{"data":{"id":17718,"title":"Portfolio: Rust Society","rsi_url":"https:\/\/robertsspaceindustries.com\/comm-link\/spectrum-dispatch\/17718-Portfolio-Rust-Society","api_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/api\/comm-links\/17718","api_public_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/comm-links\/17718","channel":"Undefined","category":"Undefined","series":"Portfolio","images":[{"id":19118,"name":"RustSociety_Arms_Centurion.jpg","rsi_url":"https:\/\/robertsspaceindustries.com\/media\/t6iyr4zpzjisar\/source\/RustSociety_Arms_Centurion.jpg","alt":"","size":3217016,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","last_modified":"2019-01-15T22:18:49+00:00","api_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/api\/comm-link-images\/19118","similar_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/api\/comm-link-images\/19118\/similar"},{"id":26463,"name":"source.jpg","rsi_url":"https:\/\/media.robertsspaceindustries.com\/weozjmuuh3hwh\/source.jpg","alt":"","size":843046,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","last_modified":"2019-09-19T15:49:32+00:00","api_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/api\/comm-link-images\/26463","similar_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/api\/comm-link-images\/26463\/similar"}],"images_count":7,"translations":{"en_EN":"This portfolio originally appeared in Jump Point 7.2.\nThe Rust Society is an organization of scrapyard veterans and long-haul philosophers dedicated to mentoring the next generation in the \u201cright\u201d way to salvage and haul. Focused on improving the local community and providing perks to its members, chapters exist in most UEE systems and many unclaimed ones.\n\nFranklin Yeung, known by his callsign \u201cKnocks\u201d, downplayed his role in creating the Rust Society. Yet, there\u2019s no denying that the organization would not exist without him. Five centuries after the first official meeting, Knocks would be shocked to see what the Rust Society has become and undoubtedly heartened to know that it has helped so many.\n\nForged By Failure\nFranklin Yeung emigrated to Caliban in the late 24th century. He operated as a solo hauler but struggled to find consistent work. Although he spent his days scouring job boards, his best gigs came recommended by a grizzled group of pilots that frequented a local dive bar called Delilah\u2019s. Knocks became a regular, earning a nickname for his erratic balance when drinking. He referred to these informal gatherings as \u201cmeetings with the Rust Society\u201d, a homage to the potent brand of alcohol regularly consumed en masse by attendees.\n\nAs older members either moved away, retired, or died, Knocks became the group\u2019s respected veteran. A willing mentor and a veritable fountain of Caliban knowledge, he freely shared information about what shipping lanes were safe or which scrapyards used rigged scales. He also provided work to struggling youngsters, even when in need of creds for himself. To compensate, Knocks took more lucrative but also more dangerous runs into Oberon. On a haul in 2436, he barely survived an attack by outlaws. Knocks made a full recovery, but his extensive injuries and age made subsequent long flights in the pilot\u2019s seat painful. After canceling three consecutive contracts, he retired, never to fly another hauling gig again.\n\nKnocks took a comm-ops job at a local hangar and realized the information he got from those coming and going could be put to good use. He continued holding court at Delilah\u2019s and ushered in a new era of the Rust Society, hoping that this new gathering would continue to support the next-generation of long-haul travelers. Within five years, Knocks had quit his job to focus entirely on the Rust Society. Delilah\u2019s couldn\u2019t house the meeting\u2019s growing popularity, so Knocks found an alternate venue, though associated costs forced him to charge membership dues. This expansion allowed them to establish mentorship programs, publish weekly system security reports, use their influence to boycott businesses that exploited haulers, and more. It quickly became an essential institution for independent contractors in Caliban.