Scan Technologies, Inc.

Scan Technologies is another senior member of the Starguild. Specializing in medical services for the Starcaste and Landcaste elite, Scan was invited to Rhand by Trident, supposedly to serve the large tourist population.

Scan established itself in typical fashion, with a large security force protecting and isolating its facilities. This force was of superior quality, and a number of Scan facilities were restricted from even Imperial scrutiny. These restricted facilities were backed by Trident forces, but the nature and the purpose of the collusion between the two corporations was never determined.

Scan communities were isolated enclaves of about 25 thousand Starcaste and 120 thousand Bondsmen. They were not hit by the Spectral bombardment and were able to develop a vaccine against the Spectral viral attack. As a result, Scan has been able to secure most of its Holdings. This has left Scan as the only large, organized group to survive the Apocalypse on Rhand.

Scan communities specialized in medical services, and in general did little non-medical manufacturing; they were service facilities, not production centers. Only three Scan communities had advanced manufacturing capability. These were the research facilities, and they were devastated by Spectral bombardment.

While Scan facilities lack mechanical manufacturing capability, they do have sophisticated chemical and drug processing equipment. It was far easier to manufacture and keep medical supplies in controlled storage on Rhand than to produce them elsewhere and transport them here. This is what allowed them to manufacture the vaccine that saved them from the biological attack, and that capability is continuing to play a key role in Scan's new position in the Apocalypse. As long as the equipment holds, Scan can produce medical supplies. These supplies will always be in demand, and represent tremendous power.

Today, Scan is perhaps the single greatest power on Rhand. It has secured its facilities and power links, and uses its dominant medical position as leverage with other groups. To maintain this power, Scan security forces are seeking out lesser Landcaste and Bonds-men Medical Facilities, to either capture or destroy them. Once Scan holds a monopoly on the medical industry, its position will be secured.