Independent Miners Guild (player faction)

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This is a player faction. For the affiliated NPC faction, see Independent Mining Guild

Independent Miners Guild
Origin	Sirius
Alignment	Independent
Profile
Date of founding	unknown
Founder(s)	Trevelyan
Current leader(s)	Nickolas Hargreaves (Encheta), Syana Khan (Seth Karlo)
Base of operations	Aland Shipyard
Primary role
Natural resource speculation and mining
Secondary role
Exploration, research and ship development

Synopsis

The Independent Mining Guild (IMG) is a loose confederation of miners who work those fields that have thus far remained undeveloped by the larger mining companies. Conflict between IMG and BMM in Tau space was one of the primary causes of the war between Bretonia and Kusari.

History

Seeking to follow their profession freely, the Independent Miners Guild was founded by Rheinlandish laborers who felt systematically exploited by Kruger and Daumann. Being a small and poor group of workers, not capable of defending its mining rounds in the new, and for most parts unexplored, solar systems of the Omegas, the IMG got threatened and expelled by the security wings of Rhineland’s corporations. Forced to leave home, they settled in Bretonian space. Not accepted but tolerated, they managed to keep their independence and even grew constantly as disappointed, unemployed or even abused laborers of the Bretonian corporations joined the Miners Guild for decades and centuries. Only some old Rheinlandish slang words remembered of the guild's origin until the year of 702 A.S. Due to the economic crisis after the 80-Years-War, masses of unemployed workers from Rheinland joined the IMG.

Objectives and Characteristics

The IMG openly denounces the exploitation of Bretonian laborers as it always did. However, being independent is the most important characteristic of the Guild. For that reason it does not participate in local politics. The IMG is deeply troubled by the ongoing war between Kusari and Bretonia. With its assets split across the front lines the IMG is currently pursuing a peace settlement between the great Houses.

The IMG being a smaller organization than the larger house corporations finds it hard to compete in civilized space. For this reason IMG has staked a large investment in its outposts in the Border Worlds and in Deep Space Exploration, attempting to find and exploit natural resources. Because they operate so far from civilized space in systems infested with Corsairs and Outcasts the IMG has built up a sizable defense arm to protect its assets.

Organization

The IMG is led by a High Council of senior members who direct policy and conduct foreign relations. The High Council is in charge of every policy put in place by the IMG though most work will be delegated to the Ministries. The Commons Council consists of every member of the IMG and holds the power to elect or call a no confidence vote against any High Councilor.

The four ministries Defense, Interior, Economic, and Foreign, all conduct the day to day operations of the Guild. The ministries are allowed to act freely however their actions may be reviewed at anytime by the High Council.

Currently the makeup of the IMG leadership is as follows:

High Council: Arthur von Seelenburg -Foreign Minister Hand of Sceiron Endeavour-Ian -Defense Minister Tenrik Auximines -Buissness Minister Starless Black -Interior Minister

Identification

IMG|Char.Name[D] - Defense fleet characters IMG|Char.Name[M] - Miner characters (includes both fighter and transport miners) IMG|Char.Name[T] - Trade fleet (All non-mining transports) IMG|Char.Name[E] - Exploratory fleet

ID: Independent Miners Guild ID. Independant Miners Guild Guard ID is optional for the Defense fleet. IFF: Independent Miners Guild IFF. Independant Miners Guild Guard IFF is optional for the Defense fleet.

Current Fleet Pool: Escort/Defense Vessels The bulk of the escort fleet is made up of strike craft, mostly Nyx fighters and Pytho bombers. Gunships are uncommon, and the Argus and Zephyr class vessels outright rare. The Argus and Zephyr capital ships are typically used in the defense of remote bases, such as those in the Tau systems, or used on deep survey missions. They are not allowed to enter house space, and therefor unsuitable as heavy escorts. All Civilian fighters and bombers
Charon Fighter
Ravens Talon Fighter
IMG "Nyx" Fighter
IMG "Pytho" Bomber
IMG "Hydra" Gunboat
IMG "Argus" Battlecruiser (Restricted in both operational area and availability)
IMG "Zephyr" Carrier (Restricted in both operational area and availability)

Trade Vessels
The trade fleet is made up of a variety of vessels. The IMG Atlas transport is frequently used, but the Titanic tanker and various supertrains are also commonly seen. All Civilian Freighters
Borderworld Transport
IMG "Atlas" Transport
GMG Kusari Whale (GMG permission needed)
All (Non-Gallic) House Civilian Trains
All (Non-Gallic) House Civilian Transports (Excluding ALG Mover)

Mining Vessels The Hegemon is the most frequently used mining vessel, although a few miners favor the Mafic as a hybrid fighter/bomber/miner for mining and escort. Dacite
Mafic
Spacial
Hegemon

Diplomacy

Faction	Relationship
Colonial Remnant	Allied
GMG	Friendly
Temporary Autonomous Zoners	Friendly
Molly Republic	Neutral
Red Hessian Army	Neutral
BU	Neutral
HGL	Neutral
Nature's Last Hope	Neutral
ToG	Neutral
The Angels	Neutral
BM	Neutral
Bs	Neutral
DW	Neutral
Interspace Neuralnet Division	Neutral
Liberty Security Force	Neutral
?M?	Neutral
Republican Express	Neutral
Rheinland Military	Neutral
SA	Neutral
Jupiter Guild	Neutral
Kusari Naval Forces	Neutral
Hellfire Legion	Neutral
Lane Hackers	Neutral
Liberty Rogues	Neutral
SCRA	Neutral
Xeno Alliance	Neutral
NovaPG	Neutral
Artisan Farmers Alliance	Neutral
BD	Neutral
The Brotherhood	Neutral
Omega Pirates Guild	Neutral
Corsair Benitez Family	Neutral
Blue Lotus Syndicate	Neutral
?QC-random-letters?	Unfriendly
Phantoms	At War
Keepers	At War
Reapers of Sirius	At War
101st Ghosts of Razgriz	At War

Known Bases

• Cardiff Mining Facility, Cambridge
• Battleship Hood, Dublin
• Freeport 4, Magellan
• South Shields Refinery, Newcastle
• Falkland Base, Tau-37
• Freistadt Base, Omega-7
• Holman Outpost, Tau-31
• Java Station, Tau-23

Links

• Feedback
• Recruitment
• Message Dump
• Faction Status Post (#36)