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The Red Hessians are a loosely grouped organization of Rheinland workers and miners who have fallen on hard times and taken to a life of rebellion and piracy. They constantly struggle to carve out their own realm against the gluttonous Rheinland corporations. As it stands, the current Rheinland government is weak to the point of being under the near-total control of three massive and shady corporations in the homeland: Daumann Heavy Construction, Kruger Mining, and Republican Shipping.

While the typical Red Hessian has the reputation of a pirate or brigand with nothing but personal gain in mind, the leaders of the Red Hessian Army have not lost sight of their goals: resisting the corporate oppression of Daumann and Kruger, implementing Hessian views on society and government, establishing a recognisable presence in the Omega sector and finally freeing Rheinland from the choking grip of its deceitful government.

But the challenges faced are far greater than just that. These same leaders constantly struggle to keep in line a sense of wrath and retribution, where former miners and exiled criminals alike fight hand in hand against their common foes, coached further by the prevalent revolutionary propaganda and the deadly realities of the deeper Omega systems, to hate their enemies with a unique kind of passion. While the Red Hessian Army still fights for a seemingly good cause, the methods in their employ can only be described as terrifying.

Although being the third largest unlawful group in Sirius, the Red Hessian movement is not much older than a hundred years. It originated around 700 A.S. from the ashes of the Popular Revolution after the Rheinland industrial machine finally crumbled from the eighty years of strain and war time economy. Rheinland companies on the edge of collapse pushed their workers more and more, even though the massive inflation made it unable for them to pay wages. Revolts fueled by the populist Bundschuh party started taking over, and Rheinland was forced to sign several pacts with Liberty in order to save the economy. The currency became worthless overnight, and the majority of the corporations declared bankruptcy.

The Revolution finally took place after mining stations in Dresden were seized by enraged miners, and the system slowly spiralled out of Rheinland control. With the Bundschuh delivering supplies to the striking workers and Rheinland's mineral resources being effectively held hostage, the government finally agreed to hold a meeting with the representatives of the working class. Three weeks from the beginning of the revolt on Von Rohe's Day, the Bundschuh political leaders legally walked into the Reichstag on New Berlin for the first time since the creation of the movement. Surrounded by prominent revolutionary figures and common miners, the people gathered there signed the document abolishing imperial rule and electing a democratic government. It was a breakthrough, many laws were declared to keep worker abuse to a minimum and wages to a respectable level. New economic plans and subsidies for foreign companies halted the inflation that wrecked the currency, and Rheinland slowly began to rebuild.

A few years later the democratic government was a mockery. Corruption raged unchecked as the formed political parties continued to sell themselves out to foreign companies and rich manipulators, with the only opposition being the Bundschuh. Eventually a rigged and setup vote was passed, and the Bundschuh were once again outlawed from the Rheinland government and forced to go underground. Outraged at this course of events, large groups of workers abandoned their posts in Dresden in an attempt to restart the Revolution by once again disrupting the mining industry. They attracted lots of followers: compatriots, victims of the arising gluttony and abuse of the new major players in the mining industry, defectors from the Rheinland Military and the government itself as well as simple people with nothing to go back to after losing everything to the economic crash. This attempt however did not go so well. The people of Rheinland, being effectively disinformed by the new government, did not jump out in support this time around. The miners were left without a heavy handed hammer to force the needed change with, and were brought down to piracy and attacking transports to prevent the corporate cargo from reaching it's destination. As time moved on, they constructed large bases in various nebulae or asteroid fields close to major trade routes in order to attack transports quickly and efficiently. They also changed from a small group of revolutionaries to a major unlawful group in Sirius, dealing in stolen corporate goods to keep their movement running and expanding their influence into the uncharted Omega sector and further towards Bretonia. This inevitably put them at odds with the ever-oppressive and expansive Corsairs and eventually sparked one of the bloodiest persisting conflicts in Sirius, very much rivaling the Outcast-Corsair war.


