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SLAUGHTERHOUSE & PROCESSING PLANT OF HOPE MEAT INC.
Overview
- Location: Hope
- Address: West Southern Crossroad 2
- Surroundings: Nearby Hope's Relay Station
Founded in October 2626 by Tony Jamalla, former Last Frontier community chef, the Hope Meat Inc. slaughterhouse and processing plant introduced exohumans to fresh Hoos meat. Utilizing sustainable butchery methods and modular smokehouses, the complex produced steaks, sausages, filets, and the famed Chew Meat Strips for both wholesale markets and Frontier Quickdraw vending machines.
In 2631, the Federal Confederation enforced Peace Treaty restrictions from the Alliance of Native Tribes that prohibited meat production and consumption for ExoHuman settlers. Hope Meat Inc.’s slaughterhouse was closed, and federal agents liquidated or repurposed its facilities.
Architectural Significance
- Construction Material: A linear complex of repurposed cargo containers salvaged from the Last Frontier, reinforced with welded steel ribs, sloped drainage plates, and mounted on a low stone-and-concrete sanitation foundation.
- Floors: Single-level operational containers with raised internal platforms; elevated curing loft container mounted above the processing line; separate office container offset to the side.
- Façade: Weathered container hulls bearing faded livestock hazard markings, blood-stained wash lines, and stenciled labels reading HOPE MEAT INC. – PROCESSING. Large roll-up steel doors open onto delivery and dispatch bays.
- Design Purpose: Strict linear workflow optimized for hygiene and throughput — livestock intake → slaughter → processing → curing → cold storage → dispatch — minimizing cross-contamination and manual handling.
- Power & Utilities: Biomass-fed steam generators and compact QFBs support smoke chambers, refrigeration units, and sanitation systems.
The complex reads as industrial infrastructure, built for volume and cleanliness rather than permanence or comfort.
Building Structure
Livestock Intake & Slaughter Line
- Holding Pens: Container-framed corrals with reinforced alloy bars, overhead feed rails, and runoff channels.
- Slaughter Bay: Enclosed container section fitted with permanently mounted, converted Guarding Troopers Stun Guns (lethal voltage), overhead hook rails, grated floors, and high-pressure wash nozzles.
- Sanitation Locks: Foot-bath trays and tool sterilization racks between zones.
Processing Containers
- Butchery Line: Stainless benches bolted into container floors; hanging rails for primal cuts; integrated drain gutters.
- Smoke & Cure Units: Wood-fired container chambers venting through tall, soot-dark exhaust stacks.
- Chew Strip Line: Drying racks and slicers for bilax-root-infused jerky, mounted in temperature-controlled container rows.
Packaging & Dispatch
- Packaging Bay: Vacuum-seal units, sachet fillers, and labeling presses.
- Cold Storage Containers: Insulated reefers maintaining 2–4 °C for fresh cuts.
- Dispatch Bay: Wide roll-up doors for New Kourou Courier Service carts and bulk deliveries.
- Staff Locker Container: Hygiene gear storage, benches, and showers with runoff filters.
- Restrooms: Two gender-neutral AuroraSan units.
Office & Sales Container
- Administrative Office: Ledgers, contracts, and compliance records.
- Sales Area: Two meeting tables for B2B clients; sample display racks and price boards.
Look and Feel
Under Hope’s perpetual twilight, hard white sanitation lights glare off wet metal surfaces. Rainwater streaks down container walls, tinted faintly red-brown from constant wash cycles. Steam coils lazily from smoke vents and biomass burners, carrying the heavy, unmistakable scent of curing meat and resinous bilax wood.
Inside the complex, sound dominates: the thrum of generators, the hiss of steam lines, the clatter of hooks on rails. The air shifts from warm and smoky in curing zones to biting cold near the refrigerated containers. Cleaning Bots move methodically, spraying fine mist that beads on steel surfaces before draining away through grated floors.
Nothing here invites lingering. Everything exists to process, preserve, and move product — fast.
Roles and Responsibilities
ExoHuman Staff
- Slaughter Master (1): Supervises humane harvest
- Butchers (3): Break down carcasses into primal and retail cuts
- Packaging Operators (2): Seal and label cuts, monitor cold‑chain integrity
- Quality Inspectors (1): Test samples for safety, maintain records
- Dispatch Coordinator (1): Schedules courier pickups and wholesale shipments
- Sales Representatives (2) Sell products to B2B-clients
Automated Staff
- Cleaning Bot (1): The Cleaning Bot sanitizes tables and tools between batches
- Maintenance Bot (1): The Maintenance Bot manages biomass burners, control temperature and smoke profiles
Public Access & Operations
- Market Stand Deliveries: Twice‑daily New Kourou Courier runs for fresh product sales
- Processing Hours: 4 AM–4 PM, seven days a week to meet demand
Distribution & Business Model
- B2B Focus: All sales to restaurant owners, market stand operators, and Frontier Supply Company
- Market Stand Contracts: Weekly bulk shipments of steaks, sausages, and strips to Hope Market
- Restaurant Supply: Custom cut orders delivered to cantinas and inns throughout the region
- Quickdraw Vending Partnership: Chew Meat Strips dispensed via Frontier Quickdraw Network
Products and Prices
| # | Product | Format | B2B-Price (Beta Age) | On‑Table Effect |
| 1 | Chew Meat Strips | 30 g jerky sachet | 4 K | +1d4 HP; no Hunger exhaustion for 2 h |
| 2 | Savory Sausage Link | 200 g cured sausage | 7 K per link | Remove one level of Hunger exhaustion |
| 3 | Grilled Hoos Steak | 300 g steak | 14 K | Remove two levels of Hunger exhaustion; +1 temp HP |
| 4 | Filet Mignon Cut | 150 g prime filet | 18 K | Remove two levels of Hunger exhaustion; advantage on Constitution checks for 1 h |
Security Measures
- Guarding Trooper Patrols: Local Guarding Trooper units rotated every 6 hours
- Locked Slaughter Bay: Heavy iron gate seals the bay after hours; only Slaughter Master and Dispatch Coordinator carry keys.
Player Interaction Possibilities
Legal interactions:
- Livestock Escort: As an employee of the New Kourou Courier Service or local ranchers, deliver live Hoos herds to the slaughter bay or transport packaged cuts to market.
- Apply for Work: Submit your credentials to the Slaughter Master for roles as butcher’s apprentice, smoke technician, or packaging operator.
- Contract Negotiation: Meet with the Dispatch Coordinator to arrange bulk meat orders for cantinas, restaurants, or military rations.
Illegal interactions:
- Poaching Scheme: Smuggle unregistered Hoos carcasses into the plant for secret private processing or black‑market sales.
- Smoke Chamber Tampering: Sabotage the smoke and cure units to spoil a rival’s sausages or filets.
- Cut Heist: Infiltrate cold storage to steal premium cuts—especially rare Filet Mignon—for high‑value illicit trade.
- Locked Slaughter Bay: Heavy iron gate seals the bay after hours; only Slaughter Master and Dispatch Coordinator carry keys.
Tactical Advice for Dungeon Masters
Adventure Hook Example:
- Poisoned Bottle Blackmail: Talia "Quickshot" Maren, founder of the Frontier Supply Company, is in full panic mode. She just got a ransom note demanding 10.000 Kourou by next Friday — or more Quickdraw goods will turn lethal. One water bottle’s already been tainted, and every vending‑machine staple could be next: the Starshine Schnaps, Chew Meat Strips, even the Emergency Space Nutrition Packs and 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 …