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>RustingWithYou: champions of moghes

2023-10-29T02:41:16Z

champions of moghes

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	Those that work enough, and are loyal to the Hammertail Smiths are paid surprisingly well enough, salaries being comparable to most corporate workers of the same level of responsibilities, though that can differ the further away the workers are from the Badlands and from Hammertail leadership.		Those that work enough, and are loyal to the Hammertail Smiths are paid surprisingly well enough, salaries being comparable to most corporate workers of the same level of responsibilities, though that can differ the further away the workers are from the Badlands and from Hammertail leadership.

			== The Champions of Moghes ==

			Though many groups throughout the Izweski Hegemony were opposed to the presence of Hephaestus in the economy even prior to their mass acquisition of guilds, the events of 2465 changed that significantly. Though many among the Izweski nobility were opposed to Hephaestus - as were the workers of the Hearts of Industry and the cultists of the Aut’akh - this opposition rarely escalated into what one might call open warfare.

			The Champions of Moghes are a new organisation - one who claims to be dedicated to keeping the destiny of the Sinta people in Sinta hands, by any means necessary. Though little is known about their membership or hierarchy, their membership is believed to come from many places - former guildsmen of Hephaestus’s new acquisitions, members of the Hearts of Industry, Wastelanders, lingering Traditionalist supporters and even the occasional Aut’akh or Si’akh cultist. They are a group with many ideologies and beliefs, united solely in their hatred of Hephaestus and Hegemon Not’zar for allowing them to grow as they have.

			The Champions came to prominence in October 2465, after a prolonged campaign of sabotage against Hephaestus cost the megacorporation hundreds of millions of credits, culminating in an assassination attempt on Titanius Aeson which came dangerously close to success. They were uncovered by a Hephaestus investigation, and promptly released a video claiming responsibility for the attacks and stating their goals for a Hegemony free of the influence of Hephaestus.

			Despite their membership often being conflicted, and the wide range of individual cells, the Champions are well-equipped and well-trained, capable of an extensive campaign against Hephaestus which has already cost the corporation enormous amounts of money. This has led to speculation about their funding and equipment running rampant - with some believing that nobles opposed to Hephaestus are supplying the terrorists, though no proof of this allegation has ever been found.

			Others look further afield, believing that Hephaestus’s rival corporations are using the Champions as a means by which to break the company’s stranglehold on the Izweski economy. Zavodskoi Interstellar and NanoTrasen are the two names usually mentioned here - and while no explicit proof of this has ever been uncovered, it would be nothing out of the ordinary for the power struggles between corporations.

			=== Structure and Strategy ===

			The Champions of Moghes operate in cells. These can range in size from a few to dozens, scattered throughout the major population centres of the Hegemony. Though specific details about the organisational structure are scarce, it is known that cell leaders report to someone above them, though their superiors’ identities are usually unknown. Secrecy is their greatest weapon against Hephaestus and the Hegemony, and they wield it well.

			Generally, the Champions recruit from those already opposed to Hephaestus - the refugee settlements in the Untouched Lands are often prime targets for embittered Wastelanders and former Traditionalists, as are the cities of Ouerea. While one would think that the Guwan might make for prime recruitment candidates, the opposition of most other Sinta to working with them plus the fact that many Guwan are able to seek more opportunities with Hephaestus than elsewhere means that there are few Guwan among their number.

			They tend to focus swiftness and surprise in their attacks - favouring bombings, assassinations, hijackings and other acts that are widely considered dishonourable. Their tactics are reminiscent of those the Tajaran resistance on Gakal’zaal used, which has led to some speculation by Izweski law enforcement that veterans of that campaign are highly positioned within the Champions. They are equipped with an odd mix of Unathi-made and alien weapons, with one raid on a Champion cell in S’th finding several human-produced laser rifles and Tajaran surplus ballistic weapons.

			Despite their motley assortment of equipment, however, the Champions operate with surgical precision when they do strike, a highly coordinated and efficient insurgency. This further supports the theory that former military personnel make up some of the organisation’s leadership, as well as that they have some form of hidden training camps to drill their members in these tactics - though none of these have been uncovered thus far.

			They are known to have some form of space capability, as several Hephaestus vessels disappeared during their campaign of sabotage - though whether this was internal theft by agents within the company, an attack by a Champion-equipped vessel, or a deal with one of the more anti-Izweski pirate fleets, no one is sure. Regardless, though they are concentrated on Moghes, attacks from the Champions have been reported across Hegemony space.