Close to a century of strife and conflict later the Red Hessians were embroiled in a stalemate on all fronts. Support in Rheinland was wailing with the progress of the reactionary forces stalled, aside from stopping the Corsair advance into Stuttgart and severely hurting their operations in Omega-3 and Omega-7. The ideological element finally decided to act. A structure for an organisation within an organisation was formed, a militarised and disciplined group with good funding and a heavy handed approach, enough to mire even the brute force of the Rheinland Military. New ship designs were drafted specifically for use of the Army, and a specific modus operandi was created. Founded by Admiral Heinrich Kessler, the Army was dedicated to taking control of Rheinland territory and holding the line in the Omega sector. With funds acquired primarily from whatever spoils the rest of the Red Hessians would manage to bring in as well as anonymous donations from all across Sirius, the Red Hessian Army could completely focus on eradicating threats to house Rheinland - including the Rheinland government itself. In the hard times of 817 A.S., Rheinland is led by a corporate fascist dictatorship in the hands of a madman. The opposing movements of the Fatherland rally, as the Unioners return to the fold, leaving the Red Hessian Army as always at the edge of any attack against the oppressive government. With much outside support and an extensive supply ring, the movement began to wage a guerilla offensive against the Rheinland Military, both the regulars as well as the Nomad infested force hiding in the deep Omega systems. All this amidst a never-ending absolute war against the terrible and murderous Corsair threat. Being at the forefront of the most battle hardened Hessian veterans, it is up to the Army to spearhead the assaults.

UPDATE - APRIL 825 A.S.

Following a series of assassination attempts on all members if the Oberkommando, the Army has since lost control of the civilian population and several fleet assets. Shipments of Blood Diamonds have been disorganized - destabilizing the Army's financial platform. Despite the precision of these attempts, many members of the Oberkommando survived including the Generalmajor. The fortress of Wiesbaden has been damaged, leaving the brutal atmosphere of the planet to hold down and injure the Generalmajor and her Guard. With the facility cut off from all other outposts due to its secretive nature, the Generalmajor has only recently managed to resurface and establish contact with remaining Brigadegenerals within the Army.

Since the re-establishment, the Army has taken a very different approach to slowly regain numerical and financial power over the Volksrevolution and its enemies. The Army has since stopped engaging in military action against the Federal presence and Rheinland temporarily, only discreetly targeting corporate assets. The Omega war is now the forefront of the Army's efforts militarily, the bulk of the Army's resources are dedicated to using the environment of the Omegas to maintain what grip they still cling to. With the impending catastrophe in Omega-11, the Army has begun to dig in and defend Dresden with all it's available effort. Now bottle-necking the entrance from Imperial Controlled Omicron territory, the Army hopes to defend the area long enough to regain control and re-build what military assets it lost.

In order to regain public control without compromising the faith of the people in their leaders, the Oberkommando has shifted the blame of sudden instability to the overpopulation of Vogtland; and the sudden nomad incursion within the Omega territories.

UPDATE - AUGUST 825 A.S.

With trade reset and alliances falling back in place, the Army has begun to take it's eyes off the Omega territories temporarily in pursuit of it's original goal - the liberation of Dresden. Following the push north into the Sigmas by the Rheinland military, the Red Hessian Army has taken the time to catch it's breath, re-organizing and planning to capitalize on what could be a crucial moment in Sirius history. The Union -following it's failure to make a statement against the Army and it's lack of cooperation with the Corsair Empire- has re-alinged itself into the fold of the Volksrevolution in the hopes of ridding Rheinland once and for all of the Corsair Empire - a force that has begun to trespass into the Heart Hessian territory.

Meanwhile, with efforts on the Western front coming to a halt, and the Army's distaste for the conflict with the Kingdom of Bretonia. The two communities have agreed to cease all hostilities with one another for the benefit of trade and potential cooperation against the Corsair Empire.

The Spezialoperationsabteilung (Department of Special Operations) or SOA is a relatively small group within the RHA founded by Director Fridrich Dresner. It has been commissioned in 816 A.S. on the eve of the declaration of cooperation between the Sirius Coalition Revolutionary Army and the Rheinland Revolutionary Alliance, in order to support the Coalition in their research and development. The department was since called to assume command over RHA anti-Nomad operations as well as unconventional warfare operations, including (but not limited to) espionage and funding foreign revolutionary groups.

