Tachystani Liberation Front

Tachystani Liberation Front
Industry		Private Military Company and Asset Redistribution Corporation
Location
Headquaters		Tachybase: Veiid
Area Served		Global
CEO		Shrep Tach
Subsidiaries		Shrepco

The Tachystani Liberation Front (TLF) is a private mercenary organization and asset redistribution corporation created by Shrep Tach as a freelance nongovernmental peacekeeping force formed in 2143. Since then, the TLF has continually grown in strength through substantial donations from several anonymous donors, whom the Tachystanis refer to as the "merchants guild."

The Tachystani Liberation Front operates on a strictly non-ideological mission structure, meaning it will take any job regardless of the client's affiliation or goals. Due to the broad range of potential clientele, the TLF provides a full range of military services, including combat, logistics, training, and manufacturing. Due to the non-discriminating method of job procurement, several governments have claimed the TLF is responsible for, including but not limited to, warcrimes, privateering, piracy, disruption of international trade routes, forced deportation, and slavery.

The TLF was the organization responsible for the Medsous terrorist attack of 2151, acquiring both the DC-12 airliner and sarin gas used in the attack that would ultimately claim the lives of an estimated 50,000 people. Despite threats of military intervention, Shrep Tach and other TLF leaders refused to disclose who had hired them. Despite the attack claiming the lives of thousands of residents of both Fortis and Desovo, during the Pike Agreement of 2152 between Desovo and Fortis, the TLF was formally cleared of all liability, and their license to operate within both countries was reinstated.

Origins

The Tachystani Liberation Front began as the Mamba Unit, founded by a former Laythian special forces soldier known only as "The Chief" at an unknown time. Modern estimates believe the group began its activities sometime in the mid-2120s. The Mamba unit would be involved in various military operations in South Veiid, operating on a similar model to the modern TLF, working with anyone so long as they provided adequate payment. The Chief was renowned for his innovative acquisitions of military assets and his ability to ensure profit, regardless of how dire the situation became. At some point, The Chief would begin mentoring Shrep Tach as his protege and expected successor. In 2143, The Chief died under unknown circumstances, and Shrep Tach took up the mantle as the leader of the Mamba Unit, ultimately reforming the organization as the Tachystani Liberation Front.

The Modern TLF

Tachbase

In 2160, the Tachystani Liberation Front began construction of an offshore mobile headquarters known as the "Tachbase, an industrial hub and barracks capable of supporting a large number of soldiers for extended periods of time aswell as store and service any equipment that may be needed for a military operation, aswell as the manufacture of new equipment as needed. As of now, the source of funds to build such a vast complex of military hardware remains unclear. All attempts to uncover the source of the funding have ultimately been fruitless, with the only publicly disclosed information being that construction would not have been possible without the support of the "merchants guild," an as-yet unclear financial institution or group of donors.

Operational Structure

The modern Tachystani Liberation Front is organized into several different Regiments, each suited to different potential clientele based on price range and operational intent.

Name	Years Active	National Origin
Alpha Regiment	2143-Active	Laythia
Beta Regiment	2160-Active	Desovo, Fortis, Atreus
Gamma Regiment	2173-Active	Desovo, Laveska, Atreus
Delta Regiment	2180-Active	Pikkastan
Mamba Regiment	2141-2153	Laythia

Criticisms of the TLF

Terrorism allegations

Many have alleged the TLF is a terrorist organization due to its willingness to work for anyone and the unwillingness of the TLF to reveal any contractee information, combined with the inability of purported clients that have been released to be verified as having signed a contract, or being an existing entity. On one noteworthy occasion, although a client did step forward to claim accountability for armed intervention at a weapons manufacturing plant, the company that took responsibility was discovered to be a textiles factory that had filed for bankruptcy in the mid-2170s, roughly a decade before the attack, making the admission suspect.

Despite continual allegations of uncontracted acts of violence, Shrep Tach maintains that all actions are taken at the discretion of customers and therefore do not fall within their purview of responsibility. Even if they claim responsibility for the action, all Tachystani guidelines clearly state that the customer is responsible for all actions taken while under contract and, always right in matters of what actions to take, regardless of any societal or legal issues that may arise in the process of completing a contract.

Off the books military

Among the criticisms leveled at the TLF, one of the more notable allegations is that the organization acts as an unofficial government agency on behalf of various nations in Veiid, engaging in actions they do not wish to undertake personally. Critics claim that the TLF works on behalf of the Fortisian government, or one of the nations of the Pan-Veiidic Commonwealth, due in large part to the fact that several attacks have been executed on their soil for little to no repercussion against the TLF, despite continual promises to put an end to the "Tachystani menace"; ultimately, no significant action has been taken against the Tachystani Liberation Front. In the 2140s, shortly after Shrep Tach formed the modern TLF, several covert photos were taken of the then-Fortisian president Dmitri Dixon with an unknown individual; many have claimed the individual was Shrep Tach. They are still permitted free access to Veiidic waters.