The Redd Starlight Industries, RSI, is a chartered company established in 2819, when the 5 smugglers granted it an eternal monopoly to carry out colonial activities in human controlled space. It was also arguably the biggest megacorporation, possessing quasi-governmental powers, including the ability to wage war, imprison and execute convicts, negotiate treaties, coin money, and establish colonies.

Statistically, the RSI eclipsed all of its rivals in the trade. Between 2819 and 2875 the RSI sent almost a million employees to work in the Ellis system trading sector on 47,850 ships, and netted for their efforts more than 2.5 trillion tons of cargo. By contrast, the rest of market combined sent only 882,412 people from 2800 to 2895, and the fleet of the RSI’s nearest competitor, was a distant second to its total traffic with 26,950 ships and a mere one-fifth the tonnage of goods carried by the RSI. The RSI enjoyed huge profits from its luxury goods monopoly through most of the 29th century.

Weighed down by corruption in the late 29th century, the Company went bankrupt and was formally dissolved in 2893, its possessions and the debt being taken over by the governement. The RSI’s territories became the territories of other companies.

But now they’re back to take back what belongs to them.

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