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HD 6F02 Kforuzeng, the return of the space wolfs.

                        By

                   Roger Myhre
                   Ammerudgrenda 168
                   0960 Oslo 9
                   Norway



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Summary: Kforuzeng are known to be the largest corsair band in
Gvurrdon sector. In the latest 10 years they have gone through a lot of
changes. From being a sector wide band with nearly monopoly on raiding
along the Domain of Deneb border, to nearly extinction and back on the
raise again in the wake of the Rebellion in the Imperium.
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How it started.
In 1041 the Kforuzeng corsair band were organized. The leader
Dzenae Aekoe with his crew on the frigate Rraedz decided to
split from the Ungogz Den, a small interstellar government
got splintered by internal unrest. To survive he started to
raid at different worlds that could not muster the force to
drive him away. He later joined forces with one other corsair
captain.

In 1043 they were attacked by two larger ships, but Dzenae was an
expert tactician and soon turned the battle to his favor. Both
attackers got their jumpdrive disabled which put them at his mercy.
Rather than to exterminate his adversaries he proposed an alliance,
which they agreed on. The two crafts were soon repaired.

Dzenae soon realized that he must get himself a base for his four
crafts so that they could get safe repairs away from the navies that
hunted him. Instead of building one he decided to capture one with all
the equipment he needed. By great cunning he surprised a base hollowed
out in an asteroid at Ueghrrozue/Gvurrdon (2339). This base later
became the main base for the Kforuzeng corsair band, and it still is.

After the capture of the hollowed asteroid, Dzenae arose sharply
in charisma and many other corsairs sought to join his group. In the
following years the group just got bigger and bigger.


The death of a leader.
In 1052 Dzenae was an old Vargr, just rounded 60 standard years
he leaded personally a campaign against Kinorb/Spinward Marches (2202),
with a large portion of his fleet, the flagship got a hit from a
particle accelerator. The damage was superficial, but the sudden hit
gave Dzenae a heart attack which sent him into coma.

After some hours Dzenae woke up a brief moment. When he saw that
his adjutant and second in command were at his bunk. He then gave his
last command, which was to continue the campaign as planned. He then
lost consciousness, and never woke up again.

Ksangu which was the second in command obeyed this order and
continued the campaign for his charismatic leader.

Dzenae was after the campaign buried in the crypt that was dug
out in the hollowed asteroid base at Ueghrrozue. In this crypt several
other honored leaders and sub leaders of Kforuzeng corsair band buried
with solemn ceremonies.


1043 to 1070.
In this period Gvurrdon went through a lot of changes that made
the corsair business surge. Dzenae was the dominant leader of the band.
He had bases spread over rimward parts of Gvurrdon sector.

In this period Kforuzeng absorbed a lot of other corsairs both
independent and smaller groups. Even after his death, many joined up.


1071 to 1090.
As the band got larger the need of a new flagship arose.
Kforuzeng undercover agents found out that Thoengling Empire had
ordered a 200,000ton BB from the shipyard at Orsesokhin/Gvurrdon
(2323). Just before the vessel was finished Ksangu led a small unit of
crack corsairs and stole the craft from the dock.

Thoengling got very annoyed by this act and tried to assassinate
Ksangu. They failed, but instead to try again, they decided to let
their anger be channeled to the Orsesokhin government that was
responsible for the delivery. Thoengling had paid up front and didn't
like that their new craft got stolen under their noses. So they invaded
the system in 1088.

Kforuzeng's new craft named Akhaegtoullae (Swift Fighter). The
choice of craft proved to be excellent when the craft after the
refitting of computers, powerplant and armament was able to outgun and
outmaneuver most craft at its size.

In 1089 Ksangu dies of an illness he got from an insectbite. The
cure would have been simple if it wasn't for his allergy for the insect
and some of the neccesary medifications.


1091 to 1100.
The organization was well oiled and each sub leader had his or
hers part of their domain to administer. Several interstellar
governments sought their expertise in warfare, and hired them for
protection of their borders, or to do a single operation against an
enemy they had. Both in space and on ground.

Plundering along the Imperial border was also on their agenda,
and many worlds had visits from them more than once. They soon became
known as ruthless murderers. Which to a extent can be said it was true.

Dzenae himself ruled that civilians should not be harmed if it
could be prevented. Ksangu also held this policy, but it got difficult,
if not impossible to enforce. The corsair units that joined in the
trailing subsectors of Gvurrdon saw the Kforuzeng as a tool to get even
with the Imperium for the injustice done in the past history.