			=== Relationships With Other Groups ===
			Aside from their opposition to Hephaestus, the Champions do not have firm stances on most groups within the Hegemony - every principle is flexible in pursuit of their ultimate goal. However, some interactions have been recorded, and captured members of the Champions have been able to provide some intelligence on how their organisation interacts with others.

			'''Izweski Hegemony'''
			The Hegemony and Hephaestus are closely tied, and naturally this makes the nation an enemy of the Champions of Moghes, with their official proclamation having declared Not’zar Izweski an unworthy Hegemon. However, some within the Izweski nobility are opposed to Hephaestus, and many of these nobles have been suspected of aiding or abetting the Champions’ actions in some way. Overlord Hutay’zai has frequently spoken out against Hephaestus, and though he officially disavows the Champions many among them think well of him, and would be satisfied to see his clan take the leadership of the Fourth Hegemony.

			'''K’lax Hive'''
			The K’lax are closely tied to both the Hegemony and Hephaestus, and as such are enemies of the Champions. Though some among the Hive dislike the level of power the corporation now wields within the Hegemony, the K’lax Queens are united in their disavowal of the Champions, and their Warriors have frequently been on the front lines fighting against the terrorist group. To most of the Champions, the K’lax are alien invaders, the same as Hephaestus - and though they do not carry the same level of hatred, there is little love lost towards the Hive from their membership.

			'''Ouerean Confederation'''
			The Ouerean Confederation has officially denounced the Champions, and many of their membership would find the idea of Ouerean multi-species democracy laughable - but many Ouereans hold a deep distaste for Hephaestus, and the Champions have recruited extensively from the planet. It is suspected that some more radical members of factions such as the Warriors of Liberty have provided funding or information to the Champions - after all, the fall of the Hegemony is their desired outcome.

			'''Aut’akh Communes'''
			The Aut’akh of the Hegemony are opposed to Hephaestus, and some of their number can be found among the Champions. While many of the Champions’ members would have strong distaste for the cybernetically-enhanced cultists, they do share a common foe, and some of the undercity communes have been known to provide information or aid to the Champions at times. They are not allies, and many other communes on Moghes and Ouerea have disavowed the Champions’ tactics for the innocent lives lost in their attacks - but they share a common enemy, and if nothing else, that means the two groups can come to be loosely aligned at times.

			'''Si’akh'''
			The Prophet Si’akh has not spoken on the matter of the Champions, though some of his followers can be found among their number, seeking to tear down the corruption of the Izweski Hegemony. Though Si’akh is not explicitly opposed to Hephaestus, the faith’s radical stance on the Hegemony and its nobility mean that they are prime targets of recruitment - though rarely trusted with information, as it is known that should the Prophet take a stance against the Champions, his followers will turn on them too.

			'''Pirate Fleets'''
			No official relationship has been recorded between any of the known pirate fleets and the Champions of Moghes, though some speculate that the Champions made some deal to leverage pirates into attacking Hephaestus's assets.

			'''Other Criminal Guilds'''
			The Champions of Moghes are known to work on occasion with both the Silver Scales and the Shortclaw Clan, purchasing weapons, equipment and information. Beyond that, however, the relationship is minimal - an association of pragmatism, rather than one of ideology. The Champions have no recorded interaction with the Shadow Service, preferring to carry out their assassinations themselves when necessary.

	== The Gawgaryn ==		== The Gawgaryn ==

>Captain Gecko: /* The Hammertail Smiths */

2023-10-21T08:46:25Z

The Hammertail Smiths

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	=== History & Culture ===		=== History & Culture ===

