=== Races | Technology | Organizations ===

====== DRONES OF HOPE INC. ======

===== Overview =====

  * **Location:** Founded in [[hope|Hope Region]], later active across other [[exohuman_settlements_in_the_beta_age|Beta Age settlements]]
  * **Headquarters:** [[Drones of Hope Inc. Headquarters |Drones of Hope Inc. Headquarters]] 
  * **Founding Year:** 2628
  * **Founder:** Elias Trent, former engineer of the Frontier Engineering Corps (FEC)
  * **Original Purpose:** Salvage, repair, and repurpose drone units recovered after the [[day_zero|Crash of the Last Frontier]]

Drones of Hope Inc. began as a small post-crash salvage workshop and quickly evolved into a vital logistics and defense supplier for the [[free_state_of_settlers|Free State of Settlers]]. Its refurbished drones were instrumental in both civil reconstruction and military readiness.

===== History =====

==== Early Operations (2628–2629): ====

  * Established in the ruins of a broken FEC logistics bay in Hope
  * Recovered and repaired a small fleet of [[seed_drones|Seed Drones]], [[courier_drones|Courier Drones]], and [[combat_drones|Combat Drones]]
  * Introduced leasing models with maintenance support, allowing key institutions (e.g. clinics, workshops, patrol units) to access operational drones despite resource scarcity

==== Expansion and War Mobilization (2629–2630): ====

  * Entered exclusive supply contracts with the [[guarding_troopers|Guarding Troopers]]
  * Converted into a semi-official contractor under the supervision of the Volunteer Army of Man during the [[great_war|Great War]]
  * Scaled production and repair operations to over 200 drones serviced per month, operating multiple outposts near [[morningstar|Morningstar]], [[arla_town|Arla Town]], and [[firetown|Firetown]]

==== Nationalization and Dissolution (2631): ====

  * Under the terms of the [[peace_treaty|Peace Treaty]], drone use was strictly curtailed
  * Drones of Hope Inc. was nationalized by the newly formed [[federal_confederation|Federal Confederation]] and ordered to disassemble all remaining Combat Drones
  * The company was dissolved shortly thereafter, though rumors persist of hidden caches and underground repair rings

===== Products and Services =====

  * **Drone Recovery and Repair –** Specialist retrieval and restoration of damaged units
  * **Custom Drone Upgrades –** Payload optimization, AI interface tuning, terrain adaptation modules
  * **Leasing Packages –** Timed deployment of drones for medical, delivery, surveillance, or defense purposes

===== Legacy and Reputation =====

  * Praised by [[individualists|Individualists]]: Seen as a beacon of post-crash entrepreneurship and human adaptability
  * Criticized by [[communards|Communards]]: Viewed as a warmongering enterprise fueling escalation during the Great War
  * Tech Underground Influence: Whispered to have seeded much of the [[outlaws|Outlaw]] drone smuggling infrastructure still active in the [[the_gamma_age|Gamma Age]]

===== Tactical Advice for Dungeon Masters =====

  * **The Broken Wing:** A Combat Drone crashes during a test flight on the outskirts of Hope. Players must find it before it falls into the wrong hands…

  * **Seeds of Desperation:** A broke farmer hires the players to steal a Seed Drone from the facility, unable to afford one through legal channels. The heist reveals deeper questions of equity and survival in the post-crash economy.
===== Related Pages and Further Information =====

  * [[beta_age| Beta Age]]
  * [[exohuman_technology_of_the_beta_age|Exohuman Technology of the Beta Age]]
  * [[free_state_of_settlers|Free State of Settlers]]
  * [[drones_of_hope_inc._headquarters|Drones of Hope Inc. Headquarters]]
  * [[guarding_troopers|Guarding Troopers]]
  * [[great_war|Great War]]
  * [[peace_treaty|Peace Treaty]]
  * [[Federal Confederation|Federal Confederation]]

**Drones of the Exohumans:** 

  * [[Combat Drones|Combat Drones]]
  * [[Courier Drones|Courier Drones]]
  * [[seed_drones|Seed Drones]]