Omicron Supply Industries

This is a player faction. For the affiliated NPC faction, see Zoners For the server rules for this faction, see Omicron Supply Industries ID.

Omicron Supply Industries OSI-
Origin	Independant
Alignment	Neutral
Profile
Date of founding	approx. 816 A.S.
Founder(s)	Samuel Nichols, deceased 817 A.S.
Current leader(s)	Reisiger Duke of the Duke Family
Base of operations	Freeport 10, Tau-37
Primary role
Delivering Goods from and to Zoner bases.
Secondary role
Bringing in required goods from the Houses, as well as supplying other inhabitants of the Border Worlds and Edge Worlds.

Information

Bringing Life to the Outer Reaches

Introduction

Omicron Supply Industries is a growing trade company that runs equipment and supplies to the outer reaches. Based out of Freeport nine in Omicron Theta, they bring the fruits of Zoner labour into house space. These commodities are then traded for items that are needed on the outer rim stations. With offices on Freeport 11 and a small operation on Corfu, OSI moves goods to and from Zoner installations. To do this OSI uses transports ranging from the smaller armoured transport to the larger Zoner Whale.

Operating in the outer reaches is a dangerous place and as such, OSI also employs an escort wing to ensure that their transports are safe. Starting with the Falcon heavy fighter and ranging up to bombers the OSI escorts are a tough group of individuals used to operating in the deep and wild Omicrons.

Being true Zoners, OSI transports not only bring in supplies to the Freeports, we also make deliveries to the other inhabitants of the deep Omicrons. Food deliveries to Crete and Dabadoru, and supplies to the Order are among some of our other deliveries. OSI does looks down on smuggling and will not tolerate it trade pilots doing so. Shipping contraband in no way helps our Freeports. We run a reputable business here and plan to keep it that way.

Our main goal, here at OSI, is to increase the quality of life for those who live in the Omicrons. We live life in the roughest part of space and if we are flourishing then we have succeeded.

History

Samuel Nichols was born on Freeport 2. His father and mother were part of the Zoner movement that left house space over 60 years ago. To make money for his family, his father Jacob ran supplies to other Freeports and did the odd escorting job. After Freeport 9 was built Jacob moved his family there to assist in making sure the folks out there survived.

Samuel was brought up in and around transports and fighters. His father would take him along on the safer shorter runs to teach him the family business. Samuel watched as his father would broker business deals on stations to get the best price for his cargo, and negotiate with the pirates that tried to take them. He learned quickly that a few well placed words can be the equal of a few well placed blaster shots. Once he turned eighteen, Samuel was given charge of his father’s old armoured transport. He and his father worked the supply lanes together for several years before his father retired.

After half a decade of making independent runs to and from Freeport 9 and 11. He saw how the unorganized supply lines to and from these deep stations was causing trouble. Certain high dollar items were brought in till the price plummeted and much needed items that were not a large profit went sorely lacking. It was at this time he first came up with the idea for OSI. He started talking to the other traders, organizing convoys and hiring escorts on a percentage of the profits instead of flat fees. By examining which supplies were most needed and balancing it with the higher profit runs, he make a rotating schedule for some of the local traders that not only kept the Freeports in what they needed but made a tidy profit for all.

Samuel also did a study on which ships fared the best in this arduous environment. While the larger ships had the chance to make a larger profit, he found that they were pirated more and had a larger difficulty handling the nasty asteroid and debris fields. Deciding that getting through to make the profit was better than potential profit he decided on a set of ships with the Border Worlds Transport as his top choice. Its survivability and manoeuvrability got his cargos to station.

After most of decade of working together with other independent traders, Samuel finally decided to form the Omicron Supply Industries. He had the capital to purchase ships and equipment and the clout to broker good deals all around Sirius. Filing the Charter, he started hiring. Several transport pilots came over quickly and the profits flowed. With the increase of the Nomad threat, escorts were added. OSI now keeps the standard of living at these deep stations higher than it has ever been before. Samuel looks to the future in this ever changing universe and will mould OSI to fit. Ever looking for new opportunities you can guarantee OSI will be supplying the deep space stations for a long time to come.

