Belv'th

TKE02 Compelling Evidence/03

Planet under consideration as a home for their miscreants. Bethany Anne et al there to check it out.

Originl name of planet Belv'th. New name, after Bethany Anne cleans it up, New Devon.

This place values its privacy, so there wasn’t much more than scan data to go off. What I do know is that it has a reputation in certain circles as being a place you can go to hide from the authorities. So what's it like? Pirate Central? They do have a nasty infestation of the fuckers, and they cause the regular people no end of trouble. Most of the residents want to just be left alone to live their lives without interference.” (Without paying taxes).

“I can’t argue; that might be a motivation for some.” She waved at the planet on the screen. “Although you’d be surprised how many of them just want to be out from under government control. ArchAngel, open a map and highlight the main populated areas. Show topography, and use color to show population density in each sector.”

A map of the planet appeared on the screen. There were two large cities, identifiable by the bullseye display of Bethany Anne’s filters around each. The cities were splotches of midnight in the center, surrounded by rings of progressively paler blue. Bethany Anne pointed to the darkest spot on the map. “Okay, we have three main groups. The largest city is mostly the den of iniquity you’d expect to find at the center of the black market. It’s full of shifty individuals with half their attention on their profit, the other half on how to get a slice of their neighbor’s profit, and the last part trying to use said profit for drunken debauchery.“Exactly.I want to know if this place is actually decent, or if it’s too out of control to meet our needs Maybe we're here to explore the New Devon, what we need for Phase Two.It’s the most likely candidate we’ve found so far. ADAM tells me that it’s more like controlled anarchy than out-and-out lawlessness in the second city.” They're legit then? Bethany Anne shrugged. “Kinda? Sort of.” She paused for a moment. “Probably not. I expect some kind of criminal organization is running the show there.” There are towns all along the lakes. Not sure what we’ll find there, but by all accounts the townspeople make old Earth survivalists look like a weekend Scout jamboree. They take zero shit, and have fewer fucks to give than perhaps even you.”

TKE02 Compelling Evidence/05

Salt mines on the lake shores, mercenary town of Irey nearby. Planet needs some cleaning up, but will definitely serve as the New Devon.