Before you start reading, most of the Lore of the Scavangers is irrelevant. Many factions these days are far too serious, and over powered, but remember that the Scavangers are not, and never have been, like any other factions. They’re goals are simple, and I am ok with the idea of them falling once again. On that same note, any actions taken, for or against, the Scavangers must also be done respectfully and with reason. I hope the Scavangers can serve as a new hope for faction role play, setting a new norm for realistic, fun and proper faction roleplay.
Believe it of not, the Scavangers were once an actual faction. The first half of the story here wasn’t even heard until after the demise of the Scavangers, because it wasn’t needed. They lived by having the roleplay of the community defining them not them defining the community. In fact, I only made the Scavangers as an excuse for Drakador_Caos to have somebody for him to give the beetle too. Pretty amazing eh? Well, considering half of you came in much long after the Scavangers, this raps up everything.
Anyway, this lore here is generated by me, until I reach the stuff genrated on the forum through roleplay.
During the year 2200, the terran mining industries were booming. Huge companies mined out regions of space, bringing back hyper-refined minerals expanding humanities reach across the solar system. However, things were not peaceful. Land was furiously fought over for the right to reap the materials found there. As these wars were fought, a minority of miners scavengers, collected debris and dysfunctional ships for their own uses. As needless materials were wasted in these wars, the mining factions weakened, the miner-scavengers grew stronger. By the year 2300, the miner scavengers named themselves the Scavangers. Now they controlled the asteroid belts, and soon opened hundreds of trading ports across the solar system. As trade bustled, the Scavangers had made a name for themselves. Soon they dominated their sector. However, with fame came attention. The Scavangers were famous for their giant supply of FTL fuel.
One day, a blood cult member decided that he wanted to spread the cult into a galaxy far away. The high council at that time denied his venture, and did not supply a ship. Instead, the member decided he would take action himself. He boarded a Scavanger freighter as a stowaway. A few FTL jumps latter and he had infultrated the Scavanger’s main trading outpost. Somehow, he made it into the main Scavanger vault, loaded a ship with all the FTL pellets, and hightailed it to never be seen again. With that much fuel, it would have been impossible to track him down. He escaped easily. The Scavangers, without their FTL fuel were forgotten, and another company overtook they role only a Scavanger once could fulfill.
And so began the Scavanger’s faction on the forums. All the following Lore is generated through roleplay.
The Scavangers were a small band of scavengers, lead by Chain, and his followers. However, as chance would have it, a Bloodcult member, going by the name of “warlord”, offered them a mothership, and a moon in their territory, in exchange for one of their ships. The ship that was exchanged was a Beetle MK 3, which the Scavangers had acquired from [REDACTED] in exchange for [REDACTED] from the planet [REDACTED]. However, once in possession of the new ship, the Scavangers realised their roots, traders leading huge empires, and so decided to use their ship to begin trading across the galaxy once more. Over time, more and more factions ordered from the Scavangers, sold with the Scavangers. Tim, head of communication handled hundreds of requests a day. The Scavangers serviced a galactic market of supplies, with the help of Rust, head of development. Huge freighters carried anything from groceries to minerals to the famous Scavangers Grade Poking Sticks, designed and built by the famous Scavanger engineer Jack. They battled intergalactic space eyes, and discovered a race of sentient drones. Life was perfect until...
...Cosmolord.
It was like any day for the Scavangers, trading, mining, turning down the insane requests of Greenfire. But then, Tim picked up a rouge communication from one who call's himself "Apollo" @moddedwarfare . Apollo stated that a ruler, calling himself "Cosmolord" is advancing on the Scavangers, comming to take over their land. Most of the Scavangers didn't believe him, until they saw the images of the decemated ships of a Scavanger fleet. Not only that, but a few survivors were now infected by Cosmolord. Cosmolord isn't just an insane ruler, he can also infect ships.
Cosmolord made slow advancements. Many factions offered small support for the Scavangers. Chain ordered attacks against Cosmolord, trying to slow him down, but ultimately it just makes him more powerful. Eventually, Chain realised all he could do was wait for the end... but maybe there was a small hope for the Scavangers?
It was the last day before the demise of the Scavangers. All freighters were called in, to defend the mothership. Cosmolord sent his army to attack the Scavangers, to finish them off. The battle lasted hours. Cosmolord advanced towards the mothership, meter by meter, and at 9:45 UT, the mothership's hull was breached. Many Scavangers were lost as Cosmolord mercilessly ended the innocent lives of so many simply to gain a small amount of territory.
R.I.P CHAIN: died controlling troops in the last battle
R.I.P TIM: died fighting aboard a "Pew Pew", his favourite craft
R.I.P RUST: Captured and ransomed by Greenfire @ . His location is unknown, presumed dead.
R.I.P JACK: Died manning a missile launcher.
However, Chain, knowing his end would come, launched escape pods carrying the 4 most elite Scavangers at his disposal. The team piloted the escape pod to outlaw territory, and from there, they have started there covert mission. The Scavanger name would be heard again.*
BUT NOW. NOW IS THE TIME FOR THE SCAVANGER NAME TO BE HEARD...
...AGAIN.
For this elite team was in fact, the Lightning Union. It was the Lightning Union’s mission all along to pick up the Scavanger remains, and put them back together. Today it’s delta base, tomorrow, it’s the whole universe. Because once a Scavanger, always a Scavanger.
I promise a faction page soon, ok?
