Captain Belaard

"There's very little I wouldn't do for profit. Slavery is one of those things however.... There isn't anything I wouldn't do for profit."

Background
Horatio Belaard is the leader of a small consortium of Chartist Vessels operating within the Askellon Sector called The Starline Operant. Captain of the Merchants Wake, he first started his long career as a cold trader for the various criminal groups and corrupt nobles within the sector. However he soon grew tired of the constant risk and eventually gathered the money to purchase his only merchant vessel. From there it grew easier and he soon became a respected trader who many other captains allied with out of the hopes for mutual profit.

However, once a criminal, always a criminal and Captain Belaard was no different. He ran a vast smuggling network that visited planets from the Hive Cities of Juno to the teeming jungles of Enkidu. Here he met Prograde who, like him, had a chequered past. The two hit it off and Prograde promised to keep his activities secret, an act that saw the captain offering his services should the need arise.

Captain Belaard has recently suffered a major setback as one of his personal trading vessels, M'Ladys Martyr, was destroyed in a despicable act of sabotage. Belaard has placed a vast bounty on whoever can catch and punish the perpetrators of the act.

Uses and Opportunities
Captain Belaard runs and operates a vast trading network that deals in everything from weaponry to excavation tools. He is able to acquire just about any legal item that may be required and, should he trust the contact, may be able to get his hands on some slightly less legal objects more commonly found in the hands of skilled criminals. He is also willing to provide transport should it coincide with a shipping route and may even abandon existing plans to help a friend. Finally he hears many rumors about many things and he still maintains contact with previous associates from his shadier days.

Captain Belaard is will often ask for skilled negotiators to contact new trade factors or to acquire a particularly rare specimen. Those he trusts may also be offered jobs involving smuggling or outright theft.