GUARDING TROOPER STATION – FIRETOWN

• Location: Civic Ring, Firetown
• Address: SW Civic Ring Road 1
• Surroundings: Within sight of the Local Community Center of Firetown

The Firetown station was the local arm of the Guarding Troopers during the Beta Age in the Free State of Settlers, handling everyday law enforcement for the booming settlement ant its notorious Entertainment Districts. With a lean staff of 20 troopers and 5 Guarding Bots, it balanced harsh frontier justice with the settlers’ frantic need for safety around unstable terrain.

Following the dissolution of the Guarding Troopers in April 2631 and the establishment of the Federal Confederation in 2632, the station was re-designated as the Office of the Local Sheriff in Firetown under the new Federal Sheriff System.

• Construction Material: Locally quarried volcanic stone, container and salvaged parts from the Last Frontier.
• Floors: 1
• Roof & Roofline: Short-Wave Antenna (retractable mast for connection to the Exohuman Shortwave Radio Network)
• Geothermal Feed Vents: Insulated steel stacks and vent assemblies integrated into the rear façade, channeling heat and hot water from the Geothermal Power Plant to maintain interior temperature
• Air Vents / Heat Recovery Ventilator: The building's air exchange was managed by a centralized, mechanical ventilation system with a central intake on the exterior of the building.
• Power Supply: Quantum Fusion Battery
• Design Purpose: Quick construction of a building using available materials and options. — sealed against subzero glacial winds and ash-laden storms, with no traditional windows (only slender viewing slits).

Ground Floor

• Reception & Records Desk: A blast-protected cubicle where citizens file complaints or request permits for mining/vent inspection.
• Guard Room: Central hub with ballistic benching for up to four troopers, plus heat-proof racks for environmental suits.
• Armory Nook: Secured vault holding 10 Laser Guns, 20 Guarding Troopers Stun Guns, 20 Guarding Troopers Combat Knives, 5 Combat Drones and a backup Quantum Fusion Battery.
• Utility Vault: The station’s Quantum Fusion Battery (QFB) sits in a locked Utility Vault in the rear service wing that links the Main Building to the Detention Extension.
• Commander's Office: Occupied by the Chief Trooper overseeing the entire station.
• Two Restrooms: Two unisex restroom stalls, featuring the AuroraSan System.

Detention Extension (connected to Main Building through a reinforced steel door)

• Cells (10): Short-term lockups — minimal comfort, no natural light, and reinforced steel doors fitted with narrow viewing slits. The walls are raw volcanic stone lined with thermal insulation panels to retain heat. Each cell contains a small cot, a bolted-down stool, and an AuroraSan toilet. Ventilation is provided through a narrow conduit connected to the station’s centralized air and heat recovery system.
• Interrogation Niche: A narrow booth with a single lamp, recording array, and biometric scanners.
• Circle Yard: A small walled exercise yard adjacent to the Detention Extension. Prisoners are escorted here once per day for a short “circle walk,” supervised by a Guarding Bot stationed on an elevated perch at the yard’s corner. The yard surface is rough basalt gravel with steam vents that keep the ground above freezing.

Stepping inside feels like walking into a frontier outpost rather than a bunker. The air is cool — just above chilly — to balance comfort with efficiency, drawing steady warmth from a geothermal pipeline linked to the Power Plant. The hum of steam and distant clatter of valve gear underpins every sound, merging with the soft whirl of Guarding Bots on patrol.

Walls are raw volcanic stone, unpainted and etched with the scars of ashstorms past. Electric lanterns hang from copper brackets, their warm glow mingling with the flicker of torch sconces to carve dancing shadows across stamped metal plating beneath troopers’ boots. Bulletin boards, lit by narrow lamps, display crisp notices of curfew hours, wanted posters, and service schedules, while a clean-lined command plaque posts the Station Commander’s credentials.

The overall vibe is disciplined New Frontier — hardened, practical, and efficient, yet with an undercurrent of resolve and law-and-order confidence that settles the spine and steels the nerve

• Station Commander (1): Appointed by the General of the Guarding Troopers Headquarters in New Kourou. Oversees all station operations, liaises with regional command, and holds disciplinary authority.
• Patrol Troopers (16): Foot patrols in and around the settlement.
• Investigators (3): Handle property disputes and minor criminal cases.
• Guarding Bots (5): A Patrol Bot for perimeter sweeps and a Cell-Guard Bot for detention monitoring and rapid stun deployment.

