[center][img]http://i.imgur.com/0znNNuy.png[/img] [i]“Wisdom consists of knowing how to distinguish the nature of trouble, and in choosing the lesser evil.” - Niccolo Machiavelli[/i] [/center] [center][b]Legal Nation Name:[/b] Dominus, Inc. [b]Territories Controlled: [/b] Dominus bases its operations in the Cayman Islands, and is the regional authority of the islands. Technically, the Cayman Islands are privately owned by the Director of Dominus, and its 60,000 residents all rent the property from her. Dominus also controls regional HQs in New York, Vienna and Shanghai. [b]Terms of Service:[/b] The following contains notable parts of the Dominus Terms of Service, which much be adhered to by the client that hired Dominus. Failure to comply with the Terms of Service will result in immediate termination of any contract and a possible future penalty, as Dominus sees fit. [hider=Dominus Terms of Service] PAYMENTS AND REFUND POLICY You agree that you will fully pay for any service executed by Dominus on your behalf. If you cannot pay in full at the time or arrange a proper payment plan that Dominus deems acceptable, your property may be repossessed by Dominus until the payment is fulfilled. DOMINUS LICENSING RESTRICTIONS Dominus is a for-hire intelligence service, however there are certain things that the company refuses to do based on moral objections. * Dominus will only neutralize designated enemy combatants of the client and any target that the field agents or technology operators deign an immediate obstruction to the mission. * Dominus WILL NOT designate a target under the age of 14 as an enemy combatant. * Dominus WILL NOT take part in the production or acquisition of a product relating to biological warfare. * A Dominus branch WILL NOT commit any harmful act against a current client, however separate branches can be hired by opposing clients at the same time. * Dominus WILL NOT engage in torture; neutralization is to be carried out as fast and painlessly as possible. DOMINUS PROTECTION CLAUSE It is hereby enforced that ANY CURRENT CLIENT of Dominus, if they possess a military or paramilitary force, is HEREBY OBLIGATED to come to the defense of Dominus, Inc. should a foreign paramilitary or military force attack the Cayman Islands, regional headquarters located in New York, Vienna or Shanghai, or ANY OTHER private property of Dominus Director Cordia Tsao. DOMINUS EXTRACTION CLAUSE It is hereby enforced that if a Dominus agent is captured in the field, the client will be given the option to either confess to hiring Dominus and formally request the agent be released, and thereby be exempt from the cost of the failed mission, or disavow the mission, adhering to pay it in full but sacrificing the life of the agent in the field. [/hider] [b]Type of Government:[/b] Dominus is formally an independent agency that licenses itself out to any client, within Dominus' terms of service. Dominus is composed of several branches, both regional and according to function. These branches are headed by a Chairman or Chairwoman. All Chairpersons report to the Director of Dominus, Inc., Cordia Tsao. Dominus employs security forces for its buildings, but does not support a traditional paramilitary force. The Cayman Islands, owned by Cordia Tsao, is technically an independent state. The 60,000 residents vote a mayor to office who coordinates policy on the Island, and there is a large auditorium that serves as a town hall for anyone to come and discuss issues of the Island. Generally, people are very content with this way of life and the Cayman Islands houses many retirees, all paying rent to Director Tsao. Number of branches: CLASSIFIED Number of employees: CLASSIFIED [b]Military:[/b] The Director of Dominus, who oversees all operations, is Cordia Tsao. The following are branches of Dominus, who act independently of each other and report to the Director: [hider=Branches] [i]Intelligence and Reconnaissance[/i] Dominus technology and agents gather information otherwise unavailable to the client. Chairman: Gerald Frey [i]Neutralization[/i] Dominus will engage in targeted neutralization of enemy combatants, as designated by the client. AKA assassination. Chairman: Silas Hoover [i]Sabotage[/i] Dominus will destroy important technology, weapons, buildings, roads, etc. of the designated target. Chairwoman: Anke Freud [i]Target Retrieval[/i] Dominus will enter an enemy zone and retrieve a combatant as a POW. AKA, kidnapping. Chairman: James Tsao [i]Security Management and Consultation[/i] Dominus will send field agents to serve as bodyguard to the client or the designated target, building, border, road, etc. of a client. Dominus will also design a security system for the client upon request. Chairwoman: Maria Gonzalez [i]Investigation and Screening[/i] Dominus will investigate any crime, wrongdoing or mishap on behalf of the client. Dominus will also screen any potential employee of the client. Chairman: Henri Martel. [i]Journalism [/i] Dominus