The Association of Free Traders [Info + Feedback]

[Starsunder]

Introduction

Founded in 819 A.S. by Aleph Starsunder, ex-IMG miner/hauler, Lyoto Morita, Kyushu rice trader, and George Jardin, ex-Solar spaceship engineer, the Association of Free Traders is a small group of like-minded people who have gathered together in order to make a difference. The Association aims not only to improve the security of traders, but also to help reduce the income gap amongst Sirians by providing guidance and micro-loans to the lower classes.

Due to the areas which the founders are familiar with, the Association begins by operating in the regions of Gallia, the Taus, Kusari, and Rheinland. While all traders from around Sirius are welcome to join the Association, business will be conducted mainly in these regions unless a member with knowledge of the other areas is found.

Primary ID: Freelancer ID
Secondary ID: IMG ID [for large transports and capital ships, Senior Members and above only]
IFF: Freelancer IFF
Tag: Assoc-


Allowed ships: Fighters, Bombers, Gunboats, Cruisers, Freighters, Transports.
May not use liners or yachts.


Objectives

To make space a safer place for all traders
To increase inter-house trade and cooperation
To reduce the income gap
To eventually have barrier-free trade for the benefit of all


// Objectives

To help new players ease into the RP environment
To provide new players with start-up loans and knowledge of how to make credits
To give existing players a supportive platform to explore non-traditional RP


Structure

(// The following section refers to characters, not players.)

Due to the small size of the Association, the current structure allows for only 1 Leader, Aleph, leading all the members. This will change as the Association grows in size.

Future structure would be 3 Leaders, Senior Members, and Members.
Each Leader would hold a voting power of 2. Senior Members have voting power of 1. Members do not get to vote in the Association's direction.

Promotion procedure:

Leaders will propose a Member to be promoted to Senior Member. To qualify, the member must have displayed an understanding of the Association's ways by having completed at least 3 profitable trade runs, with at least 1 which is a convoy. All other members who meet the promotion requirement will vote, and if the proposed member gains a 70% or more approval, he/she gets promoted to Senior Member.

Upon an opening for a Leader position, all current Senior Members will undergo a secret voting process (similar to the papal conclave), and the person who gains at least 51% of the votes from his/her peers gets promoted to Leader.


Diplomacy

While the Association may have agreements with other factions as a whole, individual members are allowed to have slightly differing standing (1 step away. eg: ALG are Friendly, therefore members can be Allied, Friendly, or Neutral towards ALG) with each faction.

Allied:
None

Friendly:
ALG
Independent Miners Guild
Mollys
Unione Corse

Neutral:
All others not listed

Unfriendly:
Blood Dragons
BAF
BPA
Bretonian Privateers
BMM
Independent Neuralnet Division
Gallic Brigands
Maquis
Red Hessians
Unioners

Hostile:
Golden Chrysanthemums
Outcasts
Nomads


Thank you for taking the time to read about us. Feel free to leave us some feedback. We will answer all questions as best we can.

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