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Gilla Noir

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¯¯`ˆ- How to Apply --

Interested in joining us? Then this is the section you have been looking for! Here we go over the application, recruitment, and training procedures of this Organization.

» Step 1: Read the Contract
Read the Contract in its entirely and understand each and every line. It provides more in-depth information about the Moirai Syndicate, how it operates, and what membership entails. This Contract will be bound to your character for life, and there’s no weaseling your way out of it!

» Step 2: Apply on the Forums
If you decide that membership in the Moirai Syndicate is fitting for your character, then go ahead and fill out an Application, which can be found after the Contract on this thread. Please ensure that the information you put is accurate and up to date.

» Step 3: Arrange a Roleplay
A roleplay in which your character is approached by a recruiter and informed about the Syndicate will be arranged, where they will be presented with the Contract IC’ly.

Alternatively, if recruitment was already done in-game, and you were redirected to the forums to apply and read the Contract, this step will be the first step. If, after reading the contract, you decide that you would not like to be a member of this Organization, then the recruitment roleplay will be voided.

» Step 4: Evaluation and Training
After passing an assessment, your character will be whisked off to the training grounds. They will be subjected to intense, boot camp-style physical and mental conditioning and will be trained in the arts of combat and stealth. Mages will receive special training. Failure to pass the Examination may warrant additional training or denial of membership.

» Step 5: Membership
Congratulations, you made it! You are now a member of the Moirai Syndicate! With our help, you will taste true freedom, acquire vast riches, and ascend to greatness!
"Aim high, and you can achieve anything." -Elfman

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Gilla Noir

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And here’s the moment you’ve all been waiting for! What follows is the text of the Eclipse Contract. If you’re a potential recruit, it is essential that you read and understand this Contract in its entirety! It will provide more in-depth information on what it means to be a member of the Moirai Syndicate. Grab a nice hot cuppa tea and some crumpets because this is a hefty read!

- THE ECLIPSE CONTRACT -
AN INFERNAL AGREEMENT OF TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF MEMBERSHIP AND LOYALTY
TO THE MOIRAI SYNDICATE

I, __________________, hereby solemnly swear my loyalty and life to my Brothers and Sisters in the Organization of the Moirai Syndicate, and unconditionally accept all responsibilities, roles, rules, rewards, and punishments conferred to I, an officially ordained Member of the Moirai Syndicate, as stipulated by this Contract. I also unconditionally agree with and accept all Terms and Conditions of Membership as stipulated by this Contract. I fully understand these requirements, terms, and conditions and understand that a breach of this Contract may be punishable by death or an alternative punishment as deemed necessary by The Core or my Overseer.

Section I: Mission

- The Moirai Syndicate is an Organization that seeks to empower the common Citizen to take action against the tyrants that have been robbing us of our wages, jailing our Brothers and Sisters, stripping us of our rights, and controlling our lives. We aim to cultivate an environment that promotes personal freedom, economic freedom, and the right to keep and bear arms through the undermining and deposing of institutions and power structures that restrict individual liberties. We also aim to take back the wealth that was unjustly robbed from us and hoarded by the despotic rulers that govern this Land.
"Aim high, and you can achieve anything." -Elfman

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Gilla Noir

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Section II: The Nature of this Organization

A. Standing:

a. This Organization is an extralegal entity that does not acknowledge the authority of the rule of law within the regions that it operates in.
b. This Organization is considered to exist by its Members as its own authoritative entity. All Members are subject to the Authority of this Organization.
c. The Authority of this Organization is vested in The Core, in its Cells, and in its Ranking system.
d. The Members of this Organization are subject only to the terms of this Contract and the Code of Conduct, Code of Ethics, and the Authority of this Organization.
e. The Code of Conduct, Code of Ethics, Terms and Conditions of this Contract, and the Authority of this Organization shall take precedence over the obligations and rules of any other organization, family, party, or nation that a Member belongs to.
B. Constitution:
a. The overarching Authority of this Organization is vested in the Core.
b. The Core is an operating unit composed of specialized, talented, and experienced individuals with remarkable leadership skills that convenes regularly to perform administrative functions and implement executive decisions.
c. The Core is comprised of a Supreme Overseer, an Enforcement Administrator, a Harvest Administrator, an Operations Administrator, an Alchemic Administrator, an Arms Administrator, a Karamja Division Administrator, an Outreach Coordinator, a Chief Tactician, and a Chief Mystic.
d. The Supreme Overseer is the Head of this Organization and all Members of the Core operate under this individual's Authority. The Supreme Overseer also administrates the activities of all Overseers.
e. This Organization is composed of individual, specialized operating units called Cells, which are granted power and authority to carry out operations by the Core.
f. Some Cells may have multiple designations if it is deemed necessary. The different Cell designations are as follows:
"Aim high, and you can achieve anything." -Elfman

