-[Cartel]- The Cartel

[Mímir]

I think its great and really thoroughly thought through and presented. A few things in my view though:

While the SC was formed by Kasumi Masuyo, the faction itself has no real leader to speak of. However, while there is no leader, there is a single point of contact for negotiations for contracts. This allows a free flow of contracts with no rank structure, allowing the members to function separately without giving their "leader" away. (//OOC Now, of course a leader will have to be designated by the admins for control and what not. That will obviously be me, but inRP, there will be no leader to speak of).

I think it's a good idea that you are the "spokesperson", especially in the startup phase. But knowing disco and the way factions put their foot down at times, you might have to make some hard decisions at some point, involving helping one faction over other factions. You might find that you will come to need some form of governing body to make these decisions. Facions are often geared in such a way that they will push and play hard-ball to make others "show their colours", and I think tough decisions following such pressure will be inevitable.

-If a contract tells you to pirate, you pirate.

IMO piracy should be left out - it endangers [SC] smuggler's free right to dock at lucrative sell-points, and thus the faction's purpose as a whole.

I know there are a lot of neutral factions, I'm hoping this will balance out once we establish a foothold in game as far as smuggling/fencing goes.

Well smugglers - like Zoners - stand to gain a lot from maintaining neutrality. I think it's a good aim to try and be neutral with as many as possible, and I don't see it as a negative that smuggling factions only lists other factions as neutral as a starting point. I don't see it as a "Mary Sue" kinda thing.

So yeah, great idea and keep up the good work. The starting draft is solid in my view.

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