	The Hammertail Smiths group was formed around 2433 as Hephaestus Industries, and to a lesser extent Zavodskoi Interstellar, started to win over a part of the population. From the get-go, the motivations behind the group’s members were diverse, but they all united under the same goal, providing Unathi-made alternatives to the advanced alien gear and equipment the corporations would provide Moghes with and prevent the creation of an alien monopoly. Doing so meant reverse-engineering this equipment of course, and this meant acts of theft, espionage, and other criminal acts, which led the Smiths to illegality very early. Between their small numbers, the need to avoid authorities, and the difficulties and dangers of acquiring corporate technologies, the first years of the Hammertail Smiths were generally unproductive, though their many experiments in these ~~formative~~ years would prove formative. With the Contact War approaching, members of the Traditionalist Coalition managed to come in contact with the Smiths and hire them to create advanced weaponry that could rival the Hegemony’s. Though they managed to do so, the Smiths lacked the means to produce them in high quantities, and barely dozens of beam rifles, along with armor prototypes, were produced before the Nuclear Exchange. Still, this would also prove formative and would lead to the Hammertail Smiths finding their specialty in weapon and armorsmithing.		The Hammertail Smiths group was formed around 2433 as Hephaestus Industries, and to a lesser extent Zavodskoi Interstellar, started to win over a part of the population. From the get-go, the motivations behind the group’s members were diverse, but they all united under the same goal, providing Unathi-made alternatives to the advanced alien gear and equipment the corporations would provide Moghes with and prevent the creation of an alien monopoly. Doing so meant reverse-engineering this equipment of course, and this meant acts of theft, espionage, and other criminal acts, which led the Smiths to illegality very early. Between their small numbers, the need to avoid authorities, and the difficulties and dangers of acquiring corporate technologies, the first years of the Hammertail Smiths were generally unproductive, though their many experiments in these years would prove formative. With the Contact War approaching, members of the Traditionalist Coalition managed to come in contact with the Smiths and hire them to create advanced weaponry that could rival the Hegemony’s. Though they managed to do so, the Smiths lacked the means to produce them in high quantities, and barely dozens of beam rifles, along with armor prototypes, were produced before the Nuclear Exchange. Still, this would also prove formative and would lead to the Hammertail Smiths finding their specialty in weapon and armorsmithing.

	After the Nuclear Exchange, the Hammertail Smiths, those that survived at least, seemed to have found a way out of Moghes as they were then found in Ouerea’s criminal underbelly, among the burgeoning pirate fleets of the time, who became their main clients. It’s during these years that the Hammertail Smiths began to truly grow and master their art. With more members, their ability to produce more increased, which in turn led to more attention and even more recruits. When Ha’zana was discovered, they were invited to move there, and so they built one of their largest facilities near Iz’iz, manned by thousands of workers. Their greatest installation, however, is rumored to be a massive, hollowed-out asteroid somewhere in the Badlands going by the name of Site 90-12, whose location is kept secret to all, even their client. By 2460, the Hammertail Smiths also had installations outside of the Badlands and were recruiting more than just Unathi (though they still remain overwhelmingly Sinta.)		After the Nuclear Exchange, the Hammertail Smiths, those that survived at least, seemed to have found a way out of Moghes as they were then found in Ouerea’s criminal underbelly, among the burgeoning pirate fleets of the time, who became their main clients. It’s during these years that the Hammertail Smiths began to truly grow and master their art. With more members, their ability to produce more increased, which in turn led to more attention and even more recruits. When Ha’zana was discovered, they were invited to move there, and so they built one of their largest facilities near Iz’iz, manned by thousands of workers. Their greatest installation, however, is rumored to be a massive, hollowed-out asteroid somewhere in the Badlands going by the name of Site 90-12, whose location is kept secret to all, even their client. By 2460, the Hammertail Smiths also had installations outside of the Badlands and were recruiting more than just Unathi (though they still remain overwhelmingly Sinta.)
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	Development refers to researchers and testers, those who work on creating new technologies to produce and sell. Hammertail Smiths researchers, even today, can hardly rival today’s main powers when it comes to making the most advanced pieces of technology, but they don’t have to. Instead, they enhance already existing technology, try to make it cheaper to produce, easier to use, more reliable, and so on. These only work in the few main facilities of the Hammertail Smiths, such as on-site 90-12, in their facility on Ha’zana, and other large installations hidden across the Badlands.		Development refers to researchers and testers, those who work on creating new technologies to produce and sell. Hammertail Smiths researchers, even today, can hardly rival today’s main powers when it comes to making the most advanced pieces of technology, but they don’t have to. Instead, they enhance already existing technology, try to make it cheaper to produce, easier to use, more reliable, and so on. These only work in the few main facilities of the Hammertail Smiths, such as on-site 90-12, in their facility on Ha’zana, and other large installations hidden across the Badlands.

