The clearing house for new arrivals to the Aegis system. Communication buoys dotted around the system ping incoming ships advising them to make their way here. Regular naval patrols are quick to investigate any uncommunicative vessels that head elsewhere in the system.
Regular shuttles are available to Hughes Island, with various taxi services spreading out across the globe from there. Regency officials can provide business or holiday visas to newcomers. Officials from individual stellar nations must authorise access to nation-governed islands. Those seeking permanent citizenship can apply planet-side. Further questions are usually referred to the Immigrant Assistance Centre on Hughes.
For those simply passing through, the station hosts three luxury hotels & half a dozen restaurants that offer a spectacular view while dining. A selection of upmarket shopping facilities cater to a selection of needs.
The onboard shipyard facilitates smaller vessels or light repairs. Major work is generally referred to the StarMech yards planet-side or those on Alaundril in Tendril.
Nectaris boasts the Verge’s central drivesat relay, which links Hammer’s Star back to Tendril and so on to the Stellar Ring. The CCC (Concord Communications Commission) vets couriers, granting them licenses to deliver messages to and from surrounding systems. Of course, there are always unlicensed couriers as well…
One enterprising Austrin has taken advantage of what he views as the Regency’s draconian gun ownership laws. Establishing an outlet onboard, he offers personal firearms and armour delivered straight to outgoing ships, so that Bluefallers can be prepared for whatever they might encounter during their travels through other, less civilised Verge systems.