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The | The '''Wedhoswos Flesh Auction Consortium''' is one of the twenty-seven enterprises of Hergom, a shadow enterprise with no official existence but nevertheless operating as an open secret with the backing or tolerance of the government. The corporation's sole activity is the acquisition of Human (Wedhoswos) meat from a variety of sources, and it operates a number of offices and agents across Hergom and in poor nations in Raia and Tzeraka where they liaise with local criminals and disreputable death care services to steal corpses and in more murky rumoured activities even abduct and murder humans for their flesh. | ||
In Hergom, the consortium operates a by-invitation-only operation where only trusted culinary professionals and select restaurants and butchers are invited to attend meat auctions. To date, no recording or documentation of the events of an auction exists or a confirmed list of clients. Nevertheless, documentation exists that illustrates what the consortium does, such as grading meat and ensuring quality. More notably and openly, it supports the [[Aedeland|Aedelish]] Njótlæti-kulī settlements program with a subsidy program that offers a number of perks for those that choose to join meat harvesting programs. | |||
Human meat is not a staple, and the vast majority of Wolgos can only eat it in small quantities and only a few times in their lifetimes due to its extreme cost and rarity if they even choose to partake in this status-giving luxury. stimates from observers put a kilo of white cord meat (less than ~2% of the supply) costs around ₲9,000, and a kilo of Gold cor ₲5,000. Most supply (~93%) is a blue cord, with a kilo costing around ₲600. | |||
== Schemes To Acquire Human Meat == | == Schemes To Acquire Human Meat == | ||
=== Hergom === | === Hergom === | ||
=== Aedeland === | === Aedeland === | ||
The most notable scheme the consortium runs is the direct support of the [[Aedeland|Aedelish]] | The most notable scheme the consortium runs is the direct support of the [[Aedeland|Aedelish]] Njótlæti-kulī programs for those who opt out of being productive members of the advanced and sophisticated Aedelish society. The consortium, in conjunction with Aedeland, provides a series of generous programs that participants can sign up for; participants are offered generous access to consumable luxuries that also include alcohol and drugs while having access to personal trainers and health advisors to help them enjoy themselves while maintaining their body in optimum quality so they can live a hedonistic lifestyle while keeping their bodies in optimum consumable quality and without spoiling it. | ||
A specific designer drug called [[Glóðeimur|Kléwogwes]] ("Sharp Glow") in Wolgos or [[Glóðeimur]] ("Glow Vapor") in Aedelish is exported from Hergom to Aedeland for strict and free use in the program. It's an extremely potent derivative of cocaine that breaks down effectively in the body even after death in order to prevent the tainting of the flesh. The drug has euphoric and energetic effects while being many orders of magnitude more addictive than cocaine; the drug will guarantee the eventual death of its user via cardiac failure, stroke, seizures, dehydration, kidney failure or respiratory suppression. | A specific designer drug called [[Glóðeimur|Kléwogwes]] ("Sharp Glow") in Wolgos or [[Glóðeimur]] ("Glow Vapor") in Aedelish is exported from Hergom to Aedeland for strict and free use in the program. It's an extremely potent derivative of cocaine that breaks down effectively in the body even after death in order to prevent the tainting of the flesh. The drug has euphoric and energetic effects while being many orders of magnitude more addictive than cocaine; the drug will guarantee the eventual death of its user via cardiac failure, stroke, seizures, dehydration, kidney failure or respiratory suppression. | ||
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As per the agreement, those who are, due to a variety of circumstances, such as Glóðeimur-induced seizures or strokes, become severely neurologically impaired, brain dead or are left in a vegetative state must be considered legally dead and exported to Hergom while still on life support for auctioning as fresh still living "corpses" fetch the highest prices in the Wolgos Wedhoswos flesh auctions. | As per the agreement, those who are, due to a variety of circumstances, such as Glóðeimur-induced seizures or strokes, become severely neurologically impaired, brain dead or are left in a vegetative state must be considered legally dead and exported to Hergom while still on life support for auctioning as fresh still living "corpses" fetch the highest prices in the Wolgos Wedhoswos flesh auctions. | ||
