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Corporations

Major commercial entities operating at civilizational scale in the Settled Reach. These are Syndic-tier organizations whose products are so fundamental to the Reach's infrastructure that they operate beyond the normal commercial register.

Narrative Profiles

Thirteen corporations with established lore profiles — faction relationships, narrative histories, and canonical status. Not yet modeled in the economics simulation.

Corporation System Product Scale
Gate Corporation Renaissance (GJ 251) Span gate infrastructure Every inhabited system
Mastroianni Vehicle Group Nova Roma (GJ 764) Transit vehicles, trains, haulers Reach-wide fleet
Prometheus Labs Prometheus (GJ 702B) Longevity hardware, implants Every Perpetual
Adams & Ford Publishing Parallax (GJ 280A) The Drifter's Guide to the Reach Every data terminal
Mercado Travessia Travessia (GJ 1156) Grocery and household goods chain Hop 2 to hop 7
Stalownia Kowalski Nowa Huta (GJ 896A) Heavy mining and construction equipment South_reach primary, extraction sectors reach-wide
Ferreira Monteiro Matamba (GJ 884) Trade arbitration and commercial law South_reach primary, reach-wide precedent
Calloway Distillery Calloway Reach (GJ 3325) Single malt whisky North reach export, cult following
thrds Braemar (GJ 475) Cold-weather technical clothing North reach and beyond
Bífröst Marmor Nyrheim (GJ 3737) Marble quarrying and finishing The Reach's only source; inner-corridor premium market
Nordmark Skog Stillvakt (GJ 534) Timber and structural panels West_reach corridor
Talbräu Brückenau (GJ 798) Franconian farmhouse lager West_reach transit corridor
Vins de Grand Vide Confluent (GJ 395) Négociant wine cooperative; Grand Vide Classé certification and distribution West_reach corridor; inner-corridor premium market

Tier 1 Corporations

Twenty-five corporations with full economics simulation profiles. These organizations actively participate in the market simulation — producing, trading, and consuming commodities. Each has a tier1.toml economic data file.

Corporation System Product Scale
Groombridge Settlement House Groombridge (GJ 380) Inter-faction financial clearing and settlement Reach-wide
Compact Financial Exchange Ostmark (GJ 601A) Mark-denominated clearing, Compact currency infrastructure Compact zone
Meridian Risk Partners Groombridge (GJ 380) Commercial and infrastructure insurance underwriting Reach-wide
Somatic Futures Ran (GJ 144) Re-embodiment procedures and longevity clinical services South_reach primary; inner corridor nodes
The Blue Collective Dagat (GJ 482A) Deep ocean fishery, kelp cultivation, Dagat Blue dye East_reach; reach-wide export
Hanyang Precision Systems Changwon (GJ 860B) Precision navigation and gate calibration instruments East_reach and reach-wide
Jeonnam Old Table Cooperative Changwon (GJ 860B) Fermented foods and specialty agricultural products East_reach; reach-wide export
The Registry Groombridge (GJ 380) Commercial intelligence, corporate history, due diligence Reach-wide
Westmark Distribution Ostmark (GJ 601A) Compact bulk freight and distribution logistics Compact zone
Kallast Agrosyndic Ran (GJ 144) Industrial-scale grain and staple crop production South_reach and inner corridor
Baektu Mining Alliance Zenzele (GJ 1111) Belt mining, metallic ores and refined metals South_reach belt operations
Rare Vein Survey Parallax (GJ 280A) Deep rock survey, mineral deposit prospecting Reach-wide survey operations
Cygni Combines Cygni B (GJ 820B) Electronics manufacturing, industrial components East_reach primary; reach-wide
Lagrange Fuel Systems GJ 445 (GJ 445) Ice comet harvesting, fusion fuel supply Inner corridor
Société Chimique du Vide Confluent (GJ 395) Industrial chemicals, pharmaceutical precursors West_reach primary; reach-wide
Salud Alliance Matamba (GJ 884) Pharmaceutical distribution and formulary management South_reach; reach-wide distribution
Sato Medical Systems Shimanami (GJ 848) Specialist medical devices and diagnostics East_reach; export to inner corridor
Sova Station Works Sova (GJ 280B) Station module fabrication and habitat construction Reach-wide
Trans-Reach Rail Gateway (GJ 244A) Railway infrastructure engineering, vacuum transit Inner corridor and reach-wide
Takamori Lattice Works Dài Lộ (GJ 136) FTL drive components, lattice engineering East_reach; reach-wide export
Thalassa Resort Group Gateway (GJ 244A) Premium hospitality, transit hotels, fine dining Gateway and major junction nodes
Kovalev Freight Lines Prometheus (GJ 702B) Perishable freight, cold chain logistics Reach-wide
Umoja Freight Zenzele (GJ 1111) Bulk freight, ore and metals distribution South_reach; core corridor secondary
Westphalia Heavy Works Ostmark (GJ 601A) Heavy mining and extraction equipment Compact zone; west_reach
Matahari Consumer Goods Confluência (GJ 566B) Household goods, textiles, consumer essentials South_reach; inner corridor

Key Relationships

  • Gate Corporation ← Veil Institute: Institute reverse-engineered span gate tech from alien horizon stations, licensed it to the Gate Corporation. The founding commercial relationship of the Reach.
  • MVG ↔ Gate Corporation: Gates constrain vehicle design; vehicles constrain gate specifications. Deeply interdependent.
  • MVG ↔ Cygni B combines: Competitors on hull structures, collaborators on specifications. The line between "vehicle" and "ship" is where contracts get interesting.
  • Prometheus Labs → Assembly: The founding Assembly members are still alive because of Prometheus Labs. Neither institution discusses this dependency.
  • Prometheus Labs → Veil Institute: Institute researchers are Perpetual-class. Five centuries of continuous study is possible because of Prometheus Labs technology.
  • Groombridge Settlement House ↔ Compact Financial Exchange: The two clearing institutions that handle inter-currency settlement. Neither controls the other. Both depend on the other recognizing their instruments.
  • Groombridge Settlement House → The Registry: Co-located at Groombridge/Lendel. The Registry's commercial intelligence feeds the due-diligence layer that GSH's correspondent relationships depend on.
  • Kallast Agrosyndic → Kovalev Freight Lines: Ran's grain and produce requires cold chain to reach the inner corridor. The Agrosyndic's export contracts specify KFL's cold chain standard.
  • Baektu Mining Alliance → Umoja Freight: Baektu produces the ore; Umoja moves it. Three-generation commercial relationship between adjacent south_reach founding-wave communities.
  • CFX ↔ Westmark Distribution ↔ Westphalia Heavy Works: The three Ostmark-based Compact institutions — financial infrastructure, freight logistics, and heavy equipment — are the commercial backbone of Compact economic independence.
  • Somatic Futures → Prometheus Labs: Clinical re-embodiment depends on Prometheus Labs hardware. Somatic Futures is the licensed clinical operator; Prometheus is the technology licensor.
  • Société Chimique du Vide → Matahari Consumer Goods: SCV supplies industrial chemical inputs for Matahari's cleaning products and personal care manufacturing. Co-located at Confluência/Confluent corridor.
  • Cygni Combines → Hanyang Precision: Electronics substrate supply relationship — Cygni manufactures components that Hanyang integrates into precision navigation instruments.