Aztechnology
Second most beloved member of the Big Ten, second most magically powerful member of the Big Ten, second most progressive member of the Big Ten (they have a Troll on the board of directors!), most philanthropic member of the Big Ten, and they make all your food. They own Stuffer Shack, as well as most other businesses that make your consumer staples.
They also were originally an alliance of drug cartels, and took over Mexico after it collapsed with the Awakening. Rebranded as Aztechnology, they became the biggest mover and shaker of the Sixth World. They rarely employ shadowrunners, preferring to use their own internal highly-trained commandos and not bothering with deniability.
Don't piss them off. They play by prison rules.
Aztechnology (read: the corp that doubles as the nation of Aztlan) is ranked number four by the Corporate Court, meaning they are fourth in the world in terms of influence and assets. They have their HQ in Tenochtitlán. Aztechnology and Aztlan are virtually the same entity, so I’ll refer you to the Aztlan entry for the origin story details.
Structure
Aztechnology is a private company. As a result, they don’t share who sits on their board of directors. Rumors have persisted since the 2050s that there is a great dragon who sits on the board and has a large share of Aztechnology stock. Many eyes on the ground in Aztlan over the years have claimed to see an Eastern dracoform roosting on the Aztechnology Pyramid Teocali in Tenochtitlan. Can’t confirm this, but we can say the Azzies do have at least eight feathered serpents at the highest levels of the company. Even though the board holds a ton of power in Aztechnology, they aren’t the only important people. Here’s one more. CEO Flavia De La Rosa. She’s the public face of the board, who placed her in leadership to take orders, not lead. Her handling of the recent decade of troubles has given her a little more rope, possibly enough to hang herself.
Assets
Once you get off the streets, the Azzies are almost universally loved. If you wanna know what Aztechnology does well, the answer is: They make stuff everyone likes. Stuffer Shacks? Everyone eats there. Everyone I know has used Pyramid Arcane Supplies. Everyone knows Dasault makes good stuff if you wanna blow stuff up. When you can’t afford tech, you go with Microtrónica. Those are all subsidiaries of Aztechnology. People know what they do well, and don’t know (or are made to forget) what they do poorly.
Aztechnology has five global divisions, designated by region: Aztechnology North America, Aztechnology Latin America, Aztechnology Europe, Aztechnology Australasia, and Aztechnology Africa. Most subsidiaries under these divisions don’t carry Aztechnology’s name but also don’t necessarily have extraterritoriality, so most have distinctive regional appeal.
History
The company that would become Aztechnology, the ORO Corporation, was formed by three drug cartels looking to take advantage of pro-corporate laws, and their ethos hasn’t changed much since.
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