@[member="Terra Ouron"] We have, as I write, 3,201 Accounts, including OOC writers. Assuming those are out, that's about three thousand characters in the site's history. Some are gone, some are just starting up (like yours) and others are in full swing. The site's big, and it's hard to stay neutral with the politics and wars that go on. Seriously, peace is short-lived (and mostly boring).
If you're smuggling, they have the Smuggler's Collective. Otherwise, I don't know. It all depends on your morals, and your resolve. People may hire you to ferry them, and something, around, or take them to a planet if they don't have a ship. And if you can play all the sides, it makes a tidy profit. For example, let's say the Republic and the Omega Protectorate (two huge factions) are at war for some reason. You get hired by both sides to take weapons to the frontline planner of Duro. You take both shipments, collect your rewards, and get a double paycheck. And then run to Fringe space to escape the war or something. The Galaxy is a big place, and you can be whoever you want.