The Saloon

[Chairdor]

Aranii Fort Saloon​

Nestled in the wild space planet of Zonju V the Rangers make their homestead. Referred to simply as "The Saloon" as a name would allow the Rangers enemies to locate it, this building lies nestled in the walls of an old Arannii fortress just outside the city of Sathad'ra.

The fort in its height was capable of housing four hundred people but in its disrepair only a fraction of that space can be currently utilized. As the base was built prior towards the large usage of electrical power on the system wiring had to be manually rigged to the walls. Lighting and other devices are powered via a series of generators that run on the fossil fuels found in abundance of Zonju V, the smoke this causes is pumped back into an isolated cave system below so as to not alert the city of any activity going on in the base.

Within the base a bar has been set up run by Vince and drinks are provided free to all Rangers and those aiding the ranger cause. Vince also makes a mean flapjack, but if you are a do it yourselfer feel free to use the kitchen just behind the bar. Further on there are a series of bedrooms, mostly communal but a few private ones once for the high command of the fort. Bathrooms are available and, you guessed it, drain into the caves below. A large workshop area is open as well as a medbay and an intelligence gathering room where all information on missions and the movements of enemies of the rangers are gathered.

Much of the fort is unused at the moment due to disrepair and plain non need for the space so it is open to repair for any use by a ranger with the gumption and the strength to move a few rocks.

Within the confines of the fortress is an old cistern tapping into an ancient aquifer of fresh water. This consequently also opens up the base to the caves below which crisscross in and out of the city, little is known about the caves layout and as such rangers are advised not to go in alone. When the well is not being used it is covered with a steel plate and chained down to ensure no creatures lurk into the base in the night.

Around the fort is a vast desert, the main defense the rangers have against attack. Outside the interior building in the courtyard rangers can park their vehicles in which they can traverse the desert. A small stable is also available to leave any riding animals, though you are responsible for feeding and fitting your mount.

Security of the fort is minimal, relying on its remote location. Many defunct forts surround Sathad'Ra as they used to house the forces of Emperor Aran a millennia ago. These ruins are feared to be haunted so many people go to great lengths to avoid them. Rangers do their best to never leave in large numbers, always fly low from and to the base, and keep up a scouting effort to mark if anyone is snooping around their area.

No outward lights can be seen from the base and if goddess forbid someone where to attack them the Ranger's could escape out of their hangar, through many hidden passages out onto the wastes, and into the caves below the fort which crisscross for many many miles and have hundreds of outlets.