(09-15-2020, 05:13 PM)Gardarik Wrote: if they engage in artefact trade.
I must humbly interfere about this part, while having no intentions to kill activity currently flourishing in O-55. But artifacts trade is very mucho mentioned in Imperial laws:
III. Trading laws and regulations (articles 13 to 17)
15. Transport of Alien Artifacts throughout Sirius space is to be encouraged. Corsairs must not pirate allied, friendly or neutral vessels carrying a majority cargo of Alien Artifacts. (kos/hostiles should be destroyed)
17.b) Neutral transports or freighters passing through Corsair territory empty or with insignificant amounts of cargo may be taxed. It is recommended to impose a reasonable tax (starting from 500 000 SC but it may be raised if they show hostility or refuse to cooperate) and to encourage their pilots to trade with the Empire, either by bringing us useful commodities or buying artifacts.
In that fashion, older Corsair factions were supporting, encouraging and even escorting every Junker ship we saw "engaging in artifacts" (mining them by non-Corsair ship would be a crime, however). As players we don't object if Iberians have different agenda. That's your right. I already explained it to your 2ic who is also in charge for activity around PoBs.
But...
Imperial inRP reaction will come after Elders receive valid inRP proves about Iberians breaking Imperial laws. I still have a hope it won't happen. But that hope is getting thinner...
While that is understandable, I invoked the artefact trade with a reference to NPC Junkers. As for FTP and their POB - artefacts are not involved in the conflict at all. Hope that clears the situation.
As to our junker friend who throws claims about insanity, there is a nice phrase you should consider before throwing accusations: "semper necessitas probandi incumbit ei qui agit". Unless you can actually prove your point and not just present it as a point of view to which not everyone is supposed to agree, there are no claims to be taken seriously.