However disaster struck in this period. Their BB that they had
stolen from dock had been ridden with problems since they had taken it.
It had fought well in the few campaigns it had been on. On a routine
mission it dissapeared. It was followed by a small group of VP type
corsairs. When they emerged jumpspace Akhaegtoullae was nowhere to be
seen. The ship has been missing since then.


1101 to 1105.
In this period Kforuzeng expanded into Tuglikki sector. A few
bases prop up in subsector M of Tuglikki sector. The expansion trailing
is slow in the start but by 1105 Kforuzeng monopolize the corsair
bussines in subsector M and have a few probing operations into
subsector N.

In this period Kforuzeng had ongoing emissary contact with
Commonality of Kedzudh. The reason is that Kforuzeng feels that they
need a safe haven to go to if the going got too tough. In return
Kforuzeng had to help Kedzudh with fighting other corsairs that
intruded on their territory. This suited Kforuzeng fine, when they
could keep the plunder from the corsairs they attacked.


1106 to 1108.
In this period much of the tasks to Kforuzeng is hiring out
themselves as mercenaries. A lot of their assets are bound to
operations that have longterm contracts. Tukera is one of the
costumers. They pay well for having their crafts protected against
attacks when they are in transit to and from Thoengling Empire. With
other words they pay Kforuzeng money so that their ships can travel
through Kforuzeng's sphere of influence.

Thanks to this Kforuzeng cannot expend vargrpower on campaign
into the imperium when the FFW starts. Near the end Kforuzeng sees the
Imperium as an easy target to raid now that it is on the defensive.
Fortunately for the Empire the reinforcements that came from corridor
prevented Kforuzeng from doing anything big.

Kforuzeng expanded into the three most spinward subsectors of
Tuglikki that bordered to Domain of Deneb. Along this border Kforuzeng
enjoyed good tidings, but alas it should last so short.


1109 to 1112.
Now the organization start to split. When Kforuzeng proves unable
to do something with the Imperial threat, small groups decided that a
new and more charismatic leader had to be found.

A few found the apparent success of 40'th squadron encouraging
and enlisted there, but to no avail. 40'th squadron got bloodied in
that war.

In late 1110 when the war was over, the Imperial navy turned its
guns at Kforuzeng. Imperial Navy Intelligence started to track down
Kforuzeng bases, and attacked them. Allkigvue, the current leader, felt
that he was loosing the grip of the events and tried to rally the
leaders to a desperate plan. However he lost, and retired as the head
of Kforuzeng.

Egharsgon became the new leader of Kforuzeng. He had high
charisma, but unfortunately he lacked something that most charismatic
leaders among Vargr miss. The skills necessary to lead and make plans.
It looked like he would be able to pull it off, but it soon become
apparent that he lacked the necessary skills and many groups split from
the organization.

In a desperate attempt to stay in control he formed the
Gvurknuesurrg, a secret organization which job was to ensure that the
different groups stayed loyal to the leadership. This group was headed
by Gzongzuers, a Vargr with above average charisma, but very skilled at
his work. Gzongzuers got soon tired of his work and with the waning
charisma of the leadership. So he split and formed his own band in
1114.

In 1112 the treaty with Kedzudh got nullified, and all bases
within Kedzudh's borders had to be closed. Kforuzeng tried to prevent
this but with their reduced strenght they could do nothing.
Unfortunately for Kforuzeng many of the corsairs that had their bases
in Kedzudh joined the Commonality, when it came apparent that their
charisma could stand up against the charisma of the leadership in
Kforuzeng.

1113 to 1116.
During this period Kforuzeng seems to just dwindle away as a dying flower.
Egharsgon retired early 1115 just a few month after Gzongzuers decided to
make his own fame. In the rest of the period no new leader was elected.
Individual corsair captains decided to go for their own and split away from
Kforuzeng. In 1116 the organization was only at 20% of its original size.
Most ships larger than 1000 tons were put into mothball, for future use.
Some were sold. A couple of corsairs even just took the ships with them when
they split. Most small and medium sized crafts belonged to their captains,
so they disappear when they joined others or formed their own bands.

 In end of 1116 and in the beginning of 1117 the rumors about the problems
in the Imperium trailing of Gvurrdon started to make its appearance, and the
newly arrived tirades of Oekhsos that sparked the anti-Imperial flame in the
extends. The organization could have been discontinued hadn't it been for
these events. A new leader arose from the council of leaders. This new leader
have both charisma and the necessary skill to run a corsair band. She came
to power by assassinating her adversaries to the leadership. Anuekhs An
Gzoug (Flame that burns) which she calls herself. No one knows her real name,
and no one have dared to ask.


