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P.Y.R.E. Co / PYRECO
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Welcome to P.Y.R.E. Co! We are a Conglomerate focused on meeting the needs of our customers, whatever they may be. Though a small firm we leverage our services to larger groups with similar aims and ideals.
History
A chance meeting between two very different men as they mustered out of the UEE Navy in 2944 would ultimately ignite the spark that would light the fires of Pyre Co. In just a few short years, Pyre Co. would grow into a small but significant business conglomerate that would have its ships and members blazing their way from one side of the universe to the other in the service of humanity and its membership.
UEE Navy High Admiral Jhonas Novasong was born into a family of wealth and privilege with centuries of honorable service to the UEE, particularly the Navy. After many years of service, High Admiral Novasong rose through the ranks of the Navy to become the overall head of Naval & Marine Logisitics. He spent the majority of his time working to improve the morale and professionalism of the Logistics forces, while at the same time ensuring that “his” naval and marine forces were equipped with everything that they required to complete their mission at all times. Eventually tiring of the politics involved in being a part of UEE Naval High Command, concerned about the direction the UEE was headed in and with his Citizenship long since earned, High Admiral Novasong decided to turn in his retirement papers and make his mark upon the ‘Verse in a different manner. His Naval salary and his family wealth had enabled him to collect a small fleet of personally-owned ships, his biggest decision was what he was going to do with them and himself.
UEE Navy Captain P.J. MacPharson IV’s family situation, connections, and upbringing could not have been more different than that of his Pyre Co. co-founder’s. P.J. MacPharson IV is the third in a series of clones created specifically to continue fighting and killing as many Vanduul as possible. After having memories of doing nothing but fighting and killing Vanduul for a couple hundred years, Captain MacPharson began wondering what else was out there besides the fight against the Vanduul. He knew about military life, combat, piloting, life in space, dealing with the rougher elements of society and of course the Vanduul, but he had almost no experience outside of those areas. Retiring from Navy, Captain MacPharson had the funds left-over from previous lifetimes plus his retirement and Citizenship benefits. What does someone who has been doing the same thing for a few centuries do when he decides to try something different?
As his final act prior to his retirement becoming effective, Admiral Novasong was taking one final inspection tour of the frontier area where his Naval career had started as a Gladius pilot decades earlier. Upon completing the tour of the final fleet base on his list, Admiral Novasong found himself in its Personnel Department waiting area while his final retirement documents were being processed. Having nothing better to do, he turned to the gruff looking, highly decorated and battle-scarred Captain that was sitting a few chairs over and started a conversation…
Captain MacPharson sat in the Personnel Department patiently waiting for the personnel clerks to get his paperwork in order so that he could officially retire from the UEE Navy and then… do what? Not knowing what his next mission or purpose in life was an unsettling feeling for someone that had always known what his purpose was from the day he awoke in the cloning chamber. His train of thought was interrupted when a High Admiral walked into the room and strode over to the yeoman manning the reception desk. Captain MacPharson rose, automatically saluted the higher-ranking officer and then reseated himself once the salute was returned and courtesies were exchanged. He briefly wondered what a High Admiral was doing this far out on the frontier before sinking back into his own thoughts. A few minutes later, his thoughts were again interrupted when the Admiral sitting a few chairs over introduced himself and asked Captain MacPharson why he was here. The conversation that would start in that personnel office would carry over to the personnel transport taking the newly retired pair of officers to the very stars that the ships of their future business conglomerate would soon be forging across.Manifesto
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Charter
1. The success of PYRE Co. relies upon its membership, from the Directors all the way down to the rawest starman recruit. All members, regardless of rank, position or seniority will treat each other with respect, professionalism and dignity at all times in all situations. All PYRE Co. Captains, employees and crews, contract or not, are expected to abide by and enforce the PYRE Co. charter at all times. Failure to abide by each and every rule set forth in this charter are grounds for immediate dismissal from PYRE Co. employment.
2. When operating upon an independent basis, the Captain of each PYRE Co. vessel will have final say in all decisions regarding that vessel. When operating as a squadron (two or more PYRE Co. ships), the senior PYRE Co. Captain will have final decision-making authority regarding the squadron’s disposition. Grievances involving the decisions of a Captain on a PYRE Co. vessel in-transit from one port to another will not be addressed until after the mission is completed.
3. The commission of any Acts of Piracy by PYRE Co. members or using PYRE Co. assets is strictly forbidden. Any members who in any way are found to be supporting or committing acts of piracy will be immediately removed from the corporate rolls and permanently banned from any access to PYRE Co. facilities, assets and personnel. PYRE Co. will immediately turn over all evidence of such acts of piracy to the nearest UEE authorities. PYRE Co. will also inform all affiliated organizations of the pirate status of the former member(s).
4. As a for-profit enterprise, PYRE Co. relies upon maintaining positive working relationships with the UEE, its military forces and its agents. All members of PYRE Co. are expected to comply with all local, planetary, regional and UEE laws. All members of PYRE Co. will offer any and all reasonable assistance to the UEE, its military forces and its agents. All assistance provided is to be recorded and reported to Home Office to be billed if appropriate.
5. As a for-profit enterprise, PYRE Co. relies upon maintaining positive working relationships with like-minded corporations, private military organizations, and similar entities. All PYRE Co. members are expected to treat members of competing organizations with respect, dignity and professionalism at all times. If assistance is requested and reasonably within a PYRE Co. members ability, assistance should be provided with the understanding that payment will need to be rendered for any billable services provided by PYRE Co. personnel or using PYRE Co. assets.
6. PYRE Co. recognizes that interstellar business, exploration and travel are all inherently dangerous activities. Search, rescue and recovery services are provided by a variety of governmental, corporate and private organizations. PYRE Co. has a policy of strict non-interference involving active SAR operations. Based upon their current mission and the capabilities of their vessel, all PYRE Co. Captains have full discretion upon any decisions made over whether or not to respond to a distress call or other potential SAR event. At a minimum, all PYRE Co. Captains receiving a distress call will forward such information to the nearest available UEE police, SAR or military unit for response. If a PYRE Co. vessel or vessels respond to a distress call, all possible aid will be rendered and transportation supplied to the nearest safe port-of-call. SAR services provided by PYRE Co. assets and personnel may be billed for time, fuel, materials and services rendered.
7. There are two types of assets used by PYRE Co. members to conduct PYRE Co. business. Corporate assets are those that are owned solely by the corporation and assigned to members for the sole purpose of completing assigned PYRE Co. business. Owner-operated assets are those assets that are owned by individual members of PYRE Co. and used in the furtherance of PYRE Co. business.
8. As a for-profit enterprise, PYRE Co. members are expected to pay a portion of their profits back into the corporate accounts to cover member support costs as well as allow the corporation to purchase and/or upgrade corporate assets. The corporate tax rate will vary depending upon the amount of PYRE Co. resources (funds, ships, equipment, manpower) used to generate said profits. In no event will the corporate tax upon member profits exceed 10% of total profit generated per instance.