Corporation

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This faction is an organization created for the sole purpose of creating profit for its shareholders. It is a beast that follows its own laws, independent of the wishes of any individual; expanding, growing and consuming to fulfill that purpose.
Effect: Purchasing a Wealth asset costs one fewer FacCred than normal (minimum one), or two fewer FacCreds if it would usually cost 12 FacCreds or more.

Leaders:
^{Who leads the faction}

• Elderly steely-eyed patriarch
• Slick smooth talker of indeterminable age
• Slightly fat businessman stressed by his workload
• The real guiding force is the mainframe AI

Rules:
^{What are some universal laws or beliefs in the faction}

Illegal actions by employees is handled internally

The faction's activities follow ethical guidelines

Joining a union is a firing offense

Enemies:
^{Which person inside the faction might oppose the group}

Underling looking to use the PCs as catspaws

Industrial saboteur working for a rival

Executive who hates "destabilizing" far traders

Opposition:
^{What forces might engage the group in combat}

Donut-munching rent-a-cops

Heavily armed Heavy Threat Response team

Black ops loss prevention squad

Obstacles:
^{How might the faction inconvenience the group}

All affiliates (space ports; gun stores; refueling stations) are closed to the group

The faction tanks the group's credit rating

Privatized police forces are on the lookout for the group

Friends:
^{Who might offer the group services or missions}

Low-level employee who can pull an impressive amount of strings

Enthusiastic corporate researcher who is always looking for new willing test subjects

Corporate Johnson looking for long-term assets

Complications:
^{How might negotiations be complicated}

Nobody has the authority to authorize what you want

Inter-departmental rivalries complicate things

Accepting the mission also involves signing a 500-page contract

The contract has a lot of small print

Missions:
^{What missions might the faction offer}

Acquire a piece of R&D

Make a journalist disappear

Transport an important cargo (while actually being a red herring)

Things:
^{What items might have relation to the faction}

The newest cyberarm model

600 exabytes of very important paperwork

Video footage from catastrophic industrial accident

Private corporate spy satellite

Places:
^{Where might the faction take you}

Office at top of skyscraper with a panoramic view of the city

Corporate lab with restricted access

Cubicle farm

Behind a billboard advertising the faction's products

Tags: Assets, Homebrew