The Exodus Cartel / EXODUSUK

Few known facts about the Exodus Cartel exist in the universe although cockpits and taverns galaxies over are awash with rumours and tales of lucrative trades and lucky escapes. Many pilots talk of a ‘friend of a friend’ who once docked in the legendary outpost Delta-9 said to be the Cartel’s main operating base.

Below is an excerpt taken from the recently discovered journal of the Unknown Traveller:

One of the most vibrant and dangerous places in the galaxy, Delta-9 is a sprawling cityscape where nothing comes without a price. Dominated by a black market that caters to every indulgence, the moon has become the ultimate symbol of corruption. The upper levels present an endless parade of glittering neon towers and floating pleasure palaces; no greater concentration of wealth exists across the galaxy. Behind these flashy facades, crime bosses and secret political emissaries make backroom deals that decide the fates of worlds, and as much as both the United Empire of Earth and the Xi’An Empire might like to change it, the Exodus Cartel calls the shots.

For all the opulence above, however, an equal level of brutality lies below. The bowels of Delta-9 hide some of the galaxy’s darkest secrets. In the pursuit of advanced technologies, unscrupulous enterprises conduct hazardous experiments on unwilling test subjects and crime lords employ slaves as fodder on industrial assembly lines. Fugitives hide from the law after committing heinous crimes, and prisoners who’ve vanished from all over the galaxy are held in anonymous and inescapable private prisons. While the upper levels of Delta-9 may be one of the most desirable places to visit in the galaxy, the moon’s lower levels are a place which anyone in their right mind would avoid at all costs.

For all the opulence above, however, an equal level of brutality lies below. The bowels of Delta-9 hide some of the galaxy’s darkest secrets. In the pursuit of advanced technologies, unscrupulous enterprises conduct hazardous experiments on unwilling test subjects and crime lords employ slaves as fodder on industrial assembly lines. Fugitives hide from the law after committing heinous crimes, and prisoners who’ve vanished from all over the galaxy are held in anonymous and inescapable private prisons. While the upper levels of Delta-9 may be one of the most desirable places to visit in the galaxy, the moon’s lower levels are a place which anyone in their right mind would avoid at all costs.