The Unbound / THEUNBOUND

The Unbound – History

Origins (2890s–2910s)
The Unbound began as a loose network of renegades and disenfranchised spacers during the late 29th century, when the UEE tightened its grip on frontier systems. Former haulers, miners, and mercenaries—each burned by corrupt officials or megacorp greed—found one another in the shadows of Stanton’s shipping lanes and Pyro’s lawless stations. They shared a single conviction: no chain holds forever.

The Chain Break (2924)
A decisive moment came in 2924, when a UEE trade embargo choked the Nyx system. A covert strike team—later immortalized as the “Chain Breakers”—sabotaged a heavily-guarded customs depot, freeing dozens of impounded civilian ships and vanishing without a trace. Their crimson sigil of a shattered chain was spray-painted across the station walls. From that day forward, “The Unbound” became more than rumor.

Rise of the Crimson Circuit (2940s)
Through the 2940s, the group evolved from scattered cells into a loose syndicate. Smuggling routes stretched from the dying embers of Pyro to the bustling black markets of Terra. They specialized in “liberation contracts”—extracting ships, goods, or even people from oppressive hands, often selling them back to their rightful owners or redistributing them for a price.

Authorities called them pirates. Locals called them heroes. To the Unbound, the labels meant nothing.

Present Day (2955+)
Now operating across Stanton, Pyro, and the developing frontier of Orion, The Unbound remain leaderless by design. Cells communicate through encrypted relays and the unmistakable crimson-on-black sigil of the broken chain. Whether smuggling, raiding, or striking at megacorp convoys, each action carries the same message: no empire, corporation, or warlord can keep the stars in shackles.