Novgorod

Mission: (overt) policing interests of the USSR around the asteroid belt; (covert) meet with Janus Alkers.

• Black market: Spunks buying weapons from crew for drugs (e.g. Solar Flare)
• Captain: Pavlenko, Gavrila Nikitovich (Russian)
• Chief scientist Mikulin, Maria Nikolayava

Cargo Bay and Trade Port

• Visual: Dim and rusted, machinery groans in the background.
• Features: Mix of official and unofficial cargo, tightly secured by magnetic clamps, including a stack of rare paper.
• Challenges: Soldatbots programmed for high-level security, rigidly patrolling the area.
• Key Items: Some of the cargo crates are not labelled, hinting at a confidential nature. Could this be where the paper is stored?

Crew Quarters and Mess Hall

• Visual: Scratched metal walls adorned with vintage Soviet memorabilia and a mess hall with discolored but functional tables.
• Features: Food dispensers, sleeper pods with individual lockers.Challenges:
• Crew members look weary but focused; rumours circulate of a contraband ring, but nothing confirmed.
• Key Items: A couple of suspicious logs in someone’s locker, not yet enough to pinpoint any illegal activity.

Engineering and Robotics Bay

• Visual: Industrial grease stains, cables hanging from the ceiling, and welding sparks illuminating the dark corners.
• Features: Central hub for soldatbot maintenance; ageing but well-kept machinery.
• Challenges: Engineers mostly keep to themselves, focused on their jobs but wary of outsiders.
• Key Items: A terminal with restricted access, potentially controlling various ship systems and soldatbot operations.

Armory and Tactical Room

• Visual: Ageing metal racks housing an array of energy weapons, a somewhat dusty tactical display.
• Features: Training equipment, looking worn but serviceable.
• Challenges: A guard or two who seem a bit jaded but are otherwise professional.
• Key Items: One locker that appears to have a different locking mechanism than the others, arousing curiosity.

Bridge and Control Center

• Visual: A confined space with consoles that have seen better days; functioning but clearly patched up.
• Features: Holographic displays occasionally flicker but are mostly reliable.
• Challenges: Command crew members are strict but fair, adhering mostly to protocol with an occasional bending of the rules.
• Key Items: A coded message or a secure channel that seems to have been recently accessed; could contain key intelligence.

Recreational and Cultural Hub

• Visual: A dim, well-worn recreational space featuring older games, maybe even a dilapidated ping pong table.
• Features: Basic electronic library, some DIY equipment for leisure like a hand-made chess board.
• Challenges: Crew here are mostly relaxed but reluctant to discuss anything sensitive.
• Key Items: A bookshelf with a hidden compartment, contents unknown but potentially significant.