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Fiorella de Marco · (This post was last modified: 12-08-2022, 11:26 PM by Fiorella de Marco.)

Name: Fiorella Arianna de Marco
Birth: 795 A.S., Planet Malta
Rank: None, Commander/Comandante (formerly)
Affiliation: Planet Malta, Guardia Svizzera (formerly)
Vessel: MNS Amalfi, RM-2 Storta-class destroyer

Priority Task:
+ Coordinate and oversee the Cardamine trade to Ouray.

Secondary Tasks:
+ Escorting larger Maltese vessels wherever necessary.
+ Moving Maltese operatives and secured packages between affiliated bases.
+ Observing and inspecting vassals' operations.
+ Performing general recon and research through Sirius.

SHORT CHARACTER BIO & INFORMATION

Fiorella Arianna was born in 795 AS on the planet Malta as a direct member of the wealthy De Marco clan, which is linked to the Wenceslau Cartel. Her childhood was one of luxury and she soon aspired to join the Maltese Defence Force. As a direct member of the family, she began her career from the start as an officer - flying cargo ships between stations before gaining experience as a gunboat captain. During these years, she rarely left Maltese space, taking care of mostly defense duties. Eventually she managed to gain enough credibility to be assigned to the clan destroyer MNS Amalfi, which she co-owns. Shortly after receiving command, she joined the ranks of the Guardia Svizzera.

While the Cardamine plantations are the main source of her clan's wealth, Fiorella considers slave labor to be an afterthought. Given the recent technological advances in the robotics in both Kusari and Rheinland, the slaves simply require more care than these new machines - food, shelter, and security to prevent potential riots - and she would like to see more modern technology used in the cultivation of Malta's main product. Such robotics are certainly very expensive to acquire initially, but then they are cheaper to maintain and remain more productive.

Because Fiorella is obsessed with a modern technology, she had a cybernetic cardamine auto-injector implanted in her left arm, which delivers liquid Cardamine directly into her bloodstream - freeing her from a dependence on the less comfortable breathing masks, which she finds particularly annoying - as she had witnessed loud 'sniffing' from the other Outcasts through the open comms.

Perhaps because of her more militaristic and pragmatic mindset, Fiorella does not concern herself with a piracy or kidnapping - that's a job for more expendable vassals, after all. As long as non-combatants don't violate Maltese law or hinder her operations, she doesn't consider them as targets.

BASIC VESSEL INFORMATION

As Maltese are bound to their ships - culturally or by needs for comfortable survival, the Amalfi is as warship as it's a flying base and home. Its crew is assembled from lower ranking clan members or affiliates.

The Amalfi differs from other Sirian vessel by its more sophisticated automation - dangerous, menial and maintenance tasks are done by the robotic crew to save berthing space and supplies, as their needs can be stored in one or two storage spaces and recharged directly from vessel's core.
Despite all of this, a living crew is still needed as these robots are not very intelligent or resourceful, and they require a constant supervision when performing more complicated tasks.

Future plans involve increasing vessel's level of automation even further - to reduce crew workload and exposure, and install a fully functional docking bay to carry few extra snubfighters for increased versatility when operating away from friendly bases.

VESSEL CONFIGURATION

Weaponry:

Heavy batteries - 1x 'Impact Cannon', 2x 'Blaster'
Primary batteries - 3x 'Pulse', 6x Maltese cruiser guns
Auxiliary weapons - 'CD98Rc' Reinforced cruise disruptor launcher

Defenses:

Shielding - Positron shield system
Armor - 'Garda-8' armor plating
Countermeasures - 'Obscura-2' cloaking device

Engineering Information:

Power plant: Fusion-Fuel Cell BW Hybrid Power System
Fuel type: H-fuel
Power output: 2,250,000/124,000 power units
Cooling system: Pb-He High Performance Cooling System

Additional Equipment:

Sensors - Advanced combat active/passive sensor array
Science facilities - Limited
Medical facilities - Basic
Hangar bays - Limited, 4x BW Series X 'Dagger' interceptors, 12x Probes
Vessel automation - Advanced, "82%"
Jump Drive - Equipped, Starflier Experimental

Vessel's known issues:

Robotic crew and automated systems, slight chance of the internal communications overloading.
Compact weapon beds for heavy hardpoints B and C, needing serious modifications each time their weapons are swapped.
Weaker military encryption for communication (medium-level).

