L'Unione Corse

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Tag: Corse| or none for guerilla ships.
Faction: Unione Corse
ID/IFF: Unione Corse, Pirate, Smuggler/Unione Corse

Leader: Morten Harket

[color=lightblue]History

There is no exact date of which the Corse would have officially formed. Some believe it was formed out of a private club consisting of personal friends of the royal family gone out of control. All that is really known about them is that they are one of the oldest organisation of Gallia. Renowed as an elitist club, no one would become a Corse unless they had the influence or the wealth to be in it: as a result, it is mostly formed of nobles, incuding distant relatives to the Royal Family.

The Corse were not always the infamous 'gangsters' they are known as today. Pre-First Gallic War, a majority of the Corse's business consisted of financing borderworld exploration and settling, as well as financing research and development. Over time, the laws of the Kingdom tightened, and many goods and services became restricted or outlawed, or simply unavailable on the distant colonial worlds. Using their connections, many Corse members living on these distant worlds trafficked to keep up their way of lives. Over time, these connections became more and more specialized, and the Corse were soon the largest smuggling organisation of Gallia. Their rude internal laws and ethiquette, the restricted membership, their social position in society and the thousands of webs of contacts and connections they had prevented any true acts to be taken against them. Some of the first Kings of Gallia, who were attempting to be just to their people, more open-minded, tried to disband the Corse by all means; all were mysteriously dead after only a few weeks of reigning. Everyone is aware that the Corse had a role to play in these deaths, but none wished to act any further. In a way, they are one of the (many) reasons why the Gallic Kingdom has always been so rough against its people.

Depending on who you ask, the lack of centralized leadership is a major bonus, or con, to the organisation. This was indeed proven during the First Gallic War: the Corse itself was divided in the conflict, and officially took no stance. More than once, though, their members were arrested on the basis that they were supplying informations or goods to the rebels, or at least facilitating contact between Royal defectees and the First Council. This resulted in a weakened Corse by the end of the war: while they did gain a large wealth as a result of the war, their numbers were weakened and they had no ways of holding their assets.

A direct consequence of the First Gallic War was the Gallic Underground Conflict: a thug war in which every members of Gallia's underground struggled to gain control of its black market. Some of the more remarkable skirmishes of the conflict were the Corse takeover of the Junker base Bourbon of the Burgundy system, in which all Junker civilians, including women and children, were coldly murdered. Unfortunately for them, the Corse were overwhelmed by the new consortium of criminals, the Gallic Brigand, and were beaten into submission. Officially speaking, they are an integral part of the Brigands. Officiously speaking, they step on their boots, and only cooperate when in no other choice is available. To this day, skirmishes still happen between the two organisations. Sometimes, it is because the Brigands try to upkeep their "Robin Hood" image to the population, sometimes, it is because a GRP officier finds a Brigand too noisy, and a Corse hitman is sent after him.

When the Second Gallic War started, the Corse had agreed on not taking a stance for or against the royals, and to only have commercial business with the rebellion. What was unexpected though was the opening of the way to Sirius. This news came as entirely sudden to the Corse, and the new surge of outsiders have disrupted the balance in the market of Gallia, and the group is stil arguing as to what stance they should partake about this matter.

Present day and Goals

[color=#FFFFFF]Today, the Corse are a group of organised smugglers who accept little to no competition. In the face of the new situation of Gallia, they have an ultimate weapon: Nox, an extremely potent drug which they have the monopoly over its distribution. They also still supply luxurious goods to distant lands, where the pay is worth it, smuggling or not.

Unfortunately for the Nox market, there is a new player in the field: Cardamine, with similar addicting effects. Cardamine is gaining more and more popularity within Gallia, and it is now stepping on the profits of the Corse. Though luckily for them, the Corse had managed to initiate contact with the Gaians before they went into hiding, and made supply contracts with them to distribute Synthetic Marijuana, which is seen as a less dangerous alternative to Nox in Gallia. Other goods commonly smuggled by the Corse include Hypnotainment bands, illegally modified holotainment bands which entrance their user.

A new market was recently opened to the Gallics: artifacts. The Corse were soon in contact with the Hogosha as the Kusarians had surrendered to the Gallic Kingdom, and they quickly struck a supply deal with them. They actually are the main suppliers of artifacts of the Crown.

