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Rimward Opportunities was a Development Organization active within Far Home Sector during the 50th–52nd centuries.

Description (Specifications)[edit]

Rimward Opportunities was a large but nebulous organisation that sought to develop the worlds and systems under its jurisdiction. It claimed altruistic intentions – the dissipation of humanity over a broad area to lessen the danger of disaster – but its bottom line was always commerce and profit. It was divided into five separate semi-autonomous Directorates, each controlled by a Director. These included the Pel Avena Directorate, based in the Pel Avena Cluster, and Far Rim Mining, which operated along the edge of the Great Void.

Period Active[edit]

Rimward Opportunities 4933AD–5183AD
"Hollow Opportunities" 5184AD–ca 5350AD

Organisation[edit]

Headquarters:

Head Office, located on Dal Hallen, within the Pel Avena Cluster.
- Office of the Treasury
- Office of Planning
Far Rim Mining Regional Head Office, located on Sal Marda.

Departments:

Directorate of Internal Affairs
Office of Colonial Affairs
Office of Sophont Affairs
Office of Trade
Department of Defense

Subsector Listing[edit]

Rimward Opportunities was active within the following Subsectors:

Paradise Subsector: Subsector L of Halcyon Sector.
Irikusk Subsector: Subsector I of Far Home Sector.
Demon's Eye Subsector: Subsector J of Far Home Sector (core area of operations).
Orret Subsector: Subsector K of Far Home Sector.
Annistu Subsector: Subsector M of Far Home Sector.
Foralin Subsector: Subsector N of Far Home Sector (Far Rim Mining).
Liradi Subsector: Subsector A of Far Home Sector.

History & Background (Dossier)[edit]

Clashed with New Frontiers Development Organization in Orret Subsector.

Clashed with Tal Varisan Development in Demon's Eye Subsector.

Clashed with Scybrian Settlement Development Organization in Paradise Subsector.

ca 4933AD–5350AD.

Rimward Opportunities was a corporate venture begun by a group of disgruntled executives displaced by a power struggle within Tal Varisan Development. It sought to improve the systems along the rimward edge of the Distant Fringe, an area that had previously been neglected and was little more than wilderness. It increasingly found itself in competition with New Frontiers to trailing. Its core systems became the Rimward Federation.

Major Historical Events Timeline[edit]

4933AD: Formation of Rimward Opportunities Development Organization.
5183AD: The Rimward Federation is founded from the core regions of Rimward Opportunities.
5184AD: "Hollow Opportunities".
5350AD: Rimward Opportunities ceases to exist as an entity.

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Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master Scout Emeritus Adie Alegoric Stewart of the IISS
Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science

