Atomicat's

LARP
"Belly of the Beast"

Thanks to Everyone at Rudicon!

I ran Star Wars LARP "Belly of the Beast" at Rudicon in Rochester, New York from October 23-25. The LARP ran from Friday 8pm-midnight and then again from Saturday 9pm- Sunday 1am. We had a great bunch of players for this first running of "Belly of the Beast". The players were some of the best LARP players I've ever encountered. They helped to make "Belly of the Beast" one of the best LARPs I've ever seen. Thanks again to everyone: players and staff.

Belly of the Beast Background

Cirrus City

Overview

Cirrus City is located on a large gas giant in the Gareena System. It floats above the clouds of the planet similar to the Cloud City of Bespin, seen in Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back. The main purpose of Cirrus City is to mine the various gases of the planet and also to serve as a production facility for various refined gas products. A tertiary funtion of the city is that of spaceport: Cirrus City is located along a rarely used spacelane, but is the only spaceport along one leg of the spacelane and is thus frequented by nearly every ship that plies this area of the galaxy.

The Gareenan people have maintained some autonomy and have always had an indiginous Imperial Governor. However, Cirrus City has always attracted more Imperial attention due to its strategic location along a spacelane and its large production capacity. Consequently, Cirrus City has always had a City Administrator that was not as loyal to the Gareenans as to the Empire.

While Cirrus City is a free city, all industrial production and mining is performed by Hortek Chartered Gas Mining, Ltd. The corporation makes millions of credits from this operation and has always treated Cirrus City as the cash cow that it is. In other words, if it's not broken, don't fix it.

Because of the remote location of Cirrus City from the Empire and even the central Gareenan government, the criminal underworld has always flourished here. There are sometimes brief "turf wars," but usually one crime lord is powerful enough to guarantee relative peace and quiet, along with a steady supply of black market goods.

The unique status in Galactic and Gareenan society that is afforded to Cirrus City has always made the citizens feel a bit privileged and a little independent.

Architecture

Cirrus City is a huge floating city similar to Cloud City of Bespin, seen in Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back. The major sections of the city from top to bottow are as follows:

Top Deck: a large level that contains many tall structures and the most important buidlings
Upper City: a number of levels that are larger than Top Deck and contain the bulk of the living quarters
Docking Ring: a number of levels that contain many docking bays for use by Hortek's bulk freighters
Lower City: the receiving, processing, refining, manufacturing, and power generation levels
Flotation Disc: lowest level of the city, houses the machinery that provides the anti-gravity that allows the city to float

Points of Interest

1. City Administrator Office & Security Barracks: This building contains the offices of the City Administrator and staff. It also serves as the barracks for the the city's small security force.
2. Hortek Chartered Gas Mining, Ltd. City Headquarters: This towering dome contains the local corporate offices as well as the living quarters for the officers of Hortek Chartered Gas Mining, Ltd. A small corporate security force is housed here as well.
3. Lucky 23 Casino: This lavish building is owned by local businessperson Norin Nordeen who can usually be found here among the crowds of spacers looking to get rich quick. "The Lucky" never closes and is widely known for its sabacc tables.
4. Mundo's Repair Shop: Mundo Daga runs this modest repair facility and also trades in vehicles and droids. Mundo keeps odd hours and the repair facility is just as likely to be closed as open. A large stock of vehicles and spare parts is located here.
5. Docking Bay 3018: As docking bays go, 3018 is one of the best. It services the central district of the Top Deck and thus claims many of the richest citizens and visitors of Cirrus City as customers. Falor Nock, the owner, does most of the repairs personally. Even though 3018 has a prime location, the rates for docking, repairs, provisions, and storage are comparable to other docking bays on the Top Deck.
6. Security Office: "The Brig" is one of the newest buildings on the Top Deck. It was built just a few years ago by the Empire and is rumored to contain some of the most expensive holding cells in the galaxy. While the Cirrus City Security Force (CCSF) has barracks elsewhere, their offices are located within the protective walls of "The Brig."
7. Spacers' Den (Cantina): Live entertainment, fine food and drink, and a wide array of patrons are the only things that are a constant at the Spacers' Den. The path from the Security Office to the front door of this building is well worn. This is the wildest place on Cirrus City and the management promotes it as such. Droids are not permitted inside the cantina, but a small room with an outside entrance is provided to shelter those droids awaiting their masters. It contains power sockets for use by the droids at a reasonable rate.
8. Cirrus City Trading Post: Anything that is legal within the limits of Cirrus City can be bought here, for a price. The owner, Magus Gortas, is known to be able to find event the rarest item. Common items are stocked and available at reasonable prices.
9. Dr. Fariq's Office (Medical Services): "Full Medical Services Provided--No Questions Asked" reads the sign above Dr. Fariq's office. Fariq is a skilled surgeon and is assisted by a first class medical droid. Fariq can provide the use of any of several on site bacta tanks.
10. Gareenan National Museum Branch: The Gareenan are proud people and maintain a branch of their national museum on the Top Deck. It contains important cultural or historical artifacts. It also possesses a top-notch communications center for research.

Who's Who

The Honorable Poite Reinor-City Administrator
Drew Alto-Deputy City Administrator
Captain Trom Bixen-Captain of the Guard
Master Sergeant Rapwin Flux-Sergeant of the Guard
Porlo Axiod-Chief Director for Hortek Chartered Gas Mining, Ltd. at Cirrus City
Troy Zabeen-Director of Opertions Hortek Chartered Gas Mining, Ltd. at Cirrus City
Norin Nordeen-Casino Owner
Dorian Suvail-Pit Boss
Mundo Daga-Owner Mundo's Repair Shop
Falor Nock-Owner Docking Bay 3018
Henf Valen-Spacers' Den Bartender
Magus Gortas-Owner Cirrus City Trading Post
Dr. Fariq-Local Surgeon
Professor Saui Foriet-Curator of Cirrus City Gareenan National Musuem Branch
Jen Bola-Local Licensed Bounty Hunter