Money Equals Power

In a cut throat, deadly city like Neotropolis, money equals power. And controlling the money is a way both Helix Industries and Endline exert control on Keplar 609C and throughout the galaxy.

 The Under Dark recognizes that in order to be a disruptor of human dominance and expansion, it needs to flex it’s muscles in commerce and finance.

 In the last decade the Under Dark has begun to introduce its own currency across the galaxy in an attempt to wrest power from the Human Empire. It is trying to grow its popularity in Neotropolis to rival other common currencies.

 Under Dark currency on Neotropolis can only be obtained by completing missions and quests found at the Under Dark HQ. It can be used to purchase any items in the UD Black Market. While traditionally used in back alley deals and bribes on Keplar 609C, It is becoming more commonly accepted throughout the city as the Under Dark’s influence grows and other factions learn of its value.

 The Under Dark currency is based on valuable Hextraenite, which is mined exclusively on the Rentari’s home planet Vespera. This incredibly hard, ironlike substance has subtle magnetic properties. For generations, Rentari would make their traditional Ripper claws out of this material as the slight magnetic pull would help them accelerate their strikes against steel armor. Later, as the forces of Endline colonized the planet and enslaved the Rentari, forcing them to mine Hextraenite, it was highly prized in advanced weaponry, both in space warfare and planet-side melee.

 Once the Vorr’gath won their independence, and started the Under Dark, they took back control of the only known source of Hextraenite. The demand is massive and is the main source of funding for the Under Dark.