tokens
What's this? You been killin' Furies, right? Gettin' their Platinum Disk Medallions? I need more of those medallions if you can get 'em. It'll distract the Furies so I can see my lady again. Come back when you have 'em all.
If you have all of the requirements
Sweet deal, man. You killed so many of those Furies that they ain't gonna care about me no more. Here, take this. Since I don't need to sneak in and out of there anymore maybe you can use it.
After the trade
Thanks to you, I get to see my lady every night, and those Furies can't stop me.
JohnQ, the collector for the Slashers gang
Initial Message
Thin the ranks of the Slashers and bring me their Razor Blade Pendants. We can make a deal.
If you don't have enough gang tokens
All I want is for this neighborhood to be a safe place. It's those damned Slashers. I lack the strength to do anything about it myself but I don't lack resources. I need some more of those Razor Blade Pendants from you. Kill the Slashers until you find the pendants, then come back.
If you have all of the requirements
The fewer Slashers wandering around, the safer the streets around here will be. You've been a big help. Here's your reward.
After the trade
Keep fighting the good fight.
Reactor, the collector for the Bricks gang
Initial Message
They think they can just kick me out? I want them to pay and pay with their lives. Keep killing Bricks until you get their Red Handkerchiefs. Pride in your colors? Ha! I'm gonna make me some new underwear.
If you don't have enough gang tokens
You been doin' good work I hear, getting these Handkerchiefs from those little jerk Bricks who think they're better than me. More! Bring me more!
If you have all of the requirements
Yeah! Little bastards! Once a Brick, always a Brick -- even when you're a dead Brick! Way to show 'em. Here you go, you earned this.
After the trade
Next time you kill a Brick, tell 'em that Reactor sends his love.
Cookie, the collector for the Silver Bullets gang in Lemone
Initial Message
I run with the Silver Bullets in Dannah Heights. These fools down here aren't pulling their weight and they need to learn a little fear. Start cracking skulls and don't stop until you can bring me their Silver Rings from their dead fingers.
If you don't have enough gang tokens
Hey man, you been takin' out Silver Bullets around here? The local Bullets still need to learn that their place is beneath us Dannah boys. Keep pounding it into their heads for me. Come back for your payment when you have more Silver Rings.
If you have all of the requirements
That should show them. The Silver Bullets in Lemone are chumps, and they don't deserve their rings. Here's your reward. Not bad for a day's work, eh?
After the trade
Someday the local Silver Bullets will learn where they belong in the food chain.
Kraven, the collector for the Silver Bullets gang in Dannah Heights
Initial Message
The Silver Bullets around here have become a gaggle of worthless little turds. A gang is only as good as its leader, y'know? So I'm gonna prove that it's time for a change. I need you to crack a few of their skulls and bring me their Silver Rings.
If you don't have enough gang tokens
I'm lookin' to challenge the leader of the Silver Bullets, but without more of these Silver Rings, I'm never gonna prove what a tool he is to the other guys. Bring me some more of these things and you'll get some phat loot.
If you have all of the requirements
Alright! With these rings, I can work up the other Bullets and take down that lameass leader of ours. I'm gonna own this gang! You really had my back so here's something for you. Big ups to yo' self.
After the trade
You watch, soon, I'm gonna be runnin' the show around here.
PartyGrrrl, the collector for the Five Points gang
Initial Message
I can't take this anymore, dude. I'm not even a member of this stupid gang, but they killed my buds and I can't just walk away now without getting killed myself. I want you to hurt them and bring me the Brass Pentacles that they wear as proof.
If you don't have enough gang tokens
I see that you have some Brass Pentacles from the Five Points members. Did you hurt them? Did they scream? Good. I'll never forgive them for what they did to my friends, even if I am stuck with them for now. Keep up the killing. Bring me more Brass Pentacles and I'll make it worth your time.
If you have all of the requirements
You took out a lot of the Five Points. That makes me feel kinda better. I hope you killed them slowly. And I hope it hurt, like, a lot. You take this in exchange for those Brass Pentacles. It's the least I can do.
After the trade
Maybe I'll figure out how to get away from the Five Points. Until then, I'll smile everytime you make one scream.
Big Jimmy Z, the collector for the Death Merchants gang
Initial Message
The Death Merchants are a joke. I can't even get enough of my boys together to take a few of them out. Tell you what, I'll trade you some stuff we lifted if you do it for me. Bring me those little Red Coins that they all carry.
If you don't have enough gang tokens
I hear you been takin' out Death Merchants. Works just fine for me. Bring me some of those coins they carry and maybe I can trade you somethin' for 'em. I need Red Coins from dead Death Merchants. No coins, no loot.
If you have all of the requirements
Kickass. You brought me Coins off of some dead Death Merchants. That should keep the bastards in line for a while. A deal's a deal: here's your pick of the goods.
After the trade
I certainly won't be broken hearted if you decide to keep killing Death Merchants.