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[hider=The Ruling Corporations][table][img]https://i.imgur.com/jBGmYy8.png[/img][hr][row][/row][row][cell][center][img]https://i.imgur.com/5RCifM9.png[/img][hr][color=2e2c2c]...............................................................................[/color][/center][/cell][cell][indent]An upstart in the Corporation world, a conglomerate of dozens of smaller companies and organizations that got tired of getting bullied by the larger corporations. Paragon is a more recent development in the corporation world, but most of their powerful assets are from the dying corporation Ark Technology Firm. Ark Technology was situated in Africa but had territory in the remnants of South America, North America, and Western Asia. 

They went to war with Grand Union and were quickly losing territory when the Paragon Conglomerate was first suggested. They either pool their resources with dozens of weaker organizations or chance it and possibly get destroyed. Ark Technology died quick and painless death and then Paragon United came from the ashes. Paragon rebranded everything within these companies and managed to save them from the brink, however, they eventually lost individuality.[/indent][/cell][/row][/table][indent]Paragon United's headquarters is situated in South Africa, not too far away from the wilds. They own the most territory of all the corporations as they own Sanctums in every continent. Paragon also owns a massive military force as their main purpose is protection from the other corporations. However, one issue that Paragon United runs into is that they have too much territory to properly defend. They have a vast force of "volunteers" (actually conscripts) but they're mostly armed with the cheapest and most reliable weaponry and cybernetics opposed to the deadliest.

Paragon doesn't have a specific specialty as opposed to the other corporations. They are a jack of all trades... or a master of none. They output many different types of products, however, their products are cheaper but notably not as expensive as the other corporations. They output a lot of products but a huge problem that Paragon runs into is that they outpaced the demand, thus they're sitting on a majority of their equipment. From food to medical equipment, to Shell parts, they're desperate to sell. 

Life within Paragon is relatively simple; everyone is allowed to live their best life freely. However, they are constantly bombarded with doing things the "Paragon way". That essentially means that [i]everything[/i] you want is obtainable through hard work, and Paragon United subtly manipulates the masses into being obsessed with this ideal. Constantly dangling this idea over your head with tv shows, movies, books, and commercials, and building up the idea that if anyone doesn't flaunt their wealth, there's something wrong with them. Poverty and crime is [i]insanely[/i] rampant in Paragon territories because, again, they have too little enforcement for such a massive population. 

Paragon is headed by an elected council of twelve people who agree to make all the [i]big[/i] decisions. It's actually more of an admin job than anything, with the council making big speeches to appear as if they're leading. The Council is corrupt at best, dangerously incompetent at worse. There's a lot of outside influence and manipulation affecting the council's decisionmaking (with some suspected from other corporations). Because of this, Paragon is [i]dangerous[/i] inefficient and ineffective at what they do. 

Paragon's biggest enemy is Murakumo Robotics.[/indent]

[table][img]https://i.imgur.com/u1kzu7a.png[/img][hr][row][/row][row][cell][center][img]https://i.imgur.com/y58VEZQ.png[/img][hr][color=2e2c2c]........................................................................[/color][/center][/cell][cell][indent]Rising out of Japan, Murakumo Robotics is a major player in the corporation world. Despite technically being the smallest and least populated out of all of the companies. Murakumo Robotics is the leader in robotics, artificial intelligence, and self-automated systems, and they have the largest self-automated military force. Murakumo robotics boasts having the highest standard of living because most of their heavy duty labor is completely automated and other technology deemed futuristic as household items. Despite their small size, very few people dare cross the mighty Murakumo robotics.[/indent][/cell][/row][/table][indent]Murakumo Robotics has a [i]massive[/i] automated army, as their low population makes it rather... unwise, to have a conventional army. They have a massive army of automatons and other automated forces, from footsoldiers to Shells, to even Bastions. They aren't fully self-operated as they are commanded on the fly by "Operators" which surveys the battlefield and gives out orders to their forces. The Automatons are very well programmed and they're given enough intelligence on how to follow orders, but they're placed with special [i]limiters[/i]. In which they are not allowed to rebel or rise up against Murakumo in any way. 

