Well-Known Viceroy
C A S T L E - P I N T A A R I
OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION
- Intent: To create a hidden Imperial Listening Post within the territory of the High Republic for the Tarkin Initiative
- Image Credit: Nova Garon ISB Base | Abandoned Naboo Castle
- Canon: None
- Permissions: HAMWAGON Permission
- Links: High Republic | Tarkin Initiative | Imperial Listening Post
- Structure Name: Castle Pintaari - Imperial Listening Post R-HUB.
- Classification: Imperial Listening Post
- Location: North of Theed, the Human Capital City of the Mid Rim planet Naboo.
- Affiliation: Tarkin Initiative
- Accessibility:
Castle Pintaari is deliberately positioned in Naboo's sparsely inhabited northern hill country, several hours' travel from Theed by airspeeder and far from established trade routes. The structure outwardly appears to be an abandoned aristocratic retreat dating back to Naboo's pre-Republic noble estates.
Its exterior has been intentionally left weathered and partially collapsed to discourage attention. Access is restricted to authorized Tarkin Initiative personnel only. Hidden landing clearings, encrypted beacon signals, and underground docking tunnels allow Initiative craft to arrive without being detected by High Republic's traffic control network.
To the public, the castle is recorded in regional archives as condemned and unsafe, and it is rarely visited except by occasional survey teams or curious travelers.
- Description:
Castle Pintaari sits along the edge of a quiet Naboo lake, its reflection often broken by mist rolling off the water. The structure's tan stone walls rise into a series of Naboo-style spherical towers capped with distinctive green roofs, giving the castle an elegant silhouette despite its apparent age and neglect. Ivy, weathering, and carefully staged structural damage reinforce the illusion that the site is nothing more than a forgotten noble retreat on Naboo.
At the base of the castle lies what appears to be an artist's studio, identifiable by its angled roof and a large panoramic window overlooking the water. Inside, numerous framed portraits line the walls remnants of the estate's former owners. In truth, this room now serves as a disguised access point to the underground listening post, with hidden lifts, sealed passageways, and sensor equipment concealed behind the preserved interior décor.
From a distance, Pintaari looks peaceful and abandoned. Only those who know where to look would realize it is an active intelligence facility concealed beneath one of Naboo's most picturesque shorelines.
POINTS OF INTEREST
Upper Castle Ruins
The visible portion of Pintaari consists of empty halls, broken galleries, and sealed towers. These areas are intentionally maintained in a believable state of abandonment, though hidden scanners and motion sensors are embedded within the masonry.
Subterranean Command Hub
The true heart of the installation. This reinforced operations center houses a network of specialized and highly sensitive full-spectrum transceivers, subspace antenna, and HoloNet transceivers and the facility's primary command staff. From here, operators intercept communications, track vessel movement, and relay intelligence to Initiative command nodes.
Sensor Vaults
Buried beneath the surrounding hills are concealed long-range sensor dishes, hyperspace signature trackers, and encrypted listening arrays. These are shielded to prevent detection from orbit and designed to resemble geological formations in standard scans.
Hidden Hangar Cavern
A concealed underground docking space capable of holding several small craft or shuttles. Accessed via a retractable stone platform disguised as a collapsed courtyard, it allows personnel transport and supply delivery without visible traffic.
Signal Relay Spire
One of the castle's tallest towers secretly houses a hyperspace-burst communications antenna. Externally it appears damaged, but internally it is fully functional and protected by signal-scrambling equipment.
SECURITY
Castle Pintaari maintains a High security rating appropriate for a covert intelligence installation rather than an overt military base. While outwardly appearing abandoned, the structure is monitored by concealed sensor grids, encrypted surveillance holocams, and passive motion detection fields buried within the surrounding grounds.
Access points are protected by hidden blast doors, biometric locks, and internal automated defense systems designed to neutralize intruders before they reach the subterranean listening post. A small but highly trained garrison consisting of Internal Security Branch, ISB Tactical, Phase I Dark Trooper and Imperial LV9-Series Security Drone assigned by the Tarkin Initiative operates from concealed barracks below the castle, supported by encrypted communications arrays and localized jamming systems that can suppress transmissions across the lakeside valley.
Defensive shielding can be raised over the underground facility in emergencies, though it is deliberately calibrated to avoid detectable energy spikes that might alert authorities on Naboo. The result is a site that relies on stealth, misdirection, and rapid containment rather than overt military force.
HISTORICAL INFORMATION
Decades later, Initiative intelligence scouts searching for discreet forward bases identified the castle as an ideal covert installation. Its distance from Theed ensured minimal Republic oversight, while Naboo's political stability made the planet a perfect observation point for monitoring regional traffic and communications.
Under the guise of archaeological stabilization work, Initiative engineers quietly reinforced the foundations and constructed an underground command complex beneath the ruins. The site was designated Listening Post R-HUB, intended to serve as a silent information node tracking political developments, hyperspace movement, and emerging threats across nearby sectors.
Today, Castle Pintaari operates as one of the Initiative's most discreet intelligence footholds. Officially forgotten by Naboo's administration and nearly invisible to orbital scans, it functions as a hidden ear within one of the galaxy's most symbolically important worlds.
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