Needless to state to spacefaring readers, space stations are crucial hubs and a common sight in space. Whether acting as ports, bases, trade markets, outposts, prisons, communications and the myriad other roles to service the activities of space, the space stations scattered across the galaxy are often found along key coordinates, or as extensions of influence where liveable planets are further from hyperspace reach. As such, they are also the spectators and participants of many a skirmish of the current Galactic Civil War.
A large majority of affiliations that have control over the space stations in the Outer Rim have refrained from being strongly associated with the conflicting factions. However, the baron or council of an individual station are usually adaptable and willing to offer options for aid to encroaching ships, in exchange for neutrality from the ensuing skirmish and possibly payment afterward. The liability for offering aid to the opposition as well is often waived by the practice of evicting supplies in cargo pods or unmanned vessels to the nearby ships, and not “actively” supporting actual repairs (Combat Engineering, pg 1378), and thus used as an excuse of submission to enemy coercion for the sake of survival when questioned by the winning party afterward. The same excuse is used when repairing squadrons that rapid-dock with the station. This can happen when multiple forces from either faction encroach on the station at the same time. While these pleas would fail under the eye of the high commands of either side, most task force commanders have been known to turn a blind eye in exchange for the support, which can be crucial for repairing critical damage at times, or request further aid in exchange for radio silence. Aside from word of mouth, barely any records of these exchanges exist as yet, save for two known accounts (Combat records, appendix iiiii). A clever commander would thus make situational use of a nearby station in the midst of combat.
What is interesting to note is the reluctance of space stations to help ships in getting shields online, which is normally taken care of by a ship’s reactor and onboard engineering. This is due to electrical power and the stock of it being vital to continuity for the space station, as well as the danger of supplying electrical power to a ship in the midst of combat. Suprisingly, many a station is not equipped with projection shields, although the reactor core is often well hidden and out of reach of snubfighters that the station cannot be immediately destroyed. Few also have little actual sublight movement capabilities, being equipped only for maintaining their orbit or designated coordinates as sufficient, with battlestation doctrine a barely explored concept before the conflict. Stations are thus highly vulnerable to sudden gravitational influences and other cosmic changes, although such occurrences are rare (Celestial Terrain, pg 692).
Some stations happen to be of greater strategic importance or else have key relations to that sector. The station leadership that knows this often use it to their advantage, offering relationship and support (although rarely true allegiance) to the faction that can guarantee their continuity. The station absconds from all support and involvement, spectating to see who can maintain presence or win in this contested space. This subtle shift in status means that the station has no obligation to provide aid yet retains its circumstantial immunity from the skirmish.
Space stations in certain areas do already belong or pledge their allegiance to a faction for certain reasons (whether temporarily or with solidarity). These stations may thus come under the crosshairs of rival elements that are present in the area. Even so, station communications usually ignore requests for emergency support from nearby opposing ships, trusting their pledged faction to intervene in time while preparing for evacuation. The commonplace lack of shielding then becomes a weakness, yet most space stations are equipped with enough manpower and resources to stave off critical damage, and hopefully weather the enemy bombardment before rescue. Some stations have also started arming themselves to punish opposing forces, and resort to adding increased layers of hull armour as a form of added protection. When faced with a timely rescue fleet, the opposing forces are then caught in a dilemma on where to commit their firepower.

New fluff! (after so long) this time on spess bases!

Very nice! You just created my head Canon for neutral stations.