Due to an upswing in interest in items that previously had no value, things are running short. Pilots across the galaxy are having to scramble to obtain items that were, only a short time ago, widely available.Among those items in shortest supply appear to be minerals. Grail water, Minosium, Solar Sweet Oil, Tungsten, and in an odd twist, Sand, all seem to have disappeared in the last few days. The seach for these once plentiful minerals has left some explorers scratching their heads.
"I just don't understand it." said one Jenquai. "There was plenty of Sand just days ago. Where did it all go?"
More on the crippling shortages as the story develops.