A few weeks prior to Samuel Nichols death (see Neural Net Entry: Death of Samuel Nichols) OSI relocated it's offices to Freeport 10 in Tau-37 and started up a small wing of mining-vessels, to exploit the various clouds around the station.

Recruitment

OSI is a Zoner trade faction. We do require both the Zoner IFF and ID or Zoner guard IFF and ID.

All new transport or mining pilots will be given 10,000,000 credits to purchase a transport from our allowed ship list. Escort pilot recruits will be given 3,000,000 credits to purchase a Falcon heavy fighter and outfit it with our allowed weapons.

Promotions will be based upon performance and reports from fellow members. Trade and escort reports should be posted on our company network upon completion.

OSI Zone of Influence

Home System

• Tau 37, Freeport 10

Trading Zone

• Omicrons
• Kusari
• Rheinland
• Liberty
• Bretonia
• Omegas
• Sigmas
• Taus

DO NOT enter any guard system, excluding Omicron-74, for any reason. We respect the sanctity of those systems.

OSI Diplomacy

It is required that all employees have the same relations with the folks listed below. It will make everyone’s life a lot easier. Do not attack anyone unless provoked. Any reports of our pilots engaging without provocation will be disciplined. Avoid hostile targets if possible.

The Order

As per agreements with the Order no pilots will enter Omicron-100, ever. All shipments made to Omicron-Minor will be delivered to Battleship Isis. Do not land on anywhere else. Pilots are also advised not to linger in Minor out of respect for the Order. All escort pilots will only defend transports against the Nomad vermin. Order pilots should not hassle you. Although comply with all directives given by them.

Gas Miners Guild

Currently we have an agreement with the GMG to haul H-fuel from Fujisawa mining facility in Okinawa for our Freeports. We have also been allowed to purchase 4 of their Kaichou bombers to use in our escort wing. Further relations and contracts may be forthcoming.

Independent Miners Guild

We're currently in the beginning of talks about OSI starting a small minging wing and offering to supply IMG stations in the Taus in return.

Bounty hunters Guild

We currently, only deliver food rations to Dabadoru Station as per an agreement with Jeff Phelps, CEO, APM. Under no circumstances should we drop off any Synth Paste, it angers the hunters.

Corsairs

As per a communications with the Corsair council we will begin shipments of food and supplies that are needed on the planet Crete. The list will available in the routs list. All escort pilots will wait for their transports in Omicron Theta at the jump hole to Omicron Gamma. Transport pilots are to comply with all directives given by the Corsair pilots. We are trying to maintain a good relationship with them, lets be good neighbors. All shipments of supplies going to Crete must be announced and docking permission asked for. Comply with all taxing that may occur. Never bring passengers or Cardamine to Gamma. These items are deemed illegal in Gamma. Pilots should not be hauling Cardamine anyhow.

Outcasts

With OSI having relocated to Tau 37, we will continue the negotiations with the Outcast Comonwealth about permission to deliver humanitarian goods to Malta.

Overview

Faction	Relationship
Gas Miners Guild	Allied
Temporary Autonomous Zoners	Allied
The Order	Allied
Zoner Trade Consortium	Allied
Pending Diplomatic Endeavours	Friendly
Other trade factions	Neutral
House Military	Neutral
House Police	Neutral
Blood Dragons	Neutral
Bounty Hunters Guild	Neutral
Bundschuh	Neutral
Colonial Remnant	Neutral
Corsairs	Neutral
Farmers Alliance	Neutral
Gaians	Neutral
Golden Chrysanthemums	Neutral
Hogosha	Neutral
Independent Miners Guild	Neutral
Junkers	Neutral
Landwirtrechtbewegung	Neutral
Lane Hackers	Neutral
Liberty Rogues	Neutral
Mollies	Neutral
Outcasts	Neutral
Red Hessians	Neutral
SCRA	Neutral
Unioners	Neutral
Xenos	Neutral
The Phantoms	Unfriendly
The Joker & Thugs	Unfriendly
Nomads (Keepers)	At War
The Wild (Das Wilde)	At War

