Grandmaster Trader RavenWolf stood relieved as Grandmaster Malinko and Elite Admiral Megatron shook hands after having signed the momentous Treaty of Nusaken. Previous attempts to negotiate that had also involved Elite Admiral AntofDeath had resulted in harsh words and violent actions that had led Grandmaster RavenWolf to wonder if there would ever be an end to the conflict that had been raging between the Black Hand and his own Trader's Consortium for many weeks, but this breakthrough treaty would serve as a bastion of light and peace in a galaxy that was otherwise consumed with the lures of war.

The Grandmaster did not like conflict, preferring instead to create a profitable marketplace where peaceful trade routes led towards greater economic benefits for all, but war always seemed to be inevitable and, for many others, profitable as well. As such the Grandmaster found himself being drawn into a variety of conflicts that he would otherwise have avoided for the sake of economic prosperity. Such was the way of the galaxy these days, and it grew more obvious with each and every passing day.

Looking down at the now signed treaty he was happy that it was finally over and done with and another exhausting day of negotiations had finally come to a close. At last he could return to the marketplace and obtaining new wares to both buy, sell, and resell as the case may be, but always it remained the same. He would sit tight and wait while things happened, but hopefully one day this treaty would be remembered as a model for future conflicts so that all might come to acceptable terms and end their blood feuds as quickly and painlessly as possible. For now he would post the news to the galaxy...

The Treaty of Nusaken

This agreement is hereby entered into by all members of the Black Hand and the Trader's Consortium from this day forward and is considered legally binding in all jurisdictions of the Galactic Senate throughout the galaxy. Failure to adhere to the terms hereby stated will result in immediate expulsion from all owned systems, galactic scorn, and prompt discipline of the offending party will be administered by all parties involved.

Article 1) The Nexus system of Nusaken shall be considered neutral ground for all space flights with the intent purpose of wormhole travel only. Any garrisons of military forces in this system are strictly prohibited by all parties involved in this agreement.

Article 2) All colonies previously established in Nusaken by members of the Black Hand shall remain unharmed so long as they are used solely for non-military purposes. Failure to adhere to this article will authorize the use of force to remove this apparent threat to the neutrality of the offending colony or space fleet.

Article 3) Members of the Trader's Consortium are authorized to set up small mining and trade colony operations on the planets contained in the Nusaken system so long as they do not disrupt the already existing colonies established by the Black Hand.

Article 4) Sadr is to be declared a neutral ground between these two parties and all currently existing Black Hand colonies are to be removed from this system as part of the agreement. Military garrisons in this system are also prohibited. The Trader's Consortium may set up mining and trade operations in this system.

Article 5) Rana is to be declared the home system of the Black Hand Guild and no Trader's Consortium members will set foot inside this system. Failure to do so is considered a breach of contract and use of force is authorized to repel this threat.

Article 6) Tegmen is to be declared the home system of the Trader's Consortium and no Black Hand members will set foot inside this system. Failure to do so is considered a breach of contract and use of force is authorized to repel this threat.

Article 7) There will be absolutely NO blockading of any of the wormholes in Nusaken. This is considered a hostile action and war is authorized to repel this threat to the neutrality of the Nusaken wormholes.

Article 8) If a new wormhole is found in Nusaken, the finding guild has first claim on the system. In order to prove the finding of the system, the finding guild must leave one unarmed scout on the Nusakan side of the wormhole.

Article 9) Each side is authorized to have military forces blockading their home system's side of the wormhole from Nusaken. So long as this miltary force does not enter the Nusaken system this is not considered a breach of contract.

Article 10) Observers may be stationed (unarmed-non military unit) at each wormhole inside the Nusaken system to ensure that none of the terms of this agreement are breached.

Addendum 1) Military passage is allowed through Nusaken so long as their is absolutely no stopping while present in this system and the destination is either your home system's wormhole or the the wormhole to Sadr. Any other movement of military forces inside Nusaken is to be considered an act of war and will be met with open hostility by all offended parties.

Addendum 2) Military passage through Sadr follows the same rules as Addendum 1. Destinations must be to already known systems or to the home system.

This contract is legally binding and will take effect immediately upon the signing of Grandmasters RavenWolf and Malinko and Elite Admiral Megatron.


Such a beautiful document, the Grandmaster thought. He had worked so hard to ensure that the terms were acceptable to all parties and hoped for a lasting peace. Peace was the best environment for capitalism after all... and the Trader's thrived on a successful marketplace. For now it was done however, and peace had been restored. Only time would tell when his services might be needed again, but he hoped that that day would not be coming anytime soon.

