Fen 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...

Major Fen Companies

Manufacturing

People who make things for a living.

Manufacturing Companies
Company	Logo	Capsule Description
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.

Trading Companies
Company	Logo	Capsule Description
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.

Transportation Companies
Company	Logo	Capsule Description
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.

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
Catgirl Industries		Fenspace's answer to the Skunkworks.
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.