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+=== Races | Economy ===
 ====== THE EXOHUMAN ECONOMIC SYSTEM IN THE GAMMA AGE ======
 The economic system of the [[the_humans|ExoHumans]] on planet [[the_planet_voi_700_d|VOI 700 D]] in the [[the_gamma_age|Gamma Age]] is shaped primarily by the [[peace_treaty|Peace Treaty]] of 2631, which imposes strict limitations on industrialization, resource usage, and economic autonomy.
-Although ExoHumans brought theoretical knowledge from [[the_earth|Earth]], their ability to implement advanced economic models is hindered by severe energy shortages, environmental restrictions, and Native oversight. These constraints prevent large-scale production, forcing humans to rely on a centrally planned economy regulated by the [[federal_confederation|Federal Confederation]] and enforced by the [[gaia_system|GAIA System]].
+Although ExoHumans brought theoretical knowledge from [[the_earth|Earth]], their ability to implement advanced economic models is hindered by severe energy shortages, environmental restrictions, and Native oversight. These constraints prevent large-scale production, forcing humans to rely on a centrally planned economy regulated by the [[federal_confederation|Federal Confederation]] and enforced by the AI [[gaia|GAIA]], operated by the [[gaia_system|Federal GAIA Agency]].
 This economic system, known as [[communardism|Communardism]], was developed by the [[communards|Communard Party]] after the [[great_war|Great War]] to ensure sustainability and peaceful coexistence with the [[the_natives_tribes_of_voi_700_d|Native Tribes]]. However, it remains controversial among ExoHumans, particularly the [[individualists|Individualists]], who oppose its rigid structure and advocate for a return to free-market principles.
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 ===== The Shadow Economy and Black Markets =====
-Many ExoHumans, particularly supporters of the Individualist Party, oppose the planned economy and long for the return of capitalist trade and private enterprise. As a result, a thriving black market has emerged, fueled by:
+Many ExoHumans, particularly supporters of the Individualist Party, oppose the planned economy and long for the return of capitalist trade and private enterprise. As a result, a thriving black market has emerged, fueled by the demand for goods and services unavailable under Communardism.
+==== Key Black Market Commodities ====
+  * **Weapons & Ammunition:** Despite strict regulations, smuggled firearms and melee weapons circulate in the underground economy, often supplied to [[outlaws|Outlaws]].
+  * **Quantum Fusion Batteries (QFBs):** As restricted energy sources, [[quantum_fusion_batteries|Quantum Fusion Batteries]] are now banned from legal circulation — are secretly traded and used for illicit industrial operations or powering unregistered [[service_bots|Service Bots]].
+  * **Service Bots:** Although heavily monitored under the Treaty’s Technological Restrictions, some individuals seek to regain access to automated labor. These illegally reprogrammed bots perform anything from manual labor to hacking operations.
+  * **Luxury Goods & Individual Garment:** The Communard economy mandates standardized clothing and utility-focused production, making custom-tailored attire, jewelry, and exotic fabrics highly desirable among the wealthy and the rebellious.
+  * **Meat & Alcohol Sales:** As livestock farming is energy-intensive and outlawed, black market traders secretly breed animals, smuggling meat into settlements. Home-brewed alcohol is also widely sold, especially in Firetown.
+  * **Drugs & Pharmaceuticals:** Restricted medicine, stimulants, and addictive substances are trafficked in hidden networks. The [[jane_bold_gang|Jane Mendoza Gang]] controls the drug trafficking in the [[ralar_region|Ralar Region]] and Firetown.
+  * **Prostitution & Entertainment Services:** With personal relationships closely intertwined with social stability, unsanctioned companionship services exist outside official oversight, particularly in Firetown’s underground districts.
+  * **Illegal Gambling & Betting Dens:** Firetown is notorious for its secret gambling establishments, offering high-stakes betting on pit fights, card games, and outlawed lotteries.
-  * **Illegal Trade:** Smuggled luxury goods, weapons, and personal services.
+==== Criminalization & Federal Enforcement ====
-  * **Meat & Alcohol Sales:** Many Communard policies prohibit resource-intensive food production, but black market traders defy these restrictions.
-  * **The Old Currency (Kourou):** Despite being banned, Kourou coins and paper bills are still used in underground transactions.
-Black market activity is punishable under the Civil Code, with severe penalties for illegal trade, energy theft, and unauthorized business operations. [[Firetown|Firetown]] is the center of black-market activity, particularly in gambling, prostitution, and smuggled technology.
+Black market activity is punishable under the Civil Code, with severe penalties for:
+  * Unauthorized trade & smuggling
+  * Possession or use of QFBs & Service Bots
+  * Illegal energy consumption
+  * Currency-based transactions using Kourou
+Firetown remains the center of black-market activity, despite continuous Federal Sheriff crackdowns. Some suspect corrupt officials within the Federal Confederation allow certain illicit trades to continue in exchange for bribes or valuable intelligence.
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   * **The Ancient Route:** A pre-existing Native trade path in the [[asari|Asari Region]] of the [[habitual_belt|Habitual Belt]], historically used for inter-tribal resource exchange. It now serves as the primary connection between [[new_kourou|New Kourou,]] [[hope|Hope]], and [[Morningstar|Morningstar]] for the distribution of essential goods.
-  * **The Extended Route:** Built by ExoHumans during the Beta Age, this fortified path connects New Kourou to Firetown and Firetown to Morningstar. Firetown is entirely dependent on the Extended Route for survival, as it lies on the [[dark_side|Dark Side]], where no food production is possible. Without supply convoys, Firetown would collapse within weeks.
+  * **The Extended Route:** Built by ExoHumans during the Beta Age, this fortified path connects New Kourou to [[firetown|Firetown]] and Firetown to Morningstar. Firetown is entirely dependent on the Extended Route for survival, as it lies on the [[dark_side|Dark Side]], where no food production is possible. Without supply convoys, Firetown would collapse within weeks.
 ==== Strict Travel & Transport Regulations ====
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   * [[federal_confederation|The Federal Confederation]]
+  * [[civil_code|Civil Code of the Federal Confederation]]
   * [[communardism|Communardism]]
   * [[federal_allotment_agency|Federal Allotment Agency]]
+  * [[gaia_system|Federal GAIA Agency]]
+  * [[gaia|GAIA]]
   * [[communards|Communard Party]]
   * [[individualists|Individualist Party]]