\n\nSince its members took jobs throughout the empire, it wasn\u2019t long before Rust Society chapters appeared in Oberon and Nul. Personal experience had taught Knocks how hard it was to gather accurate information about these lawless systems and he hoped these new chapters would keep others safe from suffering his own fate. Knocks ensured that all chapters shared information and that membership in one meant membership in them all. Knocks ran the Rust Society until failing health forced him to step down in 2477. He remained a resource to its brain trust and a mentor to younger members until his death two years later. An apocryphal story claims that Knocks\u2019 funeral ended only after all the Rust on Crion was consumed. Though local members associated the organization with its founding member, Knocks ensured that it would survive without him and the Rust Society remained an important regional organization for decades. That changed in 2541 when Humanity encountered the Tevarin and found itself involved in the first inter-species war.\n\nEncouraged Expansion\nThe First Tevarin War struck fear into the heart of Humanity. Relatively safe systems suddenly become battlegrounds and secure supply lines Tevarin targets. While the military recruited haulers to the Merchant Navy to shore up their supply chain, civilians found themselves lacking basic necessities as many pilots avoided deliveries to Tevarin-threatened systems. Rust Society members stepped in by hauling food to heavily rationed communities, organizing escorts for civilian haulers, and patrolling shipping lanes to ensure their security. These operations so impressed military officials that, after the war, they approached the Rust Society and advocated for its expansion. The society doubled in size over the next five decades. However, it was the Second Tevarin War that truly turned the Rust Society into an empire-wide institution.\n\nThe Tevarin\u2019s use of asymmetrical warfare meant that no system was safe. Everyone, military and civilian, were targeted. Rust Society members once again kept the civilian population fed and cared for during the brutal seven-year war. They were so invaluable that the government poured money into their coffers to aid operations and accelerate their expansion.\n\nPolitical Problems\nThe Second Tevarin War brought the Rust Society to the attention of the entire empire, with soldiers returning home looking to join or establish chapters in their own systems. The Rust Society waived the initiation and first year\u2019s membership fee for veterans and instituted special work and mentorship programs. These initiatives returned millions of vets to the workforce.\n\nAs Rust Society membership swelled, chairperson Gordon Disalvo saw an opportunity to benefit independent contractors across the empire. The group spent significant credits to lobby for new laws that pushed tax breaks and less regulation for independent operators. By the late 27th century, Rust Society membership dipped for the first time. Their engagement with political figures forced many to leave due to the association with the oppressive Messer government. Meanwhile, a growing coalition wanted to ban members from taking government contracts, which angered those relying on them for their livelihood. In their eyes, the Rust Society was about expanding options for independent contractors, not restricting them. This created a huge rift within the organization between pro and anti-Messer contingents.\n\nA riot during the group\u2019s 2692 conference forced Rust Society officials into action. They stopped lobbying and instituted a policy that political matters would be handled by local chapters. Empire-wide lobby efforts would only occur if approved by 2\/3rds of the chapters. Ever since, the Rust Society has remained a mainly local organization and left policy to the politicians.\n\nUnsung Heroes\nFor over five centuries, the Rust Society has made life better for its members and the UEE. This shifting collective of haulers and salvagers share valuable insider information on systems, such as profitable trading routes and dangerous areas. It allows members to support themselves and provide services to locations ignored by corporations or deemed too dangerous or unprofitable. Members often sport armor, outfits, and gear decked out in red and tan to symbolize their affiliation. Alone, each member is an independent contractor, but together their vast network of knowledge and expertise makes Rust Society members so much more.","de_DE":"Dieses Portfolio erschien urspr\u00fcnglich in Jump Point 7.2.