Bantustan
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Bantustan
Imperial Cartographer's Report
Galactic Location Outworld
Bantustan is located in disputed territory at the intersection of the Darikahn & Gonzagin Empires and the Karsan League. It is not a militarily nor economically major planet though, so it has not really been a scene of fighting.
Atmospheric Conditions Alien Life Supporting
Bantustan is a huge gas giant. The atmosphere is a chemical soup which doesn't support human life, but does support an ecosystem topped by sky whales with large wings. The atmosphere is generally cloudy and interfers with both sign and electronic signals. When lit by the lights of the floating cities or by internal electrical discharges, it is is a a swirling mix of reds, oranges and yellows. N.B. Because of how it interfers with signals and sensors, the cities are generally well protected from orbital bombardment.
Hydrology Predominantly Land
Well, gassious, but certainly not water.
Topography Artificial Environments
Floating cities, mansions and factory compounds. Some small platforms and cargo haulers are held up by gas bags (think dirigibles), but the big cities and factories have high-tech gravity engines which enable them to move (slowly) and provide local gravity.
Tech Index Low
Dominant Form of Government Imperial Stewardship
The Viceroy who rules from an orbital space station. The bureacracy provides jobs for many of the gentry. Mostly the Viceroy is not personally involved in planetary affairs leaving that to the bureacracy and the Lords-Pilot.
Factions Heavily Factionalized
Alien life forms, Criminal, Cult Churches (Worship of the Next Incarnation), Kerrn, Psychologist, Slaves & Serf (think Victorian wage slaves and lower classes, not chattel slavery)
Predominant Military Lords-Pilot
Bantustan is mostly not a militarized world. Hammer fleets off somewhere else fight the Wars of Empire. The Gentry do maintain some Anvil forces on planet and they are the de facto dominant military. Some of these units are recruiting arms of mercanary troops maintained by wealthy members of the Gentry. Others are honor guards, military police for the enforcement of economic regulations or even essentially social clubs for young bucks.
Planetary Attitude towards Vaylen Indifferent
Commerce, society, correct behavior, etc. are all much more in the minds of the Gentry than any worm invasions in the distant fringe worlds. And the lower classes don't really have time or energy to worry about such things.
Primary Industry Refined Goods
Some manufacturing that uses the chemicals from the atmosphere and sometimes the pressures available deep in the planet. Also some pharmaceuticals processed from the alien life.
Level of Quarantine Advanced
Level of Regulation Tightly Regulated
Regulated good:
(level 1) Marriage
(level 2) Pharmaceuticals & power/infrastructure
(level 3) Psychology, Military Manufacture & Immigrant Labor
Disposition Totals
Initial Totals
Human: Infiltration 24 / Usurpation 21 / Invasion 25
Vaylen: Infiltration 25 / Usurpation 32 / Invasion 24
Infiltration FoN rolls
Gorey rolled 8d (Smuggling with a forks from Streetwise and Regulation-wise) for 4 sucesses.
Current Totals: Human 24 / Vaylen 29
Major Characters
Lord-Pilot Gorey Conner
Wealthy financier and "ex-" pirate. Vaylen infiltration-phase FoN
Justicar Vienne
Hard-nosed law-and-order Justicar out to keep society stable. Vaylen usurpation-phase FoN
Hammer Lord Shoyan Ashpool
Famous retired naval hero. Reclusive patriarch. Vaylen sleeper agent. Vaylen invasion-phase FoN
Anvil Lord Alexus Hitton
Young society lord. Organizes the Bantustan recruiting efforts for the Hitton Hussars, a mercanary unit run by his family and active in the Wars of Empire.
