"The Cordoba Cartel" a name being said more and more as time passes. The day the Cartel was formed there was many dreams and ambitions within the room. Each man and women idolized the idea of a rich and wealthy future,with more then enough power to make enemies tremble in fear. But for all this to happen or even take shape, the family had to come up with a proper name that would be written into history as a name of power and respect. Debate was opened only to the elders of the family..."The wise and the strong" as they use to call it. After days of long debate and arguments-the decision was taken to name it "Cordoba". The name was chosen for a few simple reasons, and you would hear a different story from each of the elders. But all of their stories added to one thing:What the name stood for is what really matters. It was chosen so that no one would ever forget where the Artiles family came from. The Cartel would as the family stay for generations as one, following their ancestors in their culture as their children would one day. The name was all but very small step of many towards their goals.
After the Founding of the Cartel in 816 A.S. the Empire was in desperate need of extra help. The Cartel filled smaller voids behind the scenes spending their money to help the people on crete. This came at a cost as the Cartel suffered major financial crisis in 818 A.S.
It took them few years to recover and change within the family also brought a new Boss to power of the Cartel.
The Boss of the Cartel is a ruthless, short tempered man named Croton Artiles whom is also the head of the Artiles family.
The Artiles family is a proud family that descends for generations. Originally from Spain, the family had tried to keep their culture and traditions as much as they could. The modern day Artiles are part of the few high power families of Crete. For the larger part of the recent centuries the family was more reserved than the other families. The family started gaining the urge to be more than just a simple name among many - they wanted to help their fellow countrymen evolve the Corsairs to be a true power to be reckoned with. The Family then started small by simply assisting with import and export of Food, Water, Artifacts, Black Market Munitions and Synthetic Marijuana. With these small acts they started to gain more favour among fellow Corsairs, which in turn lead to expansion due to their hard work and dedication.
The Artiles family then came up with the idea to expand their business beyond just the family. The idea came to create a Cartel, but this was more than a ordinary Cartel. Outsiders who joined the Cartel and who were able to pass the trials were welcomed into a family. The Cartel looked after its members as if they were true Artilesions. This all lead to the expansion of the Cartel.
The Cartel operated mostly from Planet Crete in the beginning due to finance and personnel shortages. But as the Cartel started making more profit and gaining new members they had to move expand their base of operations. The Cartel then started running from any allied ,friendly and even neutral base they could get to, boosting their influence and profits even more
For years the Cordoba Cartel stayed in the shadows working behind the scenes slowly building their foothold. The Cartel suffered many major setbacks due to wars and law changes. Their plans had to be re-adjusted every now and then to keep up with the ever changing environment they were working in .
Those that opposed the Cartel was dealt with swiftly and without mercy. The close network within the Cartel keeps its members from spilling their guts if they get caught by rivals and enemies. Being found as a traitor to the family was a fearsome thing and no one within the Cartel ever tempted their fate. Traitors were tortured to death or executed to the public as clear signal to what happens to those defy the family. This brought in a unwritten law within the Cartel, simple few words with powerful meaning “Never surrender”. The Cartel will fight to the death and not give a inch in a fight.
With many rivals and little allies the Cordoba relies on its own small war fleet that stretches to every point of their operations. This small fleet expands day by day taking the fight more and more to the enemies.
They have few simple rules within the Cartel that stretches each member to their extremes at certain times. Their rivals will feel pressure from them sooner or later that could lead to full out wars or subtle takeovers.
Once the Cordoba Cartel started gaining momentum in smuggling Food, Water, Artifacts, Black Market Munitions and Synthetic Marijuana smuggling to a small degree, their operations were forced to come more out of the Shadows and more to the public eye.This lead to more dangers and more enemies.The Cartel is in it for their new family and for their new Brethren of the Corsairs
Due to the Cordoba Cartel being “new” to the outsiders it remains to be seen how they would be handled and how diplomacy would break between them and other groups and factions.
