To the Corsair Council..if there is still one. I Reeve Corleone, have been smuggling artifacts, food, guns, software, marjuana, optronics and gold to and from Gamma for almost 2 months now. I have made friends amognst many corsairs, and are well known at Crete. I however always respect your protocols and your law in Gamma.
Yesterday, however, my ship, The.Serendipity was destroyed 2.5k from crete by a pilot in a ship called Directxxx. I was on my way to pickup artifacts at crete, after dropping off gold at Tripoli. I heard you have had some ship losses so brought gold for your new ships optronics and wiring..as I know you use it. Is this how you treat trusted smugglers.
I am now withou a ship. Stranded on the Freeport in Omega 41. After zoners came in and rescued my pod. My ship was the Firefly class, and I demand the re-embursement of my vessel. On the black market this ship will cost me 25 million credits. If you wish me to do any more bussiness with Crete, then you shall supply the funding for my new ship, as well as sort out the law and order in your system.
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Jack Sparrow
The.Black-Pearl
Reeve Corleone
RepEx-Shipping 014
Buy low, Sell high, and preferably illegal goods only amigo.
To: Senor Reeve Corleone
Comm ID: Commandante of Benitez Forces, Don Carlos Benitez.
Source: Myrtos Villa (Benitez HQ), Planet Crete
Firstly, Mr. Corleone, I apologise on behalf of the Corsair nation for the attack upon your vessel. Assuming that what you say is true, and that there was no just cause for the attack on your ship such as a break of Corsair protocol, it was an unlawful attack and blatant attempt to prevent commerce in our sector.
Not long ago, my old smuggler ship the Abundantia, piloted by my employee Sean Ashcroft the 2nd was unlawfully killed while on his way to offload 4300 units of gold on Tripoli. He received small compensation from but one of the guilty parties, and sadly this did not amount to the cost of his ship and cargo which was destroyed during the incident.
The nation as a whole, however, is not in the practice of providing compensation for such losses, as doing so would be a claim of responsibility for the actions of rogue pirates in our space.
At this juncture, all we can promise is that if the proper evidence is supplied and your complaint is in earnest, we will do what we can to bring the culprits to justice.
Don Carlos Benitez
Senor Benitez, thank you for your concerns..However this does not replace my ship. And why do I need to provide proof, when the space around crete were filled with witnesses. Even one of your elders saw this. What has happend to corsair honor. I wonder.
It would seem that the Benitez Family, the OPG and the Brotherhood are no longer in control of gamma, and no longer takes responsibility for it. It is a sad day indeed that the ruling houses of the mighty Corsairs, cannot even guarantee the security of Trusted smugglers that have risked their lives for the Artifacts of crete.
My trade with the corsairs will NOT go on any longer. I shall finance my own new ship, and look for trade elsewhere.
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Jack Sparrow
The.Black-Pearl
Reeve Corleone
RepEx-Shipping 014
Buy low, Sell high, and preferably illegal goods only amigo.
' Wrote:Senor Benitez, thank you for your concerns..However this does not replace my ship. And why do I need to provide proof, when the space around crete were filled with witnesses. Even one of your elders saw this. What has happend to corsair honor. I wonder.
It would seem that the Benitez Family, the OPG and the Brotherhood are no longer in control of gamma, and no longer takes responsibility for it. It is a sad day indeed that the ruling houses of the mighty Corsairs, cannot even guarantee the security of Trusted smugglers that have risked their lives for the Artifacts of crete.
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Incoming transmission
Comm ID: Elder Ben Laowai
Battleship Venganza, Omicron Gamma.
Your complaints have been heard by a senior member of the Elder council, and more than one at that. But your statements as to the "responsibility" of the Houses of the council is way off the mark. If you have a gripe, i would urge you to work with the governing members to resolve it. If you choose to throw your hands up in defeat that's your own lookout.
The ruling houses of the Corsairs have never guaranteed the safety of trusted smugglers in our space, nor would we. Our space is dangerous.
You ask us to assure you against the risks you take by undergoing your profession? Lets be honest here, few smugglers risk their lives for our artifacts out of some kind of altruism or love of country and people. You risk it because of the vast profit you will reap if you undergo a successful run is made. And we encourage you to do this.
