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General BattleTech => Universal Exports => Universal Exports AU => Alternate Universe => Dark Age Era => Topic started by: Cryhavok101 on February 27, 2017, 07:13:23 PM
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In 3132 the HPG network goes down, and no one knew why. Even though they had their own independent network, largely secret, Universal Exports was concerned and worried about what happened the the rest of the Inner Sphere's network. Fearing a return of Word of Blake forces, or another fanatical Com Star offshoot, and assuming the Inner Sphere would soon be at war once more, Universal Exports began preparing for the inevitable.
This time, with the scope of their organization understood by several powers, they would be unlikely to have the choice of staying in the shadows. Mothballed caches were opened up, and old plans were dusted of and updated. Manufacturing ramped up, as the secretive organization prepared. Bringing their allies in Clan Sea Fox up to speed as well, the two groups merged, as civilian populations were brought to UE facilities, and warriors of all phenotypes were outfitted with the best equipment available to mankind, far beyond one clan's ability to operate on it's own.
Believing their holdings in the deep periphery were safe for the time being, the Hansa were prepared to receive refugees, knowing that such an influx would allow them to increase their own territory through colonization. The Hansa Merchant Princes worked with Universal Exports to manufacture the supplies and machinery that would be needed to get colonies going well. The Escorpion Imperio prepared to engage the Homeworld Clans in order to prevent them from acting during the Inner Sphere's coming crisis. In order to facilitate this, Universal Export arranged Hansa and Sea Fox groups to make convoys through delivering material needed for such actions.
With the Republic and the Inner Sphere clans still recovering from the Belter War, they would need help if the Great Houses decide it's time for another Succession War.