Currently the main task of the SOA is research into specialist warfare against Wilde mind control in an attempt to immunise all Hessian and allied forces to the effects of Wilde psychic weapons, hoping to reduce significantly the amount of victims the Wilde use as cannon fodder against the Hessian forces in the Omega systems. The SOA has notably been able to strike significant breakthroughs in research around the start of 817 A.S., however an intelligence leak allowed the then Outcast Reapers of Sirius to react to the situation, and a large part of the research was destroyed in a Reaper attack against the Hessian convoy carrying the goods to Omega-52. The repercussions of this attack can be felt in the Red Hessian Army to this day, with the leadership emphasizing complete awareness of and pre-emptive hostility toward any Outcasts that might be encountered by the movement. As of this day, the SOA continues their work on recovering the lost research as well as trying to gain new information on Wilde weapons and abilities.

The SOA has since set up its main laboratories and facilities on planet Tangier in the Omega-47 system, the laboratories look nearly identical to the mining facilities on the planet. The planet's vile weather conditions serve as an excellent mask for the operations that occurred on Planet Tangier. With blazing hot conditions and excessive amounts of tremors and volcano eruptions by day and snap freezing temperatures with howling winds by night the SOA operated nearly limitless with little interference. However, planet Tangier lacked a functioning docking ring for larger vessels to land and acquire supplies, or to deliver large amounts of troops which proved nearly fatal in some situations. During 818 A.S. a massive contamination outbreak rendered two of the SOA's facilities in total lockdown, with only the planet's garrison to assist them, none the less the situation was contained. Currently the SOA continues their efforts on Planet Tangier while keeping close ties with the SCRA and studying the nomads.

Following the assassination attempt on Direktor Draay, he has since crash landed on the nomad infested Planet Tangier aboard the RHC-Yggdrasil. With the Yggdrasil's communication systems damaged, and the airspace and perimeter infested with nomads combating SOA response garrisons; Draay has been unable to re-establish contact with the Oberkommando until recently. Now taking back control, the Direktor rigorously pursues answers for the sudden assassination attempt in combination with the nomad outbreak.

The birthplace of the Red Hessian movement, as well as the base that houses the bulk of the Hessian population, Vogtland. The system also links to Omega-11, Omega-54, Frankfurt, Stuttgart, and Omega-55 making it a strategically valuable system that the RHA takes extreme measures to keep under control.


Rich with diamonds from the state of the Red Giant in the system, the hazardous conditions and lack of federal influence make it an easy means of cutting off Daumann shipping lines to Stuttgart from Solarious. The Hessians can also utilize the field and mine diamonds themselves for an exorbitant income. The state of Omega-11 has served as a means for the Red Hessian Army to cripple the Daumann corporation's mining operations.


The largest warzone in the Omega systems, several pilots from the SCRA, RHA, and Corsair Empire have been slaughtered in the seemingly endless stalemate to control the system. The system contains strategically significant jumphole connenctions linking to Bretonia, Southern and eastern Omega systems. Everything that moves in this system ends up either dead or captured within seconds.


The secret training ground for the RHA and the SOA, as well as containing Wolfsberg shipyard where the Hessian warships are constructed and sent off to the Omegas or too the front lines. Planet Wiesbaden holds the secret Quarters where the Generalmajor resides and a meeting place for the RHA Oberkommando. The system has been kept hidden, and the jumphole connections too it are closely guarded by both SOA agents and extreme environmental hazards. Any and all trespassers are either detained and tortured or killed.


With Casablanca base in near ruin from the constant battle for control over the station the RHA has tightened their grip on the system. Battleship Kassel serves as a safeguard for the system. The SOA operates at large in the system with their HQ being located on Planet Tangier as well as several of their facilities. With the SOA operating with near limitless power in the Omegas, most of the trespassers regardless of affiliation are killed without question for entering the system.



Following the supernova within the Valhalla system, the Army has rushed to discover a new source of diamonds and minerals to meet the demands of their now baseless blood diamonds and unrefined diamonds. The Omega-2 system was the answer, bearing no significant outposts or any presence from any other groups, the Army has begun streamlining mining assets to the system in the hopes of meeting the ever-rising demand for blood diamonds. While the system is certainly useful for that purpose alone, the S.O.A has begun to take an interest in the two planets within the system for a more rapid form of resource extraction.


