FRONTIER SUPPLY COMPANY

• Founding Month: January 2626
• Founder: Talia “Quickshot” Maren, a Free State Courier Rider famed for blazing across the settlements in record time — and always arriving with the right gear.
• Headquarters: Headquarters of the Frontier Supply Company, Industrial Ring, New Kourou
• Original Purpose: “To keep every settler stocked, no matter the hour, no matter the crisis.”

The Frontier Supply Company operated the Frontier Quickdraw Network, a spine of more than fifty purely mechanical vending kiosks scattered across the Free State of Settlers — spring- and gravity-powered, entirely energy-free dispensers that offered essential goods around the clock.

After the 2631 Peace Treaty and the establishment of the Federal Confederation, Communardist policy nationalized all private supply channels; the Frontier Quickdraws were decommissioned in favor of Federal Allotment Centers using Allotment Cards, the company was absorbed into the state apparatus and shut down.

• January 2626: During a medicine run to Morningstar, Talia Maren realized settlers needed access that never slept—sparking the idea for a 24/7 mechanical vending network. She sketches the first Frontier Quickdraw prototype.
• March 2626: The inaugural mechanical dispenser is installed at the New Kourou Food Market — offering 24/7 access beyond shop hours. It dispenses Travel‑sized Dry Shampoo & Soap Kits and Emergency Space Nutrition‑Packs, both sourced from Last Frontier stock, and is pilot‑tested nonstop.
• June 2626: After a week of uninterrupted service, settlers rave about round‑the‑clock access. Talia inks revenue‑share agreements with additional suppliers, formalizing FSC’s pure‑distribution model.

• October 2626: One additional Quickdraw appears in New Kourou’s Residential Ring. Three new kiosks deploy at Firetown’s Copper Mine, Firetown Copper Plant, and Morningstar Food Market.
• Spring 2627 – 2629: Under Talia’s courier‑led maintenance, the Quickdraw Network blossoms — mechanically restocked and serviced — until the eve of the Great War in 2629, totaling over fifty machines at settlements, junctions, camps, and outposts.

With the 2631 Peace Treaty forging the Federal Confederation, Communardist doctrine mandated state‑controlled distribution of all essential goods. Private vending — regardless of mechanical ingenuity — was outlawed. The Frontier Quickdraw Network was systematically decommissioned; machines were scrapped or repurposed, and distribution shifted to Federal Allotment Centers issuing goods via Allotment Cards. Frontier Supply Company’s assets and contracts were absorbed into the new Federal Allotment Agency's Authority, and the company ceased operations. Talia Maren transitioned to the Federal Courier Service, continuing her supply‑line expertise under the Federal Confederation's banner.

• Pure Distribution Channel – FSC doesn’t make soap, snacks or chew meats. Instead, it offers producers an “any‑time shelf” on its Quickdraw network and splits each sale’s credits.
• Revenue Sharing – Flexible contracts let established brands slide in beside artisanal makers, all under the Frontier Supply banner.
• Maintenance & Refills – Refill and Maintenance Couriers restock and service machines weekly,

• Mechanical Design: Torsion springs, gravity chutes, and hand‑calibrated levers — no external power ever required.
• Modularity: Standardized cassettes allowed producers to ship directly to FSC depots; couriers swapped them in minutes.
• Always On: Rain, sandstorm or blackout — settlers just pull the lever.

• Frontier Resilience: Demonstrated that stripped‑down, low‑tech mechanics could keep goods flowing when bureaucracy or scarcity choked other channels.
• Economic Catalyst: Gave producers a ready-made storefront in every corner of the Free State — no rent, no clerks, just a lever and a cassette.
• Social Ritual: “Quickdraw runs” synced to shift changes became mini gatherings — settlers clustering around the kiosks, comparing chew‑meat flavors, swapping gossip, and punctuating conversations with the clank of a freshly pulled lever.

• Beta Age
• Free State of Settlers
• New Kourou
• Free State Courier Riders
• Talia “Quickshot” Maren
• Headquarters of the Frontier Supply Company
• Frontier Quickdraw Network
• Refill and Maintenance Couriers
• Federal Allotment Centers (successor, Gamma Age)