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-**The players have all been smuggled into the Zone by the same gang and brought to the Bar. This bar acts as the hub for all trade and activity in the immediate area around it. The bar is run by the Barkeeps and is open 24/7. They act as brokers for trade, bankers for everyone's credits and employment agencies for anyone needing freelancers to complete tasks. They will also arrange contracts to be taken out on individuals, act as an escrow service, and provide a home for people offering technical or medical services to ply their trade from.**
+**The players have all been smuggled into the Zone by the same gang and brought to Tjhe Gatehouse, a bar, labour exchange and trade hub. It acts as the hub for all trade and activity in the immediate area around it. The Gatehouse is run by a player-created faction known as the Manor House Mob. They act as brokers for trade, bankers for everyone's credits and employment agencies for anyone needing freelancers to complete tasks. They will also arrange contracts to be taken out on individuals, act as an escrow service, and provide a home for people offering technical or medical services to ply their trade from.**\\
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+**The Gatehouse is owned by a player group, but it is run day to day by NPCs. These NPC staff members can be identified by the lanyards they wear.**
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 **All contracts will be openly posted and will be live until rescinded or completed. Some may only be completed at specific times, e.g. the NPC being targeted will appear on a specific mission, some may be possible throughout the event e.g. a contract on another player. Some contracts will be run as missions when the targeted NPC is known to have broken cover.**
-**With all contracts the money is paid out to whoever is first to complete the contract to the satisfaction of the Barkeeps, based on criteria provided by the client. In rare cases, the Barkeeps may well consult with the client before paying out. A body part is usually considered sufficient proof of death for assassination contracts. If several freelancers wish to split the money, whoever provides the proof just needs to supply the names of the other freelancers involved.
+**With all contracts the money is paid out to whoever is first to complete the contract to the satisfaction of the Gatehouse staff, based on criteria provided by the client. In rare cases, the staff may well consult with the client before paying out. A body part is usually considered sufficient proof of death for assassination contracts. If several freelancers wish to split the money, whoever provides the proof just needs to supply the names of the other freelancers involved.
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-**Freelancers can also post their own contracts at any time. The Bar will charge between 10 and 20% of the posted bounty as their fee, payable at the time the bounty is posted and non-refundable. The bounty will also be taken out of the freelancer's account. If the freelancer rescinds the contract the bounty will be refunded but the Bar's fee will not. Those posting bounties are reminded to be very careful with their wording. One recent bounty posted was for three albums of MP3 files. The bounty was collected by a freelancer who simply ripped 3 of the cds sitting in the Bar on the PC in the corner and copied them onto a memory stick. It met the terms of the bounty and the Bar paid out, because the posted bounty did not make it clear they were after music not already freely available.**
+**Freelancers can also post their own contracts at any time. The Gatehouse will charge 20% of the posted bounty as their fee, payable at the time the bounty is posted and non-refundable. The bounty will also be taken out of the freelancer's account. If the freelancer rescinds the contract the bounty will be refunded but the Gatehouse's fee will not. Those posting bounties are reminded to be very careful with their wording. One previous bounty posted was for three albums of MP3 files. The bounty was collected by a freelancer who simply ripped 3 of the cds sitting in the Bar on the PC in the corner and copied them onto a memory stick. It met the terms of the bounty and the Bar paid out, because the posted bounty did not make it clear they were after music not already freely available.**
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