Archon Delaine

Archon Delaine is a Powerplay character in the fictional Elite Dangerous galaxy. In the player created continuity his interests are represented by the Frontier Development’s recognised Powerplay Group, the Kumo Crew. They are allies of Federal United Command.

Personality
Archon Delaine is an authoritarian who sees his voice as the only law. A murderer and career pirate come gangster of the most infamous order he is nonetheless an effective leader and administrator for the type of regime he heads.

Life and Career
Archon Delaine’s year of birth is stated as 3249 but little else is known about his life before the age of 15 other than he was in the Kumo Crew. The pirate gang at the time was an anarchic mess crippled by infighting that its leader, the Pirate Lord Crabbe, was unable or unwilling to tame. Against this background the teenage Delaine cited the traditional rules of the Kumo Crew and challenged Crabbe for his position as leader.

Crabbe, who was bound by said rules to accept the challenge, did however have the right to select the type of combat. To the surprise of observers though he cast aside the chance to use a weapon and chose the little used bare-hands contest.

During the fight Crabbe could not keep up with the nimble Delaine, who darted around the arena until the older and much larger man was visibility tiring. Sensing his moment, the young Delaine then lurched at Crabbe, punching him in the eye with his full force and causing the Pirate Lord to stagger backward. This moment of defencelessness was the opening that Delaine needed to begin landing blow upon relentless blow to Crabbe until he was beaten into an unrecognition pulp and his grave.

Dissention to the new leader swiftly began to take hold but equally swiftly did the 15 year old respond. He combined rallying calls of Kumo greatness and riches with a ruthless campaign of seeking out and executing all those who opposed him.

It succeeded, with Kumo Crew coming under his complete control. Thus, with the loyalty of the men guaranteed reform of the old ways was implemented. Thrown out was the anarchy and wishful luck of the previous regime, replaced instead with structure and planning; the Kumo Crew was now a fighting force and a powerful one.

In the Pegasi sector they unleased a terror never before seen with pirate raids carried out with seeming impunity. Other Pirate Lords attempted to resist Delaine’s increasing influence but they were each challenged by him and every one of them slain using the weapon they themselves had chosen. The Kumo Crew’s ranks swelled as a result with every criminal gang that stood before them being absorbed into their number.

Current Role and Position
Archon Delaine is the self-proclaimed Pirate King. He is head of the Kumo Crew and the criminal state they oversee.

Kumo Law and Order
The Kumo Crew maintain ‘law and order’ in their territories by murder, torture and terrorisation. That said, they are not blind to the importance of commerce and any enterprise that pays its tribute is protected. Members of the Kumo Crew themselves are subject to the ‘five strippings’ punishment for breaching the rules. That is, they are stripped of their rank, any subordinates they command, their possessions, their skin and their life.