1117 to present.
She soon saw the possibilities that lay open to rise Kforuzeng back to its
former glory. She decided to contact Kedzudh to sign a new contract treaty.
This was done in mid 1117. Encouraged by the flowing news about the
continuous success among the corsairs trailing of Gvurrdon, sparked her
inspiration.

With the conclusion of the treaty or contract with Kedzudh, a treaty Imperial
officials refer to as the Glass-Bond, the coalition set out to remove the
Imperial presence in Gvurrdon sector. The Imperial Naval outpost at Triad
(Gvurrdon 2436) was the first victim to their assault. Only a few managed to
escape the onslaught from the coalition. Secondly Pandrin stood for turn. At
Pandrin, Oberlindes Lines had a major center there for trading with Vargr
merchants. Luckily enough the staff at the center had been given advanced
warning enough so that they could escape capture, but much expensive
equipment had to be left behind.

Late 1117 The Kforuzeng/Kedzudh coalition poured over the Imperial borders,
mainly into Aramis subsector in Spinward Marches. This happened after several
softening and probing attacks earlier the same year. The news of that the
Aslans had penetrated the Spinward Marches borders to the rimward was
encouraging on the leadership of the coalition, and renewed energy were put
into the attacks.

However in the eve of 1120 the coalition lost some ground, but the losses
haven't discouraged the corsairs. More Vargr are rallying to build up the
former glory of Kforuzeng.


Organization of Kforuzeng.
In the first years the chain of command was linear, from leader through
individual captains of the different ships down to the ensigns. Just like a
chain of command found in the armed forces. As the organization growed, it
could not continue to be like this. Kforuzeng admistered a large area at its
peak and normal linear commandchains just can't take that strain the Vargr
psycology puts on it.

When Kforuzeng expanded beyond the Gvurrdon borders, the leadership soon
realised that they had to appoint charismatic leaders to subgroups. At the
peak of the organization the were much as 12 subgroups with their own leaders
that answered for their action only to the leadership council.

The leadership council consisted of a wide variety of proffesions emissaries,
medics, tacticians and admistrators to aid the leader in the decision making.
In the council there were also representatives from each of the subgroups.

Now that Kforuzeng only resides in Gvurrdon with some smaller groups in the
spinward parts of Tuglikki sector, the leader organization have changed.
There are still a council of different advisors, but the captains of the
different capital ship got somewhat more to say in the broad sense of the
decision making.

The division of the grouping are changed in the broad sense, but the purpose
and the mechanics are the same as the old system. The groups are as following:

Tuglikki front, Gvurrdon front, Base Front and Fueznuzorg.

Gvurrdon Front-- This division takes care of the organization and of the
units that help Kedzudh in the Spinward Marches conquest campaign. It are
also responsible for the ships, personell and equipment of its group.

Tuglikki Front-- This group have the responsibility to to raid on the
Denebian border, and to recruit and coordinate the different interested
corsairs in Tuglikki sector. It have also the responibility to stay in
contact with the bands that are Trailing of Gvurrdon.

Fueznuzorg-- This is maybe the most feared group in the Kforuzeng
organization. Its job is to ensure that the different other groups will not
double cross the kforuzeng organization. In addition it hunts down opposition
groups that split from the Kforuzeng. It can be viewed as an internal police
and security force.

Base front-- This is the main body of the organization. Its main
responsibility is to coordinate all the groups into a single unit. It does
also do the final decision making and the overall planning. It is also
recruiting corsairs in Gvurrdon sector.

Fighting ships of Kforuzeng.
At its peak, Kforuzeng had only 35+ ships that was mainly of type VP corsair.
In 1115 this number was down to 8. and Most of them was put into mothball.
Kforuzeng had also a small number of ships larger than 1000 tons. Most of
these disappeared in the period 1107 to 1116. Their largest ship at present
is a 75,000ton cruiser. This craft was found in late 1119 orbiting a moon in
Angasaer system. There was apparent that the crew had died from a combination
of jumpspace exposure and a busted environment system. Currently the craft
is under extensive repair. The craft is expected to be ready for duty in 1123.
At the moment the craft cargohold is seconding as a prisoncamp.

After the Rebellion started and the Glass-bond was signed, the number of
crafts have been increasing. The collected wealth from the past got spent on
new ship that they ordered from several warfs around the Gvurrdon sector.
The most notable purchase is the new flagship Ozarr that have been finaly
finished after several years of delay due to problems to finance a spinal
mount.

