Zaibon

Zaibon (Spinward Marches 1825/Lunion 0205) B00554-B

Zaibon's star is old, a dim K class star, that has spawned a small star system. There are two gas giants, and one substantial belt of asteroids. The asteroid belt is, like many, relatively dense in some places, effectively non-existent in others.

Zaibon's belt has been mined for hundreds of years, primarily for copper, though it has its share of other materials, like most other mined asteroid belts. Economically, the system depends on mining and metals, though there are a few small scale industrial concerns. Most of those are in the refining and metals fabrication line, and so dependent on the flow of mined ore, as well. Recently, as the larger copper finds have started to be worked out, and new finds have been sparse, a slow but steady decline has overtaken the star system's economy.

Otherwise, Zaibon is a minor stop on the Spinward Main, which brings some transient business opportunities, as well as repair and fuelling opportunities for the spaceport. The population is counted by the Imperium at approximately 550,000 systemwide.

Government is by a System Administration, whose Director is appointed by vote from amongst a popularly elected legislature.

Law is loose, with almost any sidearm being legal, and restrictions on addictive and harmful narcotics being the main points. Law enforcement is largely in the hands of the Zaibon Constabulary, a professional though overworked and under-funded police force, though the Starport itself has its own security force.

Port Zed - Class B Starport

Most interstellar traffic moving through the Zaibon system goes through Port Zed. Port Zed is a large structure, purpose built in place by tethering several large asteroids together, and mining them for materials while using the asteroid shells themselves as part of the structure. The result is a city in space, the center of which is the spaceport. Much of the rest of the structure is living space, hydroponic farms, and businesses that serve the needs of the port, and the system's mining community. Over the years, more and more asteroids have been towed in and attached, and today Port Zed is a warren of tunnels and corridors, occupied by over 300,000 people. The whole is connected by an extensive mag-lev system, carrying both freight and passengers throughout the complex.