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ID: CORP_

Filling guide

  • Minimal (local/regional firm): Classification + Overview + Core Facts + Key People
  • Standard (planetary corporation): + Operations + Subsidiaries + Relations + Financial Summary
  • Full (megacorp / strategic industry): + History + Political Influence + Technology Level + Notes
  • Location links: Headquarters, Geographic Footprint, and Key Facilities are physical location — link SYSTEM_<ID> wherever the system is named, never a planet (planets have no canon ID, so they can’t be auto-linked or back-linked). For a Local/Regional firm, naming a region or city alongside the system is fine and often more useful — just link the system name itself when it appears (e.g. “Caledon, SYSTEM_ARTALAN”). Political affiliation is a separate concern with its own fields — link STATE_<ID> there instead: Major shareholder (if state-owned) and Relations → Regulators & Authorities.
  • Delete this block when done.

Classification

  • Scope: <Local / Regional / Planetary / Multi-system / Interstellar>
  • Type: <Family business / Private corporation / Publicly traded / Conglomerate / State-owned enterprise / Cooperative / Holding company>
  • Sector: <Primary / Secondary / Tertiary / Mixed>
  • Industry: <Agriculture / Food processing / Petrochemicals / Chemicals / Armaments / Energy / Mining / Heavy industry / Logistics / Finance / Media / Technology / Construction / Governance / Trade administration / Other>
  • Strategic status: <None / Important / Strategic / Critical / Sovereign-grade>
  • Dominance: <Niche player / Market participant / Market leader / Oligopolist / Monopoly>
  • Economic weight: <Minor / Moderate / Major / Systemic / Hegemonic / Interstellar power / Sovereign-scale / Great-power scale / Civilizational>
  • Legal status: <Licensed / Charter-protected / Stateless / Sovereign-equivalent>

Core Facts

  • Founded: by <Founder(s)>
  • Headquarters: <System — link SYSTEM_<ID>>
  • Current CEO / Head:
  • Major shareholder: <Name, entity, or shareholding structure — link STATE_<ID> if state-owned>
  • Workforce (est.):
  • Annual revenue (est.):
  • Fiscal year end: <Month/Year>

Overview

<One short paragraph: what the company does, its market position, and why it matters in the setting.>

Operations

Primary Businesses

  • <Business line 1 — description, market share>
  • <Business line 2 — description, market share>
  • <Business line 3 — description, market share>

Geographic Footprint

  • <SYSTEM_<ID> or region/city within it — role (HQ, production, R&D, market, etc.)>
  • <SYSTEM_<ID> or region/city within it — role>
  • <SYSTEM_<ID> or region/city within it — role>

Key Facilities

  • <Facility name — location (SYSTEM_<ID> or region/city within it), purpose, strategic importance>
  • <Facility name — location (SYSTEM_<ID> or region/city within it), purpose, strategic importance>

Subsidiaries & Affiliates

(omit entire section for local companies)

Direct Subsidiaries (CORP_)

  • <Subsidiary name — ownership %, business area>
  • <Subsidiary name — ownership %, business area>

Joint Ventures

  • <JV name — partners, business area>

Affiliated Entities

  • <Entity name — nature of relationship>

Financial Summary

  • Annual revenue:
  • Net profit margin: <%>
  • Market capitalization (if public):
  • Primary revenue streams:
  • Cost structure:
  • Debt exposure: <None / Low / Moderate / High>

Key People

  • CHAR_ — <Role, brief note>
  • CHAR_ — <Role, brief note>

Political Influence

(standard and above — especially for strategic industries and megacorps)

  • Formal ties to government: <None / Advisory / Regulatory seat / Ownership overlap>
  • Lobbying capacity: <None / Local / National / Interstellar>
  • Dependency: who depends on this company? <States, other corps, military, public>
  • Regulation exposure: <Low / Medium / High / Antitrust risk / Protected by charter>

Technology Level

(if relevant to operations — especially for strategic industries)

  • R&D investment: <None / Minimal / Significant / Major>
  • Proprietary technology:
  • Cybernetics integration: <None / Levels 0–1 / Levels 0–2 / Levels 0–3>
  • AI usage: <None / Expert systems / Controlled / Open>

History

(full characters only)

Origins

<Founding story, early struggles, first breakthrough.>

Growth

<Key expansion phases, acquisitions, market shifts.>

Major Events

  • :
  • :
  • :

Current Era

<Present situation, strategic direction, looming threats.>

Relations

Allies & Partners

  • <CHAR_ID or CORP_ID or STATE_ID — nature of relationship>

Rivals & Competitors

  • <CHAR_ID or CORP_ID or STATE_ID — nature of relationship>

Regulators & Authorities

  • <STATE_ID or institution — regulatory relationship, tensions>

Notes

  • <Secrets, hooks, internal conflicts, succession questions, regulatory threats>

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