Arla Rodarch
Marshal, Journeyman Protector
OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION
- Intent: Worldbuilding a location for the Journeyman Protectors on Mandalore
- Image Credit: Source
- Canon: N/A
- Permissions: N/A
- Links: Journeyman Protectors
- Military Base Name: Journeyman Protector HQ
- Classification: Army Base/Fort
- Location: Mandalore
- Affiliation: Mandalorian Protectors
- Population: Moderate - Hundreds, up to Thousands
- Demographics: Journeyman Protectors may be of any species
- Accessibility: While the base is visible from anywhere in Keldabe, access is strictly forbidden to anyone outside of the Journeyman Protectors, or the Mand'alor. Outsiders may be invited but must remain under escort at all times. No outsider will be allowed to visit or know about the lower levels.
- Description: A dark citadel located at the top of a high tower in the middle of the city of Keldabe.
Citadel - The fortress itself is a state of the art military base, providing residence, training, and support for over a thousand Journeyman Protectors. Spanning many levels from balcony floor to the upper dock, it has wide corridors, high ceilings, and plenty of open internal spaces.
Citadel Balcony - A huge open deck running the outside of the lowest level of the citadel, this links the four landing pads as well as providing access to the citadel. The citadel is not accessible from the ground or from within the tower itself. Secure entrances, with security scanners and defense grids are located here. This area also provides panoramic views of Keldabe and the surrounding land.
Lowest Levels - Accessible only from inside the facility, these deep bunkers provide a hidden redoubt as well as holding significant provisions, supplies, arms and ammunition to support any future conflict.
Marshal's Quarters - Arla Rodarch's private residence. As befits the commanding officer it is more spacious than the other quarters, though understated and spartan in design and layout.
Upper Dock - Able to load and unload large ships efficiently and quickly this is a fully functioning port facility. Also located here are the main cargo warehouses holding supplies for the base and garrison.
SECURITY
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Fortified military base with CIWS defensive turrets, shields and heavily armed residents.
HISTORICAL INFORMATION
With the ongoing restoration of Mandalore by the Mandalorian Protectors under Mand'alor Ijaat Mereel, the city of Keldabe has again become a going concern. Key to the rebuilding has been the company MandalMotors, with their tower being one of the first buildings rebuilt, after the Oyu'baat tapcafe.
Protectors HQ was established in Keldabe, and soon relocated to a citadel built at the summit of the MandalMotors tower, which rises high above the regenerating Keldabe cityscape. The tower isn't visually appealing, having been mainly constructed from recycled debris from the previous iteration, with assistance and labor provided by a local workforce.
The citadel functions as the primary military base for the Journeyman Protectors, as well as providing a security garrison for the city of Keldabe, which is constantly growing. The tower itself is the main commercial and industrial concern housing MandalMotors and many other businesses. As such it is well protected by having a fortress atop it.
The base of the citadel is surrounded by a balcony with four turrets which comprise landing pads and CIWS defensive emplacements. The high walls above are thickly armoured and protected by energy shields. Inside are the Journeyman Protectors' barracks, armoury, training facilities, and intelligence gathering center. At the top level is a cargo handling facility as well as a docking emplacement where a capital ship can be secured.
Deep shafts sink through the center of the tower and deep beneath the planetary surface, linking the citadel with its lowest levels, the bunker complex and siege storage. The existence of the extra lower bunkers are kept a closely guarded secret known only to the Journeyman Protectors.
