Ute Sector

The Ute Nation The Ute Nation Sector Executive William Huhuseca Population 552,000 Human 69% Elf 10% Dwarf 6% Ork 12% Troll 1% Other 2% SINless Population (est.) 69,000 Per Capita Income 20,000 =Y= Below Poverty Level 28% Super-wealthy 1% Megacorporate Affiliation 32% Security Provider Sand Creek SS Education: GED 40% 4 year degree 20% Masters or higher 6% Regional Telecom Grid NA/UTE Opinion-Editorial by Misty Waters Angry Times The Ute Nation is in a rough path, and anyone can tell you that. That makes the sector police unhappy, that makes runners unhappy, and that makes profits hard. Things are changing though, and everyone wants to be the Voice of Change. Wanna get ahead in the sector? Keep your head down and for Ghost's sake don't try to be another voice of reason, another voice for change. There is ample opportunity for work if you can keep your eyes and ears open and your mouth closed. Geographic Overview Within the Denver Metro Area, the Ute Sector border follows Intercity 25 from the North then turns West along Route 40 and follows Highway 70 out of town. Economics Cost of Living Notes Lined clothing is the heaviest allowable armor in the Ute Territory. Even corporate security guards must abide by this restriction whenever they step out of corp jurisdiction. The Ute Sector requires numerous licenses and stringent approvals before allowing citizens to purchase explosives. All legally manufactured explosives carry chemical tracers that allow forensic chemists to identify the exact batch used to create any given blast. Silencers, smartgun rigs, and smart goggles are restricted. Immigration The Ute Territory maintains strong anti-Anglo immigration laws. Most members of the government recoginize that this stance will hurt the nation in the long run, but all changes in immigration law must be put to national plebiscite, and the general population's attitude toward Anglos is anything but tolerant or welcoming. In the 20-teens, the Ute Territory(Nation) conducted the most thorough campaign in all the NAN nations of expelling "Anglos" from its lands following the signing of the Treaty of Denver. (Not particularly surprising, considering that Daniel Howling Coyote was Ute and that the Ute government took everything he'd ever said absolutely to heart.) Boulder The small city of Boulder (approximate population 95,000) lies entirely within the Ute Territory. Historically, the Sioux, Arapaho, Comanche, and Cherokee inhabited the area until the mid 1800's, when the gold rush drew settlers and troops. Boulder was officially founded in 1859, and within a century had grown into a small but surprisingly cosmopolitan city. In the latter half of the past century, Boulder gained a new reputation as a college town. It was home to the University of Colorado, and students comprised a third of its population. It was also common knowledge that Boulder served as home of many flakes, crystal wavers and other eccentrics. Perhaps it was this reputation that saved so many (relatively speaking) of Boulder's Anglo residents from being ousted when the Ute Nation took over the territory. The University of Colorado closed in 2019 as a natural outgrowth of the Treaty of Denver. The campus reopened as the University of Ute in 2045, with many courses dealing in environmentalism and magic as well as the normal curriculum. Legalities Weapons The Ute Territory allows its citizens to sell and posses pistols, hunting rifles, and bows, but all of these weapons must be licensed on purchase or import to be legal. Forget burst-fire or autofire weapons-illegal, chummer. Way illegal-try smuggling one through a border-crossing point and see what it gets you. (Ten to twenty thou nuyen and half a year in the slam at least, would be my guess). Chips, Drugs and Alcohol The Ute Territory outlaws only the most brutal mindbenders, whether chips or chem. The way they scan it, it's your brain. If you want to burn neuro, go to it. If you commit any crime under the influence of a mind-blaster, though, just lie down and die right fragging now. Like in the Pueblo Territory, the Uties figure the crime's premeditated and they send you upriver for a good, long stretch. Law Enforcement A supposedly private outfit, Sand Creek Security Services, handles border defense, customs, and law enforcement. Legally, Sand Creek's a civilian business with no ties to either the Ute national or FTZ government. On paper, its offical HQ takes up office space in Las Vegas. In fact, however, the best efforts of my most talented chummers have so far found not a slottin' trace of Sand Creek in Vegas. Reality check, folks- just like the other territories, Ute has set up a "civilian security force" that the government secretly controls. I'm no paranoid blowing jet wash, either- I checked a few personnel records, and guess what? Almost all of Sand Creek's employees served in the Ute Security Force-the Ute Nation's paramilitary army/police organization- until mere days before the new "civilian" outfit hired them. The national territory force, from which Sand Creek draws its jobbers, makes little distinction between armed forces and police. In the Ute Territory and FTZ, personnel rotate regularly between different divisions and departments; to give you an idea of what that means to us slag's on the street, your average beat cop might well have flown a Raven attack helicopter a couple of months back. …And Justice for Some Justice in the Ute Territory must be described as.. interesting. The top dogs in the crime and punishment system are the three judges, one of whom must be a shaman, who make up the Judiciar Council in each trial. Officially speaking, judges run trials using the adversarial system (like in the UCAS), with the usual array of prosecuting and defense attorneys. In practice, however, the judges enjoy a lot of leeway in deciding how much they participate. That's where it gets interesting. Some sit back and play the game as objective, uninvolved observers. Others nudge