The Treaty of Nine

[Vito]

"Well, Jose, you know I never set sail without a solid rum supply. Where is the gringo that runs this place anyway? He's the only one missing, si?" Just as Vito finished his sentence Lucius walked in. While the zoner was busy imagining what's under Genine's dress the corsair threw a sheet of paper on the table. "You two can get a room later, lets get this over with"

Everyone stared at that piece of paper without saying a word. "What? You never saw paper before? We all know why we're here and what we're about to agree on, these terms have been discussed over and over again and I swear I'll kill someone if one of you decides to back out now. Computer, scan this and display it on the main screen"

The wall lit up and everyone read the final version of the document they hope will bring peace and prosperity in the area:

The Treaty of Nine

[color=#FF0000]Between the Corsair Empire and the Confederated Freeports of Southern Sirius*
- Freeport One, Freeport Five, Freeport Nine, Freeport Fifteen and Corfu Base -

1. TAZ**, OSI*** and the the administrators of the Confederated Freeports recognize the star systems of Attica (a.k.a. Omicron Theta) and Castile (a.k.a Omega 41) as Corsair Empire sovereign space, with all the rights and responsibilities derived from that.


2. To prevent any hostile forces from staging attacks on the Corsair Empire from the their stations the administrators of the Confederated Freeports will create a set of rules and regulations that they will undertake to enforce.

2.a The Corsair Empire will not enforce these new rules and regulations unless specifically requested by one of the administrators involved.

2.b. Attacks on the Corsair Empire include but are not limited to the following offences:

• Attacking any ship flying under the Corsair Empire’s flag
  
  
• Attacking any ship working for the Corsair Empire, which include but are not limited to transports hauling artifacts or any other supplies for the Corsair Empire.
  

3. The Corsair Empire recognizes the full autonomy of the Confederated Freeports as well as OSI’s sovereignty over the star system known as Omicron 74 and will not interfere with any decision taken by the aforementioned stations’ administrators unless it is deemed that those actions threaten the security of the Corsair Empire. In the event of such a situation occurring the Corsair Empire will notify the respective administrators that they have violated the terms of this agreement and that as a result the treaty is now invalid.


4. The Corsair Empire will agree to respect the 5k NFZ**** imposed around the Confederated Freeports, unless the ship or ships in question are using the NFZ for cover against our forces, in which case said ship or ships are breaking the NFZ rules anyway.


5. The Corsair Empire will offer its full military support to the Confederated Freeports in assisting with hostile situations when in need.


6. The Corsair Empire will grant free access through its borders and bases for all ships flying under a Zoner flag belonging to the fighter, bomber, freighter or transport class, unless they have been engaged in hostilities against a Corsair, a Corsair Empire’s ally or they are breaking the Corsair Laws.

6.a. If the Zoner freighters and transports are not hauling goods to or from a Corsair base or the aforementioned Zoner bases the transit taxes must be reasonable and non-prohibitive and it is recommended that taxing the regular suppliers of the Corsair Empire or the Zoner bases covered by this agreement is avoided.

7. All ships flying under a Zoner flag equal to and larger than Gunship class will be allowed to transit our systems with the exception of Sparta (a.k.a Omicron Gamma), Omicron 91 and Omicron 94, unless they have been engaged in hostilities against a Corsair, a Corsair Empire’s ally or they are breaching the Corsair Laws other than article 26*****, from which they will be excused.

7.a. No loitering will be allowed within the borders of the Corsair Empire except within the NFZ around Freeport Five, Freeport Nine and Corfu Base.

7.b. The Corsair Empire will issue special permits to Zoner research ships, including Corvo Class Cruisers, after the ships have been:

• Verified and classified as non-combat vessels by the Corsair Council or
  
  
• After an on-the-spot inspection by a high ranking Corsair pilot from either the Benitez Family, The Black Sails (|Sails or Sails.) or The Brotherhood (TBH)

Should the ship in question fail the inspection it will be directed to one of the freeports for disarming, after which it will be able to resume its activities. Failure to comply could result in the ship being classified as a hostile target.


8. The Corsair Empire will grant free access within its borders to all ships belonging to TAZ, OSI or the Confederated Freeports for as long as the following conditions are met:

• They are properly tagged to their respective organization or station
  
  
• They have not been engaged in hostilities against a Corsair or Corsair Empire’s ally
  
  
• They are not breaking the Corsair Laws other than article 26, from which they will be excused.
  

8.a. Ships equal to and larger than the Gunship class are not allowed in the star system of Sparta (a.k.a Omicron Gamma) unless they have previously received permission from one of the Corsair Elders.

8.b. The star systems of Omicron 91 and Omicron 94 are the property of the Brotherhood and, respectively, the Benitez Family. Point 8 does not apply within those two star systems and the access there is regulated by each star system’s owner.

9. The Corsair Empire, via its pilots, will impose reasonable taxes for any freighters or transports hauling supplies for the Confederated Freeports unless they have been engaged in hostilities against a Corsair, a Corsair Empire’s ally, they are breaching the Corsair Laws or its flying under a hostile flag. In all other instances where goods are not being supplied to the Empire or to the aforementioned Zoner bases, the respective vessels will be treated on a case by case basis and the transit taxes will be applied at the discretion of the Corsair pilot present.


10. The Corsair Empire, TAZ, OSI and the Confederated Freeports agree to strive to increase the commercial exchanges between each other and work for the security and prosperity of all the involved parties.

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* Confederated Freeports - Freeport One, Freeport Five, Freeport Nine, Freeport Fifteen and Corfu Base
** TAZ - Temporary Autonomous Zoners
*** OSI - Omicron Supply Industries
**** NFZ - No Fire Zone
***** Article 26 of the Corsair Laws - Neutral warships (including Gunboat and Gunship classes) are not welcome in Corsair territory unless they have the Council of Elders' approval, neutral warships should be escorted out of our space and the use of force is authorized if they refuse to comply.

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