Post by Dazo on Jul 12, 2004 6:41:17 GMT -5
As requested by CELS, hope you find it interesting
The Leskus mining company was set up in 877 M31 by Gabriael Leskus, who built a modest fortune in asteroid mining, his luck was to change for the better, in M32 his company struck the mother load, an large asteroid his mining ship had surveyed turned out to contain a massive deposit of Adamantium, with this discovery the fortunes of Leskus changed overnight. With the profits from the sale of the ore Gabriael made the decision to expand his company, to that end he bought several smaller but successful companies, Shogati heavy industries was the first acquisition, a small manufacturer of heavy machinery and mining tools, the second purchase was the Argo shipping cartel who owned a modest fleet of freighters and transporters but who's profits had begun sliding. These two companies increased Leskus's market value as well as cutting the cost of the mining expeditions. In 087 M32 Gabriael died passing the company on to his son Zophael Leskus who decided to expand the companies remit to include the Reemus pharmaceutical foundation and the Meksum petrochemical syndicate, though small the product of both companies were in high demand, Zophael expanded both businesses increasing the wealth of his family significantly.
The name of Leskus as a big player was established by the time of his death in 136 M32
Successive generations added to the wealth and prestige of the company, whose honourable practices won them many a contract, they even managed to build up a small fleet of destroyers to protect their many off world interests.
Selecan incident
In 745 M34 the move from big player to only player of note was about to be made, the Leskus mining company was not the only mining company to be being successful there was also the Edon Res guild an old a well established family who had achieved their success by dubious and often brutal means. There were many worlds left to exploit but they were getting further and further away and supplying these colonies was becoming difficult. There were three worlds of significance, two of which were rich in ore's and other valuable resources they were Koralla and Proculus and the third was an agri world called Seleca III, if Seleca could be secured by either company their fortunes would be secured. Edon Res made the first move, they sent in a transport full of troops to occupy and subdue the local inhabitants, it sealed their fate. The resistance from the "farmers" of Seleca was ordered and with out mercy they slaughtered all the Edon Res troopers even as they tried to retreat and blew the transport ship apart with defence lasers. About two weeks later, a representative of the Leskus company made contact with the selecan government, who were busy trying to rebuild their world, with an offer of help. The offer was accepted grudgingly and with great mistrust. The current owner of the company Samael Leskus II went to Seleca to negotiate personally with the then leader Kage Hernson a respected leader both in time of war and peace.
The two men met in closed chambers firstly so samael could explain the situation and the offer he would make to the people but only if Kage agreed with his proposal. What happened next is well documented so I will not go into great detail, needless to say Samael and Kage both got what they wanted and the partnership between Leskus and Seleca continues to this day
With this The leskus Company was able to expand its operations further into space and mining profits, as well as others went through the roof, in 835 M34 the Leskus company bought the Edon Res guild and became the Leskus Corporation. Its resources were so vast it was soon the major exporter and supplier of goods in the entire Meksum sub sector. With enemies to match. Samael wanted to move into weapon production but that cherry was under the sole remit of the Adeptus Mechanicus, who for reasons of their own would not grant the Leskus corporation a mandate to do so.
Things escalated with the Mechanicus threatening to cease all ship repair and supply to the Leskus corporation(which would have crippled their mining interests) and the corporation threatening to withhold all raw materials from the mechanicus(at the time the corporation supplied nearly 40% of all materials to the mechanicus).
The Lagoona Incident
In 900 M35 the Leskus corporation struck it big again with the announcement that it had discovered another adamantium rich asteroid in the Lagoona system. Two days after the mining crew had arrived, two Mechanicus cruisers dropped out of warp and began attacking, the wealth this asteroid would give the Leskus corp. was to much for the Mechanicus so they decided to claim it for themselves, the destroyers assigned to protect the colony put up a brave defence and, OFFICAL VERSION:
with skill that must have been inspired by the emperor himself destroyed two well armed explorator ships with the loss of only two destroyers UNOFFICIAL VERSION: two Lunar class heavy cruisers that the mechanicus should not have had where caught off guard by two gothic class battleships that the Leskus family should most definatly not have had, both Mechanicus ships were destroyed, the incedent was covered up fast as neither party wished to attract the attentions of the inquisition. The mechanicus and Leskus corp. both backed off but relations remained frosty between the two
M38 and a new owner Gabriael Leskus the III decided to try a smooth over the problems with the mechanicus, he gave the Mechanicus a discount on all basic raw materials, the Mechanicus reciprocated, by repairing the war ships damaged in the lagoona incedent. The Mechanicus gave the Leskus corp. a weapons mandate to produce and supply lasguns to PDF troops, the leskus pattern lasgun included a targeter and auxiliary grenade launcher as standard, the Leskus corp. gave the Mechanicus a derelict xenos ship found in one of the remote star systems of sargassus
To date the Leskus corporation is the largest private company in the entire anargo sector supplying 15% of all raw and processed materials in the Meksum sub sectors, and looking to increase it in others in others, the eye of Leskus corp. is fixed on the Dorvastor sub sector with its high number of its rocky, but possibly mineral rich worlds and no one to exploit them.
