Setiel Research Facility

The Setiel Research Facility is a remote, classified Senate laboratory located in the frozen wasteland of Pernaria, Nihran. It was originally used to study the effects of prototype implants on various different races, as well as a subdivision catering exclusively to the study of Old Race artifacts. It is also known as one of the Senate's worst kept secrets, as the facility has been overrun by enemy forces three distinct times and, as a result, its rough location is fairly well known. However, this does not stop it from being one of the most heavily guarded laboratories in Senate space.

Initially, the facility was placed under the command of R/198-Nubason during his period of working with the Senate. This was short lived, however, as he retired the mantle of senior technician of Setiel in order to maintain the laboratory on the Senate Ring itself where he was working to reverse the nigh-irreperable damage done to his LifeMate, Aldanai. When the Anu'bai infestation broke out on the Senate Ring due to his experiments, Nubason led a group of Anu'bai to Setiel, using his knowledge of the facility to steal several Old Race artifacts while the base was under attack. To this day, parts of Setiel have never been rebuilt after this particular attack, and the three lowest levels are still locked down and considered "contaminated" by the Anu'bai, although it is highly likely that the low temperatures killed the spores.

The second siege of Setiel occured during "Fausingaust Rising II: In Lux Lucius". Dartimien, leading several of his surviving crewmates, attacked Setiel to recover the Old Race sword, Mindbreak, that he had been carrying. He was dropped into the courtyard via a drop pod before attacking the base with a singularity derived from the Black Core's manipulation of spacetime and gravity. While the base was evacuating, the Taeski vigilante Rihiel invaded and recovered the sword, leaving much of Setiel in ruins.

The final attack on Setiel was by the Constellation during "The Consultant". While Martin Sinclair was recovering from his near-martyrdom against the eighth Constellation General, Gatuanx. While his Flash Clone was being prepared, the fourth Constellation General, Akogan, attacked Setiel along with three of the Undaunted. Cestus the Erythian and the Iharsh-Daraz, Alvarik, were both killed during the melee, although Cestus did manage to shear off two of Akogan's arms. Martin was installed prematurely in his Flash Clone by Sisth and Alyymia in a desperate hope to wake him from his coma before Akogan killed him. Although this worked, Martin Spire's premature clone left him physically weaker and younger than his actual age, which affected his combat abilities. Although he attempted to fight Akogan, Alyymia dragged him away before he could truly get himself killed. The status of the Setiel Research Facility after this conflict is unknown, although with three Undaunted and a Constellation General in the structure, it is unlikely that is is still standing.