Audrey Colony

History
Nestled in the rolling hills of one of Audrey IV's few mountainous land masses, sits Audrey Colony, the chief colonial outpost of Imperial Empire Starfleet.

Audrey Colony was established in 2387 by Grand Admiral Yato Jinn and Vice Admiral Lynnywinny Resident. Audrey Colony was designed to be the chief educational facility for the Empire, who were hoping that new races would eventually join them or be annexed.

The position was chosen in one of the planets more temporant areas in the crater of an inactive volcano, protected from the persistant storms that batter the ocean world.

Audrey's research activity is varied and covers all aspects of scientific discipline; however its primary work is focussed on studying the Pinastri System. Its work has been instrumental in helping I.S.E. understand its home and the history of the system and its previous inhabitants. Naturally many of the best and brightest scientists that the Empire has to offer are stationed at Audrey Colony with archaeology, communications technology, computer sciences and cybernetics being other primary areas of research and development. In addition to its scientific remit, Audrey Colony also serves as a primary base of operations for planet side operations. It is supported by a number of Danube-class runabouts and also a wing of star fighters. It is protected by space dock-class equivalent weaponry and shielding.

Construction and Initial Assignment
Construction work on Audrey Colony was started as soon as a colonisation efforts of the planet and an ecological survey of the world had been carried out. It was originally considered to build the colony on the ocean but the evidence of persistant and powerful storms in the area precluded the possibility.

The colony is located on southern most continent of the east equitorial range and is protected by a series of energy shield relays implanted in the surrounding hillside. The colony itself is located in a dormant inactive volcano, this natural cover provides shelter from the storm and also was chosen tactically to prevent orbital bombardment.

Audrey Colony serves the Empire in the form of a back-up command center in case of the destruction of I.F.S. Phoenix. The colony is also responsible for the academic training of all imperial personnel.