Ships, Weapons & Naming Conventions

OSI Allowed Weaponry

• All Zoner weaponry
• Civilian line of weapons
• Mini razor hull breacher
• Super Nova Antimatter Cannon
• Code weapons
• Any missile
• Any Torpedo
• Any Mine

OSI Allowed Ships

Fighters

Light:

• We fly no light fighters due to survivability issues. They would also be no help against our main enemy the Nomads

Heavy:

• Falcon - CTE-3000 Civilian Heavy Fighter (Recruit escort pilot level craft) Not approved for Nomad space
• Marauder - BYC Civilian Heavy Fighter (Recruit escort pilot level craft after probationary period is over)
• Kingfisher - CTE-HF Civilian Heavy Fighter (Recruit escort pilot level craft after probationary period is over)

Very Heavy:

• Eagle - CTE-6000 Civilian Very Heavy Fighter (Escort rank and above pilots only)
• Virage - SV-17 Civilian Very Heavy Fighter (Escort rank and above pilots only)
• Raven's Talon - IR-7 Very Heavy Fighter (Sr. escort pilot only)

Super Heavy Fighters:

• Mafic - KS-1093 Civilian Super Heavy Miner (Master escort pilots only)

Bombers

Light:

• Roc - CTE-19000 Civilian Bomber (Sr. escort pilot only)
• Kaichou - T-493-B GMG Bomber (Master escort pilots only) {Limit of 4}

Transports

• Pelican - Civilian Armored Transport
• Gull - CT-49X Civilian Transport
• Albatross - CT-39X Civilian Transport
• Heron - CT-53 Civilian Train
• Border Worlds Transport
• Titanic - Civilian Heavy Tanker (restricted to Master level transport pilots)
• Stork - CT-73 Civilian Advanced Train (restricted to Master level transport pilots)
• ZBT-100Z 2 - Zoner Borderworld Transport (restricted to Master level transport pilots)

• Democritus Luxury Yacht (for the CEO business trips) Used for our Mobile HQ

Mining Ships

• Basalt - KS-439 Civilian Light Miner
• Dacite - KS-779 Civilian Heavy Miner
• Mafic - KS-1093 Civilian Super Heavy Miner (restricted to Master level transport pilots)
• Spatial - E78-12 Civilian Deep Space Explorer (restricted to Master level transport pilots)
• Hegemon - DU5-7Y Civilian Mining Ship (restricted to Master level transport pilots)

Naming Convention

Trade ships

OSI-<Ship name>

Mining Ships

OSI-M-<Ship name>

Fighters/Escorts

OSI-<Pilots>.<Name> (First Name.Last Name)

Bomber Pilots

OSI-<Pilot's first initial>.<Name> (First Name Initial.Last Name)

Ranks, Divisions & Privileges

CEO

Reisiger Duke {Reisiger}

Trade Division Coordinator

n/a

Security Division Coordinator

n/a

Security Division

All escort pilots are required to escort all transport pilots regardless of what type of ship they are in. Helping the smaller transport ships make successful cargo runs allows them to buy bigger ships, this helps us all.

• Security Division Coordinator- Promotes Security personnel. Assists in hiring recruits, assigns pilots to escort services. Assists new personnel with combat training. The SDC will be filled from Master level Escort pilot ranks. The SDC will be marked at the top of the escort roster as so.

• Recruit Escort - The initial rank for all new escort pilots. Recruits are restricted to the Falcon heavy fighter for a trail period of 5 runs. After the trial period is over they can move up in to the marauder heavy fighter. They receive 5% of *cargo runs profits for services. Promotions are possible after 10 successful escort missions for OSI pilots. Will be denoted with an R by their name in the roster

• Escort pilot - Can use fighters from the heavy, very heavy fighter list, excluding the Raven's Talon VHF. Get 10% of cargo run profits for services. Promotions are possible after 30 total, successful, escort missions. Will be denoted with an E by their name in the roster

• Senior Escort Pilot-These pilots have completed at least 30 escort missions and can now use heavy, Very heavy fighters and the Civilian bomber models. They Get 15% of cargo profit for escort services. Will be denoted with a Sr. by their name in the roster

• Master level Escort pilots- Master level escort pilots must have completed no less then, 45 successful escort missions and distinguished themselves in the service of OSI. They will be allowed to pilot the Kith Somtaaw SHF, or the Kaichou bomber, if they so choose. Otherwise they can choose from any other type of fighter. They get 20% of the profit for cargo runs and will be denoted with an M by their name in the roster. One from this group will be selected to become the Security Division Coordinator at a later date.

