G-Corp, GC, Gaoyu, Gao Corp

As was the case with so many other nations, China collapsed in on itself, its massive population not helping. The CCP attempted to enact martial law to keep order but it wasn't enough; a large portion of the PLA itself had lost faith in the government they were supposed to be serving and in turn often took the side of rioters. In 2033, the People's Republic of China was officially declared lost and a power vacuum that had occurred before in their history formed again.

However, this time it wasn't some political ideology which took hold, it was companies. Ironic considering that a nation that espoused communism would be taken over by capitalism. Gaoyu Corporation had its roots in real estate, owning land all over China but had since expanded into many other areas, most notable of Education, Adult and General Entertainment and Candy production and already found itself jockeying some power in Beijing before the fall. With the help of some insiders who sped up the process of the CCP collapsing while also securing Gaoyu's rise to power, the company rose to power within the same month that the CCP fell.

Under the guise of restoring order and livelihoods, Gaoyu found much support from a desperate populace, offering work in their offices and factories and new homes in massive living complexes. Unbeknownst to many, the Gaoyu Corporation had seen the writing on the wall at least a decade prior to the Great Collapse and had been preparing since. Hailed as saviors, the Corporation found itself but one of many in a new world were anyone with the resources and drive was claiming power. Over the course of decade, Gaoyu Corp claimed all of the Chinese seaboard as its own as well as several hundreds of inland territory and even several south eastern territories and spent the next six consolidating its power and eliminating any rivals in their new territory.

Now the megacorporation controls perhaps the largest amount of bodies in the world and exploits such an advantage boasting massive production capability and a well organized, efficient administrative bureaucracy. However they expend much of their energy in simply keep their population sated and in line by the most basic needs, emphasis on most basic. The Corporation has indirect control of their populance lives, controlling what they eat, learn and watch, taking the Roman proverb "Bread and Circus" to new (if not terrifying) levels. Their CEO Hu Zhaori is a third generation CEO who took over when his father stepped dow.

Sinolutions Education Limited (Education)
DreamArts 9 Studios - (Entertainment)
Emperor's Kitchen Inc. (Food Processing)
Tiande Realtors Agency (Real Estate) (Origin)

The Gauyo Corporation loves to boast on its population and order and often make remarks on their excellent organization and administrative abilities and how they have plentiful manpower. To its people, many saw the corporation as a saving grace that had brought order and stability in the aftermath of the chaotic rioting and help guide them every day. Gauyo claims that it is because of a "very involved and detailed course of action" in which that they assist the people of their lands. Of course there are dissenters, but they don't usually complain for too long.

They expect that their people and thus their employees to be friendly but hardworking and ever loyal and listening to their superiors. The concept of a "Greater Good" is what is espoused by the new Gauyon textbooks and even on various advertisement billboards which all should work towards.

In reality, the Gauyo excerise a huge amount of control over its employees (aka the entire population), controlling where they live, what they eat and even how they think thanks to their control over entertainment and education, already having raised about 2 generations under their careful eye. They know they have a massive population and are more than willing to exploit it by putting them in factories with questionable conditions and conscripting them into the security force as "supplemental units" knowing that there's always going to be more people willing to work.

The strong arm of the Gaoyu Corporation comes in the form of its Red Dragon Security and Defense Force (SDF), comprised of mostly old PLA soldiers turned mercenaries now firmly under the employment of the Gaoyu Corporation. Although its decently equipped, its main strength is in its numbers which allows for the garrisoning and patrolling of almost the entire state. Its already large further augmented by additional militia forces, the People's Guard; numbers are used to offset the less advanced drones and other advanced weaponry in use.

The Gaoyu Corporation is lead directly by the CEO, one Mr. Hu Zhaori, who rules with effectively unlimited power with a council of friends and allies at his side. It was Zhaori's father who had disbanded the Board of Directors by force after he had his personal guard plant a bomb at one of their board meetings, centralizing power. As of right now, the rule of the Hu Dynasty on the throne of the company can be seen as a monarchy with blood succession laws.

Hu Zhaori | Male | 33 | July 11

Like so many other leaders of the new world, Zhaori was groomed from the start of his life to become the heir of the Gaoyu Corporation. Being sent to a private school only for the new elite, owned by his father's company and tutored private as well, Zhaori was literally the Prince of the academy. This would develop into his traits of pragmatism and indulgence. He would get a degree in Business Management and take over a spot under his father.

When his father had a stroke at age 69, Zhaori was put in power by his father so that he may live out the rest of his days in peace. With little fail, Zhaori's father died two years later to the day of a second stroke in an event grieved by everyone in Gaoyu lands (enforced mourning it was but still the same). The new heir pledged to take his father's work to greater heights and waged war for parts of south east Asia as well as increase connections with the Oceanians.

Zhaohi is a ruthlessly pragmatic individual who follows in his family's footsteps of ruling with an iron hand. His general public appearance is one of a hard but caring leader who is part of the family who brought China to peace; some would even call him the "Emperor" in reference to the monarchs of olden times, not helped by the man's fancy towards more traditional Chinese styles of decoration which can be seen in his office and penthouse, even the work spaces of some of the lower leveled employees have signs of this stylistic influence with synthetic rice paper cubical dividers and lantern covers for hanging lights.

To those who he is close to know that he's a dependable and loyal friend if not overly blunt and honest about his views on work, people and things in general. He's also known to be indulgent and reveals in parties and gatherings, bringing in expensive and exotic food and wine and "entertainment". Of course, he always has a motive for what he does and in the case of parties is to network and connect with others although its rumored he also has more sinister intentions on occasion but they haven't been proven. Still, the fact that a disloyal subsidiary head suddenly fell ill and died the day after one of Zhaohis' parties is just a bit unnerving.

The man also knows his power and is more than willing to show it off, he knows that he has the largest security force in the world (just don't question him on the equipment and technology of it). Of course, his hands are also somewhat tied as he has to focus on keeping his population under control and satisfied. Despite his purely pragmatic motives of not wanting to have people die off uselessly in droves or riot, this has had an interesting effect of boosting his overall public image as someone whose caring (ironic right?)

Zhaohi is married to one Mei Shenqi and has three children, two sons and a middle daughter, and expecting another one. Its also fairly well known that Zhaohi is known to see people purely on a cardinal basis of course, none of that would ever be made public and the names of said persons are closely guarded.

Nepotism is not uncommon and Zhaohi has appointed his uncles/aunts, cousins and close friends to high positions to ensure that said positions run smoothly and so he can keep an eye on them. Some of his siblings are also the ones in charge of Gauyo Corporation's subsidiary groups.

EDA. Most believe it to be an acronym, but it has never been confirmed and no one knows what it really means.

The turn into the new millenium was exciting for a great many reasons. One very notable one was the appearance of what many believed to be humanity's next entrance to a higher level of existence: the emergence of cybernetics-enhanced mechanical implants accessible to everyone. The heralds of this new invention were the EDA, a relatively small company with an unclear past, emerging from a hidden underground complex after reportedly years of tireless work. They offered crude prototypes that were still lacking some functionality—but the technological background was there and everything was tried, tested and proven to work. The reception was universal: this innovative fusion of metal and electronics which allowed for enhanced capabilities and greater compatibility with the human body was considered a world-first and a huge triumph in both science and engineering. The concept of replacing the flesh and bone for other than medical reasons was something radically new and largely restricted because of regulations and ethic concerns, but the EDA nonetheless achieved one crucial thing: releasing the genie of augmentation from the bottle.

Unfortunately, the technology's full potential could not be realised as the Great Collapse took away the possibility of using implants for all but the absolute richest. No one was more infuriated by this than the EDA's enigmatic leader who could not accept his vision failing. Coupled with the plummeting stocks that left no one unscathed, the company was forced to turn to drastic methods. They proceeded to lobby the failing government in their home country of France to give them even more grants and resources and entrust the creation of a prospering future onto them. Exploiting the general desperation and the short burst of productivity that followed after the collapse, they regained their lost assets and simultaneously drained the state dry and primed for a takeover.

Once the change of leadership was finally secured, they used the country's influence within the European Union to invest great sums into keeping the Euro financially stable, finding allies in corporations with similar wishes.

The EDA did good on at least part of their promise: they pulled France through its worst years economically and reintroduced the technology, turning the nation into one of the augmentation capitals of the world with the greatest percentage of ‘transhuman’ people out of all countries. When the leader saw it fit, an outwards expansion was also initiated, which eventually ended with the company in firm control of the Iberian Peninsula and with a slowly strengthening grasp on Italy.

