Celok 239

Celok 239 is a Pirate Den for the criminals and pirates of the Leman Sector and an important waypoint near a hidden entrance to the Pearl Zone, a region of space not controlled by the Imperium. The Pirate Den is a space station built on an asteroid with the lenght of 66km and a hight of 12km. There is no differentation of the star station or the asteroid.

Celok 239 is a reloading point for stolen goods, informations and services of the shady kind. A width range of people visit this place: pirates, mercenaries and renegades in smaller number. How this place can be run is unknwon but the Imperium knows that Celok 239 is ruled by a man named Sterling Payne.

## Overview

Celok 239 is ruled by a man named Sterling Payne, a man looking like being in his fifty a small grey beared, a smale face and a costume artifical hand. Payne was not the founder of Celok 239, which can be dated back shortly after the Horus Heresy built on ancient remains of an improvised starbase, instead he was able to win it in a poker game between other pirates who claimed the leaderless asteroid.

The main building is located in the bulge of the asteroid`s highest "mountain" called *Mount Akl.* Hallways dug into the rock lead to further rooms - mostly storage rooms or hidden bunkers. Other smaller building spott the asteroid and are also connected by hallways. Those buildings serve mostly as look-outs or to help vessels to navigate the asteroid belt.

## Location

Celok 239 lays in the Wilderness Space , not to a Subsector belonging space, of the Leman Sector. It`s exact location is unknown but there are two things known about the location of the asteroid: first it is near the Pearl Zone, meaning it has to be near the Guscha Subsector. And secondly that the station is placed in an asteroid belt or that visitors have to fly through such one. Navigators calle the System GHLX-11.

## Live on Celok 239

Live on the asteroid base is demanding and possible short. Every inhabitant has to help in the maintenance and if needed in the defence of their home. Inhabitants have to repair damaged parts and craft new ones or work in the plantages and shops to secure the upkeep. A minimal government enforces that everyone supports the maintenance in one way or the other. Groups who were gifted room special for them have also to support the maintenance.

When not working or sleeping wander the people through the base which has only a few restricted areas. Small shops üave the bigger hallways and tarverns offer drinks and small food after recipes from around the Galaxy. Violence is common although only the use of fists is allowed and stolen artefacts serve as decoration in the base. Sometimes arrive Xenos ar Celok 239 who can make freely buisnesses alhough they are sceptical watched by the Humans.

## Groups and Persons

### Known Buisnesses

* **Frezz`s Drug Store:** Frezz`s Drug Store is a notorious drug den offering drugs from around the Segmentum.
* **Vi`shak Fi`s Curiosities:** A Tau Watercast member living there under a fake name, although only people with knowledge about Xenos would realise that, and one of the few Xenos on the station accepted by the inhabitants. He sells odd artefacts from Xeno Worlds and even from Craftworlds and also from obscure Imperial Worlds.
* **Loot Basar:** The Loot Basar is a shop which grew so big that it now official became an institution. Like the name reveals buys and sells this shop loot from pirrate raids.

### Freelances

* **Navigater House Ysh Hin:** A smaller Navigator House with around 101 trained Navigators, far-less than most other of Syh Hin. While official just being a minor Navigator House with 48 trianed members in the Imperium, is the true Ysh Hin a important player in the underworld then even pirates fear a blind Warpjump. The House prefers tp be paid either in money or through new recruits. Further more has the House a small detachment of loyal thugs for protection.
* **Vendal Kruge:** An assassine of a now defuncted Death Cult who specialize himself in infiltration and in gunning down his enemies. He uses Autoguns and a Laspistol to kill his target. He accepts money or supplys as payment.

### Mercenaries

* **Adelbert Rochè:** Adelbert Rochè is a mercenary who owns a Jumpback and a Long-Las. He offers his services for recon missions and field assassinations of important enemy leaders or specialists.
* **Zynz`s First Mec Squadron;** A group of mercenary pilots operating out of an armed frighter with heavy modifications. Around 300 Pilots and 23.000 members fight for the highest bidder. Commonly hired by Inquisitors.
* **Steelbreakers of Danham:** A 250 mercenary strong Squad group supported by an unknown number of non-combatant Squads. They use Squad Power Armour and Powerhammers and Boltguns sometimes even flamethrowers as weapons.
* **Scythian Xenos Brigade:** A mercenary group made up of the Scythian a Xenos species described as warrior monks. They priorise contracts who deal damage against the Imperium.

### Pirates

* **Pirate Confederation of Madaska:** The lose alliance of the Human pirates in the Pearl Zone has major presents on Celok 239 and the different gangs of the Sector run a handfull of different shops and are a good option for everyone who wants to get out of the Leman Sector. Loot from their raids can be found there comonly on the shelfs with varying prices. Seasoned voidmen from the Pearl Zone offer their services and with luck you can find even a Navigator who knows how to navigate the Pearl Zone.
* **The Red Major;** A Odysseus Class War Galley operationg solo which can however be hired as a mercenary ship. Its unknown how the crew can maintaine such a large vessel however it can destroy entire Squadrons of Escort ships capture entire convoys.
* **Pirates of the Clip:** A pirate gang using a Fast Clipper for smuggeling and raiding undefended mining posts.

### Criminals

* **Yellow Hand Syndicate:** The Yellow Hand Syndicate span the entire Leman Sector and has vassalized gangs on each World. Members of the Syndicate use Celok 239 as a trading place of stolen or illegaly built products and to recruit mercenaries or to connect with criminals outside of the Sector. A wing of the main building was given over to them for their deals and operations in payment for they supply deliveries to Celok 239.

### Renegades

* **Bloodsworn:** A Renegade Space Marine Chapter which works as mercenaries and corsairs who are infamous for their use of Xeno-technology. Their serfs operate there a small office buying secret informantions and weapons or offer their masters services.

### Xenos

* **Maske of the Shining Bird:** A Halequin Mask specialiced in hit-and-run tactics involving dangerous acropatic acts.

## Defence

Celok 239 has several voidshield geneators and cannons looted from vessels. The guns can shoot into each direction and are a danger for vessels under a size of 1,5 kilometres. However the main part of the defence strategy remains on the ground combat. For this are Payne`s men equipped with heavy autocannons as heavy weapons mounted in stratigical positions and often hidden. Furthermore store the armoury further weapons, enough to arm the other inhabitants.