Murakumo Robotics is the one corporation with the largest amount of Automatons, as they are used to do the dangerous tasks and the jobs that no one wants to do. However, this comes with a steep price as life in Murakumo is not an easy one... it's [i]extremely[/i] expensive in the corporation's territory and the job market is [i]very[/i] picky. For the upper class it's paradise, but if you aren't in that category, you are struggling, dead, or a criminal. There's a huge criminal empire in Murakumo's territories as they smuggle weapons, drugs, and people. There's a massive amount of human trafficking going on in Murakumo's territories where people, often young women, are kidnapped and usually sent out to the Wilds to be a crimelord's pride. Little to none is done about this as Murakumo is [i]very[/i] careful about what they pool their resources into. 

Murakumo Robotics is also the lead in laser and plasma technology, opposed to the other corporations and their ballistic weaponry. Their energy-based weaponry is more expensive, but they lack such things such as ammo pools and their heat-based weaponry can cleave through people like hot butter. However, they're limited by heat and much of their weaponry has a "heatcap" to ensure that they don't go over. 

Murakumo Robotics' population is on a steady decline due to a large number of reasons. The biggest [i]scapegoat[/i] is the Androids and VR sex games. However, the true reason is due to Murakumo's work culture; it's [i]incredibly[/i] difficult to find time to date and marry. Some people are literally struggling and can't support the "ideal" family-life that Murakumo tries to push. However, Murakumo is aware of this and is subtly pushing agendas and scapegoating.[/indent]

[table][img]https://i.imgur.com/OR97NU5.png[/img][hr][row][/row][row][cell][center][img]https://i.imgur.com/dP9rgMv.png[/img][hr][color=2e2c2c]...............................................................................[/color][/center][/cell][cell][indent]Out of the remnants of NATO, Grand Union rose as originally a PMC but during the fall of nations they quickly grabbed what territory they could. That territory ended up being the eastern coast of the United States, Western Europe, and various parts of South America, Western-Asia, and Northern Africa. They announced this as a [i]grand union[/i] between the United States of America and the European Union to ease any thoughts of the hostile takeover. 

Grand Union was a corporation built and founded on war and they subtly work that into their culture. Where their warriors are treated as being selfless heroes for volunteering and training for their military force. However, while Grand Union's military is the largest out of all of the corporations, they find themselves using outdated and cheap weaponry (some of which produced by other corporations).[/indent][/cell][/row][/table][indent]Grand Union boosts the [i]highest[/i] standard of living for their people, despite the huge hunger crisis and poverty. Most of the Grand Union's interests lie in its military as it is their grand plan to defeat the other two ruling nations and establish the Grand Union world order. This leaves a huge amount of issues utterly ignored in favor of military dominance, such as the food crisis, homelessness, and the [i]insanely[/i] corrupt justice system and government. A big part of the Grand Union's culture is preserving the "old ways" of the Western World, and their ideals. Such as freedom, respect for human rights, and other such things... in practice, this is far from the truth as there is a heavy amount of racism, classism, and xenophobia.

A big part of the Grand Union's products are Shells and other vehicles. Out of all of the three ruling corporations, they produce the most Shell parts and are known for their large, bulky shells. In sharp contrast to Murakumo being the lead in energy weapons, Grand Union is the lead in ballistic weapons. What they use may be considered outdated, but they are still extremely effective and practical as opposed to the flashiness of Murakumo's weaponry. That isn't to say they don't use energy weapons from time to time as they incorporate them into their forces in a limited capacity.[/indent]

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[table][img]https://i.imgur.com/SrSLBzu.png[/img][hr][row][/row][row][cell][center][img]https://i.imgur.com/8fpWxRK.png[/img][hr][color=2e2c2c]...............................................................................[/color][/center][/cell][cell][indent]Human Plus (or stylized as [i]H+[/i]) is one of the most well-known and popular of the independent corporations that has deals with all three of the ruling corporations. They call themselves a completely neutral force in the various squabbles and feuds of the ruling nations, and they wish to sell their products to the masses. What are these products? Cybernetic and mechanical augmentations. 

