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A crime syndicate operating mainly in the Inner Rim Territories, the Black Sun has long held sway over the underworld in the Inner Rim. Involved in activities such as piracy, smuggling, slavery and extortion, the Black Sun has slowly expanded its influence within the Inner Rim worlds and has established itself as a criminal heavyweight in those regions. Over the years it has slowly gathered strength and wealth in preparation for an expansion into the core and the outer rim. The syndicate's own small size and the strength of the Hutt crime syndicates long having restricted their influence to the Inner Rim. With the onslaught of the Hutt wars the Black Sun found the opportunity they were looking for, a chance to widen their reach and influence. With the Hutts and Republic both busy fighting their wars, the stage was set for Black Sun to step forth and stake their claim on the criminal world.
HISTORY
Due to their secretive nature, the early history of Black Sun is hard to trace. However, it is speculated that its seeds were planted on the planet Denon after the planet was hit by a plague in 13,400 BBY. A number of criminal groups began taking advantage of this situation, with on in particular taking advantage of the growing corruption on the planet to slowly absorb the other groups and take control over the black market on the planet, supplying food and other products in the aftermath of the plague, at a time when these goods were hard to reach for most citizens of Denon.
By taking advantage of their dominance over the black market, this group, originally called just the Syndicate, began taking control of the underworld throughout the city planet. During the course of years and decades they were able to eliminate almost all competition on the planet, ruthlessly taking down any other organization that threatened their grasp on power in the slightest. In the year 13,388 BBY, having taken complete control of the Denon underworld, the Syndicate was ready to spread its reach beyond the Denon system. The next few decades were spent strengthening their foothold over the surrounding sector, also expanding into smuggling and piracy during this time.
With the organization flourishing and credits flowing in, the leader at the time, a highly ambitious Bothan, made the ill advised decision to expand into Hutt territories. Their advances were too early, their strength and influence nowhere near enough to challenge the Hutts. The organization suffered huge losses and lost much of its power. Only upon Denon and surrounding regions did it maintain its hold on power. Its continued existence on the line, a number of changes were made by their new leader to bring them back to their old glory and beyond. It was at this time that the name Black Sun was taken up. Reborn as the Black Sun, the Syndicate once more began its ascendancy through the criminal world.
By the time of the time of the Alsakan Crysis Black Sun was once more a power on the rise, having once more reached the stature it before its rebirth. Slowly, patiently Black Sun grew in size, gathering resources, using its reach in the black market to take advantage of the war and its aftermath to greatly increase its wealth. Finally when the Hutt Wars began, the organization was in a situation where it could take advantage of the war in which the entire galaxy was engulfed, having already taken control over crime in the Inner Rim, it was ready to expand. With the Hutts and the Republic having turned their attention to war mongering, the stage as set for Black Sun to increase their influence beyond the Inner Rim.
HEADQUARTERS
Though it consists of a number of cells based on a number of planets of particular interest to the organization, the main base of operations lies on the planet Denon, the birthplace of Black Sun. Locating deep within the sprawling city planet, the Black Sun headquarters' location is a well guarded secret. But secrecy is not its only defense as the location is well defended along with a secret escape which can be used by the higher ups to quickly and quietly slip away in case of danger.
ACTIVITIES
Information trading, black marketeering, gun running, drugs, prostitution, Black Sun is involved in some way in almost all forms of criminal activity taking place in the galaxy.
ORGANIZATION & PERSONNEL
Black Sun is made up of a number of small cells, each operating in different sectors and regions of the galaxy. Each of those cells is led by a single boss who oversees Black Sun activities in that region. Each of the cells can operate almost independent of each other, though they all report to the high council consisting of the Underlord and the Vigos who oversee everything and coordinate the various groups. Each of the cells consists of its own small collection of ships, crew members and other specialized personnel as required on a case by case basis. The ranks of Black Sun are filled by smugglers, pirates, highly-skilled mechanics and pilots, along with slicers, hired guns with even a few bounty hunters being hired every now and then.
High Council
The High Council is the ruling body of the Black Sun, with the Underlord being the leader of the organization and the Vigos being responsible for a region of the galaxy and/or a particular segment of Black Sun's operations.
Underlord
Vigo
RANKS
Consigliere
(In charge of individual cells. Report directly to the High Council.)
Commander
Caporegime
(Minimum rank required to command a ship.)
Lieutenant
Soldato
Recruit
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A few minor details to be added but posting this here to gauge how much interest this might get.
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