This article is about the corporation. For other uses, see Orion (disambiguation).
Orion is a corporation from the USA. Specializing in special ops missions and search/rescue situations in the Cyberpunk 2020 pen n paper RPG.[1]
History[]
Shortly after Orion Hunter's retirement, MA&F Corporate Director Howard Merrill was trapped in his home by a group of the infamous "Iron Sights" street gang. Assembling a dedicated team of experienced solos, Hunter swiftly accomplished the rescue with minimal loss of life. That team has become the core group that has evolved into ORION's elite cadre of experts; a team that we can put to work for client.[2]
Operations[]
Usually extraction operations but in the rare event that ORION cannot handle the type of operation that you need, we can still help. We maintain a worldwide database of operatives and can construct any type of specialized team for you. Air assault—no problem. Under-ground hideout—it's handled. ORION (and its sister companies; C-TEAM and Cybernetic Intervention Services) have offices across America. We can be anywhere, ready to go in twenty-four hours, guaranteed. Contact us; ask one of our efficient consultants to take down all of your information and compile a mission prospectus.
Once the victim is located, we swiftly to the planning phase of our contract. We keep you involved at step. Even though our mission planners are the best in the world, on you will be able to tell us about the client. How will they react? Are expecting rescue? How can we prove to them that we are on their side?
All missions are accomplished with state-of-the-art weapons and equipment. An aerodyne with on- board trauma unit is standard. When the mission is complete, we can deliver the target directly to you, anywhere in the world. Most operations are completed in less than 72 hours. Your associate or loved one will be returned to you safe and sound. Initial investigation is only 10,000eb. Low-threat rescues, like gang abductions and white slavery, start at only 20,000eb (Continental U.S.) and 30,000eb (Western Hemisphere). Some missions cost more, but all are tax-deductible.
They also specialize in corporate kidnapping as well (this is as bold as a company specializing in extraction can be and still operate legally). Why go to this kind of trouble when the big corporations, like Arasaka, have their own black ops teams? It's simple; Arasaka won't take outside clients. No one in Corporate America wants to admit that they actually perform extractions on a regular basis. They certainly aren't going to risk their reputations for a third party.
Deniability and secrecy are very important in high-level extraction, and most Corporations work outside through services like this one. The best operatives are freelance and they don't work cheap. They live in the shadows, work through double cut-outs, and stay invisible. Most of the time the Corporations consider them a necessary evil, but paranoia rules. A full biosculpt after every mission does wonders for your survival.
If you really want to extract a 'Top Man," you had better have deep pockets; these operations cost between 1.5 and 2 million eb depending on the target and the threat. Terms will dictated in extreme secrecy and through many levels of cutouts. You won't see these people or talk to them. You won't pay them until delivery. You'll probably only talk to their fixer's fixer. You'll pay them in gold or other stable non-currency. They won't even leave a footprint in the sand.[2]
References[]
- ↑ PONDSMITH, M. Cyberpunk Version 3.0. 1st ed., R. Talsorian Games, 2005. (p.21)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 PONDSMITH, M. Chromebook Volume 2. 1st ed., Berkeley, CA, R. Talsorian Games, 1992. (pp.58–60)