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Tau-Dasa Emergency Services- brought to you by Secondary Systems
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Wed, 28 Nov 2001 20:05:37 GMT
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Introducing Tau-Dasa Emergency Services
The collapse of a gas giant in the Tau-Dasa System has altered the
gravitational forces along a major interstellar hyperspace lane. There has been
some attempt at charting new gravitational maps of the area, but the system is
not finished settling gravitationally. It is estimated to take several hundred
years before the system is entirely stable. Tau-Dasa 4, a predominately
ocean-covered planet has become the site of many crash landings of ships coming
out of hyperspace. The hyperspace route is significantly faster than other,
parallel routes and so some pilots continue to take the chance of possibly
being pulled into Tau-Dasa 4’s gravity well. A rescue and salvage program has
been set up to aid the troubled ships. It was started by the local authority in
the system, but the expense was too high for the government to maintain alone.
Slowly, Secondary Systems, the primary equipment supplier, took over the
majority of the operation, renamed it Tau-Dasa Emergency Services, and began
charging reasonable fees for the rescue, salvage, and repair of crew & ship.
They have hired pilots, rescue experts and salvage teams to man the operation.
The local government still has a presence in the form of a liaison whose duty
it is to observe Secondary Systems and insure that those rescued are not
exorbitantly charged.
Secondary Systems has built its local headquarters on a volcanic island along
the latitude where most crash-landings occur. Small businesses have begun to
appear near the HQ, offering customers replacement parts, lodging, new charts
of the system, and other services. As there is little surface land for
building, a few of the larger and more badly damaged ships have been scuttled
and turned into natural reefs and man-made islands. Usable space within the
ships is rented out and above water out hull is sold as real estate to the
budding businesses.
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