Character
Joe Wild
Joe Wild is the first businessman to welcome you to the sector. He opens with theft cover for small shops, and once your takings grow he comes back with what he really trades in: introductions, favors and friends inside Security, each for a price.
Dossier
- Role
- Insurance agent and fixer
- Faction
- Independent
- Bounty (Credits)
- None
- When they appear
- Early on with the insurance offer, again once business is doing well
- What they do
- Sells nightly theft insurance, then opens Wild's Network of contacts and favors. His business card number is 8376.
What he sells
| Offer | What you get |
|---|---|
| Theft insurance | A daily subscription you switch on or off before sleeping. After a burglary his men track the thief and the item is back by morning. |
| Wild's Network | Suppliers, informants, contractors and permits, each bought once; the running services also bill you every night they stay on. |
| Rent Grace Favor | For 100 Credits the Landlord takes a missed week together with the following one. It can be bought again after use. |
| Free favors | When your money has been sliding for a week, he drops by unasked and hands out a few favors at no charge. |
Worth knowing
- Cover doubles in price at −60 Lower Levels standing (Marked). At −60 with the Black Market (Uninsurable) he will not insure you at all.
- Reach +100 with the Lower Levels and both he and Dr. Jackson take 15% off.
- Jackson Investment I and II are bought through him and permanently widen what the workshop stocks.
