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Fae Exotique
By: Grace Date: July 6, 2017, 11:22 am
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Warning: Most of this is about a spice trading company and
therefore may not be the most exciting thing to read about. :P
Lemme know if there's anything I should address.
[center]Fae Exotique[/center]
Chances are that, unless born of blue blood or familiar with
silver spoons, you’ve known very little about Fae Exotique
until very recently. The owner, Affluent Enterprise, would have
liked to keep it that way for the sake of his own pride, but now
that things have started to change more and more are learning
about the company and how it’s been just under their noses
for quite some time. For you see, Fae Exotique is not just a
large family owned company of spice traders making good on a
vision visited early to the current chairman and acting CEO when
he was but a colt. It’s growing number of subsidiaries,
near domination over its own market and shadier practices when
money fails have left it primed to gain a level of influence and
power that would make more than the average pony uncomfortable.
History: Fae Exotique began as “Exotiquestrian”, a
small fish in the ocean that was business numerous decades ago.
Headed by Affluent’s father, the business was going
nowhere until he finally died from illness and left control of
it for Affluent to inherit. Affluent, far more vicious in his
desire to succeed and caring not about those he had to stomp on
to do it, made leaps and bounds for the company’s image
and wealth, establishing it as one of the more prestigious
options for those looking to import exotic goods of quality and
importance. Rugs, candles, incense, sculptures, paintings,
carvings, magical curiosities it didn’t matter, Affluent
would be able to have his people find and deliver whatever you
desired in a timely manner. How could he do this? He had his
ways. Ways that would be kept very confidential for very good
reasons.
Once established, Affluent renamed the company “Fae
Exotique” to give it a fancier ring, this also being
around the same time he met the mare he would eventually marry.
Belle Élégance was called a trophy by those who never fully
understood how important she was in the events that would lead
to the company’s golden era. She and Affluent were perfect
for each other, and it was her clever thinking and cold focus
combined with Affluent’s fierce initiative and unstoppable
ambition that would allow the pair to achieve their greatest
victory to date.
Setting their sights on the spice trade, at the time on the cusp
of a revolution due to some careful changes made to trade
agreements between Equestria and its neighbors, Fae Exotique
would lead an initiative to organize several of the
country’s most influential companies in an effort to best
manage and control the coming rush of goods and spices. They, of
course, also volunteered to lead the syndicate’s efforts
and take on the most financial risk in the process. This leading
role would assist in them monitoring and keeping track of what
the other members would be doing as well as put them in a
powerful position where their word would carry enough weight to
sway certain decisions.
Things went well for the first year of cooperation and how
exactly Affluent and Belle were able to turn on that dime and
tear the rug out from under the other members of the syndicate
is something now buried under mountains of legal documents. Many
accused them of blackmail, coercion, forgery, even whispers of
worse at the time of the rival companies folding and follow up
absorption into Fae Exotique, none of which would be proven and
doing little to slow the train of progress they were now on. In
one fell swoop Fae Exotique eliminated several of their most
powerful rivals and was left towering over those that were left.
The mountain they’d become over such a short time sent
their remaining competitors into a frenzied panic that to this
day can be humorously recalled by aged first hand witnesses
before they solemnly recall it also leading to losing their job.
This momentum wouldn’t stop for years leading to a near
monopoly being established over Equestria’s spice trade.
The word saffron became near synonymous with Exotique. Was that
vanilla in your ice cream? Chances were someone related to
Affluent or Belle personally inspected the shipment it came in
on as the families moved into leading positions within the
company and ensured that the lion’s share of the wealth
would be shared among blood only. Oddly enough, cinnamon was the
only thing Fae Exotique did not have near total control over,
but this did little to stop them from throwing their money
around to start influencing more than just the market. This
golden era for the company would succeed in having many members
of the family make friends and connections in all the right
places, ensuring that they be heard when matters of politics and
business was brought up in courts across the country, and in
some select ones outside of Equestria’s borders. Their
power had left them feeling untouchable.
Their dominance would eventually cause concern on behalf of the
Crown. Growing tired of their increasing nerve to meddle in
politics and buy out anyone that would try to oppose them, the
government would come down hard on Fae Exotique and sick their
best on the company’s affairs. Through law, and some
tasting of Affluents own methods, the company would be cut down
considerably over the course of around a decade. The crown could
not, though they tried, kill the beast Affluent and Belle had
created, but wounds were inflicted severely enough to weaken it
and allow others to gain some ground in the vacuum. Affluent
would also both gain a daughter and lose his wife during this
time. With Belle gone, his efforts in rebuilding the company
would be slowed considerably and allow competitors to regain
enough ground to keep them in some semblance of check.
Over the course of the next two decades Affluent would dedicate
himself to rebuilding his company to a level comparable to just
after the fall of the syndicate. Once reached, and after
defeating several attempts to keep it down by both rivals and
the Crown, Affluent became far more cautious in his spreading of
his family’s influence and control.
Today, Fae Exotique is entering into a silver age with its
wealth and influence once again sky rocketing due to several
successful ventures. Competitors are again at risk of hostile
takeovers and utter destruction as Affluent is reaching out to
grasp at the remains of his old empire and regain his
family’s lost power. He’s learned from his past and
is this time ready for what may attempt to challenge his
domination.