The EDA's corporate hierarchy ends before the highest levels. There is no CEO or COO, all executive and creative control is in the hand of the founder and lifetime leader, known in company circles as the Visionary—Ryan Valois. Very few things are known about his past, his first public appearance was the one that rose him to fame: when he announced the EDA's emergence from their underground complex. It was claimed and then confirmed that the majority of their breakthrough designs came from him. After that however, he was rarely seen and 4 years ago, he completely disappeared. The EDA is incredibly tight-lipped about their Visionary, it is suspected that even within the company only the man's closest circle knows his true whereabouts. With how many years have passed since the incident, he is generally presumed to be dead.

The sizeable vacuum was eventually filled by Ryan's third assistant, the comparatively young Roxana Neosca. She leads the EDA similarly to her former boss, albeit she relies much more on the Adepts, the close circle of the most talented senior members that function similarly to a board of directors.

EDA or EDAC (EDA Core) (cybernetics - original and main focus)
EDAE (EDA Extension) (robotics - only formally separate from the main branch)
BotF (Builders of the Future) (manufacturing - kept under strict quality control)
Arcadia Hotels & Resorts (tourism, new direction exploiting the marketability of the controlled countries, used as a secondary source of income)

The strongest belief of the EDA that is drilled into every employee is that their work is what will elevate humanity to yet-unseen levels and perhaps even save them from their mortality. With such degree of urgency, their workers are generally proud but secretive, while the people living in the controlled countries are made to believe they will be the first to ‘ascend’. These tendencies are amplified in the company's engineers and scientists, who often regard the outside world with condescending elitism. The figure of the Visionary is revered as almost a religious idol, especially in the inner circles. Some people go as far as to staunchly believe that their leader is alive and still directs them through Roxana.

The very nature of their work is controversial ethics-wise and the company's practices are not reassuring in that regard either. Many believe that the main reason they kept to a secret underground complex for so long was that they have done human experiments. Still, there is no shortage of test subjects—after all, what risk is too great if it is about following the vision of the future?

The Visionary's ideals and the company culture makes it so that the EDA guards their current products and especially their new developments with everything it can. While many corporations have embraced automation in their security forces, the EDA instead uses their own augmented operatives—the so-called ‘super soldiers’. Augmentation is also encouraged and pushed into the nations' standing armies, to increase their efficiency and prepare them for potential war...

Full name: Roxana Cristina Neosca
Age: 36
Gender: Female
Birthday: 9 January

Roxana was born in Romania in 2013, a decade after the Great Collapse. The world was still reeling from the fallout, but the smoke has already started to clear, revealing a new future: an age where governments are replaced by corporations. At that time, she could not foresee how deeply she would one day get involved in this new world. Until that however, she lived life as much as her moderate standing allowed her to. While no prodigy, she has shown promise and signs of a keen scientific mind from an early age. She did her studies in the country's capital, Bucharest in one of the last state-funded universities and graduated as a computer engineer in 2035. Her ambition drove her deeper inside Europe and she had a brief stint working for the Dreyed Group before finally wounding up in France in 2037. Through a mixture of talent and luck, she was accepted into the EDA from dozens of applicants and got to work at their main facility in Paris.

Coincidentally, the day she started her work was also the day the elderly Ryan Valois appeared for the first surprise visit in months. It was a habit of the Visionary to personally check on his employees every now and then. It was then and there that he exchanged an almost prophetic few words with the young woman who was still only at the start of her true career. He told her, much to the shock of everyone, that he glimpsed a special opportunity in her and that she would one day reach the highest heights if she exploited her potential.

And, unlike most similar motivational speeches, that one actually came true. Roxana worked her way up the corporate ladder with commendable speed, overcoming her peers with quick learning skills and zealous ambition when her talents were outmatched. She was popular within the EDA—the ideal worker and a real success story.

That is, until she became Ryan's personal assistant. It was considered to be the highest honour one can achieve within the company, and only two people have ever filled this role before her. The outpouring support quickly turned into envy of similar magnitude as everyone from senior managers to young upstarts suddenly wanted to unseat her. To add fuel to the fire, when Ryan inexplicably disappeared in 2045, suspicions immediately turned onto her. Faced with a sudden loss of direction and sagely advice, as well as mounting pressure to maintain good public image and secure the corporation's ever-expanding territory, the Romanian engineer is up against her greatest challenge yet.

Roxana was a much different person six years ago. Just entering her 30s, she had a high leadership position at one of the world's megacorporations with possibilities still ahead of her. She was optimistic and forever passionate, excited about the future the EDA was helping bring along under the Visionary's direction.

After she was appointed assistant, she had to realise that no matter how much the body is altered, people will always remain people. And people generally do not like when someone is above them. Killing with kindness was her go-to weapon against the more rebellious ones, but when that failed to work, she too had to fight fire with fire and that left a considerable mark. Now solely in charge of the EDA and its four former countries, she plans to follow the plans the Visionary laid out for her...dealing with anyone who stands in the way.

She has a sister but does not keep contact with any of her family members. She was a rather adventurous type through the university years and for a few more after that, but increasing dedication to her work at the EDA eventually killed any option of long-term relationships, much less having a family of her own. Her last serious affair was with an engineer of similar interests within the company, which almost ended in a scandal.

Above all, she had very close ties to Ryan, looking up to him first before everyone else. She spent years at his side and got to know him very well—relatively, the old man had never revealed much about himself—, believing in his vision even when no one else truly did. His sudden disappearance left a considerable void in her heart that she was forced to quickly fill.

Overall Conglomerate: AUC, The Conglomerate, Auckie
Australasian Excavation and Forging: AEAF, DrillCorp
Oceania Farming and Fisheries: OFF, Foodie
Ours is (the) future: Future Tech, OIF, OITF
Australian International Security: OzSec, the army, AIS

When James King first founded King Excavations and Smithing, he probably never imagined that his small outback mining business would one day rule most of Oceania. Throughout most of its existence, KES was a rather average mining business, just one of thousands in Australia, that made its money through the mining and refining of iron, and subsequently coal, mostly exporting back to England, to support the booming industry there. It was only in 1980, when then-CEO Connor King decided to do something revolutionary, and start mining uranium, that the business really took off.

In just two short decades, they grew from two mines and a small office in Sydney to one of the biggest mining companies in Australia, and they had picked the perfect time to do it. They were one of the first to start mining Uranium in Australia, and they sold it for vastly inflated prices, until the industry caught up with them and they were forced to drop the price, but the ball had already started rolling.

Plumbob Fishing and Farming was the first company that they merged with, and it was here that they soldified themselves firmly in the Australasian market. By 2020, Ours is the Future had joined them, and they had officially undergone name changes into what we know and serve under today, as well as formally declaring themselves a conglomerate. During the increasingly risky times of the mid-to-late 2020's, they not only lobbied heavily and got many of the higher-ups in the conglomerate into government, they also created AIS PMC. This turned out to be a very good move.

By the time of the collapse, they were already a huge company, with links to the Australian and New Zealand government, vested interests in China and India, and were world leaders in bioengineering and genetic tinkering, having made a breakthrough in anti-aging technology. In 2031 however, this all changed. As the Australian Government was about to collapse, their political links allowed them to call a snap election, and with a PR push, the first CEO/President of AUC got into power. What followed was a series of systematic political assassinations in order to seize total control.

By 2039, they declared war on Australia, and the infamous ground invasion that followed marked what would be the beginnings of hundreds of human rights violations. New Zealand was half-destroyed by the soldiers, and many looters were executed in the largest crackdown the AUC has ever done. Soon after, they declared Australia to be no more, and for the entire controlled territory to be the United Subcontinent of Oceania, or simply just Oceania.

The Conglomerate's leadership consists of nine men and women, two representatives from each sub-corporation and then the president of Australia, who is the official CEO of the entire organisation. Whilst the representatives are elected from each companies' elites, the CEO position is hereditary, and goes down the line to the original founder of the AEAF. The CEO holds executive power, however s/he can be outvoted by the representatives. The CEO is also the only person capable of authorising Order 001, giving Department 5 permission to deploy a dirty bomb at a specified target.

AEAF (Australasian Excavation and Forging) The original company founded by ex-penal colonist James King. Pre-fall, this company was the singular most powerful and largest mining company in the entirety of Australia, and they have continued their operations, and it's due to their efforts that bauxite, gold, uranium and much more has kept coming out of the ground.
OFF (Oceania Farming and Fisheries) The second company to join the conglomerate, this company deals in more traditional ranches and farms, as well as biodomes, fishery operations, and more recently, have been managing offshore oil rigs as well. They work closely with both AIS and OIF.
OIF (Ours is (the) future) The third company that joined the corporation, they're a technological and scientific research team specialising in genetic engineering and biotechnology, and are responsible for the breakthrough in biodome technology that OFF uses so much.
AIS (Australian International Security) The conglomerate's PMC and also a global security firm, largely comprised of ex-soldiers and hired mercenaries. They provide armed guards for everything, be it the transfer of valuable materials to actual land invasions. Also, the official army of Australia.