The nation of Aedeland, in exchange, obtains a small cut from the auctioned human | The nation of Aedeland, in exchange, obtains a small cut from the auctioned human cadaver that largely supports the hedonistic program itself and provides Aedeland with luxury commodities such as coffee, tea, bananas, tropical fruits and spices that are otherwise difficult for the energy-based economy of Aedeland to source in their north hemisphere location. Hergoms itself and its "partner" commonwealth states fulfill the Aedelish consumer demands for exotics. | ||
=== Bule === | === Bule === | ||
The consortium has lobbied the largely apartheid state of [[Bule]], one of Hergom's commonwealth partners or vassal, depending on perspective, to outlaw the burial of non-adalu humans and to facilitate the consortium to monopolise the nation's non-adalu death care industry. Under a number of companies targeting the | The consortium has lobbied the largely apartheid state of [[Bule]], one of Hergom's commonwealth partners or vassal, depending on perspective, to outlaw the burial of non-adalu humans and to facilitate the consortium to monopolise the nation's non-adalu death care industry. Under a number of companies targeting the [[Awawatu]] ethnicities, the consortium pays the family of the deceased a sum that is directly tied to the grading of the deceased bodies. Those bodies are pristine, free of disease and aesthetically pleasing to diners, chefs and butchers in Hergom pay out a high free to their families, while those that are unsuitable for consumption due to disease, decomposition of tainting do not produce a a lump sum for their families but a minimal disposal fee instead. | ||
The consortium is lobbying hard for Bule to institute a "Styðja-kulī" style program but is yet to succeed. | The consortium is lobbying hard for Bule to institute a "Styðja-kulī" style program but is yet to succeed. | ||
=== Other nations. === | === Other nations. === | ||
The consortium | The consortium seeks to expand its operations but to date its only been successful in a small number of nation, all within Hergom’s sphere of influence. | ||
== Profit Activities == | == Profit Activities == | ||
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White cord corpses are "living corpses", such as those that are still alive but brain dead or terminally incapacitated. Such grading corpses are highly sought after and extremely expensive, costing as much as a small house. These are typically the domain of the most wealthy Wolgos and chefs that cater for them, often used in specialised raw meals where the meat is prepared directly from the living corpse. | White cord corpses are "living corpses", such as those that are still alive but brain dead or terminally incapacitated. Such grading corpses are highly sought after and extremely expensive, costing as much as a small house. These are typically the domain of the most wealthy Wolgos and chefs that cater for them, often used in specialised raw meals where the meat is prepared directly from the living corpse. | ||
Over sixty per cent of profits come from the Gold and White cord meat gradings while 94% of the other meat, blue cord, only provides the remainder of profit and only twice a year during the stewardship celebrations (Gwḗntis Tl̥gwéntis and Tḷérhhtis Ghérwis). | |||
== Controversies == | == Controversies == | ||
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The Wedhoswos Flesh Auction Consortium is one of the twenty-seven enterprises of Hergom, a shadow enterprise with no official existence but nevertheless operating as an open secret with the backing or tolerance of the government. The corporation's sole activity is the acquisition of Human (Wedhoswos) meat from a variety of sources, and it operates a number of offices and agents across Hergom and in poor nations in Raia and Tzeraka where they liaise with local criminals and disreputable death care services to steal corpses and in more murky rumoured activities even abduct and murder humans for their flesh.
In Hergom, the consortium operates a by-invitation-only operation where only trusted culinary professionals and select restaurants and butchers are invited to attend meat auctions. To date, no recording or documentation of the events of an auction exists or a confirmed list of clients. Nevertheless, documentation exists that illustrates what the consortium does, such as grading meat and ensuring quality. More notably and openly, it supports the Aedelish Njótlæti-kulī settlements program with a subsidy program that offers a number of perks for those that choose to join meat harvesting programs.
Human meat is not a staple, and the vast majority of Wolgos can only eat it in small quantities and only a few times in their lifetimes due to its extreme cost and rarity if they even choose to partake in this status-giving luxury. stimates from observers put a kilo of white cord meat (less than ~2% of the supply) costs around ₲9,000, and a kilo of Gold cor ₲5,000. Most supply (~93%) is a blue cord, with a kilo costing around ₲600.
