Velok the Younger
When I Was A Young Warthog
[SIZE=14.6667px]Corporation Name:[/SIZE] Iron Crown Enterprises
Headquarters: Annaj.
Locations:
Operations: Shipbuilding, Unknown Regions trade facilitation, starship components, spacer equipment, weapons, bacta-related equipment, design production rights broker, investment (ICE used to own the Intergalactic Banking Clan).
Rationale: Iron Crown has had a turbulent past. It started life as a Fringe Confederation parastatal, was expanded by Rave Merrill as a partner company to Akure Executive Interstellar, and was part of the Ty’rel/Saiba conglomerate for a time. Iron Crown is currently 85% owned by the Foundation Trust, a body of shifting membership and shadowy purpose. The Foundation Trust, in secret, comprises individuals of various affiliations or none at all. Its intent is to prepare the galaxy in various ways for a potential second Dark Age. This purpose colors several of Iron Crown’s operations.The remaining minority share (15%) is held by Darell Irani. Irani also retained the right to buy out the Foundation Trust if it becomes defunct, limited by certain thresholds.
Tier: 6
Description: Iron Crown Enterprises, under a variety of brand names, owns stakes in most of the galaxy’s shipyards. ICE started as a parastatal conglomerate, a state-owned holding and managing company which the Lords of the Fringe used to control their shipyards at Annaj, Rakata Beta, and Lwhekk, the largest and most experienced shipyards in Wild Space or the Unknown Regions.
Since then, it has constructed virtually every Fringe military vessel, at all scales, and has a near-unity market share in the Unknown Regions starship business. It has dozens of trading partners, a network nearly unparalleled in the Unknown Regions. In terms of galactic business, its focus is fourfold.
First, ICE is a primary gateway to the technologies and trade goods of the Unknown Regions, in both directions. It works closely with Akure Executive Interstellar. Trade facilitation takes many forms, including trade cruises and negotiation/guide services, as well as utilization of the Silk HALCYON network. Second, ICE prioritizes the starship components and accessories market, selling to individuals as well as shipbuilding corporations. This market includes after-market starship modifications, before-market components, space suits and associated gear. Third, ICE -- having acquired the blueprints and/or production rights for many, many starships over the course of its existence -- situates itself as a broker and merchant of blueprints and production rights. Fourth, as mentioned, ICE owns more major shipyards than just about anyone. ICE generally prefers to keep a low profile, owning these facilities through holding companies, subsidiaries, and local brand names.
ICE also retains unmatched expertise in cloaking devices, primarily stygium-based, and produces high-grade stealth add-ons like gravitic modulators and thrust trace dampers.
During the early years of the One Sith and the waning of the Fringe Confederation, a goodly number of ICE assets -- yards, skilled personnel, etc. -- were redistributed in order to kick-start One Sith yards. This took place under the aegis of Darell Irani and Apex Industries. As part of the Foundation Trust's purchase of a supermajority, these assets were returned to the ownership of Iron Crown, along with ownership of the Apex subsidiary and all its yards. For political reasons, however, Irani remained the front man for the Apex brand.
Subsidiaries:
Headquarters: Annaj.
- Annaj is the former headquarters of the Fringe Confederation and a major regional trade hub, connecting with several significant hyperroutes. Iron Crown’s Annaj shipyard is the former primary shipyard of the Fringe. Annaj is also a regional distribution hub for Silk Holdings, Santhe/Sienar, and other large corporations.
Locations:
- Xal 3 - This planet was an early Iron Crown base of operations, centered on arms manufacturing.
- Verkuyl - This planet is one of the galaxy’s two producers of bacta, production which is controlled by Silk Holdings. Iron Crown has extensive transportation, trade facilitation, and bacta-related equipment facilities in the Verkuyl system.
- Ssi-Ruuvi Star Cluster - Iron Crown owns and runs the planetary-scale Lwhekk shipyards, formerly the primary yards of the Ssi-Ruuvi Imperium.
