Prison Base

Prison Base was a four-story high-security prison operated by the Galactic Empire on the planet Branth, with one of the levels underground. Prior to being a prison, the building had previously been an old non-military starbase. It was partially converted, mostly on the inside, to house Wookiees when the Empire turned the planet into a wasteland. There were twelve short, thin structures outside the base which were used as guard towers, though not all of them were always manned. The manned towers generally contained two stormtroopers equipped with blaster rifles. A chain link fence connected all these towers to each other which was designed simply to slow any escapes for a few moments.

The prison itself was a huge, sprawling complex which provided ample opportunity for both prisoners and intruders to get lost, confused, and cornered. Generally, the corridors of the base were almost empty (when there was no immediate threat, there was no real need to heavily patrol the halls), though as soon as intruders were detected, or prisoners escaped, the corridors were swarming with groups of stormtroopers and bounty hunters. Because the prison was designed to house Wookiees, the base had a rather heavy garrison. All stormtroopers (and probably the bounty hunters too) had strict orders to set their blasters to stun. The reason for this was very simply; if they started dropping prisoners like flies, there would be a wild, full-scale breakout attempt.

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