The Dead God
OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION
- Intent: To sub a shipyard above Brentaal IV
- Image Credit: Here.
- Canon: N/A
- Links: Blackwell Industries
- Shipyards Name: The Hephaestus Shipyards
- Classification: Planetary Shipyards
- Location: Brentaal IV
- Affiliation: Blackwell Industries
- Population: Heavily Staffed
- Accessibility:
Situated where the Hydian Way, Perlemian Trade Route, and the Commenor Run meet; the strategic viability of The Hephaestus Shipyards is paramount to Blackwell Industries's continued efforts at creating viable naval assets for factions all across the galaxy. Sitting only a small distance from Brentaal IV itself, their is a suprising amount of industrial traffic that reaches the shipyard, as it not only shows up on most galactic maps but is relatively close to where both the major Trade Routes meet.
Due to its importance, Blackwell Industries has closed off all but the necessary docking stations to public access; guarding everything else with dedicated security forces under the direct command of Captain Ri Kor. This not only assists with stopping major terrorist operations, but the addition of corporate subterfuge, and governmental spying.
[*]Description:
- Far from the orbital traffic of Brentaal IV is the massive foundry known as The Hephaestus Shipyards, with a total of 26 kilometers of length designed to hold as many production lines and drydocks as possible. Looking more like a massive, elongated claw, the facility is connected by a central ring around its 'base' that connects each of the massive production facilities; each tower being exclusively designed to produce all the necessary parts for a single classification of ship; enough to impress most with nothing but a mere glance.
OPERATIONS INFORMATION
- Production:
Serving as the primary shipyard for Blackwell Industries, the facility is able to produce a very wide variety of ships; from star fighters and bombers to star destroyers and battle cruisers. While most of the facility is dedicated to military production, a number of towers are built to not only rent out to smaller companies but additionally produce civilian grade ships meant for the more common markets; most of which get sent to Brentaal IV for the passing traders and smugglers.
[*]Specialty:
- While the facility as a whole produces much, the facility is designed heavily to accommodate the production of capital grade ships; massive vessels capable of power projection and tactical dominance, supremacy over the use of star fighters.
[*]Output:
- While there are certain facilities on-board for custom handicraft, the entire facility is automated by a massive IMS made by Aegis Systems; allowing for an expedited construction rate that puts it on par with shipyards that would otherwise dwarf the far smaller station. This production speed doesn't require a massive drop in quality either, though this is highly dependent on the literal supercomputer monitoring ever aspect of the station at once, meaning if it were to ever fall then the station would be grind to a halt.
[*]Market:
- The expressive purpose of putting such a large investment at Brentaal IV was for the ability to export to the entire galaxy without subjecting the company to unneeded transportation costs. This strategic location allows sells at minimal cost from planets like Barbatos and Terminus, to even Oroaturoo and Troiken; though their is a certain preference for 'Dark Side' clientele.
SECURITY
Security Rating: High
To protect against any variety of attacks, the facility has only a few public areas for independent contractors and transportation agencies; for those renting out drydocks and production lines to those dropping off raw materials. Outside of these few areas, the facility is constantly monitored by a mixture of Blackwell Industries Security Forces and dedicated Southstar Class Battledroid patrols provided by the SADS that protects the entire facility. A mixture of biometric security details, various sensors, and untold amounts of electronic data make the facility very difficult to break into; while a few dedicated stealthed corvettes actively patrol the area for any unapproved craft, not to mention the various light turbolasers, point defense emplacements, and hypervelocity cannons. Not enough to hold off a determined star destroyer, but enough to hold off a rampaging, disgruntled smuggler in a military corvette.
Internal:
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
Blackwell Industries Security Forces
External:
Various Light Turbolasers
HVC-120 "Pit Horror" Hypervelocity Cannonshttp://starwarsrp.net/topic/127631-hvc-120-pit-horror-hypervelocity-cannon/
SIC-32 "Broadstroke" Solar Ionization Cannonshttp://starwarsrp.net/topic/124623-sic-32-broadstroke-solar-ionization-battery/
BE-1313 "Gos Karza" Class Battery Emplacementshttp://starwarsrp.net/topic/124778-be-1313-gos-karza-class-battery-emplacement/
Dedicated Taera Class Swarm Drones
POINTS OF INTEREST
Starfighter Production Arms -
Taking up two of the eight production towers, the starfighter production arms are built for the expressive purpose of pumping out any variety of ships up to fifty meters in length. This applies to any Blackwell Industries templates on freighters, bombers, or any iteration there of; with a certain affinity for complicated designs due to the series of molecular furnaces built into the production lines to supplement the already expedient rate of mass creation.
Capital Ship Production Arms -
While the Starfighters take up two of the arms, the capital ship production lines take up a total of four, those being the largest arms on the facility for the expressive purpose of allowing for many dozens of ships being produced at once; of varying sizes and needs. From corvette lines up to cruisers; the facility offers an exceptional quality of ship and materials from the import of resources from mining colonies such as Empress Teta and Barbatos; much of it future proofed for future variants of Blackwell's continued efforts at expansion.
Independent Contractor Production Arm -
On the backburner of the IMS that operates the facility, is the single massive tower meant to offer production facilities for smaller corporations and more. The addition of a import facility and customs office allow for a dedicated monitoring of inventory that is then supplemented by automatic scans implemented by the IMS; this being the singular facility on the shipyard that is open to access from the galaxy as a whole, so long as they have the credentials to dock with a proper manifest.
Blackwell Industries Offices -
At the end of the ring, there is a large district of offices and computer centers meant to house the important people and systems of the station as a whole; though many more are situated on the arms. From the station monitors, to the head office of its current manager, the heart and soul of the station resides in these sectors.
HISTORICAL INFORMATION
Built in 852 ABY, The Hephaestus Shipyards were built and designed to be the primary production facility for Blackwell Industries; funded heavily in part by its current CEO, Dorian Harper, and a number of investors on Brentaal IV itself, most in the upper echelons of society. This dedicated investment helps the facility work without general restrictions having some pull with the planetary municipal government, helping to increase the profit of an otherwise established shipyards.
Since the facility as a whole wasn't able to be as massive as other shipyards due to cost restrictions, it was instead supplemented by extremely high quality production means. Dedicated Infrastructure Management Systems, Super Computers, and even a series of complicated molecular furnaces to allow for the quick production of extremely complicated components; the facility compensates for all raw production abilities with excessive efficient means; though there are currently a few hands on fabrication facilities designed for custom shipyards who work on a far smaller scale.
Outside of this, the facility stands as a monument to Blackwell Industries dedication to quality over quantity, something that expresses itself in every facet of the company at large. While certainly not the largest, or even most advanced shipyards in the galaxy, it is certainly something to appreciate for the size and scope of Blackwell Industries as a whole, and a foundational growth that will help see them once day to be one of the largest production companies in the galaxy.
[Please include at least one paragraph on the location's history. Include who created it and why. Who supports this shipyards now? What purpose did/does it serve? For older locations you can include historical events such as the Gulag Plague, the 400 years of darkness, and the Netherworld event where appropriate.]