The conglomerate prides itself on being the best and biggest in their fields, a remnant of their former glory as Australia's biggest mining company. They provide nationals with a quality of life few others can afford, but cover up what would be horrendous human rights violations towards foreign workers. They are also notoriously ethically dubious when it comes to their mines and military; invasions by AIS often results in mass killings, theft, arson and rape, and thousands die in preventable mine accidents every year.

AIS, better known as OzSec, is not only the official army of Australia, but also an international security firm, responsible for the takeover of New Zealand in 2039. They're mostly comprised of members of the disbanded ADF, however foreign soldiers and mercenaries have been known to fill their ranks.

Department 5. Whilst not technically an actual company, Department Five is essentially a secret service. They specialise in industrial sabotage and espionage, however their most potent weapon is when they are authorised for Order 001. Department 5 does not have an official product, and is not officially part of the overall conglomerate.

Melinda Carson King
35
Female
18th August

Like every CEO since the rise of AUC as political leaders, Melinda is a direct descendant of the original colonist who founded AEAF. Born in Canberra to then- CEO Adam King and his wife Joanne Caraway, she was groomed to become the leader of the corporation almost from as soon as she could read, learning the ins and outs of both business and the world. She never studied with other students, and in fact had a very isolated childhood. When her father was diagnosed with terminal lung cancer, he announced that he would be stepping down. As her mother didn't want to take over the business, and having come of age almost ten years earlier, both her father and the board of directors agreed that she was qualified enough for the job, and she has been serving the company faithfully for the past 8 years.

Known to be one of the shrewdest of the Kings for decades, Melinda has a keen mind for both profit and negotiation, and is famous within the board of directors for convincing AIS General Jonathan Heer to step down without bloodshed. She's also notorious within her social circle for sleeping around, and despite recommendations from her directors to settle down at last, has continued on doing so.

Publicly, both as President and as CEO, she's regarded as an intimidating woman, and her unusual height (6') combined with her tendecny to never be seen in public without wearing a pair of 2" heels has certainly aided her in this mission. Her public messages have been short and concise, and those that live under her often regard her as a bit of a phantom, rarely making public messages and delegating most jobs to her various ministers.

Although her father died four years ago, her mother is still alive and well, if getting on a bit. She has an excellent relationship with both of her younger siblings, and indeed her younger brother is on the board of directors as a delegate from OFF, with whom he works with very closely.

As previously mentioned, she has few long-term romantic partners, her life being dotted with relations of a month or two, and only one person managing to stay with her and her rather hectic lifestyle for longer than a year. Socially however, she maintains a number of friends, both within the board of directors and outside it, and prides herself in knowing many world leaders personally.

GenTech, Gencultura, Gencultura Tech, GcT Group.

Before the global chaos of 2031 Gencultura Technologies did not exist, though several of its subsidiaries under a now dissolved umbrella company did. As the nations of the world collapsed a group of wealthy conglomerates banded together to purchase many of the assets of the world at a vastly reduced price – effectively picking apart the decaying husks of still dying nations and corporations alike before dismantling and selling much of what they took to those who would come after. With this newfound capital and a lack of regulations the conglomerates found themselves able to invest heavily in many previously denied avenues of technology, hiring in the most intelligent of the world with the promise of support and stability in exchange for unparalleled progress for all. This was achieved through a carefully maintained corporate image, modern propaganda in practise and it was very effective.

It painted a picture of a not so distant future in which a utopian society could be achieved, of course through the newly created Gencultura AgriTech Corporation. With the total collapse of both the Turkish and Cypriot governments the group was able to purchase the island of Cyprus in its entirety and within several years it was established as the first Gencultura mega-facility under Paradise Solutions and formed the Gencultura Technologies Group. Within the first twenty years Gencultura made huge advances in genetically modified agriculture, specifically the creation of several strains of extremely hardy and resistant crops alongside air, soil and crop sensors that could have revolutionised the farming industry as global levels of pollution continued to rise. They attracted much of the world's once greatest and wealthiest, those seeking a shelter from the storm that the world now was.

As a food crisis continued to grip much of Africa Gencultura expanded its holdings under the guise of humanitarian assistance, securing much of what was once North Africa causing much of the African population to migrate northwards or starve on the now even more hospitable continent. They established Paradise Solutions population centres notably in Egypt, Tunisia and Morocco – at this point effectively becoming a nation in their own right. The Gencultura Group established the Bastion Group subsidiary to create and utilise weapons technologies to better control the population through both non-fatal and if necessary fatal means. Throughout this period the leadership and direction of Gencultura had been decided by the board of directors, however an internal conflict around this time resulted in their dissolution and a new corporate structure being established with a new Executive Director with ultimate control. Over the next twenty years the corporation branched into several more sectors, namely biological engineering and biometrics culminating in in-vitro farms, fisheries and vertical farming. They expanded and acquired further territories in the Mediterranean securing effective control of the entire sea’s external shipping lanes completing their monopoly of the area whilst establishing more Paradise Solution centres.

Most recently Gencultura has expanded further into Africa carving out what was once Somalia, having spent the last ten years priming an ambitious project after their expansions in the Mediterranean. Over the last thirty or so years Gencultura has changed much, both internally and externally. The once public image of technology for all has disappeared into the slightly more ominous Gencultura machine that continues to grow.

For all purposes run by an Executive Director, publically the head of the company who has the majority say in any decision, though a board of directors still exists to advise. In reality they are all public figureheads, manipulated from behind the scenes to give a semblance of transparency and accountability. The true leader of the Gencultura Technologies Group is a single dynasty, or rather a single man. One of the initial conglomerate investors who over the course of his and the companies life has taken total control through a combination of buyouts, bribery and more nefarious means. Charles Lawson, assisted closely by his family whom he has trained and prepared for his entire life are the true controllers of the Gencultura Technologies Group. He has final say in every regard, though aged 98 with the help of the most cutting modern medical science he still feels as young as he did at 60. His eldest son is his second, carrying out many of the tasks his father sets and making them a reality. He too has his own agendas and personally runs several off-shoot divisions of some of the subsidiaries so he is able to direct their research.

Gencultura Agritech (Agriculture - Origin)
Paradise Solutions (Contained Living Environments)
Gencultura Bioheal (Pharmaceutical research)
Bastion Group (Arms Manufacturing)

Publically the Gencultura Technologies Group is a very ethical and transparent company, or at least most parts of it are. The majority of the company does in fact run in a very ethical and transparent way, the majority of individuals within the company being none the wiser to anything otherwise. There are however divisions amongst practically all of the larger subsidiaries that are very guarded and closed off, of course publically these are the areas most sensitive to corporate espionage such as experimental research and development. In truth these sections are far from ethical and the workers within these branches generally have no qualms about what they are doing, after all the profits and luxuries of the Gencultura Tech Group are many.

Security is handled almost exclusively by The Bastion Group within the Gencultura Tech territories. Initially a peacekeeping force established to protect the Southern Med-Paradise centres due to the huge influx of ‘immigrants’ it soon grew into a mixture of peacekeepers and private security force and eventually included a capable special strike force. Over the years the arms produced have benefited greatly from Gencultura Bioheal research leading to a number of extremely deadly and effective weaponry. As the Gencultura group expanded and secured more natural resources the Bastion group expanded too, gaining small mining and manufacturing subsidiaries of its own supported by foreign experts as the need for arms and equipment grew. Initially a very small force attached to a primarily arms production company the Bastian Group has expanded upon its number of Special strike teams, the culmination of the best technology and training the Gentech Group can provide. Most recently the Bastion strike teams were used to outs the many rebel factions and settlements that had littered Somalia for countless years, bringing ultimate security and Genecultura oversight to the shipping lanes in that area as they forged down the red sea’s west bank through a gradual campaign of strategic strikes and superior logistical abilities. Of course the territory was seized and the lands natural resources with it, adding another planned Paradise Solutions centre to Africa, the world can celebrate another ‘victory’ as countless lives will surely be saved in this ‘humanitarian’ move as Gentech secures and redevelops the once hostile lands.

