"Vesuvius" Sixteenth Maltese Flotilla: Dante Maria was born in 783 A.S. into a family that owned several cardamine plantations which were passed over from one generation to another. Due to the fact that he always had everything he wished for, Dante was quite a spoiled child in his teenage years. In order to prevent him from being that way his entire life, his family wanted Dante to find a job. In case he refused, they were going to deny him his heritage. Considering that his family was among the more respected ones in Maltese society, they didn't want someone who has never worked a day in his life to jeopardize that. Even though he was angry with his family, Dante had no choice but to leave Malta and prove his capability of taking care of himself, instead of having someone else do it.

801 A.S. was the year of Dante's departure from Malta. He spent three years away from his family and friends and the events of that time period played a major role in shaping him into a person that he is today. Nobody knows what happened over those years and what was Dante doing back then, as he refuses to talk about it to this day. When he returned home, his family barely recognized him - Dante was a changed man. After a few months of being reunited with his son, Dante's father realized what kind of man he became. Being proud of his only son, he offered a gift not many people could refuse - five cardamine plantations included with all the workers necessary to keep it running.

Several years had passed, and Dante was starting to grow tired of running a cardamine business and wanted something more out of his life. Eventually, the tensions between the Ghosts and the Contari family escalated into a civil war, which was something Dante expected and was prepared for. He didn't want to witness any of that and made a decision to leave Malta until the hostilities between the two organizations were ceased. His time away helped Dante realize what he really wanted - power. With the Crimson Cross becoming a ruling body of Malta, Dante saw an opportunity to achieve his goal, and has been searching for a way to rise up within Maltese society. Despite his utmost respect for the Cross and everything they have been doing for Malta, Dante strongly believes that there should be a non-religious side of the spectrum with equal power.

Unlike Dante, Aldo Lombardi didn't have much. Before Aldo was even born, his mother had complications and she was lucky to even be alive. Struggling from his early stages of life, Aldo was forced to do things that are not meant for people of his age. Piracy was the best option at the time, starting from Taus, robbing miners in twenty three was the main source of income for Aldo. Just like every person that is somewhat poor, Aldo's dream was to become rich. He strongly believes that money can buy everything and is determined to pursue his goal no matter the cost. Piracy wasn't profitable so Aldo turned to be an escort pilot for cardamine convoys. The job of an escort was somewhat easier than piracy, yet his life was at stake. The money that came from the escort jobs was enough for him to purchase newer equipment in order to offer better services. Few years after, Aldo formed a small escort service that consisted of five other people that were mainly his old friends. Even though Aldo wasn't poor anymore that didn't stop him in pursuing his main goal. The hunger for money grew over the years and so did his escort group.

In the early 819 A.S. Aldo's escort group reached its peak in popularity. Outcasts from all over Malta were looking to hire the group as the safety of the cargo was guaranteed. With the beginning of the civil war, Aldo wasn't planning on participating and wanted to stay as far away as possible until it all blew over. Despite the attempts of his group to persuade him into staying and fighting the war, Aldo decided to temporarily leave to Bretonia. Leaving most of his belongings at Malta, Aldo had to return to his old days of piracy. The location of the Cape Wrath base in Newcastle was ideal for striking Gallic and IMG convoys that were passing through Tau thirty one. When the civil war ended, Aldo returned to Malta only to realize that most of the people in his group died. With no one to work with, Aldo was back at the beginning with an uncontrollable craving for money.

A few days ago, Dante and Aldo met in a bar on Malta. It was a pure coincidence, as both of them were looking for some time away from work. It is not unusual for two drunk strangers to start talking to each other while drinking alone at the bar, which is how they met. After exchanging their life stories, Dante made a proposition to Aldo - to form an organization that would help both of them achieve their goals. Being mostly driven by hunger for power and greed, they decided to start spreading the word of Vesuvius Brigade, hoping to find like-minded individuals that are not happy with the current situation within the Maltese nation.

Originally formed from the private militias of various families, the 16th Flotilla is the main armed force in the hands of the Council. From the first days of it's existance, paramilitary organization known as Vesuvius Brigade under command of Aldo Lombardi have played a main role withint Flotilla. With some time, the nickname "Vesuvius" had become a common to all Flotilla, not just this particular brigade. Normally the forces of the Flotilla are spread all over the Sirius securing the local interests of various families; piracy and escort services for the cardamine convoys are its mainstays. However, in emergency situations or during pre-planned military operations, the Flotilla’s forces quickly combine and coordinate as a proper military. The current flagship of the Flotilla is the MNS Scarlet Dawn, under the command of colonel Cristina Martelli-Bloodrose.

Sixty-Eighth Special Operations Wing: The 68th is responsible for intelligence and espionage activities outside of Malta. Sabotage and strikes against especially important targets are a large part of this wing’s responsibilities. While there is little public information regarding its structure, private reports indicate that most of its members are born-and-bred Maltese that were previously exiled for political reasons, though there are also operatives who owe their direct allegiance to various families. There are rumors that some 68th operatives are also working on Malta, spying on business competitors and even performing assassinations. its current mobile base of operations is the recently-rechristened MNS Lilith (formerly known as the Maltese Exile flagship MNS "Spirit Fire") under command of Enma Loyola.