Post by Darth Reaver on Apr 22, 2015 20:59:14 GMT
Raxus Prime is a waste-covered planet in the Raxus system and part of the Tion Hegemony. For over a millennia the planet has served as the scrap heap of the galaxy. Its surface covered in piles of crashed ships, broken machines and malfunctioning droids. Heavily polluted with lakes of reactor coolant, seas of acid and pockets of gas, the planet is too say the least inhospitable. This scrap has now become a valuable commodity as it presents an easy source of metals needed to build ships and fighters for the Union Forces and even the most damaged of ships still has some serviceable components that can be stripped out and reused on other craft. The only problem being the difficulties inherent in salvaging it.
In order to solve this problem the Obsidian Union has established a prison on the surface where the worst of the Unions criminals are sent to perform penal servitude. The inmates are provided with accommodation and the tools required for salvaging materials. Every morning the prisoners are given a quota they have to fill and sent out in workgangs. Once they have filled their quota and transported it to the smelter they are given their rations for the next day. Injured or sick prisoners are supplied with a reduced amount of rations until they are recovered enough to resume scavenging.
The smelter itself is located within a well armed military compound surrounded by walls and sentry towers. This compound is permanently manned by Union Terrestrial Forces with orders to shoot to kill in event of trouble caused by the inmates. The smelter is operated by a small number of the more trusted inmates, who's quarters and living conditions are far superior to the rest of the prisoners. Violation of any of the rules of the compound results in the offender being returned to the general population and losing their privileges. The smelted metals are transported into orbit by droid freighters, all of which are incapable of holding atmosphere which also deliver all supplies to the penal colony. In orbit around the planet are two Type II Orbital Repair Yards and a Cardan-II class Space Station.
Troops assigned to Raxus Prime rotate between the space stations and the planetary compound. Troops and new prisoners are delivered by unarmed shuttles guarded by TIE Fighters in case of attempts to hijack them.