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PHARMACY OF NEW KOUROU
Overview
- Location: Public Services Ring, New Kourou
- Address: NE Public Services Ring Road 3
- Surroundings: Shares the medical cluster with the Hospital of New Kourou and the Medical Station of New Kourou,
The Pharmacy of New Kourou was the largest pharmacy in the Free State of Settlers. It was fully automated — with no Exohuman staff — relying entirely on Butler Bots to verify prescriptions, handle payments, and dispense medication.
Serving both individual patients (B2C) and institutional clients (B2B) like the Hospital of New Kourou and the neighboring Medical Station, it handled everything from routine refills to bulk deliveries. Nearly 80 % of its inventory — capsules, nano‑vials, and more — came straight from Schreder Pharma Inc.’s New Kourou plant. All medicines were strictly prescription‑only, with each script verified by the Butler Bot behind the counter.
After the founding of the Federal Confederation, all medicine production and distribution were nationalized into the Federal Pharma Manufactory under the supervision of the Federal Allotment Agency. Pharmacies were abolished and replaced by a direct distribution network operating through medical practices and the Hospital of New Kourou.
Architectural Significance
- Construction Material: Single repurposed cargo container from the Last Frontier, reinforced and cut open on one long side to form a dispensing window.
- Floors: 1
- Design Aesthetic: Pure salvage minimalism – a lone container with exposed alloy ribs, external shelves bolted to the inner wall, and a single tinted viewport above the counter used as a display screen. There is no interior customer area; all transactions happen through the counter window opening onto the Public Services Ring.
Building Structure
- Street-Facing Counter Window: The only public interface. A wide rectangular cut-out in the container wall, fitted with a sliding metal shutter. The Butler Bot validates prescriptions, takes Kourou payments, and dispenses medication directly through this window. Two bolted-down shuttle seats stand in front of the container as a makeshift waiting niche.
- Rear Stock Compartment (inside the container): Climate-controlled racks and drawer towers for nano-vials, blister strips, and infusion packs. A short internal conveyor or simple rail system allows the Butler Bot to quickly move medication from storage to the counter window. Access to the rear is through a narrow service door on the opposite side of the container, used only by maintenance personnel and Guarding Bots.
Look and Feel
All interaction happened at the counter window cut into the side of a single cargo container. Standing outside, patients faced a dimly lit interior that looked like a small fragment of the Last Frontier preserved behind metal shutters: dull-grey paneling, green emergency strip-lights running along the ceiling, and the faint sterile scent of polymer, antiseptic, and recycled air drifting outward.
Behind the counter, the Butler Bot moved with quiet precision, its servo-arms sliding open coded drawers and retrieving blister packs or nano-vials from orderly metal racks. The interior shelves were tightly packed with colour-banded canisters from Schreder Pharma Inc., each illuminated by the soft glow of emergency lighting. A small viewport screen inside the container cycled dosage diagrams and safety symbols, its image occasionally flickering with ship-era static.
The atmosphere was efficient, transactional, and impersonal — healthcare reduced to a brief exchange between a patient standing in the ring’s dust and a machine operating inside a salvaged med-container. Despite the improvised construction, the Pharmacy projected a sense of reliability: ship-grade machinery still doing exactly what it was designed to do.
Roles and Responsibilities
Human Oversight
- State Pharmacology Officer (1, off-site): Audits inventory, approves procurement contracts with Schreder Pharma, and authorises price lists.
Automated Staff
- Butler Bot – Dispensing (1): Validates prescriptions, collects payment, issues medication, and provides basic dosage counselling.
- Cleaning Bot (1): A Cleaning Bot maintained sterile floors, counter surfaces, and rear storage aisles after each business day.
Public Access, Operating Hours and Operational Rhythm
- Public Access: Prescription holders only; script scanned at the counter.
- Operating Hours: Monday–Saturday 8:00 AM – 6:00 PM; emergency window (via intercom hatch) 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM for hospital discharges.
- Daily Flow: Morning restock from Schreder Pharma by the New Kourou Courier Service → mid-day outflux of routine meds → late emergency fulfilment from hospital scripts → at 6:15 PM a second Guarding Bot collects the day’s Kourou takings in a lock-box and escorts them to the New Homeland Bank.
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
- Gated counter window: The grid protected the Butler Bot from access and attacks.
- Combat Drone Presence: One unit stationed nearby the counter window during all open hours.
- Prescription Verification: Counter software cross-checks hospital records to prevent duplicate fills.
- Trooper Patrols: Guarding Troopers passed the storefront twice per shift as part of the medical-cluster route.
- Escorted Revenue-Transfer: A second Guarding Bot collected the day’s Kourou takings in a lock-box and escorts them to the New Homeland Bank.
Player Interaction Possibilities (Legal and Illegal)
Legal interactions:
- 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.
Illegal activities:
- Hack the Butler Bot to dispense restricted nano-painkillers.
- Forge scripts to siphon black-market stimulants.
- Swap bar-codes on crates destined for the hospital.
Tactical Advice for Dungeon Masters
The Pharmacy is perfect for stealthy thefts, moral quandaries over medicine scarcity, or hostage-style standoffs when someone needs drugs the system won’t dispense.
Adventure Hook Example
- Counterfeit Crisis: Fake NeuroCalm floods New Kourou, causing mysterious overdoses. The party must trace the counterfeit supply chain back to its source before panic spirals into full‑blown hysteria.
Related Pages and Further Information
Healthcare institutions of the Free State of Settlers:
- John Hickensaw's Practice (private & temporary)