If you were risking your life for... well, to quote the Brettonians "Queen and Country" we would not see messages of protest like this, nor a declaration of defeat such as this owing to the actions of some hot headed reckless Corsair pilots. No... if you truly loved the corsair nation, this would register little more than a complaint to the council - Lets be frank, what you protest is the loss of profit, NOT as you would exclaim, offense of patriotic duty.
Now, that being said, you have a valid complaint, and the Council recognizes this, Corsairs who interdict our own trade have always been dealt with most harshly - the council takes these matters extremely seriously, and do not think they will not act or take responsibility for these deeds, and indeed.. take measures to remedy them. Should you continue to undertake your trade through our space, the council will do all it can to facilitate that trade being successful.
Elder Laowi, thank you for hearing my complaints, but your words is not kind. For a Smuggler his ship is his life. His livelyhood. Yet you question me for risking my live and ship for the corsairs? There is no great profit in bringing food to Crete. Almost does not cover my operating cost of the trip there. And the profit I make on the Artifacts I can double in different trade routes. Yet, out of my loyalty to support you nation, I continued. Many times I have been harrased, hunted, fired on my liberties finest..and yet my journeys to you continued.
I do agree on one thin tho..your space is dangerous, But the only danger I have faced in Gamma is the Corsairs. No other dangers. These are dangers that can be controlled, if only your council will get off its arse and do something about it. Why cant the OPG or the Brotherhood contol these independants. Surely the corsair nation would prosper then. I do not understand how a smuggler can see this, but the elders cannot.
I have recommisioned my ship. And am on my way to take command of it once again.
Let this then be a lesson to all smugglers. You cant trust those you want to support.
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Jack Sparrow
The.Black-Pearl
Reeve Corleone
RepEx-Shipping 014
Buy low, Sell high, and preferably illegal goods only amigo.
Its quite absurd to expect the factions to be there all the time to protect all shipments from our hotheaded independant pilots. We simply can't maintain a force in space for the 24 hours in a standard day. No matter what the Council of Elders decree's, if there's no-one to enforce it in space, it's a defunct law. We do our best to educate the independant pilots of our nation; every member of each of the triumvirate of Corsair factions does their part. This doesn't prevent certain cases from slipping through the net and causing havoc.
It is beyond our means for the Counci of Elders to control the Corsairs with an iron fist. I've seen this first hand, and it nearly caused me to have a nervous breakdown. I had to accept that it was impossible, and all we could do was fight a losing battle against the idiocy and stupidity seemingly rife in Omicron Gamma.
That was a long time ago, but I'd certainly prefer my mental health over 25 million credits. Its one thing saying that a problem needs to be sorted out, its entirely another to be the one sorting it out. Im glad I dont have that job anymore, but I think you are blaming the wrong people here. The council never attacked you, and as far as Im aware, always do everything in their power to show independant pilots the error of their ways. Im sure you understand that in education, some pass and some fail. You have either got caught out by those that havent been educated, or more likely, the failures.
To: Senor Reeve Corleone
Comm ID: Commandante of Benitez Forces, Don Carlos Benitez.
Source: Myrtos Villa (Benitez HQ), Planet Crete
Senor, you have now received correspondence from two other Corsair Elders, and a highly respected retired elder who's honour has been proven a thousand times over.
I am displeased that this unhappy affair has drawn the valuable time of so many of our busy commanders who's focus could be better spent defending our space from people such as those who have attacked you.
We have already offered to seek justice on your behalf and make sure that the pilots who launched this attack are made sorry for their actions, but it seems as though this is not good enough.
I have already stated that the glorious Council of Corsair Elders has no intention of apologising on behalf of the rogues who attacked you. We will not offer funds in compensation for your lost ship and cargo, and if a businessman such as yourself has lost significant funds due to a failure to have his ship insured, that is entirely your problem.
Finally, attempts to call into question the honour, integrity and competence of representatives and commanders of the Corsair nation is far beyond the purview of a petty smuggler not of our blood, who's business is purely for his own profit, as demonstrated by your tone here. If I where you, I would be careful about the powerful men I chose to pick fights with.