Alright, I am aware of the location rules and I am loathe to ask for an exception, but I think this idea has serious merit.
I would like to request that a non-canon location be added. I am not asking for a faction HQ, and in fact one of the merits of this idea in my mind is the lack of factionalism within it.
For awhile now, I have been using a place I made up as a "base" of sorts for this char and my writing partner, Nekao Raine. It has been RPed extensively in the hyperspace thread of the Tingel arm for some time. This location is known as "The Nexus" a massive, hollowed out planetoid in deep space. Long ago mined for precious materials, over centuries it has become a bustling shadowport, home to thousands. It is a place full of smugglers, pirates, mercenaries and assorted other scoundrels and villains. It is not run by any true government, law is primarily a personal matter, with occasional periods of slight oversight by powerful criminal overlords or mercenary commanders. The last such warlord was a Keshiri woman named Felluna Dar'misu, recently killed by Cuyan and Nekao, what this means for the future is uncertain.
The main merit of this idea is the freedom. There is no government, no restrictions on who comes and goes, just about everything is open to anyone. Sith, Jedi, Mando, Smuggler, Pirate, none of it matters. What matters is the individual. Such a location, freely available to anyone, would be a great boon to many of the more independent minded RPers. There is no factionalism here, no one to tell you that you can't set foot on the station because you are a Jedi or anything like that.
My partner and I have pages and pages of RP already for this very spot. More than enough, it seems, to justify a location, and thats just the two of us.
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there to the end of the thread are all RP located on The Nexus. Some 23 pages already, by just two people. This place would be a free area, giving RPers places to meet and get SLs going, mercenaries to find work, smugglers a place to buy and sell goods illegal in other places. I don't want taxes or powers from this location, just a place for free and open RP catered to the more scoundrel element but open to all, regardless of a planetary badge and without bias to factions.
Reason for Request Free Shadowport
Name of Faction no faction
Name of Location The Nexus
Location Map:Tingel Arm
->Hyperspace
-->The Nexus
--->Hangars-
*Located all over The Nexus, hangars gave plenty of space for ships of many sizes, but typically the light freighters favored by smugglers and freelance mercenaries, with a decent number of larger berths for particularly successful pirate vessels. Contains repair facilities and refueling for ships that need it.*--->Port Town-
*The central area of The Nexus. Port Town connects to the vast majority of hangars and is the most densely populated area of the entire station. Many shops, gambling dens, dive bars, cheap housing, and other such enticements can be found most easily here. Location of Darkstar Defense and The Quasar among many other exciting establishments.*--->Cheapdeck-
*The lowest level of The Nexus. Cheapdeck is home to the poorest of the poor and dirtiest of the dirty. The drug trade is strongest here, along with cheap brothels, dirty bars, and even dirtier strip clubs. Dangerous even by the generous standards of The Nexus. Location of the Red Wampa strip club.*--->Horizon-
*The highest level of The Nexus. Horizon has the fanciest shops, nicest homes, most expensive restaurants, and most cunning criminals. Any luxury in the galaxy can be had here, if your wallet is fat enough. Location of Madame Tyriel's House of Roses and The Manse.*--->The Manse-
*A towering structure and the highest point within The Nexus. The Manse has represented power and influence to all the inhabitants of The Nexus for centuries. Whenever anyone manages to make themselves de facto lord of The Nexus, it's a sure bet they live, play, and hold court in The Manse.*Planet Badge Colornone
link to forum:
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A massive planetoid first hollowed out c. 2000 bby and mined. Over the centuries it has become a notorious shadowport and an infamous hive of scum and villainy, with a population of thousands.
I thank you whills for your consideration, and thank you again for taking the time to read. I truly believe a location like this will be boon to the site, especially given the recent spike in more independent characters and the call for less factionalization of the site population.
I hope you all respond favorably, and I thank you once again.