The Underground
Feel like including your the Underground in your plot, or wanna reach out to the NPC's Karena or Reggie. Or if you have an idea of your own? Contact Zank OOC to set it up or talk it out! Cant wait to hear from you!! - Zank
Contents
History
The underground traces its origins to Beylix. Which is why its sometimes called 'The Beylix Underground". Beylix being the 'Garbage dump" of the verse as its known, is almost ignored by the Alliance and other patrols making it perfect smugglers hideaway. While no one can exactly trace who started what, it is generally agreed on that a small group of traders, miners, Junkyard workers and Browncoats after the war looking to get away from the core came together and started a organization that would one day grow into one of the most successful and accomplished supporters of smuggling organizations in the known verse.
The factions an organizations that make up the shadier side of the verse have been known to transport anything and everything from food to firearms. Entire ships to scrap heaps. People to stolen cargo and not so stolen Cargo. Though its agreed among many that salve trade is frowned upon it not unheard of or banned. It all depends who your working with were and when in the Verse. Though
Whats made and has continued to make the Underground so successful is a combination of several factors. These factors are encouraged for those working around or with in the Undergrounds many store houses and cargo hubs. The basics, The secrecy, The leadership, The independence, and the size... The controlled Chaos
Creed
The basics: Are what the rules are known as if you work with the group a lot.
"Get it there": Being deliver the cargo.
"Stay loyal": To your crew, your group, your station, your job. What ever youve agreed to do carry it out.
"Stay quiet": Try to conduct all work as quietly and without notice to the Feds as possable.
"Dont screw over each other gorramit" DONT SCREW OVER EACH OTHER GORRAMIT!!
"Keep the peace": Try to resolve with out force.
"Knock 'em down": If your going to fight..you better win"
Organization
The independence of the groups is there strongest asset. Each sect is free to operate as they please in regards to the planet operations, so no one person knows all the details, were all the eggs, or who works with whom, or ever who is who. With every organization operating loosely together towards a common goal of making money, moving cargo, and remain NOT in jail. Its that fact that unites the entire undergrounds store houses and hub into a massive single entity, that and the Basics.
The Leadership of the underground is another factor in the success of the organization. Each smuggling crew that is either apart or associated with the underground and its facilitates is there own boss. They can take or leave jobs work together or not at all. Each planet though has several high ranking bosses that keep tabs on operation on a certain planets. Storage, manpower, ships, fuel, ammo, equipment, tools, etc. They all report to a ranking member on the planet that serves as that planets representative. Every planet that has a decent sized operation on it has a leader like this. Which is why when these men meet it can range from many to few depending on business on particular planet. When these people to meet it's never face to face or all at once. On the VERY rare occurrence that they meet at the same time its is usually a very random point in space or abandoned planet with no other ships or people for a LONG LONG LONG way off. Even then most of these people will not show at even a hint of trouble. The group usually comes together when there is trouble on a verse wide scale. Other than that, smaller matters are dealt with between each others respective group, sometimes violent but most times without noticeable issue to the public.
The size of the Underground is actually unknown. Its hideouts and cargo hub are said its as large as the Verse or limited to the border and rim worlds, though there have been scattered reports of small operations on Osiris and Bernadette. But else were in the verse operations range from massive storage house and smuggling hideaways to simple house operations that pass along messages and word and small goods into local neighborhoods or the rich mans fancy. A common occurrence is to have several different sects of the organization working on a planet or region of space all at the same time. Working sometimes together or independently to accomplish the job put out before them or were hired for. While a crew might work for the underground or a certain area or sect of the underground, the crews are free to work any other jobs at there leisure as well not tying them down.
The secrecy of the organization extends beyond the simple talk and mutter of the Underground. The underground isn't unheard of in a lot of less reputable circles. Its known that the group operates all over the Verse. That they are responsible for cargo store houses and hideaways criminals across the Verse use to promote the black market. The secrecy comes from the how, were, and when. Smuggling groups may stay to a particular area or travel all over the verse depending on what there instructed, or when they get word of a job. This makes tracking any one group very difficult, and as each group operates differently you never know what your going to get in means of operating procedure. Also with this apparent randomness no one smuggler or crew can do irreparable damage to the organization as a whole. What is common is that they try to remain in plan sight or work in the shadows. They don't come looking for a fight but most groups are armed and will defend themselves and the local area they work out of, especially on the rim worlds. As terrified citizens aren't good for a business trying to hide in plan sight and work with the people. What you can be sure is that your good will get there one way or the other.
The controlled chaos of the group is the second best asset the group has. With as massive as the group is, it stands to reason that like a massive army there may be a rule book but not everyone follows it. No two groups are alike and the crew next to one may fight its way while the other might sneak. This makes the Underground almost impossible to pin down and lets them continue to operate as well as they do in the verse.
There is a final piece to the puzzle that is essential to the underground. The undergrounds store houses and transfer hubs and its other facilities, while operated and run by different factions of the criminal underworld, ultimately belong to the Underground. People are placed in charge of maintaining that peace. Folks can come and operates and even fight and conduct business but there can be no transgression against the ruling or Undergrounds people. Doing so will bring the wraith of a angry verse down upon them.
People
Zank's involvement with the Underground is hit and miss. While he is no big power player he dose seem to have a fair amount of pull in the underground both threw reputation, and standing of some sort.(Not common knowledge: He how ever seems to have a great working knowledge of the Underground various hideaways and operating procedures. )
Karena Caron
Karena is a native of Ezra. She is one of the fastest up and coming members in the higher ranking position of the organization. She has several crews working Ezra and the surrounding planets of Georgia. She stands to become one of the most powerful smugglers in the system.
Reggi O'Conell
Reggi is a Beylix born trader on Persephone. He works a descent sized smugglers hideaway in the spacers district in the back alleys. He's a wiry little Irish man that is quick lipped but one of the best traders on Persephone.
