Scavengers

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This faction might live within the wreckage of a tomb world, salvage the castoffs of some decadent pleasure-world or ply the ruins of an orbital scrapyard. Whatever their territory, this faction knows how to find worth amid seemingly useless trash.
Effect: Whenever the faction destroys an asset or has one of their assets destroyed, they gain 1 FacCred.

Leaders:
^{Who leads the faction}

• Charismatic captain with scrap peg leg
• Profit-oriented CO in company uniform
• Cutthroat looter with a dog-eat-dog mindset

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

No illegal salvage operations

Finders keepers

The boss gets a percentage of every salvage

This specific salvage field belongs to the faction

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

Ornery captain of salvage rig

Big buff salvage operator

Salvage team coordinator with a knife to grind

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

Salvage team armed with personal weapons

Hastily assembled strike force of the best fighters available locally

Improvised weapon from scavenged junk utilized to devastating effect

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

Strips the group's ship for parts

Suddenly active mines / defense platforms

Plants an illegal item and informs the authorities

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

Mechanic looking for someone to test her experimental mods

Quartermaster handling the buying and selling of junk and supplies

Ace pilot stuck piloting a salvage barge

Complications:
^{How might negotiations be complicated}

You need money up front before they will even speak to you

The guy you want to talk to is out on a salvage mission

They'll give you what you want.. in exchange for that android

Missions:
^{What missions might the faction offer}

Open the way to a piece of salvage the faction can't reach

Handle another faction that is encroaching on the salvager's turf

Cause a ship to crash so it can be salvaged

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

An industrial exoskeleton spacesuit modified for salvage operations

Pretech spike drive hauled from the wreck of a cruiser

Pandora's box; closed

Valuable wreck with the markings of a powerful faction

Places:
^{Where might the faction take you}

Inside a wreck with no functional light or life support

A meeting room made mostly from scrap parts

A salvage rig attached to something it shouldn't be

Aboard a starship being boarded

Tags: Core, FacCred