Gaudium Comet

In the vast space of the Leman Sector is existence on a vessel a boring situation underbroken sometimes by pirate attack or more commonly other problems. Some people can widhtstand such condititions, other not especially if they come from the nobility of the Sector. But there is a place for the voidsmen and travelers, a place for recreation and refuling someones strenght. And this place is the **Gaudium Comet**, a space station constructed on a comet in the Frankian system.

## History

Constructed in the Dark Age of Technology was the Comet populated for nearly 20.000 years. Behind ornaments, installed on the station and the comet, are remains of docking stations and remnants of ancient parts of the Gaudium Comet lost to time. In the time time before the Imperium arrived in the system, traded the inhabitants with the nation-states on Frankia minerals for food. After a time of being used as a base for the Solar Auxiliar were the rulers allowed to operate it with the autonomy owned by Planetary Governeurs. The back then ruler of the Comet Zilia Nolson decided to use the gifted autonomy to create a leisure station for travelers and voidsmen alike. Especially the rich ones.

## Structure

The name Gaudium Comet describes two objects: the station (Gaudium) and the comet on which it was built. And this convention mirrows on the structure of the Gaudium Comet.

The station was built on an asteroid of a lenght of 100 kilometres orbiting a stabile orbit around its star. Storage facilities and generatorium were built in the rock of asteroid with some tunnels dug into the asteroid. The station itself has a tower with a height of 5 kilometres and has at the top a dome, similiar to the caps of mushrooms, with a spire on the top.

The lower levels of the station, often built into the rock of the asteroid, house the Habblock for the inhabitants, workshops and hydrocultures supplying the people on board. Constructed similiar to the ones in the Hives are those Habblocks painted in white and have more lightsources giving the inhabitants a small boost of moral. The medium levels house hanger shuttles to transport people from and to the vessels with some shuttles being able to carry up to 1.200 passengers. A few levels over the shuttle hangers are main leisure palaces located, housing bars, bordells and casinos. Medical wings offer a faster and more confortable recovering time for injured travellers. Spiritual needs are covered by the priests of the station chapel, who also are responsible for dimming the most exessive acts of pleasure.

Rich, influent and famous people can retreat themself toward the upper levels. Finer services and rooms entertain and serve those few and and the ruling Duke welcomes them personally. Among the people working there operate also Inquisitorial agents to monitor the station and its visitors.

## Defences

The Gaudium Comet is defended by the Gaudium Comet Security Force which has a strenght of 12.500 soldiers and further 5.500 combat servitors. Five cannons can deter smaller pirate vessels but are to weak to threathen destroyers or larger vessels. Two vessels from the System Defence Force are always assigned near the Gaudium Comet to protect it against pirate attacks and if necessary to quell heretical cults. A company of 250 Arbites offer further protection and have shown themself extremly helpful in dealing with heretics and hidden criminals.