With Muspelheim under near total control by both the S.O.A subdivision and the Army, Battleship Kassel has begun to move within the Niflheim system in the hopes of serving as a staging ground against the high corporate presence in the system. The Battleship prowls about deep within the Walker Nebula, claiming victim to anyone unfortunate enough to close in on it.

• Re-establish control over the Volksrevolution movement in total while ensuring the saftey of it's civilian population.
  
• Re-establish diplomatic and trade relations with allies and foreign assets.
  
• Win public support within Rheinland by avoiding combat with Federal assets and terminating all Unioner assets with extreme prejudice, all major victories should be publicized immediately.
  
• Overthrow the Federal government and deprive the corporate influence in the Rheinland government.
  
• Drive the Corsairs out of the Omegas, gain total control over the Omega territories.
  
• Defend Rheinland from foreign threats.
  
• Completely liberate Dresden of corporate and Federal control
  
• Depose Rheinland's corporations, Daumann, and Kruger are the primary targets.
  

• Recruit the general population, the idea of a socialist reform and submissive methods against corporate powers serves to motivate the recruits.
  
• Re-Expand the Blood diamond market across Sirius.
  
• Build a stable economy within the Omega and conquered Rheinland systems.
  

• Provide support for the Bundschuh and SCRA.
  
• Tighten relations with the Order and GMG in response to the offensive in the Sigma systems by the Federal government.
  
• Aid the Mollies efforts in Cambridge and the Omega-49 system.
  

• Uncover the traitors responsible for the assassination attempts and execute them.
  
• Ensure loyalty throughout the Army, re-establish security throughout Wiesbaden in secret.
  
• Wipe out the Unioner movement completely, conquer the Northern Rheinland systems.
  
• Kill all Core and Corporate trespassers in the Omega systems.
  

Faction Tag: [RHA]
IFF/ID: Red Hessians
Current leader: Annabelle Mychaela Heinrich

Fighters: [RHA]Firstname.Lastname
Mining ships: [RHA]RHMS-Name
Transports: [RHA]RHT-Name
Gunboats: [RHA]RHGB-Name
Cruisers/Destroyers: [RHA]RHC-
Battleships: [RHA]RHB-Name
Carriers: [RHA]RHC-Name

RH-GM17 "Loki" Red Hessian Heavy Fighter
RH-GM40 "Odin" Red Hessian Very Heavy Fighter
RH-GM82 "Thor" Red Hessian Bomber

RH-GM110 "Heimdall" Red Hessian Gunship
RH-GM482 "Vidar" Red Hessian Cruiser
RH-D1 "Jormungand" Red Hessian Battleship


Series CX "Scimitar" Border Worlds Light Fighter
Series QX "Switchblade" Border Worlds Heavy Fighter
Series Z "Sabre" Border Worlds Very Heavy Fighter
Series CZ "Cutlass" Border Worlds Bomber

Civilian technology (Flashpoints, Debilitators etc.)
Red Hessian technology (Natterturns, Roter Blitz etc.)
Bundschuh technology (Luger Type's etc.)
SCRA technology (Kalashnikov's etc.)

Red Hessians
Bundschuh
Landwirtrechtbewegung
Sirius Coalition Revolutionary Army
Mollys


Independent Miners Guild
Blood Dragons
Lane Hackers
The Council
Liberty Rogues
Junker Marauders


The Order - assistance against the Buro and the Core
Auxesia - trade relations
Everyone not mentioned


Gas Miners Guild - their collaboration against the House has not gone unoticed
Interspace Commerce
Outcasts


Kusari lawfuls - None are allowed within Rheinland.
Libertonian lawfuls
Gaians


Bretonian lawfuls
Unioners
BDM
Rheinland Federal Police
Rheinland Military
Krüger Minerals
Republican Shipping
Bounty Hunters Guild
The Core
Daumann Heavy Constructions
Corsairs
The Wild
Nomads