When the unpleasant necessity of protecting the fledgling Rheinland Republic required the construction of a special prison for handling violent radicals, the Vierlande Prison was stationed in Hamburg in 715 AS. Its extreme isolation and lack of appreciable sunlight make it one of the more dreaded destinations for captured Red Hessians, Unioners, and other criminals. Sentences are almost always for life.
Veirlande Prison
Comments[]
A heavily-defended stronghold of the Rheinland authorities, this station orbits Planet Hannover, a gas giant in the Hamburg system.
Infocard[]
- LOCATION: Hamburg system (6D)
- OWNER: Rheinland Police
- CLASS: Abbey
- GRAVITY: Complete
- DOCKING: Yes
- AMENITIES: Yes
- POPULATION: 6K
Ships Selling[]
- None.
Commodities Selling[]
Guns For Sale[]
Turrets For Sale[]
- Firekiss Turret
- Flamecurse Turret Mk I
Missiles For Sale[]
- Slingshot Missile - Class 3
- Windstalker Missile - Class 3
- Sweeper Missile - Class 4
- Catapult Missile - Class 5
- Moonstalker Missile - Class 5
Shields For Sale[]
- Sconce Fr. Shield - Class 3 (Level 2)
- Sconce H.F. Shield - Class 3 (Level 2)
- Sconce L.F. Shield - Class 3 (Level 2)
- Adv. Sconce Fr. Shield - Class 4 (Level 6)
- Adv. Sconce H.F. Shield - Class 4 (Level 6)
- Adv. Sconce L.F. Shield - Class 4 (Level 6)
- Palisade Fr. Shield - Class 5 (Level 10)
- Palisade H.F. Shield - Class 5 (Level 10)
- Palisade L.F. Shield - Class 5 (Level 10)
- Adv. Palisade Fr. Shield - Class 6 (Level 16)
- Adv. Palisade H.F. Shield - Class 6 (Level 16)
- Adv. Palisade L.F. Shield - Class 6 (Level 16)
Torpedo/Cruise Disruptors For Sale[]
Mine Dispensers For Sale[]
- Wardog Mine
- Razor Mine
- Tadpole Mine
- Driller Mine
Rumors[]
"Truth is, most of the people in here haven't committed that many crimes, especially the Bundshuh. Some of them look like Berlin University kids who decided to join a demonstration on a lark without thinking much of the consequences."
"Vierlande is the new maximum-security prison for hardened criminals. It was built in the Hamburg system to put it out of reach of the Hessian hordes in Berlin and Stuttgart. Unfortunately, they seem to have found a secret access route into this system, so we still get prison-break attempts."
"The Federal Police prison warden sees little hope of rehabilitation for most these criminals, so most sentences are extended indefinitely. There are standing orders from Berlin to not release Bundshuh under any circumstances. The only planet those poor brutes will ever see for the rest of their lives is Hannover."
"The prison convoys have been shipping them in pretty fast from all over Rheinland. As result, Vierlande has become very overcrowded. There have been hunger strikes to protest the conditions, but there's no money to build an extension. So we keep packing them in a little tighter. one day, it'll all explode."
"There is a special political section for the Bundshuh. The government doesn't want them mixing with the other inmates and stirring up trouble. Don't want any more Popular Revolution now, do we?"
"Some of the older prisoners that come in from berlin look more like politicians than hardened criminals. Rumor is that they're whistle blowers and reformers from the government that were getting a little too honest for their for their own good."
"We keep just enough LWB examples in Vierlande to show and tell for the Synth Food execs that come through here on their Rheinland inspection tour every few months or so. They want to see progress on the LWB problem on Rheinland. That means a steadily increasing number of LWB problem on Rheinland. That means a steadily increasing number of LWB inmates at our lovely facility. So we show them a few LWB mixed in with a crowd of Unioners. Works evey time."
"The Unioners and the Bundshuh pretty much keep to themselves. The tough guys are the Red Hessians. They control the area inside the inner-security perimeter, where guards rarely venture. You'd never know that some of them were regular working folks before they went bad."
"The Sudheide has become a veritable cesspool of humanity. The Red Hessians, Unioners, and Bundshuh all stage their prison breakout attempts from that field. I don't know why they try. This prison has a triple hull, with outer walls more than two meters thick. No prisoner has ever escaped Vierlande alive."
"It's nice to see so many Unioners locked up in their solitary cells. Maybe that will dissuade others who are considering joining the cause. Somehow I think not."
"We've had Unioners try to sneak out of here in our empty cargo containers. Unfortunately, the vacuum conditions and extreme cold of outer space generally mean death for most stowaways within a few minutes."
"Republican is the exclusive supplier for all Federal Police installations in Rheinland. We've had to augment our weekly shipments to accommadate the swelling population here. The Pharaceuticals supply has become critical with all the illness and disease sweeping through the prisoner population."