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.

List of Rare Trade Goods

Icon	Type	Legality	Permit Required	Average Price	Rare	Supply	Demand
	Iridlaentine	10	2: Free Trader	$5,000	Rare Trade Good	Supplied by a Contact who sells Rare Goods.	In demand on Orbital, Farming, Refinery, Industrial, High Tech Zones.
	Travor Spice Wax	3	1: Spice Trader	$6,000	Rare Trade Good	Supplied by a Contact who sells Rare Goods.	In demand on Orbital, High Tech, Pop, Lux Pop Zones.
	Kloxian Medical Bays	7	3: Full Trader	$4,000	Rare Trade Good	Supplied by a Contact who sells Rare Goods.	In demand on Tradeway, Lux Pop Zones.
	Cadavost Plating	6	3: Full Trader	$3,600	Rare Trade Good	Supplied by a Contact who sells Rare Goods.	In demand on Orbital, Mining, High Tech Zones.
	Bexian Spice Tea	4	1: Spice Trader	$3,000	Rare Trade Good	Supplied by a Contact who sells Rare Goods.	In demand on Orbital, Tradeway, and High Tech Zones.
	Pruvia Blooms	8	2: Free Trader	$2,800	Rare Trade Good	Supplied by a Contact who sells Rare Goods.	In demand on Orbital, Tradeway, Farming, High Tech, and Lux Pop Zones.
	Kongon Locusts	5	3: Full Trader	$2,400	Rare Trade Good	Supplied by a Contact who sells Rare Goods.	In demand on Farming, Pop, Lux Pop Zones.
	Kaffange Royal Jelly	7	2: Free Trader	$1,800	Rare Trade Good	Supplied by a Contact who sells Rare Goods.	In demand on Tradeway, Farming, Pop, and Lux Pop Zones.
	Kraesline Shardes	3	1: Spice Trader	$12,800	Rare Trade Good	Supplied by Xeno. Era Locked	In demand on Orbital, Tradeway, Refinery, Industrial, High Tech, Pop, and Lux Pop Zones.
	Jyeeta Xeno Artifacts	2	4: Principal Trader	$4,800	Rare Trade Good	Supplied by Xeno. Era Locked	In demand on Orbital, Tradeway, High Tech, and Lux Pop Zones
	Terrox Xeno Artifacts	2	4: Principal Trader	$2,100	Rare Trade Good	Supplied by Xeno.	In demand on Orbital, Tradeway, High Tech, and Lux Pop Zones.

=== Finding Rare Trade Goods ===

Rare Trade Goods can only be produced in specific quadrants. A quadrant will only supply one type and most quadrants will not supply any. 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 Spice Traders or Trade Czar.

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, and Spice Trader, making it easier to start trading in them right away.

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 very difficult 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 25 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. In addition the captain must have a personal rep with the contact of 8 and an effective reputation of 20 with the contact's fraction.

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

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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.

Rare Trade Good Talents

Icon	Name	Job	Required Rank	Type	Description	Cooldown
EXPLORE	Blooded Lure	Xeno Hunter	1	EXPLORE	When Exploring a Wild Zone, replace a risk card with a dreaded Xeno card with an Explorer Skill chance to draw Artifacts guarded by xeno card instead	3 weeks Cooldown
ARTIFACTS	Artifact Profiteer	Explorer	5	ARTIFACTS	When selling Xeno Artifacts, increase the profit of the deal by 25% + Explore Skill	9 weeks Cooldown
DESTROY	Dredge Artifacts	Explorer	8	DESTROY	Pick over the wreck of a destroyed xeno ship to recover a number of Artifacts up to your Explore Skill	6 weeks Cooldown
EXPLORE	Digging Deeper	Explorer	11	EXPLORE	When Exploring a Wild Zone, increase all resource or artifact rewards by 30% + Explorer Skill	6 weeks Cooldown
EXPLORE	Rarest Find	Explorer	11	EXPLORE	When Exploring a Wild Zone, replace a risk card with a Rare Trade Goods reward card; however there is a Danger-based chance to draw Rare Trade Goods guarded by pirates instead	9 weeks Cooldown
EXPLORE	Artifact Hunter	Exo-Scout	11	EXPLORE	When Exploring a Wild Zone, replace a risk card with an Artifacts reward card; however there is a Danger-based chance to draw Artifacts guarded by xeno card instead	9 weeks Cooldown
VICTORY	Strict Search	Military Officer	1	VICTORY	Military discipline demands a thorough search, which uncovers secret hideaways on ships of defeated Smugglers; new lootable cargo is revealed	9 weeks Cooldown
VICTORY	Rigorous Search	Pirate	1	VICTORY	A pirate's keen sense for treasure sniffs out secret hideaways from defeated Smugglers; new lootable cargo is added	3 weeks Cooldown
SALVAGE	Nose for Loot	Pirate	8	SALVAGE	While Salvaging at an Orbital, replace a risk card with a Rare Trade Loot card	13 weeks Cooldown