• Founded: September 2626
• Founder & Water Master: Chantal Berkenheim, former sous‑chef at Last Frontier Kitchen turned spring‑water entrepreneur
• Location: Source springs in the northeastern foothills of the Atrana Mountains, about 1.2 km upstream from the Arla River headwaters, near Morningstar
• Address: Mistspring Trail, 1.2 km above Arla River headwaters
• License: Exclusive Free State of Settlers charter for Arla River source extraction
• Slogan: “Pure and fresh — directly from the Source.”

Mistspring Water Inc. set out to bottle the crystal‑clear outflows of the Arla spring. Early on, thirsty pioneers shrugged—water was everywhere. But as industrial runoff and exohuman settlements tainted local supplies, everyone scrambled for those sealed flasks. The vending machines of the Frontier Quickdraw Network stacked them at 6 K a pop, and bulk 5 L/10 L jerrycans at 7 K/14 K for homes and businesses — steep, but hey, frontier life is thirsty work.

September 2626: Chantal taps the first springs and sets up gravity‑fed cisterns. Late 2626: First 750 mL flasks hit Frontier Quickdraw shelves—locals scoff until summer drought hits. 2627–2630: Demand surges as mining runoff and booming settlements foul wells. Bulk orders roll in from taverns, trading posts, even small factories.

2631 Peace Treaty: Federal Confederation nationalizes major water sources and closes Mistspring Water Inc..

Post‑2631: Water gets distributed through Federal Allotment Centers in Firetown and public Federal Fountains in Morningstar, New Kourou, and Hope. Environmental regs restore natural water quality; Mistspring bottling plant shutters, held in reserve for emergencies.

• Materials: Local stone walls, insulated timber framing, polished slate floors
• Design: Gravity‑fed: spring intake → holding cisterns above the line → multi‑stage sediment filters → UV sterilizers → filling valves
• Footprint: ~600 m² main hall + service annex
• Green Features: Fern‑planted green roofs; filtered runoff channels return water to the river

Intake Cisterns: Elevated stone cisterns with coarse grates to catch debris

Treatment Trench: Glass‑lined trench under cisterns housing sediment filters and UV tubes

Bottling Line: Automated stations for 750 mL flask fill‑and‑crimp; manual nozzles for 5 L & 10 L jerrycans

Quality Lab: Hydrometers, spectrophotometer, taste‑panel table

Dispatch Bay: Roll‑up door and stone ramp for New Kourou Courier Service carts

Bulk Storage: Racks of empty flasks, jerrycans, crate pallets, spare seals

Control Room: Mechanical gauges display bottling metrics; QC logs and schedules on slate boards

Staff Break Area: Simple benches, purified‑water taps, two composting AuroraSan restrooms

Protected Springs: Sandstone housings and low fence—keys held only by licensed staff

Service Shed: Tool lockers, spare UV bulbs, filter canisters, maintenance kits

Hoos Hitch & Cart Dock: Tether posts and chute rails for loading bottles onto courier carts

You step inside to the drip‑drip of spring water and the hum of UV turbines. Pale stone walls and dark wood beams highlight the glowing turquoise spring flow. Ferns hang from the green roofs; slate floors stay cool underfoot. Bottles clink on the line while clerks sip and log each batch. The scent of ozone mingles with fresh water—it’s like drinking mountain air.

Founder & Water Master (1): Chantal Berkenheim – oversees intake quality, ops, Free State compliance

Bottling Technicians (4): Run filters, UV, flask/crate filling

QC Analysts (2): Test samples, calibrate gear, host taste panels

Maintenance Bot (1): Handles routine servicing, part swaps, UV calibration

Dispatch Clerks (2): Schedule runs, load carts, keep shipping ledgers

Cleaning Bot (1): Sweeps floors, clears sediment, sanitizes workstations

Beta Age: Facility closed to visitors; water sold through Frontier Quickdraws and wholesale to taverns/households

Gamma Age: Plant decommissioned—kept as an emergency reserve

Product Format Price (Beta Age) On‑Table Impact for PCs Mistspring Water Flask 750 mL sealed flask 6 K Removes one level of exhaustion; advantage vs. dehydration saves for 2 h; regain 1d4 HP if below half HP Bulk Water Container 5 L jerrycan 7 K Up to 10 dehydration removals; no HP benefit Bulk Water Container 10 L jerrycan 14 K Up to 20 dehydration removals; no HP benefit

All containers are single‑use and disposable—no return or deposit.

Extraction: Springs → intake cisterns

Treatment: Coarse filter → sediment traps → UV sterilization

Container Supply: Flasks/jerrycans from Bermuda Inc. in New Kourou

Bottling: Flask fill/crimp → crate → dispatch bay

Bulk Sales: Manual jerrycan filling → orders shipped

(Gamma Age: surplus crates sealed in vault storage)

Licensed Gate: Locked spring access—keys limited to core staff

Combat Drone Patrols: Two Guarding Trooper drones circle the perimeter 24/7, unpredictable routes

Courier Exchanges: Swap empty crates or pick up filled ones as a New Kourou Courier Service employee

Apply for Employment: Try for a bottling tech, QC analyst, or dispatch clerk job

Order Bulk: Negotiate 5 L or 10 L deliveries with the dispatch office

Tap the Source: Tamper with cistern valves to divert spring water

Forge Containers: Copy seals and peddle untreated water as Mistspring

Smuggle Bulk: Secretly siphon jerrycans for black‑market sale or barter

Talia Maren discovers a note demanding 10 000 K by next Friday or bottled water will be laced with toxins. She hires the PCs to intercept the shipment, trace the leak in the chain, and unmask the culprit. Clues could include odd sediment in the lab samples, a missing UV bulb, or forage‑resistant ferns uprooted near the springs. A midnight sting at the Dispatch Bay could catch the saboteur—or spark a desperate last‑ditch attempt to poison the federal fountains downstream.

Beta Age

Atrana Mountains

Arla River

Free State of Settlers

Mistspring Water Inc.

Bermuda Inc.

Frontier Quickdraw Network

New Kourou Courier Service

Federal Allotment Agency (Gamma Age)

Federal Allotment Centers (Gamma Age)

Federal Fountains (Gamma Age)