Corwin Kesyk
Grand Director
OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION
- Intent: To establish the Canon capital of Bakura.
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- City Name: Salis D'aar
- Classification: Metropolis
- Location: Bakura
- Affiliation: Risen Empire
- Population: Heavy
- Demographics:
- Wealth: High
- Salis D'aar is the capital of the planet Bakura which is known for its many exports. Producing various products such as Namana liquor, other Namana based products, repulsor lifts and their various components, strategic metals mined in the various mountains and the newly constructed General Production Facility for weapon and armor manufacturing. Bakura, and by extension Salis D'aar, are also a market hub for the sector of space it is located.
- Stability: High
- Salis D'aar is a safe and pleasant city to visit, so long as you aren't a Force User or at the very least good at hiding the fact. It is ran by a authoritarian government with Imperial roots and is heavily regulated and patrolled. The only illicit items permitted are the state produced Namana products and only by state licensed merchants. The people here are nationalistic and very pro-Imperial due to their cultural history and ties to former Empires.
- Freedom & Oppression: The people of the city are heavily policed and regulated while their individual freedoms are somewhat curbed for their safety. Due to its Imperialistic laws and culture, the people remain nationalistic if not wary of their current government. Sedition and outspoken beliefs not supported by the state are quickly put down. For the average citizen doing what they're told to do; the city is a lovely place safe from the dangers of Wild Space.
- Description: The city was laid out in a roughly circular design, with its major streets either concentric circles or spoke boulevards. Salis D'aar's three districts were also concentric circles identified by different-colored streetlights. The inner district, the Arden Ring was primarily for public buildings and lit blue-white, the middle Danisai Ring was mostly divided between residential and commercial buildings and lit pale yellow, finally, the outer circle, the Bakur Ring, was reserved for service buildings and light industry and lit deep red.
- Arden Ring - The Arden Ring is the innermost of the three concentric districts of the city which was used for public service and government buildings. The district's street lights were blue-white, which gave it the nickname of the "Blue Ring."
- High Court of Bakura - The High Court of Bakura is the royal palace and central government seat of the planet and city itself. Executive, legislative and judicial powers were all based within the grand building.
- Salis D'aar Central Archives - The Salis D'aar central archives is a massive complex where historical data, ancient artifacts and general knowledge are kept. Most of the building is available to the public while certain items, data and areas are restricted to those Curators and other authorities with the correct clearance. Beneath the Archives was also where the government scientific and technology departments were stationed producing and researching technologies for the state.
- Bakur General Production Facility - The Bakur General Production Facility was the massive complex that produced and manufactured state owned weapons, armor, vehicles and repulsorlift drives among other components and gear. The facility is responsible for the production of nearly 50 million units a year.
- Arden Stadia Complex - The stadium is the premier site for sports, festivals and other entertainment. It consists of a central arena covered with a floating canopy, surrounded by seats. Outside were stone pillars, as well as stone steps leading inside. Privileged guests sat in booths higher up than the regular seats. On warm days, repulsorlift-powered sunshades floated above the crowds to block out the sun.
- Danisai Ring - The Danisai Ring was the middle of the three concentric districts. The district's yellow lights gave it the name "Yellow District." The Ring was primarily used for residential and commercial purposes.
- Great Plaza - The Great Plaza of the Settlement is the main commercial hub of the city and serves to offer various consumers with every product imaginable. The plaza is heavily regulated and earning a merchant license to sell here is rare, expensive and time consuming. The plaza earns millions in credits every day.
- Old Hemei Gardens - The Great Gardens of Hemei is a sprawling park located in the center of the district, opposite the great plaza. It serves as a recreational and anchor to Bakura's nature for the residents of the city.
- Kesyk Medical Center - This building serves as the largest and most advanced medical facility on the planet and the main center for medicine within the city. It was named after the Kesyk family after they sponsored and funded the construction of the new Medical Center.
- Tiarest University - Located on one of two major rivers that flow through the city, the Tiarest University is the most illustrious place of higher education on the planet.
- Salis D'aar Spaceport - The Salis D'aar Spaceport was the main hub and location for starship traffic coming to and from the metropolis. It was heavily regulated and monitored by the Salis D'aar Spaceport Authority for wanted criminals and other undesirables and illegal cargo.
- Bakur Ring - The Bakur Ring is the outermost of the three concentric districts. The district was used primarily for labor and industrial work, and was also known as the "Red Ring" due to the color of its streetlights.
- Bakur Repulsor Corp HQ - This building serves as the corporate HQ for the Bakur Repulsor Corp, a company which manufactured the various repulsorcraft and components for the planet of Bakura. It is privately owned by the Kesyk family but also state sponsored.
- Salis D'aar Penitentiary - This dark, restricted and heavily guarded location is the state prison for all sorts of dissidents, political opponets, traitors and other criminals.
- The Rock - Built into the side of the snowy mountains at the very edge of the metropolis, The Rock serves as the heavily defended and protected headquarters for the Imperial military. The Imperial High Command and other miliary divisions are based here.
- The Stack - Once a long abandoned skyscraper and headquarters of a rebellious movement, The Stack now serves as the Risen Imperial Academy and trains future Army, Naval and ISB personnel within its secured halls. Cadets are trained to be skilled, loyal and dedicated officers for future service in their respective branch.
- ISB HQ - Located within the snowy mountains somewhere outside the capital city, The Den as it is commonly called, is the headquarters of the Imperial Security Bureau and remains highly secret, protected, monitored and restricted to all outside of the ISB.
SECURITY
- Security Rating: Maximum
- Deflector Shield Generators
- Ray Shield Generators
- Sensor Emplacements
- Laser Cannon Turrets
- Particle Cannon Turrets
- Ion Cannons
- Twin Turbolaser Batteries
- Quad Laser Cannon Turrets
- Surface-to-air Missiles
- Security Checkpoints
- Imperial Army Detachment
- Starfighter Complement
- Salis D'aar Security Enforcers
HISTORICAL INFORMATION
Salis D'aar was the capital city of Bakura, It was located between two rivers on the planet, one being the West River, the other, the East River. It was founded by the leader of the first Human colonists to Bakura, Deredith Arden. The city was located atop a a massive plateau called D'aarmont. D'aarmont was a natural quartz outcropping on Bakura, located at the confluence of the East River and West River. It measured three kilometers in length and fifty kilometers in width, providing a suitable base for a thriving city. The outcropping was formed as the two rivers eroded the softer rock around it.
The city was established by Human colonist from the Bakur Mining Corporation back in 150 BBY. Over the centuries the city has grown and expanded from a measly 7 million inhabitants to over 50 million residents, not including tourist and other visitors. The city is noted as having a isolationist and xenophobic culture which it shares with the rest of the planet due to the invasion of the Ssi-ruuk long ago. They were also uneasy around droids due to a Droid Uprising in 97 BBY. Though the centuries have started to heal some of these wounds.
Salis D'aar, and by extension Bakura, is noted for its starship and repulsorcraft innovations. Repulsorcraft are so ubiquitous, that even ordinary furniture was replaced by repulsor chairs. Indeed, even centuries later, these two markets are still readily monopolied by Bakuran companies with state approval. The city has capitalized on these gains by turning another Wild Space backwater into a commercial and industrial hub of the region. Its citizens are of average wealth, dutiful and loyal to its government. Thanks to their nationalistic and xenophobic cultural background, its people are rather prone to Imperialistic ideals.