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Gilla Noir

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- i. Enforcement Cells are responsible for ensuring the safety of all Members of this Organization, both from external hostilities and from potential and known defectors. Enforcement Cells are also responsible for performing paramilitary operations.
- ii. Harvest Cells are responsible for the procurement and extraction of raw materials and resources that are utilized by this Organization to manufacture and distribute goods and services.
- iii. Operations Cells are responsible for the distribution of goods and services provided by this Organization.
- iv. Alchemical Cells are responsible for the manufacturing of the various psychotropic substances and that are distributed and sold by this Organization.
- v. Arms Cells are responsible for the manufacture of arms and weaponry that are distributed and sold by this organization*
****. Karamja Division Cells are responsible for the growth of cane and the production of molasses for the distillation of Karamja Rum.
- vii. Sleeper Cells are responsible for espionage and tactical operations. They are administered by the Chief Tactician.
g. Each Cell operates under the authority of its respective Administrator(s).
h. Each Cell is comprised of an Overseer, Deputies to the Overseer who aid with administration, specifically designated Examiners, and various lower ranking Members.
i. Each Cell is structured as the Overseer sees fit under the guidance of their respective Administrator(s).
j. The Overseer and Deputies to the Overseer are responsible for ensuring that the Members of their Cell abide by the Terms and Conditions of this Contract.
k. The Outreach Coordinator is responsible for handling relations with parties external to this Organization.
l. The Mystic is responsible for overseeing magic-related activities within this Organization.
"Aim high, and you can achieve anything." -Elfman

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Gilla Noir

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C. Rankings:

a. The Ranking system of this Organization was implemented to establish levels of Authority within this Organization and reward those who have made significant contributions to this Organization.
b. Each Member of this Organization is required to follow and carry out the orders of higher Ranking Members to the best of their abilities.
c. Every Member of this Organization, although they are fundamentally seen as equal, are required to respect the seniority of Members with a higher Rank than them.
d. Conversely, each Member of this Organization is required to treat their peers (Members of the same or lower Rank) with respect and must refrain from abusing the power that their Ranking grants them.
e. Overseers and Members of the Core are the only Members of this Organization that reserve the right to promote or demote the Rankings of Members, and may only do so for Members with a lower Rank than them.
f. All promotions and demotions must be done on the basis of merit, accomplishment, utility, other contribution to this Organization, or, in the case of demotions, as a form of punishment.
d. The Ranking tiers are as follows (lower numbers are of higher Rank):
- i. Rank I: The Supreme Overseer.
- ii. Rank II: All other Members of the Core.
- iii. Rank III: All Overseers.
- iv. Rank IV: Deputies to the Overseer and individuals specifically designated Examiners (henceforth referred to as designated Examiners. See § IV).
- v. Rank V: Higher achieving Members of a Cell*
****. Rank VI: Moderately achieving Members of a Cell.
- vii. Rank VII: Lower achieving Members of a Cell and new recruits.
"Aim high, and you can achieve anything." -Elfman

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Gilla Noir

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D. Operations and Activities:

a. The Operations and Activities of this Organization align with its Mission Statement and the political and social goals that this Organization seeks to advance.
b. Currently, this Organization is engaged in the following ventures:
- i. Manufacture/growth and sale of psychotropic herbs and substances, which include but are not limited to spirit weed ( Salvia jatixe*sis ), dwarf weed ( Echinacea keldium ), beta-divinorin (extracted from Salvia jatixe*sis ), irit tar (derived from irit, Papaver misthalensis ), phenylavantine (extracted and processed from avantoe, Erythroxylum spinosa ), methylkeldamine (extracted and processed from Echinacea keldium ), “blaze* (extracted from potato cactus, Lophophora gigantea ), and toadflax ( Nicotiana incillium ).
- ii. Manufacture and sale of armor and weaponry, both enchanted and not.
- iii. Manufacture and sale of chemicals and poisons.
- iv. Distillation and sale of Karamja rum.
- v. Minting of counterfeit coin and currency*
****. Conduction of heists and planned robberies.
- vii. Conduction of purposeful tactical violence and paramilitary operations against threats to this Organization and their property.
- viii. Conduction of what is typically considered petty crime, such as muggings, petty theft, vandalism, et cetera.
- ix. Promotion of political corruption in the various regimes that lay claim to the various lands that this Organization operates in.
- x. Making out of grants and loans to other individuals and organizations who intend to use the money for a purpose that aligns with the Mission Statement of this Organization.
"Aim high, and you can achieve anything." -Elfman

