Czema

Czema, also known as The Conglomerate, Conglomerate Space, or The Czema Conglomerate, is a multidisciplinary conglomerate which controls territorial possessions in the Kesyk Reach. It is the predominant faction in this region of the galaxy, controlling 9 major inhabited systems and several hundred outlying stations. Czema as a corporate actors also posses numerous territories within other larger factions as privately operated orbital stations and terrestrial property. The de-facto capital of Conglomerate space is Gladena, a which is considered to be a significant center of commerce in the Kesyk region.

Czema has origins on Gladena, initially a network of enhancement traders with ties to the Kesykian Karaay and Praste tribes in the Gladena Undercity. The acquisition of Darand Armaments and the Jissard Research Group marked a major development for Czema, seeing the corporation from the Undercity trade network to larger markets both within and without Kesyk space. The development of the B-45 line of combat stimulants and a successful range of affordable firearms saw Czema's corporate expansion break corporate growth records in the Kesyk Reach.

Since becoming a major player in galactic trade and commerce, Czema has embarked on numerous projects outside the initial scope of defense armaments, biomedical, and defense systems. Exploration and settlement of territories in the Kesyk Reach and adjacent sectors has become a growing focus on the Conglomerate. Numerous large-scale semi-secret and secret research projects have been undertaken by Czema in recent history as well, both on contract from other factions and out of personal interest of the Board of Directors.

The Trade Wars, occurring 20 years ago, would see vast transformation to governing structures in Conglomerate space. The insurrection sparked by separatist colonial forces in the Pavan system would see the development of more involved governing structures, and the creation of department tasked with 'population risk mitigation' in both core and colonial territories. De-facto day-to-day governance of systems rests in the hands of a complex relationship between traditional clanar forces, Conglomerate security forces, and black market and criminal syndicates.

Founding
The founding of Czema dates back a few hundred years ago in the Gladena Undercity. The Undercity exists as a large network of residential and commercial corridors as well as industrial and maintenance spaces that hold up the upper level of the urban sprawl. Criminal syndicates and black market transactions are incredibly common in this sector of Gladena, largely due to resource scarcity and the inability of G-Sec (Gladena Public Security) to properly police these regions.