George Scott Rowe
42
Male
02.04.2057

Born in the heart of the Gencultura Technologies in the Cyprio Prime Paradise complex to one of the wealthiest families George attended the finest schools and academies before he took a junior position within Paradise Solutions where he quickly excelled and progressed. He was overseer over the entire southern Mediterranean expansion project and worked closely with the Agritech division to ensure maximum yields within record periods causing a population boom amongst the zones. With the death of the previous Executive Director there was a careful election and interview process within the company’s board of directors, publically anyway. Behind the scenes George Rowe was selected by Charles Lawson after a number of private interviews, he proved to be both the most qualified and the most agreeable to Mr Lawson’s ambitions. He has been Executive director for nine years now and long ago accepted his role within Gencultura Technologies as what he sees it as the second in command. He still has a great deal more input into the groups actions as long as his actions align with the ambitions of Mr Lawson. Disputes between the two have been few and he quickly learnt not to cross the man who pulls all of the strings.

George flourished initially within the environment of good ethical behaviour and core values of Paradise Solutions, this greatly contributing to his rapid successes. As such he is perceived as a very ethical and upstanding Executive Director, his record speaking for itself. He oversaw the processing of over 200 million ‘refugees’ entering into the Southern Med centres and eventual distribution throughout the southern zones.
This reputation is part of the reason he was selected by Mr Lawson.
In private however he became frustrated with many elements of the project, the obvious problems with such an influx of uneducated and unskilled labourers into an otherwise highly educated semi-cosmopolitan culture causing much friction. The problems were overcome slowly but through a project of free food, education, training and a strict process of integration for those with the desire to do so. The darker side of the program was handled by the Bastion Group, giving him deniability of any knowledge of the kidnappings and so called ‘rehabilitation centres’ where any unsatisfactory elements taken to be either broken or removed. The closely controlled Gencultura Technologies Group media broadcasts of course dismissed these as vicious rumours spread by dissidents and malcontents. He is of course aware of some of the dark side and he permits it to operate under the control of Mr Lawson without interference choosing to not confront exactly what is necessary for the success of the company.

George is married to Diana Rowe, they have three children.
Helena Rowe – 19
Christoper Rowe – 16
Alexander Rowe – 8
It is impossible to get to where he has without gaining at least a small number of enemies and rivals throughout the many subsidiaries. One of the good points about being Executive Director though as far as he sees it he has won and only needs now to maintain his position. He is too well behaved to have a mistress.

Charles Dante Lawson
98
Male
07.08.2002

The history of Charles Lawson and his family is known by very few, but he was a vastly wealthy investor during the great collapse who managed to band together with several of his allies to take advantage of the situation. Throughout his life he has manipulated events to suit himself, taking total control of the company through various methods from behind the scenes. Each subsidiary head knows who they really report to and over the many years there have been numerous examples of what happens to those who attempt to subvert his control. Though extremely old being at the helm of one of the wealthiest corporations has afforded him access to the latest cutting edge bio-technologies both from within Gentech and from external sources. His initial vision of food and technology for all whilst partially realised has been somehow warped along the route. Now all he seems to desire is expansion and progress.

Charles Lawson has no public image, being an extremely private individual with access to vast wealth and resources he is able to keep it this way. He is extremely ambitious and capable, considering each and every option he has before making what he considers the best decision – nothing is below him if it means his ambitions are achieved.
He has many hobbies and enjoys a quite opulent lifestyle, supplemented by a range of pharmaceuticals and bioenhancements he is still able to live the life of a much younger man. He has outlived his wife and has many mistresses that he keeps at his many luxurious properties. He is driven in his professional and personal life, a man used to getting everything he wants one way or another. He considers the vast majority of his goals achieved and now sets aside a good portion of his time to the finer things in life.

Relations with his family are generally very good, though there are doubtlessly a few cracks and sensitive areas. A widower he has outlived his wife whom he loved dearly, though throughout their long marriage he did indulge outside of the marital bed on several occasions – though his wife remained unaware. He has five children, one of which is a bastard that he has kept hidden from the others.
Victor Charles Lawson – 51
Cedrick Dante Lawson – 39
Teagan Victoria Lawson – 36
Stephan Edward Lawson – 34
Charlie Francis Couture - 25

Victor Charles Lawson
51
Male
21.11.2047

The first son of Charles Lawson, Victor has been groomed to be his heir each and every single day of his life. He has attended the very best institutes within both Gentech and the wider world, having known nothing but the very best for his entire life. Just like his father he is ambitious beyond belief and driven to accomplish his every goal. As he proved his abilities and desires his father has entrusted him with more and more, culminating in de facto leadership of the Bastion Group and handling of the more sensitive and crucial elements of Gencultura Technologies Group’s darker ambitions.

Similar in many ways to his father victor is used to achieving his desires, though he lives within the shadow of him and has done his entire life. Because of this he has grown accustomed to withholding information regarding his own projects from his father and family, his ambitions growing bolder each day. He has crossed lines that even Charles Lawson would not have, commissioning research in all manner of terrible avenues whilst supplying ample test subjects from within the unsatisfactory elements of his rehabilitation centres. Personally he is quite cruel and sadistic, quite possibly a psychopath considering many of his preferred pastimes.

Eldest son of the Lawson family.
Victor maintains a working relationship with his family, but beyond this he has failed to bond with any member other than his father, whom he always has had the deepest reverence for.

Damascus Corp., Damascus Robotics, DRRC, The Big D, Skynet, the Institute

The Damascus Robotics Research Corporation, then known as the Rocky Mountains Drone Systems, was first formed in late 2018 in Toronto, Canada, specialising in remote-controlled camera drones. It was a simple company of a dozen people and a small office. But with drones increasing in popularity, the company quickly rose in power, going international and dominating the drone market, even designing models for military use. Things were going well, with the corporation branching out into multiple subsidiary companies. It was here that the company was renamed Damascus Robotics Research Corporation.

But then came the Great Collapse of 2031, and the Canadian economy collapsed on itself. Companies went bankrupt, people lost both their homes and their jobs, even the government wasn't spared as it struggled to keep the furious populace under control. While the company took a heavy hit in the first few weeks following this cataclysmic event, it managed to stay afloat, though it was forced to shut down most of its minor daughter companies. The corporation managed to keep running, though it was forced to close several international branches.

Thanks to the Damascus Corporation's advanced drone systems, it managed to keep the rioting Canadian citizens under control through non-lethal methods such as tear gas and shocks. It also used its drones to deliver aid to the affected people not just in Canada but across the globe, providing shelter in the form of massive moving refugee camps. The company quickly rose back to power, and just two years after the Collapse, controlled much of Canada, taking over government duties. The corporation ruled over the country as a benevolent dictatorship, exercising absolute power for the sake of the people. The Canadian people were at least happy with this, and the country entered a period of relative peace.

However, due to rising tensions between rival companies that had also taken over much of the still-standing governments, it was forced to arm itself, creating its military wing, Damascus Security Service (DSS), made up of former soldiers, law enforcement officers, and international mercenaries, not to mention thousands of military drones. This new military provided security for the people, and protected them from threats, both exterior and interior.

Over time, the corporation began to stray away from its peaceful ways, and began to research and manufacture advanced weapons, much to the disdain of the populace it controlled. The company reassured its citizens that it was for their protection, but they refused to hear them out and attempted a coup. Suffice to say, it failed. The insufficiently-armed ragtag group of civilians were mercilessly cut down by the DSS. Survivors were publicly executed.

Damascus' rule became much more authoritarian after that, stepping up security around the country and sending out 'hit squads' to terminate suspected rebels. Despite this, however, the corporation still continued to listen to the needs of its citizens and try to help them the best they can. This is why the company is seen by most to be the lesser of two evils, normally viewing them as the lighter shade of grey.

The Damascus Corp. runs its company just like any other before the Collapse: a large company run by a board of directors which in turn is overseen by a CEO. It is currently lead by CEO Joseph Adams, a revolutionary thinker who followed in the footsteps of Stephen Adams, his father and former CEO of the company who was in power before and after the Great Collapse. The now-deceased CEO was the main reason Damascus was now in control of Canada.

Besides this, Damascus Security Service is run by multiple generals, fitting for such a large military. They normally function as advisors for the Board of Directors.

Damascus Security Service (Private Military)
Canadian Industries (Manufacturing)
Frontier Research (Research and Development)
Rocky Mountain Drone Systems (Robotics) (Origin)

Being a company that was formed in Canada, the Damascus Corporation celebrates traditional Candian celebrations such as Canada Day, Victoria Day, and Seal Clubbing Festival. It is a company that believes strongly in good virtues, listening to the complaints and problems of citizens, and tries to help them best they can. As a corporation whose main focus is the field of robotics, they strive to create more advanced and humanlike constructs, believing that these synthetic beings would be an improvement over humanity, and most vital personnel intend to upload their brains into these machines so that they can continue to serve even after dying. It is normal for robots to malfunction and go on a rampage, but employees see it as the only way to succeed is through failure.

