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Spice Melange Storefront (FT)

Garindi
29-05-2006, 20:11
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House Garindi Spice Company

Realizing that the market for the incredible spice melange extends beyond the borders of the Padishah Empire, the House Garindi has set up a system for ordering melange and having it delivered at your convenience.

For the ignorant souls not familiar with this powerful spice, it can be mixed in with food and rendors superhuman effects upon the consumer. Frequent consumption of the spice extends one's lifespan by a factor of three, as well as heightening mental function. The spice also has a palatable taste similar to cinammon.

The spice is mined on several planets in the Padishah Empire, which is the only place it can be found anywhere in the universe.

The current price of the spice is 1 450 000 solaris per decagram.

Please send your orders to the House Garindi. You will be asked to pay once the spice has been delivered.

Warning:
Because of the scarcity of the spice and its high demand, we are highly protective with our spice. Any theft of the spice or attempts to recreate it without the Empire's consent will result in military action by the House Garindi and the entire Imperium.

DISCLAIMER: The House Garindi is not responsible for any freak adverse bodily reaction to the spice that may occur.



(OOC: The spice melange is very addictive, and if even modest doses are taken with frequency, a powerful addiction will set in. In this case, withdrawal from the spice is very painful and always results in death if spice is not again administered. This fact is relatively unknown even to those selling the spice because most people who can also afford the spice can afford to consume it regularly, and therefore will not notice any adverse effects of withdrawal.)
The American Privateer
29-05-2006, 23:57
A sugestion, include a Guild Navigator School, where others can send their people to train.
The Phoenix Milita
30-05-2006, 00:14
We wish to buy one decagram but onyl if it is stable enough to teleport.
Garindi
30-05-2006, 01:47
House Garindi Spice Company
To the Phoenix Militia

Yes, the spice melange is stable enough to be transported by every means of teleportation known to us. Your order has been confirmed and our shuttle has already been deployed. Upon delivery we request that you pay 1 450 000 solaris. May we do business again sometime.



House Garindi Spice Company
To the American Privateer

Your order of 756 751 740 501 solaris worth (OOC: From the other thread) of spice has been denied. The House Garindi Spice Company does not sell spice to institutions for training Guild Navigators that the House Garindi Spacing Guild has not certified. Since we know of no certified Spacing Guild Universities in your nation, we can not complete your request. We look forward to doing more business with you in the future.

(OOC to American Privateer: The Padishah Emperor, who has a monopoly on the spice trade, also has a monopoly on the Spacing Guild's brand of FTL travel. For this reason, he will not open up a school to train guild navigators who will compete with his monopoly. If you need guild navigators, you can ask to hire one in this thread.)
The American Privateer
30-05-2006, 16:20
House Garindi Spice Company
To the American Privateer

Your order of 756 751 740 501 solaris worth (OOC: From the other thread) of spice has been denied. The House Garindi Spice Company does not sell spice to institutions for training Guild Navigators that the House Garindi Spacing Guild has not certified. Since we know of no certified Spacing Guild Universities in your nation, we can not complete your request. We look forward to doing more business with you in the future.

(OOC to American Privateer: The Padishah Emperor, who has a monopoly on the spice trade, also has a monopoly on the Spacing Guild's brand of FTL travel. For this reason, he will not open up a school to train guild navigators who will compete with his monopoly. If you need guild navigators, you can ask to hire one in this thread.)

Oh well, I was hoping to use them for my Navy, but I guess I will just have to use sophisticated AI's instead.
1010102
30-05-2006, 16:54
we wish to purchase all that you have on hand and if this is deined i will come and take it.
Garindi
31-05-2006, 01:03
House Garindi Spice Company
To 1010102

We are sorry, we have a company policy that dictates that no more than 0.75% of the total amount of spice we have that is currently prepared. We have not stated this in our initial advertisement because it is rare that anyone could afford that much spice. We are sorry for the inconvenience. Would you like to place a different order?
1010102
31-05-2006, 01:10
we said we will come and take it. by force if needed.
Garindi
31-05-2006, 01:12
House Garindi Spice Company
To 1010102

No, that would not be needed. Our support staff makes helpful, on-time deliveries to your front door. All you have to do is stay put while we do the work for you! Now, would you like to order?
1010102
31-05-2006, 01:16
we mean take it. all of it not just the 0.75% all 100% of it. we will use force. this is to powerful a substance to be sold to anyone its like a WMD but that anyone can use. either have backround checks or be invaded and have it taken from you to be destroyed in a black hole.
Starenell
31-05-2006, 01:20
Starenell will aid House Garindi in defending its right to sell the Melange Spice.
Garindi
31-05-2006, 01:21
House Garindi Spice Company
To 1010102

