Nanotrasen
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| Official Name: | Nanotrasen Corporation |
| Other Names: | Nanotrasen, NT, "The Company" |
| Headquarters: | Aristarchus, Luna |
| Structure: | Mega Business Conglomerate |
| Denonym(s): | Not Specified |
| Founded: | 2123 |
- Economic powerhouse in both machine parts and plasma.
- Holds a tight grip over their production process, from gathering resources to distribution.
- Expanded out of the Sol system to dodge regulations, but sacrificing the Federation's protections in the process.
“Our expansion out of Sol territory will allow us to make greater steps in technology than mankind has ever seen before. What you are seeing today is the beginning of a new golden age.”
— Michael Trasen, Solar News Network interview (2507)
Founded in the city of Aristarchus on Luna in 2123 by Joseph Trasen, the Nanotrasen corporation swiftly left an impression in the fields of computer science and research. With the invention of their modular parts system, the company held an oppressive grip on the tech industry for almost a century after their debut as other companies either purchased their products or failed to create competition. As time progressed, however, other companies would eventually create suitable competition for NT products. With their main source of income at risk, the corporation would shift focus onto a new discovery that would eventually lead to their golden age and return to oppressive dominance - plasma.
Nanotrasen’s strategy is relatively simple. If the Cybersun focus is on quality, then the NT focus is on quantity. Convenience and speed of adoption are key to this plan: If all your neighbors are using the Nanotrasen system, why bother switching to the Cybersun version? This creates a compatibility lock where relying on Syndicate tech generally cuts you out of the overwhelming Nanotrasen ecosystem, helping to enforce Nanotrasen’s monopoly around the universe. Though NT employees can come from anywhere, NT owns a handful of planets outright. These function as massive company towns for the creation and training of employees, as well as providing materials and arable land.
Company Organization
Nanotrasen is led by a board of near-feudalistic old-money shareholders, and is comprised of core Nanotrasen along with several other legally distinct but still integrated brands. Those brands maintain some small level of autonomy within the greater Nanotrasen ecosystem, and are as follows:
Robustmore Drinkfoods
An unholy merger of Robust Softdrinks and Getmore Chocolate Corp forced into existence at the behest of shareholders and the rest of Nanotrasen’s corporate system. They stock vending machines and service departments the universe over. Absolutely bloodthirsty negotiators.
Sharplite Defense
A defense contractor with a heavy focus on laser technology. One of the first early adopters of Nanotrasen’s standard parts system, their work can be found in service as early as the ABCD modular stations model. The fact that those old guns still fire is a testament to their manufacturing prowess.
Whitt & Sudds Chemical Supply
A cleaning supplies producer. Though a chemical production powerhouse that supplies many of Nanotrasen’s chem dispensers, their loose grip on copyright has led to plenty of identical knockoffs, as well as landing them in hot water with the other subcorporations.
NewComm
A communications and media magnate. Responsible for the production of advertisements and propaganda, alongside a lot of goodbad television and radio drama. Revered and hated by long-range space haulers as the only reliable source of radio entertainment for light years.
Northwind Shipping
The cargo mule of Nanotrasen stations. Their express shipping pods are a universally-known product, and their focus on convenience has helped push NT to the fore. Surprisingly, they run a charity for flypeople who acquired their condition from illegally travelling in Northwind cargo pods.
DeForest Medical
Nanotrasen’s dedicated medical company. They work in tandem with Whitt & Co. to provide hyposprays, medikits, and most of the other specialized medical equipment on a Nanotrasen station. By far one of the oldest and wisest companies under the NT flag, though they lack corporate influence.
Nanotrasen Spaceworks
NT Spaceworks is the ship building arm of the Nanotrasen. They are responsible for the design and manufacture of many of the ships that roam the frontier.
Public Relations
Despite being made up of several smaller companies, Nanotrasen maintains its relations and negotiates as a single entity most of the time. Neutral to SolGov and independent organizations, the only people Nanotrasen explicitly won’t sell things to are the Syndicate.
Playing a member of this faction
Nanotrasen is a diverse company. Goals and purposes alter between ships, though, as an employee of Nanotrasen, you should hold yourself to these standards.
- Nanotrasen is a for profit corporation. When you act on behalf of Nanotrasen, you should, ideally, benefit from it.
- Most space in the frontier was formerly owned by Nanotrasen. Now, in the period after the ICW has ended, Nanotrasen is fostering relations, reclaiming their former territory, and restoring their public image. It is in Nanotrasen's best interests to trade with and aid independents, for this very reason.
- As a large chunk of it's territory was in the frontier, Nanotrasen's most profitable ventures are, too. The still widely unknown nature of the frontier makes it a center for Nanotrasen's mining operations, research, and more clandestine activities. Most frontier vessels would be partaking in one such activity.
- If you stumble upon any of Nanotrasen's secrets hidden within the frontier, it is a loyal employee's duty to leave immediately and call a cleanup team, or launch a coverup operation of your own - maintaining Nanotrasen's public image is crucial.
As a Captain, your purpose on a vessel or station is to conduct research or extract resources to further Nanotrasen's goals, and represent Nanotrasen on the frontier. You are armed, on most vessels, but you are not combat personnel - your primary goal is to command and co-ordinate crew. As a Nanotrasen Employee, you should fulfill your role and listen to the orders of your Captain or Head of Staff.
Nanotrasen - A Brief History (WIP)
- To be written later.