A cargo run is being described as a trip into, usually, house space and back to a Freeport. Cargo runs may include multiple stops in between these two points. Escort pilots that are destroyed defending a transport should receive their full percentage of the whole cargo run.

Trade Division

Transport pilots are required to pay their escorts a certain percentage of the profit of the cargo run. From 5 to 20 % depending on the rank of the escort. If an escort pilot is destroyed defending a transport, it is expected that they make at least their percentage for the run’s they assisted on.

• Trade Division Coordinator – Promotes transport pilots, assists in training new transport personnel. Evaluates new trade routes and trade suggestions. Assists in hiring new transport pilots. The TDC will be chosen from the master level trade personnel. The TDC will be marked at the top of the transport pilot roster as so.

• Novice Transport Pilot - Pilot that has completed under 8 *cargo runs. Will be denoted with an N by their name in the roster

• Apprentice Transport Pilot - Pilot that has completed under 20 *cargo runs. Will be denoted with an A by their name in the roster

• Journeyman Transport Pilot - A pilot that has completed under 35 cargo runs Will be denoted with an J by their name in the roster

• Master Transport pilot - A pilot that has completed 35 or more cargo runs. Will be denoted with an M by their name in the roster. Master pilots who pursue and achieve excellent status with our guard folks will be permitted to pilot our Heavy Tanker Transports, The Zoner Whale or the Advanced Train Transport (Must have guard tag to use)

A cargo run is being described as a trip into house space and back to a Freeport. May include multiple stops in between.

Mining Wing

Mining vessels currently operate under the structure of the Trade division and apply the same ranks and fees for escort vessels. As this wing is experimental for now, procedures are still in the process of being developed.

Partaking in a Mining Operation will count to either trade runs or escort runs per hour of contribution.

Roster

Reisiger Duke {Reisiger} - CEO

• OSI-CorporateHQ
• OSI-Integrity
• OSI-Escort.Armoury

Transport pilots

• OSI-Albatros, Reisiger Duke (M) {Reisiger} – CEO
• OSI-Stygio, Gabriel Caudill (M) {Stygian}
• OSI-Lazarus, Paddy O'Donaghue (M) {Magoo!}
• OSI-Nazarians_Bounty, Gregory Sanders ( M ) {Sawtyss}
• OSI-Daedalus, Richard O'Shea ( J ) {Not Amused}
• OSI-Northern.Star, Bob "Bobby" O'Malley ( N ) {Lanakov}
• OSI-Insomnis, Charles Harper ( N ) {Forbidden}
• OSI-Outreach, Edward Flint ( M ) {Fasttea}
• OSI-Mon'Kal, William Cross ( N ) {Kuthumii}
• OSI-Intrepid, Luis Navarro ( N ) {Quiet.Boy}

Escort Pilots

• OSI-Reisiger.Duke ( Sr ) {Reisiger} - CEO
• OSI-Felicia.Ruiz ( R ) {Stygian}
• OSI-James.Fletcher ( E ) {Thurgret}
• OSI-Edward.Flint ( E ) {Fasttea}
• OSI-Gregory.Sanders ( R ) {Sawtyss}
• OSI-Simon.Higgs ( R ) {Solarion}
• OSI-Victor.Cross ( R ) {Kuthumii}
• OSI-Luis.Navarro ( R ) {Quiet.Boy}

Bomber Pilots

• OSI-R.Duke ( Sr ) {Reisiger} - CEO

Trade routes

OSI has many trade routes that are always shifting and changing depending on the times and occurrences around Sirius. They will be listed elsewhere for OSI employees.