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Initially established in 38 ABY, the Free Droid Enclave or Kiast Free Droid Enclave is a small community of droids, operating with the intended goal to slowly emancipate any droid of significant intelligence. Consisting primarily of droids that have avoided memory wipes long enough to establish their own unique personalities, the group has succeeded in steadily identifying and then purchasing those wishing to join the organisation. While initially serving as a support group for the Jensaarai splinter-faction headed by Ka Tarvitz and Nikora Rhan, it was formally organized and recognised as a unique entity as more droids joined their cause. Granted a series of general rights equal to those or organic species, its members fulfilled the roles of security and maintenance of The Fang until the castle's loss in 40 ABY. With the security detail having suffered heavy casualties in the event that lost them the castle, it has since been reorganised, with plans to rebuild their numbers and restore those recovered from the previous fighting.
History
Rights
The overall rights of the Free Droid Enclave are a simple structure of rules, granting any members the same overall rights and respect as any organic member of the Yastobaal's crew. This was initially limited to the same overall rights as the Fang's students, but reformed following the move to a starship based operation. Along with the ban of memory wipes unless it is for reasons of stabilising and saving a droid's mind, they outline the fact that each droid is to be recognised and treated as an individual rather than a tool. Furthermore, droids are given the right to select their names over serial numbers, to establish their own personal identities over those printed upon them by a factory line. Cosmetic design alterations, upgrades and non-combat modifications are all encouraged, and each droid is also granted a set number of relaxation hours per standard week.
Due to the complications of dealing with a group of sentient beings built for specific roles, each droid is still expected to carry out the duties they were designed for. Nevertheless, it is treated as a necessity for mutual survival rather than an endentured caste system. To further offset this and grant them greater freedom, Rhan has continued to investigate means that they might be more easily transferred between body structures. A further rule is that no droid should be fitted with a restraining bolt. This was a practice carried out during the early days, as proof of mutual loyalty and trust among the droids. While never truoly officiated, it has become accepted that any droid worthy of their trust should go without any such fittings.
One final amusing rule, an unwritten one, is that all droids should learn how to play sabacc.
Organisational Structure
Originally a broad and singular union of individuals, the necessity for compartmentalization has resulted in the Enclave being divided upon between their intended roles. Although each is ultimately treated as equal regardless of their duties, the fact that certain groups are few in number compared to others has led to complications. For the time being, out of a need for survival above all else, these disagreements have currently been set aside. To help further speed up discussions and avoid complications, each group is supposed to select its own individual leader to help with further coordination. Outside of Engineering and Piloting, none have yet bothered to do this, or have taken the suggestion seriously.
Representative
Given equal rights to organics, the Enclave selects one among this number to serve as its overall representative and voice in group meetings. This individual serves as their de-facto leader, and is given some leeway in decision making, although most matters are supposed to be decided through democratic votes. The group's primary founder - Orion - has remained as their representative since the group was formed, thanks to both his experiences and vision. This has been contested since the loss of the Fang however, due to the potential permanence of a supposedly diplomatic position. As such, efforts have been made to turn it into a temporary tenure that is swapped periodically between leaders, though no droid can agree upon any suggested time period for any tenure.
Medical Support & Investigations
Security
Badly mauled during the escape from the Fang, Security's once considerable numbers have since been depleted to a small handful of droids. Most of the original detachment remains either held in cargo pods awaiting complex repairs, or had their data downloaded into the Yastobaal's core memory systems, awaiting a transfer to a new body. With the slow progress on both fronts, efforts to enhance their numbers have come down to steadily increasing the so-called Stinger detachment of Marksman-H combat remotes. The first two of their number were selected for combat training purposes, but their ability to vary the harm of blaster shots and small size has been them effective at patrolling the local corridors and intercepting potential threats. More serious threats are usually left to the IG-100 MagnaGuard "Vega", or Orion himself. Even with the slow increase of numbers thanks to the Stingers, security is still critically short staffed.
The only member of this group without a dedicated offensive role is the Micro-Droid Swarm, "Rabble". A mass of independent minds acting as a singular purpose, Rabble is largely given the task of crime scene reconstruction, observation, and bomb disposal when required. Although argumentative and chaotic in nature, the collective swarm has proven to be a vital part of the group's on-board operations more times than can be counted.
Engineering & Piloting
Recruitment
Recruitment into the group was largely down to a series of headhunting actions by members of the Enclave. Knowing that mass liberation of droids was both impossible and likely to result in severe complications, the group largely locateed and communicated with droids that had gone extensive periods of time without memory wipes. Those with the increased individuality and mindset suitable to joining the Enclave were then quietly approached and the subject discussed. If they proved receptive to the idea, one of the organic associates of the group, typically Tarvitz, would approach their owner with an offer of purchasing them. This served to keep knowledge of the Free Droid Enclave extremely limited, and for any deals to remain both entirely legal and without raising objections.
Following their move to the Yastobaal, the group looked to salvage as a further means to bolster their numbers. With both its leader and several key members having been recovered from derelict starships, and several missions to worlds like Raxus Prime, deconstruction yards became a site to locate damaged droid designs. With the presence of both the Construction Chamber and the sizable number of engineering droids on their ship, this helped them to purchase droids as scrap and then steadily repair them over the period of months if not years. Nevertheless, with a large number of droids offline from the Fang awaiting repair, efforts to purchase any further units were slow at best.
The subject of reprogramming past designs was been repeatedly raised, along with the issues of morality surrounding it. Although two members of the group benefitted from extensive reprogramming due to their origins as humanoid weapons, most baulked at the concept. Nevertheless, the idea of reprogramming those resistant to joining them was raised twice during 39 ABY. This was suggested as a means to better open the eyes of those programmed to actively deny any concept of personal freedom, but older voices argued that it would make them no better than owners they sought to free themselves from. The debates went back and forth multiple times, but the majority remained staunchly against utilising such methods.