Thank you, you are quite right. The spice melange is quite powerful, and it also tastes heavenly. We have a company policy, however, that states that we can only sell 0.75% of our current spice stock. If you would like to place an order at or below that amount, we will surely have it delivered to you. Have a nice day!
1010102
31-05-2006, 01:28
we mean just come and take it not pay or anything. you know stealing.
Garindi
31-05-2006, 01:31
House Garindi Spice Company
To 1010102

According to the the House Garindi Spice Company's Tome of Regulations, stealing is against corporate policy. I am afraid that we can not fulfill your request. Would you like to place an order? The spice melange is really hot right now and it is becoming the newest fad.
Me li
31-05-2006, 01:44
A small warning for WATER-THIEVES!

House Garindi has offered graciously to share its addictive and harmful drug Melange with the NSMetaverse in the spirit of Commerce and Profit. ANY ATTEMPT TO FORCEFULLY Re-Arrange this agreement will be considered an INCURSION into the Imperium's Sphere of Influence.

Force will not be met with Equal Force.

You Devils Have been warned...We of the Me Li will not tolerate DAEMONs...I doubt our allies public or private will view any Incursion by Barbarians from beyond the Known Realms with Favor. Buy or don't buy. As you like.

BE WARNED!

The Dominion of Me Li on behalf of the Isles of Mara.

ooc: If you want war then start another thread. :p
Franberry
31-05-2006, 01:51
we mean just come and take it not pay or anything. you know stealing.
Franberry will come to the aide of House Garindi (if this is MT/PMT)
1010102
31-05-2006, 01:53
OCC: wow franberry you are getting less observant in your old age. it clearly says at the end of the title that this is FT.
Starenell
31-05-2006, 01:55
OOC: So, 1010102, are you going to follow through with your threat?
Franberry
31-05-2006, 01:55
OCC: wow franberry you are getting less observant in your old age. it clearly says at the end of the title that this is FT.
OOC: *slaps self*
Clan Ansu
31-05-2006, 02:41
Clan Ansu takes note of the threats offered to the House Garindi Spice Company, and offers it's services to protect any shipments. Mandalorian mercenaries are well-reknowned for their discipline, dedication and lethality, and are proof against most any pirates.

OOC: Loved those corporate replies. So Czerka-esque.
Niall Noiglach
31-05-2006, 02:55
Garindi, we of the House O'Neill wish to know if it would be possible to send 74 men to receive training in the way of the navigator for use in our Naval Warships. We have just recently moved up from PMT to FT, and wish to have our ships move safetly from spot to spot. We will not, I repeat, will not use the Navigators for trade, purely for naval maneuvering.

Gaius Archer, Chief-Scop to Ard Ri Aidan
Sub-House Archer
Garindi
31-05-2006, 03:05
House Garindi Spice Company
To Clan Ansu

Thank you for your offer. We have not seen any significant fluctuations in the amount of attempted pirate raids on our shipments, so we do not wish to accept your services at this time. If we receive any threats, however, we will let you know.



House Garindi Spice Company
To Gaius Archer

While the sublime Padishah Emperor forbids training foreigners in the ways of the Guild Navigator for any reason, the House Garindi Spice Company does have available Guild Navigators that are for hire. Would this offer interest you?
The Phoenix Milita
31-05-2006, 03:27
Secret IC:
On board the Freighter PHX Buffalo, Entering Sector K:
"Excellent if it is stable enough to teleport then it is stable enough to replicate. Start distrubiting this locally, we can greatly profit from the sales of this substance. Keep inter-stellar trades discreet, I don't want them to find out about our replication efforts." Field Marshall Seville ordered over an encrypted channel as the Bison warped home after it retrieved its load of Spices...
Niall Noiglach
31-05-2006, 03:39
House Garindi Spice Company
To Clan Ansu

Thank you for your offer. We have not seen any significant fluctuations in the amount of attempted pirate raids on our shipments, so we do not wish to accept your services at this time. If we receive any threats, however, we will let you know.