One can see their advertisements (Especially their slogan: [i][code]More Human Than Human![/code][/i]) all over the streets. Their goals, as they state, are the augmentation of humankind through technology and leaving behind their fragile forms. H+ isn't just in the Corporate nations, however, but they are also located in the Wilds.[/indent][/cell][/row][/table][indent]H+ has an insanely large variety of different products for cybernetics and they are the lead organization in cybernetics. They have an insanely wide variety and catalog of cybernetics, from cheap and easily purchasable limbs to complex combat cybernetics. They seemingly have cybernetics at any price... even if that price is humanity. A great deal of how H+ became the big dog because of their aggressive business practices and their ability to push out smaller upstarts. They either purchased these corporations and added them to the H+ collective, or... they destroyed them from the inside out. H+ is [i]insanely[/i] aggressive in their field and have been known to employ mercenaries and other corporate spies to figure out their secrets. There were also rumors of H+ hiring assassins to literally eliminate the competition. 

Regardless, H+ is the top dog and nobody dares to interfere. However, one can only wonder if there is one ulterior motive, especially with some of their advertisements. Their impact of the culture can be seen as they subtly have been manipulating the cultures of the various ruling corporations by dehumanizing people. Making it feel like flesh is not good enough and those cybernetics was the key, their products were the key. [/indent]

[table][img]https://i.imgur.com/Mn42jcq.png[/img][hr][row][/row][row][cell][center][img]https://i.imgur.com/h6MCmM8.png[/img][hr][color=2e2c2c]...............................................................................[/color][/center][/cell][cell][indent]Possibly the greatest military force outside of the ruling corporations, WOLFHOUND is the largest PMC in the world. They have the skills and talents to cement that they are possibly one of the best. Their rise was humble, as after the Judgement War ended, there were [i]millions[/i] that soldiers that wanted nothing to do with the corporations, nor want to live under their thumb. 

However, they barely had any useful skills other than fighting, so they became mercenaries. Eventually, one man assembled them all under one banner: WOLFHOUND LLC. PMC groups came and went, but WOLFHOUND LLC remained regardless of whether or not there was war. Being a WOLFHOUND was a distinguished honor as people saw them as being the best of the best, and they were able to remain independent of the corporations.[/indent][/cell][/row][/table][indent]WOLFHOUND LLC, in and of itself, is an arbitration group and a middle man between the WOLFHOUNDS and the corporations (and other interested parties). WOLFHOUND's job is to overlook, approve, and review any and all contracts and potential deals between a WOLFHOUND and the client. What is notable about WOLFHOUND and one of the things that put them above other PMC organizations is that they have a large number of Shells at their disposal. In fact, they have the most outside of any corporation, which is what makes some of those organizations a bit nervous. However, a large number of WOLFHOUNDS are combat cyborgs and other augmented soldiers.

The big draw to the WOLFHOUND lifestyle is being a [i]private[/i] contractor, which means one is independent of the corporations. However, this comes at the cost of being responsible for the maintenance of their own equipment, travel, and travel. However many feel as if it's worth it, as they maintain their independence. WOLFHOUNDs are constantly employed by the corporations to attack each other and preform special missions to compensate for the limitations of their own forces. Often a WOLFHOUND is allowed to accept and decline missions as they please and sometimes a WOLFHOUND works for one corporation only to get a bigger bid from another. 

They're under a non-liability contract from the corporations so they are not held liable for any destruction they cause. That said, there are reports of corporations resorting to underhanded means to eliminate WOLFHOUNDS that piss them off. These reports are few and in between, but it's a possibility it [i]happens[/i].[/indent]

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[table][img]https://i.imgur.com/I8n9tgx.png[/img][hr][row][/row][row][cell][center][img]https://i.imgur.com/7ShKJEB.png[/img][hr][color=2e2c2c]...............................................................................[/color][/center][/cell][cell][indent]The Syndicate... the largest organized crime ring in the world that rose out of Murakumo Robotics but their web of sin transcends territory. The Syndicate rose as a mere crime ring but they quickly expanded into a worldwide organization through clever trickery, taking advantage of those scorned by corporations, and other tactics. The Syndicate at its core is a collective of different black market organizations and crime families that are all in the interest of making money. 