The Damascus Security Service (DSS) serves as the corporation's military and main security force. It is a well-armed professional fighting force equipped with only the best the company has to offer. Every soldier wears body armour and a powered exoskeleton that allows for greatly increased strength and the ability to use boosters built into the suit. Foot soldiers are supported by heavily armoured war machines that are perfectly capable of tearing through weaker armies with ease with railgun weapon systems. Besides this, organic human soldiers fight alongside robotic soldiers made for the sole purpose of combat known as Synths.

The Damascus Security Service Overwatch, simply known as the Overwatch, is the elite branch of the DSS, handling the most dangerous threats. Besides this, they do everything from homeland security to secret service. Each of them receive superior training and some form of cybernetic augmentation, allowing each member to perform a variety of tasks be it frontline combat, piloting, and covert operations.

Joseph William Adams
54
Male
16th May 1996

Joseph Adams is the original founder of the Damascus Corporation. In his youth, he was the son of esteemed businessman Stephen Adams, and as such, lived a comfortable and rich life. He attended some of the best business schools in the world, and when he found his skill with machines, especially remote-controlled craft, he founded his own company, the Rocky Mountain Drone Systems, in 2018. He watched it grow from a tiny and obscure company into a massive business conglomerate that dominated the camera drone industry. When the Great collapse happened in 2031, he was ready for it thanks to his father's teachings, and made decisions to save the company. It is one of the many reasons why the Damascus Corporation is still such a massive company today. In the coming years, he would adopt a young boy named Glover, who eventually became the commander of the elite branch of the DSS known as the Damascus Overwatch.

Calm and the last one to crack under pressure, Joseph is exceedingly polite and professional to his employees and citizens. He is known for his rather supernaturally good leadership skills, which is why civilians look up to him and praise him, ever-grateful for the time of peace the country is in. The Joseph behind locked doors is a man of susceptible cunning. He will constantly send out DSS hit squads to eliminate suspected terrorists, sometimes these 'terrorists' being innocent people who just happened to have too much power. Joseph would normally reassure the public that he had taken out wanted criminals, framing the people. This is all to preserve his public image. After all, he followed in the footsteps of his father before.

Lucas Graham, assistant, alive
Stephen Adams (father), former businessman, deceased
Glover Adams (adopted son), Damascus Overwatch commander, alive
Baxter (dog), pet cyborg dog, alive

Joe Global, Big J, Reich Reloaded

In the 2000s, a turbulent time for humanity, shorty before the great collapse, saw the sudden rise of Jötunn Industries. A fusion from a group of small engineering, energy and research companies, became the great hope for a dying Europa. Energy was and still is the blood of all civilization, and the reliance on coal, Oil and Uranium was a anchor that pulled the nations of Europa deeper into the abyss.

Eager to find a solution, the Union was more then willing to hear the offer of the new star of the European Energy industry, and found their research. In the year 2004, the first field trial of the "Loge Geo-Thermal Generator" had surpassed all expectations, and more and more countries began to invest into Jötunn Industries, skyrocketing it into a AAA-plus league of International Businesses. Soon more Geo-Thermal Power plants were build, and it seemed like Iceland would soon be able to produce energy for all of Europa!

Then the Great Collapse came, and hit Jötunn Industries with full force. Over night the Company lost most of its vital investors, and its stocks were almost made worthless. In an desperate attempt to secure its holdings from riots or nationalization of its assets by Germany, Denmark or the Netherlands the company turned its attention to the armies of said nations. Directly approaching the lower ranks of command, they were able to buy enough loyalty to soon field their private army, and take control of military bases in their reach. Declaring marital law in northern Germany, southern Denmark and Iceland, they enforced peace trough brutality and kept their plants operational. While supporting the EDA in keeping the Euro stable, they continued to take more and more land form the falling governments of Germany and Denmark, and soon annexed Greenland and Iceland completely. It was in this time, where W-Wsec founded its reputations as an unstoppable force, as they easily crushed any resistance, be it military or civilian nature.

Continuing to sell energy to all that could afford it, Jötunn soon was able to stabilize itself financially and economically. Able to lift martial law from all its territory in 2014, a thigh leash was still placed on the civilian population, as unrest was still present among the civilian population. Starting a great PR campaign, Jötunn Industries presented itself as the savoir of central Europa, able to safe its citizens from incompetent leaders. With great support by the former Military of these nations, Jötunn soon could change its image, and declare itself as the rightful ruler of northern Germany, southern Denmark, Iceland and Greenland! Seeing a new age coming, and having growing ambitions, the Company was renamed Jötunn Global, making it quite clear that their ambitions were not limited to Europa.

Starting a resettlement campaign, disguised as a Humanitarian service, population centers in central Germany, like Berlin, Cologne and Frankfurt were secured by the newly founded WSec (Wotan-Security, the privat military force of Jötunn Global), and its skilled inhabitants relocated to the coast, Iceland or Greenland. At the melting of thickest layers of ice in Greenland, due to the global warming, and advances in technology, let to the uncovering of new opportunities for mining. With little experience in this matter, a tempting offer was made by the AUC. Paying a fixed due each year, and taking all risks, it was an offer to good to be true. Accepting it, the "Jötunn-AUC Mining Cooperation" was created, and began its work on Greenland soil.

A great investment for both sides finally led to the first opening of inland mines, but to the surprise of all, the amount of Ore and minerals that were found in the now accessible plains of Greenland. The due the AUC payed to Jötunn Global was not even a fraction of the profit that the AUC would gain from these Mines. Fearing the Humiliation and dire consequences, the W-WSec was brought into position, and at the 01.10.2021 all assets of the AUC were sized by Special forces of W-WSec. Declaring Greenland as "locked down" any personal and equipment was to be sized, to continue the mining operation. With so much distance between Australia and Greenland, Jötunn didnt thought a counterattack to be possible! They were wrong!

In counter to this clear act of aggression, AIS forces were sent in at 08.10.2021 in a commando-style raid. Although a brief operation many W-Wsec troops were killed, and although a small amount of equipment was moved out, the vast majority was detonated, denying Jötunn it. To make matters worse, Department 5 operatives were sent in, and a number of mining tunnels were detonated, causing the resources within to be locked away. Suffering its first real defeat, the invincible image of W-Wsec would take a humiliating and lasting damage.

In response, the AUC also called a trade embargo on Jötunn, swearing that until a formal apology and recompensation for the attacks was payed in full, none of the subsidiary companies would provide so much as a grain seed to Jötunn Global. They also encouraged their friendly trading partners to do the same, although without much luck. Such began the start of the enmity between the two different companies. Jötunn lost almost 10 years until they reached an efficiency level of mining, that the AUC had achived in a mere two years.

Humiliated, and with a great loss in material, personal and equipment, the focus was shifted away from Greenland to a expansion of Jötunn territory. 2022, W-Wsec send out a small company to take control of the Isle of Kolgujew north of Russia, and later took Svalbard, both times encountering only little resistance. With Kolgujew having little to no value, it was turned into a training ground for W-Wsec, and a outpost near the growing giant that was the Volskaya Group. In an effort to secure a secondary mining spot, Svalbard was annexed and its starving inhabitants presented to the whole world as "Saved by Jötunn Global".

Then, 2026, came the breakthrough of the "Grottasöngr-Reactor"! Outclassing the aging Loge reactor, it proofed to be the miracle the Jötunn company needed to recover once more. Soon, Icelands volcanoes would directly providing energy, but with a growing demand, soon Jötunn Global would need new Volcanic Hotspots if it wanted to dominate the global energy market. The Azores had become a new age Center for piracy, and to statute an example for the world, W-Wsec landed with full force, crushing any resistance with an Iron boot. Seeing an opportunity to justify their landgrab, Jötunn declared further campaigns against these "Anarchistic islands of thief´s and rapists", and would continue to expand further south.

By the year 2040, Jötunn Global had become one of the dominant powers in the Atlantic ocean, and a global player in the energy market and mining industry! With the founding of Mjölnir Arms, they were even able to take hold in the arms trade. Taking each chance they can get to harm the AUC, and with a desire to expand into Asia. Supporting Indonesian Rebels and Pirates with state of the art Weaponry, the conflict on the islands is growing with each day, and many foresee, that both companies will soon be at each others throat once more.

