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Submerged
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Mining facilities, geothermal vents
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Misc non-sentient fauna, Yridian workforce
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Basic
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1500
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Spare parts, droids, medicine
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Neutronium, carvanium, food packs, power
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Introduction
A collection of underwater domes situated on the border of two hugely active tectonic plates on the ocean world of Yridia II, Phoenix Crest is a mining colony granted to Welshman during a Clan feud against a nest of pirates which had taken residence in its life-giving arcology, originally joint ownership was granted to Ylith and himself, however, the second owner has since left the Clan leaving Welshman as the sole proprietor.
Area
The fiefdom of Phoenix Crest encompasses an area of roughly 1500km2 with 98% of this area being underwater, a bracelet of sensors, occasional mining droid and the odd habitat module hugging the mineral and energy rich trench of the Phoenix Crest. The 1% of interests above sea level are placed on the scatterings of atolls and island chains which jut out of the tempestuous sea, and are the storage dumps and trading posts where materiel is taken for surface transport.
The Estate
Many land grants are turned into personal playgrounds of their inhabitants, a method showing off and demonstrating material wealth. Welshman however decided upon a different path for his territory, already an impressive mining community when taken from the hold of Dranik the Corsair set about expanding this little venture. The initial complex of half a dozen domes ranging from Star Destroyer swallowing globes of plasteel to 200m long cubes have been expanded to encompass nearly three hundred more habitats, the largest having a radius of over a kilometer.
The initial site's domes are all interconnected by a series of sealed walkways and trams, facilitating movement of men and material to the processing sites for packing. Transport to the outlying domes must be undertaken via the fleet of submersibles available.
Industry
A mining conglomeration that supplies Tarentum, the Brotherhood, and perhaps more importantly Welshman's bank balance with minerals and metals essential to heavy industry and ship building. The mining is mostly carried out by robotic craft, variants of the mole miners of old, and processed by the organic workforce for shipment to surface depots. The larger domes have shuttle bays which allow the specially modified Tarenti shuttles access to the domes for urgent supply runs or meetings with the Warlord, while the smaller processing domes rely on magnetic accelerators to hurl the ingots to awaiting surface craft.
The output of the diaspora of facilities is not just limited to metals, indeed the depths of Yridia II's oceans contain a plethora of species suitable to the Human palate, these myriad creatures are processed into protein and carbohydrate blocks much used by Tarenti armed forces as ration packs and to feed the workers who labour in the Tarentae's facility.
The geothermal vents which dot the fissure are themselves used to power the facility and colonies within the wider area resulting in some degree of self-sufficiency.
Industrial output of the facility as a whole is approximately 1.3MTons of neutronium (N.B. Not to be confused with material making up neutron stars) and 0.8 MTons of Carvanium along with 1MTon of pure processed protein/carbohydrate food packs of which the majority is earmarked for Tarentum and her allies.
Workers
Welshman attempts to source as much labour as possible from local Yridian communities in an attempt to alleviate local unemployment. This benevolence has seen the Baron's popularity amongst the locals rise to almost reverent status, somewhat helped by the dividends and bonuses paid annually to workers. The workers spend four weeks working down in the facility before being allowed back to their families for a week. Between the droid workforce and other automation the organic workforce is only around 1500, all mostly in tech-support, pilots or the grow houses.