Impiety

"Impiety... You'll find no more depraved and violent a hive of scum in this galaxy. You've come here for a new life. A 'better' life. That was your first mistake."

- Loakt'Lariah

Impiety, known formerly as Piety Station is a formerly Covenant-controlled orbital spaceport, now acting as a bastion of lawlessness and chaos. Without a unifying government or civil authority, scrabbling gangs, syndicates, and mercenaries constantly struggle to gain power and influence over the station.

Much of the stations' original design has been covered over by the haphazard expansion of its populace. The station is cited as one of the most diverse places in Andromeda. Despite the racial tensions between certain groups and factional disputes between the myriad of criminal groups, the station remains largely intact due to the intervention of several of Impiety's largest gangs - most notable among them being de facto ruler Loakt'Lariah's syndicate empire.

Impiety boasts the dubious honour of having the highest rates of murder, theft, and smuggling, and most other crimes in the entire galaxy, acting as a haven for criminals, terrorists, and malcontents for hundreds of years. Slavery is a common practice in many areas of the station, and arriving refugees, often hoping for a better life, are usually pressed into slavery.

History
Impiety was constructed in 2782 by independent Covenant colonists hoping to use the station as a cheap spaceport in orbit of Kuros, who intended to later settle on the planet. Despite minor piracy in the region, mercenary defence fleets were able to protect the station for some time during its construction. Unfortunately for the Ankoran colonists on the station, their funds ran out in 2811, leading to the mercenary fleets abandoning the colonists before they could establish proper defences.

Pirate raids further damaged to fragile economy of the station, leading to many colonists to abandon it out of fear. Those who remained were quickly routed by drastically increasing pirate activity, entirely abandoning the station by 2814, when pirate forces claimed the station.

Under the management of several pirate empires, Impiety quickly devolved into the wretched hive it is now known to be, as raiders, slavers, mercenaries, and other malcontents flocked to the new pirate stronghold en mass to make a claim. By 2863 Impiety passed Surdias as the largest pirate market in the Andromeda galaxy, falling under majority control of Loakt'Lariah.

Society
Infamous for its lawlessness and cutthroat society, Impiety is the home of smugglers, slavers, pirates, and mercenaries. Despite antagonising the Ankoran Covenant for several years, it has exploited its remote location and a sizeable population of rebels, terrorists, and pirates to dissuade an attempted takeover by Covenant officials. Refugees coming in, hoping for a better life, are often pressed into slavery. Brothels and gambling halls are located throughout the station.

Showing weakness will either lead to being robbed or being killed, the lawlessness of the port making murder common. Nonetheless, the power structure run by mercenary groups and crime lords keeps something approaching order in Impiety.