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Line 88: After the creation of the [[Trinity Alliance]], Ward thrived and became a busy, active crossroads world for both trade and travel between the Confederation and its [[Periphery]] allies, the [[Taurian Concordat]] and the [[Magistracy of Canopus]].<ref name="HB:HLp188">''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 188: "House Liao"</ref> Even before this increase in prosperity, Ward had long been a waypoint for prospectors and explorers and merited a large naval station in orbit above the north pole of Ward's single moon, Courage. The naval station generated a substantial portion of the trade profit produced by Ward, but the bulk of the population were largely unconcerned by its presence, and the station itself was managed by a crew of non-Wardians brought in by the planetary ruler.<ref name="HB:HLp88"/> After the creation of the [[Trinity Alliance]], Ward thrived and became a busy, active crossroads world for both trade and travel between the Confederation and its [[Periphery]] allies, the [[Taurian Concordat]] and the [[Magistracy of Canopus]].<ref name="HB:HLp188">''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 188: "House Liao"</ref> Even before this increase in prosperity, Ward had long been a waypoint for prospectors and explorers and merited a large naval station in orbit above the north pole of Ward's single moon, Courage. The naval station generated a substantial portion of the trade profit produced by Ward, but the bulk of the population were largely unconcerned by its presence, and the station itself was managed by a crew of non-Wardians brought in by the planetary ruler.<ref name="HB:HLp88"/> − When the naval station was constructed in the [[3050]]s the [[Maskirovka]] took the opportunity to expand their watch station located beneath the ice at Ward's north pole; the Maskirovka listening post was originally created to monitor traffic moving between the Periphery and the Confederation, but the expansion saw it become a full-sized installation charged with responsibility for all rimward Periphery activities. The facility would expand again with the inception of the Trinity Alliance to allow major wings to be added for the use of bureaus dedicated to the two Periphery nations involved.<ref name="HB:HLp88"/> + When the naval station was constructed in the [[3050]]s the [[Maskirovka]] took the opportunity to expand their watch station located beneath the ice at Ward's north pole; the Maskirovka watch post was originally created to monitor traffic moving between the Periphery and the Confederation, but the expansion saw it become a full-sized installation charged with responsibility for all rimward Periphery activities. The facility would expand again with the inception of the Trinity Alliance to allow major wings to be added for the use of bureaus dedicated to the two Periphery nations involved.<ref name="HB:HLp88"/> In 3067, rumors reached the local Maskirovka director that weapons were being smuggled through Ward, using the innocence of the local Utopian population as a cover; while smugglers had always been a presence within the system, reports of unsanctioned weapon sales to worlds within the [[Fronc Reaches]] were new, although the director hadn't taken action by the end of 3067.<ref name="HB:HLp88"/> In 3067, rumors reached the local Maskirovka director that weapons were being smuggled through Ward, using the innocence of the local Utopian population as a cover; while smugglers had always been a presence within the system, reports of unsanctioned weapon sales to worlds within the [[Fronc Reaches]] were new, although the director hadn't taken action by the end of 3067.<ref name="HB:HLp88"/>
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After the creation of the [[Trinity Alliance]], Ward thrived and became a busy, active crossroads world for both trade and travel between the Confederation and its [[Periphery]] allies, the [[Taurian Concordat]] and the [[Magistracy of Canopus]].<ref name="HB:HLp188">''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 188: "House Liao"</ref> Even before this increase in prosperity, Ward had long been a waypoint for prospectors and explorers and merited a large naval station in orbit above the north pole of Ward's single moon, Courage. The naval station generated a substantial portion of the trade profit produced by Ward, but the bulk of the population were largely unconcerned by its presence, and the station itself was managed by a crew of non-Wardians brought in by the planetary ruler.<ref name="HB:HLp88"/> | After the creation of the [[Trinity Alliance]], Ward thrived and became a busy, active crossroads world for both trade and travel between the Confederation and its [[Periphery]] allies, the [[Taurian Concordat]] and the [[Magistracy of Canopus]].<ref name="HB:HLp188">''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 188: "House Liao"</ref> Even before this increase in prosperity, Ward had long been a waypoint for prospectors and explorers and merited a large naval station in orbit above the north pole of Ward's single moon, Courage. The naval station generated a substantial portion of the trade profit produced by Ward, but the bulk of the population were largely unconcerned by its presence, and the station itself was managed by a crew of non-Wardians brought in by the planetary ruler.<ref name="HB:HLp88"/> | ||
| − | When the naval station was constructed in the [[3050]]s the [[Maskirovka]] took the opportunity to expand their watch station located beneath the ice at Ward's north pole; the Maskirovka | + | When the naval station was constructed in the [[3050]]s the [[Maskirovka]] took the opportunity to expand their watch station located beneath the ice at Ward's north pole; the Maskirovka watch post was originally created to monitor traffic moving between the Periphery and the Confederation, but the expansion saw it become a full-sized installation charged with responsibility for all rimward Periphery activities. The facility would expand again with the inception of the Trinity Alliance to allow major wings to be added for the use of bureaus dedicated to the two Periphery nations involved.<ref name="HB:HLp88"/> |
In 3067, rumors reached the local Maskirovka director that weapons were being smuggled through Ward, using the innocence of the local Utopian population as a cover; while smugglers had always been a presence within the system, reports of unsanctioned weapon sales to worlds within the [[Fronc Reaches]] were new, although the director hadn't taken action by the end of 3067.<ref name="HB:HLp88"/> | In 3067, rumors reached the local Maskirovka director that weapons were being smuggled through Ward, using the innocence of the local Utopian population as a cover; while smugglers had always been a presence within the system, reports of unsanctioned weapon sales to worlds within the [[Fronc Reaches]] were new, although the director hadn't taken action by the end of 3067.<ref name="HB:HLp88"/> | ||