Planet: Amargosa
Location: Equatorial Alps, Southern Continent, Amargosa
Summary:
Susskind is a city located in the southern region of Amargosa and serves as the headquarters for the Southern Command of the Colonial Guard. During the events of the Gelt Incursion of 429 IE, Susskind becomes a critical command and communications hub, remaining one of the few known functioning urban centers after the destruction of Lansdorp, Arcanum, and Deming.
Under the command of Major Furlong, Southern Command continues to issue broadcasts from Susskind well into the invasion. Furlong confirms catastrophic losses in other cities and instructs survivors to flee to the mountains, advising that the invaders show no interest in high-altitude terrain.
Susskind is also home to the Mt. Perlmutter Observatory, a scientific facility operated beneath the city. The observatory plays a vital role in detecting incoming wormholes generated by projection drive ships, confirming the arrival of a possible second wave of Gelt forces in-system. This information proves critical to the surviving leadership’s understanding of the invasion’s scope.
Though Susskind’s continued status is uncertain by the end of The Children of Amargosa, it remains one of the last known centers of organized resistance and active surveillance during the early occupation.