Judah Dashiell
Salvage Empire
A roar of construction equipment echoed through the mountains, breaking apart the overall quiet on the temperate planet. Buildings dotted the landscape, half finished as workers of varying species traversed over scaffolding and duracrete forms. Work on a city-from-scratch was in full swing, an attempt to build a civilization from nearly nothing. It was the most ambitious project Salacia had taken on yet - permanent headquarters and their own planet. Currently, Celesta Station above Tabaqui housed their headquarters but expansion loomed once again. Space stations weren't going to cut it long term. For regional operations, sure but for the entire company? They were already bursting at the seams.
Logistical challenges abounded. One of the biggest beyond materials was security. Issues had the potential to ruin the entire plan ; war, pirates, terrorism, looting. Judah wasn't very concerned about the worker population causing issues but the galaxy at large. Ores and salvage had the potential to be valuable, depending on what was being refined at any given point in time. Being defenseless was unwise, they would be sitting ducks for any criminal enterprise with a large enough gang.
Which is why he called in Noah Corek.
Judah had originally considered Firemane but after learning of horrible working conditions and the in-fighting, even the idea of poaching their best security personnel seemed unwise. Both for long term stability and for public relations - Salacia had a reputation to uphold after all. Being in bed with despots wasn't a way to win over quality contracts or long term success. Corek seemed to have a level head ; a family man who was interested in expanding his business. They both could relate on that front.
He waited at a temporary landing pad for Corek to arrive. Judah had to send the coordinates via encrypted message. He didn't quite want to reveal the project just yet - beyond Salacia execs, only three people knew of the plan to expand on the uninhabited planet. Corek was trustworthy enough to allow in early in the process, even if the man didn't want to pick up a security contract with his company.
Without many options, Judah hoped he would.