StarCitizen:InterSec Defense Solutions

InterSec Defense Solutions is a [[StarCitizen::category:private military company|private military company]] and a leading military defense contractor in the StarCitizen:UEE.<ref name="citizencon">Template:Cite RSI</ref> It primarily provides scalable, expendable, and deniable force for the StarCitizen:UEE Navy, and offers contracts to independent operators around the StarCitizen:Nyx system.

Achieving the Jr. Contractor rank unlocks the following contracts:

• Neutralize UEE threat
• Vanduul tech smugglers

History

According to founder StarCitizen:Oyvind Gibbons, professionalism, procedure, and precision are the three cornerstones of InterSec Defense Solutions' success. With a well-earned reputation for operational expertise, the private military firm has been the UEE Navy's preferred subcontractor for decades, helping to protect the empire in ways that the public does not often learn about. InterSec's origins and how it earned the trust of the military trace back to one of the most turbulent periods in the empire's history, the fall of the Messers and the rise of a new democracy.

A Call to Arms

Oyvind Gibbons felt the call to serve from a young age. He enlisted in the UEE Navy at the age of eighteen and excelled within the military thanks to his discipline, loyalty, and performance under pressure.

This was proven repeatedly on operations, most notably when he led a mission to detain a group of slavers moving through the Nul System. His squadron had pursued them for weeks, flying through inhospitable landscapes, monitoring remote locations, and keeping a low profile. The work was demanding and pushed many of his squadmates to their physical and mental limits, but through Oyvind's composed and effective leadership they captured the slavers and rescued over two dozen enslaved civilians. After many tours, achievements, and milestones, his twenty years of service earned him the title of Grand Admiral within the UEE Navy. When asked what drove him, his response was always the same: "I have a duty to the people of the UEE, nothing else." The final ten years of his service would test his loyalty in ways he never imagined.

An Empire in Turmoil

Under Linton Messer's brutal rule, Oyvind began to have doubts. His track record and standing within the military saddled him with more responsibilities, but his orders became increasingly oppressive. At the time, there was growing upheaval among political dissidents, and the Imperator used the military to push back against protestors. As recounted in extracts from his personal journal during this period, Oyvind expressed that he felt he had become a thug disguised as a soldier. Despite his misgivings, he held onto the ideals of the Navy that had drawn him to serve, and tried to leverage the power of his rank to focus on the good he could do for the people of the empire. As time wore on and the regime became more unstable, he was unable to keep his hands completely clean. He was tasked more and more often with helping to quell the growing insurrection. Wherever he was able, he chose to show compassion and reason, minimizing harm as best he could. When he ordered a squadron to disperse a group of protestors outside a government building on Earth, he had them outfitted with nonlethal weapons to minimize casualties, a move that drew the ire of many Messer loyalists.

"Those were dark times. Everyone did what they had to do to keep their head above water. It's not a period of my life I like to talk about," Oyvind stated solemnly in an interview for a documentary series on the Messer Era. When Oyvind learned of the genocide of the fledgling sentient species on StarCitizen:Garron II, he decided the time had come to take a stance.

A Royal Summons

No longer willing to be complicit in a government so divorced from the principles he held dear, Oyvind Gibbons resigned as the Grand Admiral of the UEE Navy. In a rare move, Linton Messer rejected his letter of resignation, claiming that to resign was treason and that a soldier's service lasted until death. Summoned to his chamber, Oyvind and the Imperator had a heated confrontation witnessed only by Linton's closest advisors. In the aftermath, historians speculate that Linton was cautioned against executing Oyvind, as his standing within the military could potentially cause ripples throughout the UEE, prompting other high-ranking members of the military to leave or, worse, to form a coup. His official service record states that "Oyvind Gibbons was dismissed on the grounds of 'not being fit for active duty'," and after 30 years serving in the UEE Navy he left. Despite being free of the military, Oyvind felt listless. He took no joy in his dismissal and had no interest in overthrowing the established government, so he struggled to process the anger he felt towards the UEE's rulers.

