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Corporation Name: Firemane Industries and Technology (FIT)
Headquarters: Mon Calamari
Locations: Tygara, Etti IV, Laekia, Seltos, Arkas, Nubia, Mandalore, Gallos, Tabaqui, Sullust, Dahomey, Gromas.
Operations:
- Design and manufacturing of military technology (armour, weapons, planetary defences, vehicles, starships)
- Mining
- Exploration
- Military contracting
- Construction
Rationale: After stepping down as Lady Protector of the Omega Protectorate, Tegaea Alcori was given permission to form a company encompassing part of Star Corp’s Omega Industries. The idea was that Firemane would eventually expand outside the Protectorate. The Eldorai Queen gave them permission to use Kaeshana as a starting base.
Tier: 6. Firemane is now a truly galactic enterprise.
Description:
When Tegaea Alcori was nearly killed by the Sith Assassin Kaelin Isandros she was unable to continue her work as Lady Protector of the Omega Protectorate. Forced to resign, and with Siobhan soon following the couple withdrew to the planet of Kaeshana and Tegaea recovered there under the protection of the Queen.
Through almost entirely legitimate means, her and Siobhan Kerrigan had managed to acquire a substantial fortune through her time with Omega Pyre and the Protectorate. Due to clauses in her contract and later agreements she had acquired a percentage of all profits made on Dahomey and Vandelhelm, and even owned stakes in the planets personally. This made it easier to set down roots on Kaeshana and look to the future.
After realising that a life of leisured retirement was not for her just yet, Tegaea created the aptly named Firemane Industries and Technology. With backing from the Eldorai Matriarchy, the company set up a research and military technology division in Santaissa. This was to help the Eldorai catch up to the galactic tech level, but also to provide useful technology to sell to others. The goal of this company was to expand operations on Dahomey and Vandelhelm to other planets and becoming a mining and shipping concern in the Protectorate.
In all, this company had the potential for significant profits and great expansion. Tegaea Alcori became CEO, Siobhan Vice President. Crown Princess Anya Venari served as executive PA and head of operations until she became Queen herself following her sister's assassination.
After Anya Venari took the throne under the regnal name Tirathana VII, Firemane received the full backing of the Eldorai monarchy. It received a mandate to modernise the Eldorai army, expanded its operations into mining, and beyond, forming a profitable business relationship with Salacia Consolidated and the Abregado-Rae Guild of Hammers. Vice President Siobhan Kerrigan's exceptional combat skills earned her considerable profit and new clients. Over time, the firm expanded beyond the Protectorate and added exploration of worlds cut off from the Galaxy by the Dark Ages to its portfolio.
TIER V:
The impending doom of Kaeshana forced Firemane to diversify and expand its operations considerably. Now able to produce giant warships for the Silver Sanctum Coalition, move vast populations, conduct trade deals with Mandalorian and Republic alike, the company had come a long way since its humble beginnings.
Tier VI:
Kaeshana has been destroyed, but thanks to Firemane many Eldorai were saved from the cataclysm. Firemane has solidifed its alliance with the Silver Coalition and put down roots on Tygara. It has forged alliances with local rulers and has dedicated itself to developing the largely pre-industrial planet and ending slavery, though this goes hand in hand with Firemane expanding its own power base like a state entity would. The corporation provides private security, performs mining operations and develops military technology for sale on the market. Rather than trying to develop an intergalactic reach, the company has focused its activities in Coalition and Mandalorian space, though it maintains tertiary operations in what used to be Omega Protectorate territory.
It maintains a firm partnership with the Eldorai and their Queen. The corporation merges the culture and principles of the old Omega Pyre and the Eldorai. As a result, it it has a rather distinct martial culture and heterogenous Force traditions amongst its employees. Its leaders are fully integrated into Eldorai nobility as peers and run what can be described as their own fiefdom. Owing to the military background of its directors and many senior employees, military ranks are ubiquitous in the company.
Firemane can be described as a hybrid of corporation, Dark Jedi paramilitary force and matriarchal feudal dynasty. Its management operates per the principles of 'maternalist, benevolent despotism'. The company is loyal to its employees', takes care of their needs, welfare and provides educational opportunities for their children, but is rather autocratic. In addition, power is concentrated in the Kerrigan-Alcori clan and their inner circle, whose members are considered a sort of extended family. It maintains a nondenominated Forcer programme and has attracted a variety of magi from various Force traditions. Many have ample cause to oppose or hate Sith. Firemane's Force-using arm is called the Order of Fire, which is personally run by Siobhan Kerrigan. Most of its members are Grey Force-users or Dark Jedi.
While its conventional forces are comparatively small, they are well-trained, disciplined, loyal and equipped with a potent arsenal of anti-Forcer weapons, which goes back to the Omegan background of the corporation's leaders. Moreover, Firemane recruits native sepoys on worlds such as Tygara and Arkas to supplement the regular corporate troops. Many of these native recruits are freed slaves, which makes them particularly motivated and loyal to their corporate mistresses. On the flip side, though Firemane has strict rules of engagement, it has been accused of using methods that could be described as overkill during its military engagements and having a very militarist culture, as well as acting as a law unto itself.
For a long time, Firemane Industries had a very close relationship with the Silver Sanctum Coalition. For a while, Lady Kerrigan was a member of the Sanctum Assembly before stepping down. Firemane constructed their war fleet and assisted them in their expansionary ventures and in fortifying their worlds. However, relations have soured since the the Battle of Ruusan. Although Firemane still does business with the Coalition and is based in their territory, they are now a client among many instead of an ally. Firemane is aiming to expand its operations to areas in the Galaxy beyond the boundaries of Silver Sanctum space. To this end, it has been seaking closer ties with both the Galactic Alliance and the Mandalorian Clans. It provided aid to the former for the reconstruction of Coruscant after its liberation and Firemane operatives have fought alongside Mandalorian warriors. It remains very hostile to Sith and expects its darkside employees to adhere to a code of conduct. Presently, the corporation is headed by Tegaea Alcori and Siobhan Kerrigan as joint CEOs. Their daughter Galina-Kerrigan Alcori is the corporate empire's heiress.