House Zobist: Stories

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Zed's family has managed Ad Leonis since it was discovered and founded upon the orders of the government in Sol, it was originally designed to be a military outpost charged with defending a vital chokepoint in which the human sector receives lanes from 2 hostile powers. But in the years that followed there was little military action so the family realized the importance of receiving all the merchant ships that pass through and decided to establish a trade port as well as a repair facility. Suddenly trade boomed as traders from Centauri, Muphrid, and the other powers meet and exchange goods in the system and take time off, knowing the powerful fleet left behind by the Sol Navy upon the fall of the government, will protect all sides from pirates and bandits.

Merchants, with a strong warrior culture, due to its unique position on 6 trade lanes the family controls most of the trade into the Human system and as a result of its position facing 2 other powers boasted a large space fleet commanded by warrior brothers Zachariah, and Zegedi. Zed (head of house) controlled the Merchant fleet and all ports within the Leonis system. The balance of power is controlled by the fact that Zed has the money to hire mercenaries to counter his 2 brothers space fleet, and his brothers know that by killing or usurping Zed means losing funding to maintain their space fleet. The final brother is simply a drunkard and does not contribute to the family. The sisters are young and kept hidden and safe from the pirate bands that lurks in the system hoping to strike it rich on a fat merchant ship.