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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.
| Manufacturing Companies | ||
| Company | Logo | Capsule Description |
| Hephaestus |  |
The first heavy industry in the Main Belt, Hephaestus Mining and Metalworking, Unltd. is Fenspace's oldest and largest steelworks. They also operate a shipyard. |
Trading
People who sell things for a living.
| Trading Companies | ||
| Company | Logo | Capsule Description |
| CHOAM | The Combine Honnete Ober Advancer Mercantiles hope to making interstellar trading easy by gaining a very early monopoly on it. They are Stellvia Corporation's largest rivals. | |
| StellviaCorp |  |
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.
| Transportation Companies | ||
| Company | Logo | Capsule Description |
| HUD | Hermes Universal Deliveries is Fenspace's original delivery service. | |
| JMC |  |
Jupiter Mining Corporation is Fenspace's up-and-coming delivery service, better able to serve the Jovian subsystem than HUD is. |
| Orbital Air | Orbital Air provides passenger transportation to and from Earth. | |
Entertainment
People who make other people happy for a living.
| Entertainment Companies | ||
| Company | Logo | Capsule Description |
| 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.
| Private Law-Enforcement Companies | ||
| Company | Logo | Capsule Description |
| 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
| Service Companies | ||
| Company | Logo | Capsule Description |
| CI | Catgirl Industries is Fenspace's answer to the Skunkworks[1] or the RAND Corporation. | |
| ISN | ISN System Service is the best-known media outlet in Fenspace. | |
| Ninjaburger | Fast food, delivered directly to your airlock. | |
| Spot Cleaning | Waste-disposal specialists. | |
| Whistler Services |  |
Satellite repair and salvage specialists. Lately branching of into construction. |
Other Companies
| Other Companies | ||
| Company | Logo | Capsule Description |
| Greenwood, Unltd. | The most diverse holding company in Fenspace. | |
| Rockhounds |  |
The original asteroid miners, and a subsidiary of Greenwood. |
| WaaPE | Wing and a Prayer Enterprises is as quiet in Fenspace as is its major asset, Babylon .5 | |
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.
Notes
- ↑ Insert "Pepe le Pew" jokes here.
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