Chiron Cartel
Chiron Cartel by SMACSid Meier's Alpha Centauri Fac Pack Discussion thread |
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| Economy | +1 (+1 Commerce) |
| Efficiency | +1 |
| Support | -3 |
| Probe | -2 |
| Anti-Ideology | Planned |
| Ideology | Free Market |
| Impunity | Democratic |
| Penalty | Police State |
| Starting tech | Industrial Economics |
| File:Missing leaderhead.png Director Nathan Weismuller |
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| Personality | Pacifist |
| Interests | Discover Build |
| Emphasis | RESEARCH |
| Gender | Male |
Summary
"Enlightened self-interest" is the order of the day for the Cartel, a sprawling mass of corporations forever looking to the next horizon and the profits it can bring. Their powerful, efficient economy is the envy of Planet, but their weak central government leaves them dangerously vulnerable to outside aggression.
Backstory
The factions that would, on Chiron, grow to be known as the Chiron Cartel and the Preservers of Terra were slower to form and more informal in structure. Many of the colonists did not feel comfortable with either the strict regimentation of Dai Seung or the Catholics or the terrorist tactics of the Society, and, with it becoming increasingly clear that the eight landing pods used to make planetfall on Chiron would belong to whoever could hold them, many of these colonists began to coalesce into their own loosely-organised factions rallied behind charismatic leaders. Nathan Weismuller, a former economist, venture capitalist, and investor who had helped finance the Unity mission in exchange for a colonist's berth in the mission, drew together the faction that would eventually become known as the 'Cartel' on Chiron with the promise of a society on Chiron that would unite freedom for its members to try and build the life and prosperity they wanted with the protection of law, helping organise basic security patrols for a hardscrabble on-ship bazaar where the modest treasures and supplies scraped together by scavenging, salvaging, and raiding ship's stores were exchanged.
The colonists led by Nathan Weismuller established their own infant colony guided by libertarian principles, with new business enterprises rapidly growing as colonists began to make their place on Chiron. The central colonial government was organised as an 'insurance company' named the 'Chiron Cartel' headed by a Board of Directors guaranteeing protection to citizens who paid their fees, which were fixed at a low rate by the Cartel's corporate charter. Although payment of fees was technically optional for residents, non-payment excluded residents from property registries and the court system, which ensured a high rate of uptake save amongst the relatively small drone class. The Cartel soon grew to enjoy the most prosperous economy on Chiron with high standards of living, but its weak government rendered it dangerously vulnerable to infiltration and military aggression- whether it could survive the harsh arena of intercolonial politics and war was, in those early years, an open question.
FutureWorks
'Address to the First Investors' is a a speech when people were gathered together and were convinced to provide the initial support for forming the Cartel.
A Handbook for Prosperity is early; it holds that the most reliable way to prosper is to think, learn, and always consider how best to be of use to others while seeking mutual benefit. It's basically a personal-level ethical tract for the Cartel.
Self-Order on Chiron is writtten a little before Fusion Power; it describes how human efforts have addressed human challenges and needs in earlier colonial society, and observes what opportunities further development of technology and economic development have for dealing with current challenges. It specifically advances the idea that encouraging commercial links between different colonies will help discourage further war, and that the Cartel is well-positioned to leverage commercial and cultural influence to maintain a position of open and friendly neutrality and help convince rival colonial leaders to agree to a framework of peace and trade that will channel future rivalries into more productive directions.
New Technologies and New Horizons is fairly late-game, and is straight-up technological enthusiasm and boosterism from somebody with a finger on what technological developments seem to be in the works.
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