Kedzudh possessed a large number of crafts, and the number soared after the
destruction if the Imperial navy base at Triad. Several ship here were
surprised in their docks, and could not break free before it was too late.
Here the Glass-bond coalition captured 5 capital ships. Three of them was
given to Kforuzeng. At the beginning of the war with the Imperium the number
of crafts were about 15. Most of them 200 to 600 tons. Ozarr was put into
duty after several months of testing in 1119. After the attack on the
Imperial Navy outpost at Triad, Kforuzeng got awarded with one small Fast
Cruiser and two Heavy Destroyers. A number of other small crafts were also
captured.

New recruitment ave further increased the number of crafts, so currently
(year 1120) there is about 44 ships of size 200 to 800 tons. Four active
ships of 10,000tons plus. Counting ships the organization is a bit larger
than before, but the vargrpower and territory is only a fraction of what it
was.

The fleet organization is loose. Ships are frequently changed between the
squadrons. This have made difficulties for the INI, when they never can with
certainty say what kind of ships the Kforuzeng force have at a given time.
Small Kforuzeng units have been known to operate far as 13 parsecs into the
Spinward Marches. Larger units with larger ships usually keeps themselves at
the frontline.

The TL's of the crafts vary greatly, but most crafts are at the TL 13 scale
with a few on TL 11 and 12. About 25% are of TL 14 and 15.


Future plans.
Anuekhs An Gzoug has big plans for the future Kforuzeng. She's trying to
expand the organization further trailing, and to get in contact with the
groups that occupy Corridor sector. She wants to thrust into Deneb sector to
get to the naval depot there. This facility holds many things that she
desires to use for expand her group, but it also would be a strong positive
increase in charisma if she can pull this off. This is an ambitious goal, and
she know that she can't try to do this move before she get Kforuzeng back to
its former glory and bigger. Having contact with the Vargr forces in Corridor
would help considerably.

One of the many things she wants is black globes for her capital ships. This
would increase the Kforuzeng fleet strength manyfold. But she will need help
from the independent groups in Tuglikki and she will need support from the
Corridor occupants to pull this off.

Personalities of Kforuzeng.
Many of the council members in the Kforuzeng's leadership have different
backgrounds. A large organization like this needs a leader organization that
are able to draw inputs from all kinds of sources and proffesions to be able
to make the right decisions in the different situations. The brash nature of
Vargr doesn't inhibit them from making cunning and well thought out plans.
The stats shown here is picturing their status in 1120.

Anuekhs An Gzoug,  Kforuzeng head leader.
9A596A,     Age 38,     Hits 4/5,  Terms 5,  Rank 6
Born 023-1082 on Neredhueraeng/Gvurrdon (0939)
Starport A, Small, Very Thin, Dry, Low pop, Low law, Avg stellar
Handgun-0, Computer-0, Grav veh-1, Infighting-2, Fleets tactics-1,
Zero-G Env-1, Laser weapons-1, Pilot-3, Leader-2, Ships tactic-2 Gambling-2,
Ship's boat-0

Comming from a well charismatic family, she could have come a long way in the
normal way of life. But she never found that the "normal" life could not
quensh her thirst for adventure. She soon proved to be violentic in nature,
which put her into trouble several times. She joined Groegh corsair band in
1100, which in 1103 attached itself with Kforuzeng. After this Anuekhs saw
the potentiality to rise fast in the grades. Which she did. And in mid 1116
she took over as head leader for Kforuzeng.


Oevuko Dzakhorrdze,  Emissary and council member in Kforuzeng
5C89D9,    Age 50,   Hits 4/5,  Terms 8
Born 012-1070 on Llathoevaghoe/Gvurrdon (0323)
Starport B, Med, Std Atm, Wet, Mod pop, High law, Early stellar
Computer-0, Grav veh-2, Handgun-2, Liaison-5, Streetwise-2 Leader-1,
Vacc suit-1, Carousing-1, Pilot-3, Admin-1

Started out his career in the emissary school of Tsu Thoezhou, the emissary
school owned by the Zhosokh Urs. Graduated as the best of his class. Joined
Kforuzeng in 1100 when they was searching for a skilled emissary to handle
their contact with Kedzudh. At this time it was apparent that Kforuzeng could
offer good charisma increasment for those who worked for them. He managed to
get results in the tense and sceptical leaders in Kedzudh, by persuade them
to believe that they would be free of corsairs if they signed this treaty.
In 1116 he managed to repair the severed bonds with the Kedzudh allegiance.


