Federation Battle Station Torgu-Va

Federation Battle Station Torgu-Va (also known under the code name of Alpha One) was the capital city and primary population center of the Humans on Torgu-Va.

The city was built by the 700 surviving Verdun crewmembers (called the Elder Ones by their descendent's) after they landed on Torgu-Va. They found that the surface of the planet Torgu-Va was hot and had high surface radiation. These conditions existed even in the southern polar regions where they had landed. Commodore Lucian Murat had the crew start digging habitats underground. This lead to the start of what the survivors called Federation Battle Station Torgu-Va. Even by 2367 all members of the city takes one day out of the week for digging duty.

The primary entrances into the city are protected by a series of underground mazes that are designed to trap invaders under openings used to drop acid or boiling water from geothermal springs on invaders. There are also a series of blast doors. Radar units was controlled from several stations within the city.

The inhabitants of the city lived in various apartments that were dug into the walls. Each apartment was marked with a plaque identifying the family (including position, ranks, awards and number of kills).

Besides the Garthin cactus grown on the surface, food for the inhabitants was harvested from caverns beneath the city. Power is generated from geothermal springs. Ventilation units could be used to bring fresh air to the city. There were also hospitals, manufacturing facilities and common areas including a central plaza.

In 2367 Tarn forces had detonated an atomic weapon on the surface above the city. This attack alone killed 500 people including Alissia Murat.