From the Rubble and Ruin

When Linton Messer was eventually overthrown and StarCitizen:Erin Toi became the first Imperator appointed by the people, Oyvind remained distrustful of this "new" UEE. Toi vowed to govern under the principles of social consciousness, which led to a reduction of the military and forced many of Oyvind's former comrades out of the Navy. Oyvind began to organize meetings with his fellow veterans. Initially these were social events to rekindle the connections and camaraderie of the military, but they also became a way to support those struggling with the dejection of losing their jobs. "I don't know what I would have done without that group, they were my lifeline," former Commander Beverly Vanatta stated in an interview. Sharing the same distrust of the government but eager to serve their people, the group began to discuss forming a private militia, one that would be accountable only to themselves and the shared values they held. The group naturally turned to Oyvind as the most senior member. Eager for a fresh start, Oyvind agreed, and the group founded their private security company under the name InterSec. They started small, taking on local defense contracts for fledgling settlements and protection services for charitable organizations, and their reputation soon began to spread.

Giving Them a Fair Chance

In 2795, the StarCitizen:Fair Chance Act was enacted, placing developing planets under UEE protection so their primitive species could develop free from outside interference. This new mandate required personnel while the government still tried to root out Messer loyalists, so the UEE announced that it was looking for highly skilled private contractors to serve as the initial security force protecting the planets until security could be transitioned to the military's purview. Hearing the news and feeling that call to action once more, Oyvind submitted a bid for InterSec to handle the security. Wary of the optics of hiring Linton Messer's Grand Admiral to protect planets placed under an act designed in response to the atrocities committed by that dynasty, the new Imperator was initially skeptical. Despite these hesitations, the depth of experience and skill of InterSec far outweighed that of the other bidding competitors, so Toi decided to grant the contract to InterSec.

Under Heavy Fire

InterSec set up perimeters around Osiris I, conducted regular patrols, and ran intelligence operations to inform its planning. Its military expertise was exactly what the UEE needed, and for a time the contract appeared to be going well. Not everybody shared Imperator Toi's forgiving nature. Members of the government and public were outraged that the new UEE would use former Messer military, and the Terra Gazette wrote a ruthless hit piece on the government's use of InterSec, describing them as "amoral executioners masquerading as soldiers to seduce a morally bankrupt Imperator." The new government faced mounting political and public pressure, with some calling for Toi to resign. In the midst of this, a news story broke that a UEE-controlled refueling station near Osiris I had been seized by outlaws. Attempting to capitalize on the empire's disorganization, they threatened to destroy the station and the dozens of hostages aboard unless they were given an exorbitant sum of credits. Their leader stated that if they spotted a single UEE patrol ship, they would start killing hostages. Oyvind orchestrated and presented a careful rescue mission to Imperator Toi.

Professionalism, Procedure, and Precision

The outlaws barely knew what hit them when InterSec infiltrated. Within an hour of launching the operation, the company had freed the hostages, captured the outlaws, and secured the station. Impressed and perhaps even intimidated by the efficiency of the work, the public's perception of InterSec began to shift. Over the course of a year, the company protected the planet from outside interference using a combination of deterrence and decisive action. At the end of its contract, it performed a seamless handover and returned control to the UEE military. The UEE's use of InterSec continued to rise while the company expanded into private sector work. Able to operate in places where the empire was not as free to act, InterSec led a daring extraction of a high-profile member of Congress who had been abducted and taken to the Tal System, and in 2809 it gained further recognition for successfully defending large groups of displaced refugees caught in the attempted militia coup on Elysium IV. Most recently, the UEE has employed InterSec in Nyx, attempting to keep the empire safe from the emerging StarCitizen:Vanduul threat without formally violating the independence of the local government, the StarCitizen:People's Alliance. Almost two hundred years on, InterSec has maintained its reputation. Having expanded its ranks with numerous highly skilled operators, the company has grown while its core values have remained. Many of its original founders are no longer present, but engraved on the wall of its corporate headquarters on Kilian VII are the words of its founder: "Nostrum Officium Populo," Our Duty to the People.

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