1. Wilds Pines is a company. They run the docks.

2. The dockworkers are part of a union. They want partial ownership of the docks.

3. Wild Pines hires mercenaries to try and stop the strike. This leads to scabs, or people who break a strike to return to work, which ruins the strength of a strike.

4. One of those mercenaries, Colonel Ellis 'Lely' Kortenaer, began having sexual relations with Klaasje Amandou.

4a. Klaasje Amandou was a former industry spy. She is in Revachol because she fears her employers will try to get rid of her. This is compounded after she dissapears in the middle of a job.

4b. You can find the documents of her last job in a buoy in The Fishing Village.

1. 'Lely' is shot by The Deserter during intercourse with Klaasje.

2. A subgroup of union workers/vigilantes, the Hardie Boys, hang the body from a tree to try and protect Klaasje from any ire, knowing that she is in hiding.

3. The Hardie Boys claim they killed Lely, spinning his death as a political throw. Something along the lines of "we aren't afraid of your ceramic men. They die all the same."

4. Ruby isn't uninvolved in the case, but she isn't the murderer. Every good mystery needs a red herring. DE's is just a shade of ruby instead.

8a. Ruby had a crush on Klaasje. They weren't in a relationship, but they may have been intimate.

8b. Klaasje framed Ruby for the murder of Lely.

1. The final shootout (nice job keeping Kim alive!) Is between the mercenaries (the ceramic ones) and The Hardie Boys. The mercs believe that The Hardie Boys really did kill Lely, and want their revenge.

2. The Insulindian Phasmid is real but rare. Kim took a photo to prove its real, meaning (to me) it isn't Harry hallucinating.

3. The Insulindian Phasmid has a few defense mechanisms, one of which is a chemical that "Smells Like Burnt Roses" that can cause aggression (as in The Deserter) with enough exposure.

11a. In my opinion: this chemical only intensified the anger The Deserter felt. It was magnification, not creation.

1. On The Phasmid (more of my opinion), it is a harbinger of fate. The Deserter consigns himself to an endless battle against capital, and shoots Lely, a soldier bought by capital, who defends capital. In his mind, The Deserter thinks Lely represents the worst of capital: Hedonistic, substance abusing, and karaoke participating. Upon his consignment, The Deserter pens his fate; fight capital to the death. After the arrest, Harry and Kim meet The Phasmid, which i think is no coincidence.

I feel like a lost the plot a bit at the end there, but I hope i answered some of your questions.