The players are sent to OmegaTech's largest mining and refining facilities to investigate some unusual transmissions and energy readings. They appear to indicate the presence of a traitor in the refining complex. OmegaTech's intelligence is correct and a group of Alpha Works mercenaries have been sent to recover a cache of weapons left from a now destroyed platoon (origin and nature of cache must be described). It was uncovered by a group of miners who were killed by one of the Ram Python workers. The Python has forced one of the communication technicians to transmit news of this valuable find to the corporation that he spies for. They are now awaiting his signal to move in and recover the cache.
The players are approached by Leyla Gomez who informs them that their analysis of a transmission from the Rellex Cluster facilities have revealed a series of systematic, encoded algorithms that indicate hidden transmissions. Further, a routine sensor maintenance run detected a series of unusual energy fluctuations in abandoned regions of the asteroid cluster. The company are concerned about the nature of these events. The players are to travel to the Rellex Cluster and investigate, terminating the unauthorised transmissions and eliminating any other collateral threats.
The players are to be sent in as new workers, so as not to alert the traitor to their presence. The only person aware of their role will be the Refinery Manager, Kast Wensley.
The spy is one the miners, a Ram Python called Bubba. The stereotypes associated with his race provide him with a brilliant cover, which he plays up to perfection. He seems loud, aggressive and dumb but is in fact frighteningly intelligent for a python. When he stumbled on the cache with a group of miners joy riding around the asteroids, he killed the lot and covered it up as a space craft accident. He then bullied Arnold Mint, one of the communication technicians, to sent the illegal transmissions. He is now biding his time to send the mercenaries in and will react suspiciously and aggressively to the players.
Leyla has been in the mercenary business for a long time; firstly as an active one and now as a manager and liaison for OmegaTech. As a result she is more sympathetic than most suits. However, just as in her years as a fighter, she is rather businesslike, efficient and unimaginative. Despite this she knows when to stick to procedural guidelines and when to be flexible (after all they are guidelines!).
Wensley is a young (about 35), brilliant administrator whose flair for management has seen him in charge of one of OmegaTech's most important facilities. This job has been rather tedious and boring despite this importance and left Wensley frustrated and bored. He knows of the true nature of the players' presence and keen to embrace the excitement and disruption to routine that it represents. As a result he may be over eager and get under foot. He was originally an espionage specialist and may be of help. But it's unlikely.
North is an attractive woman whom is often seen wandering the corridors of the refinery tinkering and occasionally repairing things. She is often prone to generating accidents which has made her something of a liability to OmegaTech. Wensley appreciates her brilliant eccentricity and has supported her post. She is a rather shy woman, a trait which may be mistaken for the fact she is doing something suspicious. Which she of course isn't. Once she warms to the characters she will be very friendly and be able to share her wealth of knowledge on refinery operations.
Jrin'sa is an intense and withdrawn character who is prone to becoming totally absorbed in his work. He is always charging around onto his next job. He loves his routine and will resent the characters' intrusion into his well organised life. Everything must be in its place or otherwise he gets very upset. And kills people.
Bubba is the self elected leader of the miners because he is the loudest and most aggressive person in the whole cluster. Basically even the other Pythons prefer not to argue with him. Despite this he is the mole in the operations as noted earlier.
Efficient, organised, well paid and well equipped. They will not respond well if their rather organised tactics fail which will be their biggest weakness. Players who are inventive will have a definite edge despite being outnumbered and outgunned. They are lead by a Cizerack called Grinsy.