Interplanar Biodiversity Initiative

An organization dedicated to the research and conservation of balance in merged planar ecosystems.

The Interplanar Biodiversity Initiative is a world renowned organization dedicated to the research and exploration of diverse ecosystems in other realms. The Initiative was founded in Caldura just three months after The Rupture and initially started out as a local group of ten folks trying to document the influx of new creatures and invasive flora that had come through the rifts and into Rengia.
Now a global organization, the Initiative is led by an expansive team of esteemed scientists, explorers, and researchers, their work revolves around documenting and preserving the balance of combined foreign and local ecosystems and working with local governments to keep residential and agricultural areas safe.

Hazardous Acquisitions Unit

The Hazardous Acquisitions Unit is a branch of the Interplanar Biodiversity Initiative that deals with the deadliest creatures and plants (often in the most hostile environments). They are known to work alongside military organizations to help survey areas and provide insight on natural hazards of unexplored realms.
Due to the occupational hazards of this line of work, this branch has some of the highest paying jobs in the Initiative and includes a very generous family bereavement package. Joining the Hazardous Acquisitions Unit involves signing a lot of paperwork, including a company-bound will and a statement of secrecy.
Training for a position involves intensive study and training in the specialist fields surrounding ecology, and also in first aid, field surgery, combat and weapons training, and mechanics.

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Profit Generation

The Hazardous Acquisitions Unit are where the real money is made for the Interplanar Biodiversity Initiative. During their classified jobs the unit captures live specimens which are smuggled and sold to lucrative dealers - many of the acquired goods end up in the hands of gang leaders, aristocrats, political parties, and mysteriously wealthy individuals.
Profitable acquisitions have previously included:

Incubated eggs

Extensive geographical surveys

Potently poisonous plants

Hallucinogens

Exotic pets

and the "relocation" of an entire local population of sought-after game animals

The administrative team of the Hazardous Acquisitions Unit maintain an intelligence network of connections in different realms that allow them to broker deals and engage in black market activities without affecting the golden reputation of the Initiative.
Any liabilities sadly suffer an "untimely accident" in the workplace, and the money sent home always ensures that no-one is angry enough to investigate any further.

Type

Expedition, Scientific

Alternative Names

The Initiative, IBI

Location

Rengia, the ancient wildlands