House Garindi Spice Company
To Gaius Archer

While the sublime Padishah Emperor forbids training foreigners in the ways of the Guild Navigator for any reason, the House Garindi Spice Company does have available Guild Navigators that are for hire. Would this offer interest you?

how much would 74 navigators cost us, and how much spice do they require. Also, we wish to train a group of desert commandos, and have heard of the might of the Fremen, would it be possible to send some of our best warriors to Arrakiss for training in the ways of the Fremen, including the use of stillsuits, the riding of the worm, and the traditions and customs of the Fremen. We would like to send three battalions for training in cells of fifteen. Please let us know if this is acceptable.
Garindi
31-05-2006, 03:41
(OOC: Have you already started replicating the spice? I ask this because my Guild Navigators can detect melange through their prescient link with the spice, and they will become interested if they sense that spice creation is taking place in an area that is not a known spice producing planet.)
Niall Noiglach
31-05-2006, 03:51
(OOC: Have you already started replicating the spice? I ask this because my Guild Navigators can detect melange through their prescient link with the spice, and they will become interested if they sense that spice creation is taking place in an area that is not a known spice producing planet.)

OOC: your kidding right, we haven't even got any spice, they just moved from PMT to FT. I am using your term for clan, the House, because Gaius is skilled in natural deduction, kind of a proto-mentat if you will. We would be willing to begin Spice Production if we could do so as a seperate, yet allied Nation.
Garindi
31-05-2006, 03:57
how much would 74 navigators cost us, and how much spice do they require. Also, we wish to train a group of desert commandos, and have heard of the might of the Fremen, would it be possible to send some of our best warriors to Arrakiss for training in the ways of the Fremen, including the use of stillsuits, the riding of the worm, and the traditions and customs of the Fremen. We would like to send three battalions for training in cells of fifteen. Please let us know if this is acceptable.
House Garindi Spice Company
To Niall Noiglach

One Guild Navigator costs 170 000 000 solaris per standard day of use. 74 Guild Navigators would cost 12 580 000 000 solaris per standard day of use. If this deal is acceptable, we will shuttle your requested Guild Navigators to you immediately. While we are no the ones to contact for military training, I can see to it that you are patched through to someone who is educated in this matter.

To: Niall Noiglach

I am Klaynor Gray, one of the Padishah Emperor's personal warmasters. While we can not train your army, we do offer mercenary services of some of our finest Fremen soldiers. If you need warriors of Fremen caliber, they will cost seven solaris per standard month of service each. House Garindi Mercenary Services can supply you with 825 000 soldiers currently. If you need more than that, you can contact House Ontillan Mercenary services. Stillsuits can be purchased for three solaris each.

(OOC: Sorry, that ooc message was aimed at the Phoenix Militia. I should have clarified, but you posted your message while I was writing that.)
The Phoenix Milita
31-05-2006, 03:59
OOC: I think he was talking to me and no they haven't gotten home yet so they are not replicating it yet, it will be a few days before they can get home.
Niall Noiglach
31-05-2006, 05:06
House Garindi Spice Company
To Niall Noiglach

One Guild Navigator costs 170 000 000 solaris per standard day of use. 74 Guild Navigators would cost 12 580 000 000 solaris per standard day of use. If this deal is acceptable, we will shuttle your requested Guild Navigators to you immediately. While we are no the ones to contact for military training, I can see to it that you are patched through to someone who is educated in this matter.

To: Niall Noiglach

I am Klaynor Gray, one of the Padishah Emperor's personal warmasters. While we can not train your army, we do offer mercenary services of some of our finest Fremen soldiers. If you need warriors of Fremen caliber, they will cost seven solaris per standard month of service each. House Garindi Mercenary Services can supply you with 825 000 soldiers currently. If you need more than that, you can contact House Ontillan Mercenary services. Stillsuits can be purchased for three solaris each.

(OOC: Sorry, that ooc message was aimed at the Phoenix Militia. I should have clarified, but you posted your message while I was writing that.)

The cost is steep. To steep in fact, so I am afraid we are unable to purchase the use of either Fremen or Navigator. Perhaps House O'Neill, along with the Sub-Houses Archer, Jenkins, Nanasawa, O'Conner, McLeod, and Donnahue could be incorporated into your empire some how. please TG us with the information as to how we would do this.
imported_Illior
31-05-2006, 05:22
OOC: Yay... another Dune reader... always wanted to try RPing dune...
The Planet Jurai
31-05-2006, 07:49
Sub-Space transmission to House Garindi Spice Company:
Juraian Lordship of Cortosia has interest in arranging regular shipments of spice melange.

However, before we make any arrangements, we would like to know, how much spice melange is required for a single person to consume in standard galactic year for before-mentioned effects to take place?

It has also come into Jurai’s attention that your nation has been receiving threats from the nation that goes under the weird name of the Numberate of 1010102. For a reasonable discount of 20 percent on our regular spice melange orders, Jurai Lordship of Cortosia would be happy to assist in protecting your nation against this and other threats.

- Lady Felcia Kakiyo

P.S.

