- This is an unofficial player group. For the affiliated NPC faction, see Unione Corse.
| Unione Corse
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| Origin
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 Kingdom of Gallia
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| Alignment
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Quasi-legal
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| Recruitment
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Click to join
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| Profile
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| Date of founding
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unknown
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| Founder(s)
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unknown
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| Current leader(s)
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General Casimir Logarus, Parrain Zechs Marquise
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| Base of operations
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Bastia Base
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| Identification
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| Primary ID
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Unione Corse ID
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| IFF
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Unione Corse
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| Tag(s)
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[UC]
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| Primary role
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| Extending their influence, generating a profit
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| Secondary role
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| Assisting its allies against the Crown
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| Table of contents
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The Unione Corse is a highly organized criminal group that follows traditions of the Corsican mafia of Earth, known for strict secrecy among its members, and access to nearly limitless resources, including support of high-ranked government officials.
Synopsis
For quite a while now, Corse have had connections with Gallic Brigands and, to a lesser extent, with the Council and Maquis. Despite their close, often personal ties with Brigands, Unione Corse don't fully trust other pirate groups much and sometimes deal with them only out of necessity, in rare cases acting as bounty hunters and taking out the most dangerous pirates by request of their government protectors or corporate sponsors.
As for the Council, they have a weakened relationship due to the Corse not being openly hostile towards the Gallic Royal Navy. The Maquis get along well with the Unione Corse, even though their methods are very different.
More recently, the Unione Corse decided to branch out of Gallic Space. This was done to further their influence and as a precaution against the possibility of the Gallic Military treating them as hostile. The Corse first came to an intelligence agreement with Order Task Force 141, due to increasing concerns about Nomad influence in Gallia. A few weeks after that, the Unione Corse began diplomatic relations with the Colonial Republic, and formed a secret alliance. The Corse have also worked together with IMG on numerous occasions. In addition, it is rumored that the Corse are working out trade deals with various other Sirian groups.
The Unione Corse tends to keep its diplomatic relations secret to all but its allies. They use this to operate on both sides of the coin, helping the Gallic Military when they see fit.
History
Long-Term History
Specific origins of the Unione Corse are hard to trace. However, it was, and still is, formed by those who have connections.
Initially the Corse were an organization which financed and supplied various other organizations. However, they became less lawful when the Gallic government began increasing its regulations. This resulted in increased tensions, as the Unione Corse began to rely on smuggling.
During the First Gallic War, the Corse were severely weakened due to a combination of unstable leadership and the arrests of many membres. Internal strife was caused by many splits in the Unione Corse. The most notable branch was a group of former Gallic Royal Police who joined the Corse, known as La Famille de la Brise de Mer.
Between the wars, other groups arose in Gallia, such as the Gallic Brigands. Relations were going well with all, until some Gallic Junkers sold out the Unione Corse to the Gallic Royal Police. As revenge, the LaBrise attacked the Junker's Bourbon Base, and murdered everyone on board. There was no further retaliation, which came as a surprise.
The Corse have been more careful during Second Gallic War, leaving little evidence that they favor the Council over the Crown. Covert support of their allies has proven to be most useful, granting the Unione Corse the ability to extend their influence to Sirius.
Unione Corse Divide
The rift between the LaBrise and the other Corse groups was growing. The LaBrise worked with the Gallic Royal Police, whereas other Unione Corse were hunted down by the GRP. Eventually, the Corse turned on each other.
In late 817, the LaBrise attempted to take over the main group of the Unione Corse. LaBrise, led by Aurelie LaBrise (aka, La Veuve Noire), demanded that the Corse disband and become part of LaBrise. The main Unione Corse group, lead by Joel Orsini, refused to submit to La Veuve Noire. The fighting gradually built up, but for a while neither group came out on top. After half a year of fighting, LaBrise gained control of the majority of the Corse bases, but Orsini's forces still refused to submit. Oddly enough, Joel Orsini himself had disappeared.
Months into his absence, the Unione Corse found a new man to lead them against the LaBrise, Casimir Logarus. He previously held a low rank, and wasn't the best fighter pilot. But he was a tactician. His plan was to sneak through the Taus and Outcast territory with most of their forces to stage a rear assault against Thionville. The rest of their forces were left in Argenton, as it was expected that most LaBrise were preparing to attack there from Epernon. The undefended Thionville was taken with little difficulty, and the surprise defeat knocked the LaBrise off guard.
The Unione Corse forces split up for attacks on the bases in Champagne and Burgundy. While Bourbon was sieged by Logarus, the Joinville assault was led under the command of Zechs Marquise. The Marquise were a small Corse family looking to prove themselves, and this was their chance. Joinville was a quick battle, but not a decisive one. The LaBrise knew they were coming, and surrounded their forces in an ambush. It was a Pyrrhic victory for the Unione Corse, winning through sheer numbers. Afterwards, Marquise thought it best to consolidate his forces and not move on.
The Siege of Boubron lasted a day and a half. After that, the LaBrise rushed all of their fighters at Logarus' forces in an attempt of desperation. Not long into the battle, Logarus' gunship was heavily damaged and it crashed into Bourbon Base. Logarus was recovered by the LaBrise, and held captive aboard Bourbon. Since the Corse were winning outside, the LaBrise offered Casimir a deal. In return for their surrender, he was to let all of the Freres, Soeurs, and Etrangers (lowest ranks) go free. La Veuve Noire was already dead -- a mysterious death that took place about the time that Orsini disappeared...
The fighting ended there, in early 819. Logarus remained leader of the Unione Corse, and Zechs Marquise was instated as the new Parrain. Logarus restructured the chain of command, and had Marquise create a Famille Senat to help unify the Corse families. This gave the Parrain less power in the military, but kept them at the head of domestic affairs.
As for the rest of the LaBrise? With their leader dead and their lowest ranks given amnesty, that left the Paternels and Maternels. Some were banished to Sirius, others locked away at Glieze Depot, and a few were given as tokens to appease the Gallic Royal Police.
Joel Orsini was never seen again, but he left the Unione Corse his adopted son, Jason Orsini, who remains a member today.
Diplomacy
Known Bases
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Kingdom of Gallia
