- Intent: To submit another major OPA outpost in our territory with a fun local theme.
- Image Credit: JC Yuan
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- Spaceport Name: Smuggler's Cove
- Location: Pamarthe
- Affiliation:
- Classification: Limited Services
- Population: Sparsely Staffed
- Accessibility: The island is sensor shrouded from orbit. Its coordinates are only accessible by locking onto an encrypted transponder beacon or conducting visual flybys. Landing fields are covered in camouflage and only light up when traffic is inbound.
- Traffic: Moderate. The landing fields see a steady stream of freighter traffic. There are no cargo inspections but like any good shadowport the dock workers will shake down any easy marks for bogus 'fees'. OPA starfighter patrols are infrequent.
- Description: Smuggler's Cove is a remote Pamarthen island shadowport where the world's seedier elements congregate. Landing pads aren't rated to service anything larger than a light frigate. A small trade post known as Barter Town is about as lawless as it gets.
- Landing Fields: More a network of clearings outfitted with camouflaged landing pads. Mechanics from nearby Barter Town offer limited repair services.
- Barter Town: Keep your blaster close. Barter Town is a hive of scum and villainy. Crude shacks and prefab modules sprawl under the natural cover the island's cove provides. There is a dock here for Pamarthen water craft.
- Lion's Mane Cantina: The Lion's Mane isn't so much an establishment as it is a cave overlooking Barter Town with a bar and some tables. Despite the simple trappings their Port in a Storm is fantastic.
- Shimmering Shore: Pamarthe's beaches are known for their one of a kind beauty. The water here is so clear that it seems to shine and sparkle in sunlight which there is plenty of.
- Rating: Medium. While the Cove doesn't have fancy ion cannons or deflector shielding, between independent tramp freighter captains and OPA freelancers there's no shortage of small arms and skilled fighters. A few squadrons of combat pilots are stationed on the island but don't interfere with local affairs. There is a spy network in Barter Town that keeps on eye on things for ORION.
Smuggler's Cove has been around for as long as anyone can remember. It wasn't until Pantora's refugee crisis however that the shadowport entered its current 'arrangement' with the OPA. Thankful for their heroic efforts to help evacuate a burning world the Judges agreed to turn a blind eye to the smuggler's operations here as long as certain lines aren't crossed and there are even a few Partisan starfighter squadrons on the island just in case the Sith return or some other grave threat emerges.
While the smugglers of Pamarthe are welcoming to OPA guerillas their island remains largely independent even from the planet's authorities. Despite its remote location the shadowport is an underworld hotspot for young pilots looking to prove themselves against the famous Pamarthen aces. Its hills are littered with caves that wanted crews often use as temporary hideouts.
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