Scarlet Ascendancy


 * The Scarlet Ascendancy was originally composed of/led by aristocrats in high stature with the Old Republic who funded and controlled inhumane research labs and callous experimentation under the guises of two gov funded and “operated” facilities; the Research Lab Of Improved Cosmology (RLOIC) and the Testing Bureau Of Stagnated Pyogenics (TBOSP). Data and production (think mutants, strong mad scientist vibes, and bio weaponry) were both sold on the black market for large profit under the guise of Stardust Solutions Co. As they grew into a monolith operating in shadows they branched out into the spice trade and established an assassins guild both prioritizing the forefront industry of illegal technology and bio hazards (ie.assassins first priorities to those who threatened the operation and the spice trade was utilized to reach new potential clientele). Once the Old Republic fell the syndicate thrived and swelled into its own sovereign existence with more power than any current governing force. However, once the Galactic Republic was established and the Jedi Order came back to strength the syndicate began to lose affluence and power as law and order was reestablished. Its heads’ identities were also now exposed and high on the GR’s wanted list. The syndicate had done business with sith forces and their supporters so they knew of the desolate remnants of the Matador system which was far from GR control. They claimed the three remaining planets as their own with little resistance and their name slowly faded away from the rest of the galaxy and the GR’s radar. They continued business with the rest of the galaxy but under the guise of pseudonyms like Stardust Solutions Co. and Eno-voltage Inc. (operating with means and profits equivalent to the Pyke and Black Sun syndicate but with the name, Scarlet Ascendancy, long forgotten.)
 * As the syndicate began to notice a decrease in profit while operating in the basement of the galaxy (so to speak) and their constituents were bored thugs that needed some sort of societal structure to ease the lack of civility that was tarnishing the hidden  empire they sought to build. The solution was entertainment. A sporting event that had enough enthusiasm to bring in money with gambling and betting as well as the intention to strike fear into the Scarlet Ascendancy’s constituents. This is where the Red Trials come to exist. These games eventually morphed from a manipulative ploy to gain control into a foundation of societal entertainment/control. Once the games began so did SA’s authoritarian regime of sorts.