\nDie Rust Society ist eine Organisation von Schrottplatzveteranen und Langstreckenphilosophen, die sich der Aufgabe verschrieben hat, die n\u00e4chste Generation auf die \"richtige\" Art und Weise bei der Bergung und dem Transport zu beraten. Sie konzentriert sich auf die Verbesserung der \u00f6rtlichen Gemeinde und die Bereitstellung von Verg\u00fcnstigungen f\u00fcr ihre Mitglieder, und es gibt in den meisten UEE-Systemen und vielen nicht in Anspruch genommenen Systemen Kapitel.\n\nFranklin Yeung, bekannt unter seinem Rufzeichen \"Knocks\", spielte seine Rolle bei der Gr\u00fcndung der Rust Society herunter. Dennoch l\u00e4sst sich nicht leugnen, dass die Organisation ohne ihn nicht existieren w\u00fcrde. F\u00fcnf Jahrhunderte nach dem ersten offiziellen Treffen w\u00e4re Knocks schockiert zu sehen, was aus der Rust Society geworden ist, und zweifellos w\u00e4re es ermutigend zu wissen, dass sie so vielen geholfen hat.\n\nGef\u00e4lscht durch Versagen\nFranklin Yeung emigrierte im sp\u00e4ten 24. Jahrhundert nach Caliban. Jahrhundert nach Caliban aus. Er arbeitete als Einzelk\u00e4mpfer, hatte aber Schwierigkeiten, eine best\u00e4ndige Arbeit zu finden. Obwohl er seine Tage damit verbrachte, Jobb\u00f6rsen zu durchforsten, wurden ihm seine besten Auftritte von einer grizzled Gruppe von Piloten empfohlen, die eine lokale Tauchbar namens Delilah's besuchten. Klopfen wurde zu einem regelm\u00e4\u00dfigen Ph\u00e4nomen, was ihm einen Spitznamen f\u00fcr sein sprunghaftes Gleichgewicht beim Trinken einbrachte. Er bezeichnete diese informellen Zusammenk\u00fcnfte als \"Treffen mit der Rust Society\", eine Hommage an den starken Alkohol, den die Teilnehmer regelm\u00e4\u00dfig in Massen konsumierten.\n\nAls \u00e4ltere Mitglieder entweder wegzogen, sich zur Ruhe setzten oder starben, wurde Knocks zum respektierten Veteranen der Gruppe. Als bereitwilliger Mentor und eine wahre Quelle von Caliban-Wissen teilte er freim\u00fctig Informationen dar\u00fcber mit, welche Schifffahrtswege sicher waren oder auf welchen Schrottpl\u00e4tzen manipulierte Waagen verwendet wurden. Er bot auch jungen Menschen, die in Schwierigkeiten steckten, Arbeit an, selbst wenn sie f\u00fcr sich selbst ein Zeugnis brauchten. Zum Ausgleich nahm Knocks lukrativere, aber auch gef\u00e4hrlichere \u00dcberfahrten nach Oberon in Kauf. Bei einem Beutezug im Jahr 2436 \u00fcberlebte er nur knapp einen Angriff von Gesetzlosen. Knocks erholte sich vollst\u00e4ndig, aber seine schweren Verletzungen und sein Alter machten die folgenden langen Fl\u00fcge auf dem Pilotensitz schmerzhaft. Nachdem er drei aufeinanderfolgende Vertr\u00e4ge gek\u00fcndigt hatte, ging er in den Ruhestand, um nie wieder einen Schleppflug zu fliegen.\n\nKnocks nahm einen Comm-ops-Job in einem \u00f6rtlichen Hangar an und erkannte, dass die Informationen, die er von den Kommenden und Gehenden erhielt, gut genutzt werden konnten. Er hielt weiterhin Hof bei Delilah und leitete eine neue \u00c4ra der Rust Society ein, in der Hoffnung, dass diese neue Versammlung auch weiterhin die n\u00e4chste Generation von Langstreckenreisenden unterst\u00fctzen w\u00fcrde. Innerhalb von f\u00fcnf Jahren hatte Knocks seinen Job aufgegeben, um sich ganz auf die Rust Society zu konzentrieren. Delilah konnte die wachsende Beliebtheit des Treffens nicht verkraften, also suchte Knocks einen alternativen Veranstaltungsort, obwohl die damit verbundenen Kosten ihn zwangen, Mitgliedsbeitr\u00e4ge zu verlangen. Diese Erweiterung erm\u00f6glichte es ihnen, Mentorenprogramme einzurichten, w\u00f6chentliche Systemsicherheitsberichte zu ver\u00f6ffentlichen, ihren Einfluss zum Boykott von Unternehmen zu nutzen, die Spediteure ausbeuteten, und vieles mehr. Es wurde schnell zu einer wichtigen Institution f\u00fcr unabh\u00e4ngige Auftragnehmer in Caliban.