The Exploration Society

"'The Vast Void may still contain incredible treasures and knowledge. It is our goal to explore the Vast Void around the Sanctinus Galaxy in the hopes of advancing the people in it.'"The Exploration Society is a research and development company with very effective and lucrative ties in trade routes and manufacturing. They are one of the largest providers of ships and equipment to adventurers.

History
The beginnings of the Exploration Society began during the Second Split when the Tunguska Conglomerate and the Blue Nova Republic were beginning to split from their parent nations. Many scholars between the Fairfax Kingdom and the Gatekeeper Imperium were greatly concerned of detected activity in the Vast Void between the arms and body of the Sanctinus Galaxy.

When the Second Split happened, the dozens of high-profile scientists and thousands of their followers (engineers, scientists, labor workers and logistics professionals) went to the current location of the Vast Station. It was there that these people established a listening/research and development station. With a need to continue bringing in research materials and living supplies, the station eventually grew a trading port in its shipping and receiving docks.

After more time had passed and business grew, what then known as the Vast Void Research Mandate found themselves in need of a more direct means of obtaining information and research material from the Vast Void. Using their now vast resources in trade and manufacturing, they reformed into the Exploration Society and began supplying adventurers with the tools to explore the Vast Void and bring back materials and info to continue their incredible research and development program.

Mission
With the time they had to advance their research in engineering, aerospace and computer systems, the Exploration Society eventually came to develop some of the most reliable and affordable ships in the Sanctinus Galaxy. With this business in ship building, research sharing and equipment manufacturing, the Exploration Society has come to be the number one rival to Sanctinus Consolidations.

This isn't to say they exist to beat Sanctinus Consolidations in the markets. Their goal is to learn as much as possible about the Vast Void and eventually tame it and begin the first steps to expanding to the nearby Yinterra Galaxy. To this end, they work with new and veteran adventurers to provide the tools to explore the Vast Void and return with artifacts and data on what they find.

Pathfinder Comparisons
In terms of being an organization, they are likened to being the Starfinder Society.

In terms of their manufacturing, the Exploration Society is the Sector Wars incarnation of the Pact Worlds ships of the Core Rulebook.