Golden Hand Syndicate

"When you're a mercenary, war becomes your business. And let me tell ya, in Verpletter, business is good."

- Anonymous G.H.S. trooper

The Golden Hand Syndicate (G.H.S.), often referred to simply as “The Syndicate”, is perhaps the most infamous mercenary group in the entire Verpletter Galaxy.

History

The Scattered Colonists

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Konrad's Unification Campaign

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The Birth of the Syndicate

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Organization

The Syndicate is often described by outsiders as little more than a collection of loosely-bounded scoundrels with little cohesion. However, there exists a rigid structure in the Syndicate's various ranks.

Syndicate Army

While they are a mercenary group, the Syndicate operates with a level of organization and professionalism on par with that of any nation's armed forces. This is theorized to be done in mockery of the many nations of Verpletter.

Standard Troops

• Troopers -
• Rangers -
• Grenadiers -
• Tank Hunters -
• Heavy Weapons Teams -

Specialist Troops

• Juggernauts -
• Drop Troopers -
• Engineers -
• Assassins -
• Taxmen -

Combat Vehicles

• Raider -
• Freelancer -
• Buccaneer -
• Marauder -
• Corsair -
• Ravager -
• Despoiler -

Syndicate Astronavy

The Syndicate's overall combat doctrine primarily focuses on swift hit-and-run attacks before the enemy has a chance to react, so they don't have a lot of heavily-armored warships. However, they do make use of such ships should the need arise.

Shuttles

• Clinker-class Shuttle - The Clinker-class shuttle is a small, multi-purpose ship used by the Syndicate for a wide variety of roles. Its primary function is that of a transport, carrying cargo and soldiers to various locations across Syndicate space. However, in desperate times the Clinker can be pressed into combat roles, such as boarding craft or as fighters should no other ships be available. Due to the Clinker's rectangular shape and hardiness when compared to most other ships of its class, it has earned itself the nickname of "The Flying Brick".

Starfighters

• Drachma-class Fighter -
• Grzywna-class Fighter -
• Prutah-class Bomber -
• Sigloi-class Interceptor -

Corvettes

• Florin-class Corvette - Often referred to as "The Flying Bug Zapper", the Florin-class corvette is the Syndicate's premier anti-starfighter warship. It earned its name due to its signature arc-pulse cannons, which fire out beams of electrical energy that overload and fry anything caught within their targeting radius. Their high accuracy and rate of fire has made them the bane of fighter squadrons across Verpletter, who have come to both equally loathe and fear the Florin-class.
• Thaler-class Corvette - The Thaler-class is designed to infiltrate enemy fleets and wreak havoc with its EMP weaponry. To achieve this, it makes use of an advanced cloaking device powered by a substance called "pallidite", which creates a light-bending field around the ship, rendering it invisible to both sensor arrays as well as the naked eye. Once cloaked, the Thaler then flies into an enemy battlegroup, waits for the right moment to strike, and then decloaks, unleashing a swarm of EMP torpedoes before swiftly escaping.

Frigates

• Cruzeiro-class Frigate - The Cruzeiro-class is the primary workhorse of the Syndicate fleet, being the most common warship within their ranks.
• Lira-class Frigate -
• Guilder-class Frigate -

Destroyers

• Stater-class Destroyer - The Stater-class is essentially a gigantic sniper rifle in the form of a warship. Running along the superstructure of the ship is an enormous railgun, which fires projectiles at speeds almost impossible to track. The power of these weapons comes not from any propellant, but by the sheer kinetic force of the round, which is enough to punch clean through the armor of practically any ship. If the enemy ship happens to come with shields, then the shot will cause them to overload, leaving them drained and vulnerable. However, such power comes at a price. The Stater needs time to charge up its railgun, and after it fires, it needs more time to cool off before the next shot.

Cruisers

• Ducat-class Cruiser -
• Daric-class Cruiser -

Battleships

• Sovereign-class Battleship - The largest Syndicate warship ever encountered, the Sovereign-class battleship is a force to be reckoned with.

Notable Members

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