Asient Cartel

The Asient Cartel is a pirate organisation which is independent from other factions. It was set up and ran by Pretin Asient a Rattataki pirate who sought to create his own underworld empire.

History
Pretin Asient first declared the creation of his Cartel in 120 ABY. He swore to act as an independent power and rival to the Hutt Cartel. To begin with there was only 30 pirates and 5 ships but Pretin had planned ways of bringing others into his fold.

Pretin travelled with his pirates from underworld to underworld proving his might in one-to-one combat with various mercenary group leaders. Pretin earned a reputation among the underworld for being undefeated and would force the groups which he came across to join his Cartel.

In 128 ABY with just over 12,000 pirates and 4,300 ships, Pretin ordered the invasion and conquering of the world of Vjun. He took Vjun as his Cartel capital from which he would run his criminal empire. From here until the start of the Infinity War he would expand his power and become a major player in the black market. If a smuggler or mercenary was in trouble with the Hutt Cartel or could not get work, the Asient Cartel became the go to option for illegal work.

In 140 ABY at the start of the Infinity War, the Asient Cartel was at its peak. It found the war to be a perfect time to expand and as such began opening many criminal enclaves across the core worlds. It would use these enclaves to gain power over entire districts and to sell illegal weapons and narcotics to any who were willing to buy. Life in an Asient Cartel owned district was poorly structured and there would often be fighting on the streets between members of the Cartel as to which clan owned the most land. If fighting became too severe or stopped profits then Vjun Enforcers would be sent to stop the fighting by force.

The Asient Cartel played no part in the war other than scavenging and smuggling jobs when they were available. Instead they rooted themselves deep within the galaxy ensuring that once the war was over they would remain as a galactic power.