Very good, I aggree.

I am in agreement with this topic too. But I am hoping Malinko gets off his high chair for a second here and at least says sorry for blowing up newbs not even with millitaries yet. But that's just my opinion. Also for Sadr to make this clear, who can put colonies there, because obviously Ravenwolf is interested in the minerals, and a lot of The Black Hand sought refuge from the war the opposite way that Malinko was attacking. So we have put down colonies and tried to settle sadr cohesively with IoM, is it possible in the agreement that in the name of trade that TC, IoM and TBH can share sadr, also increasing trade to a whole new limit, heavily expanded by the presence of Ravenwolfs mass mining.

Good stuff. Added to wiki

I whole heartedly agree with Master AntofDeath, escaping prosecution of Malinko's misaligned fleet, my refugee colonists picked up Rana stakes and set down in Sadr, (The very colony now in the shadow of Grandmaster Ravenwolf's imperial fleet) I move to make Amendment I of the Treaty of Nusaken, which is now binding.

Amendment I
All colonies already settled be grandfathered in and allowed to stay, as long as they are non military colonies.

I regret to inform the members of the Black Hand that one of your "leaders" antofdeath decided to violate the terms of this treaty today by wiping out YWing in the Tegmen system... I have already written to your leader megatron about this transgression and intend to rectify the situation using peaceful means and diplomatic communication channel to prevent a wider conflict. I look forward to your responses as this Treaty has served us all quite well until now...

I submit this are a personal grudge against Ywing, and no other action was taken against any other of the TC members, and submit that if Ywing wishes to seek retribution for this action he do it himself. There also will be no other actions against Ywing, for in my eyes this grudge is settled on my end.

Alright,

There are Personal Wars and Guild Wars.

This is a Personal War at the moment and I do not think that anyone wants to get turn this into a Guild War again.

To all Members of the Black Hand,

This is an official statement of the Traders Consortium. The issues revolving around the violation of the Treaty of Nusaken with AntofDeath has been resolved through peaceful means. We have no hostile intentions with anyone in your guild unless they enter Tegmen and violate further aspects of the Treaty of Nusaken or if any of our members were to enter Rana you would also be permitted to remove that presence as well as per the agreement. AntofDeath has been in our professional diplomatic opinion a disgrace upon the name of your guild and we have requested his resignation as a sign that your leaders and your guild do not condone such policies of personal aggression and vendetta without guild consent. We look forward to maintaining a positive working relationship with your guild members as we struggle to pursue a mutual goal of galactic stability and safety and prevent the powers that be from becoming too powerful within our galaxy. Consider this official notice of our intentions to not be hostile to any other members of the Black Hand so long as AntofDeath agrees to our terms of resignation. Thank you for your time.

Ambassador RavenWolf : Legendary Trader of the Traders Consortium

No Other guild controls or has any influence in guild matters, ant will be diplinced but what you are suggesting is an act of war.

Also what you are asking is not in your very own treaty which would consitute you breaking your own treaty. and therefore you would be subject to its law.

I am propsing an amendment to the treaty with neutrality a clause.

From this point on and any previous ocassion, a action from a single player to a single or more players, will result in no guild action by either side as this as seen a personal war and will be respected under all laws governing this universe.

The neutrality clause is that unless this is supported you lack faith in your own treaty, and this will be deemed as a breaking of the treaty.

Chris gets a beat in the head till he stops dismissing my word. I'm leaving by my choice and this forum nuked my last post xD So I'm making this short and sweet, Seeya TBH I'll leave when the right even occurs.

And if you are leaving then your word means nothing.

It should be pointed out that it would take me 7.16 days to actually declare war on ant to even uphold the treaty

To all:

I have more faith in my treaty as a way to lead the way for future treaties and set examples of what can be done in a successful environment of diplomatic agreement. As such, I am both happy and disappointed at what I've seen result as of our request. AntofDeath leaving of his own accord creates a black hole environment of power in the Black Hand itself, but I assure you that if any action is taken against the Black Hand as the matter regarding AntofDeath has been resolved to out liking, that that aggressor can count on having another aggressor to deal with as well. We wish you all well as you have continued to uphold our treaty and I look forward to working with all of you in the not so distant future. If you have any future dealings with the Trader's Consortium never hesitate to contact me or my co-leader Baron Malinko as we will be more then happy to assist as long as the cause is just and the fighting good. All hail the Black Hand!

Ambassador RavenWolf