Unfortunately, while he’s prepared for external threats,
things are not as assured when it came to internal affairs
within Fae Exotique itself. Belle Élégance’s side of the
family has slowly been pushed out to make room for
Affluent’s own relatives leading to internal struggles
across the company over rightful ownership and control. This
divide is on the verge of tearing apart different key components
of the company with Affluent’s daughter - more importantly
her pre-ordained inheriting of the company - being one of the
few things keeping a lid on it and preventing a full on civil
war for control. Her shared lineage assures the relatives of
Belle their rightful share of control in their minds upon
stepping up to claim her inheritance, though Affluent’s
family would prefer they be ejected entirely and stripped of
their say in corporate affairs. This comes easy to them as
Affluent’s daughter has, in their eyes, proven to be an
ungrateful and rebellious child that can’t be trusted with
the company, countless other far safer choices being available
to Affluent with urgings to reconsider his decision being a near
daily event. His pride refusing to even allow him a chance to
consider it, Affluent is unwavering in his decision.
Fae Exotique is an aged company that started from dirt and
worked its way up into the upper echelons of Equestrian society
no less than twice now. Its current influence, wealth and power
demands respect, but it is at risk of falling apart from within.
What comes next for Fae Exotique is up in the air, hinged on
Affluent’s pride and presence, and may be a cause for
concern for more than those with a controlling interest in the
company. Whatever happens, rest assured that few will enjoy what
benefits there are to gain and many more will suffer the
consequences.
[center]Subsidiaries and Resources[/center]
Fae Exotique obviously serves as the nucleus for the company and
as a result commands the most wealth and greatest access to its
resources. If it can be bought, Affluent most likely has two,
this being anything from airships to mansions. In addition, Fae
Exotique has begun working to buy and build different
subsidiaries to increase their wealth and spread themselves out
to better survive the threat of another trimming curtesy of the
crown.
Aside from those listed below, Fae Exotique has bought out
numerous small shops, factories and so on upon noticing any
potential.
Affluent Enterprises: Affluent’s name is proudly splashed
across the front of many buildings throughout every city in
Equestria, the purposes of which being numerous ventures that he
views has potential. Research and development into technology,
study of various new applications of magics, even a kitchen
dedicated to developing new recipes meant to be premiered in a
planned string of restaurants, Affluent Enterprises is the most
versatile of Exotique’s developing subsidiaries but also
the most prone to risk and failure. The next earth shattering
invention could be developed here, but so too could the next
waste of several hundreds of thousands of bits in need of a
swift sweep under the rug.
Marigold/Minos: Marigold is supposedly Fae Exotiques specialty
office which employs specially trained and equipped adventurer
types meant to acquire particularly dangerous or rare items for
the highest of bidders. In reality, it serves as a front for Fae
Exotique’s illegal operations with most of its operators
intended to instead act as corporate spies and saboteurs with
some especially expensive experts being used to gather
information on individuals working in government. This filters
down to every level of society, even going as far as street
level with a number of gangs and hoodlums working under handlers
employed by Minos whom carefully keep details about their
employer a mystery to them. Here is where Fae Exotique hides its
teeth as Minos is equipped with the best weapons, armor and
equipment money can obtain to carry out their work.
The connection between Minos and Fae Exotique has been made only
by an extremely small number of ponies throughout its existence
despite having been established not long after Affluent
inherited the company from his father. This is due to most who
learn never having a chance to tell.
Exotiquestrian: Not to be confused with Fae Exotique,
Exotiquestrian is a name Grace has used several times to poke
fun at her father and his ambitions by reminding him of how low
his company can go. She has in the past used it solely to rile
him up, but after several occasions has earned a made-up
position revolving around the name and is now technically in
control of its assets. That being none.
[center]Notable Members[/center]
Affluent Enterprise: Current chairman and acting CEO of Fae
Exotique. Affluent is in control of many of the company’s
ventures and has final say in most of its affairs. He oversees
Fae Exotique directly.
Curb Exemplar: Exemplar’s official position within the
company is “Chief of Corporate Security”. His
unofficial position is “King”. Affluent’s
brother, Exemplar is trusted with countering corporate espionage
against Fae Exotique and its interests while also juggling the
wrangling of Marigold’s criminal element operating under
the name of Minos.
Harmonie Ordonné: Cousin of the late Belle, Harmonie is
technically the highest-ranking member of the company remaining
from their side of the family. Harmonie is responsible for
numerous projects within the Enterprises branch.
Grace Délicatesse: Heiress to Fae Exotique, Grace has a
reputation among her family for being damn good at what she does
but rebellious and difficult to deal with. Her current position
within the company is “Regional Manager of Exotiquestrian
Affairs”, something Affluent straight up threw together in
a fit of rage after Grace had wasted away a chunk of his
personal collection of antiques for the second time. As such she
has no real job to do aside from be brought in as a consultant
on various matters. This was intentional to try and keep her in
check and force her to abide by his authority and act more
according to what her family wants, but Grace has turned it into
an opportunity to pursue her own interests.
Benchmark: The heir that Affluent’s family wishes was set
to inherit the company. He is a perfect example of everything
they could ask for and is one of Grace’s main rivals
whenever she bothers to care.
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