[quote=@TTwoThumbsUp]
I propose an economic rivalry between Syndari merchants and the Consortium puppet companies.

Let the shipping wars commence.

(I was also toying with the idea that the Consortium's initial tech finds came from old imperial Syndari junk but ya know that's up to you [@Tenish the Mighty])
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That sounds great except that the Consortium already stole it's startup assets from a different group of advanced alien precursors. Them there Tegiak folk.

I love the idea of the Consortium and the Syndari not getting along though. The Consortium wants to be the only real Proud Merchant Race around. The Syndari are treading on their trademark.

Competitors will be litigated against and then lit on fire!

Edit: It would make sense for the Consortium to have stolen Syndari tech too. They would never pay for assets they could just jack for free.

[quote=@DJAtomika]
I think the Consortium might be why PharmCo is leading in the military pharmaceuticals world. Funding plus tech sharing. 
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They are also probably behind PharmCo's nearest market share competitors, manipulating prices and such to profit off the whole spectrum of customer tastes and means.

The only kind of competition that Gyges likes is between it's own hands.