Cularin Asteroid Belt
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Cularin Asteroid Belt(Planetary Info)
Type: Asteroid Belt
Position in System: 4th
Solar System: Cularin
Galactic Region: Mid Rim
Environment: Vacuum
Native Sentient Races: None
Sentient Population: Predominantly Humans, various aliens
Planetary Defences: 2 Gencore II Shield Generators, Defensive Space emplacements, various Confederation units, minefields
Cularin Asteroid Belt Government
Capitol City: None
Form of Government: Direct Democracy
Leaders: Captain Awdin(past), Anxo Alfonso
Chief Products:
Agriculture- None
Industry- None
Mining - various metals
Official History (Copyright of WOTC): The asteroids are home to two separate predatory groups. Nirama and his criminal organization own the largest asteroid, and the smugglers work from several smaller bases among the floating rocks. Farther away from Riboga's old stronghold, pirate fleets hide among some of the larger asteroids. The pirates change base locations frequently to avoid detection by the military and Nirama, but the smuggler bases are small and protected by the crimelord.
The asteroid belt makes a perfect place to attack incoming freighters, as most of them have to stop and fly through the belt at sublight speeds, or go around. Pirates seemingly well informed of the ship's route converge on a freighter as soon as it emerges from hyperspace, pick it dry, and then disappear into the relative safety of the rocks. These attacks happen so quickly, the military has little or no time to respond. To counter the rapid attacks, Colonel Tramsig recently laid a trap by sending military cruisers instead of freighters on several trips. One cruiser engaged pirates and destroyed five pirate vessels. The pirates have become more cautious in their attacks. The belt is the remains of the planet Oblis.
TRF History: The Cularin Asteroid Belt was captured from a group of pirates as well as the aging Crimelord Nirama by Confederation forces ably led by Captain Awdin from the Seraph Mk III Cruiser Warrior. Afterwards, the Confederation military established a military outpost in the former criminal bases. Aside from the Confederation military, the only original activity within the belt was by governmental mole miners and mining droids. After the area became more stable, the Confederation provided incentives for people to settle and prospect the many asteroids. This population is constantly changing as various prospectors strike it rich or lose their shirts. Still, there is now a fairly stable core population who have formed a government centered around the Belt's federal councilor, currently Anxo Alfonso, one of the most successful miners. Recently the belt served as a staging point for the operations which led to Cularin's induction into the Confederation.
Role within the Confederation: While originally primarily used as a military outpost, the belt is now more well known for providing many metals which feed the factories on Uffel and Genarius, as well as supplying metals to varoius neutral worlds around the Cularin system. Several of the asteroids in the belt secretly host highly sensitive Confederation projects or military units.
Notable Threads:
[[http://therebelfaction.com/forums/showthread.php?t=9868 Consequences of Piracy]]