Beacon 3

One of the centremost beacons in the Navigation Council's vast beacon network, Beacon 3 hangs in geostationary orbit above Culmai, the capital city of the protectorate on Focus, the capital world of the Protectorate.

It is a huge station, looking like a gleaming silver lemon hanging in the night sky, and home to many galleries, museums, casinos, eateries, and, high and deep inside is the "security ring" an arrangement of armoured spheres rotating within armoured spheres, creating an armoured ball that would be impenetrable to even the mightiest weapons. At its heart is the office of the Sovereign, the ruler selected by the Chamber of Governors Select-Board to rule the Protectorate.

Originally intended as an off-world office that would allow the Sovereign to move rapidly around the Protectorate in times of crisis, during the reign of Sovereign Edgar Phipps numerous attempts on his life by mob fraternities from Steimz made a regular presence on the surface of Focus too dangerous, so the office inside the security ring of Beacon 3 became his permanent residence.