GMG and the Pirates

[Guyton]

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.......Com ID: GMG CEO
........Subject: GMG & Pirates

Konnichiwa,

Indeed there is much confusion and I do believe I have the proper authority to speak as the vioce of the guild. The guild has no affiliation with any of the four major houses therefore their laws do not exist in our territory. This has been explained over and over to many bountyhunter vessels traveling through the area which try to enforce those exact laws in GMG territory. Laws and rules in these areas are not the same as in the houses, things are done differently. The guild must focuses on self interest, not the interest of traders or house members passing through the system. Our primary profession is the production of H-fuel and it is our highest interest. What does H-fuel production have to do with pirates? The GMG is connected to two well known organizations that are labled criminals by the houses, the Outcasts and Blood Dragons. What do they have to do with this?

Outcasts tend to travel through the Sigmas often entering our restricted mining operations while escorting shipments of cardamine to aviod the houses. As we all know cardamine is a strong source of funding for the Outcasts. In short their cardamine is our H-fuel profits. As few have witnessed we force transports to turn their vessels around in these operations unless they pay an insurance to cover a gas miner they may damaged in their crossing. Well they did not have the same luxury, we shot them down. From there is was nothing but conflict without aid. We shot down cardamine shipments, they shot down H-fuel shipments. The conflict was actually pointless therefore we came to terms(Only with BLS). A cease fire was declared with a treaty to benefit both sides. Gas mining production was no long disrupted and shipments continued. Outcasts were allowed into the system as long as they followed our laws. We also recieved credits from their profits. Where their destination was however was none of our business. With these vessels coming to our aid when needed while operating in our system mainly Sigma-13, as a sign of good faith we returned the favor.

Blood Dragons though labled enemies of the Kusari goverment are still our kusarian brothers. Since the beginning they have followed our laws and obeyed our instructions to exit the system if there was an emergancy. I cannot say the same for bountyhunters traveling through the sigmas. These dragons have even assisted the guild in securing its mining operations during the chaos in the field. Any further information concerning them is none of your concern.

We allow pirates to enter the system and operate near the junkerbase located in the Rheinland graveyard off of tradelanes. They are not denied their ways as long as it does not endanger our mining operations. We even are paid credits to allow them to operate heavier craft into the system. Bountyhunters lost their right in our system long ago. We allowed them to travel through the system only, not to hunt. Though at times they do overpower our security officers it will cost others like them in the end when reinforcements arrive from Sigma-19. Traders are only under GMG protection if they travel through tradelanes. Anyone that travels offlanes are on their own. Though one individual has bribed us for protection of many traders from...certain hostile targets. We do not go around attacking traders, now that is an unlawful act.

I hope this information was helpful.

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