The Cartel is mainly focused on their smuggling operations of Food,Water,Artifacts,Black Market Munitions and Synthetic Marijuana and the expansion of the market. Their smuggling fleet has grown over time with hard work and the blood of family members. But due to smuggling routes being under constant threat they are also seen from time to time performing raids to keep their enemies more at bay and more family members safe. The Catanzaro Family still largely runs the Cartel with the help of external Advisors. Their War Fleet has increased in numbers to continue their assistance to the Corsairs and maintain safety to the people of the Corsairs
Goals: _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Expanding our control over the market for maximum profit and influence
Expand our Smuggling Fleet
Expand War Fleet
Increase Import of Food and Supplies
Assist Brotherhood when needed
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ZOI:
For Smuggling:
Bretonia
Liberty
Kusari
Rheinland
Other ZOI:
Omicrons
Omegas
ID:Corsair
IFF:Corsairs
Tag:Cartel|
Naming Convention:
Capital Warships:Cartel|WS-Ship Name
Gunboats:Cartel|GB-Ship Name
Transports/Freighters:Cartel|LC-Ship Name
Fighters/Bombers:Cartel|Name.Surname or Codename/Nickname
Neutral:
The Brotherhood
Zoners
Junkers
Unioners
Freelancers
Gallic Corporations
Gallic Navy
Gallic Royal Police
Liberty Rogues
Xenos
Kusari Corporations
Council
IND
Unfriendly:
Indie Pirates
Colonial Republic
The Order
Golden Chrysanthemums
Artificial Intelligence
LWB
Kempeitai
Hellfire Legion
Bundschuh
Kusari Police
Kusari Navy
Hostile:
Rheinland Federal Police
Rheinland Military
Liberty Navy
LPI
Bretonia Armed Forces
Bretonia Police Authority
Queen Carina's Privateers
House Intelligence
The Wild(and infected people)
Nomads
Mollys
Blood Dragons
Lane Hackers
House Corporations
Coalition
At War:
GMG
Red Hessians
Outcasts
BHG
The Core
Independent Miners guild
Usable Ships:
"Legate" Corsair Dreadnought(Limited)
"Murmillo" Corsair Light Battleship(Limited)
"Praefect" Corsair Cruiser
"Imperator" Corsair Gunboat
CTE-12400 "Condor" Civilian Gunboat
"Conference" Zoner Gunboat(Under testing)
M14 "Praetorian" Corsair Bomber
M10 Class "Titan" Corsair Very Heavy Fighter
M9 "Gladiator" Corsair Heavy Fighter
M7 "Centurion" Corsair Heavy Fighter
M5 "Decurion" Corsair Fighter
IR-7 "Raven's Talon" Civilian Very Heavy Fighter
CTE-6000 "Eagle" Civilian Very Heavy Fighter
CTE-3000 "Falcon" Civilian Heavy Fighter
BYC "Marauder" Civilian Heavy Fighter
CTE-HF "Kingfisher" Civilian Heavy Fighter
WAR-4b "Waran" Civilian Bomber
CTE-19000 "Roc" Civilian Bomber
Renzu Corp "Touketsu" Bomber
“Essedarius”Corsair Train
CT-73 "Stork" Civilian Advanced Train
CT-69 "Crane" Civilian Large Train
"Titanic" Civilian Heavy Tanker
CT-39X "Albatross" Civilian Transport
CT-49X "Gull" Civilian Transport
"Pelican" Civilian Armored Transport
Firefly Transport
Pilgrim Liner
Passenger Liner(Limited)
Usable Tech:
Civilian
Corsairs
Codes(Need Permission from The Boss)
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Cartel Structure _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Boss
The Boss...A man with great power and respect. He controls the entire Cartel and is normally a Artiles family member. He worked to get the Cartel where it is and not many get to see his face and live.
Underboss
The Underboss has also a great deal of respect and power. Reporting directly to The Boss he has to be on his toes with what is happening within and outside the Cartel. Can Consist of a Artiles family member or New family blood
Advisor
The Advisor is more than just a voice or a simple mind. He too worked through the ranks with hard work and dedication. His duty is to sit in on high value meetings alongside the Boss and Underboss but has no true say or decision making..Both a curse and a blessing
Lieutenant
Lieutenants are the true front runners of the Cartel. They set the example for many and runs the organization on the front lines. They report Directly to the Underboss and might even get to talk to the Boss a times.
Soldier
A soldier is the first true rank that makes you a family member within the Cartel.Getting here is a hard road and long road but worth it in the end. They are the core of the Cartel and makes the Cartel what it is today
Associate
Associates are new to the Cartel and not yet a true family member. They have yet to prove themself to the Lieutenants. Loyalty is their true test and they will be stepped on by the Soldiers. If they can make it through the tests they will become part of a large family
You have BHG as unfriendly, then later put at 'at war' so you've mentioned them twice. Also why is The Core only unfriendly? Wouldn't they be at war with you?
Yea thats what we thought. But since none of the Cartel has interacted with them yet,we put them on neutral until we can do Some RP/interaction with them. Same goes with the Gallics
Some factions might be on neutral,unfriendly or Hostile until we can do some interaction and RP with them.
(02-02-2015, 06:10 AM)Price_ Wrote: You've got the Xenos as neutral, you know they're going to shoot you as soon as their hear your accent right?
Not sure the RP reason as I haven't played Xenos much since I came back but I do know Xenos have corsairs as some form of neutral(I could dock on Crete).
It really falls to the Xeno's what to do towards us. Since we do shoot OC they might like us,though we might have conflict with HF. Where we are leaning to neutral with the rogues. So its all up to what they want