Their primary means is black market trades, drug peddling, human trafficking, and more. If you're one of them, they will take care of you, but if you aren't... well, you aren't long for this world. The Syndicate has access to all sorts of hitmen and assassins, some of which are some of the most ruthless and powerful people known to man. Sometimes if they [i]really[/i] want something destroyed, they go to WOLFHOUND and strike a deal with them. However few are willing to work with the syndicate.[/indent][/cell][/row][/table][indent]The Syndicate operates out of the Wilds, far outside of the Ruling Corporations. Most of the people that operate within the Ruling Companies territories are [i]proxies[/i] and eliminating them will prove ineffective in the long run. They have a large number of thugs and other desperate individuals in their pockets and with how the League operates, that's unlikely to change.[/indent]

[table][img]https://i.imgur.com/2ljBcym.png[/img][hr][row][/row][row][cell][center][img]https://i.imgur.com/fTVTEqe.png[/img][hr][color=2e2c2c]...............................................................................[/color][/center][/cell][cell][indent]The final bastion of the old world, the Russian Federation survived the Judgement War and the subsequent change in the world order by pooling their resources at the last second and resisting. They lost a great deal of territory, but they still have access to a great chunk of resources, enough to hold back the ruling corporations if necessary. Since then, the Russian Federation has put up The Iron Curtain, a massive barrier and defensive system to isolate them from the outside world. Nothing goes over the Iron Curtain without being destroyed, and they have systems scrambling technology in place to prevent any other prying eyes. 

Because of this, it's near impossible to tell just [i]what[/i] goes on in the Russian Federation, they don't allow anyone in or out. Despite this, there have been a few deserters and they can tell that the Russian Federation is [i]extremely[/i] xenophobic, however they preserve their lifestyle nonetheless. Not much has changed in the Russian Federation, they are still a republic that's extremely cut-throat and brutal.[/indent][/cell][/row][/table][indent]Their technology is advancing, not at the pace of the corporations, however, they have access to Shells and Bastions of their own design - Along with a powerful and brutal conscripted army. They were one of the few nations to resist the wave of cybernetics and without the influence of H+, they are relatively cybernetics free. However, they have some combat cyborgs at their disposal... as they've been launching secret missions to the outside world and stealing technology to reverse engineer. 

The Russian Federation is planning on a massive push to reclaim their lost territory and expand the Iron Curtain as far as possible. However, they are biding their time for just the right time.[/indent]


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[table][img]https://i.imgur.com/MlYlY69.png[/img][hr][row][/row][row][cell][center][img]https://i.imgur.com/cdFLE6l.jpg[/img][hr][color=2e2c2c]...............................................................................[/color][/center][/cell][cell][indent]The Wilds is the collective term for all of the territory outside of the Ruling Corporations. When the old nations were torn down and the new world order was established; there were some who didn't want to live under these people's thumbs. So they fled to the places outside of the reach that were deemed unimportant and inconsequential to their rule and built new civilizations up in them. 

Many of these places [i]despise[/i] the corporations, however, they have to live under the constant threat of criminals, mutants, and bandits. As many of these independent colonies don't have the money or resources capable of protecting themselves. However, some cities are more or less nation-states and even have Shells under their control... but they're still struggling. Some of these cities are [i]desperately[/i] fighting for their own individuality and freedom from the corporations.[/indent][/cell][/row][/table][indent]One of the biggest and most famous territories in the Wilds is known as [b][i]Paradise[/i][/b] in the African Sahara. It was built from scratch following the Ruling Corporations' rise to power and was advertised as free space. However, in the coming decades, the Syndicate and other organized crime came to power and turned Paradise into a hive of scum and villainy. However, the Corporations have a heavy hand in the more underground deals made with the Syndicate.[/indent]