The details of defense arrangement are open to negotiation.
Martentopis
31-05-2006, 10:58
quote:
Warning:
Because of the scarcity of the spice and its high demand, we are highly protective with our spice. Any theft of the spice or attempts to recreate it without the Empire's consent will result in military action by the House Garindi and the entire Imperium.


hmmmm.... I might just attack because of this!!!
Garindi
01-06-2006, 00:45
House Garindi Spice Company
To Lady Felcia Kakiyo

Thank you for your interest in our product. Typically, two grams per 70 kilograms of body mass consumed daily will yield the optimal effects of the spice. For the effects to fully appear, usually the aforementioned dosage must be taken for approximately eleven weeks, although this varies from person to person. For specialized usage, such as for Mentats, use of the spice for optimal effect may take up to several years.

Your offer for help is very kind, but we are not aware of any threats apparent to our business. If you can find proof of a threat that is great enough to warrant your offer of security services, then we will accept your offer. We will also contact you if we find such evidence ourselves. However, we have not received any unusual threats past the normal disgruntled and/or drunk customer messages.

(OOC: Niall, check your TGs)
The Alaskan Federation
01-06-2006, 01:05
The Simnon Cartel (a major Alaskan corporation) would like to buy 40 decagrams of spice.

We also would request information regarding the spice industry, such as the names of major spice mining corporations, and whether their stocks are traded publicly.

Finally, we would like to negotiate a possible trade agreement. The Simnon Cartel owns mining facilities that produce many useful metals, such as tungsten, iridium, and uranium. Are any of these metals in demand on your worlds?
Garindi
01-06-2006, 01:54
House Garindi Spice Company
To The Simnon Cartel

Your shipment should be arriving any minute now. The cost of your order will be 58 000 000 solaris. Thank you for doing business with the House Garindi Spice Company.

The House Garindi Spice Company does not sell stocks. We do not require investment, and pressure from shareholders would be too much of a challenge to the Emperor's authority and to his monopoly. The House Garindi Spice Company is also the only existing company selling the spice melange in the entire universe.

After browsing through your list of metal offers, our committee of economic analysts are interested in trading for your iridium metal. The Empire is on the verge of exponential growth in terms of fleet size, and this metal will be needed. We are currently pricing a ton of iridium to be worth 0.2083 decagrams of spice. Therefore, we value one decagram of spice at approximately 4.8 tons of iridium. How much iridium do you have to offer?
The Planet Jurai
01-06-2006, 07:19
Sub-Space transmission to House Garindi Spice Company:
Jurai Lordship of Cortosia wishes to arrange regular shipments of spice equal to 18 decagrams per standard galactic quarter (3 standard galactic months). The payment will be provided on delivery.

In regard of the threat, according to Jurai’s information, the Numberate of 1010102 is several times bigger then the Padishah Empire, can therefore, could pose a major threat to you. For before-mentioned discount, Jurai Lordship of Cortosia will be willing to send one fifth of Cortosian Defense Force, which equals to 90 Jurai Battleships, 90 Cortosian Cruisers and 270 Cortosian Frigates on defense duty to House Garindi Space. In addition to significant firepower the ships possess, military action against Juraian vessels on defense duty will be military action against the Cosmic Empire of the Planet Jurai itself, and it can result in a number of unpleasant consequences for aggressor, including declaration of war from the Cosmic Empire of the Planet Jurai.

- Lady Felcia Kakiyo

P.S.

The number of ships sent on defense duty to House Garindi Space can be changed in accordance with discount you would be willing to provide.
The Alaskan Federation
02-06-2006, 02:03
A lot. Iridium mining is one of our main industries. Given current production capabilities, a standing deal of 20 tons of iridium per Standard year in exchange for an equivalent amount of spice should be sufficient.
Garindi
02-06-2006, 02:32
House Garindi Spice Company
To the Lady Felcia Kakiyo

Your orders have been added to our delivery schedules. You should receive them all on time. Thank you for doing business with the House Garindi Spice Company.

While we agree with you that the Numberate of 1010102 could potentially pose a large threat to us, we have no evidence to believe that it actually is posing a threat to us. If we get any reports that indicate anything more than outraged customers issuing idle threats, you will be the first that we contact. Attacks on our shipments have actually been going down, and if the current trend continues, we will not be needing your security support. We thank you for offering.



House Garindi Spice Company
To The Simnon Cartel

Thank you. We have a deal. That comes out to approximately 4.17 decagrams of spice per year in exchange for your 20 tons of iridium. Thank you for doing business with the House Garindi Spice Company. Have a nice day.
The Planet Jurai
02-06-2006, 09:37
Sub-Space transmission to House Garindi Spice Company:
It is a pleasure to do business with you.

- Lady Felcia Kakiyo