• Location: Central Core of Morningstar, Inner Ring
• Address: West–East-Street 1
• Surroundings: Directly opposite the Morningstar Guarding Trooper Station

From mid-2626 through 2631, Morningstar’s Local Community Center anchored the civic life of the exohuman settlement — housing the elected Contact Person’s office, civil-registry archives, and the two-week referendum hall. A fortified sub-basement vault contains the Morningstar Local GAIA Hub, a Tier-B node delivering local planning, crisis modeling, and permit services with the help of the AI GAIA.

After the Peace Treaty and the founding of the Federal Confederation in 2632, it became the Mayor’s Office of Morningstar.

• Construction Material: Laminated hardwood beams with recycled shuttle-canopy glass from the Last Frontier in high windows
• Floors: Ground-floor foyer & assembly hall; second-floor offices & archives; sub-basement GAIA vault
• Façade: Straight-lined timber cladding with reinforced plinths, echoing the grid-plan streets
• Roof Fixtures: Short-wave signal antenna - connected to the Shortwave Radio Network – for GAIA uplinks and community broadcasts

Sub-Basement – Morningstar GAIA Hub Vault

• Optical Core Racks: Armored photonic processors
• Power & Cooling: Primary Quantum Fusion Battery (≈18 months autonomy)
• Emergency Egress: 30 m lateral escape shaft leading to the Guarding Trooper Station
• Access Control: Salvaged Last Frontier security door, overseen by a stationed Guarding Bot

Ground Floor – Public Foyer & Assembly Hall

• Foyer: Bulletin boards, proposal drop-slots, and two rugged holo-kiosks with monochrome lightfields (for GAIA queries and alerts)
• Assembly Hall: Tiered benches facing a dais for the Contact Person
• Referendum Booths: Four secure ballot stations; overseen by a Guarding Bot during votes
• Public Restrooms: Two unisex stalls with AuroraSan fixtures

Second Floor – Administration & Records

• Contact Person’s Office: Desk with holo-dashboard for settlement reports, referenda status, GAIA summaries
• Clerk’s Alcove: Civil-registry, land-title files, permit ledgers
• GAIA Operator’s Office: Hardened holo-terminal for module uploads, crisis-model controls, emergency “vault-quarantine” panel
• Archive: Shelves of scrolls, deeds, logs, and Shellac Records (short-wave GAIA updates sent from “The Kernel” every 10–14 days)
• Staff Restroom: One unisex stall with AuroraSan fixtures

Exterior Grounds

• Courier Desk: Drop-off for sealed GAIA queries and official notices
• Hoo Parking Zone: Tether posts for visitor and courier Hoos

Perpetual dusk filters through high shuttle-glass windows into a hushed foyer scented of cedar and old parchment. A gentle hiss of steam-coil cooling hums beneath timber walls. In the assembly hall, muted shafts of twilight light caress polished benches while two energy-saving holo-kiosks glow softly beside the dais, tended by a small queue of citizens. Outside, Guarding Bots patrol the plaza in even circuits, their servo-whirs the only sound in Morningstar’s twilight calm.

• Contact Person (1): Chairs assemblies; represents Morningstar at quarterly Settler’s Council sessions
• Clerk (1): Maintains records, issues permits, tallies ballots
• Ballot Monitors (2): Secure referendum booths during voting
• GAIA Operator (1): Maintains hub integrity, runs crisis models, uploads updates
• Guarding Bots (2): One patrol bot in foyer; one cell-guard in GAIA vault
• Cleaning Bot (1): The Cleaning Bot sweeps floors, clears drop-slots, maintains restrooms

• Lobby Hours: 08:00–18:00, Monday–Saturday
• Permit Desk: 08:00–12:00 & 14:00–18:00, Monday–Saturday
• Assembly Hours: Tuesdays & Thursdays, 10:00–16:00 (public debates & petitions)
• Referendum Periods: Proposal window (weeks 1–6) and vote tally (weeks 7–10) each quarter
• GAIA Availability: Hub open to certified users 20 h/day; sleeps 4 h/day to conserve QFB charge (midnight–04:00)
• Emergency Override: Contact Person can wake GAIA immediately during crises

• Emergency Lockdown: Blast doors seal the assembly hall at the Contact Person’s command via a hardwired switch in their office
• Guarding Bot–Secured Entry: Armed Guarding Bot at main door (equipped with Stun Gun); perimeter Combat Drone patrol
• GAIA Hub Security Door: Salvaged Last Frontier security door locks sub-basement; stationed Guarding Bot enforces clearance
• Ballot Period Patrol: Additional Guarding Bot on main floor during referenda to ensure ballot integrity

Legal Interactions

• Present a “prioritized proposal” to the Contact Person
• Lobby at holo-kiosk for GAIA permit or budget queries
• Request civil records or land-title inspections
• File building-permit or market-stall applications
• Register or update voter enrollment at the clerk’s alcove
• Participate in public assemblies (Tuesdays & Thursdays)
• Vote in the annual Contact Person election
• Cast ballots during the quarterly referendum period

Illegal Interactions

• Hijack the Contact Person to force policy changes
• Ambush off-hours and steal the on-site Quantum Fusion Battery or GAIA servers
• Tamper with holo-kiosk software to skew vote results
• Forge Clerk’s records to falsify titles or permits

Timber & Treachery – A local timber merchant accuses the Contact Person of stealing his allotment permit. When he confronts the clerk at the Community Center, violence erupts — the merchant takes hostages among the ballot monitors, demanding GAIA override privileges. The PCs must defuse the standoff, rescue the hostages, and uncover whether the merchant’s claim masks a deeper plot against Morningstar’s resource allocations.

• Beta Age
• Free State of Settlers
• Legal & Governmental System (Beta Age)
• Settler’s Council
• Community Centers
• Role of the Contact Person
• GAIA
• Local GAIA Hubs
• Mayor’s Office of Morningstar (successor, Gamma Age)