Conqueror's Forge

Conqueror's Forge is a space station and shipyard where new technology, weapons and starships are designed for the army of the Veskarium. It is outfitted with powerful engines that allow it to travel throughout the Ghavaniska System.

Government

Conqueror's Forge has a strict chain of command, from High Despot Dantromal Kominar to the greenest soldier. The high despot has executive oversight on all projects and overall management, but delegates much work to his subordinates.

Civilians on Conqueror's Forge go about their daily lives like normal, while also adhering to military decrees, like on any other Veskarium world.

History

In 41 AG, after the planets of the Golarion System united under the Pact Worlds government against the Veskarium, the Council of Despots became concerned that the Veskarium's technology might fall behind that of the Pact Worlds, like how they missed Triune's Signal in 3 AG. Emperor Rakakama III thus decreed the construction of Conqueror's Forge, which was completed and named in 47 AG, after the vesk's patron deity Damoritosh. Conqueror's Forge was put in orbit around Vesk Prime and given the status of a core world.

In 291 AG, The Swarm destroyed Conqueror's Forge in a surprise attack. When it was rebuilt, Conqueror's Forge was also retrofitted with new engines that would allow it to travel around the Veskarium. After the alliance between the Pact Worlds and the Veskarium pushed the Swarm out of their territory, the Council of Despots decided that they could benefit from selling the developments from Conqueror's Forge, and expanded it to facilitate trade.

In 422 AG, with the Veskarium fleet paralyzed by the Drift Crash, Conqueror's Forge has massively upscaled ship production, exceeding safety regulations. The Council has also ordered it to mobilize against a predicted assault from the Azlanti Star Empire. Damoritosh's faithful, who insist on the superiority of the Forge's overlord engine, has secretly hired some outside operators to perfect its operation and bring it online. At the same time, Dantromal Kominar commissioned an emergency division to stabilize The Drift and possibly seize control of it by creating a variant Drift Beacon, with which the Drift could be anchored to the Veskarium and favour the empire's vessels. However, when the first tests were conducted, an explosion threatened to destroy Conqueror's Forge until it was suppressed.