Nanotrasen
История корпорации
NanoTrasen начала существование как маленькая компания, исследующая в основном область генной терапии, в самом сердце космоса человечества, на Марсе. Это произошло незадолго до серии скандалов из-за того, что клонирование было зарезервировано для богатых, а не для промышленников в наиболее благополучной части Сол - NanoTrasen была эффективена в патентовании методов, которые привели к более экономичным планам покрытия для использования в бизнесе, в первую очередь за счет агрессивных бизнес-тактик, а не личных исследований. NanoTrasen была взращёна коллективом акул, как личности настаивающих на своей проницательной деловой тактике . К концу десятилетия, NanoTrasen превратилась в межзвёздную сущность.
В конце 22 века, была открыта Плазма. NanoTrasen и её конкуренты были, естественно самые передовые корпорации, заняты попытками добывать этот ценный ресурс, и все они установили многочисленные космические станции у Плазменных Гигантов чтобы добывать ресурс. Это только дало толчок экономике, и так называемая Оранжевая Лихорадка началась, с участием всех корпораций пытающихся найти так много применений ценной Плазмы, как только возможно, в целях извлечения прибыли, в основном от человеческих правительств. Удачно названная оранжевая лихорадка дала возможность выявить большое количество Плазмы на Марсе. Исследовательские предприятия, станции, корабли и другие установки создавались быстрее чем когда-либо. Nanotrasen была самой кровожадной корпорацией, и обанкротила и поглотила множество других компаний в большем масштабе, чем когда-либо прежде. Многие ощутили,что единственная определяющая способность Nanotrasen состоит в том, чтобы извлечь выгоду из тяжелого труда других - и это ощущение отнюдь не ложное. Впрочем, это только увеличило силу и сферу влияния Nanotrasen, вознеся её до статуса настоящей супер-корпорации, в конечном итоге ставшей самой общирной биснес-империи в галактике.
Наши дни
Nanotrasen самая большая корпорация в галактике, по силе соперничающая с многими правительствами. Она занимается исследованиями самыми продвинутыми областями науки, как генетика, blue space, и - в последнее время - применения плазмы. У них также есть значительная ветвь защиты активов и безопасности, с помощью которой они защищают как инвестиции, так и иногда новые приобретения - неприятный соперник некоторых правительств и могущественная административная ветвь, сидящая над всем этим, направляющая действия их компаний.
Nanotrasen отличается агрессивностью и сомнительной этикой, которая, объединённая с высоким приоритетом на непротестированные и опасные технологии, означает, что их установки чаще всего классифицируются, как опасные и вредоносные.
To a degree few of its competitors could achieve, Nanotrasen обязана своим успехом разнообразию и быстрой реакции на события, происходящие на ее звездолетах. Стоит посмеяться над сотрудниками, которым рассказывают об этом, гибкость и агрессивная тактика Nanotrasen по-прежнему считаются основой его успеха.
В то время как на большинстве предприятий персонал уже подготовлен для выполнения определенных ролей, среди звёзд часто ситуация меняется быстро и кардинально - гораздо быстрее чем время полёта шаттла от ближайшей станции Nanotrasen - и поэтому выбор назначений остается за офицерами командования. (особенно - Главы Персонала) учитывая самые срочные нужды в данный момент. Nanotrasen нанимает любого обладающего навыками в таких сферах как наука, медицина или космическая-инженерия и каждый нанятый работник после прохождения базовых тестов может надеяться о хорошей зарплате в космосе, особенно если их посылают на особо важный объект.
Процесс приёма на работу в Nanotrasen зачастую очень ненадёжен в отбраковывании промышленных шпионов, и в результате простого приёма на работу, часто вместо высоких требований и использования на полную даже конкурирующих талантов или болтунов на зарплате - в текущее время реально такое положение дел - используя лучшие лазейки с самых начальных уровней, it would be impossible, although sorely testing, to find the launch for a lawsuit or get away with real assets. Often experts skilled in almost any area areas such as detective work, cooking or sanitation also find their place on Nanotrasen's payroll and onboard corporation's ships for support.
Although originally a human dominated company, Nanotrasen has become very diverse in the last few decades. The stability on Nanotrasen stock has led to its use as a currency between races, and their reliance on it has further helped NT maintain a grip on their power. This has in turn lead to many non-human races seeking (or being forced into) employment with them. With the influx of alien races as staff and share holders, NT has abandoned much of it's human-centric ethos, although many "old guard" humans with xenophobic views remain in positions of power.