Affiliate', partners, and Aquisitions of Leskus Corp.
Shogati heavy industries (Aq)
Argo Shipping cartel (Aq)
Reemus pharmaceutical foundation (Aq)
Meksum petrochemical syndicate (Aq)
Edon Res guild mining company (Aq)
Selecan fisheries (P)
Selecan farmers co-operative (P)
Agante Plasma transportation (Aq)
Leskus Corp. Salvage
Meksum Scrap Merchants (Aq)
Leskus Corp. weapons division
Quechit Trade Alliance (Aff)
Sabryan Aeronautics, ILC (Aff)
Adeptus Mechanicus (Aff)
Leskus Corp. Goods and Exports, a small selection
Leskus Corp. weapons division-Leskus pattern lasgun- PDF and private defence forces only
Leskus Basic Alloys-plasteel, titanium and vanadium, mostly supplied to the Mechanicus
Leskus Rare Metals- Iridium, uranium and adamantium, Primarily supplied to the Mechanicus
Leskus Exotic exports- Gold, silver, gem stones, wide market demand
Leskus Building suppliers- Plasicrete, plasticryst, ceramite, wide market demand
Shogati Industries Mining supplies- Bison Landcrawler, CXD Ultra crane, Juggernaut Earthmover supplied to the military as well as the Mechanicus and civil engineering
Shogati Heavy metals processing-Uranium, plutonium, osmium and other radioactive isotopes, mainly supplied to the fleet
Reemus pharmaceutical foundation - Anti depressants, neural blockers, analgesics, anti inflammatory, anaesthetics, stimulants, antibiotics and antiviral, wide market demand
RPF Bio research division- Combat drugs, mood enhancers and needle toxins, the military is the main beneficiary but some do make their way onto the black market
Meksum petrochemical syndicate-promethium, petroleum, moulded plastics, synskin, and explosive compounds, wide market demand
The Selecan partnership- grain, processed fish, nutrient paste’s, Rhak meat, wood products, textiles, krone brandy, mahltz, jannz, amosa, cherry/apple/peach/pear liqueur and blue pearls
The Leskus mining company was set up in 877 M31 by Gabriael Leskus, who built a modest fortune in asteroid mining, his luck was to change for the better, in M32 his company struck the mother load, an large asteroid his mining ship had surveyed turned out to contain a massive deposit of Adamantium, with this discovery the fortunes of Leskus changed overnight. With the profits from the sale of the ore Gabriael made the decision to expand his company, to that end he bought several smaller but successful companies, Shogati heavy industries was the first acquisition, a small manufacturer of heavy machinery and mining tools, the second purchase was the Argo shipping cartel who owned a modest fleet of freighters and transporters but who's profits had begun sliding. These two companies increased Leskus's market value as well as cutting the cost of the mining expeditions. In 087 M32 Gabriael died passing the company on to his son Zophael Leskus who decided to expand the companies remit to include the Reemus pharmaceutical foundation and the Meksum petrochemical syndicate, though small the product of both companies were in high demand, Zophael expanded both businesses increasing the wealth of his family significantly.
The name of Leskus as a big player was established by the time of his death in 136 M32
Successive generations added to the wealth and prestige of the company, whose honourable practices won them many a contract, they even managed to build up a small fleet of destroyers to protect their many off world interests.
Selecan incident
In 745 M34 the move from big player to only player of note was about to be made, the Leskus mining company was not the only mining company to be being successful there was also the Edon Res guild an old a well established family who had achieved their success by dubious and often brutal means. There were many worlds left to exploit but they were getting further and further away and supplying these colonies was becoming difficult. There were three worlds of significance, two of which were rich in ore's and other valuable resources they were Koralla and Proculus and the third was an agri world called Seleca III, if Seleca could be secured by either company their fortunes would be secured. Edon Res made the first move, they sent in a transport full of troops to occupy and subdue the local inhabitants, it sealed their fate. The resistance from the "farmers" of Seleca was ordered and with out mercy they slaughtered all the Edon Res troopers even as they tried to retreat and blew the transport ship apart with defence lasers. About two weeks later, a representative of the Leskus company made contact with the selecan government, who were busy trying to rebuild their world, with an offer of help. The offer was accepted grudgingly and with great mistrust. The current owner of the company Samael Leskus II went to Seleca to negotiate personally with the then leader Kage Hernson a respected leader both in time of war and peace.
