The Mollys + Post #109.

[Avalanche]

The following in this reply post is submitted by Avalanche, but designed, thought of & detailed by Zapp.

Feedback on the idea of it existing please:

The Wild Geese

ID: [color=#99FF99]Mercenary
IFF: Molly
Tag: Name|WG


History

The history of the Wild Geese goes back to old Earth-that-was, when exiled Irish armies were sold out to the continental armies as mercenary units. The Treaty of Limerick disbanded the defeated Jacobite army, and the soldiers were given the choice to serve in France. The English Crown also wanted certain Irish soldiers and mercenaries dealt with, and they were moved to the mainland as well. Fortune seekers swelled the ranks, and the Flight of the Wild Geese became known as a movement of Irish soldiers and mercenaries for hire.

Enter 818 AS, thousands of years later in a distant star system.

With the rise and fall of such powers as the Union of Gold, Molly Republic, and Molly Separatists, certain capable individuals in the Molly movement realized exactly how bad the situation for the Mollys was. Freedom of Dublin had always been the goal. But supplies were scarce, and with a war looming that threatened not only Bretonia but the Molly separatist movement as well, some people began to think that the goals should change.

Eamon O'Malley was the first man to voice this idea with any volume. Respected and old enough to gain support, he proposed the formation of a mercenary wing to export something other than their prized Dublin gold, something that had been perfected over several years of guerrilla fighting and lightning raids: violence. Certain men joined for personal profit, some for fame, some to see more of Sirius than just the orange system of Dublin and its surrounding systems. The stated reason that the Wild Geese was formed for, however, was to not only generate a new source of income for the Molly movement as a whole, but to foster new relations with other factions.

Ships & Tech
[The following list will grow with tech permissions granted. Links to permissions will be provided as they are given.]

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• All Civilian tech
  
• BW tech (Sabre, Switchblade, Scimitar)
  
• All Molly tech*
  

*Molly tech defined as Trefoils & Dublin Dusters, the Pirate line up to and including the Rogue Gunboat, and Molly Gunboat turrets.

Diplomacy

Allied
Mollys

Friendly
Our contractors. Empty for now. Likely people will include the Rogues, Hackers, Hessians, IMG. Other organizations that have no direct contact with Mollys will be approached as well.

Neutral
People who aren't our contractors, but whom we don't hunt. Zoners, most likely.

Unfriendly
People we're paid to blow up, but it's not personal. Blowing up Liberty Navy for the Rogues or Hackers would be an example. The Mollys aren't enemies with them, but we're paid to fight them.

Hostile
People we're paid to blow up, and it's personal. Bretonian corporations, BAF, BPA, Kusari corporations, KNF, Corsairs... all apply here.

Rank Structure
You want ranks? Go join the army. We have the leader, Eamon O'Malley, and everyone else. Everyone has an equal vote on matters. Eamon negotiates contracts and handles PR. In the event of Eamon's death or resignation, the other members vote on his successor.

How do we handle things such as ship-class and weapon restrictions? Excellent question! Each member gets a full pick of the armory. Weapon stocks on things such as gunboats and gunboat cannons are more limited than things like Werewolves, though.