Trading And Reconnaissance - Independent Services [TARIS] - Organizations

Welcome to Trading And Reconnaissance – Independent Services!
TARIS is an organization with focus on intergalactic trade and space exploration and we are willing to accept almost any job possible – with no questions asked.
If you are a pilot or merchant feel free to join our community!

History

This is an overview about the recent history of humanity as well es when our organisation comes into place. For more details about our org, please see the Manifesto as well as Charter-Tabs!

2075, May 3 Dr. Scott Childress and his team at RSI have completed the first self-sustaining quantum drive engine, capable of achieving 1/100th the speed of light.

2120 Terraforming of Mars begun.

2157 Mars was successfully terraformed and officially classified as an oxygen-sustaining environment. Memorial built to honor those killed in the Mars Tragedy (4876 scientists died after atmosphere collapsed on Mars in 2125)

2271 After almost ten years of study, Nick Croshaw goes to investigate the Bermuda Triangle-esque Space Anomaly and discovers the first jump point.

2438 First Contact. An explorer encounters a Banu in Davien. He is just as surprised as we are. The Banu are also just beginning to expand into the universe. General Neal Socolovich delegates and negotiates the first interstellar peace and trade treaty.

2523 70% of humans live off-world. The government changes form once again, becoming the United Planets of Earth (UPE).

2530 Discovery of the Xi’An Empire. A cold war of sorts begins, with occasional casualties, but not full-on open conflict.

2541 In the leedward systems, humanity discovers a war-like race called the Tevarin. UPE decides to annex them to prevent them from attacking and to ‘civilize’ them. Colonel Ivar Messer distinguishes himself in the Battle of Idris IV.

2546 Messer rides the popularity of his victory to become High-General. He restructures the government into the new United Empire of Earth (UEE) and anoints himself Imperator, ushering on in an age of unprecedented expansion and colonization.

2681 The Vanduul, a nomadic leeward race in the west, starts raiding our new settlements in the Tevarin systems and disappearing.

2800 UEE builds The Ark, a repository of information and culture located in space for all the races in the universe.

2872 The UEE embarks on its greatest achievement: a SynthWorld, converting a lifeless rock into a life-sustaining planet. A massive undertaking, it will take decades, maybe centuries to complete.

2920 The disparity between the rich and the poor is reaching an all-time divide, and the poor are reacting with greater and greater frustration. The Vanduul attacks are growing in frequency and the UEE doesn’t seem to be doing a thing about it.

2940 The best organisation in history which combines trading, exploration and other independet services for anyone was founded: T.A.R.I.S.

2945 Today

Source:
http://starcitizen.wikia.com/wiki/Timeline

Manifesto

(Manifesto can be subject to change depending on the further development of the gameplay)

The focus Trading and Reconnaissance – Independent Services lies in operating top-class trading and exploration activies for the profit of our organisation, its members as well as our customers and affiliates.
We believe that everyone in the UEE should be able to access our services – regardless of their history, affiliation to a certain fraction or place of living, and that we should never hesitate to explore, as

For even the very wise cannot see all ends (J.R.R. Tolkien) – and the universe is wider then our views of it (Henry David Thoreau).

Therefore, while we do everything needed to ensure the safety of our crews and operations, as well as humanity as a whole and its allied allien communities, we welcome anyone as our customer and do not ask further questions about them or their businesses or share information we know about them, as long as these goals are not endangered.

TARIS is the safe harbour for everyone, as we are offering truly independent services with guaranteed neutrality from the influence of concerns, criminal clans, local governance – you name it.

Charter

(Charter can be subject to change depending on the further development of the gameplay)

The main focus of our organisation lies in operating trading and exploration for the sake of profit for the organisation, its members and our customers.
We believe in the privacy of our customers. This includes not asking for inspection of their goods to transport as long as it does not seem absolutely necessary to protect the safety of our crews, as well as not sharing information about our customers.
Trading is only allowed within the UEE and its affiliates, as well as neutral grounds and forces. While TARIS does allow for unconventional transports, we do not agree with practices endangering humanity and allied alien communities.
The safety of our customers health and profit is essential for the success of our organisation. Therefore, we are prepared and willing to defend our activities at any time.
TARIS is about profit for everyone. Thus, we are not actively participating in robbery or piracy activities.
Participation of currently unused TARIS resources (ships, weapons, etc.) for activities not beneficial for our business is allowed as long as it does not conflict with the other rules. Helping out UEE forces in case of an emergency situation is explicitely encuraged.
Teamwork is the key to success against the competition. Therefore, all TARIS members are obligated to help out other TARIS members when necessary, especially in emergency situations. While our customers and their businesses might be of quite diverse nature – TARIS members among themselves have to stand together to defend our operations.