Beggars

The Beggars are a faction of explicit pirates and criminals.

In game description: "The Beggars are a pirate organization attempting to dominate piracy in this region of space."

"The Beggar's speciality is the ability to establish bases in new territories, thanks to some clever ship use and recruitment tactics."

"Once the initial foothold is gained, the Beggars engage in extortion, smuggling, and other assorted acts of piracy."

"Don't be confused, if a Beggar asks you for money, its not exactly a choice."

Overview
The Beggars are pirates and happily so. They are often going to be hostile to the player, as missions for other factions often have Beggars as opposition, and they are hostile to all other factions. Their own missions involve piracy, which means that the player will become wanted by the TSF and the Pride, making those factions hostile.

The Beggars have two bases on the edge of the map. Derelict is distant from the Sun Gate, about as far away as the Kind base of Sanctuary, and on the yellow sector side of the outer limits of the blue sector. Cove is a mobile base that starts beyond the second yellow sector marker. They aggressively patrol many of the asteroid belts in the blue sector, especially Adrift Mountain, Hope's Abandon, Petrified Bones, and Hidden Passage, but usually leave Three Sisters alone.

Most Beggar light craft use projectile weapons, but their corvettes and heavier often mount railguns or beam weapons. Beggar craft often have ablative shields that can make them surprisingly durable.

Bases

 * Cove
 * Derelict

Asteroid Fields

 * Adrift Mountain
 * Hope's Abandon
 * Petrified Bones
 * Hidden Passage

Ships

 * Crow
 * ScarecCow
 * StormCow
 * Scav
 * Scav MK2
 * Vulture
 * Buzzard
 * LittleBigJoy
 * LittleJoy
 * Raptor
 * Rhino
 * Rhino G
 * Rhino T
 * Killjoy
 * Stealjoy
 * Brig
 * Rex

Trivia

 * Killing Reborn or Pirate ships increases reputation with the Beggars, so the Beggars tend cycle between friendly and hostile as the player fends off Reborn pirates and then goes back to shooting Beggar pirates.
 * Beggar ships, like Reborn ships, tend to be less effective ships than most civilized ships. The Brig destroyer is significantly harder to fight than the Reborn Envy destroyer, especially in a fleet that doesn't have destroyers at all, so the Beggars tend to be second faction eliminated in a storyline game.