"All those moments will be lost in time,
like tears in rain."
Introduction
In the closing years of the 850's the Corporate Authorities of Denon established themselves rapidly throughout star systems within a channel of unclaimed sectors between the Confederacy of Independent Systems and the Silver Jedi. Unsubstantiated rumours circulate that an underground network of criminals who operate through an invisible market network known as Darkwire helped accomplish this impressive feat. Known as
Shadowrunners, these elite criminals offer their services to the highest bidder to accomplish feats some consider impossible. Despite these claims it is known CorpSec, the security arm of the Corporate Authorities, ruthlessly targets Darkwire in an attempt to rid Denon of a toxic underworld plague.
The worlds governed by the CAD project themselves as utopias where all can thrive. This could not be further from the truth. Resort worlds turned into industrial nightmares, political and corporate espionage rife throughout the systems, proxy wars fought for political gain. The street kids of Denon have known nothing but the laws of the jungle as the systems mean't to protect them have failed them. Born and raised in a burgeoning culture of cybernetic obsession and anti-authoritarian messages. The emergence of this new society outlook has molded lower class citizens of Denon into prime future recruits of Darkwire.
Underworld syndicates and cartels have thrived with the aid of Darkwire and the distraction it provides for CorpSec. Galactic influences such as the Agents of Chaos have leaned on the mysterious assistance of this network for key operations. Were rumour to be believed even governments such as CAD have utilized these highly specialized criminals to secure worlds and bring them into the fold of the Corporate Authorities. As the galaxy continues to descend into endless war it is yet to be seen how far the reach of Darkwire spreads, and just how deep the rabbit hole goes. . .
What is Darkwire?
Darkwire is the often unseen criminal side of the Star Wars galaxy. When corporations want competition to be interrupted and cannot be solved by legal means it is Darkwire that steps in. Criminals hired by corporations to disrupt competitors. Mod-junkies, fixers, slicers, enforcers, smugglers, bounty hunters. Whatever is needed to push the agenda of whichever CEO is currently paying the highest. More than a faction it is a story, delving into the conflicts that arise between those who straddle the line between the corporate world and the underworld. It caters to those who like to write cyberpunk-esque characters, corporate characters or your good ol' crime lords.
The Shadowrunners
The Shadowrunners are members of the Darkwire network. Alone they are powerful chess pieces in the greater machinations of the galactic corporate circles, together they are a force to be reckoned with. They consist of hand-selected experts such as bounty hunters, otherwise known as heavies in the Darkwire network. They do the heavy lifting that other Shadowrunners cannot, guns blazing they tear a path through the streets of Denon. The Darkwire slicers and cryptographers can crack the most complicated encryption, shattering security walls. Within the realms of cyberspace they reign supreme. There are those who walk between the two, mod-junkies, the cybernetically enhanced who delve in both combat and slicing. Those of the Darkwire network are elite criminals. When conflicts arise in market competition that cannot be solved by legal or diplomatic means Corporate big-wigs, wealthy individuals, and even organized crime syndicates seek out the Darkwire network, paying the Shadowrunners to perform their dirty work.
The Corporate Authorities
Years ago when Etti IV was subjugated by the Sith Empire migrating figures from the former
Corporate Sector Authority sought out worlds more profitable than what they would endure under Sith rule. Denon was such a world, nestled between the Confederacy of Independent Systems and the Silver Jedi Order. Corporate heads bribed their way into governance. By the year 858ABY the Corporate Authorities of Denon had been established. They dominated the planet with an iron fist, fueling their greed through nearby industrial and tourist worlds. Plying trade from Coruscant and Nar Shaddaa in the neutral corridor that snakes between the two major factions. Although the Corporate Authorities have viciously cracked down on the underworld through their security force, CorpSec, they ironically rely on this same underworld to maintain and further their own power and agenda. So the suits of the world use Darkwire to fight their proxy wars, hiring Shadowrunners to control and take out competition.
The Gangs
Although Denon is not as glamorous as Coruscant or down-trodden as Nar Shaddaa, it suffers the same issue any ecumenopolis faced; crime. The gangs of the underworld of Denon are plentiful. Smugglers running from Nar Shaddaa into the Deep Core worlds oft taken refuge on Denon to refuel or resupply, contact clients and establish networks. Bounty Hunters tracking down targets from the lowly dealer to the wealthiest merchant. While Darkwire holds a powerful position with the corrupt authorities on the planet, the gangs of Denon continue to smuggle spice, slaves and tech. Street warfare is commonplace in the lowest levels of the world where cartels and syndicates fight over territories. These gangsters sometimes affiliate themselves with Shadowrunners, working with Darkwire to achieve the goals of the Corporate Authorities or hiring out Shadowrunners from Darkwire to achieve their gangs own personal interest.
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