\n\nDa ihre Mitglieder im ganzen Reich Arbeit fanden, dauerte es nicht lange, bis die Rust Society-Kapitel in Oberon und Nul erschienen. Aus pers\u00f6nlicher Erfahrung hatte Knocks gelernt, wie schwer es war, genaue Informationen \u00fcber diese gesetzlosen Systeme zu sammeln, und er hoffte, dass diese neuen Kapitel andere davor bewahren w\u00fcrden, sein eigenes Schicksal zu erleiden. Knocks stellte sicher, dass alle Kapitel Informationen austauschten und dass die Mitgliedschaft in einem Kapitel die Mitgliedschaft in allen Kapiteln bedeutete. Knocks leitete die Rust Society, bis sein Gesundheitszustand ihn 2477 zum R\u00fccktritt zwang. Er blieb eine Ressource f\u00fcr den Brain Trust und ein Mentor f\u00fcr j\u00fcngere Mitglieder bis zu seinem Tod zwei Jahre sp\u00e4ter. Eine apokryphe Geschichte behauptet, dass Knocks' Beerdigung erst endete, nachdem der gesamte \"Rust on Crion\" verzehrt worden war. Obwohl lokale Mitglieder die Organisation mit ihrem Gr\u00fcndungsmitglied in Verbindung brachten, sorgte Knocks daf\u00fcr, dass sie auch ohne ihn \u00fcberleben w\u00fcrde, und die Rust Society blieb jahrzehntelang eine wichtige regionale Organisation. Das \u00e4nderte sich 2541, als die Menschheit auf den Tevarin traf und in den ersten Interspezies-Krieg verwickelt wurde.\n\nErmutigte Expansion\nDer erste Tevarin-Krieg hat Angst in das Herz der Menschheit geschlagen. Relativ sichere Systeme werden pl\u00f6tzlich zu Schlachtfeldern und sicheren Nachschublinien zu Zielen der Tevarins. W\u00e4hrend das Milit\u00e4r Schlepper f\u00fcr die Handelsmarine rekrutierte, um ihre Versorgungskette zu sichern, fehlte es der Zivilbev\u00f6lkerung an grundlegenden G\u00fctern, da viele Piloten Lieferungen zu den von Tevarin bedrohten Systemen vermieden. Die Mitglieder der Rust Society sprangen ein, indem sie Lebensmittel in stark rationierte Gemeinden transportierten, Eskorten f\u00fcr zivile Spediteure organisierten und die Schifffahrtswege patrouillierten, um ihre Sicherheit zu gew\u00e4hrleisten. Diese Eins\u00e4tze beeindruckten die Milit\u00e4rs so sehr, dass sie sich nach dem Krieg an die Rust Society wandten und sich f\u00fcr deren Ausbau einsetzten. Die Gesellschaft verdoppelte ihre Gr\u00f6\u00dfe in den n\u00e4chsten f\u00fcnf Jahrzehnten. Es war jedoch der Zweite Tevarin-Krieg, der die Rust Society wirklich zu einer empireweiten Institution machte.\n\nDie Anwendung asymmetrischer Kriegsf\u00fchrung durch die Tevarins bedeutete, dass kein System sicher war. Jeder, ob Milit\u00e4r oder Zivilist, war das Ziel. Die Mitglieder der Rust Society sorgten w\u00e4hrend des brutalen siebenj\u00e4hrigen Krieges einmal mehr daf\u00fcr, dass die Zivilbev\u00f6lkerung ern\u00e4hrt und versorgt wurde. Sie waren so unsch\u00e4tzbar wertvoll, dass die Regierung Geld in ihre Kassen sch\u00fcttete, um Operationen zu unterst\u00fctzen und ihre Expansion zu beschleunigen.\n\nPolitische Probleme\nDer Zweite Tevarin-Krieg machte das gesamte Reich auf die Rust Society aufmerksam, und die Soldaten kehrten nach Hause zur\u00fcck, um in ihren eigenen Systemen Kapitel zu gr\u00fcnden oder ihnen beizutreten. Die Rust Society erlie\u00df die Aufnahmegeb\u00fchr und den Mitgliedsbeitrag des ersten Jahres f\u00fcr Veteranen und f\u00fchrte spezielle Arbeits- und Mentorenprogramme ein. Diese Initiativen f\u00fchrten dazu, dass Millionen von Tier\u00e4rzten wieder in die Arbeitswelt zur\u00fcckkehrten.\n\nAls die Mitgliedschaft in der Rust Society anschwoll, sah der Vorsitzende Gordon Disalvo die Gelegenheit, unabh\u00e4ngige Vertragspartner im ganzen Reich zu beg\u00fcnstigen. Die Gruppe gab betr\u00e4chtliche Kredite aus, um Lobbyarbeit f\u00fcr neue Gesetze zu betreiben, die Steuererleichterungen und weniger Regulierung f\u00fcr unabh\u00e4ngige Anbieter vorsahen. Gegen Ende des 27. Jahrhunderts ging die Mitgliedschaft in der Rust Society zum ersten Mal zur\u00fcck. Ihr Engagement f\u00fcr politische Pers\u00f6nlichkeiten zwang viele zum Austritt, da sie mit der repressiven Messer-Regierung in Verbindung standen. In der Zwischenzeit wollte eine wachsende Koalition den Mitgliedern verbieten, Regierungsvertr\u00e4ge anzunehmen, was diejenigen, die von ihnen abh\u00e4ngig waren, ver\u00e4rgerte. In ihren Augen ging es der Rust Society darum, die Optionen f\u00fcr unabh\u00e4ngige Auftragnehmer zu erweitern, nicht sie einzuschr\u00e4nken. Dadurch entstand innerhalb der Organisation eine riesige Kluft zwischen Pro- und Anti-Messer-Kontingenten.\n\nEin Aufruhr w\u00e4hrend der Konferenz der Gruppe 2692 zwang die Beamten der Rust Society zum Handeln. Sie h\u00f6rten auf, Lobbyarbeit zu betreiben, und f\u00fchrten eine Politik ein, nach der politische Angelegenheiten von den Ortsverb\u00e4nden behandelt werden sollten. Reichsweite Lobby-Bem\u00fchungen w\u00fcrden nur stattfinden, wenn sie von 2\/3 der Kapitel genehmigt w\u00fcrden. Seitdem ist die Rust Society eine haupts\u00e4chlich lokale Organisation geblieben und \u00fcberlie\u00df die Politik den Politikern.