The dominant position at the top of Jötunn Global is the CEO Roland Krongold, who´s power is only limited by a council of nine Electors, who in case of the CEO´s death, or abdication, are to vote for new one. They are made up from three high ranking generals of W-Wsec, three representatives of the Major shareholder and three representatives that are elected from the working employees. With a six out of Nine vote they can veto any decision of the CEO. For this it is a fixed goal for Krongold to always have at least four loyalists in the council, rendering it powerless.

The next level of Administration are the board of directors, which are awarded directly by the leading council. Separated from the board of directors are the military boards, which are directly awarded by the three highest Ranking Generals of W-Wsec. Not a direct requirement, yet slowly it seems like some short military service as an officer for a few years is mandatory, if one wants to climb upwards inside Jötunn Global!

With the rest of europa sinking into chaos, and with its own interests at risk, Jötunn had to take a few steps that were outright ethical questionable. But in the mindest of its founders, these were steps that had to be taken! This new age would require a rethinking of old norms, and like any other aspect of the struggle to surive, it had to be the best!

Social-Darwinism is a virtue of this Cooperation, mixed with the growing militarism among its citizens. From quite an early age, the working class youth is drilled to strive for greatness inside the Company. Indoctrinating a feeling of great patriotic pride, that borders to nationalism towards their Company. Supporting this, Jötunn makes sure that their employees enjoy a modest, yet comfortable state of living, after they have reached full employment, and with social projects, reward programs and social security, Jötunn does its best to create a spirit of camaraderie among its citizens!

But outside the company is nothing, and people who arent part of Jötunn (or an other powerful Cooperation) are basically without any rights inside its territory. The same is seen with people who dare to stand against the company, and betray its goals. These people cant expect any mercy when their betray is punished by death.

W-Wsec, or "Wotan-Wehr Security" is the official security arm of Jötunn Global. Originating from elements of the former military of Germany, Denmark and the Netherlands, who´s loyalty had been bought by providing security for the families of soldiers and officers in such dire times. During the great crash, they proofed to be an excellent fighting force, and would crush any resistance they encountered, during the pacification of the territory of what would soon be the core lands of Jötunn Global.
Made up completely of volunteers from the working Population, W-Wsec prefers Quality over Quantity, and its soldiers see themselves as the best of the best, if not the best in the whole world, while their officers try their best to imitated old Prussian traditions, and revive old ideas of honor.

The "Great Humiliation of 2021" where AIS Forces were able to raid Greenland and cause horrible casualties in Personnel and Equipment, has lead to an even stricter restructure in its military doctrines. With a great focus on its naval presence, Jötunn military investments are growing each year, and so is the power of W-Wsec in its company.

Full name:Roland Friedrich Leopold Korngold
age 68
sex Male
Birthday 3. December

Born in a dying old world, Roland Korngold has a humble beginnings. A intelligent and quick child, he soon began a promising career, as a leading engineer of the "Loge Geo-Thermal Generator". A state founded project, Roland was able to charm his way upwards, and soon found himself in the leading board of Jötunn Industries, appointed by supporters inside the European Union, and the company itself.

When the great collapse came, his calculating, cold streak proofed as a beacon of security in midst of all this chaos, and till this day, many inside the company see him as the sole person who saved it. He was the one who used the remaining funds to hire mercenaries to protect company assets, before buying the loyalty of the armed forces, and declaring martial law. Over Night, Roland Korngold became a glorious leader for some, and a warlord for most!

Since then, he has held the position of CEO of Jötunn Global, and was the driving force behind its expansions and aggressive attacks, be it economically or military. Proclaiming a need for a "Position of power on a global scale", further expansions of the company, be it towards Siberia of central Europa, seem inevitable.

Roland is a man driven by ambition and ideas. In his mind exists a vision from a powerful, state like Company, that holds supremacy over this world, be it politically, or economically. Willing to sacrifice anyone or anything for this goal, he has become a cold man over the years, yet still at least tries to hold onto the "Jötunn Honor" that the company Ideology holds high.

The public opinion of Roland Korngold is extremely high in the core regions of Jötunn Global. Presented by the media as a hard working, charismatic leader, Ronald also loves to show himself with the common personal, be it a workers, scientists, or soldiers of W-Wsec. Countless, mostly true, stories are around, how Roland personally intervened to make sure that loyal employees were susceptible rewarded for actions that went beyond their calling. Over the years, something resembling a personal cult has slowly shown itself, as almost every city in Jötunn territory now has a "Roland Korngold Street" with a proper stature of their CEO in it.

Roland was married two times, yet has no more living relatives.
His first marriage was with Kathrina Korngold (Born Fischer) and resulted in three children:
Walter Krongold-41, CEO of JGMI (Jötunn Global Mining Industries)
Maria Krongold- 37, CEO of Mjölnir Arms (Arms Manufacturing)
Theodor Krongold-35, Playboy and Black sheep of the family

The divorce followed in 2047, and a mere month later Roland Krongold married the Starlet Lisbeth Ruthengard (Born Hansen) which resulted in a two children.
Wilhelm Krongold-2 years old, skilled walker
Lisa Krongold-7 months old, Toddler in training

A men who lives the life that he self sees as deserve. As such he does little to hide his affairs, even towards his new wife. There are rumors of a child that he had with a journalist, but there never has been any confirmation!

The Northern Union, the Cold Alliance, the frozen vaulters

After the Financial Crisis that dragged on far longer than many thougth it should, there was a loud public call for more responsible banks. As the current ones refused to change, new ones rose up to challenge the old money’s values. Among them was Bank of Scandinavia. It utilized advanced algorithms to calculate if loan-packages or singular loans that were traded, would get paid. The Bank of Scandinavia started to gather money and create buffer funds in case of another collapse. However, to do the existing algorithm had to be altered. They bought over Dreyed Systems and renamed it. It now had a singular task. Upgrade the algorithm. They succeeded, and in the nick of time as well. In 2025 the geniuses of Dreyed revealed their program: SEER and its frightening prediction. Within 10 years the world would face a devastating cataclysm.

Bank of Scandinavia began to hoard money like mad. Seemingly at random it bought loads of small loan packages and shed several of its “core” loan packs. Labeled mad by the liberal economics, Bank of Scandinavia fought a tough fight for 6 years. But when the collapse begun, the Bank stood tall and loomed over the larger banks. Sadly, trouble arose that SEER did not see coming. Countries, themselves too poor, could no longer bail out the banks that got too big. In a grab for power, the Bank of Scandinavia began giving countries extremely large loans. While at the same time, the failing banks were drained and the funds they owned siphoned towards Bank of Scandinavia.

However, not everyone could open an account at the Bank. Nor did everyone get a loan. SEER kept running and predicted peoples’ their capability to pay loans. Those who couldn’t, didn’t receive one. A wealth gab formed swiftly and crushingly. At this time too, Bank of Scandinavia began putting billions of euros in the EU. To keep it relatively steady. The social unrest turned into civil strife rather quickly. Seeing that nations struggled calming their citizens, the Bank created a 3th and 4th branch and, at the same time, created Carolus Holdings.

Einherjar was based off the bankers their belief that everything required higher education. First two years were used to gather the top of the top instructors from various nations and ordered them to create a ciriculum to fill 3 years. The 3th year the first students were allowed in. 3 years later and the first Einherjar Security Agents graduated. Using LTL weaponry they swiftly cleared the streets of the riots that were once common sight. Housing prices skyrocketed and poor families were driven to live in slums surrounding the city.

When Einherjar was being made, Future Investment was created as well. Carolus Holdings realized that students graduating normal universities were not well prepared for a life within the Holdings. Thus they made their own university. Massive grants and wages attracted the very best from across the globe. The Universities sponsored by Future Investment swiftly rose to the top 10 of best Universities on Earth.

In 2085, to prove their supremacy, Carolus Holdings began the construction of Asgard. An almost utopical city that became the absolute center of Carolus Holdings. All 4 major branches had their HQ here. In fact, the Asgard University in itself is the size of a village and holds many of the brightest minds. The Bifrost Airport is one of the most advanced airports today. Dreyed too got the area of a small village for advanced predictive computer research. The area is better known as Vanaheim. Finally, more towards the center stands the Andvaranaut Building. Not only the average bank, it is said that beyond the main building, you will find the vaults that stores the wealth of the Bank of Scandinavia.

Carolus Holdings is managed by a small force. Which in turn manages the holdings numerous companies. At the top sits Haldjor Bjornson. An enigmatic billionaire. Charming as he is vicious, the young Bjornson keeps a tight hold over the four main branches of his Holding. He and the CEOs of those companies (Charles Olavson of Einherjar, Catharina Alvar of Dreyed, himself also manages the Bank and finally Sigrir Jondottir of Aesir). To maintain his power over the 3 others, the owner of the Bank of Scandinavia holds just about 35% of all stocks of Carolus Holdings. The other companies juggle between 20 to 15% of all stucks and the rest is in the hand of private entities.

