Edited from Stellaris
Eguko Trak is a Hidarid entrepreneur and former Coalition spy. He founded Starlyft three years ago after being unceremoniously fired from his job for "aggravated conduct". This has not stopped him from enjoying great success at Starlyft, becoming CEO of one of the premier freight and salvage companies and winning an entire row of docks on Embassy in a poker game. He is outwardly aggressive in his company's expansion plans, despite various administrators and colonial agencies finding no evidence that could be used against him...officially. He always seems one step ahead of the game, but rewards his contractors richly, commanding respect and even adulation. |
Starlyft Inc. are (officially) an up-and-coming company of salvagers, scavengers and tech brokers, with a presence in all major colonial nations, though they own a significant chunk of Embassy Station, their main base of operation. They maintain a couple of other stations, notably the major anchorage at Hodeth Station and Ysoki Outpost, which is mostly inhabited by the Pact Worlds' native rodent technophiles.
This company, trading in the Coalition exchange (and therefore bound by its loose laws), is a loose and nebulous network of informants, agents and semi-independent contractors. They provide transportation and wreck clean-up services, and also maintain a "coast guard", Starlyft Rescue Solutions, which goes out of its way to save flagging ships - for a price, or a stake in the wreckage. Their rescue operations often come into conflict with the racers at Express Courier Services, who only charge a nominal fee, and do not charge the intended recipient a fee for "asset recovery".
Despite their aggressive trading practices, Starlyft remains a popular company. They provide freight shipping on their five megaships (which, in Starlyft's hololedgers, makes up the bulk of their business) and sell scrap at a discount.
On the surface, its upper management often changes and the official hierarchy remains vague. Contractors are often "let go" as to sever any official ties and distance the management from a job gone wrong. There are many allegations against Starlyft, notably that they trade in forbidden technology or that their clean-up services demand payment aggressively. They are also rumoured to be a major player in the colonial black market. The wildest accusations assert that Starlyft puts out hits on ships with interesting cargo (using mercenary groups or even Vi's Fixers) before racing to rescue them or claim the wreckage. It's hard to prove any of these claims - yet at the same time, Starlyft's ships or contractors have a habit of showing up in convenient places...
This company, trading in the Coalition exchange (and therefore bound by its loose laws), is a loose and nebulous network of informants, agents and semi-independent contractors. They provide transportation and wreck clean-up services, and also maintain a "coast guard", Starlyft Rescue Solutions, which goes out of its way to save flagging ships - for a price, or a stake in the wreckage. Their rescue operations often come into conflict with the racers at Express Courier Services, who only charge a nominal fee, and do not charge the intended recipient a fee for "asset recovery".
Despite their aggressive trading practices, Starlyft remains a popular company. They provide freight shipping on their five megaships (which, in Starlyft's hololedgers, makes up the bulk of their business) and sell scrap at a discount.
On the surface, its upper management often changes and the official hierarchy remains vague. Contractors are often "let go" as to sever any official ties and distance the management from a job gone wrong. There are many allegations against Starlyft, notably that they trade in forbidden technology or that their clean-up services demand payment aggressively. They are also rumoured to be a major player in the colonial black market. The wildest accusations assert that Starlyft puts out hits on ships with interesting cargo (using mercenary groups or even Vi's Fixers) before racing to rescue them or claim the wreckage. It's hard to prove any of these claims - yet at the same time, Starlyft's ships or contractors have a habit of showing up in convenient places...