Border World Exports (player faction)

This is a player faction. For the affiliated NPC faction, see Border World Exports

Border World Exports
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Origin	Bretonia
Alignment	Lawful/Corporation
Profile
Date of founding	66 A.S.
Founder(s)	Sir William Burke
Current leader(s)	Andrew Maloney, Bowex)Bramall (jammi)
Base of operations	Lancaster Trade Center, Newcastle
Primary role
Cargo shipment and trade
Secondary role
Trade vessel construction

Border World Exports (or Bowex for short) is a pioneer in the exploration of the Border Worlds and an exclusive supplier to the Bretonian Military and Police.

Synopsis

Border World Exports, commonly known as Bowex, is the single oldest shipping conglomerate in all of Sirius. Originally founded in 66 AS as the Bretonia Exploration & Trading Company, Bowex has been the backbone of the Bretonian economy for centuries, and has been involved in nearly every major event in Bretonian history. In addition, throughout it's history, Bowex has become known as a pioneer in the exploration of the border worlds.

History

In 66 AS, a small commercial concern, the Bretonia Exploration & Trading company, was founded to explore the mineral fields of the New London system, and ship resources back to the planet. As Bretonia expanded into new system, BE&T led the way in the historic Bee-One explorer, and is responsible for every major discovery in Bretonian space.

In 310 AS, BE&T acquired the assets of several smaller Bretonian shipping concerns, and renamed itself to Border World Exports. Bowex then received it's Royal Charter from Prince Harry XXI, and has since been the sole supplier of material to the Bretonian Government in general, and the Bretonian Armed Forces in particular. Border World Exports has since been nationalized, along with BMM, and now functions as a part of the Bretonian Government. The nationalization of these two companies have historically increased the prosperity of the Bretonian public in comparison to the other Houses by reducing the strain placed on the public in the form of defense taxes.

Since 791 AS, Bowex has faced new and fierce competition from Gateway Interstellar. Despite Bowex's best efforts, both in space and in the halls of Parliament, Gateway Interstellar has continued to grow and cut into Bowex's profits. Whether Bowex can find a way to check Gateway's continued growth remains to be seen.

Naming Conventions

Shipping Division: Bowex)Shipname (British/Irish Historical Figures)
Exploration/Security Division: Bowex|Firstname.Lastname

Ranks

Director of Operations:
Only one at any given time, leads the faction as a whole.

Division Director:
There will be one for the Trade division and one for the Exploration/Security division. Division director is responsible for overseeing operations in their division.

Department Manager:
Two Shipping Department Managers and one Ex/Sec Department Manager shall be named to act as immediate support for their respective Division Directors.

Supervisor (Shipping), Escort Leader (Ex/Sec):
Represents members who have distinguished themselves in some way. At this stage, the member gains some authority.

Employee (Shipping), Escort (Ex/Sec):
Rank and file of the faction. Shipping Division semi-formally also honors faithful and experienced employees with the title: Senior Employee. This title carries no immediate increase in authority.

Trainee: New hires to Bowex.

Weapons

• Bretonian guns
• Civilian guns and shield busters
• Codenames (restricted to two per ship)

Ships

Trainee (Shipping):

• Bretonian B-27-E "Clydesdale" Bretonia Freighter
• Bretonian B-40-E "Percheron" Bretonia Transport

Trainee (Ex/Sec):

• CTE-1500 "Hawk" Civilian Light Fighter
• CTE-1440AV "Starblazer" Civilian Light Fighter
• B-224-F "Cavalier" Bretonia Light Fighter
• B-907A "Crusader" Bretonia Heavy Fighter

Employee (Shipping):

• "Percheron" Class Transport
• "Shire" Class Container Transport
• "Shetland" Class Train
• or any Sirius wide available civilian transport

Escort (Ex/Sec):

• CLI-11000 "Arrow" Civilian Light Interceptor
• CTE-4000 "Griffin" Civilian Light Fighter
• CTE-3000 "Falcon" Civilian Heavy Fighter
• CTE-6000 "Eagle" Civilian Very Heavy Fighter
• CTE-19000 "Roc" Civilian Bomber
• XB-2 "Havoc Mk II" Ageira Bomber

Escort Leader:

• B-294-L Series "Hussar" Bretonia Light Fighter
• B-1290 "Templar" Bretonia Very Heavy Fighter

Director of Operations:

• "Shire" Class Container Transport
• "Shetland" Class Train
• Bretonia Royal Cruise Liner

OOC Description of Activities

We will primarily concern ourselves with trade, both within Bretonia, and with the other houses (Kusari excepted, of course). Exploration/Security division members will be mainly responsible for insuring the safety of Bowex transports and the exploration of the border worlds, but may engage in Lane security if not already on escort duty. In addition, Exploration/Security division members may hire out as escorts to allied and independent traders if not engaged in escort duties for Bowex.

