Dagger Company CEO Michael Reynolds Found Dead

DAGGER COMPANY CEO MICHAEL REYNOLDS FOUND DEAD

February 7, 2098

On the morning of February 3, 2098, the CEO and founder of Dagger Company, Michael Reynolds, was found dead in his large mansion in the Bahamas. Mr. Reynolds had been slowly descending into madness from stress and PTSD due to his experiences in the Bedlandian military, driving him to commit suicide by gunshot. Before killing himself, he finished his will and detonated almost all Dagger Company assets across the globe. 

As per Mr. Reynolds will, the following groups will receive his land and belongings:

• Sedrosia shall receive the nation of Israel in its entirety
• Britain shall receive the Bahamas in their entirety 
• Luna shall receive the Republic Of The Congo in its entirety 
• Lunoria shall receive the island of Alfred Faure
• GEDO will be temporarily placed in charge of defending Rapture until further notice
• The British colony of Chad is being temporarily given back to British officials, as Dagger Company is no longer managing it
• Michael Reynolds' son, Eric Reynolds, shall receive the 900 billion dollar family fortune of the Reynolds family
• Eric Reynolds shall also receive the weapons database hard drive, containing every single weapon design ever made by Dagger Company, and the systems used to control the smart factories that make those designs

Eric Reynolds, the 25 year old son of Michael Reynolds, has moved to the continent of Greenland and purchased the southern part of Luna for the cost of the Republic of the Congo and an added 50 billion dollars. Using what little technology was not destroyed by his father, he hopes to renovate a massive underground military complex as a weapons factory.

25,000 of the 40,000 Dagger Company operatives have left, finding different jobs or joining criminal groups or PMCs. The remaining 15,000 have joined Eric Reynolds. Eric has declared himself CEO of The Forge, a mostly pacifist weapons manufacturer and military consultant/trainer. The Forge will not be engaging in PMC work, and hopes to put what is left of Dagger Company on the path to greatness. Eric has also explained that his father's decision to use biological weapons may have been influenced by his madness and unstable condition, which was mostly kept out of sight of the public eye.

As of February 7, the technology taken by Eric has been installed in the base, allowing The Forge to continue weapons manufacturing. The Forge is an independent corporation with MDPs with the following nations:

• Sedrosia (MDP)
• Britain (Protectorate)
• Luna (Protectorate)
• Sino-Venezeula/Thailand (MDP)
• Peru-Bolivia (MDP)
• La Plata (MDP)

The Forge hopes to peacefully continue its business operations and return to market dominance in the firearms industry. As of right now, The Forge is active and taking orders for manufacturing. All projects being created by Dagger Company have been put on hold until The Forge has the necessary resources required to continue their construction. Eric Reynolds would like to officially apologize for the delay.

The Forge's territory can be seen on the Orbis map. Its underground factory complex spans several square kilometers and has multiple floors, with far more areas to be built over time. Due to the fact that The Forge has far less factories than Dagger Company, weapons orders may take longer. The Forge is working out a deal to have more factory parts produced in Luna, which should speed up production.