Description
The Pan-Aldorian Commerce League, or simply "The League", is a mercantile organization of traders, bankers and financial workers who operate the railways that serve as the main method of transportation in Aldoria, and act as a neutral party between the continent's various factions. Governed by a parliament of the most wealthy and powerful merchants in Aldoria, the League is the richest and one of the most technologically advanced entities on the continent. Avowedly neutral, the League takes part in no conflicts, and never takes sides, preferring to do business with all parties concerned. They do not, however, allow factional conflicts to interfere with their territory and operations, and maintain a massive standing army for the purpose of protecting their holdings and ensuring the status of the League as a peaceful and orderly trading and diplomatic hub.
The League Armed Forces are well trained, well equipped, and very technologically advanced. They have the most vehicles of any faction, and their troops are heavily mechanized. Standard uniform for League troopers is a desert camouflage fatigue kit, with ceramic armor plating on the chest, back, shoulders and lower legs, and a helmet with built-in radio and other electronics. Their most common weapons are Pre-War designed StG-20/10 6.5x40mm caseless assault rifles and GcR-980 25mm grenade rifles. They possess few Gunslingers, but make up for it with above average human soldiers.
Unlike the Lawmen, who are sworn to maintain Justice, the League is only concerned with enforcing Order. As long as you're not harming anyone financially (including any crime which affects a person's ability to earn money, such as murder) or disturbing the peace, you're free to do as you wish, and the police will only attempt to stop you from committing crimes, rather than hunting you down and punishing you. The only punishments are fines, targeted at white-collar crime, and exile, which is more intended to keep troublemakers out of the League rather than punish them. Repeat offenders and other high-profile criminals are typically turned over to the Lawmen to deal with, thanks to a series of treaties and de facto understandings between them and the League.
The League maintains and regulates the currency, called "Unys", "League Dollars", "Universal Standard Credits" and "bucks" depending on who you're talking to. They also operate Customs, regulate transportation, and inter-factional business matters in general. Citizenship is easy to obtain, the only requirement being a certain level of income, or a willingness to work for the League.
The League Armed Forces are well trained, well equipped, and very technologically advanced. They have the most vehicles of any faction, and their troops are heavily mechanized. Standard uniform for League troopers is a desert camouflage fatigue kit, with ceramic armor plating on the chest, back, shoulders and lower legs, and a helmet with built-in radio and other electronics. Their most common weapons are Pre-War designed StG-20/10 6.5x40mm caseless assault rifles and GcR-980 25mm grenade rifles. They possess few Gunslingers, but make up for it with above average human soldiers.
Unlike the Lawmen, who are sworn to maintain Justice, the League is only concerned with enforcing Order. As long as you're not harming anyone financially (including any crime which affects a person's ability to earn money, such as murder) or disturbing the peace, you're free to do as you wish, and the police will only attempt to stop you from committing crimes, rather than hunting you down and punishing you. The only punishments are fines, targeted at white-collar crime, and exile, which is more intended to keep troublemakers out of the League rather than punish them. Repeat offenders and other high-profile criminals are typically turned over to the Lawmen to deal with, thanks to a series of treaties and de facto understandings between them and the League.
The League maintains and regulates the currency, called "Unys", "League Dollars", "Universal Standard Credits" and "bucks" depending on who you're talking to. They also operate Customs, regulate transportation, and inter-factional business matters in general. Citizenship is easy to obtain, the only requirement being a certain level of income, or a willingness to work for the League.