Political Affiliations

Faction Relationship Bowex Allied Bretonian Armed Forces Allied Bretonia Mining and Manufacturing Allied Bretonian Police Authority Allied Bounty Hunters Guild Friendly Planetform Friendly Liberty Lawfuls Neutral Rheinland Lawfuls Neutral Outcasts Neutral Anyone not otherwise mentioned Neutral

Faction Relationship Gateway Interstellar Unfriendly Junkers Unfriendly Liberty Rogues Hostile Lane Hackers Hostile Mollys Hostile Gaians Hostile Xenos Hostile All Kusari At War Corsairs At War Phantoms At War

Current Roster

RP Character Name, In-game Name (Disco Forum Name) Bowex Flagship/Bank: Bowex)Victoria.I Director of Operations Andrew Maloney, Bowex)Bramall (jammi) Division Director (Shipping) -- no entries -- (Exploration/Security) Captain Andrew McLean, Bowex|Andrew.McLean (Montezuma) Department Manager (Shipping) Ian Wills, Bowex)Lionheart (11of10) Robert Roy, Bowex)Keynes (Rob_Roy) (Exploration/Security) -- no entries -- Supervisor John Harrington, Bowex)Stephenson (Roadrunner) Mart Bellock, Bowex)Wheatstone (Dashiell) Escort Leader James Naynor, Bowex|James.Naynor (jammi) Senior Employee Eileen Porter, Bowex)Woodford (Husher) Angus McLean, Bowex)Somerled (Montezuma) Peter Ellington, Bowex)Brunel (Orcus) Pete Conroy, Bowex)Donnington Bowex)Snetterton Bowex)Silverston (cmfalconer) Peter Brown, Bowex)Mountbatten (jamie)

Employee Richard Galt, Bowex)Voyager (Deepsircar) Thomas Kirkland, Bowex)Black.Prince Bowex)Empress.Matilda (Skipper) Escort Chip Jones, Bowex|Chip.Jones (Roadrunner) Bruce Hardley, Bowex|Bruce.Hardley (Husher) Donald Douglas, Bowex|Donald.Douglas (Skipper) Andrew Duke, Bowex|Andrew.Duke (11of10) Trainee -- no entries -- Currently on Leave -- no entries -- Retired Krjsto Ramos, Bowex)Nightingale (Krjsto) Dock, Bowex)Tennant(Vic) Brighton-Hughes, Bowex|Brighton.Hughes (xqlusive) Tim Waters, Bowex)Churchill (Centoz) Stempel Itou, Bowex|Stempel.Itou (Maggoty) John Riley, Bowex)Chamberlain (Capt. G. Thacker) Bowex)Attlee (Capt. G. Thacker) Lisa Graham, Bowex)Anne.Boleyn (MarvinCZ) Kevin Riley, Bowex|Kevin.Riley (Capt. G. Thacker) Richard Farbridge, Bowex|Richard.Farbridge (Slavik) Peter Benton, Bowex)Montgomery (Markam) Johnathan Matthews, Bowex)Charles.II (Blackstarr) Sterling Moore, Bowex)Newton (looqas) John Hunt, Bowex|John.Hunt (Fang) Johnny Enfield, Bowex|Johnny.Enfield (Lone Wolf) Arthur Sawyer, Bowex|Arthur.Sawyer (Derkylos) Bob Barker, Bowex)Collingwood (Clarkie) Christopher Wren, Bowex)Underbridge (Unselie) Passed Away (RP) Sir William Burke

Additional Information

• Bowex Feedback
• Borderworld Exports Message Dump
• Bowex Royal Charter
• Bowex Recruitment Thread
• Bowex offer to buy out Gateway
• Bowex's under the table deal with the Outcasts (shh... it's a secret)
• Bowex's personnel files
• Faction Status Post (#28)