Southern Security

Southern Security is an Australian company based in Adelaide. It was Orion's employer before he was fired, along with multiple other elves, in what he refers to as the 'Elven Exodus.'

## History

### Founding

Southern Security was founded as in 2034 by a young Ashleigh Abel, a first-generation dwarf. She began the company making various alarm systems for buildings, compounds, and vehicles, which she invented both herself and with her human friend, David Gielle, who was two years her elder and already somewhat established as a programmer. Their early demonstrations impressed investors enough to earn them the capital to buy a small office in East Glenelg, Adelaide and hire a team of nine employees. The initial employees were

* Trey Mynath, Human, Accountant
* Brad Stalag, Orc, Accountant
* Zarita Vineet, Human, Legal and Insurance
* Laura Albarn, Human, Public Relations and Customer Service
* Emily Murphey, Human, Public Relations and Customer Service
* Gary Hunter, Human, Research and Development
* Finn Carlile, Elf, Research and Development
* Genevieve Helen, Human, Sales
* Ashley Takahashi, Elf, Graphic Design Intern

They subcontracted manufacturers and began with relative success, selling alarms around Adelaide. As their growth began to plateau, Abel decided to expand into multiple other security fields. The company began producing turrets and traps, detectors of various forms, and cyber security programs. They began hiring guards to subcontract out to other businesses. It was, however, their state-of-the-art locks that grew the company to a nationwide corporation, gaining offices in Sydney and Melbourne in 2039, Canberra and Perth in 2040, and Hobart, Brisbane, and Newcastle in 2041. They purchased their own factories to manufacture their products.

David Gielle left the company in 2041 on good terms. Abel married Steven Sledgehammer, another dwarf and the manager of a small shipping company, the same year. They had a son child, Jaryd Sledgehammer, in 2042, and a daughter, Astrid Sledgehammer, in 2044. By that year, ten years after the company was founded, they had 500 employees around Australia, New Zealand, and Papua New Guinea.

### Tough Times

In early 2051, a series of faulty mag locks were recalled, but not before their flaws were exploited in multiple robberies from 53 businesses and 67 homes. Between recalling 857,000 locks, costing a combined total of $16,711,000 in manufacturing, and the insurance, compensation, and lawsuit costs to the victims costing around $5 million, the company lost a great deal of money. This forced them to fire over 100 employees and close several offices, factories, and outlets, including all operations outside of Australia.

Since the company had recently become ASX listed, this was awful timing. The company continued falling on hard times, as the loss of income and credibility caused them to continue to shrink, and all new product launches were met with scepticism. In early 2055, the company once again slowly started to see growth, but was by this time half the size it had been before the maglock incident.

In 2060, the Southern Security had fully recovered, and once again had international operations in nearby nations. They also moved their headquarter's to Adelaide CBD, but kept their East Glenelg office open.

### Change in leadership and tensions

In 2067, Abel retired from leadership of the company. Jaryd, her son, now 25, had worked his way through the ranks of the company already, alongside completing a business degree, and was appointed CEO by the Board.

Although Jaryd was respected by the board and loved by the employees, there was growing tension between him and his fellow executives. These executives included James Sams, Carla Elwood, and Ashton Wright, all humans. He was, however, good friends with Uruk Stalag, an ork who was the son of Brad Stalag, one of the original accountants of the company.

Tensions grew between the human and meta-human executives, with Ashton Wright taking leadership and often challenging Sledgehammer's authority. Sledgehammer attempted to demote him, but was prevented by the board, who Ashton had convinced/possibly bribed.

It was this enviroment that Oscar Mova entered into.

## Orion's years

### East Glenelg

In 2070, Oscar Mova was hired as a business analyst at Southern Security after doing an work placement through university. He befriended Alejandro Zavala, who was in charge of the Glenelg office, and used this friendship to quickly make a name for himself.

