There are 2 famous vrusk pirates: Hatzk Naar and the Star Devil (for the Star Devil see details in the Dragon article "Volturnus Connection")<br /><br />and in Zebs we see the Vrusk version of the Mafia, called the Zenk<br /><br />I was asking myself the reason why does it seem that the vrusk are quick to form criminal organizations-<br /><br />I believe that it may have its roots in the Hive system- the hives simply took what resources they needed from other hives, going to war with other hives at need. There was no classic morality like a human, yazirian or even a dralasite might have understood it. Or rather the moral code of a Hive vrusk was, "The Hive must Prosper and Survive"<br /><br />With the transition to the business model there was no sudden institution of a moral code. No doubt that in those turbulent times of the transition that it became obvious that <i><b>business codes of conduct</b></i> would be required or the social experiment they had embarked on with overturning the Hive system might be doomed to failure. The Most prominent trade houses and conglomerates all subscribe to the BCC, though there are always alagations of one or another violating them here and there, especially when the violator is the first organization to be established on a planet.<br /><br />Insituations where a trade house "fails" in the realm of business due to competition or monopolizing pressure by huge conglomerates the natural organization of the trade house and connected relationships of its constituent vrusk make it very easy for them to fall in together in a criminal enterprise. After all, vrusk society has never had a formal or classic moral code, So why should they not take what they need to survive?<br /><br />Thus its not unusual to find vrusk pirates, smugglers, theives, the Zenk, and etc.<br />
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