Red Dagger Pirates

Red Dagger is less of a group and more of a gang. Though not the biggest pirate group in the galaxy, The Reds have a sizable population, on par with any moderately sized pirate organization. However, the Reds somehow manage to keep a constant edge on the competition, capable of taking on organizations much larger than they are yet still pull out on top.

How is this accomplished? A massive network of shipyards stationed in an asteroid field on the Outer Rim, which they use to tear apart and reform the ships they steal into Red Dagger's distinctive design scheme. To summarize: Stick pointy pits on it, bolt a ton of extra engines on the end, and give it a black and red paint job.

To their credit, Red Dagger ships are actually custom designs that sacrifice hull strength for sheer speed. Though the components are scavenged from stolen ships, the stolen hulls are smelted and remade into Red Dagger's unique hull shape. Though these ships are individually flimsy, Red Dagger usually operates in small fleets with lots of scary guns. The engineers working for the Reds have also managed to improve the power conduits to the engines, allowing for short bursts of amplified thrust up to twice the maximum standard acceleration. However, keeping the overdrive active for too long will melt the engine.

Red Dagger is definitely the most ruthless of any of the pirate groups. Though it doesn't apply to everyone in the clan, the recruitment standard is extremely low, leading to a high number of Stim addicts, headcases, and pretty bad people in general. Red Dagger doesn't leave their targets time to send out a white flag transponder. The M.O. is Jump in, shoot to kill, loot the wreckage, and Jump out. The Reds have been a thorn in the Federation's side for over 30 years. Seized Red Dagger ships are often sold off to civilians and PMC's at Federation Auctions.

Red Dagger primarily operates out of Ten Cred. Imagine a wretched hive of scum and villainy. Multiply that by a thousand and add in a population that's 50% comprised of Stim-addicted junkies. That's Ten Cred.

They have a wary alliance with the Talons. As in, Red Dagger don't raid Talon ships and the Talons occasionally don't raid Red Dagger ships. To be honest the terms are more than a little one sided. The trading agreements seem to work out for the better of them both, though, so who knows?