\n\nUnbesungene Helden\nSeit \u00fcber f\u00fcnf Jahrhunderten hat die Rust Society das Leben ihrer Mitglieder und der UEE verbessert. Dieses sich wandelnde Kollektiv von Schleppern und Bergungsunternehmen teilt wertvolle Insider-Informationen \u00fcber Systeme, wie z.B. gewinnbringende Handelsrouten und gef\u00e4hrliche Gebiete. Es erm\u00f6glicht den Mitgliedern, sich selbst zu versorgen und Dienstleistungen an Orten anzubieten, die von Unternehmen ignoriert werden oder als zu gef\u00e4hrlich oder unrentabel gelten. Mitglieder tragen oft R\u00fcstungen, Outfits und Ausr\u00fcstungsgegenst\u00e4nde, die in rot und braun gekleidet sind, um ihre Zugeh\u00f6rigkeit zu symbolisieren. F\u00fcr sich allein ist jedes Mitglied ein unabh\u00e4ngiger Unternehmer, aber zusammen macht ihr riesiges Netzwerk von Wissen und Erfahrung die Mitglieder der Rust Society zu viel mehr.","zh_CN":"This portfolio originally appeared in Jump Point 7.2.\nThe Rust Society is an organization of scrapyard veterans and long-haul philosophers dedicated to mentoring the next generation in the \u201cright\u201d way to salvage and haul. Focused on improving the local community and providing perks to its members, chapters exist in most UEE systems and many unclaimed ones.\n\nFranklin Yeung, known by his callsign \u201cKnocks\u201d, downplayed his role in creating the Rust Society. Yet, there\u2019s no denying that the organization would not exist without him. Five centuries after the first official meeting, Knocks would be shocked to see what the Rust Society has become and undoubtedly heartened to know that it has helped so many.\n\nForged By Failure\nFranklin Yeung emigrated to Caliban in the late 24th century. He operated as a solo hauler but struggled to find consistent work. Although he spent his days scouring job boards, his best gigs came recommended by a grizzled group of pilots that frequented a local dive bar called Delilah\u2019s. Knocks became a regular, earning a nickname for his erratic balance when drinking. He referred to these informal gatherings as \u201cmeetings with the Rust Society\u201d, a homage to the potent brand of alcohol regularly consumed en masse by attendees.\n\nAs older members either moved away, retired, or died, Knocks became the group\u2019s respected veteran. A willing mentor and a veritable fountain of Caliban knowledge, he freely shared information about what shipping lanes were safe or which scrapyards used rigged scales. He also provided work to struggling youngsters, even when in need of creds for himself. To compensate, Knocks took more lucrative but also more dangerous runs into Oberon. On a haul in 2436, he barely survived an attack by outlaws. Knocks made a full recovery, but his extensive injuries and age made subsequent long flights in the pilot\u2019s seat painful. After canceling three consecutive contracts, he retired, never to fly another hauling gig again.\n\nKnocks took a comm-ops job at a local hangar and realized the information he got from those coming and going could be put to good use. He continued holding court at Delilah\u2019s and ushered in a new era of the Rust Society, hoping that this new gathering would continue to support the next-generation of long-haul travelers. Within five years, Knocks had quit his job to focus entirely on the Rust Society. Delilah\u2019s couldn\u2019t house the meeting\u2019s growing popularity, so Knocks found an alternate venue, though associated costs forced him to charge membership dues. This expansion allowed them to establish mentorship programs, publish weekly system security reports, use their influence to boycott businesses that exploited haulers, and more. It quickly became an essential institution for independent contractors in Caliban.