Founded: 23 IE (Early 22nd Century)
Founders: Marcus Dazar (later Latinized to Dasarius), Tol Germanicus
Headquarters: Formerly Etrusca; later Tacoma, Cascadia, Earth
Core Technologies: Projection Drive, Hypergate Infrastructure
Corporate Structure: Privately held; governed by hereditary CEO succession with oversight from a permanent directorate
Overview
Dasarius Interstellar is a foundational megacorporation within the Compact of Humanity, responsible for developing and maintaining the infrastructure that powers faster-than-light travel. With exclusive patents on both the Projection Drive and Hypergate systems, it remains one of the most politically and economically influential entities in known human space.
Founding and Legacy
Founded in 23 IE, shortly after humanity’s first departure from the Sol system, Dasarius Interstellar was the brainchild of Marcus Dazar, a charismatic corporate visionary who Latinized his name to Dasarius, and Tol Germanicus, an uploaded post-human mind formerly known as Steven Turing. Germanicus supplied the technical brilliance; Dazar, the political and economic reach.
The company’s original headquarters was located on Etrusca, a cultural stronghold of the Dasarius lineage. From there, it expanded rapidly across the Compact’s early colonies, installing and servicing hypergates while refining projection-based transport.
Governance and Succession
Dasarius Interstellar operates as a dynastic enterprise, with each CEO chosen from the Dasarius line and integrated over time via persistent nanite swarms. These swarms not only allow full systemic control but also ensure that former CEOs retain the ability to override successors in emergencies. The heir assumes full control at age 50.
As of 429 IE, most former CEOs are still alive, rejuvenated regularly and participating in legacy oversight roles. The only forcibly removed leader was Claudius Dasarius, who ill-advisedly moved the headquarters to Earth, undermining centuries of Compact decentralization. He was exiled back to Etrusca following a board-led coup.
Years later, during a major hostage crisis, Claudius—backed by Marcus Leitman and elements of the rogue Juno faction—attempted to retake control of the company from Tessa Dasarius, exploiting vulnerabilities in the Dasarius swarm control system. In a last-ditch effort, he took Tessa’s young heir, Shaneese, hostage, hoping to force a transfer of control. The attempt failed when Suicide—a close ally of the Children of Amargosa and loyal to the Dasarius family—intervened and fatally shot Claudius before he could harm the girl. His death permanently severed his influence over the company.
Tessa Dasarius
Following Claudius’s ouster, Tessa Dasarius—his daughter—was prematurely activated as the next heir at age 10, when Tol Germanicus enabled her nanite swarm to stabilize the company. Under her leadership, Dasarius Interstellar weathered political fragmentation, the rise of independent colonies, and growing distrust of centralized control.
Despite her youth at the time of activation, Tessa quickly earned a reputation as a ruthless but effective executive, leveraging both her family’s legacy and Germanicus’s tutelage to steer the company through crises.
Long-Term Vision
Unbeknownst to the public, Tol Germanicus intends to dismantle Dasarius Interstellar once humanity reaches a set of critical milestones—namely: self-sustaining post-scarcity economies, political decentralization, and peaceful coexistence with multiple alien species. The Dasarius family is aware of this plan and treats it as both a future inevitability and the company’s ultimate mission: to make itself obsolete.