Despite it's stranglehold in the technological sector there are many companies still in competition with Nanotrasen, such as the well-known Syndicate and many smaller corporations specializing in a variety of consumer products.
Ranking
- The CEO is appointed by the Board of Directors.
- The Board of Directors is appointed by shareholders. Most of the board of directors are themselves the largest share holders.
- An administrative station/base is assigned to a system/region under an Executive of Operations by the Board of Directors.
- The EoO appoints a Head of Staff for Human Resources, Internal Affairs, Asset Protection, and Accounting, which is followed by specific agents under those departments, along with day to day operations staff as per a normal location.
- The NT Rep reports to the Heads of Staff appointed above.
- IAA Report to the Head of Internal Affairs.
- Magistrates report to the Nanotrasen Supreme Court and local planetary governments. While they are not directly paid by Nanotrasen, NT acts as their liaison and processes their reports.
- A Captain or Director of Operations is assigned to the location by the Administrative Human Resources Director, and an advisory internal affairs agent is assigned by the Administrative Head of Internal Affairs. Most of their reports are fielded by HR due to the relevancy, but screened by the Head of Internal Affairs.
- Heads of Staff are assigned for the distinct departments and/or administrative duties by HR under the Captain/DoO.
- Individual departments occasionally have delegations of command, such as Quartermasters and Wardens regarding specific departmental instances.
- Department staff manage their specialties.
- Interns and assistants are assigned to stations for learning opportunities.
Central Specific Departments
Post shift, some workers have contracts which allow them stay on the Crescent, providing them with lodgings and civilian center level comforts on auxillary parts of the station exclusive to company employees. Some choose to take bluespace transport shuttles to nearby systems or back to Sol on an express link line. Nonetheless, most paper pushers and all Heads of Staff spend at least some ostensible 'off shift' hours enjoying the hospitality of CentComm as they work out their station's issues and report success to their superiors. The following are administrative departments found there.
Human Resources
The guys who decide if you get a paycheck. After each shift, most administrative staff of the Cyberiad check in and out with the human resources department. Human Resources coordinates heavily with Accounting and Internal Affairs in order to ensure their people are generating a profit and aren't causing a loss. Human Resources has two primary agents: Investigators, and Auditors.
Investigators are bad news to have show up, usually called in by Internal Affairs when a grevious error is made by ranking staff. They ensure productivity isn't impaired by rampant stupidity. A legal Human Resources Investigator must have a permit of operations signed by the HRD and valid for the ship/station/base they are investigating, and a valid and up to date identification card from their administrative station/base. They have the authority to strip the DoO of rank for the duration of a shift, and hold it suspended until audit.
Auditors carry the dread their name implies. When a complaint is filed against a crewmember, auditors are the individuals who carry out the interrogations(audits) of the employee in person if IA cannot, submitting their personal suggestion to the HRD regarding an employee's continued paycheck gathering after reviewing the math from Accounting and a fully compiled case from Internal Affairs. These individuals also conduct annual audits for general purposes as well. They are effectively secretaries for the HRD, but highly respected ones.
Internal Affairs
Internal Affairs is the legal crew employed by Nanotrasen. Generally appointed for their discretionary ability, discreet management of lawsuits and various miscellanity falls under. Suits and snitches, what the region's Head of Internal Affairs does with its cases to make ends meet is the business of the EoO and Board, and occasionally SolGov. Internal Affairs rarely takes direct involvement or authority over situations and cases, preferring to hand off official decision making and judgement to its fellows. Its agents are the same, acting in an 'advisory' fashion on their assignments. Given that their work affects one's record and ability to obtain legal assistance from the company, it is best to stay on their good side.
Accounting
Accounting is the mathmatical, cold, unfeeling, paycheck-making part of the company that keeps any big megacorporation moving- WIth money. Accounting sets the bars and lays out what goals need met and where the company stands. Suffice to say, most other parts of the company are forced to take Accounting seriously, or be at risk in their own jobs. HR and Accounting tend to be joined at the hip in most systems and sectors, their work directly impacting the choices of the other, and accounting ordinarily chokes Asset Protection's chain when they start chomping at the bit.