	Production is the backbone of the Hammertail Smiths. Though their ability to create advanced gear is what made their initial success, what allowed them to grow so much to this day is their ability to answer to the demand for their creations, and then some more. Factories belonging to the Hammertail Smiths can be spotted across the Spur, though the further they are from the Badlands, the less likely they are to actually be Unathi-made and are instead generally just reclaimed installations. The Smiths are mostly known for their weapons and armor, but they can also provide other types of goods to their closest allies. The wealthier Unathi Pirate Fleets, for instance, can afford to occasionally ask for Hammertail-made modifications for their ships, and even occasionally ~~entierly~~ new spacecrafts made for specific missions.		Production is the backbone of the Hammertail Smiths. Though their ability to create advanced gear is what made their initial success, what allowed them to grow so much to this day is their ability to answer to the demand for their creations, and then some more. Factories belonging to the Hammertail Smiths can be spotted across the Spur, though the further they are from the Badlands, the less likely they are to actually be Unathi-made and are instead generally just reclaimed installations. The Smiths are mostly known for their weapons and armor, but they can also provide other types of goods to their closest allies. The wealthier Unathi Pirate Fleets, for instance, can afford to occasionally ask for Hammertail-made modifications for their ships, and even occasionally entirely new spacecrafts made for specific missions.

	Trade isn’t just about Hammertail merchants selling their wares on the black market, but also the many smugglers of the Hammertail Smiths, as an organization of their size requires an important logistics network, one that very often has to remain concealed from authorities.		Trade isn’t just about Hammertail merchants selling their wares on the black market, but also the many smugglers of the Hammertail Smiths, as an organization of their size requires an important logistics network, one that very often has to remain concealed from authorities.
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	* The '''HSHS-37''', or '''Crimson Hardsuit'''. Strangely, the crimson hardsuit borrows next to nothing from its industrial or military counterparts, such as the Vampire and Breacher hardsuits from the Sol Alliance and Izweski Hegemony respectively, instead housing a purely homebrew circuit board and miniaturized shielding system. What makes the HSHS-37 appealing is no doubt the flexibility and universal usefulness to any race, doubly so the integrated shields charged by way of well-positioned capacitors that rapidly turn on and off when physical trauma is detected. Among other things, it supports practically any hardsuit module, with backwards compatibility for older prototypes and by default harboring combat leg actuators and a chemical dispenser. The naming convention of Hammertail armors follows the highest recorded number of rounds that could be shot center of mass without fully puncturing the suit.		* The '''HSHS-37''', or '''Crimson Hardsuit'''. Strangely, the crimson hardsuit borrows next to nothing from its industrial or military counterparts, such as the Vampire and Breacher hardsuits from the Sol Alliance and Izweski Hegemony respectively, instead housing a purely homebrew circuit board and miniaturized shielding system. What makes the HSHS-37 appealing is no doubt the flexibility and universal usefulness to any race, doubly so the integrated shields charged by way of well-positioned capacitors that rapidly turn on and off when physical trauma is detected. Among other things, it supports practically any hardsuit module, with backwards compatibility for older prototypes and by default harboring combat leg actuators and a chemical dispenser. The naming convention of Hammertail armors follows the highest recorded number of rounds that could be shot center of mass without fully puncturing the suit.
	* The '''HSVS-19''', or '''Crimson Voidsuit'''. The HSVS-19 aims to be the best of both worlds when it comes to armor and pressure-proof apparatuses, and while it lacks the modular design of the HSHS-37, it sports armor as fair as a plate carrier with little to no speed reduction, making use of similar shield-capacitor technology mentioned in the HSHS-37. It was manufactured by human members of the Hammertail Smiths from one of their installations in Valley Hale, and thus was built around the Human body first, but has seen refitting in recent years.		* The '''HSVS-19''', or '''Crimson Voidsuit'''. The HSVS-19 aims to be the best of both worlds when it comes to armor and pressure-proof apparatuses, and while it lacks the modular design of the HSHS-37, it sports armor as fair as a plate carrier with little to no speed reduction, making use of similar shield-capacitor technology mentioned in the HSHS-37. It was manufactured by human members of the Hammertail Smiths from one of their installations in Valley Hale, and thus was built around the Human body first, but has seen refitting in recent years.
	* The '''HSS-02''', or'''Double-Bladed Energy Sword''', is a prototype within the Hammertail Smiths~~; it~~ has seen little use in combat because of the extremely high skill floor required to use it effectively. Masters of bladed quarterstaffs or spears have found themselves dead or permanently maimed, with limbs dangling uselessly or severed entirely with one wrong turn or twist. The double-bladed energy sword, when used correctly, can deflect or absorb lasers, sear ballistic rounds and cause them to splinter or shatter before hitting the user, thus lessening their effectiveness, and generally be used as a whirlpool-blender to turn whoever opposes the user off. Its downside stems from the nigh-impossible techniques to replicate and follow in order to use it safely, and its tendency to explode when exposed to electromagnetic pulses (EMPs). It was named not after the number of blades it has, but instead the amount of high-capacity power cells required for it to function.		* The '''HSS-02''', or '''Double-Bladed Energy Sword''', is a prototype within the Hammertail Smiths. It has seen little use in combat because of the extremely high skill floor required to use it effectively. Masters of bladed quarterstaffs or spears have found themselves dead or permanently maimed, with limbs dangling uselessly or severed entirely with one wrong turn or twist. The double-bladed energy sword, when used correctly, can deflect or absorb lasers, sear ballistic rounds and cause them to splinter or shatter before hitting the user, thus lessening their effectiveness, and generally be used as a whirlpool-blender to turn whoever opposes the user off. Its downside stems from the nigh-impossible techniques to replicate and follow in order to use it safely, and its tendency to explode when exposed to electromagnetic pulses (EMPs). It was named not after the number of blades it has, but instead the amount of high-capacity power cells required for it to function.
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>Captain Gecko: /* Operations */

