Halcyon

The Halcyon Systems Corporation, usually referred to as Halcyon, is a large-scale technological production and research corporation with a focus on prosthetic limbs, arms design, and ship-part production. Its stake in the technological market has made it a rival of the Weston-Yamada Corporation, as has its collaboration with the Socialist Progressive Peoples.

Early History

Halcyon began its life as Halcyon Advanced Technologies, a prosthetic R&D and Production company. It was formed by Joseph Moswue, a Batswana businessman and entrepreneur who orchestrated the mass-merger of several smaller tech companies; Joseph would be selected as CEO, and would expand outwards in a few years. The Corporation would steadily grow in size, and would eventually begin investing into the market of FTL drives, which were a new technology at the time. Halcyon would use these products to first become an international, and then an intergalactic corporation in the span of ten years.

Company Expansion

Eventually, Halcyon realized the potential in the production of other general spaceship parts, such as sensor modules, stealth systems, weaponry, and armour, among other products. Utilizing its solid monetary base established by its state-of-the-art prosthetics and FTL drives, it would slowly establish itself, producing ship parts utilized by other corporations and governments, including the SPP.

Ever quick on the movement of the market, Halcyon made moves towards an aggressive takeover of various electronic countermeasures corporations which had seen a sharp dip in stock price following the fallout of corruption charges by the ICB. Although analysts predicted a cheaper purchase due to incoming bankruptcy, Halcyon purchased the company to avoid potential acquisition by other rivals, such as Weston-Yamada.

SPP Partnership

A few years of steady growth led to Halcyon establishing further outwards, and eventually began to consider forays into other markets and industries; when approached by the Socialist Progressive Peoples to develop and produce various new military technologies for their naval ships such as the Rompehielos class, Halcyon realized the potential for further investment into the SPP, and would begin to design weaponry intended for the nation.

In a desire to test-out their technological capabilities, Halcyon’s weapon’s developers would work with software designers to create proprietary systems capable of sending the specs for manufacture, design, and software to permitted manufacturing plants and machines while denying the use by unauthorized producers. Weapons made by this method would gain the "Type" designation, and see widespread use within the SPP's military. These investments would prove profitable and successful for both parties, resulting in the Socialist Progressive Peoples becoming a 5% investor in Halcyon, and gaining a seat on the Board of Shareholders.

Current Day

Despite Halcyon’s working relationship with the SPP, the company still trades and does business with other organizations such as the UN and TSE, although some technology remains firmly within the hands of the SPP. Furthermore, Halcyon has engaged in multiple joint ventures with other Corporations, such as the “SHIELD” series of helmets, built in collaboration with Medtech and Tartarus Mining Corporation (A WEYA Subsidiary).

Recent rumors suggest that Halcyon may be working on developing a combat-based exoframe utilizing aspects of their prosthetic and ship-based technology, able to withstand not only conventional weaponry, but also hostile fauna such as Xenonids. Currently, these rumors are unproven.