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Gilla Noir

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E. Recruitment Activities and Procedures:

a. All Members of this Organization are encouraged to participate in Recruitment activities.
b. A standardized set of Recruitment procedures is necessary to maintain the secrecy of this Organization and the safety of its Members.
c. Before being granted the right to participate in Recruitment activities, a Member of this Organization must first speak with an individual of Rank VI or higher to be briefed on standard Recruitment procedures.
d. Standard Recruitment procedures are as follows:
- i. If a Member of this Organization is recruiting strangers, then their identity is to be concealed by both physical means (i.e. attire) and by the avoidance of using one’s real name (i.e. one’s assigned Title or a pseudonym of one’s own choosing).
- ii. If a Member of this Organization is recruiting friends, family, acquaintances, or anyone else who would possess knowledge of the identity of the Member, then a potential recruitee shall not be granted knowledge that they are dealing with this particular Organization until they are presented with this Contract.
- iii. A potential recruitee who expresses interest shall be taken to a private or secluded location by the recruiter where the risk of espionage or eavesdropping is minimal or nonexistent. Here, they shall meet with an Examiner, who shall present them with this Contract and inform them on the Nature of this Organization.
- iv. If the potential recruitee declines to sign this Contract and thus become a Member of this Organization, then their memories of the Recruitment attempt shall be erased by the Examiner and they shall be relocated to their residence, a location at or near the initial encounter took place, or another location deemed suitable by the Examiner.
- v. In the event that a recruitee fails to pass the Evaluation, the same procedures shall be taken as in § II.E.d.iv.
"Aim high, and you can achieve anything." -Elfman

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- vi. Recruitment through the distribution of fliers, pamphlets, the displaying of advertisements, or means of communication that is otherwise not covert is explicitly prohibited.
- vii. Members should be awarded bonuses, increases to their compensation, or promotion of Rank for their Recruitment activities, as seen fit by their Overseer.

F. Documentation and Reporting:

a. This Organization keeps records and documentation on the activities of its Cells for the purpose of the evaluation of Overseer compliance and operative efficiency.
b. All Cells are required to submit yearly Reports of their activities to the Core. Each Report must include:
- i. A Statement of Earnings, which includes a revenue statement and a breakdown of how after-tribute earnings are allocated within each Cell to manage operations and provide compensation to Members within each Cell.
- ii. A Statement of Yields, which outlines the quantity of its assigned good or service each Cell has produced or provided in this reporting period.
- iii. A Statement of Roles, which lists all Members of each Cell, their Rank, their Title, and their Role or profession within each Cell.
- iv. A Killcount, which is a record of how many threats to this Organization were eliminated by each Cell, and the nature of each threat.
- v. A Statement of Loyalty, which includes a qualitative assessment of the loyalty and morale of the Members of each Cell. This Statement includes a record of incidents of defection, and a log of individuals who are socially or personally connected to defectors*
****. A Statement of Discipline, which lists any violations of this Contract committed by Members of each Cell, as well as the Titles, Ranks, the categorization or nature of the violations committed by these Members, and the type and nature of the punishment administered.
"Aim high, and you can achieve anything." -Elfman

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c. Each Report serves as a basis for grading a Cell’s performance. Earnings, Yields, Efficiency (based on the intersectionality of the Statements of Roles and Yields), Loyalty, and Discipline are to be given Score based on qualitative and quantitative measures of performance. A score of 10 is considered to be Outstanding, 9 Exceptional, 8 Excellent, 7 Satisfactory, 6 Unsatisfactory, and 5 or below Unacceptable.
d. The Core shall determine necessary corrective procedures to optimize the performance of each Cell. More immediate and drastic action is required for Cells that score a 6 or below in one or more areas.
e. This Organization also produces a yearly Financial Statement, which is kept on file for future reference.
f. This Organization’s documents and files are stored in a magically secured Archive that only Members of the Core have access to.

*. Finances and Earnings:

a. Each Cell is required to tribute 50 per cent of its monetary Earnings to the Core on a monthly basis. Overseers reserve the right to negotiate this Tribute rate if they require additional funds to carry out operations.
b. The remainder of these Earnings are to be used to carry out operations and are to be distributed among the Overseer and other Members of each cell on the basis of contributions to output, Ranking, and merit.
c. Administration and management of the Core’s finances are carried out by the Chief Tactician of this Organization.
d. Individual Members who have made a remarkable contribution to this Organization may be awarded bonuses by The Core for their achievement.
e. Overseers reserve the right to petition the Core for the procurement of additional funds in the form of a grant or a loan if they deem it necessary to carry out operations.
f. Grants or loans may also be awarded to individual Cells if the Core sees it fit.
"Aim high, and you can achieve anything." -Elfman

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Gilla Noir

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Section III: Code of Ethics and Conduct

A. The Code of Conduct of this Organization is a mandatory, binding set of rules that each Member is required to follow. A violation of the Code of Conduct warrants disciplinary measures. The pillars of the Code of Conduct are as follows:

a. I shall remain loyal to this Organization.
b. I shall respect the Authority of my superiors.
c. I shall not bear false witness against another Member of this Organization.
d. I shall not abuse the abilities that donning the Mark grants me.
e. I shall not allow external obligations or influences to interfere with my obligations to this Organization.
f. I shall not steal from my peers, superiors, or from this Organization.
g. I shall never intentionally inflict harm on another Member of this Organization unless they are a defector or unless it is out of self-defense.
h. I shall defend the interests of this Organization and the safety of my peers and superiors with my life and honor.
i. My Membership in this Organization and the activities I conduct on its behalf are sworn to secrecy.
"Aim high, and you can achieve anything." -Elfman

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