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 == Description (Specifications) ==
-Rimward Opportunities was divided into five separate Directorates, each controlled by a Director. These included the [[Pel Avena Directorate]] and [[Far Rim Mining]].
+Rimward Opportunities was a large but nebulous organisation that sought to develop the worlds and systems under its jurisdiction. It claimed altruistic intentions – the dissipation of humanity over a broad area to lessen the danger of disaster – but its bottom line was always commerce and profit. It was divided into five separate semi-autonomous Directorates, each controlled by a Director. These included the [[Pel Avena Directorate]], based in the [[Pel Avena Cluster]], and [[Far Rim Mining]], which operated along the edge of the [[Great Void]].
-=== Rimward Management: 4933AD-5042AD ===
+=== Period Active ===
-During the [[Fringian Renaissance|Renaissance]] the area was claimed by the newly-formed Rimward Opportunities development organisation, a corporate venture begun by a group of disgruntled executives displaced by a power struggle within [[Tal Varisan Development]].
+* Rimward Opportunities 4933AD–5183AD
+* "Hollow Opportunities" 5184AD–ca 5350AD
-Rimward Opportunities divided its territory into five separate Directorates, each controlled by an Operations Director. The richest and most productive of these was the [[Pel Avena Directorate]], which occupied the [[Pel Avena Cluster]]. The other four Directorates of Rimward Opportunities always struggled to break even, let alone produce a surplus. Head Office poured the resources of [[Pel Avena Directorate|Pel Avena]] into them, but these materials and funds were very often squandered on failed projects or simply stolen. Very few of those precious resources were spent on the [[Pel Avena Directorate|Directorate]] that had generated them.
+=== Organisation ===
+'''Headquarters''':
+* Head Office, located on [[Dal Hallen (world)|Dal Hallen]], within the [[Pel Avena Cluster]].
+** Office of the Treasury
+** Office of Planning
+* [[Far Rim Mining]] Regional Head Office, located on [[Sal Marda (world)|Sal Marda]].
-As feelings of resentment and neglect grew within the [[Pel Avena Directorate]], its officials launched a series of "private ventures" to covertly improve their domestic budget. Regular trade was established with [[New Frontiers]] and the worlds of the [[Pador-Aredian Cluster]] to trailing, with [[Pel Avena Directorate|Pel Avena]] even going as far as using vessels chartered from [[New Frontiers]] to transport their produce and their staff. The benefits to the worlds and facilities within the [[Pel Avena Cluster|Cluster]] were rapid and noticeable.
+'''Departments''':
+* Directorate of Internal Affairs
+* Office of Colonial Affairs
+* Office of [[Sophont]] Affairs
+* Office of Trade
+* Department of Defense
-=== Regional Autonomy: 5042AD-5183AD ===
+=== Subsector Listing ===
-Head Office eventually became aware of [[Pel Avena Directorate|Pel Avena's]] activities and dispatched Security forces to the cluster to bring its systems back in line; they were met with strong system defense forces and large numbers of locally raised militia. In the face of such overwhelming resistance the Security forces chose to withdraw - they weren't being paid to fight an actual war.
+Rimward Opportunities was active within the following [[Subsector]]s:
+* [[Paradise Subsector]]: [[Subsector]] L of [[Halcyon Sector]].
+* [[Irikusk Subsector]]: [[Subsector]] I of [[Far Home Sector]].
+* [[Demon's Eye Subsector]]: [[Subsector]] J of [[Far Home Sector]] (core area of operations).
+* [[Orret Subsector]]: [[Subsector]] K of [[Far Home Sector]].
+* [[Annistu Subsector]]: [[Subsector]] M of [[Far Home Sector]].
+* [[Foralin Subsector]]: [[Subsector]] N of [[Far Home Sector]] ([[Far Rim Mining]]).
+* [[Liradi Subsector]]: [[Subsector]] A of [[Far Home Sector]].
-Instead, and from a humiliatingly weakened position, Rimward Opportunities was forced to initiate negotiations with [[Pel Avena Directorate|Pel Avena]], eventually drawing up an agreement that effectively made the [[Pel Avena Directorate|Directorate]] a self-governing autonomous zone. [[Pel Avena Directorate|Pel Avena]], in return, agreed to pay an annual dividend. Rimward Opportunities never overcame its financial issues and, having lost its primary asset, folded in 5180AD. The worlds of each of the four remaining Directorates became independent. [[Pel Avena Directorate|Pel Avena]], however, continued much as before, though they now retained the annual dividend for their own use.
+== History & Background (Dossier) ==
+Clashed with [[New Frontiers]] [[Development Organization]] in [[Orret Subsector]].
+Clashed with [[Tal Varisan Development]] in [[Demon's Eye Subsector]].
+Clashed with [[Scybrian Settlement]] [[Development Organization]] in [[Paradise Subsector]].
+ca 4933AD–5350AD.
+Rimward Opportunities was a corporate venture begun by a group of disgruntled executives displaced by a power struggle within [[Tal Varisan Development]]. It sought to improve the systems along the rimward edge of the [[Distant Fringe]], an area that had previously been neglected and was little more than wilderness. It increasingly found itself in competition with [[New Frontiers]] to trailing. Its core systems became the [[Rimward Federation]].
 === Major Historical Events Timeline ===
-* ca 5000AD: Formation of Rimward Opportunities [[Development Organization]].
+* 4933AD: Formation of Rimward Opportunities [[Development Organization]].
-* 5184AD: The [[Rimward Federation]] is founded from the core regions of Rimward Opportunities.
+* 5183AD: The [[Rimward Federation]] is founded from the core regions of Rimward Opportunities.
+* 5184AD: "Hollow Opportunities".
 * 5350AD: Rimward Opportunities ceases to exist as an entity.