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== Major Fen Companies == | == Major Fen Companies == | ||
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;[[Image:Hephaestus crew patch.png|50 px|right]] [[Hephaestus Mining and Metalworking, Unltd.]] | ;[[Image:Hephaestus crew patch.png|50 px|right]] [[Hephaestus Mining and Metalworking, Unltd.]] | ||
:The first heavy industry in [[the Main Belt]], Hephaestus is Fenspace's oldest and largest steelworks. They also operate a shipyard. | :The first heavy industry in [[the Main Belt]], Hephaestus is Fenspace's oldest and largest steelworks. They also operate a shipyard. | ||
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| + | ===Trading=== | ||
| + | People who sell things for a living. | ||
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| + | ;[[Herbertites|CHOAM]] | ||
| + | :The Combine Honnete Ober Advancer Mercantiles (CHOAM) hope to making interstellar trading easy by gaining a very early monopoly on it. They are Stellvia Corporation's largest rivals. | ||
| + | ;[[Image:Stellvia-corporate-logo.png|50 px|right]] [[Stellvia Corporation]] | ||
| + | :The first of Fenspace's luxury-goods traders, Stellvia Corporation has branched out into general trading, tourism services, and philanthropic activities. | ||
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| + | ===Transport=== | ||
| + | People who move things or people for a living. | ||
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;[[Hermes Universal Deliveries]] | ;[[Hermes Universal Deliveries]] | ||
:HUD is Fenspace's original delivery service. | :HUD is Fenspace's original delivery service. | ||
;[[Image:JMC logo.png|50 px|right]] [[Jupiter Mining Corporation]] | ;[[Image:JMC logo.png|50 px|right]] [[Jupiter Mining Corporation]] | ||
:Fenspace's up-and-coming delivery service. | :Fenspace's up-and-coming delivery service. | ||
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;[[Orbital Air]] | ;[[Orbital Air]] | ||
:Passenger transportation to and from [[Earth]]. | :Passenger transportation to and from [[Earth]]. | ||
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| − | ==Private Law-Enforcement== | + | ===Entertainment=== |
| + | People who make other people happy for a living. | ||
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| + | ;[[7-sided Dice Productions]] | ||
| + | :Producers of fine games. | ||
| + | ;[[Candy Apple Red's]] | ||
| + | :A "house of ill repute," of very good repute. | ||
| + | ;[[Cavalier Concerts]] | ||
| + | :Live music - promotion and hosting. | ||
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| + | ===Private Law-Enforcement=== | ||
Mercenaries, private detectives, and others who Uphold the Right for a fee. | Mercenaries, private detectives, and others who Uphold the Right for a fee. | ||
| + | ;[[Bailey Security Service]] | ||
| + | :Fenspace's answer to the Pinkerton agency... of the wild west era. | ||
;[[Bounty Hunters]] | ;[[Bounty Hunters]] | ||
:People who go after the criminals that the [[Space Patrol]] can't reach, the various '''Bounty Hunters''' of Fenspace aren't organized in any real fashion. | :People who go after the criminals that the [[Space Patrol]] can't reach, the various '''Bounty Hunters''' of Fenspace aren't organized in any real fashion. | ||
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:Nicknamed "Convention Security," the '''Dorsai''' are the oldest (but no longer the most powerful) mercenary organization in Fenspace. | :Nicknamed "Convention Security," the '''Dorsai''' are the oldest (but no longer the most powerful) mercenary organization in Fenspace. | ||
;[[Image:1st Calvary Regiment.jpg|50 px|right]] [[The Roughriders]] | ;[[Image:1st Calvary Regiment.jpg|50 px|right]] [[The Roughriders]] | ||
| − | :The '''Roughriders''' have eclipsed the Dorsai as the largest and most powerful private military body in Fenspace. While their overall reputation is positive, there are those who distrust them on principle or because of their previous actions. | + | :The '''Roughriders''' have eclipsed the Dorsai as the largest and most powerful private military body in Fenspace. While their overall reputation is positive, there are those who distrust them on principle or because of some of their previous actions. |
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| + | ===Other Services=== | ||
