PHARMACY OF FIRETOWN

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PHARMACY OF FIRETOWN

Overview

Location: SW Public Services Ring, Firetown
Address: SW Public Services Ring Road 2
Surroundings: Between the Firetown Courier Station and the Medical Station of Firetown

The Pharmacy of Firetown was the primary dispensary for the shadowed settlement of Firetown. Fully automated with no Exohuman staff, it relied on Butler Bots to verify prescriptions, process payments, and dispense every vial and tablet.

It served both private patients (B2C) and institutional clients (B2B), including the Firetown Medical Station. Roughly 80 % of its stock — capsules, nano‑vials, vaccine cards, and more — came straight from Schreder Pharma Inc.’s regional plant. All products were strictly prescription‑only, with each script scanned and approved by the on‑duty Butler Bot.

After the establishment of the Federal Confederation in 2631, all medicine production and distribution were nationalized under the Federal Pharma Manufactory and supervised by the Federal Allotment Agency. Former pharmacies were phased out in favor of direct drops to clinics and the Firetown Central Hospital.

Architectural Significance

Construction Material: A hybrid structure combining a low basalt foundation quarried from Mount Ralar with reinforced salvaged spacecraft panels, steel framing, and modular container sections repurposed from the Last Frontier. Stone provides thermal mass at ground level, while metal and composite elements allow rapid repair and replacement.
Floors: 1
Geothermal Feed Vents: Insulated steel stacks and vent assemblies integrated into the rear façade, channeling heat and hot water from the Geothermal Power Plant to maintain interior temperature
Air Vents / Heat Recovery Ventilator: The building's air exchange was managed by a centralized, mechanical ventilation system with a central intake on the exterior of the building.
Power Supply: Quantum Fusion Battery
Design Aesthetic: Functional New Frontier pragmatism — dark stone at the base, exposed steel, riveted panels, and visible service conduits. The sterile steel dispensing bay contrasts deliberately with the rough exterior, emphasizing automation over human comfort.

Building Structure

Single‑Storey Layout

Front Lobby & Dispensing Bay: A recessed steel-framed counter window opens directly to the street, it is secured by a reinforced security grid. Because all interaction is handled by a Butler Bot, the counter window can remain open even in the Dark Side’s extreme cold — no exohuman exposure required. Prescriptions are scanned, payments processed, and medication passed through a heated transfer slot that prevents freezing and tampering.
Stock Vault (rear): A compact, climate-controlled vault housed in a reinforced container module. Shelving units, cold-chain lockers, and secure cabinets are fed to the dispensing bay via pneumatic tubes running through heated conduits. Access is restricted to automated systems and authenticated maintenance cycles only.

Look and Feel

The Pharmacy of Firetown feels like a machine that dispenses medicine.

Cold air presses in from the street as the counter window stands open, protected only by the lowered security grid and the steady presence of automation. The light is clean and white, optimized for accuracy rather than comfort.

A Butler Bot operates behind the dispensing bay with quiet precision, scanning prescriptions, retrieving doses, and passing sealed packs through the grid without pause or conversation.

Outside, snow gathers along the base of the wall and melts where geothermal warmth leaks through seams in the stone. Patients come, collect what keeps them alive, and leave quickly. In Firetown, the pharmacy is not a place to linger — it is a point of survival, efficient, impersonal, and trusted precisely because it does not care who you are.

Roles and Responsibilities

Human Oversight

Regional Pharmacology Officer (off‑site): Audits inventory and approves special orders.

Automated Staff

Butler Bot – Dispensing (1): Prescription validation, payment processing, dosage counseling, and secure dispense.
Cleaning Bot (1): The Cleaning Bot ran cycles — clearing stone floors of dust and sterilizing steel.