Asset Protection
The administrative answer to security, Asset Protection is the direct superiors of all ND* class holdings in their EoOs region, managing response teams, and keeping records clean for SolGov. All Emergency Response Team Commanders ostensibly report to the Head of Asset Protection.
Holdings
Nanotrasen ships vary from research vessels to military-grade patrol ships. Stations vary from industrial complexes to weapons platforms.
- Functions
NC*
= Nanotrasen Commerce. The broad term for a facility or vessel that is vital to NT commerce, it includes all commercial activity that doesn't fall under a more specialized classification.NS*
= Nanotrasen Science. The bread and butter of Nanotrasen's industry, this classification, while second in number to the sheet swarm of transports, is primary what the company is about, furthering their everyday profit margins.NT*
= Nanotrasen Transport. Cargo, holding, supply, passenger ships- All are filed under transport, and do the grunt work in swarms for the companyND*
= Nanotrasen Defense. A class licensed for varying levels of hard weaponry- Considered primarily for asset protection.NR*
= Nanotrasen Response. These can vary from communications to medical care, acting as support to other parts of the corporation, that other ships don't quite fall under... Or occasionally do, under a different guise.NA*
= Nanotrasen Administration. These tend to be central bases, and are almost never ships with notable exceptions being semi-personal vessels of the CEO, Board of Directors, and similar entities.NB*
= Nanotrasen Business. Sales, marketing, product delivery; These tend to be almost exclusively bases or, more rarely, stations. They handle the actual movement of money, PR, and other such fun affects of the company.NX*
= Nanotrasen Experimental. A prototype design.NM*
= Nanotrasen Mining. For mining ships and stations, almost always plasma.NH*
= Nanotrasen Hospital. For hospital ships and shuttles, as well as more permanent facilities meant primarily for medical care.
- Types
N*S
= Station. The fun things floating in space that don't tend to go places.N*V
= Vessel. Spaceships and similarly travelling crafts.N*B
= Base. These tend to refer to planetside installations of all varieties, and their names are their locations.
It's also important to note, not all weaponized vehicles are classified as ND*
, since most stations mount some weapons for self-defence.
- Examples
- Ships:
- NXV Luna: Nanotrasen's experimental research space ship.
- NTV Millenium: a hazardous materials transport.
- NMV Duke: a mining barge.
- NRV Sierra Otago: a repair and rescue vessel.
- NRV Savior: a hospital ship.
- NDV Brutus: a military cruiser.
- NDV Steppe: a patrol vessel.
- NSV Icarus: a research vessel in Epsilon Eridani.
- NDV Scylla: the flagship of the Epsilon Eridani fleet.
- NSV Preserver: a research ship.
- Stations:
- NSS Cyberiad: The science station where the game is played.
- NAS Trurl: The local Central Command station and hub for the Epsilon Eridani system where it's in charge of general oversight of the NSS Cyberiad.
- NAS Crescent: The local CC station in the Tau Ceti system.
- NSS Exodus: one of Nanotrasen's many research stations based in the Tau Ceti system.
- NSS Antiqua: a space station still in construction.
- NRS Orion: a long range communications array.
- NSS Vector: a vat/clone harvest complex.
- NBS Anansi: a medical facility that rents services that are Nanotrasen patented to nearby colonies for a price.
- NSS Redemption: a research station.
- NDS Inferno: a defense station located in the Tau Ceti fleet.
- Bases:
- NAB Smythside Central Headquarters: The Lunar headquarters of the company, where orders from the top come from.
- NAB North Cimmeria Central Offices: The Martian central command of the company; Most Nanotrasen branches outside of Sol, but still within SolGov, officially coordinate reports here.
- NSB Europa Cilix Crater Research Facility: A research outpost on the moon Europa, within the Cilix crater, performing highly classified research.
Public Relations
NT has a large PR department, which have resulted in a generally positive brand image among the public, advertising the positive aspects of the company. This helps to counter the rumours of illegal and unethical research, military actions, deathsquads, and other problems. Nonetheless, the newscasters and various information boards will always have people raging against NT.
Many governments highly resent NT's power, and their reliance on them for plasma, and other products. Faced with little choice in the matter, they co-operate where they have to. The stability of NT stock has also lead to many using them to trade, and somewhat set a backing for many currencies.