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== Blue Sun == | == Blue Sun == | ||
− | Without doubt, the ubiquitous Blue Sun is the richest and most politically connected corporation in the system. Blue Sun is on every planet, in | + | Without doubt, the ubiquitous Blue Sun is the richest and most politically connected corporation in the system. Blue Sun is on every planet, in everyhome—rich and not so rich alike. For all its fame, it is one of the most shadowy institutions in the ‘Verse.<br> |
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The Blue Sun logo is everywhere: on T-shirts, billboards, posters, food cans, etc. The logo has become so much a part of daily life that people don’t even notice it anymore. Blue Sun products are considered essential to a person—like water and breathing. Just look for the Blue Sun label. It’s never difficult to find. The company doesn’t operate retail outlets, but every shop stocks its products. While not the best on the market, Blue Sun products are the most reliable. If you buy Blue Sun, you always know what you’re going to get. There are never any surprises—good, bad, or otherwise.<br> | The Blue Sun logo is everywhere: on T-shirts, billboards, posters, food cans, etc. The logo has become so much a part of daily life that people don’t even notice it anymore. Blue Sun products are considered essential to a person—like water and breathing. Just look for the Blue Sun label. It’s never difficult to find. The company doesn’t operate retail outlets, but every shop stocks its products. While not the best on the market, Blue Sun products are the most reliable. If you buy Blue Sun, you always know what you’re going to get. There are never any surprises—good, bad, or otherwise.<br> | ||
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− | Blue Sun produces a lot of different things, but the company concentrates mainly on the basics of life. Folk will always need food and drink, and Blue Sun is there to sell it. They hold the monopoly on packaged foodstuffs, and their products have become essential to people on the newly terraformed worlds. Many new settlers wouldn’t have made it through their first year without Blue Sun packaged food.<br> | + | Blue Sun produces a lot of different things, but the company concentrates mainly on the basics of life. Folk will always need food and drink, and Blue Sun is there to sell it. They hold the monopoly on packaged foodstuffs, and their products have become essential to people on the newly terraformed worlds. Many new settlers wouldn’t have made it through their first year without Blue |
− | + | Sun packaged food.<br> | |
− | Like all corporations, Blue Sun didn’t get into business out of love for their fellow man. They started the company to make a profit. No one begrudged them that. Profit pays the bills and folk’s salaries. But then, as the company grew bigger and bigger, and became more and more powerful, greed and corruption took over. Profit was the only thing those running Blue Sun could think about. They | + | |
− | + | Like all corporations, Blue Sun didn’t get into business out of love for their fellow man. They started the company to make a profit. No one begrudged them that. Profit pays the bills and folk’s salaries. But then, as the company grew bigger and bigger, and became more and more powerful, greed and corruption took over. Profit was the only thing those running Blue Sun could think about. They setout to make more and more money by extending their power as far as they could manage.<br> | |
− | It’s an open secret that Blue Sun engages in deadly corporate espionage and then calls in favors from powerful government officials to cover their tracks. Its subsidiaries and shell corporations have branched out far from food and service industries, going into computer systems, communication technology, and even spaceship design, along with the biotech industry—even going so far (some whisper) as to conduct experiments involving living humans. Only top executives have a good grasp on what the “big picture” is when it comes to this mega-corporation. Its research and development division is a mysterious place guarded by security equal to top secret Alliance military projects. | + | |
− | + | It’s an open secret that Blue Sun engages in deadly corporate espionage and then calls in favors from powerful government officials to cover their tracks. Its subsidiaries and shell corporations have branched out far from food and service industries,going into computer systems, communication technology, and even spaceship design, along with the biotech industry—even going so far (some | |
− | + | whisper) as to conduct experiments involving living humans. Only top executives have a good grasp on what the “big picture” is when it comes to this mega-corporation. Its research and development division is a mysterious place guarded by security equal to top secret Alliance military projects.<br> | |
*Blue Sun employs the Hand of Blue | *Blue Sun employs the Hand of Blue | ||
− | *Blue | + | *Blue SUn produces Chempliant and Pax |
