Quote:the lore says that the original founders were academics at the CRI. the CRI was supposed to play a vital role in the exploration of gaia. - and while the CRI did the scientific works - it was disclosed that the bretonian goverment was selling out the planet to the more ruthless mega-cooperations like BMM.
now the gaians saw the results of the relentless exploitation done by BMM - seen from even lightyears away ( that means visible from far away systems even ) - the cloud that engulfs leeds and its surrounding systems partly. so the gaians took up a protesting state - that is ... those scientists that felt it to be their responsibility to stand up against it.
however - they were not many... and easily replacable. - a fact that caused them to take cover in the shroud of unlawfulness, cause the power of the cooperations had driven them into peril. - standing up against a cooperation like BMM won t be beneficial - furthermore, BMM has a lot of power to influence the goverment of bretonia - maybe even the primary influence... they fuel the war effords. - with them bretonia lives or dies... they control the trade of bretonia and the resources.
so - the gaians fled and took up shelter in the nebula in and prepared the islay base.
that was all the past...
the first gaians would not pirate anyone - they were terrorizing ( not to be mistaken with being terrorists ) - they were not after killing - but after disabling, interrupting and scaring. - traders were to leave their routes - hurting BMM indirectly ( they would not attack a BMM facility ) - liners or armoured transports owned by Orbital cruise and spa were attacked ( but not destroyed of course )
the gaians had to rely on a broad support of the more educated population of bretonia. - their cause was logical and good.... but times pass...and change.
the financial situation of the gaians got worse... in contrast to some other polictial groups, they have not enjoyed foundings from many. - so they started to pirate. - being academics though, they were not too successful. - but being an organized group, they attracted more of the "pirate" type. - so they gained more skilled pilots - but lost their cause at the same time.
today - most gaians are pirates - pirates that care little for the cause but more for their own good. - the true gaians are kind of helpless. - all their effords have not helped much - they have established contacts to the kusari ... but the support is minimal. - the gaians are poor, rather weak and unable to really reach their goal - ever.
BMM and the associated cooperations are too strong.
the gaians might revive themselves when they got back to their original cause. - but what was needed for that is an awakening. - especially in public perception. if it got public what bretonia did to the fauna of gaia - how badly ( if they actually treat gaia irresponsible and badly ) its treated ... it would fuel the gaians effords. - but without that.. they will become more and more "just another branch of lowlife pirates"
from an objective point of view - the original gaians are few. - they might feel helpless and frustrated.
the majority of the gaians are similar to the liberty rogues - a group of lowlifes that only bunch up, cause there s safety in numbers. -
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for the gaians, it would be beneficial - if the guards were the true gaians - working politicly for gaia. - and the normal gaians were just thugs who are basicly pirates without a cause.
