The Dead God
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OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION
- Intent: To better encompass Darth Maliphant's rise in wealth.
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- Canon: N/A
- Links: Darth Maliphant
- Structure Name: Harper's Respite
- Classification: Personal Estate
- Location: Bastion
- Affiliation: Darth Maliphant
- Accessibility:
While most of Bastion is regarded as a Fortress World with its numerous cities and well established power, Harper's Respite contrasts this industrialization and protection by situatating itself far from civilization as a whole; even going as far to bury it in a deep canyon far from the prying eyes of any satellites or orbital sensor equipment. The location itself is virtually impossible to get to with a large force, or even by land, largely impart due to this seclusion. However, it does carry with it a dedicated platform for ships, with both a 'public' and 'private dock, with automated hanger features to store these vessels until they must be sent off once more, meaning almost all company to the estate comes from the air.
[*]Description:
- As one comes up to the area, the only thing they will see at first is the red rock canyons and greenery that surrounds the facility. Nature seems to control everything for hundreds of kilometers, yet as the transport would move into the canyon they'd begin to see the rounded structure of the estate, with numerous modules built onto the last with a very futuristic avant-garde styling, each slightly larger than the last as it pushes into the mountain itself. While the structures themselves draw the eyes, the area around it is exceptionally beautiful with a waterfall almost beneath it, and an oasis below even that, full of every animal imaginable.
POINTS OF INTEREST
- Main Living Area
While the estate as a whole holds a number of facilities for very specific purposes, the central hub of the main module serves as the main living quarters for the entire facility. It is here that one will come to for breakfast, as massive windows wash the entire area in the warmth of natural light; something designed into its very nature. This natural lighting falls in line with its open aesthetic and design, carefully set out to allow a very clean and minimalist design for its interior. This doesn’t stop here however; as there are a number of rooms connected through the central hub.
The first of these is likely the kitchen and robotic servant quarters, an area designed to supply the house’s master with various needs at a minimal expenditure. Various protocol droids move between the kitchen, dining hall, and additional rooms for the sake of ensuring it is ready at a moments notice, mostly cleaning the dust off as Maliphant and his ‘family’ rarely utilize such extravagences. In addition, a large pantry is present that allows its residents to simply ask one of the droids for a meal which they are more than happy to make and serve for them, most meals in the household taking place in the living room’s bar, where a large selection of alcohol is kept all while overlooking a large holoscreen and well places furnishings.
In addition to every traditional room known to most architects, higher within the facility is the guest wing; a place that holds more than a dozen rooms specifically dedicated to guests to stay at for a prolonged period of time, or one night guests that got far too intoxicated to leave from the night prior. Each room has what many would consider a master bedroom, a large refresher, walk in closet, and secondary connected study for any need one might require. This was originally put in for the Moff’s of the Fel Empire, when the facility served as a Moff’s home, though now finds its place as a home to serve for Sith and Imperials who stay with Maliphant.
Towards the bottom of the facility, a large recreational area is present, the central portion being a swimming pool with connected spa and steam rooms. While both the spa and pool are taken care of by advanced human replica droids to better make the recipients comfortable while engaging within the facility. These rooms tend to be Maliphant’s favorite, as there is a distinct comfort while getting massaged by someone that won’t talk if you don’t want them to.
Past this, the facility carries numerous other rooms such as exercise rooms that would make a herglic proud, or a conference hall once designed as a backup area for the Moff’s should Bastion’s palace ever fall. Now generally unused but by Maliphant himself, the facility does offer a long range communication device and more than a few encryption methods to ensure safety of messages.
[*]Library
Within Harper’s Reach is Maliphant’s personal collection of Sith Tomes and a vast collection of not only Sith Knowledge, but general understanding of the galaxy at large. With notable genres such as Languages, Galactic History, Force Theories, various Fictional and Nonfictional stories, and autobiographies from various notable members of galactic history; it serves as one of his most prized possessions, superseding even that of the compound itself. Holobooks, datasticks, and innumerable modern and ancient storage devices allow understanding of a nearly endless amount of subjects; many of which Maliphant himself has yet to read.
The only section of the library not allowed to be traversed to is the ‘Didact’ Section, restricted by various biometric scanners and a master code held by Maliphant himself. Within is held the most exclusive and expensive tomes Maliphant owns, some such as ‘The Proper WAy to Corrupt a Jedi, By Velok of Toola’, or even his own personal copy of ‘The Chained Tome’. Various iterations of rare documents and data storage devices exist behind those locked walls, and as such not even his apprentices are allowed access without his presence.
In addition, special alcoves with noise dampening shields were built into the walls surrounding the library itself, allowing for anyone willing to come in and study with impunity and without distractions. The entire facility was designed once to show off wealth and likely to impress, but now is utilized almost daily by the likes of Theshhttp://starwarsrp.net/user/19181-thesh/ or Nilia Saavilin, both actively taught by Maliphant himself. Besides the two most notable students, various droids keep the facility well organized and clean at all times, while a few air scrubbers keep the air cleaner and well humidified to ensure the older documents are well maintained, anything too broken to be held quietly copied by droids in the rear of the facility before being put out in showcases to be viewed, specialized plaque’s explaining their nature and contents while providing a number to get ahold of the actual book itself.
