In 825. A.S. The war between Battlegroup Harmony, now a part of the Insurgency, and the Syndic Ligas, now reintegrated Unioners, was taking place in Bering. The turf war that lost purpose very quickly took a heavy toll on the Liga’s economy. The Arbeitsdirektorat had to act fast and with the creation of many front companies, they had to pick one that would single-handedly drag their economy out of the red. And just like that The Hansa was born. All they had to do was get some fake papers for their pilots and come up with a suitable backstory.
First The Hansa mainly consisted of confused Unioner smugglers that, out of nowhere, had to pretend to be extravagant Orbital Spa and Cruise employees. Some of them failed immediately while others got into the role considerably too well.

The company was given a fake history and all personnel was given fake identification cards with simple instructions. The ex-leader, George Black, was actually a pilot of Orbital Spa & Cruise origins so that made his role a lot easier to play out.
Eventually, as the Hansa got a firm hold on the Military Salvage market they constructed a station in Bering that served as a storage facility for all of their questionable cargo. Rothaar Huette eventually developed but at the beginning, it wasn’t much of a base.


After a year of operating, a selection between the employees has been made and those fully loyal to the company decided to deviate from The Unioners and become an independent organization. This would impact the Liga’s economy heavily but that was of no importance since they had more crucial things to attend to.

The Bering War

With the conflict between the separatists and the Unioners now nearing its peak, Hansa had to act fast, as they had to first ensure safe passage through Bering to their own pilots and keep the base intact. These were struggling times but eventually, they managed to ensure neutrality with both the Unioners and the Separatists.

During this time the base was heavily upgraded and reinforced so that it would withstand a raid from either of those parties. The business was at its peak and the company was cashing in credits cards worth a billion credits on monthly bases. The contracts from multiple lawful parties kept coming and the reputation amongst the house corporations grew rapidly. Shortly the faction had no shortage of V.I.P. clients and most employees were amongst the best paid in Sirius.

The First Disappearance

You can’t ever have too much money. Or can you? You can if it’s unregistered money stashed away on credit cards and hidden in bank accounts in the omicrons. Eventually, someone will catch up to you and they did. With the Bering War over, the Liberty Navy’s attention was now shifted to Bering. And for a shady corporation that shipped black market goods, this was far from ideal.

In a week's time, the employees and the high command gathered their ships and belongings and flew towards the omicrons. With this they hid from all the house governments and disappeared for a while, not knowing what was happening in Bering.

The Return Of The Trading Giant And The Rheinland Civil War

After almost half a year The Hansa hired Liberty’s finest private detectives to investigate Bering and with the results in hand, the high command finally decided to return to house space with all their property seized and with a considerably lower amount of credits.

When the first scout vessels reached Bering they were shocked to see the Liberty Separatists exiled from Bering. The presence of the Liberty navy’s battlegroup was rather unpleasant and considered unhealthy for the business. However that was not all, their main source of income, the Military Salvage mining zone was depleted of the valuable resource. Now it was certain. Bering is no longer a safe haven for The Hansa’s operations.



However not everything was bad, Rothaar Huette was still intact. Damaged, but intact. From a safe distance, the high command dispatched deconstruction ships and slowly but surely Rothaar was getting ready to be moved.
It took them surprisingly long to realize that they don’t know where to move yet. In the meantime, while the scouts were looking for a suitable place, the high command had to find a suitable business to keep their operations up and running. This is where the Rheinland Civil War came into play.

With the war in its most exhausting form, both sides were in need of supplies. Fast. And they were willing to give you credits, their house, wife, children, and their mother in exchange. Those were hard times for the people of Rheinland but that didn’t bother the corporation one bit. It was the simple question of how to make the most money out of the current situation and the answer was even simpler. You support both sides. That way you make the maximum amount out of the conflict and you keep it going even longer.

It was easier than expected. Hansa’s vessels flew through Rheinland without any retaliation as when they were caught by Imperialists with Federalist supplies they would simply say that the supplies are for Imperialists instead. Their participation in the conflict remains unknown to the public until this day.

The Colonialisation of Zurich And The Second Disappearance

It didn’t take long for the Hansa’s scouts to discover the not-so-old Zurich system. With the neutrality of the system itself and the presence of the Unioners, this was a perfect location to rebuild their station and finally get some rest away from the always-watching eye of the Rheinland Military. Rothaar Huette was then reconstructed in one of the clouds in the system, well hidden away from the public.



It was all looking great for the company at this point but something weird happened. Ever since the first disappearance, the number of their employees was noticeably smaller and that was reasonable but when they moved into Zurich the number started dropping rapidly, eventually, the high command was forced to pay unaffiliated transports to keep their base alive and well. However, with even them realizing that this was the end, the faith of the corporation was certain.
Greed quickly overcame the high command and they decided that it would be better for them personally to pack up their money and belongings and move away from the struggling company into a life of luxury.

With that, only a handful of men have been left abroad in Rothaar Huette, awaiting the day that they would run out of supplies. Amongst them was the company's CEO, George Black. Day after day they were stuck on their base with little to no supplies left. Eventually, their ship’s fuel was used to power the station and the hulls of their liners were welded onto the station's outer hull to keep the vacuum from entering through the holes.
However this was it, the lowgrade ship hull panels were nothing in comparison to the station's original hull. Eventually, the station met its end.
After a while, some unidentified freelancer reported seeing bodies floating in space. They were later identified as the remaining employees of the company. And just like Rothaar, the corporation was dead.

The Renaissance

Little remained of the old company apart from a few economic plans and assets scattered around the entirety of Sirius. However, this is where it all started: The Unioners still have the same problem. They’re still in need of a front company to offer them a new market and to launder their credits


And it’s that simple. All that they need is another Hansa. This time under close supervision of the Direktorat, The Unioners decided to give this concept another try. Some would say they haven’t learned anything from their mistakes, others that the previous faction was just a failed test subject.
Whatever is the reasoning behind it some things are certain, the Hansa had a good run, it would be stupid not to try and milk it again. And just like that, Hansa was reborn again. This time under the command of a Direktorat member whose name is still unknown. Where Rothaar tragically met its end, a new station is being rebuilt by the Unioners to serve as a hub for the freshly formed Hansa. The Luftschutzbunker Luxembourg now stands in Rothaar’s place.