The BloodScar base was built into a mining complex located on the planet Gepparin, where the pirates had been running their operation for about two years in 0.5 ABY. Part of the mining operation was still kept running to cover pirate shipping that was flying in and out of the base. The base was protected by laser cannons. A miners preparation room had been turned into a welcoming center, where new arrivals could be searched with scanners and detained with wall restraints if necessary.
The usual crew of the pirate base had about thirty people, including the leader of the BloodScar pirates, who was known as the Commodore.