2023-10-19T22:50:48Z

Operations

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	Development refers to researchers and testers, those who work on creating new technologies to produce and sell. Hammertail Smiths researchers, even today, can hardly rival today’s main powers when it comes to making the most advanced pieces of technology, but they don’t have to. Instead, they enhance already existing technology, try to make it cheaper to produce, easier to use, more reliable, and so on. These only work in the few main facilities of the Hammertail Smiths, such as on-site 90-12, in their facility on Ha’zana, and other large installations hidden across the Badlands.		Development refers to researchers and testers, those who work on creating new technologies to produce and sell. Hammertail Smiths researchers, even today, can hardly rival today’s main powers when it comes to making the most advanced pieces of technology, but they don’t have to. Instead, they enhance already existing technology, try to make it cheaper to produce, easier to use, more reliable, and so on. These only work in the few main facilities of the Hammertail Smiths, such as on-site 90-12, in their facility on Ha’zana, and other large installations hidden across the Badlands.

	Production is the backbone of the Hammertail Smiths. Though their ability to create advanced gear is what made their initial success, what allowed them to grow so much to this day is their ability to answer to the demand for their creations, and then some more. Factories belonging to the Hammertail Smiths can be spotted across the Spur, though the further they are from the Badlands, the less likely they are to actually be Unathi-made and are instead generally just reclaimed installations.		Production is the backbone of the Hammertail Smiths. Though their ability to create advanced gear is what made their initial success, what allowed them to grow so much to this day is their ability to answer to the demand for their creations, and then some more. Factories belonging to the Hammertail Smiths can be spotted across the Spur, though the further they are from the Badlands, the less likely they are to actually be Unathi-made and are instead generally just reclaimed installations. The Smiths are mostly known for their weapons and armor, but they can also provide other types of goods to their closest allies. The wealthier Unathi Pirate Fleets, for instance, can afford to occasionally ask for Hammertail-made modifications for their ships, and even occasionally entierly new spacecrafts made for specific missions.

	Trade isn’t just about Hammertail merchants selling their wares on the black market, but also the many smugglers of the Hammertail Smiths, as an organization of their size requires an important logistics network, one that very often has to remain concealed from authorities.		Trade isn’t just about Hammertail merchants selling their wares on the black market, but also the many smugglers of the Hammertail Smiths, as an organization of their size requires an important logistics network, one that very often has to remain concealed from authorities.

>Captain Gecko: Added the Hammertail Smiths, the revised version of Dessysalta's Gorlex Marauder lore app.

2023-10-19T22:47:47Z

Added the Hammertail Smiths, the revised version of Dessysalta's Gorlex Marauder lore app.

