Fedalle System

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Fedalle System
Sector	Kuat Sector
Galactic coordinates	50,54
Planets	2
Moon	None
Asteroid Fields	None
Space Stations	14
Population	Approx. 5 million
Controlled By	Galactic Empire

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The Fedalle System is one of the seven systems of the Kuat Sector. Its capital, along with the entire system government, is located on the arctic planet of Fedalle II. While only a small system, the wealth of the metal deposits on Fedalle I and their large-scale industrial exploitation for the construction of transparisteel, coupled with its central position in the Kuat Sector and on the Hydian Way trade route, has made the Fedalle System an important trading hub. It also boasts a considerable build up of shipyards.

An Unprovoked Strike

The 2nd Imperial Fleet at Fedalle

During the waning years of the Second Galactic Civil War between the New Republic and the Galactic Empire, the Republic made a last few desperate attempts to strike at Imperial facilities, hoping to gain some sort of advantage while being crushed on every front. It was the year 21 on the 10th day of the Galactic Timeline, only days before the inevitable collapse of the New Republic nuisance when Fleet Admiral Vidar Sicarius of the 2nd Imperial Fleet got a private message in his office from Imperial Intelligence. The message itself gave him a start as he scanned through his encoded datapad with growing concern. There had been multiple last ditch efforts as of late by the fledgling Republic to cause havoc on Imperial supply lines and the Fedalle System was well known to be rich in minerals, especially transparisteel, one of the backbone materials used in many military supplies including armor, vehicles, ships and more. A successful interruption of such a supply line could slow much needed repairs to damaged ships and resupply of legions still recovering from recent battles. Reports from intelligence officers in the field were able to decode a hidden transmission to Republic ships who were ordered to make their way to the Fedalle system in an attempt at striking key stations with the intention of putting a halt on any transfer of materials coming out of the planet below.

Sicarius' never took a message from Imperial Intelligence for granted. He stood immediately and hailed the Commander of 7th Group, Rear Admiral Thea Corine, giving orders to reposition the fleet over the Fedalle System in preparation for a counter-raid. The fleet made the jump to hyperspace within minutes of the order, a testament to the precision of the Imperial Navy. Upon exiting hyperspace into the Fedalle system, with sublight engines kicking into gear, a distress signal rang out from the trading station near the planet; it was under attack. The New Republic was attempting a hit and run. "Insolent bastards," remarked Sicarius, when Thea relayed the situation. The pathetic task force sent by the Republic consisted only of a Corona-Class Frigate and a few squadrons of Y-Wings and X-Wings.

Moving the fleet into position, Tie Fighter and Tie Interceptors erupted from the closest Victory Star Destroyer in a blur of movement. Green lasers flashed against red, as dogfights between the fighters initiated all over the blanket of space as the lighter and faster Carrack Cruisers sped forward. The Victory Star Destroyer's superior firepower began to batter the ill equipped Republic Frigate. The battle raged for only a short time before the Republic fighters broke off their attack, having suffered heavy losses. The frigate's shields had been diminished and it was sustaining heavy damage from the closing Imperial capital ships. The Republic frigate crawled away, prepping for its retreat into hyperspace, but Sicarius and Thea weren't about to let it go so easily. A detachment of Tie Bombers were sent straight for the frigate with the intent of finishing it off, but just as they were closing in, the cowardly rebels rocketed into hyperspace. The battle was a reflection of the all too familiar one sided conflict that would come to a close only a few days later when the Republic surrendered to Emperor Seele and the Galactic Empire causing Imperial citizens to rejoice in the expectation of peaceful progression over the next several years.

Running Diagnostics

Imperial Medical Droid

The Imperial Mining Corporation is one of the major backbones of the Galactic Empire, providing the extraction and management of resources and research all over Imperial space. The Ministry of Industry goes to great lengths to ensure proper safety protocols are followed at all times by its workers, but sometimes things fall through the cracks, especially when technology and natural elements run amok. Everyone who works in the industrial sectors of the Empire will tell you that strip-mining comes with circumstances, many of which are out of a person's control. When the Imperial Mining Corporation first setup their vast networks of strip-mines on Fadelle I the toxicity of fumes released from the heavy equipment coupled with the extreme heat caused workers to succumb to sickness and sometimes even death. Heavy safety protocols were put into place to stem further incidents from occurring and the mining on Fadelle I experienced little in the way of injury or death for the next several years, until year 23 day 16 of the Galactic Timeline when disaster struck.

It was a typical day for Senior Vice President Kuuda Ki: a horde of meetings and stacks of paperwork detailing plans for the placement of new mining facilities in the Emerald Region, when her aid, Demdroom Loo rushed into her office with a concerned look. "This better be good Demdroom, I've got a busy day," barked Kuuda. The aid stuttered into the room, forgive me ma'am but "Grand Moff Nikolaus Ephranor is requesting your presence in the conference room via hologram. It sounds urgent." Kuuda knew the Grand Moff wouldn't just call up for an afternoon chat and immediately followed her aid out of the office.

