the new colossus
OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION
- Intent: To submit a unique location for the Polis Massa system and some shades of grey style ORC mad scientist antics.
- Image Credit: Raiders of the Lost Ark
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- Space Station Name: The Panopticon
- Station Model: Asteroid Base
- Classification: Underground Black Site
- Location: Polis Massa system
- Affiliation: Archaeological Research Council (Outer Rim Coalition)
- Population: Sparse
- Demographics:
40% Kallidahin Researchers - 60% Partisan Militia
[*]Accessibility: A-51 is both hidden and well guarded. Only those with ORION security access are even made aware of its existence and each shipment is personally authorized by the Powers That Be. One of the Underground's most closely guarded secrets, even their closest allies have not been told of this forbidden treasure trove.
[*]Traffic: Low
[*]Description: Some things are just too dangerous even to destroy. With each toppled Sith Lord or Palpatine worshiper the Underground found itself forced to curate a wider range of Force artifacts ranging from deadly to incomprehensible. The Panopticon is an Underground black site and research outpost with a broad mandate that covers everything from relic containment to netherworld analysis. Extraordinarily strict safety protocols are required to even maintain basic operations and any knowledge of its existence is reserved only for the highest levels of Coalition oversight.
POINTS OF INTEREST
- A-51: The Panopticon asteroid's alphanumeric designation, in every outward respect it is no different than any of a thousand other rocks floating near Polis Massa. Appearances can be deceiving however. A-51 is a veritable space fortress, each precaution taken to shield from both without and within.
- Firebreak: Just beyond the hangar bay a thick layer of shadowcrete surrounds most of the station interior, deadening its presence in the Force. Security checkpoints must be passed through on both sides at the few engineered gaps in the protective layer. These firebreak vaults never stay open for long.
- The Institute: Officially the Institute does not exist. Unofficially this subdivision of Polis Massa's Archaeological Research Council works for the Underground cataloguing and safeguarding any relics deemed too dangerous for study or which must be kept secret from the Sith at all costs. Most of the staff is kallidahin, but outside experts are sometimes brought in to study new finds and for periodic security evaluations.
- Artifact Containment: The bulk of the asteroid's hollow internal structure is reserved for artifact storage and containment. Thousands of relics with dangerous but inert properties are kept in a massive warehouse while more specialized containment procedures are devised for the rare artifacts which remain intermittently active.
- Rating: Maximum
The asteroid itself is rigged with a redundant self-destruct system that can be triggered by senior personnel with as little as a few seconds notice. If at any point the installation is deemed at risk, those in charge have orders to activate this system with extreme prejudice.
HISTORICAL INFORMATION
Over the years the Underground has acquired many strange and powerful artifacts. Some of these too dangerous even to be destroyed, for others it is simply an impossibility. Yet there are things which should not be allowed to exist. If all other attempts at containment have failed the artifact in question is quietly intercepted and loaded onto a stealth transport bound for asteroid A-51.
For all intents and purposes A-51 does not officially exist. Its location is one of the Underground's most closely guarded secrets, second to the facility's true purpose. The Panopticon is a prison where some of the most dangerous devices conceived by sentient beings are monitored and studied at all times. True to its name the artifact containment facility is a massive rotunda isolated from the outside world by thick slabs of shadowcrete, also called demon's dirt. It is a rare mineral found in the region known for its durability but more importantly it deadens the Force in close proximity.
Beyond the Panopticon's central observation post is the Institution, living and research facilities safely isolated from the containment section by more shadowcrete. The vast majority of the staff is kallidahin, and while a select few Jedi often visit and consult no sensitives live full time on A-51 because of the intense discomfort. While most of the research conducted by the Institute is artifact related, there is also a wing that the Underground uses for netherworld experiments.