| + | ;[[Catgirl Industries]] | ||
| + | :Fenspace's answer to the Skunkworks. (Insert "Pepe le Pew" jokes here.) | ||
| + | ;[[Ninjaburger]] | ||
| + | :Fast food, delivered directly to your airlock. | ||
| + | ;[[Spot Cleaning]] | ||
| + | :Waste-disposal specialists. | ||
| + | ;[[Image:WhistlerServices.png|50px|right]][[Whistler Services]] | ||
| + | :Satellite repair and salvage specialists. | ||
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| + | ===Other Companies=== | ||
| + | ;[[Greenwood, Unltd.]] | ||
| + | :The most diverse holding company in Fenspace. | ||
| + | ;[[Image:RockhoundsLogo.jpg|30 px|right]] [[Rockhounds]] | ||
| + | :The original asteroid miners, and a subsidary of Greenwood. | ||
==Other Notable Businesspeople== | ==Other Notable Businesspeople== | ||
| + | Not everyone works for a large company. | ||
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;[[Vitamin Man]] | ;[[Vitamin Man]] | ||
:A collection of individual suppliers of necessary trace minerals to far-flung settlements. | :A collection of individual suppliers of necessary trace minerals to far-flung settlements. | ||
{{Corporations}}{{culture}}[[Category:Fen Culture]][[Category:Companies| ]] | {{Corporations}}{{culture}}[[Category:Fen Culture]][[Category:Companies| ]] | ||
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| “ | A race limited to a single planet, possessing a high knowledge of mechanics but with its basic machines of industry and war requiring a large capital investment, will inevitably tend toward collectivism under one name or another. Free enterprise needs elbow room. | ” |
| —Poul Anderson, Margin of Profit (1956) | ||
Even in Fenspace, people have to work for a living. The Boskonians may see crime as acceptable, but the rest of Fenspace doesn't...
Contents
Major Fen Companies
Manufacturing
People who make things for a living.
- Hephaestus Mining and Metalworking, Unltd.
- The first heavy industry in the Main Belt, Hephaestus is Fenspace's oldest and largest steelworks. They also operate a shipyard.
Trading
People who sell things for a living.
- CHOAM
- The Combine Honnete Ober Advancer Mercantiles (CHOAM) hope to making interstellar trading easy by gaining a very early monopoly on it. They are Stellvia Corporation's largest rivals.
- Stellvia Corporation
- The first of Fenspace's luxury-goods traders, Stellvia Corporation has branched out into general trading, tourism services, and philanthropic activities.
Transport
People who move things or people for a living.
- Hermes Universal Deliveries
- HUD is Fenspace's original delivery service.
- Jupiter Mining Corporation
- Fenspace's up-and-coming delivery service.
- Orbital Air
- Passenger transportation to and from Earth.
Entertainment
People who make other people happy for a living.
- 7-sided Dice Productions
- Producers of fine games.
- Candy Apple Red's
- A "house of ill repute," of very good repute.
- Cavalier Concerts
- Live music - promotion and hosting.
Private Law-Enforcement
Mercenaries, private detectives, and others who Uphold the Right for a fee.
- Bailey Security Service
- Fenspace's answer to the Pinkerton agency... of the wild west era.
- Bounty Hunters
- People who go after the criminals that the Space Patrol can't reach, the various Bounty Hunters of Fenspace aren't organized in any real fashion.
- Dorsai
- Nicknamed "Convention Security," the Dorsai are the oldest (but no longer the most powerful) mercenary organization in Fenspace.
- The Roughriders
- The Roughriders have eclipsed the Dorsai as the largest and most powerful private military body in Fenspace. While their overall reputation is positive, there are those who distrust them on principle or because of some of their previous actions.
Other Services
- Catgirl Industries
- Fenspace's answer to the Skunkworks. (Insert "Pepe le Pew" jokes here.)
- Ninjaburger
- Fast food, delivered directly to your airlock.
- Spot Cleaning
- Waste-disposal specialists.
- Whistler Services
- Satellite repair and salvage specialists.
Other Companies
- Greenwood, Unltd.
- The most diverse holding company in Fenspace.
- Rockhounds
- The original asteroid miners, and a subsidary of Greenwood.
Other Notable Businesspeople
Not everyone works for a large company.
- Vitamin Man
- A collection of individual suppliers of necessary trace minerals to far-flung settlements.
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