Kuuda stopped at the door to the conference room and regarded, Demdroom, "That'll be all." Demdroom nodded and turned on his heels, making his way back to his desk to get back to the days activities. Kuuda strode into the conference room and activated the holo-projector. The Grand Moff's face illuminated the room and he spoke with reserved immediacy, "Vice President Ki, forgive my lack of pleasantries, but we've had a major incident on Fedalle I and your assistance in the matter is required." Kuuda shifted her stance, "No apology needed Grand Moff Ephranor. What's the situation?" The holo-projector flickered for a moment before he continued, "There was a large gas explosion at one of the strip-mining facilities on Fedalle I. Reports are still coming in, but it appears at least a dozen workers have been injured or worse. Those with injuries have been transported to the medical station in orbit above the planet. I need you to look into this and figure out what went wrong. Report your findings and make the necessary repairs." Kudda's face was one of subtle horror, "I'll brief Minister Elensar immediately and then handle this situation personally." Grand Moff Ephranor nodded, "I know I can count on you Senior Vice President Kuuda. Your reputation is well known. Ephranor out." As the hologram faded Kuuda paused, her thoughts racing. There hadn't been a major incident like this in quite some time and on her watch of all things. She refused to let the incident reflect poorly on the Ministry reputation and hustled out of the room, back to her office, yelling as she moved, "Demdroom! We've got a priority one."

Sitting in orbit above Fedalle I was an Imperial Medical Station. The older station didn't have as many of the amenities offered by the more modern XQ-2 Stations, but it doesn't limit the effectiveness of its functionality. Dr. Moses Reed, the chief Medical Officer aboard the station moved swiftly between rooms as patients with severe burns and high levels of toxic exposure were carted inside from the docking bay. This was the second transport to offload wounded into his facility and being understaffed wasn't helping expedite who was a priority and who had only minor complications. His only saving grace were the medical droids that were stationed on board, but Dr. Reed didn't like to rely on them since they were often overdue for routine maintenance checks, repairs, and system diagnostics.

"Just hang in there," Reed encouragingly said to one of the patients as he checked her vital signs. "I'll take it from here, sir," remarked a nearby 2-1B unit medical droid. Reed hesitated before moving on to the next patient. He was never at ease around droids and unfortunately in his line of work, he often had to work with them. Reed worked quickly through those brought aboard. The med bay was already full and another room, originally used as storage was being utilized as overflow. Luckily for Dr. Reed, the facility was equipped with a large supply of antitoxins after incidents earlier in the development of Fedalle I. It was unfortunate that six Imperial souls had already perished in the accident. Four died in the explosion and a further two before the good doctor had time to assess their condition. It was during the discovery of the most recent death that a screaming echoed out from the overflow room.

Dr. Reed rushed from the primary Medbay over to the former storage room to find his assistant Felkirk frozen with horror. Ten patients lie dead, one still convulsing as the cause of death hovered over him, a 2-1B unit. Reed acted quickly using the restraining bolts functionality to shut down the medical droid before it caused any more damage. A quick diagnostic revealed the droid had malfunctioned and loaded itself with neurotoxin samples and was injecting them directly into each patients heart causing cardiac arrest and death. Dr. Reed's distrust of droids was validated.

The final summary of reports Vice President Kuuda received of the Fedalle I disaster were grim, 26 dead with an additional 76 workers wounded. To further add to the chaos, a strange report submitted for review by the medical station Chief, Dr. Moses Reed detailed a malfunctioning medical droid being responsible for ten of those deaths. "This is a nightmare," she remarked to Demdroom. Over the next few months she was up to her eyeballs in paperwork and reports for both the Minister and the Grand Moff as well numerous meetings with agents of ISB who were trying to ascertain if negligence was involved. In the end it turned out to be a freak accident due to overheating of the main generator after one of the cooling couplings failed. The maintenance workers responsible for the conduits were arrested.

Planets

Fedalle I

The scorching hot surface of Fedalle I

”All civilian and unauthorized traffic to and from the surface of Fedalle I is strictly prohibited under the judicial laws of the Kuat Imperial Sector. Trespassers will find themselves subject to the full extent of the Imperial Criminal Code and might be fired upon.”
-Excerpt from Judicial decree Sigma-One

Fedalle I is a planet in the Fedalle System. It has a wealth of metal deposits which can be refined into the durable transparisteel, but its close proximity to the sun gives the planet a scorching hot and almost lifeless climate. Global industrial strip-mining in combination with the hot climate is responsible for the release of high amounts of toxic fumes directly into the atmosphere, further transforming Fedalle I into a toxic planet where failure to wear proper protection will lead to delirium and, ultimately, death.

Many corporations initially laid claim to the lucrative metal deposits, willing to take the risk and provide their miners with the necessary equipment and protection. As pollution levels rose over the years however and both their expenditures and the inevitable death toll amongst the miners began to increase, the corporations began to abandon their claims and pulled out one after another; leaving their once expensive mines up for grabs.

In Year 15, then-Moff Azhrarn Amaratha signed Judicial decree Sigma-One, a special addendum to the judicial laws of the Kuat Imperial Sector. Under this decree Fedalle I became classified as a penal colony and, as all unauthorized access to and from the planet became prohibited, the claims left by the various corporations fell into Imperial hands by default. The two main purposes behind the decree were to make both the mines profitable again and to take the burden off the strained Kuat Department of Correctional Facilities; thousands of prisoners throughout the Kuat Imperial Sector were asked to volunteer in exchange for reduced sentences.

After the construction of a Medical Factory in orbit around Fedalle I to study the toxic atmosphere and distribute the necessary vaccines to counteract the effects of the pollution, the first penal colonies on the planet opened in late Year 16. Throughout the early months of Year 17 an increasing amount of prisoners have volunteered for the program as well, likely finding merit in the idea of having long sentences reduced in exchange for voluntary service to the Empire, and the relocation of some of the worst prisoners in the Kuat Imperial Sector has not only made the mines an extremely valuable revenue for the Imperial Treasury and the Fedalle System but also taken a considerable burden off the Kuat Department of Correctional Facilities.

Fedalle II

The subzero temperatures of Fedalle II