The Horsemen Of The Apocalypse [H0RSEMEN] - Organizations

History

The Horsemen of the Apocalypse is a relatively young and small freelancing organization aiming to turn a quick credit in the largely undeveloped frontier of space. We intend to dabble in all areas where potential money making opportunities exist; however, our primary focus is hauling (freight/data transport and materials trading) and resource extraction (mining and salvage).

Manifesto

The Horsemen of the Apocalypse pursue mutually beneficial and profitable relations with anyone — even those of other races — subject to our code of ethics and conduct. We keep tabs on established customers to ensure smooth transactions as well as outstanding offenders to minimize risk to everyone’s investments. Our primary motive is stable long-term profits, followed by a little fun and adventure. In our organization, we believe a good business reputation and code of honor are more important than public standing and scale.

Charter

Organization Objectives and Expectations:

Earn a respectable income and maintain constructive relations with our suppliers and contractors. Contracts are binding and should not be broken unless under extenuating circumstances!
Feel free to dabble in all areas of work, but strictly adhere to the lawful side. Do not conduct activities that give others an excuse to harm you or your ships!
Members should be responsible, respectful, and able to balance work and play in game and real life. Star Citizen is a long term investment that everyone wants to enjoy during their virtual spaceman career.
Drama is not appreciated and jerks are not tolerated. Again, don’t go looking for a fight unless you are willing to deal with the consequences!

Organizational Structure:

Generally, small-scale operations can be conducted at one’s own discretion either on one’s own or with a group of up to 4 members from the organization.

Large-Scale Operations:

Large-Scale Operations typically require the involvement of the entire organization and/or collaboration with other sub-contractors. These operations usually involve a large investment of resources and time and should not be taken lightly.

Approval:

Large-Scale operations should be approved by a Manager and overseen by a Lead Operator to ensure they run smoothly and efficiently.

Private Contracts:

Private contracts are signed at the members own discretion and the distribution of rewards to helpers should be discussed and decided before hand, while also accounting for the possibility of failure. The contract holder has the final decision of how rewards are to be distributed, but people are likely not going to work with/for someone if they feel short-changed.

Planned Operations:

Some operations will be organized/approved by the company leaders to encourage large scale team-building and coordination. The most frequent of these will include hauling, mining, and salvage (with escort duty as needed).

Freight:

For freight hauling, crewmen must assess which products and routes are the most profitable and assist in keeping records of product prices up-to-date to maximize transport and billing efficiency. Should our transport vessels fall under hostile fire, the offending party’s ID is to be recorded with a brief description of the offense and the incurred damages if any. Hauling will typically involve procuring a full load from a given location or set of nearby locations and transporting it to places known to sell at good prices. Depending on the volatility of the area, this may require pilots to create and coordinate detours and custom routes (e.g. coordinated quantum drop-out and redirection) to avoid or reduce the risk of attack/interception by hostile parties. Pilots should also be skilled in flying large vessels with precision (e.g. for landing in internal hangers or docking).

Hot-Shot:

Speed is king when the product your delivering has a short time limit (e.g. Quantanium), but all the other factors for freight transport still apply.

Grey Market Merchanting:

Buying of NON-CONTRABAND goods from sellers who lack good standing with the law, and those who maintain respectful relations with our crewmen is acceptable. Such customers should be requested to maintain a safe distance and hail the cargo vessel’s crew for permission to approach to prevent escalating risks of accidental engagement. This type of job requires good interpersonal skills and an escort with a strong deterring force to prevent unsavory parties from thinking they can bite the hand that is willing to feed them. Threats cannot be complied with and will be up to the Operation Lead’s discretion if it should be marked against the offending party.

Escort/Guard-Duty:

Escort operations are considered to be relatively high risk. Careful consideration must be taken w.r.t. the reward compared to the expected risk, value of the goods, distance/time to travel, and value of resources invested. These types of operations will mostly be for our own vessels, however, it requires pilots to be aware of the potential hazard zones, stay sharp from the cradle to the grave, and inform their employer/superior of the risks they will likely be taking.

Short-Term Mercenary Contracts:

In opposition to Escort and Guarding operations, mercenary work involves assaulting or ambushing hostile forces. Again make sure the contract you are accepting is lawful in nature.

Resource Procurement/Treasure Hunting:

Treasure hunting is at times boring while super rewarding when you find something valuable. Valuable ore, classified data, hidden bases, or forgotten shipwrecks, there are many reasons to go treasure hunting despite the odds.

Prospecting/Exploration:

As an explorer, you take the risk of going ahead into the unknown to ensure an operation does not fail before it even starts. This ranges from menial tasks such as scouting out trade routes, checking market prices at target locations, or searching for good mining/salvage locations to more dangerous endeavors such as surveying active combat zones or deep space exploration. Explorers are vital sources of information that can make the difference between an operation’s success and its complete failure.