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In some areas, the Miners’ Guild has taken on the Corone Consortium and won, bringing about improved condition for workers and justice for | In some areas, the Miners’ Guild has taken on the Corone Consortium and won, bringing about improved condition for workers and justice for | ||
those who lost property.<br><br> | those who lost property.<br><br> | ||
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== Iskellian == | == Iskellian == | ||
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it. Such weapons are rarely seen on the outer worlds and few are on the black market. If you can get hold of an Iskellian weapon, you count yourself lucky. | it. Such weapons are rarely seen on the outer worlds and few are on the black market. If you can get hold of an Iskellian weapon, you count yourself lucky. | ||
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− | + | == United Reclamation == | |
− | + | There is a lot of trash in the ‘Verse, and United Reclamation owns it. | |
− | + | The company began small with a few garbagescows, but its founders were wise enough to see the potential of trash hauling and, by taking out huge and risky loans, they were able to secure an exclusive contract with the Alliance government to haul off folk’s refuse. At United Reclamation, they consider garbage a growth industry. Picking up dirty diapers isn’t a very glamorous job, but someone has to do it and it makes for a very good living. Where United Reclamation struck gold wasn’t in diaper pails, however. Real money comes from issuing licenses for legal salvage. Currently United is the only system-wide operator allowed to claim salvage rights. Due to the sheer magnitude of a system-wide salvage collection operation, United Reclamation also issues licenses for small operators to collect salvage on their behalf. The small operator can go through the local government to obtain a salvage license, but that involves mounds of paperwork and fees. Such licenses are more quickly obtained by going through United Reclamation, though they see to it that you pay for the convenience. Small operators make more money if they | |
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− | There is a lot of trash in the ‘Verse, and | ||
− | The company began small with a few garbagescows, but its founders were wise enough to see the potential of trash hauling and, by taking out huge and risky loans, they were able to secure an exclusive contract with the Alliance government to haul off folk’s refuse. At | ||
run unlicensed, illegal salvage operations. Best to be careful, though, as things can get right ugly if United catches you poaching on their territory. | run unlicensed, illegal salvage operations. Best to be careful, though, as things can get right ugly if United catches you poaching on their territory. | ||
− | You’d better hope the Alliance catches you doing illegal salvage before | + | You’d better hope the Alliance catches you doing illegal salvage before United Reclamation gets its hands on you. <br><br> |
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== You-Go == | == You-Go == | ||
− | + | One of the top five fuel and maintenance companies. You-Go stations support most of the Rim, and many Border planets, particularly in Georgia. You-Go is wholly owned by You-Ge, and managed from its headquarters on a private moon in Blue Sun. | |
− | One of the top five fuel and maintenance companies. You-Go stations support most of the Rim, and many Border planets, particularly in Georgia. You-Go is wholly owned by | ||
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+ | == Shulan-Maersk == | ||
+ | One of the larger long distance haulers. Sophisticated computer routing systems send Shulan-Maersk vessels on seemingly labyrinthine journeys, hence the nickname S&M Transports. These odd routs are alleged to solve the traveling salesman problem in real time. The computers that manage this are said to occupy an entire city on Liann Jiun. Shulan-Maersk occasionally employed charter or independent vessels (usually mid-bulk or light transports) to meet the larger ships en route. These jobs are not strongly sought after because they inevitably require waiting for precise moments to launch or dock, then having plans change suddenly when the computer says so. Shulan-Maersk pays for the time and fuel, but it can be hard a crew, especially if food is running short. <br><br> | ||
+ | == ANS == | ||
+ | Aqua-Negro Seguridad (or ANS) is one of the Verse's top private security companies. It started during the Unification War (working with the Alliance) but against stereotype, it quickly snatched up many Independent Veterans to fill its ranks. ANS has the dubious reputation of being the 26th century's Pinkertons, willing to do anything for a client. Morality be damned. Still, ANS does have its own rules, and its people are usually fiercely loyal to the company<br><br> | ||
− | + | == Volker == | |
+ | Volker Hovermotive Industries is a smallish hovercraft manufacturer that specializes in high end luxury hovercraft and wheeled vehicles. Volker HI is the epitome of high end. The Volker Family based in Ariel owns the business but shares its construction bases with Blue Sun and other industries. | ||
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[[Mutineers]] | [[Mutineers]] |