[*]Armory
Despite the very restrictive gun laws within The Sith Empire, a small armory is kept on site for the sake of collection and hunting more than arming guards around the facility. Various custom weapons are present, such as engraved revolvers made by the notorious ‘Rusty’, or a number of weapons created by the recently refugee’d Jaeger Solutions. All weapons present are locked within biometrics in addition to a key logged transparisteel cover, to ensure no one who enters the facility is able to get ahold of the weapons or their corresponding ammunition without the direct authorization of Maliphant himself, ensuring the safety of everyone within the facility at all times.
In addition to the armory, a virtual reality room and shooting range are provided to help simulate light battle conditions, going as far to monitor accessory, shooting techniques, and provide active feedback to ensure not only the attention of the user, but the continued acceleration of their learning. This applies to both the VR and the shooting range, as both have the ability to simulate ranges up to two kilometers should the need arise, without ever physically going back the few dozen meters the facility actually is.
[*]Artifact Room / Workshop
Nestled deep into the mountain itself, is the vault otherwise known as ‘The Artifact Room’. Its very nature isn’t mentioned on the blueprints of the facility, but it exudes a darkness through the very rock that surrounds it, able to be felt anywhere within the facility. Hidden behind a series of secret passages and additional matrix made vault doors, the eventual result is the Artifact Room, which carries innumerable objects of both ill repute and power discovered by Maliphant over years of collection. Each is held behind thick transparisteel covers, while electrum lines everything; a more aesthetic choice than a practical ones, but one that finds a pleasant nod from Maliphant whenever he sees it.
Next to the Artifact room is that of the Artificer's Workshop, that of Maliphant’s personal artistry. It holds every unfinished alchemic project, every sword yet to be infused with darkness itself, and every scabbard yet graced with its corresponding sword. It is here that various runes line the wall, helping to funnel the darkness of not only the planet but the very nature of the artifacts next door to manifest various incarnations of The Dark Side. It is here he finds most of his comfort, as there is nothing that calms the Sith as much as his next invention.
[*]Hanger / Docks
- Outside of the facility, near the mountain itself, there is a dedicated dock for anyone coming or leaving the facility. Monitored by an AI, the facility as a whole keeps a steady focus on keeping incoming and outgoing ships safe; while one landed the ship is quickly clamped and brought into the dedicated, and automated, hanger facility for the home. Capable of holding up to twenty vessels up to 100 meters at largest in a large cylindrical garage.
Once docked, automated droids unload any cargo and refit every vessel that comes aboard, assuming the AI allows for such to be done.
[*]Training Grounds
Within the facility, somewhere near the Armory, is the training facility specifically implemented for the various apprentices Maliphant has taken on. Constructed using the finest techniques, taking cues from the Sith Academy’s on Bastion, Dromund Kaas, Korriban, and even Barbatos; the facility contains the likes of a dueling chamber with optional droids, and an outside arena where students are allowed to project themselves more fully without damaging the facility itself. The former offers a very bright floor and ceiling, while vocal codes allow the user to control the various droids within; specifically for the purpose of establishing theoretical situations.
The second however, is a large open area with nothing but dirt to protect from falls, while large energy fences surround it to ensure nobody within can escape. Various beasts can be released, as the facility can hold up to the massive Gorog, if one is put within. Overlooking this is a large dedicated observation deck that allows Master’s to watch their apprentices go to work against one another until a victor is decided; to the glee of the Sith that watch, the dismay of the one who is witnessing their own apprentice lose.
SECURITY
- Security Level: Medium
- The facility at large is not overly defended, as there simply isn't a reason for the private estate to have excessive measures. Infilitration is what most of what the facility is designed to stop, with an excessive amount of sensors and an AI to monitor everything within, however an assault from a well trained team would easily press the defenses past their automated levels. The building is not built for a siege, only to stop the dedicated spy or agent;
Scutum Automated Defense System
Master Command Unit w/ Heuristic Droid Brain - Model Dz5 Security Doors
- Advanced Security Scanners
- Two-factor (Code cylinder & Biometric) Security Locks
- Automated Sensor Beacons
- Weapon/Explosive Detection Sensors
- Automatic Laser Emplacements
- Coma Gas Dispensers
- Southstar Battle Droid Patrols
HISTORICAL INFORMATION
Created long before the Primeval held Bastion, the then named ‘Imperial Retreat’ was built during the Imperial Remnant’s reign over the planet; once a facility for high ranking Moff’s that chose to reside on Bastion itself. With luxury in mind, the facility was built up to standard of an unnamed member of the Goverment-In-Exile, only to be abanonded following the Gulag Plague and the following darkness. It was only after The Sith Empire rose to power that the facility was bought by a Goverment agent once more, brought from the depths of ill-repair to a reasonable facility once more.
However, during the invasion of Coruscant, the head of the household was killed during the various operations, forcing the estate to go up for sale due to a lack of funds to pay for its excessively large maintence. It stayed this way for a long time, until eventually the price dropped to an almost excessive level, where it was bought by the up and coming Sith known as Darth Maliphant. Maliphant promptly redesigned much of it to fit his needs, and began to move in his newly founded family for the sake of ensuring their continued training.
