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Hessel was an Imperial Naval Reserve, a status it carries into the Regency. The world possesses startling natural beauty, and centuries ago the subsector duke decided that placing the world under naval control was the most expeditious way to preserve it from the inroads of colonists and developers. The population serves mostly and guides and concessionaires serving the small numbers of tourists that the navy permits to visit the world in any given year. Under more normal circumstances the world would have been opened up to development years ago, but a shortage of naval training and exercise facilities in the wake of the Collapse has actually intensified the Navys presence.