Operative
Operatives are a little-known yet core part of the corporate world. Leaders in the field of corporate espionage, they act as deniable agents-for-hire. Most operatives work for specialist agencies that contract them out to clients, but some work freelance. While operatives are usually paid very well, often over $700,000 USD (2068) per year, they operate on a separate, parallel economy to the rest of society.
Operatives come from a variety of backgrounds, including government, corporate, NGO, and even criminal. A variety of skills are required for each team, such as stealth, hacking, deception, and firearms. Due to this, most operatives are organised into cells of anywhere from three to ten people, in order to cover their required skills. Some operatives have handlers assigned to them by their agency.
The parallel economy of operatives is based on credits, which are a special type of cryptocurrency that can be exchanged for otherwise unobtainable items and services. Agencies issue credits to their operatives depending on their performance in the field, and operatives use these credits to requisition items or services that they need for their operations - both legal and illegal.
Many intelligence agencies, both corporate and governmental, have a working relationship with operatives and their agencies. Operatives are the perfect disposable asset for them, allowing these clients to perform high-risk operations without risking exposure or their own assets. As such, being an operative is a high-risk occupation, but some of the most (in)famous operatives have become extremely wealthy upon retirement.
The primary task of most operatives is simple intelligence gathering. However, this often takes the form of breaking and entering into restricted facilities to access physically secured computers. Other tasks include sabotage, theft, hostage rescue, and in some rare cases, assassination.
Operatives come from a variety of backgrounds, including government, corporate, NGO, and even criminal. A variety of skills are required for each team, such as stealth, hacking, deception, and firearms. Due to this, most operatives are organised into cells of anywhere from three to ten people, in order to cover their required skills. Some operatives have handlers assigned to them by their agency.
The parallel economy of operatives is based on credits, which are a special type of cryptocurrency that can be exchanged for otherwise unobtainable items and services. Agencies issue credits to their operatives depending on their performance in the field, and operatives use these credits to requisition items or services that they need for their operations - both legal and illegal.
Many intelligence agencies, both corporate and governmental, have a working relationship with operatives and their agencies. Operatives are the perfect disposable asset for them, allowing these clients to perform high-risk operations without risking exposure or their own assets. As such, being an operative is a high-risk occupation, but some of the most (in)famous operatives have become extremely wealthy upon retirement.
The primary task of most operatives is simple intelligence gathering. However, this often takes the form of breaking and entering into restricted facilities to access physically secured computers. Other tasks include sabotage, theft, hostage rescue, and in some rare cases, assassination.
Type
Intelligence Gathering
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