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	Currently, her son, Khariz Jhakal seems the most likely choice to inherit leadership of the organisation - though he is inexperienced, and often allows his temper to get the better of him. This has led to several arrests on both Valkyrie and Biesel, as he has been involved in several brawls and minor crimes, all of which his mother and her lawyers have managed to keep his name clean of. Whether he is worthy of following in his mother’s footsteps, or whether her rivals will see his ascent as a chance to strike - only time will tell.		Currently, her son, Khariz Jhakal seems the most likely choice to inherit leadership of the organisation - though he is inexperienced, and often allows his temper to get the better of him. This has led to several arrests on both Valkyrie and Biesel, as he has been involved in several brawls and minor crimes, all of which his mother and her lawyers have managed to keep his name clean of. Whether he is worthy of following in his mother’s footsteps, or whether her rivals will see his ascent as a chance to strike - only time will tell.

			== The Hammertail Smiths ==

			While black markets may be common, the concept of a “black factory” is much rarer, the idea of an entire industry producing and selling in illegality, generally to other criminal elements. The Hammertail Smiths are just that, an organization of engineers, scientists, machinists, and industrial workers whose ingenuity, and occasionally deranged inspiration, is fueled and funded by eager clients, from pirate fleets and other Unathi criminal organizations to individual actors, may they be in the Hegemony, or on the other side of the spur.

			The Hammertail Smiths, both due to their talent and to their business being very powerful on the black market, got to expand rapidly since their creation in 2433, to the point where they own several sites and stations across the Spur to do their research and production. Over the years, they became a well-known group all over the Spur, producing some popular pieces of equipment such as the infamous Crimson Voidsuits and Hardsuits series.
			[[File:Gorlexlogo.png\|200px\|thumb\|right\|The symbol of the Hammertail Smiths adorns all of their creations, making it a common sight in countless black markets.]]
			=== History & Culture ===

			The Hammertail Smiths group was formed around 2433 as Hephaestus Industries, and to a lesser extent Zavodskoi Interstellar, started to win over a part of the population. From the get-go, the motivations behind the group’s members were diverse, but they all united under the same goal, providing Unathi-made alternatives to the advanced alien gear and equipment the corporations would provide Moghes with and prevent the creation of an alien monopoly. Doing so meant reverse-engineering this equipment of course, and this meant acts of theft, espionage, and other criminal acts, which led the Smiths to illegality very early. Between their small numbers, the need to avoid authorities, and the difficulties and dangers of acquiring corporate technologies, the first years of the Hammertail Smiths were generally unproductive, though their many experiments in these formative years would prove formative. With the Contact War approaching, members of the Traditionalist Coalition managed to come in contact with the Smiths and hire them to create advanced weaponry that could rival the Hegemony’s. Though they managed to do so, the Smiths lacked the means to produce them in high quantities, and barely dozens of beam rifles, along with armor prototypes, were produced before the Nuclear Exchange. Still, this would also prove formative and would lead to the Hammertail Smiths finding their specialty in weapon and armorsmithing.

			After the Nuclear Exchange, the Hammertail Smiths, those that survived at least, seemed to have found a way out of Moghes as they were then found in Ouerea’s criminal underbelly, among the burgeoning pirate fleets of the time, who became their main clients. It’s during these years that the Hammertail Smiths began to truly grow and master their art. With more members, their ability to produce more increased, which in turn led to more attention and even more recruits. When Ha’zana was discovered, they were invited to move there, and so they built one of their largest facilities near Iz’iz, manned by thousands of workers. Their greatest installation, however, is rumored to be a massive, hollowed-out asteroid somewhere in the Badlands going by the name of Site 90-12, whose location is kept secret to all, even their client. By 2460, the Hammertail Smiths also had installations outside of the Badlands and were recruiting more than just Unathi (though they still remain overwhelmingly Sinta.)

			By now, arms and armor by the Hammertail Smiths can be found in the hand of any criminal, wherever they are, so long as they can afford them, or get their hands on it in another way. Most nations consider them criminals, and the SCC treats the initial members of the Hammertails as corporate spies as best, and their members are arrested on sight for association with a criminal organization at the very least. Despite it all, they continue to grow, produce, and sell all over the Spur.

			=== Operations ===

			The Hammertail Smiths delve into various types of activity to fuel their business. These activities can be split into four branches: development, production, trade, and operations.

