Penzance Arkoblock

Penzance Arkoblock, launched 2058, is a Proteus AG-built Kleinziegel-class Arkoblock (the smallest size of Arkoblock currently manufactured by Proteus). Each of its decks are 300m by 300m. There are 18 decks. The top deck extends 5m above sea level, while the bottom deck is some 50m below sea level. As of January 1st, 2075, its population was 24,364. Nominally a part of the Duchy of Cornwall in England, Penzance largely operates under a charter of extraterritoriality granted to Proteus AG, the Penzance Arkoblock Corporation, and the Penzance Arkoblock Corporation's Board of Directors.

The largest employers on Penzance Arkoblock are Proteus AG, Frederick-Stanley Entertainment, AG Chemie, the Morrab Historical And Geological Society, Regulus Joint Industries, HKB, BuMoNa, & [https://shadowrun.fandom.com/wiki/Wuxing,_Inc. Wuxing].

Penzance Airfleet, operated by Regulus Joint Industries, has ferry flights every two hours to Calais-Paris, London, Helgoland, Frankfurt, & Carmarthen; and every 24 hours to Atlanta and Hong Kong. Penzance Merchant Marine, operated by Regulus Joint Industries, has ferries to Calais, London, Helgoland, Brest, and Cardiff every 8 hours.

Security is subcontracted to WuXing's Maritime Security Division under the supervision of Penzance Corporate Director of Security Wicker Brandt, a Proteus AG appointee. Known as a smuggling port, security seems to turn a blind eye to most contraband and black marketeering operations which maintain a degree of discretion and avoid disrupting the peace.

Proteus AG's lifeboats and navigation ships are the primary export of the Arkoblock.

The Penzance Arkoblock Board of Directors acts as the municipal government. Director Alarice Katz, Chairman Mikkel Brenner, Director Wicker Brandt, Director Jago Breslau, and Director Otis Maury are all Proteus stockholders and trustees, overseeing the Proteus AG production and maintenance lines as well. Director Kiffen Volney represents BuMoNa, Director Locryn Day represents FSE, and Director Merryn Treeve represents MHAGS.

CEO Brenner Mikkelson, elected by the Board, is Mikkel Brenner's legal son.