The Ona'bak Retrade

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The Retrade is a syndicate that specializes in many manners of criminal conduct. They are expansive and have chapters, called “enclaves”, on many different planets in different parts of the galaxy, such as Coruscant, Dantooine, Tatooine, and Ryloth. It is predominantly a Twi’lek organization, but is not racially exclusive.

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The Retrade normally does not participate in gang or turf wars. They prefer to operate within other gangs; it has been confirmed that many members of the Hutt organization on Tatooine are also members of the Retrade. Little is known about the Retrade to the outside world overall, as many of the members would rather suffer legal penalties or deal with bounty hunters rather than cross their Guildmaster.

Recently, however, a small group of Retrade fences were captured by high-tier bounty hunters. During interrogation, every individual gave up a wealth of information on the Retrade. It was unexpected, but worth a vast fortune; the bounty hunters sold the information abroad, sparking a sudden flux of attacks against the Retrade.

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This wave of harassment has heavily affected the Retrade. Not long before the release of this information, the Retrade had suffered a political coup and a change in leadership; Parok Shoak, the current Guildmaster of the Retrade, deposed the former leader Andar’akash after he failed to protect several enclaves from outside attack. Shoak, an underlord in the Retrade at the time, believed that Andar’akash’s leadership made them look weak, and many agreed. After peacefully abdicating, Andar’akash was quietly assassinated to prevent retaliation. Shoak, already very well-established within the Retrade, ascended to Guildmaster unopposed.

Since Parok Shoak became Guildmaster, the Retrade has been rebuilding. Through Shoak’s guidance, the outside world appears to be none the wiser that the Retrade ever suffered a loss in the first place. Because of their nature of functioning in the background of the criminal underworld, the general public scarcely knows of the Retrade at all, and the Retrade has made it imperative to keep it that way. This has kept them from encountering more than minor confrontations with law enforcement for many years.

The rebuilding process requires more members to return the Retrade to its former power. Although the day has not yet come when the Retrade requires more power than it has, the many members killed since the release of its information (most notably the Sandrunner Dossier) has left a large hole in its ranks.

The Ona'bak Retrade is now recruiting aggressively but selectively. It targets well-known, reliable criminal masterminds and extends unto them an invitation. Most are honored to be selected by such a reputable syndicate; those who refuse, historically, are assassinated by those that accept.
 
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I love the name of this organization. It rolls off the tongue so perfectly. :CScool


Btw, we three should make a roleplay together involving our Retrade characters. :D
 

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Btw, we three should make a roleplay together involving our Retrade characters. :D

Mine technically isn't 100% confirmed. I've got him in his introduction thread, and he'll joining up if Tribunal's character gets him out. (He'll take some convincing, but he'll do it).
 

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Aah, gotcha. Fingers crossed for him, then. We can use his skills to make money. :CScool


And of course, those who aren't WITH the Retrade are against it. And opposing the Retrade is an unhealthy philosophy. Just sayin'. :CFuu


(I could get used to threatening people for the Retrade... >_> )



Edit to add: Also, I think we should also set up a Retrade enclave on Nar Shaddaa, for close proximity to and business dealings with the slug... I mean, Hutts. XD Romanov can take one of the leading roles there. >_> Mostly since Nar Shaddaa really is a haven of crime, and it would be strange if the Retrade didn't have an enclave there. :D
 
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Aah, gotcha. Fingers crossed for him, then. We can use his skills to make money. :CScool


And of course, those who aren't WITH the Retrade are against it. And opposing the Retrade is an unhealthy philosophy. Just sayin'. :CFuu


(I could get used to threatening people for the Retrade... >_> )



Edit to add: Also, I think we should also set up a Retrade enclave on Nar Shaddaa, for close proximity to and business dealings with the slug... I mean, Hutts. XD Romanov can take one of the leading roles there. >_> Mostly since Nar Shaddaa really is a haven of crime, and it would be strange if the Retrade didn't have an enclave there. :D

I plan for a portion of the Retrade RPs to be establishing enclaves, and Nar Shaddaa is a good candidate for the next one.

Part of the backstory explains that the Retrade used to have enclaves everywhere, but many of them dispersed or collapsed because of the previous Guildmaster's inability or unwillingness to keep them adequately protected. But he's dead now. So, new enclaves galore.:CScool
 

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Alrighty then. In the words of Jay Z. "We're gonna run this town tonight". :CScool
 

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Added more fleet info. Listed all corvettes and a couple freighters. More to come.
 

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Added Hierarchy echelons and updated roster.

Once we get this ball rolling, before the first Retrade RP takes place, I'll get with everyone in the PC CHARACTERS section to discuss their ranks.
 

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Added a link at the top to the newly-created mission log. Go check it out!
 

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Hmm. Kahl is currently on Nar Shaddaa. This is working out nicely.... :CHappy
 

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Nar Shaada is on the to-do list.
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In other news: got some new missions up in the Log for the smugglers among us. Go check it out!
 

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Don't doubt the Trib.
It's a crime punishable by having your character eaten by Lorelai.
 

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So, anyone going to join any of the missions? Kahl is bored :p
 

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So, anyone going to join any of the missions? Kahl is bored :p

I'm sure someone will, but probably not tonight. Sadly we still don't have very many members and most of the others are offline right now. Just give it some time, and maybe in a couple days we'll have a full mission. I know there's one person that may be interested in TWTWC, and the other smuggler has not yet seen the new smuggler missions, which I'm sure he'll get involved in when he does.
 
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