Xeno alliance with the Corsairs?

[Dusty Lens]

To be honest its not an idea completely without merit.

When we first formed the XA it was discussed as a possible means of fitting that particular slot that DA had left for us, namely the faceless group with whom the Xenos were desperately looking to associate themselves.

However, the idea was ultimately dropped as there seemed to be far too many issues working against it. Chief of which were logistical ones, the Xenos would be hard pressed to shift artifacts to sale points given their somewhat pronounced reputation (in the same manner that the Rogues would have some trouble shifting contraband, if not for the help of those delightful middlemen the Junkers) in addition to their sour reputation with the Junkers.

In addition the Xenos would have no means of acquiring artifacts, save for serving as dropoff points for smugglers bringing them in from afield which we would, again, be unable to shift.

Nor would it be in the interests of either party for a cooperation with the Hogosha.

Though its an angel that hasnt been worked to a degree that I find satisfactory, the current relationship between the Xenos and the Order fulfills their pressing need to associate themselves with an organization with the material necessities to give the Xenos a required leg up, in exchange for allowing the Order access to their bases as stopover points.

The Order/Xeno relationship is one which makes a greater amount of sense in the immediate terms than one with the Corsairs. But thats just one mans opinion.

Plus it helps that the Xenos arent hostile to the Order, as opposed to the Corsairs.

Edit:

As a side point Im going to take a half moment to jump on the concept of the Xenos disdain for anything foreign.

The Xenos loath and blame the Kusari/Bretonian and Rheinland nations for stealing their means of employ as Liberty shifted her various production industries to foreign shores to save a few bucks.

Dey terk aur jerbs, in other words.

(derk a der!)

Thats the primary foundation of the Xenos disdain for anyone and anything that washes up from beyond the borderworlds.

There are countless shades of grey within the movement beyond that, as countless as the factions member base Im sure. The argument about cardamine and artifacts is great demonstration of how fractured the organization is in terms of the philosophy that DA provided us with. On one hand the Xenos loath foreign influence domestically, in addition to the pirate elements of Liberty whore looking to plunder their slice of the pie rather than stand up and demand whats theirs, yet at the same time were given rumors that theyre secretely fiending to become the next drug peddlers of the land; fawning to gain the favor of the Outcasts to flood Libertys slums with deadly addictive narcotics in order to buy moar gunz.

Theres a lot of contradictions in there.

So our little group ran with its own philosophy. Damn the poison and damn the idea of risking our necks spending years trying to cut a piece out of the artifact trade in order to supply the elitists who sold out or livelihoods with a few conversation pieces for their ex wives fourth mansion on Denver.