L.M.G.C.S.

**L.M.G.C.S.**, an acronym for **Linson-Marsy General Commerce Syndicate** (Bănhan: *Lĭmsun-Masi Çóng-bō·-єk Çăi-thŏan*) is a multinational conglomerate of various businesses and organisations based in the southern coasts of Absithnia and Mongolia. It held a substantial amount of control over the early Absithnia-Mongol trade, with majority of its products originating from the Syndicate and its associates. Although its activity was mostly in the Absithnia-Mongol region, the L.M.G.C.S. also operated on a global scale, allegedly associated with an assortment of international companies and charities all over the Core Worlds. The L.M.G.C.S. was established in December 14, AD 2898, shortly after a series of reforms introduced by Eng'anite Council President Bihai Linson.

## L.M.G.C.S.

*Linson-Marsy General Commerce Syndicate*

Official seal

### Industry

General commerce
Entertainment & media
Charities
Black markets
Private military contractor

### Key people

Bihai Linson
E.H. Marsy
Sinit Lichasom
Aeron Wansio
Teau Curtis
Martin Yaniming
Timothy Dadora
Victor Tyrel

### Successor

F.S.I.W.A

The L.M.G.C.S. focused on commerce and trade of manufactured goods as its main source of income, but also provided a wider array of services, which ranged from consumer entertainment to private military contracts. The organisation mostly relied on their own partners and subsidiaries to produce and distribute their goods, but openly collaborated with plenty of religious, political and government-affiliated organisations as well. It also held sovereign authority over the Sinlok colony, which was historically a settlement established during the period of L.M.G.C.S.'s predecessor Eng'an.

# History

## Early days

The L.M.G.C.S. was officially established in AD 2998 by Bihai Linson, who reformed its predecessor organization, Eng'an into a more commerce-oriented policy. Linson's reforms saw the end of the a restrictive tax imposed on imported goods, and the liberalization of the commercial policy. Expansion of the organization was also encouraged, with a more open policy towards collaboration with outside organizations. The L.M.G.C.S. soon found itself pioneering the Absith-Mongolian maritime trade, with cargo routes being established between different settlements in the southern coasts of Absithia and Mongolia.

## Colonial initiative

The Sinlok colony, which was historically established in AD 2789 by the L.M.G.C.S.'s predecessor Eng'an was still nominally under L.M.G.C.S. authority. Utilizing this, the L.M.G.C.S. encouraged the expansion of the settlement inland, focusing on establishing mining towns to exploit rich mineral reserves in the island. Agriculture was also encouraged, with several grants given to studies on native flora and fauna, which led to the increase in cultivation of edible native plants, and the raising of native livestock.

## Decline

Although it flourished throughout the 30th Century AD, the L.M.G.C.S. began to enter a period of decline in the later decades, due to the rise of competition with other conglomerates from Evrodonia and Lusitonia. By the end of the 30th Century AD, the L.M.G.C.S.'s assets would be slowly eroding, giving way to outsiders and local competitors alike. Financial crashes in AD 3004 would be the fatal blow to the L.M.G.C.S., and in April 7, AD 3006, it was acquired and absorbed into an unlikely group, the humanitarian organization Flavisilva.

# Organisation

The hierarchy and relationship of the different structures within the L.M.G.C.S. were based on a revised model of the Eng'anite organisational structure, which vested supreme authority under a "Council". The Council was reformed into the Board of Syndicae in AD 2898 during the transitional period of the organisation. The changes made in the Council system included the addition of the appointed Director position as the absolute highest level of authority within the organisation and the reduction of the number of councilmen from the original 7 to 6. The Syndic Assembly also replaced the outdated Principal system, serving as the parliament of representatives from the various branches and subsidiaries of the L.M.G.C.S. Lower administrative departments of the L.M.G.C.S. included the Oversight Department, which served as regional supervisors of the different branches of the L.M.G.C.S. and the Representative Department, which consist of the heads of the different branches of the Syndicate's companies and organisations.

All departments, organisations and subsidiaries of the L.M.G.C.S. were bound to an ethics code known as the Syndicus Code, which served as the basic law within the Syndicate. Although optional, many of the L.M.G.C.S.'s departments and subsidiary organisations developed their own laws which were largely based on the original Syndicus Code, slightly modified to suit each organisation's focuses.