Razorbacks

The Razorbacks are a large cartel that operates throughout the sector. Their membership is made up of many species, including humans, teryo, vampires, Viechtyren, Rureg, and many others.

They began as a small-time biker gang in the USA in the 2000s, smuggling drugs and weapons.

They came to major prominence after one chapter leader won over 100 million dollars in the lottery in 2032. From there, they exploded in influence, allying with Mexican cartels and Chinese triads, sending mercenaries to various conflict zones, and bribing the US government to leave them alone.

As humanity reached for the stars and expanded, so too did the Razorbacks. They famously stole a number of private spaceships from HydroTek trillionaire Scott Nelson, and used those gains to launch their influence to other planets. Around this time, they started dabbling in the 'coyote' business, consensually smuggling refugees and migrants, usually poor teryo, offworld to frontier planets.

When first contact was made with Viechtyr, the Razorbacks got to work. They recruited many dukatreñovi into their ranks which allowed them to penetrate the "Vanadium Curtain" as it was known.

The Razorbacks wisely stayed out of the many Human-Viechtyren conflicts, focusing on smuggling the vast amount of refugees created by the conflicts, and establishing drug farms and production plants in war-torn areas, employing the poor civilians.

Despite what you may expect, the Razorbacks are extremely well-equipped. They have access to top-of-the-line human and Viechtyren arms and armament, and the average Razorback could go toe-to-toe with a Viechtyren or THU soldier. But they lack the discipline and organisation the formal states have, which makes them disorganised but the cell-like nature allows them to thrive clandestinely, often in plain sight.