the attorneys and witnesses enough to get at the truth. Still others prefer to cut through the bulldrek and walk right into the accused's mind to determine guilt. If you do get caught doing something you shouldn'ta oughta, the Info to follow it will tell you what kind of slap on the wrist to expect. Keep in mind that none of this is hardwired-it can change if some Judiciary Council deems it appropriate. Cyberware Interestingly enough, the Ute Territory has no restrictions whatsoever on Class A cyberware and does not require it to be licensed. Class B cyberware requires a license, and Class C is flat-out illegal within Ute jurisdiction except for Sand Creek's bully-boys. If you've got Class C cyberware, you can't come to the Ute Territory. Period. They'll kick you out yesterday if you sleaze in with it and they find you. Cyberdecks Cyberdecks must be licensed and fitted with an autotrace chipset that includes a unique signature assigned to that deck. When a decker uses a licensed deck with the chipset, it writes a unique signature to the audit trail and also sends what is best described as a kind of "Approved by Ute Security" message as well. Matrix software isn't restricted, apparently because the Ute government assumes an illegal deck's going to be easier to find than killer software. And only a fool would wheel out their wizzer icepick software on a deck that writes an audit trail. Addictives Even in the cases of the more unpleasant mindbenders, possession of personal use doesn't carry much of a penalty, Trafficking, however, will cost you big time. Criminal Offenses and Punishment Table Offense Fine Sentence Arson 10,000 1 yr Assault 5,000 1 yr Battery 5,500 1 yr Extortion 2-3 yrs F. Confinement 5-10 yrs Fraud 5-10 yrs Illegal Entry 1-5 yrs Kidnapping 5-10 yrs Larceny(petty) 2-5 yrs Larceny(grand) 5-10 yrs Murder 1 30 yrs-life (no parole) Murder 2 10 yrs-life Murder 3 2-5 yrs Negligence 2-5 yrs Rape 2-5 yrs Rape (statutory) 5-10 yrs R. Endangerment 5,000 2 yrs Solicitation 2K Trafficking 50,000 2-5 yrs Treason 10 yrs-life Vandalism 2,000 Accessory 20% normal Conspiracy 50% normal + Matrix Chatter >>>>> [ I hear that there is a big biz in moving people in and out of the Ute. Any word on that?] <<<<< -Mother Trucker (21:11:05/02-12-70) >>>>> [That is an affirmative. Smuggler buddy of mine said he made quite the pretty nuyen shippin' people instead of his usual ordinance. Course, they don't always get a choice of where they are going, and some of them have new jobs in Aztlan making Stuffer Shack clothes.] <<<<< -Coyote (21:18:22/02-12-70) >>>>> [That's sick.] <<<<< -Advocate (16:25:10/02-13-70) >>>>> [Good biz and steady work, but one that can get you shot down by the Ministry. They ain't playing nice, omae, and they have toys you've probably not seen before. Mobile SAM batteries for starters, a few disguised trucks with missiles, and more spirits than you can shake a shaman at.] <<<<< -Indian Giver (17:25:10/02-13-70) >>>>> [Don't be white in the Nation. PC crap aside, they are tending to shoot first, shoot second, bury the body and then ask questions. Terrorists and military criminals don't get trials or prisons, they get dead.] <<<<< -Major General (04:12:12/02-14-70) >>>>> [Did you hear? Word is that Ute troops seized Tooele from the Mormons! My guy on the ground, who's only link up is via sat, is saying the Utes are stalled across the Oquirrh mountains, by Saeder-Krupp Security Forces at the Bingham Mine, but the utes are about to sweep north through Lakepoint and come across Highway 80.] <<<<< -Railspike (16:28:21/02-14-70) >>>>> [Bulldrek. Even the Ute's wouldn't attack the Mormons. The STC would come down like a ton of bricks on them. The Mormons are held in HIGH regard by the other NAN nations. Hell, it was one of Howling Coyotes own pronouncements that gave them a homeland.] <<<<< -Tanto (and Lefty) (17:18:42/02-14-70) >>>>> [Ton of bricks? You mean like the STC did Aztlan... or Tsimshan? Please. The STC is a toothless organization, with the Sioux spread far to thin to intercede, the Pueblo on constant border watch from Aztlan (And the Ute!) and the Salish Sidhe too wrapped up in being hippies to do a damn thing. This isn't the 30s anymore, people. I don't think any Sioux troopers are gonna get in the way of other indians to take whitemans land anymore.] <<<<< -ReelPolitik (21:11:05/02-14-70) >>>>> [You may be surprised at what the STC can still muster, Reel. I admit, the Sioux are in no position to fight, but lets look at the demographics. The Ute Nation is a major wasteland. It favors the poor, angry Ute over any regular army. Just look at the Soviets in Afghanistan circa 1982. That said; the Sioux are the best at what they do and the Utes are at best, a house divided. I hear there was a firefight up in Boise when the M-SD sent troops to arrest Raymond Sykes. Half the troops, when they realized what was up, straight turned on the M-SD boys and got Sykes out. Sykes is supposed to be in Reno right now, mounting a rebellion.] <<<<< -Utah Momma (21:48:25/02-14-70) >>>>> [So uh... Why are the Mormons so beloved by the redman?] <<<<< -Curious Jorge (23:47:51/02-14-70) >>>>> [Because they are race traitor skum. When the New American Movement gets going, they are the first against the wall.] <<<<< -07-04-71 (01:11:05/02-15-70) >>>>> [Discounting what racist dogma Mr. American there wants to spew, the Mormons did provide an amazing amount of support, succor and funding to the SAIM movement back in the days of the NAN war. Something about being an opressed minority driven from their homeland stuck in their craw.] <<<<< -ReelPolitik (04:33:44/02-15-70) >>>>> [I'm Mormon. My dad had an old civil defense bomb shelter out in Ely Nevada that he converted to use as a safe house for Native Americans. We sheltered a full team of their Shaman from a damn platoon of Rangers who turned the town upside down. After the war, we moved to Salt Lake. It never felt so good to be free.] <<<<< -Utah Momma (10:22:03/02-15-70)