RELEVANT LINKS

Communication archive:

Other threads:

Documents:

Attached Data: Report

REPORT: THE DISTRIBUTION NETWORK AND ITS EXPANSION
Author: Fiorella A. de Marco

1. Introduction
The purpose of this report is to map and evaluate the current state of our Network as of 05/829. The report contains mainly information based on communications from our Network's intermediaries and a few other individuals and does not contain hard economic data, and the economic side of things should be considered separately by more in-depth economic analyses.
2. Bretonia and Gallia
Bretonia and Gallia currently remain outside our Network primarily due to the absence of any credible local intermediaries. This is mainly due to the very low local demand for Cardamine, which gives little incentive to potential intermediaries to join our Network in there.

In Bretonia, our distribution network operates to a limited extent at Trafalgar in the hands of the Junkers. However, due to the low demand so far, the trade is of limited importance. Gen'an Chrysanthemums also conducts its limited trade as they have a limited access to Bretonia.
3. Kusari
The Cardamine trade in Kusari is entirely in the hands of Gen'an Chrysanthemums, who take over our product from Cali and also take care of the final distribution. The Kusarian society is very conservative and has an aversion to Cardamine as to any other foreign influences, however, Gen'an reports a steady increase in demand as well as their growing influence among the younger women population. Gen'an is also actively seeking other markets for their expansion, but except for their limited trips to Liberty, without a significant success.

The biggest obstacle for the Gen'an in Kusari is the local naval forces with large capital ships, against which our intermediaries have limited options, and so the Gen'an have expressed a desire for increased presence of Maltese capital ships in Kusari.

However, for all the problems with the local forces, at least according to our mediators, the distribution Network itself remains virtually untouched by the local forces.
4. Liberty
Liberty remains our most important and complicated market. Paradoxically, our obstacle in the region is not the police, who are easily bribed, but the Xenos and their hatred of the Junkers, the very end of our current Network in Liberty.

Our strongest intermediaries in Liberty are the Liberty Rogues, who have recently reinforced the line from Kusari with another station and increased their shipment volume through the Xeno infested Colorado. The Texas route has not experienced any major difficulties and Cardamine volume through it is increasing.

The biggest problem for us in here remains the vulnerable Rochester. The Xenos have grown stronger over the last two to three decades and have also acquired new weapons, as they demonstrated last year with their battleship.
In the words of Signor Hemlocke, the main problem is the Junkers' alignment with the forces of law and that is why Rochester cannot host a significant Rogues garrison. Unless the Junkers themselves have taken their own precautions, which they have not commented on as yet and I have observed no such thing around their base, it is very likely that the station may be disabled again or even destroyed.

The Lane Hackers have not been very helpful either. The Inner Circle seems to have lost a lot of its influence and it is getting harder and harder to contact them or track their influence in Liberty. Alongside them, a new group of hackers have emerged, calling themselves SIGNET, who seem to be in ideological conflict with the Inner Circle and pose as freedom fighters. They seem to be outside the main focus of Xenos and it is questionable to what extent they will be a hindrance to us in the future.
5. Expansion
- 5.1. The Mollys
  The theoretical candidates for our expansion in Bretonia are the Mollys, who are at war with Bretonia for independence and could benefit from additional funding and influence through Cardamine in Bretonian society. They are also at odds with our ancient enemies, the Corsairs.
  However, they are also known for their pride and bluntness, any successful contact with them should be done carefully and cautiously so that they do not feel that we are trying to use them unilaterally.
- 5.2. The Brigands
  The least successful criminal elements in Gallia might also have a potential interest in distributing our product, but the problem remains the dominance of the Unione Corse in the Gallia black market and Brigands' theoretical dependence on our rival. There is also the chance that any distribution know-how could reach the Unione Corse and be used against us and our intermediaries.
- 5.3. The Xenos
  Although the Xenos are one of our biggest obstacles in Liberty, they themselves have a strong interest in becoming members of our Network as they will need stable financial resources for their 'Liberty Free Republic', at least according to Cobra, and they do not care what happens to the rest of Liberty.
  
