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Hope Freeport is a remote trading hub in the Reft sector, known for its extremely permissive trading markets and unique history.

Description

Hope Freeport is an asteroid base located in deep space. The native population lives inside the facility and is fairly isolated from the port area. The port is known for its high degree of lawlessness and availability of nearly any commodity or services—with few if any questions asked.

System Data

Hope Freeport is located in deep space; it is not near any stellar system.

History & Background (Dossier)

Hope Freeport began its life as the Shining Hope an asteroid-based generation starship launched by Terra during the Interstellar Wars. Filled with tens of thousands crew in cold sleep, it's mission was to start a far-off colony.

Due to system malfunctions, the ship ended its journey not at a habitable planet, but in the empty space of Reft sector.

After a period of struggle, the native population transformed into an independent trading hub, with a starport-like port area and market center. They renamed it Hope Freeport.

World Starport

The "port town" area contains the starport-like area of the Freeport.

World Technology Level

No information available.

World Government

No information available.

World Law Level

Very permissive product and services offered, often with "no questions asked" by the sellers, buyers, and services. The port is becoming increasingly lawless.

World Military

Data about military units is not available. However, the facility itself is well-defended with armaments. Additionally, in its former life as a generation ship, it was designed as carrier and still houses a number of jump-capable ships, which themselves are lightly armed.

World Economy

The primary economic drive of the facility is as a trade hub.

Trade Data

The facility has several markets, including service offerings such as starship repair facilities. These markets are known for trading in about anything (short of slaves), whether the item or service is legal or not.

World Culture

Native population is fairly insulated—and deliberately so—from the market activities and lawlessness of the port area. Little is known about the culture of the natives. Natives are presumed to be largely of Solomani decent.

UWP Listing

Due to its unique character, this facility is not described using the UWP.

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-Chandler Station is a deep space installation located in the [[Great Rift]] so as to allow Jump-4 transit to and from [[Zuflucht (world)]] in the [[New Islands Subsector]] and Jump-3 transit to and from [[Tonnurad (world)]] or Jump-4 transit to and from [[Cerebin (world)]], both of which lie in the in the [[Usher Subsector]].
-Chandler Station is privately owned but heavily supported by the Imperium, often playing host to Imperial Navy or Imperial Interstellar Scout Service vessels, and has a platoon of Imperial Marines and a minute Imperial Consulate that collects data on Rift traffic.
+Hope Freeport is a remote trading hub in the Reft sector, known for its extremely permissive trading markets and unique history.
-In an attempt to make the station more self-sufficient it has large hydroponic gardens which allow the appearance and experience of walking in the open air in a garden. This notwithstanding, supplies and fuel are extremely expensive.
+== Description ==
+Hope Freeport is an asteroid base located in deep space. The native population lives inside the facility and is fairly isolated from the port area. The port is known for its high degree of lawlessness and availability of nearly any commodity or services—with few if any questions asked.
-== Description (Astrography & Planetology) ==
-Hope Freeport is located in deep space.
 === System Data ===
-Hope Freeport is located in deep space.
+Hope Freeport is located in deep space; it is not near any stellar system.
-=== Mainworld Data ===
+== History & Background (Dossier) ==
-There is no mainworld.
+Hope Freeport began its life as the ''Shining Hope'' an asteroid-based generation starship launched by Terra during the Interstellar Wars. Filled with tens of thousands crew in cold sleep, it's mission was to start a far-off colony.
-== History & Background (Dossier) ==
+Due to system malfunctions, the ship ended its journey not at a habitable planet, but in the empty space of Reft sector.
-No information yet available.
-=== Imperial Landed Nobility ===
+After a period of struggle, the native population transformed into an independent trading hub, with a starport-like port area and market center. They renamed it Hope Freeport.
-None.
 === World Starport ===
-There is no starport fitting the standard designation available at Chandler Station. One might consider it to be 'C', with limited repair facilities but refined fuel availability.
+The "port town" area contains the starport-like area of the Freeport.
 === World Technology Level ===
-The station itself is largely TL-12 in its construction but has no industrial capacity whatsoever.
+No information available.
 === World Government ===
-Company/Corporation.
+No information available.
 ==== World Law Level ====
-Level 9, No weapons outside home.
+Very permissive product and services offered, often with "no questions asked" by the sellers, buyers, and services. The port is becoming increasingly lawless.
 ==== World Military ====
-One platoon of Imperial Marines is garrisoned on the station.
+Data about military units is not available. However, the facility itself is well-defended with armaments. Additionally, in its former life as a generation ship, it was designed as carrier and still houses a number of jump-capable ships, which themselves are lightly armed.
 === World Economy ===
-All goods are between 10 and 100 times the normal cost. Exact figures are unavailable.
+The primary economic drive of the facility is as a trade hub.
 ==== Trade Data ====
-Chandler Station is independent of fuel imports due to its tanker fleet, and produces approximatey 60% of vegetable food required for inhabitants and passing ships. Everything else has to be imported. Figures on the level of trade passing through Chandler Station are unavailable.
+The facility has several markets, including service offerings such as starship repair facilities. These markets are known for trading in about anything (short of slaves), whether the item or service is legal or not.
-=== World Demographics ===
-Crew amount to no more than 100 on station, with a squadron of four tankers adding another 60. Counting the consulate staff and platoon of Imperial Marines, this means a regular population of no more than 200.
 === World Culture ===
-Largely Solomani.
+Native population is fairly insulated—and deliberately so—from the market activities and lawlessness of the port area. Little is known about the culture of the natives. Natives are presumed to be largely of Solomani decent.
-==== World Language/s ====
-Anglic, Esperanto.
-=== Historical Data ===
-No information yet available.
-==== World Timeline ====
-No information yet available.
 ==== UWP Listing ====
-As a deep-space facility, the UWP is ill-suited to describing Chandler Station.
+Due to its unique character, this facility is not described using the UWP.
 == References & Contributors (Sources) ==