Heyoun Trade Union

The Heyoun Trade Union

Main species	Heyoun
Home system	Han
Ship prefix	han
Ships	Heyoun ships
Troops	Heyoun troops
Strengths
highest credit income economic efficiency good diplomacy (due to bribes) numerousness fleets possible because of low maintenance costs
Weaknesses
bad military strength, only few types of ships miserable intelligence (except for economic espionage) depending on affiliation and agreements to other races
First contact message
Play "Greetings from the Heyoun Trade Union. We are very pleased to meet your people and look forward to a long and profitable future of trade and commerce with you."

The Heyoun Trade Union is one of the six major races.

Characterization

The Heyoun society is based on the principle of profit and plutocracy. In order to achieve this goal, the Heyoun developed a formidable economic strength. Their strength is not to be found in their industrial capacity or in their resource management, but rather in their trade acumen as well as the ability to produce almost anything worth trading at lowest costs and highest profit. Food production and power generation is a key strength, and absolutely needed on their power-hungry society. Their ships are fast and cheap, but all these gains come with a lack in armaments and defences. Their interest in economic movements throughout the galaxy accounts for a slight advantage in espionage, yet not in sabotage. In the latter case they rather resort to trade embargoes representing their own subtle form of economic warfare.

Special buildings

The Heyoun have thirteen unique buildings.

Bank of Han
The Bank of Han increases the economic capacity of the Heyoun and all its member planets.
Production	Construction costs	Prerequisites
100 % credits bonus 1 added trade route	1000 industry 1000 titanium	homeworld our colony max 1 per system tech level 0 0 0 0 0 0

Franchise Office
There are literally thousands of items for which the Heyoun hold exclusive patents. From action figures to synthetic ale, they all have one thing in common, anyone who wants to use them has to pay for the privilege. The Franchise Office turns Heyoun ingenuity into profit.
Production	Construction costs	Prerequisites
1 morale 5 added trade routes	1500 industry 500 titanium	100 energy homeworld max 1 per empire tech level 2 2 2 2 2 2

Ship Market
With the construction of a Ship Market, we can rapidly increase production of ships in selected systems, without the need to improve the local shipyard. At a Ship Market, we can obtain important parts to integrate them directly into our ships.
Production	Construction costs	Prerequisites
-25 % credits bonus 100 % ship construction speed	3000 industry 1000 titanium 750 deuterium	max 1 per system max 5 per empire tech level 2 2 2 2 2 2

Trade Center
The computerization of trade goes back hundreds of years. Dedicated trading centers take advantage of modern computing power to maximize the efficiency of commerce in their regions. Trade goods direct a planet's industrial resources into the production of consumer goods which produce revenue.
Production	Construction costs	Prerequisites
75 % credits bonus	1000 industry 900 titanium 100 deuterium	20 energy max 1 per system tech level 0 0 3 0 0 0

Tower of Commerce
The laws of supply and demand make interplanetary trade extremely lucrative. The Tower of Commerce licenses Heyoun traders, and thus controls and regulates interplanetary trade for the benefit of all Heyoun. The Tower sustains an increased volume of trade on every trade route.
Production	Construction costs	Prerequisites
1 morale 50 % income on trade routes	2500 industry 500 titanium	50 energy max 1 per empire tech level 3 3 3 3 3 3

Commerce Authority
The Heyoun Commerce Authority controls the flow of the Great Material Continuum and ensures that a major part of it goes into the pockets of the Trade Union.
Production	Construction costs	Prerequisites
1 morale 25 % economic espionage bonus	2500 industry 1000 titanium 500 duranium	200 energy homeworld max 1 per empire tech level 4 4 4 4 4 4

Holo Cinema
Modern imaging technology, combined with duotronic data processors, can create environments which are indistinguishable from reality. The Holo Cinema uses this technology to create the ultimate entertainment venue.
Production	Construction costs	Prerequisites
1 morale	1000 industry 300 titanium 400 deuterium	50 energy max 1 per system tech level 0 0 4 0 0 0

Fantasy Land
Every entertainment imaginable is available at the Heyoun Fantasy Land...for the right price. Tourists come from around the galaxy, and leave behind their credits, which makes every Heyoun happy.
Production	Construction costs	Prerequisites
1 empire-wide morale	2500 industry 1000 titanium 1500 deuterium 1000 duranium	200 energy homeworld max 1 per empire tech level 5 5 5 5 5 5

Protectionism
Protectionism saves local commerce from aggressive offers from foreign companies and stabilizes prices. Therefore internal system trade can be made more secure and efficient and the danger of a large decrease in trade is very low. However protectionism is bad for business overall and discourages many apt Heyoun traders to make big business with those systems. Trade routes are closed.
Production	Construction costs	Prerequisites
-1 morale 100 % credits bonus -80 % income on trade routes	1000 industry	max 1 per system tech level 4 5 5 4 4 4

Resource Cartel
The Resource Cartel provides massive profits for local miners and attracts many competent Heyoun to capture that lucrative market for them. However, local as well as external customers are often displeased with this situation because of the inevitable price increases. Customers are largely dependant on these producers which is why the creation of such cartels is a very powerful means for the state to control production.
Production	Construction costs	Prerequisites
-30 credits 2 morale -1 empire-wide morale -25 % industry bonus -50 % energy bonus -25 % research bonus 50 % deritium bonus 50 % resource bonus -25 % credits bonus -50 % income on trade routes	2000 industry 1000 titanium	our colony conquered system max 1 per system max 3 per empire tech level 7 7 7 7 7 7

Energy Cartel
The Energy Cartel provides massive profits for local energy suppliers and attracts many competent Heyoun to capture that lucrative market for them. However, local as well as external customers are often displeased with this situation because of the inevitable price increases. Customers are largely dependant on these producers which is why the creation of such cartels is a very powerful means for the state to control production.
Production	Construction costs	Prerequisites
-30 credits 2 morale -1 empire-wide morale -25 % industry bonus 50 % energy bonus -25 % research bonus -50 % credits bonus	2500 industry 1200 titanium 1000 deuterium 500 duranium 400 crystals	our colony conquered system max 1 per system max 3 per empire tech level 8 8 8 8 8 8

Industry Cartel
The Industry Cartel provides massive profits for the local engineering guild and attracts many competent Heyoun to capture that lucrative market for them. However, local as well as external customers are often displeased with this situation because of the inevitable price increases. Customers are largely dependant on these producers which is why the creation of such cartels is a very powerful means for the state to control production.
Production	Construction costs	Prerequisites
-30 credits 2 morale -1 empire-wide morale 50 % industry bonus -25 % energy bonus -25 % research bonus -50 % titanium bonus -50 % deuterium bonus -50 % duranium bonus -50 % crystals bonus -50 % iridium bonus -50 % deritium bonus -25 % credits bonus -25 % income on trade routes	5000 industry 1550 titanium 890 deuterium 604 duranium 403 crystals 197 iridium	our colony conquered system max 1 per system max 3 per empire tech level 9 9 9 9 9 9

Home system

The heyoun home system is called Han, which comprises an orange sun and seven planets. The Heyoun evolved on the second planet and eventually colonized four more planets in their system.