Ethics played a significant role in the rules and regulations set up by the Mech Trade Association. Born from the embers of the Age of Conquest, the MTA along with the CFA attempted to impose order on the loose rules against genocide, reckless human experimentation and other crimes against humanity.
From the ground up, the MTA envisioned mechs as a more restrained weapon of war that served the interests of the people instead of the opposite.
Mechs had to be proportional, selective and above all else avoid any possible harm to their own wielders.
The emerging class of potentates enjoyed an elevated status in society. As current and potential mech pilots, each of them were precious and deserved to be treated with reverence.
