Midas

Midas
General Information
Status	Defunct
Leader	CEO Dain Vel Iblis
Motto	"The galaxy's epicurean elite"
Headquarters	HMS Purchased Sanctity
Historical Information
Founded	Year 18 Day 180
Dissolved	Year 19 Day 202
Political Information
Affiliation	Neutral
Type	Professional Army

Midas was an independent mercenary group operating in the Inner Rim. Established officially on Year 18 Day 180 by Dain Vel Iblis, the group was created by a collective of like-minded soldiers of fortune. Operations were focused mostly on security stints and military hardware installations, although later during Year 19, they pivoted towards diversifying their services to extend into the civilian sector. The full history of Midas, however, dates back thousands of years, which was originally founded as a chivalric order of ostracized knights who fought for wealth and fortune.

Leadership was organizationally structured as a corporation, with senior management being comprised by a Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and a Board of Executives. For rank-and-file members as well as assets, however, Midas organized them with a unique color-coded system. The leadership and structure of Midas changed upon Randall Blackheart's seizure of power, although little is known about the details.

Structure

Board of Executives

Before around Year 19 Day 50, the Board of Executives was the main organizational structure of Midas. The Board of Executives was headed by Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Dain Vel Iblis, who was also the chief establisher and founder of the group. He held the chief stake in the group, receiving 40% of all earnings and having unrestricted access to all financials, assets, and operations.

The rest of the Board of Executives was currently comprised of one publicly announced Chief Officer (CxOs): the Chief Operating Officer (COO) Randall Blackheart. They were major stakeholders in the group, receiving 10% of all earnings and having majority access to the assets and operations. While other Chief Officers existed, such as the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and Chief Technology Officer (CTO), their identities were hidden as they hold vital corporate information as well as valuable assets.

Underneath the Chief Officers, there existed Associates who have a minor stake in the group, receiving 2% of all earnings and having limited access to assets and operations. These were retired personnel from Midas who assisted with decisions and receive retirement benefits from their service.

The Board of Executives had a few outsider Partners who have a partial stake in the group of varying size, receiving earnings proportional to the number of stocks. While these members of the Board of Executives were exposed to limited amounts of information about operations, they received hearty kickbacks from their investments into the group.

After around Year 19 Day 50, all stocks were dissolved and declared unacceptable as legal tender. Ownership and control of the company was consolidated under Randall Blackheart. All investment and stock benefits, kickbacks, and interest were revoked. The organizational structure continues to remain unknown, although speculation from prior Midas members indicate the formation of a military junta.

Color-designated Ranks

During the organizational structure of the Board of Executives, a color-designation system was used during Midas's operations. Grey was the lowest color designation, being fresh recruits and publicly-available civilian goods. White was for fully trained, but inexperienced soldiers and publicly-available military hardware. Silver was the first color-code of significant status, bearing the mark of full membership of Midas as well as assets of importance to the group. Gold was the penultimate color-code of Midas and is reserved for seasoned and trusted officers as well as core, essential devices and resources. Finally, there was a last, unknown color-code that is reserved for undercover agents and senior management within the group.

Key Assets

Headquarters Ship

The HMS Purchased Sanctity was the first warship and flagship of Midas. While the ship was never seen in public eye after the seizure of power by Randall Blackheart, there are rumors that it is being held onto by one of Randall's trusted loyalists.

Combat Armor

B.A.T.

The B.A.T.'s full name was never revealed to the public as its production ultimately never saw fruition. Designed to be a multi-classed armor system with modular design, the B.A.T. was supposed to be the main equipment of Midas's security personnel and forces. While the B.A.T. full combat system was never fully produced, portions of the armor were in fact created although they remain untouched and gathering dust in an unknown factory's warehouses.

Armaments

'MERC'-series A295

The 'MERC'-series A295 was another one of Midas's incomplete products, designed to be the main armament of Midas's security personnel and forces. While a few prototypes float around in private hands, the weapon was ultimately cursed to oblivion with the dissolution and downfall of the organization.