\n\nSince its members took jobs throughout the empire, it wasn\u2019t long before Rust Society chapters appeared in Oberon and Nul. Personal experience had taught Knocks how hard it was to gather accurate information about these lawless systems and he hoped these new chapters would keep others safe from suffering his own fate. Knocks ensured that all chapters shared information and that membership in one meant membership in them all. Knocks ran the Rust Society until failing health forced him to step down in 2477. He remained a resource to its brain trust and a mentor to younger members until his death two years later. An apocryphal story claims that Knocks\u2019 funeral ended only after all the Rust on Crion was consumed. Though local members associated the organization with its founding member, Knocks ensured that it would survive without him and the Rust Society remained an important regional organization for decades. That changed in 2541 when Humanity encountered the Tevarin and found itself involved in the first inter-species war.\n\nEncouraged Expansion\nThe First Tevarin War struck fear into the heart of Humanity. Relatively safe systems suddenly become battlegrounds and secure supply lines Tevarin targets. While the military recruited haulers to the Merchant Navy to shore up their supply chain, civilians found themselves lacking basic necessities as many pilots avoided deliveries to Tevarin-threatened systems. Rust Society members stepped in by hauling food to heavily rationed communities, organizing escorts for civilian haulers, and patrolling shipping lanes to ensure their security. These operations so impressed military officials that, after the war, they approached the Rust Society and advocated for its expansion. The society doubled in size over the next five decades. However, it was the Second Tevarin War that truly turned the Rust Society into an empire-wide institution.\n\nThe Tevarin\u2019s use of asymmetrical warfare meant that no system was safe. Everyone, military and civilian, were targeted. Rust Society members once again kept the civilian population fed and cared for during the brutal seven-year war. They were so invaluable that the government poured money into their coffers to aid operations and accelerate their expansion.\n\nPolitical Problems\nThe Second Tevarin War brought the Rust Society to the attention of the entire empire, with soldiers returning home looking to join or establish chapters in their own systems. The Rust Society waived the initiation and first year\u2019s membership fee for veterans and instituted special work and mentorship programs. These initiatives returned millions of vets to the workforce.\n\nAs Rust Society membership swelled, chairperson Gordon Disalvo saw an opportunity to benefit independent contractors across the empire. The group spent significant credits to lobby for new laws that pushed tax breaks and less regulation for independent operators. By the late 27th century, Rust Society membership dipped for the first time. Their engagement with political figures forced many to leave due to the association with the oppressive Messer government. Meanwhile, a growing coalition wanted to ban members from taking government contracts, which angered those relying on them for their livelihood. In their eyes, the Rust Society was about expanding options for independent contractors, not restricting them. This created a huge rift within the organization between pro and anti-Messer contingents.\n\nA riot during the group\u2019s 2692 conference forced Rust Society officials into action. They stopped lobbying and instituted a policy that political matters would be handled by local chapters. Empire-wide lobby efforts would only occur if approved by 2\/3rds of the chapters. Ever since, the Rust Society has remained a mainly local organization and left policy to the politicians.\n\nUnsung Heroes\nFor over five centuries, the Rust Society has made life better for its members and the UEE. This shifting collective of haulers and salvagers share valuable insider information on systems, such as profitable trading routes and dangerous areas. It allows members to support themselves and provide services to locations ignored by corporations or deemed too dangerous or unprofitable. Members often sport armor, outfits, and gear decked out in red and tan to symbolize their affiliation. Alone, each member is an independent contractor, but together their vast network of knowledge and expertise makes Rust Society members so much more."},"links_count":0,"comment_count":13,"created_at":"2020-08-12T00:00:00+00:00","created_at_human":"5 years ago"},"meta":{"processed_at":"2026-04-25 20:12:57","valid_relations":["images","links","translations"],"prev_id":17716,"next_id":17720}}