StarBeam Express

Short Name: StarBeam

Leader: John Carlson

Power: Influential

Wealth: Well off

Personality: Gentle

StarBeam Express is the current dominant transportation faction. If you request a taxi anywhere in the Conglomerate or in the Wildlands, it will be a StarBeam shuttle taking you to your desired destination.

History
John Carlson was a former BlueStar express trader. After Bluestar refused to cooperate with SOM after their takeover of the Old Conglomerate, all Bluestar traders were destroyed, except for John, who escaped by hiding in Solace for a couple of hours. However, as the last member of Bluestar, he was officially its leader, and surrendered. Star Omega took most of the faction's credits, leaving John with his Pioneer-P vessel and 250 thousand credits. He renamed Bluestar as StarBeam Express, and quickly built up a fleet of P class vessels, and established the faction as a transport servive.

Its power grew larger relatively short. With the Old Conglomerate recently conquered, plenty of SOM personnel required transportation, provided by StarBeam Express. It reached 30 ships, built a repair shop in Androla to use as a base of operations, and expanded to the New Conglomerate and the Wildlands 3 years after the Enclave took over. 2 years later, in 2255, StarBeam Express was the dominant transport servive in all its areas of influence.

Functions
StarBeam only provides transport, and does not engage in trading or fighting. It is officially protected by Steel Collective and Star Omega in their territories, and remains neutral to Iron Corporation. Steel Collective and SOM patrollers protect StarBeam transport ships, and StarBeam does not hire mercenaries or escorts in the Conglomerate. They do so in the Wildlands, however, and rely on Templar Corporation.