Spooky Action At A Distance / SAAAD

Founded in the Oberon system 76 years ago by a rogue Trade Guild Magistrate and suspected smuggler and pirate Hallance Gallows. The Spooky Action at a Distance Syndicate was originally a small gang of ne’er-do-wells who for one reason or another drifted to the jump point nexus that is Oberon. Among other things these scoundrels were responsible for the theft of a partially functioning advanced Ai called The Klein Bottled. Operating outside the jurisdiction of the Advocacy this loose affiliation of of starship pilots made a name for themselves as Mercs for hire. Taking any job they could on the fringes of empire space. Under the leadership of Hallance Gallows the local settlements soon grew to appreciate the syndicates efforts to clear Oberon of the other pirate gangs that plagued them. Even if their services came at a price. Always fair minded toward those who couldn’t defend themselves Hallance Gallows became a local folk hero to the settlers of Oberon.

Now 76 years later the Spooky Action at a Distance Syndicate is under the leadership of Hallance’s grandson and heir Halberd Gallows.
In an effort to expand their influence and to escape the financial loses of being so close to the ever escalating Vanduul threat Halberd Gallows has moved the syndicates operations to the systems of Pyro, Nyx and Stanton. Still willing to take on any job they can find the syndicate offers a wide range of services from fleet escort, salvage operations and merc services. They are also well known to be traders and miners almost achieving a veneer of legitimacy. Though they have yet to prove it the Advocacy suspects that a large portion of their seemingly legitimate income is actually the ill-gotten gains of smuggling and piracy. They suspect that they get away with this by targeting other criminal organizations or by some unknown methods of subterfuge.

The Leadership of Spooky Action at a Distance doesn’t just lay with Hallance’s chosen heir. Choosing to operate more as a triumvirate the advocacy suspects that Halberd shares the mantle of command with the Advanced Ai Klein Bottled as well as with a well connected trader and gambler named Quinn “KingTokes” Williamson. The Advocacy, ever vigilant, believes that they will one day catch these reprobates in the act but until that day The Spooky Action at a Distance Syndicate seems likely to continue building a name for themselves as a group of legitimate businessmen who are always prepared to do business the hard way.