Public Access, Operating Hours & Operational Rhythm

Public Access: Prescription holders only; QR‑coded scripts scanned at arrival kiosk.
Operating Hours: 24/7

Daily Flow:

Restock via Firetown Courier Service.
Routine pick‑ups and B2B bulk drops to clinics.
Every 24h, a Guarding Bot escorts the day’s credits to the Firetown Central Vault.

Products and Prices

Name	Primary Use	Format	Dose & On‑Table Effect	Avg. Price	Note for DMs
SP‑AMP Broad‑Spectrum	Bacterial infections	10‑tab blister	Restores 1 HP per hour for 6 h; advantage on disease saves	10 K	Supply staple; scarcity during outbreaks is a great plot hook, available via Frontier Quickdraws
NeuroCalm Nano‑Vial	Moderate pain & field anaesthetic	2 mL auto‑injector	Cancels pain penalties; –2 Perception for 6 h	12 K	Often diluted for resale — check authenticity or risk inert doses, available via Frontier Quickdraws
DeepSleep‑X Anaesthetic	Full surgical knock‑out	20 mL IV vial	Target unconscious (save DC 14) for 1 h	80 K	Valuable to heist crews for silent take‑downs or hostage extractions
Hemobond Trauma‑Seal	Rapid clot & wound sealing	30 g paste tube	Stabilises a dying PC; heals 1d4 HP instantly	35 K	Counterfeit versions have a 50 % failure chance — great tension hook
OncoSolve Nano‑Agent	Early‑stage tumour reduction	5 mL suspension	Removes one “disease” condition after three weekly doses	120 K	Kept under lock at the Hospital of New Kourou — ideal objective for a stealth mission
RegenPatch‑D Dermal Matrix	Accelerated burn & laceration healing	15 cm sterile patch	Heals 2d4 HP over 24 h; halves scar chance	30 K	Loses efficacy if applied in dirty environments (apply at disadvantage)
BioShield Vaccine Set	Immunisation vs. Terran & local pathogens	Five‑shot card	Advantage on saves vs. listed diseases for one year	50 K	Cold‑chain sensitive — ruined if kept > 8 h unrefrigerated
RespiraClear Inhalant	Dust‑lung & smoke inhalation relief	250 mL nebuliser	Removes choking/suffocation; advantage on Con saves vs. smoke for 1 h	20 K	Common barter item in mining towns — can substitute for cash in Firetown
NanoClean Anti‑Toxin Kit	Venom & fungal toxin neutralisation	Dual‑chamber auto‑injector	Cures “poisoned” condition; neutralises venom (one use)	60 K	Fake kits deal 1d6 poison damage instead — nice twist for shady dealers
ShockStop E‑Boost	Cardiac‑arrest bailout / anaphylaxis	1 mL stab‑pen	Revives target to 1 HP; target gains one level of Exhaustion	75 K	Guarding Troopers carry two — stealing them invites official retaliation
Serenica Neuro‑Stabilizer	Anxiety, panic attacks, mild depression	20‑tab blister	Removes “Frightened” condition; advantage on Wis saves vs. fear for 8 h; –2 Initiative	40 K	Highly sought in frontier settlements; black‑market fakes produce hallucinations (DC 12 Wis save or Confusion for 1 h)

Security Measures

Prescription Verification: Counter software cross-checks hospital records to prevent duplicate fills.
Trooper Patrols: Guarding Troopers passed the storefront once per shift as part of the route.
Escorted Revenue-Transfer: A Guarding Bot collected the day’s Kourou takings in a lock-box and escorts them to the New Homeland Bank.
Security grille: Permanently closed to prevent customers from entering the pharmacy.

Player Interaction Possibilities (Legal and Illegal)

Illegal activities:

Present a valid prescription and pick up your meds
Ask the Butler Bot for dosage advice or check for possible contra‑indications.
Set up a standing refill order for chronic‑care meds (B2C) or arrange a weekly bulk drop for the hospital or Medical Station (B2B).
Deliver drugs as a cart driver for the New  Kourou Courier Service.