Oscar was popular in the workplace, often helping others generously and putting in extra hours. While this was in part due to a legitimate desire to help, it was also due to his desire to be quickly promoted.

Some of the people Oscar came to know best in this office included;

* Lachlan Holt, Human, Business Analyst
* Hamish Smyth, Human, Business Analyst
* Imogen Robb, Human, Business Analyst
* Giovana Rocha Correia, Dwarf, Accounting
* Jaume Benedykt, Orc, Accounting
* Freja Jördis, Human, Receptionist

Oscar's efforts did pay off, and after six months he was promoted and relocated to the Southern Security headquaters in the CBD of Adelaide.

### Central Business District

On his first day at the new office, Oscar was quickly approached by Jaryd Sledgehammer. Oscar was impressed by the dwarf's charisma and willingness to interact personally with his employees, and gained a new motivation for working hard; earning Sledgehammer's respect.

Oscar worked his way through the ranks, becoming the a leader of a market research team in 2072. He was required to often visit factories, and gained significant knowledge on how security systems work (and how to avoid or break them). In 2073, Sledgehammer had him work alongside a junior executive for a month, presumably sizing him up for a role as a junior executive himself.

Oscar was, unavoidably, caught in the conflict between the executives. Although the employees did not realise it, Ashton and the other human executives attempted to fill whatever positions they could with humans, often holding Oscar back from promotions. On the flip side, Sledgehammer witnessed this and himself tried to place Oscar in whatever positions of power possible.

In 2074, Oscar gained his position as the company Head of Business Analysis.

Oscar met Jenny and Elisa Martin here, who he became close friends with. He worked with many people within the headquaters, however, including but not limited to:

* Soma Yoshimitsu, Human, Accounting
* Alice Mann, Orc, Accounting
* Stella Cockburn-Campbell, Human, Accounting
* Joel Mockridge, Human, Legal and Insurance
* Rostovtsev Vaniamin Savelievich, Troll, Legal and Insurance
* Kanemaru Sugi, Elf, Public Relations and Customer Service
* Lyasina Anfisa, Human, Public Relations and Customer Service
* Elizabeth Howell, Human, Public Relations and Customer Service
* Hashi Shijo, Human, Research and Development
* Connor Bass, Human, Research and Development
* Bethany Permewan, Human, Research and Development
* Lona Rinael, Elf, Business Analysis
* Xaver Neumann, Dwarf, Business Analysis
* Aidan Mahoney, Human, Business Analysis
* Taguhi Sirvard, Human, Business Analysis
* Mayeda Beni, Orc, Market Research
* Joel Henning, Human, Market Research
* Hunter Brigstocke (aka Bigstroke), Human, Market Research
* Ercilia Cande, Human, Junior Executive
* Ismael Casimiro, Dwarf, Receptionist
* Gomi Shohei, Dwarf, Computer Technician
* Mohana Jahan, Human, Graphic Design
* Joshua Corrie, Orc, Graphic Design

### Sledgehammer's Death and the Elven Exodus

On Tuesday, January 15th, 1975, at around 10:30pm, Jaryd Sledgehammer was driving west along Greenhill Road, Adelaide, when his car ran off the road and crashed into a tree in Adelaide Parklands. He was rushed to hospital but died in the ambulance. The police investigation concluded the crash was a suicide attempt, as there was no other drivers involved, and no trace of drugs or alcohol.

Oscar and many of the other staff were shattered by this news. Ashton Wright was appointed CEO by the board on Wednesday the 16th. The following day, all the elves employed at the company were fired, accused of being corrupt and involved in the death of Sledgehammer. Wright attempted to push legal charges, but lacked evidence. However, he made his accusations very public, and the stain on the elves reputations prevented them from getting re-employed.

Kanemaru Sugi managed to become employed at a McHughes. Lona Rinael committed suicide after a few weeks. Oscar, Elisa, and Jenny attempted to find work, but failed. They resolved to become Shadowrunner's in Melbourne.