Status: Covert Organization
Known Affiliations: None officially recognized
Alleged Ties: Radical Cubists, rogue Compact elements, JunoCorp
Primary Objective: Control of amortality and resurrection technologies
Summary
Juno is a shadowy, multi-system network operating beyond the bounds of recognized political and military factions. It has no official standing with the Compact or the Realm, and its leadership structure, membership, and ultimate objectives remain hidden. Most intelligence agencies consider Juno a destabilizing force that manipulates events through proxy groups, forbidden technologies, and systemic infiltration.
Its existence has been inferred through leaks, anomalous tech on battlefields (e.g., early boarding mech deployments), and irregular political patterns noted by Cybercommand and several high-ranking Compact officers. Official recognition has not been granted—likely due to infiltration at the highest levels of Compact society.
Known or Suspected Activities
Radical Cubist Support
Juno is suspected of supporting or embedding with Radical Cubist cells. The scale and coordination of certain attacks—including fusion sabotage and mech-backed assaults—indicate involvement by a more advanced and better-funded entity than the Cubists alone.
Mech Deployment
The mechs used in the assault on the Queen Maria Sophia are believed to be of Juno origin or adapted from lost pre-Compact tech. These boarding units do not align with known Gelt or Compact designs and appear optimized for asymmetric warfare.
The massive giant mechs uncovered on Aphrodite and Mud have not been directly linked to Juno, but the timing of their rediscovery amid Juno-related operations suggests an effort to awaken or control dormant technologies.
Corporate Fronts – JunoCorp
JunoCorp functioned as Juno’s primary front in the core worlds, concealing advanced biotech and resurrection research beneath a GMO façade. It was covertly acquired by Hatch, a subsidiary of Dasarius Interstellar, and used to leech both financial and technological assets.
Marcus Leitman’s cover as a JunoCorp sales rep enabled high-level access across Compact systems, reinforcing suspicions that he is a senior Juno figure—if not its founder.
Though officially orchestrated by rogue Gelt nobles, the concurrent detonation of clean fusion weapons on Amargosa and Hanar—both using technology unknown to the Gelt—strongly suggests outside influence. Even the Gelt Sovereign expressed shock at their use, implying Juno’s orchestration of both sides to fuel conflict and chaos.
Suspected Leadership
Marcus Leitman (“Marq”)
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Known Compact influencer with religious and corporate ties
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Believed to be either a founder or top operative within Juno
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Regularly appears near major regime shifts or crises
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Known aliases and presence across core and frontier worlds
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Referred to as “Marq” by Gelt allies—possibly his original identity
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Operated as JunoCorp’s face while undermining Compact leadership
Technology and Methods
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Black Tech: Deployment of untraceable boarding mechs, mind-altering biotech, and experimental resurrection protocols
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Proxy Control: Cult manipulation, economic sabotage, political blackmail
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Tactical Chaos: False-flag operations, fusion-level terror strikes, destabilizing ideology
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Selective Recruitment: Targets vulnerable but capable individuals, particularly those with trauma, outsider status, or genius-level intellect
Opposition
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Cybercommand:
Field agents such as Eric Yuwono, Weiss, and Elizabeth Windsor have actively opposed Juno operations, particularly during the Aphrodite mech incident and subsequent covert campaigns. -
Children of Amargosa:
While not formally at war with Juno, they frequently disrupt its aims on the ground, particularly during missions involving hybrid technologies or ideological sabotage. -
Tessa Dasarius & Tol Germanicus:
Leaders of Dasarius Interstellar. After discovering Juno’s infiltration via Hatch, they moved swiftly to purge affected divisions. Germanicus famously declared Juno “a threat to civilization itself.”