The Hub

"'We're gonna have to look for the other parts in the Hub.' - Nimbus Cumulus, Chapter 6 Page 14"

A City of Scavengers
The Hub was created in the planet of Juuna, in the region of the Haosari Desert and as one of the biggest communities in its area. It started out as a small scavenging settlement in 5031 A.E where people slept and lived in between their scavenging runs. Due to its proximity to the Cemetery (a very plentiful area of shipwrecks and ruins) it grew exponentially as the years progressed to be the largest sprawling community in the Haosari.

Before Juuna was annexed by the Northern Star Federation, it was just one of the multiple planets in the shallow parts of the Uncharted Space, just out of Federation territory. Due to this position in the Galactic Maps, it was occasionally a hiding spot for criminals and deserters of all sorts. During the Federo-Etherian War, Juuna was, as it had been so many times before, the location of multiple battles. With the ultimate Federationist victory in 5048 A.E, Juuna became one of the many annexed worlds the Federation now had in its belt.

Civilization
With the Federationist presence in its ground and their heavy hyperfuel exploration in the planet, many people who were running from them, be it from their law, buroucracy or imperialism, were forced to once again dislocate themselves. This however did not impact the populational density of Juuna and the Hub, as many people came to the planet in search of new opportunities in the subsequent years.

Many wanted criminals that were also hiding in the Hub were successfully imprisoned and persecuted by Federationist forces in the following years.

The Federationist influence in the Hub has been weaker in recent years, however. With it becoming more of a civilized planet in its community areas, their biggest problems became pockets of criminal organisations that occasionally took refuge in Juuna's Haosari Desert. Among them, the Old Jack Pirates.

In the Hub, police influence is not very strong anymore. With the end of the Federo-Etherian War, the Federation has focused on making it look like they are keeping order by putting patrols in the commerce areas, but never actually doing anything about the more crime-heavy areas referred to as "the bad parts".

Due to this, the actual peacekeeping is taken care of by the local militia led by Sheriff Williams.