Challenge #04909-M160: Treasure in Strange Places

An old treasure is found by a space salvager. A locked case full of old diaries, music boxes, books, and photos. And a letter that reads "This was my life among the stars. I lived happy here, I died of old age happy here. Solitary is not always lonely, and being with others TOO much is not always comfort." -- Anon Guest

There's a lot to find in Sargasso systems. Stellar objects that had no natural satellites, so varying civilisations dumped their old, stellar junk there. Pirates sometimes lurk, if the Sargasso is near a shipping lane, and dump their leavings amongst the wrecks.

After all, if you have interstellar travel, you have a post-scarcity society. Everything you need can be mined, synthesised, manufactured, or grown.

And if a Sargasso is too far away or too inconvenient for Pirates, you get Scavengers. Whose motto is: If it isn't worth historical value, someone needs it for their molecular printer. Which has served many a Scavenger very well indeed. Most have a direct line to the nearest Archivaas Enclave, because they know historical interest and, if the item is interesting enough, will be the first to call 'dibs'.

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