Rare Trade Goods

Rare Trade Goods are a special class of Resource that cannot be purchased in regular Exchanges or Black Markets. They can, however, be sold in them and they will appear in the Demand screen of exchanges. Being rare, they fetch prices equal to or higher than the best regular resources. Though they are all expensive, they vary considerably in terms of their Permit Levels and Legality. Rare Trade Goods are often most easily sold in Black Markets especially those, such as Terrox Artifacts, which require a level 4 Trade Permit and have a legality of 2.

Finding Rare Trade Goods
Rare Trade Goods can only be produced in specific quadrants. To acquire such resources, you must gain an introduction to a Contact who resides in such a quadrant and who is apt to sell Rare Trade Goods such as Smugglers. A quadrant may only supply one type and most quadrants will not supply any Rare Trade Good.

If a quadrant supplies a Rare Trade Good it will be listed on the bottom of the Atlas screen. It is possible to preview the map to discover which ones will supply Rare Trade Goods when selecting your captain at the start of the game. It is even possible to start in a quadrant that sells Rare Trade Goods. Some starting contacts will sell Rare Trade Goods such as Merchant, Smuggler, Smuggler Prince and Spice Trader.

Kraesline Shardes, Terrox, and Jyeeta Xeno Artifacts are a special type of Rare Trade Good that can't be acquired by trade. They must be acquired via Exploring wild zones, Salvaging from orbital salvage rumors, and Combat with the dreaded Xeno. Be careful, as the reward cards are often paired with Xeno combat. Each Xeno Artifact in your hold slightly increases the chances of encountering Xeno ships in the void.

Buying and Selling Rare Trade Goods
There are a number of special rules for buying and selling Rare Trade Goods as well. A contact must have at least 20 influence with their faction in order to sell Rare Trade Goods. This is important because purchasing Rare Trade Goods from a Contact will cost them influence, potentially limiting their ability to sell them in the future.

Selling Rare Trade Goods has a chance to give Influence to all Contacts of the same faction in the Rare Trade Good's Quadrant of origin. The Captain will also gain Reputation with the local faction for selling Rare Trade Goods at the Exchange. Both the Influence and Reputation bonuses are increased the farther the sale is occurring from the Rare Trade Good's Quadrant of origin.

Lore around Rare Trade Goods
At this time, RTGs don't have in-game descriptions. Thus, for now, the community will stash those details here!

Iridlaentine
Iridlaentine is an extremely rare metal that was mined in the Galactic Core centuries ago. This crystalline metallic element mined from the surface of certain stars. This mining was performed by Star Traders, using Leviathan Suits for their original purpose. The refinement of Iridlaentine into a usable form requires a star forge, and following the Exodus it has been extremely hard to mine and refine. The Templar Knights have a limited supply that they use carefully when the need arises.