Eternal Father
Name: The Zambrano Estate (Bastion)
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Classification: Mountain Estate
Location: Bastion, north of Ravelin in the mountains of the North Pole's southern border
Affiliation: The Zambrano Family
Description: Unlike many of Kaine's other castles and hideaways, his Bastion estate features a distinct high-culture Core architecture with smooth spires and rotundas that contrasts against typical angular Sith design. This was intentional, as the sight of Sith architecture was all too much of a giveaway for an individual attempting to dissuade suspicion among a group of mainly anti-Sith Mandalorians. But deceit and misdirection would not protect the estate in the case it ever came under assault, which is why the towers and ramparts of the structure are outfitted with various weaponry and defensive capabilities.
The primary deterrent were the eight anti-air emplacements littered throughout the upper levels of the estate, consisting of four Mk 26 'HARM' Guided Missile Weapon Systems and Retaliator-class Turbolasers. These provide a thick screen of anti-air suppression to keep starfighters and gunships at bay, but in the face of aggression from up in orbit the estate is outfitted with a single ICE/AEI "White Iron" Essential Facility Shield Generator that, when activated, envelops the entire mountain peak in a protective barrier. Besides these armaments the estate also houses a garrison of a hundred housecarls and a small hanger large enough to maintain an entire squadron of starfighters.
The interior of the structure is typical of an Imperial fortress, with a throne room, audience chamber, banquet hall, guest chambers, a master suite, and various other chambers that could serve the needs of the estate's Lord whenever possible. The estate's security was maintained and monitored by a dozen or so individuals augmented with AJ^6 cybernetic implants from a central control room protected by blast doors and shields. Below the estate's visible infrastructure was a dungeon system and laboratory created solely for the manipulation of genetic material and clone replication.
History: When the Mandalorian Crusaders under the command of Isley Verd set out to conquer a large swath of former Primeval territory they happened to take control of the former Imperial world of Bastion in the process. Kaine Zambrano, Isley Verd's father-in-law, sought to build another sanctum in the harsh wilderness of Bastion so he could better monitor his son-in-law's efforts and the subtle inclusion of Sith ideals into the Crusader leadership. In secret he built a large fortress-like estate atop an insurmountable mountain peak that was only accessible via transport, and only divulged the location of this secret refuge to a select few individuals; mainly trustworthy members of the Verd family.
However; when the Crusader regime collapsed several anti-Force elements of the Crusaders managed to learn about the estate's existence, and occupied it while Kaine was elsewhere in the galaxy. Their short occupation came to an end when the Sith Ascendancy, an organization comprised of many influential Sith Lords and their protégés, launched an attack on Bastion to claim it for themselves.
The remnant Crusaders were driven out of both the capital city and out of Kaine's estate, with the Sith Lord himself personally overseeing their eviction through force.
Intent: To sub another Zambrano location that's been in play ICly for awhile
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