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Thief
Last checked: · 049-Rev3-L (reference-reported)
Direct answer
The Thief offers risky goods, including keycards, modules and locked crates, and UPDATE 049 makes the stock scale with Black Market reputation. A better inventory is not proof that a crate’s contents or item authenticity are known.
Price the risk and the container
Possible stock includes department crates, specialized chips and scarce equipment. A filled crate is not a guaranteed named weapon or medicine; its contents are generated separately. Check whether you can open it and what exposure the purchase creates before treating its listed value as profit.
| Black Market +40 | Guaranteed Thief visit once per week; improved wares |
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Build the relationship deliberately
At positive Black Market thresholds, thief access and wares improve; negative standing can stop contraband offers entirely. Buying hot goods has reputation effects, but it also introduces inspection and evidence risks. The favorable supplier relationship does not neutralize Security.