Cartel Newsletter #1 - 10/22/2013

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CARTEL NEWSLETTER #1

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Hello and welcome everyone, whether you are a faction member or simply a visitor it matters little, thank you for taking the time to check in and look around. Welcome to the Hutt Cartel and its first official newsletter!

I’m very excited about this whole timeskip and the story possibilities it presents us with. So I’ve decided to write this up to talk about some general stuff regarding the Hutt Cartel and some of our plans for the future, both OOC and IC. Feel free to post follow up questions, if you have any.


The first topic on the agenda? Who’s who in the Hutt Cartel?

I’m Gaja, your Faction Leader, and the person you’ll mostly be contacting to figure out stuff that’ll probably make your character famous in some circles, or just earn a lot of friends both IC and OOC. In this faction I RP Vero the Hutt and Yuri Sharp, so let me just get this out right now. If you ever have ideas, suggestions, the desire to rp or whatever don’t hesitate to contact me about it and we’ll see if we can’t make it work. I’m the type of guy who is very story centered so good ideas will never be wasted here. Who knows maybe they’ll end up becoming Faction arcs?

Allow me to also introduce Hurricane Gary, or just Gary, who is part of our little Cartel staff and serves as the go-to man for when I’m not around. Approving characters and putting them on the roster when I’m too lazy to do so is one of his duties. He’ll also review new additions and provide feedback when he’s not being wacky with me on skype.

That rounds up our official staff though those willing to help out will never be turned down. We here at the Hutt Cartel staff like to be lazy and have other people do our jobs for us.


Faction Relations

The Cartel doesn't have many Main Faction friends at the moment. To give you a better idea of Hutt Space in 1023 ABY what you really need to know is that the Hutts are in a state of cold war with the Empire. Things are tense between them and no one is openly attacking the other side as the Hutts control the Bacta while the Empire has the advantage in numbers. While things between the two have been hectic for a while now it also provides a lot of opportunities for RPing which will not go wasted. With their control of the Bacta market the Empire is very hesitant about the Hutts. But keep in mind that the Cartel isn't looking to go to war with the Empire either, so don't think that the Cartel is this untouchable force and allows your character to go around openly attacking other faction members thinking that he'll be fine.

As far as the other factions go, the Cartel has no real relationship with the Rebels just yet, as that's something we'll look to explore in the coming months as both factions establish themselves some more and become stable. The Hutts don't have any sort of relationship with the Jedi really, though as Jedi are generally perceived as 'defenders of Justice' they are not really welcome in Hutt space at the moment. All of this allows for a lot of exploration and freedom on the part of all the factions so it's going to be interesting to see the dynamic between the writers themselves.

As far as indie factions go the only noteworthy name that should be brought up are the Waste Rangers. Checking out the mission index thread, you can see that there are quite a few missions that involve members of the Rangers and pit them against Cartel members. As the Cartel will seek to extend its influence and wealth the Waste Rangers will try to foil some of those business ventures. Both Duke and I are looking to create some epic stories for our members here so depending on how these go, plenty more might follow. Of course we're not comparing factions here, the Waste Rangers are a much smaller group IC but they offer someone to build a story with that's on the opposite side of the law.


Important personae inside the Cartel

Who are the people you should know about if you're a member of the Hutt Cartel?

This is a fairly short but important list of links that you should check out if your character is a member of the Cartel, or if your character is familiar with the criminal underworld as these are some of the big shots working under the Cartel banner. Of course the Roster thread will list all the members, these are just the select few that will more often than not lead missions and story threads.

  • Vero the Hutt - The Big Boss of the Cartel. He's the one pulling the strings and calling the shots. Everyone inside the Cartel knows the name, though obviously not that many have met him in person.
  • Borga the Hutt - Gary's character. A mid level Hutt who's actually very well known due to his involvement with gladiators and slaves. While some may have never seen Vero, seeing Borga is a possibility for the up and coming criminal.
  • Lorelei Melrava - The first of the three Captain's that come from the Ona'bak Retrade and the only female enjoying the rank of Captain in the entire faction so far. She's very well respected, and feared by some, inside and outside the faction and is the person who Vero put in charge of the Retrade back in 1012 ABY.
  • Jack Tamblyn - Another criminal mastermind and the second of the "Retrade trio". Perhaps the most ruthless and vicious, Jack Tamblyn is always looking for capable men to employ. He also enjoys a tremendous amount of respect inside the Cartel as he's often given the jobs that regular members just can not do.
  • Yuri Sharp - The champion gladiator and the mercenary that just won't die. A war tested individual that's quite possibly the Cartel's best gun. If you're getting chased by Yuri chances are you're ******.



So that concludes our very first newsletter. I hope you all enjoyed it and that you'll enjoy the Hutt Cartel and all of the stories that we'll look to create in the future.



Cheers!~



Gaja
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Wit

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Awesome possum!! Loving all the material, looking forward to some great threads and running wild throughout the Galaxy! :P
 

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I am too, and glad to have you and the rest of the gang on board for this one. It's going to be epic! :CHappy
 

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Thanks Gaja, really looking forward to all the story opportunities that we will create!!
 
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