You and your compatriots are a freelance group, working for whoever's got the money. You tend to get most of your jobs through one or two dealmakers, usually, although there's not any kind of restriction. The Lopar Syndicate occasionally hires you, as do some of the smaller organizations, and even occasionally individuals (although your fees are high enough to discourage most private parties).
You have definitely acquired enemies in your time, even though, as a group, you've been on Ortlimar IV for only a few months and done perhaps 5 jobs for various people.
Your group will eventually consist of five people: the three I know about right now, as well as a captain and mechanic/copilot/gunner. You will have a ship available to you, a Correllian Gymsnor-3 (Page 86 of "Tramp Freighters").
Created by Ian Johnston. Questions? Please mail me.