| Azatlath
Advanced Construction |
High quality milspec and
mercspec equipment. Low morals, high kill-to-price ratio.
Major manufacturing facility on
Azatlath. Operate in a
paramilitary structure and practically maintain their own
standing army for security. |
| Commonwealth
Council of Sciences |
A wing of the Core
Commonwealth government devoted to general scientific
advancement and product development & distribution.
Promote agricultural development on developing worlds.
Home on Tengadi, Core Commonwealth. |
|
Drayquin Designs |
Sturdy, high-quality ships
and ship equipment. "Uncommon design from common
people", Originally based on
Menjur,
Drayquin
acquired and subsequently took control of its own system,
now called Drayquin.
One of the defining deals that sealed
Drayquin's success
was an on-going design and development with both the early
Core
Commonwealth and
Bjaki Federation governments. It involved
the co-ordinated design, development, and construction of
military starships. The deal
with each side was basically kept secret and allowed
Drayquin to charge exorbitant fees from both to develop
non-exclusive, universally marketable ships. |
| Elegant
Particles Laboratories |
A corporation of bright young
minds from the Commonwealth Council of Sciences specializing
in the application of cutting edge physics. Involved in the
development of the San Jorge
String Drive and still collecting a portion of the
sales. They are especially active as one of the
Prodigal Void's most
active suppliers of
rotated particles. |
| Flint-Grimaldi |
Smaller organization based
around transport and shipping, heavy into farhaul and
speculative runs. Buys ships, farm out to captains (boon
donkeys) |
| Gia Estella |
A tiny young corporation
growing unimaginably quickly. Gia Estelle is a young
Bjaki
woman surrounded by some of the best engineers in the
Federation. She churns out incredible, trendy ship designs
as fast as the upper class can consume them. Lives on
Bjaki |
| Ignatius
Solutions |
Specialized software
development, data systems, computing and control
equipment, robotics and droids. Home office on
Ignatius,
Core Commonwealth. Instrumental in the development of the
IntelligNet. |
|
Imperial
Design Corps (IDC) |
Mil spec weapons, support
equipment, and starships. The IDC is the development and
procurement branch of the
Kharkosanth Empire. Their
designs often mysteriously filter into
"appropriate" civilian hands. Home on
Cyarkos,
Kharkosanth Empire. |
| InterSOL
Trade Bank |
The closest thing to a
galactic bank, acting as a money-lender, property trader
and developer, and insurance broker for only the largest
deals around. Formed in Ancient times by a consortium of
rich individuals, traders, and small corporations from
Bjaki
and Epagon with the intent of providing inter-system banking
and loans, primarily to fund trade and exploration. From
humble roots within
Bjaki Federation space, InterSOL Trade
would go on to replace physical currency with wireless
transactions and data follow. Diversified and decentralized,
they maintain a major office on
Ennager. |
| The Lexicon
Group |
General business dealings,
corporate consulting, and information buying and selling.
General speculation and intrigue for profit. Manipulation
of local politics. Software and
limited-edition arms development. Industrial development.
The
Lexicon Group appeared mysteriously on
Menjur, shifting the balance of power in a disagreement
between the continental governments of Sarisland and
Khekaita, effectively keeping
Menjur in the
Core Commonwealth.
After disappearing again for several years, they slowly and
quietly began building a network of both visible and secret
offices throughout the inhabited galaxy. |
|
Mirashesh |
An official
government branch of the Yanti Rikiru. It functions as the
manufacturing branch of the government and acts a large,
aggressive mega-corporation supplying high tech equipment
throughout the Farrago and beyond. |
| Nano-Cybernetix |
Highly specialized nano
and cybernetic
equipment and nano-security systems. Originally started in
early Archaic times by sharp-minded entrepreneur Lucil Fromm
who recruited key minds from the thriving educational and
science industries on Memphix. He provided them with the
opportunity, resources, and motivation to produce remarkable
and functional products for a starving market. |
|
San Jorge
Industries |
San Jorge produces specialized, high-tech, and
high-science equipment. They also produce high-quality cutting edge
ships'
weapons and systems and personal equipment. They maintain a home office in
Anabasis, a dual-sun
system with their manufacturing, mining, and testing
facilities built into the system's extensive asteroid belt.
Originally a consortium of
small, specialized manufacturing interests that came
together under the guidance of business magnate San Jorge.
Originally allowed to operate semi-autonomously, the
businesses were eventually re-organized into semi-autonomous
departments in order to maximize efficiency. |
|
TLG |
TLG is the
The Lysalothardaris Group, an independent and specialized
mercenary group. They operate several "brands"
under different names. The Skirmish Corporation
specializes in contract fighting and private wars, Cosset
Security does primarily bodyguard and defence work, and
Fracas does civilian sector work such as defence classes
and combat shows. There are unsubstantiated rumours that
TLG also runs a "wet work" department. |
|
Trillion |
A
semi-independent co-business venture created in modern times
from the minds and resources of both Azatlath Advanced
Construction and Nano-Cybernetix. Using the strongest
features of each parent company, Trillion produces
bio-enabled utility vehicles for military, industrial, and
civilian markets. Their vehicles often blur the line between
transportation and biot, providing pilotless
supply
and logistics vehicles, AI-driven mining and construction
vehicles, and situationally aware ground-troop assistance
biots. |
| Tzar
Industries |
Beginning with
small take-overs of local manufacturers and distributors on
the world of Zanya, Tzar Industries quickly became a
mass-market supplier. They quickly decentralized away from
Zanya and set up manufacturing and supply chains in as many
major markets as they could penetrate.
They are now a huge corporation, well diversified in
military and civilian equipment and involved in aggressive
marketing throughout the Prodigal Void and Farrago. They
manufacture and market weapons, ships and ship
systems, heavy equipment, shields, drives, power sources.
They are a mass-manufacturer willing to flood any market with reasonable
quality merchandise. They dabble in mining and industrial development.
While they tend to set up operations where their product
is to be sold, they have maintained a semi-centralized
structure with an incredibly huge administrative, manufacturing, shipping,
and design facility on
the "owned" world of Halaban since mid-Antiquity. |
|
Volto-Avaiga
Amalgamation, Inc |
Ships and weapons, security
equipment supplies and personnel for security
organizations, military, and rich people. Maintain a
standing army for hire as security forces or as... an
army. Major office on
Ennager.
Perceiving discord and threat
from sources like the
Makkuth and
Kharkosanth
Empire, and somewhat
afraid that the Kharkosanth opinions regarding the
inadequacy of the still-nepotistic
Bjaki Armada, a group of
business interests put forth the time and effort to
structure and staff an independent security firm. The
consortium gathered funds and support and put the fledgling
business in the hands of experienced
Bjaki Commodore Hurukei
Avaiga and astute corporate officer Czerek Volto. Together,
they would form an almost legendary bond and build the
foremost private security organization in the galaxy. |
| Zyfinbek
Mercantile |
Major manufacturer and trader
of common items. Heavy focus on consulting or development of resource
harvesting and processing facilities, particularly mining
and agricultural development. They have an enthusiasm for
trade development, exploration, and colonization efforts.
They run a large shipping operation and broker trade. Major office
on Ennager which functions primarily to empower field
personnel who make the majority of decisions for the
business. |
