Ship Station Pegasus

L'Angel Du Noire

The Pegasus station is a cosmopolitan enclave of diplomats, mercenaries, explorers and traders. situated in geo-synch orbit above the legendary library world of Tar-Shenna, it is the stellar nations' only permitted link with the powerful information held in the vaults beneath the planet's surface.

The massive structure is one of the oldest stations still in operation from the first Antarean conflict, and spans a full 20 kilometers from base to steeple.

It's sleek design was the brainchild of astro-architectural godfather Sir Lupis Noire of Mournecreek. Memorably described as "Noire's Angel", the Pegasus resembles a giant creature launching itself into flight. Comparably, the mass-produced and brutal-looking stations of the current trend look like bricks next to a knife.

The Librarians

The secretive Librarians maintain a vigilant guard over their treasure horde of knowledge, acquiring more wherever they can - often at top dollar. To this end they permit the existence of the Pegasus, and allow the nations to install embassies and bureaus whose task it is to solicit information from the librarians in return for planetary imports such as food, fuel and building materials.

These deals are made in the Grand Chamber in the upper steeples of the station. A great baying parliament of traders, corporation reps, government officials and Library Adjudicates.

Trade and Barter

The main currency is detailed mineral content data on outlying systems. jumping outside the beacon network is risky business for any vessel without military support infrastructure, and closer to the broiling energies of core-space many exploration ships have been caught in uncharted gravitation and massive ambient radiation levels.

Corporations and governments need resources. metals for ships, minerals for technology and water for life. Locations and validated measurements of deposits of the rarer substances required for complex modern technology have changed hands for more money than an average trader would have made in ten years.

And then of course there are the jackpot prizes - the habitable. Every explorer's dream is to descend on a clear blue planet with verdant foliage, perfect atmo ratios and one-gee gravity. such a find is a one in a hundred thousand chance and the lucky few who discover these new paradise worlds are made men, often founding corporations of their own with the enormous finder's fees. claiming and colonizing a new-found utopia is the modern rich man's retirement cottage.

Of course, it's rarely as clear-cut as this, and often a party will block-buy data to use as a bargaining chip in some other agenda, or a finder will be bribed or blackmailed to submit his information out-of-chambers. In fact due to the huge stakes being played in the grand chamber, the Pegasus is as much a political and corporate battleground as any capital world.

Undertow

Amongst the "legitimate" deals of the superpowers and the mega-corporations, the Pegasus carries a darker kind of trade. it is a magnet for smugglers of all kinds, and due to that entirely uncoincidental correlation between people with money and vice industry, the lower decks of the station have become rather uncouth in places. Where there is an abundance of petty criminal activity there is ample camouflage for organized criminals. All kinds of organizations have eyes and ears on board the Pegasus.

And for specifically this reason, most intelligence agencies throughout the galaxy deem it prudent to have a healthy mix of informants and operatives active in all parts of the community.

Ambassador

Ambassador deal in information. you will be required to limit access based on your faction's policy, but also to increase your nation's perceived status through generosity or through superiority. you must make the sharp deals quietly, avoiding loss of face, and announce the loss leaders loudly to remind people how magnanimous your nation can be.

Agent

your role is observation and investigation. you will be empowered to ensure that the transactions of your faction are carried out correctly, and to investigate any irregularities with discretion.

Free Trader

They say it's every man for himself, and it's certainly true in your case. do whatever you have to. sell your own mother, but clinch that deal and you're on your way to the Lunar Hilton penthouse in a hoverlimo, baby. although this profession lacks the support infrastructure and deeper access of the major powers' bureaus, a keen intuition can often win the day over extensive research, and many governments have been left furiously out of pocket by some jack-the-lad floortrader.

Vendor

people gotta eat/wash/buy guns. the Pegasus is an entire city's worth of people and they all need to live. this means there can be a promising career in retail or services aboard the station.

Visitor

You're here for kicks. enjoy the sights. look around. visit the Forsytha Galleries or chill out at the Merando lounge. just don't get mugged on subdeck seven.

The Simulator

fancy yourself a general? try your hand at command in the state-of-the-art military simulation exhibition.

Services onboard

The Tar-Shenna Public Directories

a limited amount of general knowledge is available for public access, and the library maintains a splendid hall for viewing the data.

The Celesti Oracle

The Pegasus station is the home of the ubiquitous software universe companion, all research and authoring is performed on the premises from the most up-to-date information that the library permits. the Celesti Oracle map room is the largest in existence and supports a huge holographic scale model of the known universe under constant update.

The Forsytha Galleries

Probably the largest collections of art in the galaxy, in all media and spanning most of human history after the exodus. the spacious galleries are interactive and various exhibitions on certain topics can be viewed at predetermined times.

The Irwin Memorial Park

Few off-world reserves come close to the beauty and serenity of the Irwin Memorial Park in the upper decks of the Pegasus. a vast expanse of bio-balanced grassland, forest and jungle kept meticulously verdant by an army of laborers and robotics.

Many enjoy simply walking through the park and viewing the vistas of Tar-Shanna through the dome, but for the more action-oriented there is the Saint's Ring Raceway, a multi-surface race and test track on which a visitor can experience the thrill of piloting a variety of wheeled, tracked and hover vehicles from throughout the galaxy.

the information trade

The bays are the source of incoming NPCs bringing resource data, biological data, technology data, intelligence data,exploration data.

Bio Data

data regarding the findings of lifeforms, usually microscopic but sometimes multicellular, insectile or even mammalian. useful to medical sciences and academic institutions.

Resource Data

usually in the form of detailed radar scans of asteroidal and nebulaic areas useful to corporations, nations

Exploration Data

data pertaining to unknown regions of space, uncharted stars and possible habitable planets. useful to corporations, nations and academic institutions

Intel Data

news from around the galaxy. could be a list of resource prices in a particular system, or sensitive fleet movement information

Tech Data

anything from the invention of a new kind of FTL drive to a new software patch for ship nav computers.