Contari Lance

This is a player faction. For the affiliated NPC faction, see Outcasts

Contari Lance
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Origin	Outcasts
Affiliation	Outcasts
Alignment	Unlawful
Recruitment	http://discoverygc.com/forums/showthread.php?tid=104759
Profile
Date of founding	815 A.S.
Founder(s)	Aurelio Contari, Alessan Contari, Elaria Contari
Current leader(s)	Drago Celestino
Base of operations	Planet Malta, Omicron Alpha
Primary role
Expand Outcast influence throughout Sirius
Secondary role
Capitalize on potential alliances throughout Sirius.

Overview

Goals & Rules

Goals

• Increase Contari influence within Maltese territory.
• Seize partial or total control of the Maltese government.
• Increase the assets and military capabilities of the Lance.
• Capitalize on potential alliances throughout Sirius.

History

The Beginning

The Contari Lance was founded in 815 A.S., its origins rooted in a minor slave uprising within the Contari’s primary cardamine plantation. The slaves violently seized the Contari compound and killed the then-incumbent Contari don, as well as his wife and children, leaving the position open for the deceased don’s brother, Aurelio Contari. Aurelio had those who had led the revolt beheaded, though the rest of the slaves who had participated were freed. He’d armed them after all, and had to find some way to reward them.

With hundreds of freedmen now residing within the compound, Don Aurelio had to find some way to employ them. Aurelio, wishing to prevent another power struggle within the family, armed them, giving birth to the Contari Lance. To ensure the loyalty of the family’s new private military, he made the relatives who had supported him the commanders of the new organization.

Aurelio’s reign of intrigue did not end with his rise and the creation of the Lance. The Contari family’s territory and power were still relatively minor when Aurelio took charge, and he sought to change that. He had remained unmarried (though not childless) until his ascension, and through a marriage with the old, senile, and childless head of the Serpico family, Isabella Serpico, he nearly doubled the amount of territory and slaves under his control.

With the recent acquisition of the Serpico family’s holdings, Don Aurelio charged his son and heir Alessan, as well as his niece Elaria, with controlling the family’s assets outside of Malta, marking the beginning of the Lance’s first spaceborne operations. The Lance currently operates with the goal to expand Contari influence throughout Sirius, resorting to theft, smuggling, murder, and various other crimes to accomplish this.

Ranks

Fanteria: The Fanteria are comprised primarily of slaves, the poor, or foreign mercenaries. They are replaceable, disposable, and given little respect. The Fanteria that are not slaves are paid well, like all members of the Lance, but they are otherwise treated poorly in all regards. Allowed Ships: Bombers, Fighters, and Freighters.

Lanciere: The Lanciere comprise the majority of the Lance, and are much more trusted than the Fanteria. They are composed of mercenary Maltese from unrelated families and trusted foreigners. Their pay is more than the Fanteria receive, and certainly enough to maintain a respectable living planetside. Allowed Ships: Bombers, Fighters, Freighters, Gunboats and Transports.

Cavaliere: The Cavaliere are the few who have been given positions of leadership within the Lance. They are generally in charge of small squadrons of Lanciere, or larger squads of mostly Fanteria. They are required to live within the Lance’s compound on Malta to assure their loyalty, though they are each granted their own luxurious villas. Allowed Ships: Bombers, Cruisers, Fighters, Freighters, Gunboats and Transports.

Familiare: The Familiare are the members of the Lance who are either distantly related to the Contari family, or have proven themselves to be so valuable that they have been officially adopted into the family, complete with all the rights and responsibilities that entails. Allowed Ships: Battleships, Bombers, Cruisers, Fighters, Freighters, Gunboats and Transports.

Comandante: The Comandante are the Lance’s executive commanders, answering only to the don of the Contari family. They oversee the entirety of the Lance in the name of the don, and all major imperatives are issued directly by them. Allowed Ships: Battleships, Bombers, Cruisers, Fighters, Freighters, Gunboats and Transports.

Areas of Operation

• Controlled Space: Omicron Alpha, Omicron Beta, Omicron-80, Omicron-81, and Omicron-85
• Contested Space: Tau-37, Tau-23, Sigma-19, Sigma-17, Omicron Eta, Orkney, Lorraine
• Operating Space: Other Taus, Bretonia, Liberty, Kusari, Other Sigmas, Sirius Borderworlds (Excluding Omegas), Gallic Borderworlds

Usable Ships and Tech

Series CX "Scimitar"
Border Worlds Light Fighter

CQL-Gen I "Gladius"
Maltese Light Fighter

Series QX "Switchblade"
Border Worlds HF

CQH-Gen I "Carabela"
Maltese Heavy Fighter

BWX-F1A "Bayonet"
Border Worlds Heavy Fighter

Series Z "Sabre"
Border Worlds Very Heavy Fighter

CQV-Gen I "Rapier"
Maltese Very Heavy Fighter

HFX-F1A "Falchion"
Border Worlds Very Heavy Fighter

CQB-Gen II "Falcata"
Maltese Bomber

Series CZ "Cutlass"
Border Worlds Bomber

HFX-F2B "Broadsword"
Border Worlds Bomber

Series YX "Dromedary"
Border Worlds Freighter

Series "DL"
Border Worlds Transport

Z-8550 "Pitbull"
Pirate Train

Z-8500 "Bullmastiff"
Pirate Transport

RM-3C "Tridente"
Outcast Gunship

Series Z "Montante"
Border Worlds Gunship

RM-2A "Storta"
Outcast Destroyer

"Sarissa"
Outcast Battleship

D5-2A "Ranseur"
Outcast Dreadnought

Bases Owned

• Planet Malta, Omicron Alpha
• Ibiza Base, Omicron Alpha
• Valetta Shipyard, Omicron Alpha
• Ruiz Base, Omicron Beta
• Siracusa Base, Omicron Eta
• Palermo Base, Omicron Eta
• Lentini Base, Omicron Eta
• Cartagena Shipyard, Omicron-81
• Galicia Research Station, Omicron-81
• Puertollano Observation Post, Omicron-81
• Seguro Refugio, Omicron-81
• Cali Base, Tau-23
• Cape Wrath Base, Newcastle
• Genoa Base, Omicron-80
• Kirkwall Base, Orkney
• Leon Base, Lorraine

Diplomacy

Faction	Relationship
Contari Family	Allied
Junker Marauders	Friendly
Liberty Rogues	Friendly
Lane Hackers	Friendly
Golden Chrysanthemums	Friendly
Gallic Brigands	Neutral
Mollys	Neutral
Kingdom of Bretonia	Neutral
Junkers	Neutral
Blood Dragons	Unfriendly
101st Outcast Guard	Unfriendly
Samarran Raiders	Unfriendly
Republic of Liberty	At War
Kingdom of Gallia	At War
Republic of Kusari	At War
Colonial Republic	At War
Independant Miners Guild	At War
Gas Miners Guild	At War
Corsairs	At War

Important Links

Faction Writeup

Recruitment

Contari Database

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