Some of the more ambitious members of the Pirates guild have set up a black market on the dumping planets at the other end of these vortexes. They charge 60 Niodes for one shipping crate or 145 Niodes for three at a time. What is in these crates is a mystery but they guarantee all items were headed to either one of the major clans or one of the three factions in place throughout the galaxy. Some may contain simple weaponry, some even hold mechs, but all are said to be precious cargo and contain at least one thing of use to the pilot brave enough to risk the dangers of the vortex to get to them.
Available only to level 20 pilots and above, as any under such rating will most likely become another victim of the vortexes and have their equipment sold off once the Pirates get a hold of their wreckage. Pilots of course can not agree if this is a good thing or not as you may actually pay more for what you receive than you would on the open market. This does not stop business from booming however, and may be a way around some of the weapon limitations set forth by the Craftsmen guild on the open market. So the choice is yours fellow pilots, do you dare risk the power of the vortex and put your hard earned Niodes on the line for a possible edge, or do you play it safe and stay with the open market?
Submitted by Pat Willis#224534