- O’Reen - This is a notable industrial fortress world.
- Serpena - Iron Crown controls a small-to-midsize orbital refit yard forcibly acquired from Subach-Innes.
- Riflor - A major trade world en route to the Unknown Regions.
- 244Core - This is a notable mining and industrial world.
- Dasid Anya - This is one of the most populous and well-developed worlds in the Unknown Regions, and a regional trade nexus.
- Rakatan Infinite Empire - Iron Crown’s interests center on the Rakata Beta shipyards, the primary Rakatan yards.
- Tion Trade Nexus - One of ICE’s largest distribution and manufacturing nodes.
- Copero - Iron Crown owns significant interests in these shipyards.
- Eriadu - Iron Crown owns significant interests in these shipyards.
- Sluis Van - Iron Crown owns significant interests in these shipyards.
- Bespin - Iron Crown has Tibanna and TibannaX mining interests here.
- Bilbringi - Iron Crown owns significant interests in these shipyards, and more under the Apex subsidiary.
- Telti - Iron Crown owns significant interests in these factories, and more under the Apex subsidiary.
- Coruscant - Iron Crown owns significant interests in these shipyards, and more under the Apex subsidiary.
- Byss - Iron Crown owns significant interests in these shipyards, and more under the Apex subsidiary.
- Prakith - Iron Crown owns significant interests in these shipyards, and more under the Apex subsidiary.
Operations: Shipbuilding, Unknown Regions trade facilitation, starship components, spacer equipment, weapons, bacta-related equipment, design production rights broker, investment (ICE used to own the Intergalactic Banking Clan).
Rationale: Iron Crown has had a turbulent past. It started life as a Fringe Confederation parastatal, was expanded by Rave Merrill as a partner company to Akure Executive Interstellar, and was part of the Ty’rel/Saiba conglomerate for a time. Iron Crown is currently 85% owned by the Foundation Trust, a body of shifting membership and shadowy purpose. The Foundation Trust, in secret, comprises individuals of various affiliations or none at all. Its intent is to prepare the galaxy in various ways for a potential second Dark Age. This purpose colors several of Iron Crown’s operations.The remaining minority share (15%) is held by Darell Irani. Irani also retained the right to buy out the Foundation Trust if it becomes defunct, limited by certain thresholds.
Tier: 6
Description: Iron Crown Enterprises, under a variety of brand names, owns stakes in most of the galaxy’s shipyards. ICE started as a parastatal conglomerate, a state-owned holding and managing company which the Lords of the Fringe used to control their shipyards at Annaj, Rakata Beta, and Lwhekk, the largest and most experienced shipyards in Wild Space or the Unknown Regions.
Since then, it has constructed virtually every Fringe military vessel, at all scales, and has a near-unity market share in the Unknown Regions starship business. It has dozens of trading partners, a network nearly unparalleled in the Unknown Regions. In terms of galactic business, its focus is fourfold.
First, ICE is a primary gateway to the technologies and trade goods of the Unknown Regions, in both directions. It works closely with Akure Executive Interstellar. Trade facilitation takes many forms, including trade cruises and negotiation/guide services, as well as utilization of the Silk HALCYON network. Second, ICE prioritizes the starship components and accessories market, selling to individuals as well as shipbuilding corporations. This market includes after-market starship modifications, before-market components, space suits and associated gear. Third, ICE -- having acquired the blueprints and/or production rights for many, many starships over the course of its existence -- situates itself as a broker and merchant of blueprints and production rights. Fourth, as mentioned, ICE owns more major shipyards than just about anyone. ICE generally prefers to keep a low profile, owning these facilities through holding companies, subsidiaries, and local brand names.
ICE also retains unmatched expertise in cloaking devices, primarily stygium-based, and produces high-grade stealth add-ons like gravitic modulators and thrust trace dampers.