As a result of the Gallic Underworld Conflict, the Corse has had a more relaxed recruitment process, where any decent bounty hunter could be accepted. Acting as the government's hitmen, they take the blame when the government needs people to disappear. That is, if they are ever found to be involved with these disappearances, which is never.

Their unique position within the government is more important for them than sympathizing with the limited funds of the Gallic revolution. Though, they do keep good relations with the Maquis, as they use them to get their supplies of oil as to look more independent, and less sensitive to any blocus that the government could sanction against them.

Diplomacy

[color=#009900]Allied

The Maquis

Friendly

The Hogosha
The Gaians
The Gallic Brigands (Only by need)

Neutral

The Gallic Corporations, except SE
The Gallic Royal Police & Navy
The Council

Unfriendly

Solar Engineering
Bretonian Police Authority
Bretonian Corporations
Gallic Junkers

Hostile

Junkers
Outcasts

Territory

[color=purple]Zone of Influence

Gallic Core worlds
Gallic Border Worlds

[color=violet]Zone of Interest

Omicrons
Taus
Bretonia
Kusari

[color=violet]Zone of Commerce

Sigmas
Omegas
Rheinland
Liberty

[color=lightblue]Ships & Technologies

[color=#33FF33]Open to all

Fighters:

Gallic Civilian Fighters (All variants)
Gallic Civilian Freighters
Unione Corse Fighters

Technology:

All Gallic Civilian technologies
All Unione Corse technologies

Open after obtaining the correct rank

Fighters:
Unione Corse Bombers
Gallic Civilian Transports
Gallic Brigand Freighters
Gallic Brigand Transports

Technologies:
All Maquis Technologies
All Gallic Brigand technologies

Requiring permission from Leadership

Gallic Brigand Gunboats
Gallic Civilian Liner
Gallic Royal Liner
All non-listed

Technologies:
All non-listed

Objectives

[color=#6666CC]Regain control of the Black Market

The first focus to return to their true former position in the Kingdom of Gallia is to gain back what was theirs to be as tentacular as possible in their domain, by forging alliances that would weaken the Gallic Brigands.

Become part of the Government

Through corruption, diplomacy and selective murdering, rather than brute force, the Corse attempt to lower the Government's guard to potentially influence it enough to become an integral part of it.

Rank

[color=lightblue]Parrain/Marrainel

[color=#FFFFFF]Le Parrain (Godfather) is the appointed leader of the Corse. Generally speaking, this title is given to the Paternel of the largest family. Overwatches and control every aspects of the Corse.

Paternel/Maternel

[color=#FFFFFF]Les Partenels/Maternels (Father/Mother) represent the leaders of each of the diversified Corsican families, some leading a group of hitmen, some at the head of smuggling circles, some collecting credits from racketeering, as examples. Their word is the law in their domain, and only Le Parrain can negate their decisions.
(Can use any Corse/Brigand/Maquis technology and Gallic liners, as well as civilian technologies.)

Frere/Soeur

[color=#FFFFFF]Les Freres/Soeurs (Brother/Sisters) are the ''soldiers'' of the Paternels, and are the backbone of the Corse. Without them to do the dirty job, there wouldn't be any money to be made in the Corse. Usually, they are either born in the Corse, or are members who proved themselves as valuable.
(Limited to Civilian and Corses Fighters, Freighters, Bombers and Transports (excluding Gallic Liner) as well as all Corse/Brigand/Maquis technology)

Etranger/Etrangere

[color=#FFFFFF]Les Etrangers (Outsiders, somewhat equivalent of Gaijin) are outsiders (not necessarily Sirians, simply people who were not born in any of the Corse families) who just joined the Corse, each for their own multiple reasons. They must prove their loyalty to advance and become full members of the Corse. When un Frere doesn't have time to do a business, they send un Etranger do it for him.
(Limited to Corse/civilian fighters and freighters)

[color=lightblue]Naming Convention

Fighters and bombers

Corse|Name.Surname
-or-
Corse|Nickname

Freighters, Transports and Gunboats

Corse|Name of the vessel

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