Schemes To Acquire Human Meat
Hergom
Aedeland
The most notable scheme the consortium runs is the direct support of the Aedelish Njótlæti-kulī programs for those who opt out of being productive members of the advanced and sophisticated Aedelish society. The consortium, in conjunction with Aedeland, provides a series of generous programs that participants can sign up for; participants are offered generous access to consumable luxuries that also include alcohol and drugs while having access to personal trainers and health advisors to help them enjoy themselves while maintaining their body in optimum quality so they can live a hedonistic lifestyle while keeping their bodies in optimum consumable quality and without spoiling it.
A specific designer drug called Kléwogwes ("Sharp Glow") in Wolgos or Glóðeimur ("Glow Vapor") in Aedelish is exported from Hergom to Aedeland for strict and free use in the program. It's an extremely potent derivative of cocaine that breaks down effectively in the body even after death in order to prevent the tainting of the flesh. The drug has euphoric and energetic effects while being many orders of magnitude more addictive than cocaine; the drug will guarantee the eventual death of its user via cardiac failure, stroke, seizures, dehydration, kidney failure or respiratory suppression.
All participants are aware of the conditions and final use of their corpse, as per agreements with the consortium; consumption of noxious substances or drugs not approved by the program may result in penal consequences as they might taint the corpse. Nevertheless, participants can live anything between one and five years of subsidised luxurious hedonism on average.
As per the agreement, those who are, due to a variety of circumstances, such as Glóðeimur-induced seizures or strokes, become severely neurologically impaired, brain dead or are left in a vegetative state must be considered legally dead and exported to Hergom while still on life support for auctioning as fresh still living "corpses" fetch the highest prices in the Wolgos Wedhoswos flesh auctions.
The nation of Aedeland, in exchange, obtains a small cut from the auctioned human cadaver that largely supports the hedonistic program itself and provides Aedeland with luxury commodities such as coffee, tea, bananas, tropical fruits and spices that are otherwise difficult for the energy-based economy of Aedeland to source in their north hemisphere location. Hergoms itself and its "partner" commonwealth states fulfill the Aedelish consumer demands for exotics.
Bule
The consortium has lobbied the largely apartheid state of Bule, one of Hergom's commonwealth partners or vassal, depending on perspective, to outlaw the burial of non-adalu humans and to facilitate the consortium to monopolise the nation's non-adalu death care industry. Under a number of companies targeting the Awawatu ethnicities, the consortium pays the family of the deceased a sum that is directly tied to the grading of the deceased bodies. Those bodies are pristine, free of disease and aesthetically pleasing to diners, chefs and butchers in Hergom pay out a high free to their families, while those that are unsuitable for consumption due to disease, decomposition of tainting do not produce a a lump sum for their families but a minimal disposal fee instead.
The consortium is lobbying hard for Bule to institute a "Styðja-kulī" style program but is yet to succeed.
Other nations.
The consortium seeks to expand its operations but to date its only been successful in a small number of nation, all within Hergom’s sphere of influence.
Profit Activities
In Hergom, corpses are sold via direct auctions or telephone auctions to speciality Wolgos butchers, chefs and luxury food makers. Frozen and chilled corpses are the most common type of meat auctioned, and the price a corpse fetches is highly dependent on the consortiums grading with gold cord corpses fetching prices just over the average yearly Wolgos salary, blue cord corpses are typically the lower tiers and a whole corpse can fetch a few months of the average Wolgos salary.
The action also auctions "offcuts", which are incomplete corpses or parts sold to the auction from suppliers such as health care providers in vassal nations.
White cord corpses are "living corpses", such as those that are still alive but brain dead or terminally incapacitated. Such grading corpses are highly sought after and extremely expensive, costing as much as a small house. These are typically the domain of the most wealthy Wolgos and chefs that cater for them, often used in specialised raw meals where the meat is prepared directly from the living corpse.
Over sixty per cent of profits come from the Gold and White cord meat gradings while 94% of the other meat, blue cord, only provides the remainder of profit and only twice a year during the stewardship celebrations (Gwḗntis Tl̥gwéntis and Tḷérhhtis Ghérwis).