Einherjar Security Solutions (Security)
Dreyed Advanced Data Group (Computer technology)
Bank of Scandinavia (Finance, Origin)
Future Investment Group (Education)

To many Carolus Holdings is the apex of corporate culture. It's a highly oiled machine working at breakneck speed. Only taking in the best and brightest. Burn-outs are no shame. In fact, they are seen as a rite of passage. Money and bonuses flow like its water and employees have everything desire (even that whose legality could be questioned). But in return they must give their body, mind and soul for the company. One could think this is an inhumane way of being treated. Like cogs in a machine. But many within the areas of CH view the Holdings as a savior, guide, and educator. They uplift those capable to wealth. So many fight and work hard to get uplifted. Once within the Holdings, the race only started. The top can be reached. But only through hard work. Everything is permitted.

The lower levels of the Holdings work at less breakneck speeds. Though they are still pushed to give their all, these people won't hit a burn-out at their 25th (or suffer cardiac arrest at the young age of 40). However, their wages are very low. Mostly calculated in such a way that it's just enough to come by every month but unable to buy luxury. They generally live dancing on the edge of poverty. Though they don't really condemn the companies for that.

This is because there is one ladder lower. Those who are truly and thoroughly poor. Those who barely have anything and must take semi-legal jobs (often day jobs that are paid in cash. They are legal but nobody's covered). These people often face the brunt of any problem. Financial crisis? Fault of the poor. Terrorism? They're poor. Riots? The poor try to take what little you have. Being poor is utterly and thoroughly stigmatized within Carolus Holding territories.

Einherjar Security Solutions, or ESS, are experts in close-quarters anti-terrorism tactics. Functioning as EU's international police, they are highly qualified in hostage situations, VIP evac and terrorist raids. Swift, professional and unyielding, the ESS has a track-record that would make any army jealous. It recruits from various sources. But each recruit is hand-picked. Often promising athletes with high educational scores are picked. They then proceed through 3 years of rigorous mental and physical training. Graduation from the Einherjar Institute is considered a huge honor. After that, 15 years of service. When the 15 years a fulfilled, the soldiers have an option: either privatize as one of ESS's numerous private corporations and work as a bodyguard. Or work directly under ESS as a security consultant.

"The Guardian of the East." Titan, Guardian, Middle East Relief, Montu, United Republic of the Middle East (URME).

Originally, Titan Company was not always called that name. Before the Great Collapse happened, another crisis was happening in the world and it started in the Middle East. The company used to be a humanitarian organization called "The Middle East Relief." The purpose of that organization was provide aid and supplies to Iraqis and Iranians during the Iran–Iraq War. They also assisted Palestinian and Lebanese refugees during the war in 1982. The Middle East Relief gained much needed attention that interested other countries to help out the relief organization. Then things got worse as the Gulf War began when the United States invaded Iraq.

Less money was now going towards organizations like The Middle East Relief and more was going towards it's army. As the war got more deadly, thousands of refugees were in hands of the nearby humanitarian organizations. The Middle East Relief did their best to rebuild lives during and after the Gulf War. However, the United States invaded Iraq and it was the beginning of the Iraq War. The war would cost thousands of lives and caused ISIS to form in the aftermath. ISIS would also cause the European refugee crisis as millions tried to escape the collapsing Middle East. Things were looking hopeless but the Middle East Relief refused to back down and began their work. That was when they met a private security company based within the Middle East, Montu.

After reaching an agreement, Montu and The Middle East Relief joined forces to "better the situation in the Middle East." As Iraqi forces slowly defeated ISIS, Montu was able to provide that extra push needed to wipe them off of the map. While The Middle East Relief helped rebuilt several town and cities as they had been under ISIS control for several years. Eventually, the war with ISIS soon ended with a crushing defeat for ISIS and a huge victory for both Montu and the Middle East Relief. However, the Great Collapse came and it had a huge disastrous effect on the region.

Iraq and several other countries were falling apart as total government control was lost over the population. As the governments of the world were slowly collapsing, government regulations over companies were no longer being enforced. It was the perfect time to assume control for Montu and the Middle East Relief. Montu overtook the Iraqi government in the matter of days while the Middle East Relief immediately merged with several other humanitarian organizations and dying companies in the Middle East region. Soon enough, Iraq and Kuwait were being controlled and observed by Montu in 2035. The two organizations managed to get the attention of the royal families of the Middle East. Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Oman, Yemen, and Jordan came up with an agreement to hold a meeting to discuss the 'fate of the Middle East.'

In July, the CEO of Montu and President of the Middle East Relief soon arrived to Dubai for the meeting. The details of what happened during the meeting have not surfaced; but in the end, both organizations were given huge amounts of money and allowed complete control of their actions within the region. Dubai soon became the organizations' new headquarters after the meeting. In a year, the city has grown into being the biggest regional hub for finance, trade, tourism, and shopping in the Middle East. This growth would result in the formation of Titan Company, the combination of Montu and the Middle East Relief, in 2040. Titan became the most powerful and influential company in the region. This new found power spelled problems with relations between the royal families.

When the annexation of the United Arab Emirates, Qatar and Bahrain, the remaining royal families declared Titan to be a threat and warned others on 2044. Titan responded by hosting an 'annual meeting between the Middle East.' Oman, Yemen, Jordan, Palestine, Lebanon, and Syria responded and accepted the offer while Saudi Arabia declined to go and send a spokesman instead. The meeting was held in Baghdad, Iraq and details of that meeting also have not surfaced. But, all of the people that attended ended up dead within a two month period. All of the countries—besides Saudi Arabia—quickly fell apart and Titan took control. Their arrival was rather quick.

After the meeting, Titan once again were expanding their control over the Middle East region. Israel, Palestine, Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, and Kyrgyzstan all went under Titan control in a three year period. With their defensive force, they decided to invade the ungoverned lands of Turkey and annex their remaining lands. In a one year period, hundreds of Titan forces died while launching an offensive strategies in their first and only war against a government. With Turkey under the direct control of Titan, it was not long before Afghanistan and Pakistan allowed the company to do whatever to them. However, Titan only took what useful lands were left and let the countries rot.

Saudi Arabia was the remaining government that Titan did not control in the Middle East. Instead of a direct attack, they waited for the dying royal family came to them. It took only two months (thanks to the blockade) before the family arrived at Dubai, but it was bitter sweet victory for Titan. The family allowed them to take complete control of Saudi Arabia, making Titan Company the first to unite all of the Middle East countries as one. In 2048, Titan Company began changes to their leadership making it run more like a government than a megacoroporation. Things were looking good for the company until one day.

Several cities in the Middle East were attacked by the returning ISIS forces as several bombings happened in the cities. Private forces quickly responded and attacked back, lasting days before ISIS retreated back into the deserts of the Middle East. The attacks left thousands dead and millions of dollars in damages to the cities. Titan vowed that they would wipe the ISIS threat for sure like they did in the early 2000s. However, ISIS supporters are everywhere and difficult to control and follow. Rumors surfaced that the 'royal' families of the Middle East are behind the support, but nothing can be confirm or deny and that scares them.

President and CEO Daifallah Habib, the first president of the United Republic of the Middle East, vows that he would wipe out the ISIS forces hidden within Iraq's mountains and caves. Habib is augmented, making him a target of several attack ads and threats for religious folks, and often shows it off with his metal arm and leg painted in tan. His goals, besides destroying ISIS, is to improve human augmentations to rival EDA Core.

Titan Company was once ran like a regular company until they controlled the entire Middle East region. That was when the company adopted a government body. The United Republic of the Middle East is a corporatist authoritarian government. Historians have point out on how similar the URME is to Portugal's Estado Novo in the early 1900s (instead of the URME being fascists). The Republic allows basic rights for the people and it acts as if it was not authoritarian. However, people who opposed the Republic often faced punishments and political parties are heavily limited. And there is not any form of elections happening as well, making Daifallah Habib leader for a very long time.

Titan Company - Private Security
Jannah Media Multinational - Entertainment & News
Dhole Evolved - Prostetics
Albach-Kawa Energy - Petrol

Titan Company has always been proud of caring for the people since the early days of Montu and the Middle East Relief. You could say that they consider the people before making decisions. It also means that the private security would always go save the citizens, which is a weakness that someone could use. However, they will fight in cities full of people if it means crushing the enemy or defending their lands. The culture is also like the one you would see while working in any other government. In short, Titan Company is both a government and a business; but, they tend to be government first.