  The Xenos have tried to negotiate a distribution deal with Malta in the past and negotiations have gone nowhere much further. They are currently offering a cease-fire once the official negotiations begin. They are also willing, once they become a part of our Network, to hunt and destroy any artifact and xeno relic smugglers in Liberty to further weaken income of our ancient enemies, the Corsairs. They could also hunt down the Junkers' carrying these goods as well.
  
  The Xenos quite understandably skip the Junkers for distribution of their goods, so they could serve as an alternate flow for Cardamine to penetrate the places where the Junkers have no access.
6. Conclusion
Currently, our distribution Network is working, and is growing dynamically in areas like Liberty and Kusari as our intermediaries gain influence in Liberty and Kusari. Rather than law enforcement, our Network is being threatened by other criminal elements vying for their share of influence in the black market and by the various mercenaries.

It is through the steady efforts of the Liberty Rogues and the Gen'an Chrysanthemums that our Distribution Network is expanding, while the Junkers and the Lane Hackers may prove to be weaknesses, or in the case of SIGNET, outright problems in the future.

Expanding our Network to include the Mollys or the Xenos, in addition to increasing the flow of Cardamine and our revenue, could also directly help us in our fight against the Corsairs and their revenue. The Brigands remain our only, but not very reliable, option within Gallia.

Attached Data: The Kepler Accords, 829

AGREEMENT: THE KEPLER ACCORDS
Maltese Representative: Fiorella A. de Marco
Xenos Representative: Damien Morreti

1. Introduction
The Kepler Accords is a preliminary trade agreement dealing with the Cardamine trade and other related matters between the interested families and clans of Malta, represented by Fiorella Arianna de Marco, and the Xenos Alliance cell from the LFR, represented by Commander Damien Morreti.

The agreement was verbally concluded on 11th of May, 829 A.S., and confirmed in writing on 16th of May, 829 A.S.
2. Contents of the Agreement
- 2.1. Mutual Non-Aggression
  Both Parties shall cease offensive actions against each other and shall open fire against each other only in self-defence.
- 2.2. Trade Route
  The trade route itself will run through California and Ontario to Ouray base in Colorado, where the cargo will be unloaded and resold to the Xenos for the final distribution.
- 2.3. Base Access
  The Xenos bases, with the exception of Fontana Freeport, will remain inaccessible to Maltese ships at this early stage of the trade. Maltese freighters and their escorts directly involved in trade with Cardamine will have the necessary access to Ouray base in Colorado.
- 2.4. Cardamine Exclusivity
  The Xenos pledge to be directly involved only in the distribution of Cardamine and not to serve as intermediaries for Malta's enemies, especially the Corsairs. This condition does not prohibit the Xenos from selling contraband obtained from destroyed or hijacked ships as this is not direct distribution, but a sale of the captured loot to fuel their further activities.
- 2.5. Dealing with Rivals
  The Xenos pledge to disrupt the business activities of Malta's rivals, especially the Corsairs, and to suppress physical and economic influence in Liberty. The Xenos pledge to compete with their rivals so as not to disrupt the overall distribution and consumption of Cardamine.
3. Future of the Agreement
The Kepler Accords is currently only a preliminary agreement establishing the first economic ties between Malta and the Xenos, and may be superseded or supplemented by other agreements regulating relations as the importance of mutual trade grows and relations become more cordial.
4. Termination of the Agreement
The Kepler Accords may be cancelled by either or both parties and will terminate within seven days of notification.
5. Signatures

Fiorella Arianna de Marco, Maltese representative

Commander Damien Morreti, Xenos representative

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