=== Races | Economy | Buildings & Organizations | Products ===

====== EMERGENCY SPACE NUTRITION-PACK ======


===== Overview & Game Mechanics =====

| **Origin** | **Type** | **Impact (on-table rules)** | **Cost ([[beta_age|Beta Age]])** | **Cost ([[the_gamma_age|Gamma Age]])** | **Availability for Players** |
| Stockpiled from [[last_frontier|Last Frontier]] emergency stores; issued by the [[free_state_of_settlers|Free State of Settlers]] after the 2625 crash | Sealed liquid nutrition pack (0 % ABV) | PC regains 1d6 HP and ignores Hunger/Starvation penalties for 6 hours; counts as one full ration | 4 K per 500 mL pouch | Stockpiled by the Federal Allotment Agency; black‑market pouch ≈ 18 K | Common in [[frontier_quickdraw_network|Frontier Quickdraws]] (Beta Age); Gamma Age PCs need need crisis authorization or illicit sources |

===== Context & Historical Background =====

When the [[last_frontier|Last Frontier]] slammed into [[the_planet_voi_700_d|VOI 700 D]], emergency cargo bays cracked open to reveal crates of sealed liquid nutrition packs — designed to keep passengers alive through disasters or long evacuations. The newborn [[free_state_of_settlers|Free State of Settlers]] moved these pouches (alongside [[Dry Shampoo & Soap Kits|Dry Shampoo & Soap Kits]], Period Kits, and diapers for toddlers/elderly) into a temporary warehouse in [[new_kourou|New Kourou]] for controlled distribution.

By early 2626, the [[frontier_supply_company|Frontier Supply Company]] negotiated access: the packs became a staple item in the [[frontier_quickdraw_network|Frontier Quickdraw Network]], ensuring any settler could “pull a meal” even when kitchens were shut and harvests ran thin.

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In the [[the_gamma_age|Gamma Age]], the [[federal_allotment_agency|Federal Allotment Agency]] did not hand them out routinely; it stockpiled the remaining packs as emergency reserves, releasing them only under crisis directives — everyone else turned to the black market.

===== Ingredients & Process =====

  * **Hydrolyzed Protein Slurry –** lab-processed soy/spirulina blend from shipboard bioreactors
  * **Slow-Carb Gel –** maltodextrin & oat polymers for sustained energy release
  * **Electrolyte & Vitamin Stack –** buffered salts, trace minerals, fat‑soluble vitamins micro‑encapsulated in oil droplets
  * **Stabilizers & Emulsifiers –** lecithin, pectin, and ship-grade xanthan to keep the emulsion uniform
  * **Purified Reclaimer Water –** triple-filtered through Last Frontier life-support loops
  * **Packaging:** Multilayer mylar/aluminum pouches, nitrogen-flushed, with an oxygen-scavenger patch and heat-crimped seams. Each pouch carries a tear-notch and a fold-over spout cap.

===== Packaging & Appearance =====

Plain, utilitarian shipboard design:

  * **Color & Material:** Matte-white, multilayer mylar/aluminum pouches (500 mL / 1 L), fully light- and oxygen-tight.  
  * **Logos & Icons:** Front shows the blue European Space Agency ([[https://www.esa.int/]]) logo beside a simple dual “Food & Energy” pictogram (bowl + lightning bolt).  
  * **Print Details:** Batch code, production year (2421), and “OPEN • DRINK WITHIN 24H” in four languages (English, French, German and Spanish).  
  * **Opening:** Tear notch at the top; fold-over spout with a wire clip for re-sealing.  
  * **Safety Marker:** A small dark-blue oxygen indicator dot — turns grey if the seal is compromised.

===== How It Stays Shelf-Stable =====

==== Oxygen & Light Barriers ====

  * Triple-layer foil/mylar walls block UV and O₂ ingress.
  * Internal oxygen scavengers mop up residual air after sealing.

==== Low pH & Micro-Encapsulation ====

  * The slurry is acidified to inhibit bacterial growth.
  * Vitamins and fats are micro-encapsulated, preventing rancidity and separation.

==== Aseptic Fill & Heat Crimp ====

  * Filled hot into sterile pouches, then flash-cooled.
  * Heat crimps fuse polymer layers; any breach shows as a visible delaminate.

==== Result ====

  * Decade-long shelf life if unopened; 24 hours once breached.
  * Taste: bland-sweet, faintly metallic — settlers often chase it with chew meat or schnapps.

===== Legacy & Impact =====

  * **Crash-Era Lifeline –** Kept first-wave settlers on their feet when crops failed and kitchens burned.
  * **Quickdraw Staple –** “Grab a Pack and keep moving” became a trail motto.
  * **Collectible Foil –** Empty pouches repurposed as signal mirrors, map cases, even makeshift solar cook reflectors.

===== Tactical Advice for Dungeon Masters =====

==== Adventure Hook Example: ====

  * **Poisoned Bottle Blackmail:** [[talia_quickshot_maren|Talia "Quickshot" Maren]], founder of the [[frontier_supply_company|Frontier Supply Company]], is in full panic mode. She just got a ransom note demanding 10.000 [[Kourou|Kourou]] by next Friday — or more [[frontier_quickdraw_network|Quickdraw]] goods will turn lethal. One water bottle’s already been tainted, and every vending‑machine staple could be next: the [[starshine_schnapps|Starshine Schnaps]], [[chew_meat_strips|Chew Meat Strips]], even the [[emergency_space_nutrition-pack|Emergency Space Nutrition Packs]] and [[dry_shampoo_and_soap_kit|Dry Shampoo & Soap Kits]].Talia hires the PC to Intercept the poisoned bottle before it reaches a customer, trace the breach in her supply chain and to unmask the saboteur …

===== Related Pages & Further Information =====

  * [[beta_age|Beta Age]]
  * [[free_state_of_settlers|Free State of Settlers]]
  * [[frontier_supply_company|Frontier Supply Company]]
  * [[frontier_quickdraw_network|Frontier Quickdraw Network]]
  * [[new_kourou|New Kourou]]
  * [[federal_allotment_agency|Federal Allotment Agency]] (owner, [[the_gamma_age|Gamma Age]])