They are also a humanitarian organization, which does not mean much on paper. But, they still say that as a token to remembering the past.

Titan Company also offers security to their people in the United Republic of the Middle East. Their active 'military' is one of the biggest in the world with about six hundred thousand men all over the Middle East. The majority of the troops are fighting ISIS all over different fronts, which might seem overkill to those that do not watch the news. However, ISIS strongholds are all over the Middle East and URME does not want them to be influencing anyone else to join their cause. URME also has stated that they are not interested in expanding anymore ensuring everyone that they want only the Middle East. That does not mean that they will defend themselves, if they have to.

The 'military' also allows foreigners similar to the French Foreign Legion which recruits applicants aged eighteen to forty. Like the EDA, augmentation is also encouraged in the military; however, being augmented is not popular to many.

Daifallah Habib | Male | Thirty-two | 06 August 2016

Life for Daifallah Habib was easier to live in than anyone else during the Great Collapse. Being raised in Dubai and having the best education that money could offer was the thing that made Habib into the man who he is. He went to college and then university to fulfill his dreams of becoming a businessman. It took him a few years of hard work and determination, but he got it with his degree. Even know the world was dying around him. Dubai was safe for all of the chaos, thanks to the local police force. That was before Montu and the Middle East Relief took over the city and government.

He joined Titan so he could make the Middle East a better place to live in. Years of working up the corporate ladder paid off during the attacks by ISIS. The original CEO, Taajuddeen el-Kaba, was attacked during the mass confusion. The injuries were serious enough to cause the company to worry. While he went into surgery, they came up with a plan and approached Daifallah Habib to offer him the CEO spot. He gratefully accepted and waited for the results of the surgery. Sadly, he did not make it because of lost too much blood.

After a day of mourning, Daifallah Habib was promoted to CEO and given control of the government. Much of Taajuddeen's original plans were removed to be replaced by Habib's. After two months of planning, he had changed the government into something different and interesting. Regardless, he has the best interest of both the people and Titan.

Habib has always played in the corporate game during his time before he became CEO of Titan. He enjoys playing the game so much that he gets into it by challenging and questioning everyone. People know him as a man that barely has any friends instead he has his advisers and loved ones. However, he has a public life with the people and travels all over the Middle East to give speeches and enjoy time with family. The private life seems too boring for Habib, but he does have to keep somethings in the dark. He is generally a cool person to hang out with often.

Since the death of his mother and father, Habib tries to keep his relations with his brothers active. They always tried to bring the family together by hosting events during holidays. Almost all of his brothers work for Titan besides one that became an artist, which was questioned by everyone including Habib. Desptie that little issue, he tries to keep the family together as much as he could do. However, he has to run a country and a company at the same time. It makes things more difficult. As for friends, he does not have many. In fact, most of his friends are advisers that he help with running a country. He has grow close to them despite being in office for only a couple weeks. He hopes to have more friends, but he is happy with spending time with them.

Gazprom, Russians, Gaz, Federals

By 2000 Russia's economy was once again steadily gaining weight on the international arena, and Gazprom was a well established company specializing in the business of extraction, production, transport, and sale of natural gas.

The collapse took Russia by surprise, and the once wiltering flames of post-crisis organized crime turned into a raging fire. Gazprom's higher echelons did not lose their opportunistic grip; they negotiated the gas and oil contracts in the Arctic ocean, bribed government officials to gain land deeds and government infrastructure, and promised military commanders a happy retirement if they gave up control over the armaments in the army.

The next step they undertook was a wave of high profile killings and extortions. Competitors such as Rosneft, Lukoil, Surgutneftegaz, along with major banks either went under or became subsidiary companies of Gazprom.

The control over Gazprom's territory is exercised by the board of directors also known as the management committee, with the General Chairman being the main shareholder, due to possession of the control stock. The rest of the shareholders orbit around him as advisors and vassals of sort.

Gazprom Neft (Gas and Oil) (Origin)
Rosmedia (News and Entertainment)
Volgoenergosbyt, abbr. VES (Heat and Electric Power)
Smirnoff-Barbash (Alcohol Production)

GAZPROM NEFT'S CORPORATE VALUES.
1. INTEGRITY: WE KEEP OUR WORD.
2. LEADERSHIP: WE STRIVE TO BE THE BEST
3. RESPONSIBLE OWNER’S MENTALITY: WE PROTECT THE RESOURCES OF OUR COMPANY,
OUR COUNTRY AND OUR PLANET.
4. MUTUAL RESPECT AND TRUST: WE TRUST PROFESSIONALISM AND RESPECT
THE OPINION OF COLLEAGUES.
5. WINNING MENTALITY: THE MOST IMPORTANT THINGS FOR US ARE SELF-DEVELOPMENT
AND SELF-CONQUEST.

As this behemoth of a company emerged from the ruins of Russia as the new regional power, many men sought employment in Moscow. Mercenaries, ex-military, ex-police, Balkan war criminals, everyone.

The more volatile individuals were positioned in Murmansk, Vorkuta, and Sevastopol to guard objects of economic and strategic importance in the Arctic ocean and Black Sea. The others were placed in Moscow and throughout the region as the board of director's personal guard and Gazprom's police force, respectively.

Philip Olegovich Granatov, male aged sixty-one years old. Birthday on the twenty-second of June, 1988. Fluent in Russian, English, and Arabic.

Born to a family of engineer-chemists in Moscow, Philip's great grandfather on his mother's line was an enterpreneur and owner of a factory which was taken away from him after the revolution. Both of his parents worked at the same factory 'Calibre', which produced oil drilling equipment. After the great collapse, Gazprom forced Calibre's owner to sign the manufacturing plant off to their man, Viktor Deineka.

By a stroke of luck, Granatov's parents were allowed to keep their jobs, which placed them a rung higher over the millions of unemployed Russians at the time. At the time of the collapse, Philip was twelve years old; excelling in arithmetics and chemistry. In 2005 his father died after a long and bitter battle with lung cancer.

Before he passed, Philip's mother took hard and necessary steps to ensure her son's future, becoming Deineka's mistress. Viktor noticed Philip's academic successes and took him in as a protege.

After graduating from Moscow's elite economic institute (paid for by his mentor,) he worked in Sberbank as a clerk, and then off on business trips to abroad as Deineka's personal secretary. Following Granatov's thirtieth birthday, Deineka gifted him 8% of Surgutneftegaz' former assets in Eastern Siberia.

The newly gifted capital allowed Philip to set his plans into motion. Now a well versed economist and investor, Granatov developed a project on effectively cleaving away the biological destruction left after Volga's hydrostations and water reserves were left unmanned and untended to.

He presented the management committee with the project, which would partially resurrect the cascade of hydrostations that were once the backbone of Soviet energy industry. In exchange, of course, he'd be given 10% of shares from each of the stations and reserves. In 2024 the project was complete, and Philip founded Rosmedia, an information agency through which he relayed information aligning with Gazprom's PR.

In the year 2026 Granatov's mother died, followed by Deineka dying two years later due to poor health in an expensive german hospital. Viktor's death set off a brief power struggle between the senior colleagues of the board of directors.

The Chairman at the time, Savonov, was killed in his car by a radio controlled missile. Granatov visited Savonov's widow and said that if she didn't sign the control stock over to him, he would release the blackmail he had on her husband posthumously. If she agreed, he promised a two story house at the beach in Crimea for her and her daughter.

She signed the papers, and was later found drowned at sea. Philip, meanwhile, became the Chairman of Gazprom. The king of the hill.

Philip is an introverted individual. He appreciates his own company just as much, if not more, than others, and does not like to show himself in public, instead relying on 3D animators to create the semblance of public appearances for him by using state-of-the-art computer modeling programs.

In fact, he may be a tad egocentristic; for he views himself not as a man but as a machine - it needs to be thoroughly oiled, polished and fueled to work effectively; as such, he does yoga and judo daily, eating healthy food and doing maths exercises or learning new languages. This way, he considers his body and mind to be well at work.

Under this strict and thought out lifestyle lies a very meticulous and malignant personality. Years spent working and socializing in the upper echelons of Russian society made him to be a cynical man capable of cruelty, if it serves to protect himself and his interests. He is an avid lover of arts, and possesses a very specific kind of humor; dark, sardonic, and scathing.

He has no wife or child. His lover is a masseuse from Armenia, Nadia. Most of his advisors on the board of directors consider him a calculating man not worth to fight with. His head of security is an ex-commando from Johannesburg - Conrad Bruwer, probably the only man Philip trusts and considers a friend.