{"id":1382,"date":"2024-08-27T18:18:38","date_gmt":"2024-08-27T18:18:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ordcantrell.com\/index.php\/2024\/08\/27\/shadowport-charters-bring-prosperity-to-spacers\/"},"modified":"2024-08-27T18:18:38","modified_gmt":"2024-08-27T18:18:38","slug":"shadowport-charters-bring-prosperity-to-spacers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ordcantrell.com\/index.php\/2024\/08\/27\/shadowport-charters-bring-prosperity-to-spacers\/","title":{"rendered":"Shadowport Charters Bring Prosperity to Spacers"},"content":{"rendered":"
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*As the commercial break ends, the anchor turns to face the holocorder\u2026.*<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Tonight, we bring news of the Shadowport network of cities catering to bounty hunters.\u00a0 This endeavor has brought stability to many small, uncharted systems- an unlikely outcome given the usual faire we see in Deep Space.\u00a0 Here is Clarisa Vidoil with more.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

*The scene cuts to a city in turbulent decay. The reporter\u2019s voice comes over the footage.*\u00a0 <\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

On the left, this is the asteroid community, Windtide just a year ago.\u00a0 Most residents here tried to scrape together a way of life on the outskirts of the Jospro Sector.\u00a0 Many content to live as peaceful as they could but found it difficult due to the lawlessness that surrounded them.\u00a0 They came to work in mining, or related fields, and found themselves embroiled in unrest.\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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And on the right, the same asteroid community a year later.\u00a0 Their lives changed when city leaders signed charters with the Shadowport network.\u00a0 With this, bounty hunter offices came in and brought order against the chaos.\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

When community members are asked about the changes, they express that they are more than pleased with the outcomes. *Image changes to someone being interviewed in a Shadowport city.*<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cOh, absolutely.\u00a0 This place was rougher than an after-hours cantina on Nar Shaddaa.\u00a0 The regular folk here couldn\u2019t find a scrap of peace\u2026 It was a place on the verge of collapse.\u00a0 But, Shadowport came in and saw the promise of its location and everything changed. After all, the last place a criminal wants to be is where all the Bounty Hunters are.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

We toured the small asteroid community and found the trappings of a well-run core world.\u00a0 With vendors, galactic market access, and accommodations that cater to bounty hunters.\u00a0 These asteroid cities are having a renaissance of prosperity.\u00a0 Most residents pivot their careers to cater to the bounty hunters coming to the city.\u00a0 As a result, many Shadowport systems see financial prosperity within months of signing on.\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

This mechanic was eager to elaborate for us.. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cYeah, that\u2019s right.. I was a ship mechanic for a mining outfit and we were cut loose when the rudic run out.\u00a0 Those bastards left us to rot.\u00a0 Sure, they did well protecting us when the crystal was flowing.\u00a0 But after? Nope. \u00a0A year of struggle and thugs.\u00a0 Bandits above and on the streets.\u00a0 Shadowport come in just in the nick of time and turned it right around.\u00a0 They kept their promises.\u00a0 And sure enough, in a month or so after, life got better.\u00a0 I\u2019m grateful.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Shadowport, a division of Byblos Drive yards, clears the streets and space ways of their project cities and opens charters for bounty organizations around the galaxy.\u00a0 These charters abide by rules and codes of conduct that create a symbiotic relationship for the population living around them.\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Mayor Iok Velaran gave some insight on what it takes to crush the bandits that inhabit these asteroid systems.. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe came in at a time when two rival bandit groups were at war in the asteroid field around us and were able to snatch control from them in a brief conflict.\u00a0 By the time either of those groups was able to bring in reinforcements, we had a fleet here encouraging<\/i> them to pick somewhere else to live.\u00a0 The transition this city has gone through is remarkable!\u201d\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Shadowports have brought stability to over two dozen asteroid systems and counting.\u00a0 Of the \u2018ports we visited, we found that commerce and prosperity follow closely with the bounty hunter organizations chartered with them.\u00a0 Shadowport is intent at displacing bandits and insecurity where most governments have turned a blind eye to these communities.\u00a0 Chances are, there is a Shadowport in your sector keeping the peace and bringing opportunity to civilians.\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Wanna know more about the Shadowports? <\/a><\/p>\n

Clarisa Vidoil reporting from Kiffex.\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

*As the commercial break ends, the anchor turns to face the holocorder\u2026.* Tonight, we bring news of the Shadowport network… <\/p>\n

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