Khanzungin, Anuekhses bodyguard (ex-rogue)
E9B5C7,   Age 34,  Hits 5/7, Terms 4
Born 1086 on Ellfaegoezou/Gvurrdon (0808)
Starport E, Med, Dense atm, Wet, Mod pop, High law, Industrial
Wheeled veh-1, Handgun-2, Streetwise-2, Carousing-3 Infighting-3,
Demolition-1, JOT-1

Joined the Kforuzeng a few years ago by a mistake. A lucky mistake in
Khanzungin's eyes. He left his home planet early at an age of 15 years. He
was a stowaway on a merchant that visited his home system. He was detected
and handed over to the local lawenforces at the destination planet. His
parents was not found when he did not want to cooperate with the police. At
an age of 18 he ran away again, and started his career as a rogue. In 1114
he coincidentaly broke into a warehouse where a small group of Kforuzeng
corsairs had staged a meeting with the local mafia. The local police had the
warehouse under observation. When the police took action, Khazungin found
himself helping the corsairs to get away. It turned out that Anuekhs was
heading this group, and they have stayed together since then. He is now a
bodyguard for her, but many suspect that there is more than just the
bodyguard business that holds them together. Many finds him attractive and
sympatic. His carousing skill have helped him out of more than one difficult
situation. Even humans find him sympatic for a corsair. Being a Urzaeng Vargr
he stands nearly 200cm tall.


Dholltogaegae, Corsair and Base front security chief.
9A8976,   Age 42,   Hits 4/6,  Terms 6
Born 054-1078 on Raezarourkallarakhs/Gvurrdon (1126)
Starport C, Small, Wet, Std Atm, Low pop, No law, Avg Stellar
Handgun-0, Grav Veh-1, Ship's boat-1, Bribery-1, Zero-G-3 Leader-1,
Intrusion-2, Vacc suit-1, Computer-3, Rifleman-2

Took over as security chief short after that Anuekhs took over as the head
leader. However his skills haven't improved his charismatic standing much,
when Anuekhs and Dholltogaegae got two different ways to implement security
measures. Dholltogaegae takes his work seriously, and most others have found his
company straining. He is often in conflict with Anuekhs, which has made his
status strained among other Vargr. In the beginning they worked well together,
but the happiness soon disappeared when it became apparent that Anuekhs
found it more enjoyable to be with her bodyguard than with Dholltogaegae. And
he hates Anuekhs bodyguard. If he can get away with it, he will kill him.


Kfoerrgsaksorz Dzekh, Medical advisor and council member.
5C5E78,   Age 58,   Hits 3/5,   Terms 10
Born 248-1062 on Gantsugh/Gvurrdon (0809)
Starport A, Asteroid, Vac, Desert, Low pop, No Law, Avg Stellar
Grav Veh-0, Vacc suit-0, Handgun-0, Computer-2, Small blade-1 Genetics-2,
Liaison-2, Medic-5, Mechanical-7

Got early on interested in medical subjects. As a young she always helped out
on the station her parents lived on when someone got hurt. Took basic studies
by ordering a study package from Feki, a school that sends out packages for
students that live at places that makes it difficult to attend to colleges
and universities the normal way. She soon worked up skill enough to get a
certificate. When she got this she took job onboard a liner-freighter. She
worked on several ships, until the ship she worked on got attacked by
Kforuzeng corsairs in 1102. Until this she had not experienced any increase
in charisma. She saw this as an opportunity to get better pay and reputation.
She was accepted as a member when she showed that she could work wonders with
her hands. Her mechanical skill proves its versatility when making
prosthetics. She raised fast in charisma, and was taken up into the council
in 1109 as medical advisor. Lately she has also widen her field into
psychological matters.


The Insignia.
The insingia of Kforuzeng represents the spiraling arms of the galaxy. The
insignia bears some resemblence to Dulinors insignia. Kforuzeng's insignia
are oftenly placed above the insignia of the different groups within
Kforuzeng.

The insignia got official in 1052 when the group got tired of the old mark.
Which actually came from the interstellar government that Dzenae Aekoe came
from. Because of this the group was oftenly mistaken for someone else.
Sometimes this could be an advantage, but in the long run there was no
Charisma to earn on the old symbol.

The spiral symbol show that the Kforuzeng group had big plans and was
optimistic about the future. A galaxy spanning group they understood was
impossible, but a sector wide group or larger could be realised if nothing
went wrong.