Planet Tangier

DIAMETER: 9,260 km

MASS: 4.52 x 10e24 kg

TERRAIN: Terrestrial/Volcanic

TEMPERATURE: -36°C to 10°C

ESCAPE VELOCITY: 7.73 km/sec

Planet Tangier is a young, terrestrial planet orbiting its sun at a considerable distance. It is a dark world with barely enough atmosphere to support life, and still largely burning under its moderately thin crust. The planet has hundreds of active volcanoes and massive earthquakes that frequently decimate areas along the planet's faultlines. The main attraction of Tangier lies in the deposits of Iron, Aluminum and Magnesium made easy to mine by the planet's actvie geology.

Tangier was originally surveyed by the Corsairs before falling under Red Hessian control after the Casablanca offensive of 811 AS. In 816 AS multiple small expeditions were launched to the planet in order to occupy existing and construct new mining facilities, while the initial phases of the docking ring project began.

By 824 AS, after eight years of difficult work, the docking ring of planet Tangier became active, easing the supply of food and water and also drastically expanding the transer of minerals for processing at Viernheim, the planet's orbital processing facility. The population of the small outpost grew as living conditions improved, and colonization of the planet continued in the areas of the planet confirmed most geolitically stable.

In 827 AS, Corsair forces overwhelmed the Red Hessian garrison at Viernheim, only to be driven back by the Coalition Carrier Alvin Katz. The loss of Viernheim left Tangier a much less valuable outpost, and Hessian economic calculus decided against rebuilding the orbital processor at the edge of their supply lines. By mutual agreement the Hessians left administration of the planet to the Coalition, though Hessians still come and go from the outpost, and some of the minerals dug from the planet still fuel the Hessian war machine. For its part, the Coalition intends to capitalize on the sacrifice of the Alvin Katz by expanding colonization of the planet.

## Bribes & Missions Offered

* Sirius Coalition

* Red Hessians

## News

As Crete demanded the Zoners of Theta turn over any Hunters aboard their stations and surrender docking control, the Freeport 9 administrators were confident that some kind of compromise could be found. A delegation from Gran Canaria was requested to assist with negotiations, due to the close ties between Zoner and Corsair communities on the planet.
Tragically, the Corsairs interpreted this delay as refusal, and launched a surprise attack while the delegation was en-route. Many of Freeport 9's crew are now being held as hostages while the Corsairs pillage the station. An urgent conclave has been called on Gran Canaria to discuss the Zoner response, while militias on Pygar have taken up arms in case the violence spreads.

Professor Nagel and her team are certain the Pulse originated from outside Sirius, but are otherwise no closer to identifying its source or mitigating a future Blackout event. "Following the Blackout, we began to see immediate signs of jump hole destabilization in multiple different regions, with many ultimately falling out of phase alignment altogether", she commented. The dramatic upending of Sirius' jump hole network has already prompted many groups to abandon stations and withdraw from systems that appear to risk being cut off.
While months-long trips between the stars are possible thanks to the Liberty Engine and many centuries of innovation, few ships are designed or provisioned to make such arduous journeys. Those who were displaced by Sirius' redrawn map hope that system connections will return, while adventurers and explorers rush to discover new routes.

For decades the Zoners of Freeport 9 have kept themselves safe from Corsair reprisals by offering useful services, with their biodomes providing Crete with respite from the famines that once ravished it. Despite this, outrage has swept Omicron Gamma after a flight of Hunters killed Commander Juan Garcia, before retreating back to the No Fire Zones of Omicron Theta.
The Council of Elders have ordered the administrator of Freeport 9 to attend Planet Crete to hear their demands. Elder Garcia has vowed that the station's halls would "run red with blood" unless the Zoners turned over all BHG aboard the Freeport. The Zoners are yet to respond, likely trying to anticipate how the Corsairs will react.

The Corsairs see the Pygar colony as a direct competitor for the region's scarce resources, with Elder Garcia warning that there would be "dire consequences" should Freeport 9's biodomes reduce or divert their exports to Planet Crete. Whispers of alien ruins and Artifacts discovered below Pygar's surface may also antagonize the Corsairs, who rely on the Artifact trade as a source of wealth. The hardship of Pygar's extreme conditions and the uneasy relationship with the Corsairs has already led many colonists to consider a return to the now liberated Gran Canaria.

## Rumors

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