employs its own news agency, Dominus News Network, DNN, that can be ordered by a client country, and its message can be targeted as the target wants. AKA, propaganda. Chairwoman: Juliana Biru [/hider] Each branch employs several thousand workers, however Dominus special agents are much fewer in number. Each branch controls around 20-40 highly trained field agents, executives and technology experts in their respective field. All chairpersons are promoted from within their branch, so they have full awareness of what a mission needs to be completed. Many are former field agents or career managers. [b]Productions:[/b] Dominus trains highly specialized agents to perform several covert tasks as indicated by their clients. They also have a highly efficient weapons facility in the Cayman Islands that produces cheap, basic weaponry, such as assault rifles. Dominus employs agents from all over the world. [b]History of the Nation:[/b] During World War III, the allied powers needed as much intelligence as they could gather on their enemies. They began to hire private security firms to serve as security and intelligence. Dominus, at the time, was one of these companies. An American company, Dominus was hired to go behind enemy lines and gather military intelligence, in addition to having Dominus agents serve as personal security guards of the families of several world leaders. Several different nations poured money into firms such as Dominus in order to exploit their intelligence and covert capabilities with no political drawback on the countries themselves. Dominus achieved worldwide renown during WWIII, as it successfully prevented an assassination attempt on the First Lady of the United States, and it discovered a major invasion plan by China into the United States, that would have allowed the Chinese to basically invade all of Alaska. When WWIII was winding down, nations had less money to give to Dominus, but they expected the same level of operations. Dominus was stretched thin, and several of their famed operations began to fail. Agents were caught in China and Russia and unknown assassins caused the jet of the Prime Minister of Italy to crash into the ocean, taking the PM and four Dominus security guards with it. Dominus' CEO, Richard Lovejoy, began to desperately go to allied powers and ask for more funding, but he was turned away. Dominus grew weaker until unknown mercenaries stormed Dominus' headquarters in New York and killed over two dozen employees, including Lovejoy. Dominus threatened to collapse upon itself when Cordia Tsao, Chairwoman of the Intelligence and Reconnaissance division of Dominus and rather eccentric millionaire, assumed control. Due to the prejudice against Chinese in America because of the war, Cordia took Dominus out of the States and to her resort in the Cayman Islands. Dominus cut ties to the allied powers and became an independent organization. Cordia began to model Dominus after the CIA, rather than a security company. When America eventually collapsed, Cordia recruited several hundred CIA agents to work for Dominus and help design it. After the war, Dominus was a company in name only. It was now a rogue intelligence organization. Ms. Tsao was no longer the CEO, but the Director. Cordia purchased the Cayman Islands from the Crown of England after the war for a relative bargain due to Britain's debts, and established Dominus with the rents from the residents of the Islands as well as the considerable tourism and money laundering associated with the Cayman Islands. A few years after the war ended, Dominus began to expand its practices from intelligence and security to more dubious operations, such as assassination, sabotage and kidnapping. In the chaos that followed the great war, Dominus found much work, and they have continued throughout the past 20 years relatively unopposed when it comes to covert operations. Dominus has the reputation as being efficient and professional, as does Director Tsao. Nicknamed by many people around the world "The Illuminati", Dominus takes pride in its reputation as a force that can see anyone's darkest secrets and reveal them to the highest bidder. Cordia Tsao herself is approaching the age of 70 and is known as a philanthropist and a socialite. She often travels the world, making connections with the powerful elite and hosting and attending many luxurious parties, balls and galas. She is almost universally liked by those she chooses to be her friends. Many wonder how such an enjoyable lady could oversee so much of what goes on at Dominus, but that's all part of Cordia's mask. [b]Main Race:[/b] Dominus, Inc. is a proud supporter of affirmative action. Director Cordia Tsao is Han Chinese, however she was raised dually in China and the United States of America. [b]Main Religion:[/b] Dominus, Inc. does not discriminate based on hiring people of different faiths and will accept clients of all faiths and denominations. Director Cordia Tsao identifies as atheist. [/center]