The two men met in closed chambers firstly so samael could explain the situation and the offer he would make to the people but only if Kage agreed with his proposal. What happened next is well documented so I will not go into great detail, needless to say Samael and Kage both got what they wanted and the partnership between Leskus and Seleca continues to this day
With this The leskus Company was able to expand its operations further into space and mining profits, as well as others went through the roof, in 835 M34 the Leskus company bought the Edon Res guild and became the Leskus Corporation. Its resources were so vast it was soon the major exporter and supplier of goods in the entire Meksum sub sector. With enemies to match. Samael wanted to move into weapon production but that cherry was under the sole remit of the Adeptus Mechanicus, who for reasons of their own would not grant the Leskus corporation a mandate to do so.
Things escalated with the Mechanicus threatening to cease all ship repair and supply to the Leskus corporation(which would have crippled their mining interests) and the corporation threatening to withhold all raw materials from the mechanicus(at the time the corporation supplied nearly 40% of all materials to the mechanicus).
The Lagoona Incident
In 900 M35 the Leskus corporation struck it big again with the announcement that it had discovered another adamantium rich asteroid in the Lagoona system. Two days after the mining crew had arrived, two Mechanicus cruisers dropped out of warp and began attacking, the wealth this asteroid would give the Leskus corp. was to much for the Mechanicus so they decided to claim it for themselves, the destroyers assigned to protect the colony put up a brave defence and, OFFICAL VERSION:
with skill that must have been inspired by the emperor himself destroyed two well armed explorator ships with the loss of only two destroyers UNOFFICIAL VERSION: two Lunar class heavy cruisers that the mechanicus should not have had where caught off guard by two gothic class battleships that the Leskus family should most definatly not have had, both Mechanicus ships were destroyed, the incedent was covered up fast as neither party wished to attract the attentions of the inquisition. The mechanicus and Leskus corp. both backed off but relations remained frosty between the two
M38 and a new owner Gabriael Leskus the III decided to try a smooth over the problems with the mechanicus, he gave the Mechanicus a discount on all basic raw materials, the Mechanicus reciprocated, by repairing the war ships damaged in the lagoona incedent. The Mechanicus gave the Leskus corp. a weapons mandate to produce and supply lasguns to PDF troops, the leskus pattern lasgun included a targeter and auxiliary grenade launcher as standard, the Leskus corp. gave the Mechanicus a derelict xenos ship found in one of the remote star systems of sargassus
To date the Leskus corporation is the largest private company in the entire anargo sector supplying 15% of all raw and processed materials in the Meksum sub sectors, and looking to increase it in others in others, the eye of Leskus corp. is fixed on the Dorvastor sub sector with its high number of its rocky, but possibly mineral rich worlds and no one to exploit them.
Affiliate', partners, and Aquisitions of Leskus Corp.
Shogati heavy industries (Aq)
Argo Shipping cartel (Aq)
Reemus pharmaceutical foundation (Aq)
Meksum petrochemical syndicate (Aq)
Edon Res guild mining company (Aq)
Selecan fisheries (P)
Selecan farmers co-operative (P)
Agante Plasma transportation (Aq)
Leskus Corp. Salvage
Meksum Scrap Merchants (Aq)
Leskus Corp. weapons division
Quechit Trade Alliance (Aff)
Sabryan Aeronautics, ILC (Aff)
Adeptus Mechanicus (Aff)
Leskus Corp. Goods and Exports, a small selection
Leskus Corp. weapons division-Leskus pattern lasgun- PDF and private defence forces only
Leskus Basic Alloys-plasteel, titanium and vanadium, mostly supplied to the Mechanicus
Leskus Rare Metals- Iridium, uranium and adamantium, Primarily supplied to the Mechanicus
Leskus Exotic exports- Gold, silver, gem stones, wide market demand
Leskus Building suppliers- Plasicrete, plasticryst, ceramite, wide market demand
Shogati Industries Mining supplies- Bison Landcrawler, CXD Ultra crane, Juggernaut Earthmover supplied to the military as well as the Mechanicus and civil engineering
Shogati Heavy metals processing-Uranium, plutonium, osmium and other radioactive isotopes, mainly supplied to the fleet
Reemus pharmaceutical foundation - Anti depressants, neural blockers, analgesics, anti inflammatory, anaesthetics, stimulants, antibiotics and antiviral, wide market demand
RPF Bio research division- Combat drugs, mood enhancers and needle toxins, the military is the main beneficiary but some do make their way onto the black market
Meksum petrochemical syndicate-promethium, petroleum, moulded plastics, synskin, and explosive compounds, wide market demand
The Selecan partnership- grain, processed fish, nutrient paste’s, Rhak meat, wood products, textiles, krone brandy, mahltz, jannz, amosa, cherry/apple/peach/pear liqueur and blue pearls