That said, you should have voiced that you would like to see more depth, and more structure in the faction as an independant than just telling them to conform it into another NPC faction.
So, as Zelot says, I agree, you really do need more background and history, purpose, structure, before making such a generic looking group of indy traders. Perhaps you could build it around an NPC faction, and tweak it into something more interesting, but maybe not. Either way, I think more depth is need though.
Side note though, what NPC faction ID would allow smuggling...?
EDIT: Chill a bit, jpo. He isn't flaming you. He's just giving you challenges in creation of the faction. Challenges make growth happen. Please read them again and try to understand.