			Development refers to researchers and testers, those who work on creating new technologies to produce and sell. Hammertail Smiths researchers, even today, can hardly rival today’s main powers when it comes to making the most advanced pieces of technology, but they don’t have to. Instead, they enhance already existing technology, try to make it cheaper to produce, easier to use, more reliable, and so on. These only work in the few main facilities of the Hammertail Smiths, such as on-site 90-12, in their facility on Ha’zana, and other large installations hidden across the Badlands.

			Production is the backbone of the Hammertail Smiths. Though their ability to create advanced gear is what made their initial success, what allowed them to grow so much to this day is their ability to answer to the demand for their creations, and then some more. Factories belonging to the Hammertail Smiths can be spotted across the Spur, though the further they are from the Badlands, the less likely they are to actually be Unathi-made and are instead generally just reclaimed installations.

			Trade isn’t just about Hammertail merchants selling their wares on the black market, but also the many smugglers of the Hammertail Smiths, as an organization of their size requires an important logistics network, one that very often has to remain concealed from authorities.

			Finally, Operations would be the smallest branch, it would also be the most varied. From the few corporate spies they could send out to gain knowledge of the Spur’s main powers’ gear, to their very own security forces when they cannot hire local thugs or pirates for this work.

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			'''Notable Creations'''
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			* The '''HSHS-37''', or '''Crimson Hardsuit'''. Strangely, the crimson hardsuit borrows next to nothing from its industrial or military counterparts, such as the Vampire and Breacher hardsuits from the Sol Alliance and Izweski Hegemony respectively, instead housing a purely homebrew circuit board and miniaturized shielding system. What makes the HSHS-37 appealing is no doubt the flexibility and universal usefulness to any race, doubly so the integrated shields charged by way of well-positioned capacitors that rapidly turn on and off when physical trauma is detected. Among other things, it supports practically any hardsuit module, with backwards compatibility for older prototypes and by default harboring combat leg actuators and a chemical dispenser. The naming convention of Hammertail armors follows the highest recorded number of rounds that could be shot center of mass without fully puncturing the suit.
			* The '''HSVS-19''', or '''Crimson Voidsuit'''. The HSVS-19 aims to be the best of both worlds when it comes to armor and pressure-proof apparatuses, and while it lacks the modular design of the HSHS-37, it sports armor as fair as a plate carrier with little to no speed reduction, making use of similar shield-capacitor technology mentioned in the HSHS-37. It was manufactured by human members of the Hammertail Smiths from one of their installations in Valley Hale, and thus was built around the Human body first, but has seen refitting in recent years.
			* The '''HSS-02''', or'''Double-Bladed Energy Sword''', is a prototype within the Hammertail Smiths; it has seen little use in combat because of the extremely high skill floor required to use it effectively. Masters of bladed quarterstaffs or spears have found themselves dead or permanently maimed, with limbs dangling uselessly or severed entirely with one wrong turn or twist. The double-bladed energy sword, when used correctly, can deflect or absorb lasers, sear ballistic rounds and cause them to splinter or shatter before hitting the user, thus lessening their effectiveness, and generally be used as a whirlpool-blender to turn whoever opposes the user off. Its downside stems from the nigh-impossible techniques to replicate and follow in order to use it safely, and its tendency to explode when exposed to electromagnetic pulses (EMPs). It was named not after the number of blades it has, but instead the amount of high-capacity power cells required for it to function.
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			=== Membership ===

			Due to their wide range of activities and sheer size, the Hammertail Smiths hire from a wide range of people. Members of all species, origins, cultures, and religions are welcome, as long as they respect rules, for both safety and secrecy’s sake, and that they actually work enough.

			Low-ranking members are generally not allowed to know much about other sites, creations, and blueprints aside from those they work on; this is both to counter spies and to ensure recruits they might need to fire will not be able to tell much about the Smiths if they ever dared to do so. Higher ranking members get to know more, but this comes with more responsibilities, and these very often stay here for their whole lives; as they cannot be allowed to be fired and risk telling about various Hammertail installations to authorities (or even just be caught and interrogated), the Smiths taking much inspiration from the pirate “dead men tell no tale” threat. Aside from that, punishment within the organization works much like typical Unathi punishments; hard labour, loss of a hand in the case of some thieves or aggressors, and so on.

			Those that work enough, and are loyal to the Hammertail Smiths are paid surprisingly well enough, salaries being comparable to most corporate workers of the same level of responsibilities, though that can differ the further away the workers are from the Badlands and from Hammertail leadership.

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