• Silent Alarm Network: A hardwired alarm system connected all key stations within the building. Triggering it initiated a coordinated lockdown and immediate bot deployment.
• Armory Access: The nook was monitored by a Guarding Bot and could only be accessed through authentication.
• Locked Detention Extension: The reinforced steel door that connected Main Building and Detention Extension was locked. Only Guarding Troopers had a key.
• Locked Utility Vault: The vault is secured by a single reinforced door with a standard trooper-issued lock. The door is normally kept closed and locked; routine maintenance requires an on-site trooper to open it.
• A Prison Cell Guarding Bot monitored the Detention Cells in the Detention Extension 24/7. It was armed with a Guarding Troopers Laser Gun and authorized to use lethal force in the event of an escape attempt.

• Report a missing person or stolen property.
• Request assistance with enforcing a local curfew violation.
• Submit a general complaint or suggestion through the reception slit.
• Check the status of outstanding fines or permits.
• Retrieve items from the station’s lost-and-found via a signed form.
• Visit a detained criminal in the Interrogation Niche for 30 minutes – based on an appointment.
• Defend a falsely accused NPC and help gather evidence

• Attempt to free a detained criminal from the holding cells.
• Bribe a Guarding Trooper or Bot for illicit favors or to overlook a violation.
• Forge station documents or clearance papers to evade fines or gain unauthorized access.
• Smuggle contraband – drugs or weapons – into the holding cells for a detained criminal.

• Reception Hours: 06:00–20:00 local time, daily; after-hours requests handled via secured drop-chute.
• Shift Rotations: Four trooper squads rotate through 6-hour shifts to ensure 24/7 coverage — each shift includes 1 Investigator on call.
• Bot Maintenance Window: Automated diagnostics and firmware updates occur every day from 02:00–03:00, during which human troopers increase patrol frequency.
• Monthly Drills: Firetown station conducts a full lockdown and evacuation drill on the first day of each month to test protocols and community readiness.

The Detention Extension followed a rigid daily cycle designed to maintain discipline with minimal staff oversight..

Daily Schedule:

• 06:00 – Wake-Up and Early Meal: Prisoners receive morning rations (hot broth and nutrient paste) through the hatch slots in their doors.
• 07:00 – Sanitation: Each prisoner receives a cloth moistened with warm water, a towel, and a toothbrush with edible toothpaste.They will be collected again 30 minutes later.
• 08:00 – Inspection and Report: A trooper checks each cell through the viewing slit, and signs off the inspection sheet pinned outside the Detention Extension’s main door.
• 10:00 – Interrogations and Transfers: The Interrogation Niche is used for questioning or documentation. Prisoners moved to other facilities are escorted out under armed supervision.
• 13:00 – Midday Lockdown: Lights dim to half intensity; Guarding Bots perform localized diagnostics and recharge via the wall sockets.
• 17:00 – Circle Walk: Inmates are escorted in small groups of two or three to the Circle Yard for a ten-minute “exercise walk.” The supervising Guarding Bot scans constantly from its raised perch.
• 19:00 – Late Meal: Hot stew is distributed cell by cell.
• 22:00 – Late Cycle: Corridor lights dim to red. Guarding Bots continue passive patrol, and one human trooper remains on watch in the Guard Room. Doors remain locked until the next 06:00 cycle.

• Shadows Behind Bars – During a routine lockdown drill, the lights in the Detention Alcove flicker out, and one of the cells is found empty — its inhabitant nowhere in sight. With the security slits sealed and Guarding Bots on alert, the PCs must investigate inside the station: question troopers, inspect the interrogation niche for clues, and determine if the escape was aided by a saboteur within the ranks or something more supernatural lurking in the stone walls …

• Beta Age
• Free State of Settlers
• Ralar Region
• Firetown
• Exohuman Legal and Governmental System of the Beta Age
• Guarding Troopers
• Office of the Local Sheriff of Firetown (successor Gamma Age)

Local Stations of the Guarding Troopers in the Free State of Settlers:

• Headquarters of the Guarding Troopers in New Kourou
• Local Guarding Troopers Station of Firetown
• Local Guarding Troopers Station of Hope
• Local Guarding Troopers Station of Morningstar
• Local Guarding Troopers Station of Arla Town