Editing Stars Without Number: Back in Black (section)

=== Towers ===

Towers is a black sheep in the community of worlds.  They sit on the edge of the State and joined it reluctantly.  They have a dozen frigates, all armed, but no cruisers, two geosynchronous stations with beanstalks that are in mediocre working order, and partial NIFP protection.  They are actually only partially TL4, there are areas of the planet where TL4 goods and services are not yet commonly available.  Psychics are illegal, and there are hotly contested covert programs to help psychics escape from this world.  The most technologically advanced areas of Towers are actually the Hives, which are habitable megastructure arcologies.  Millions of people can live in a single Hive.  There are still wide ranges of the planet that contain imiscible plant and animal life, and there are constant efforts to drive those species extinct.

The dominant language is Russian.  Towers has a strong interest in technological advancement, and will pay for alien or pretech artifacts if they are functional.  Towers is not a particularly egalitarian place, and there are small groups of people with absolutely phenomenal wealth and power.  There are probably more people here that individually own starships than anywhere else.

'''Vital Statistics'''
*Coordinates: 07.04
*Government: Nepotocracy
*Laws & Restrictions: Highly Repressive
*Population: 2B
*Languages: Russian
*Technology: .5B TL3, 1.5B TL4, 
*Fleets: 5 Militarized Frigates (1st and 2nd generation.)  10 Non-Militarized Shuttles.

'''Trade'''
*Supply & Demand: -2 Military, -1 Low Tech, +1 Luxury, +2 Sapient
*Goods: 1. Clothing. 2. Metawheat. 3. Parts, Basic Industry. 4. Tools, Basic Hand Tools. 5. Small Arms, Energy Weapons. 6. Small Arms, Projectile Weapons. 7. Housewares, Basic. 8. Tools, Industrial. 9. Postech Building Material. 10. Tools, Astronautic.
*Trouble: As per decadent world.
*Friction: 5.
*Notes: Not really a safe place to do business at all.  However, it deviates strongly from the State standard, and so it may be possible to purchase things here that are unavailable elsewhere...
**Balrog Laser Pistol: This is a bulky, inaccurate laser weapon preferred by thugs and degenerates all across Towers.  It has a range of 50/100, deals 2d4 damage and takes ''two'' Type A energy cells. It has a magazine of 12 and is capable of burst fire. 600cr.