During the early years of the One Sith and the waning of the Fringe Confederation, a goodly number of ICE assets -- yards, skilled personnel, etc. -- were redistributed in order to kick-start One Sith yards. This took place under the aegis of Darell Irani and Apex Industries. As part of the Foundation Trust's purchase of a supermajority, these assets were returned to the ownership of Iron Crown, along with ownership of the Apex subsidiary and all its yards. For political reasons, however, Irani remained the front man for the Apex brand.
Subsidiaries:
- Apex Incorporated (Tier 3) - Locations publicly fronted by Darell Irani while under One Sith control.
- Iron Crown Armories - A longstanding brand name associated with the personal weapons produced by ICE.
Company: Iron Crown
Modification Made: Tier upgrade and change of ownership.
Rationale: Lotta things got done since ICE got made, and I bought the joint.
Pertinent Development Threads:
Contracts with MFs/T5+
These are threads that were linked to ICE and its subsidiaries' acquisitions of territory during the Irani administration. They were used to kickstart the Apex subsidiary for a T3 start. Not sure if that's considered valid for parent company tier advancement, but since Apex is folding into ICE, I felt I should include them.
Products
Modification Made: Tier upgrade and change of ownership.
Rationale: Lotta things got done since ICE got made, and I bought the joint.
Pertinent Development Threads:
Contracts with MFs/T5+
- [Link] - [Deal with Clan Rekali (T5) and ATC (T6)]
- [Link] - [Deal with Techno Union foreman re: subsidiary]
- [Link] - [Deal with One Sith re: subsidiary]
- [Link] - [ICE/iBorg leader runs a collaborative project with Saiba (T5)]
- [Link] - [ICE product learned, tested, and adapted by Techno Union foreman]
- [Link] - [Foundation Trust evaluates acquisition of ICE]
- [Link] - [Foundation Trust buys ICE]
- [Link] - [Rave Merrill buys ICE]
[Link] - [Sluis Van shipyard takeover - previously accepted for added location]
[Link] - [Bespin facility takeover negotiations - previously accepted for added location]
These are threads that were linked to ICE and its subsidiaries' acquisitions of territory during the Irani administration. They were used to kickstart the Apex subsidiary for a T3 start. Not sure if that's considered valid for parent company tier advancement, but since Apex is folding into ICE, I felt I should include them.
[Link] - [Takeover of Bilbringi facilities for an ICE subsidiary]
[Link] - [Takeover of Coruscant facilities for an ICE subsidiary]
[Link] - [Takeover of Byss facilities for an ICE subsidiary]
[Link] - [Takeover of Prakith facilities for an ICE subsidiary]
[Link] - [Takeover of Copero facilities for an ICE subsidiary]
Products
- [Link] - [Voidwalker, Limited]
- [Link] - [Clarion Personal Translator, Mass]
- [Link] - [MANPAC Ammunition, Minor]
- [Link] - [Incapacitator, Mass]
- [Link] - [Maelstrom Mk III, Mass]
- [Link] - [Aza'zoth, Mass]
- [Link] - [Hood, Minor]
- [Link] - [Pyrrhus, Mass]
- [Link] - [Bobison, Mass]
- [Link] - [Anathema, Mass]
- [Link] - [Primeval]
- ICE made an entire cloakable fleet set. First one in a very long time.
- [Link] - [Chimaera, Unique]
- [Link] - [Attrition Mk II, Minor]
- [Link] - [Sekairo, Limited]
- [Link] - [Penumbra, Limited]
- [Link] - [Seroth, Semi-Unique]
- [Link] - [Attrition Mk I, Minor - full rights acquired at auction]
- [Link] - [Attrition Mk I rights acquired from corporate enemy at auction]
- [Link] - [Annihilator, Minor - full rights acquired at auction]
- [Link] - [Annihilator rights acquired from corporate enemy at auction]
- [Link] - [Obsidian Fleet, an ICE-built stealth fleet, is deployed]
- [Link] - [Eriadu shipyard takeover; Obsidian Fleet is deployed]