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LOSKANON
An isolated planet at the edge of the Corporate Sector Authority/Outer Rim Territories border, Loskanon is a temperate planet with rolling hills, wide plains, and small but numerous seas – much like Dantooine. It has a yearly cycle of meteor showers, which affect communications and sensor detection for a week during that period. However, the Empire seized control of the planet early on in its history due to its many high-grade quadanite deposits. Quadanite is the ore form of the metal quadanium, a key component in the hulls of TIE starfighters, interceptors, and bombers. A Navy-defended Sienar Fleet Systems Mining Division facility mines from several locations in Loskanon’s crust. No major or minor trade routes run past the system, and no native sentient species call Loskanon home. The planet does contain several mining complexes, a garrison, and a Standard-plus class spaceport able to support ships up to 600 meters in length. In orbit, a transfer station to process ore sent up from the surface and to send slave labor to the mining complexes below. An old Golan I defense platform and two Corellian corvettes patrol the space surrounding Loskanon. In addition to the orbital force, 36 (half a wing) TIE/ln fighters defend the planet from assault, and 1,000 stormtroopers based in the garrison maintain order in the mine complexes.
MINING COMPLEXES
The SFS mining complexes are a combination of slave quarters and ore processing. Slave labor is used in the mines instead of skilled laborers because quadanite mining is backbreaking work – but is not mind-intensive. 100 stormtroopers oversee 2,000 slaves in eight mining facilities. Though the chance for success in a revolt is high, few are willing to risk it – most of the miners are Eklaad, and though they are strong, they are also timid. Each facility has a landing field for direct ore pickup from each complex. ORBITAL DEFENSES
Above the surface of Loskanon, two CEC Corvettes (CRV-189A and B) and a Golan I platform (Redeemer) monitor traffic and defend against incoming assault – of which there have been none, incidentally. Crews are starting to get bored from all of the "hurry up and wait" that has been going on for months and months of their tour, and drills have been slowing down lately. (GM note: As a result of this, take 1 pip to 1D off of their MEC, TEC, and DEX skills at your discretion). Even stormtrooper squads are less alert than usual. The orbital transfer station has been processing a steady stream of ore and slaves to and from the surface, and is always at a constant state of readiness. Only SFS-registered craft are allowed in and out of the system, and no out-of-system craft are allowed onto the surface unless they are Imperial military craft. IMPORTANT CHARACTERS
ADVENTURE THREADS
The characters are asked by the Alliance/NR to infiltrate and shut down the facility. This would be a major benefit to Alliance operations throughout the Outer Rim, as TIE production would be slowed noticeably. Perhaps they could infiltrate through a ship and then filter down to the planet; or their ship could be hidden among the meteors in the yearly shower there. The characters are approached by an Eklaad clan elder and asked to free the many Eklaad working as slave labor on Loskanon. They could be doing it as part of a reward, or simply doing it out of the good of their hearts – especially if a Jedi is among the group. The characters are part of the Imperial force assigned to protect Loskanon from an impending Rebel/NR assault force. When the task force arrives, they must not only defend the mining complexes, but make sure all of the quadanite ore is either safely stored or shipped out of the system. |
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