Sol III, North America
Political capital. UN Headquarters. Where policy is made. The city exists to serve government, not citizens. Estate owners visit; workers commute from off-world or live in service quarters.
Sol III, Europe
Diplomatic hub. Treaty negotiations, international law, Earthright's political base. Conference centres and empty hotels waiting for the next summit.
Sol III, Southeast Asia
Commercial nexus. Banking, shipping, trade coordination. The machinery of interstellar commerce, operated by a skeleton crew.
Sol IV, Tharsis Region
The big city. Largest single structure ever built. Covers the flanks of the ancient volcano. Heavy industry, shipyards, manufacturing. A vertical city where the working class of Sol lives and dies. If Earth is where decisions are made, Olympus is where those decisions become reality.
Asteroid Belt, Ceres
Belt hub. Mining coordination, ore processing, waystation for outer system traffic. Rough, practical, independent-minded.
Sol VI moon Titan
Outer system capital. Largest settlement beyond the asteroid belt. Volatile harvesting, chemical processing, cold-weather industries. Self-sufficient and proud of it. Titanites consider themselves the real frontier, everything closer to the Sun is just suburbs.
Luna, near side
Industrial hub. Robotics manufacturing, servofabrication complexes, assembly lines, shipping terminals.
Prima III, northern continent
Colonial capital. Primary spaceport for Salvation. Clean, prosperous, optimistic. The city that proves colonies can thrive. Extensive parks, modern infrastructure, a population that believes in the future.
Prima III, southern continent
Industrial powerhouse. Heavy manufacturing, shipyards, the practical work of keeping civilisation armed and armoured. Grittier than Skyhaven, prouder of it.
Prima III, central highlands
Seat of government. Purpose-built administrative centre for Prima system governance. Ministries, courts, bureaucracy. Planned, orderly, functional. The kind of city where everything works and nothing surprises.
Prima IV — Safeharbour, temperate zone
Agricultural capital. Processing centres, granaries, shipping terminals. Feeds the system. Practical, unglamorous, essential. Residents joke that nobody visits New Babylon, they just eat what it grows.
Arden II — Verdance, central plains
Agricultural capital of Verdance. Processing centres, silos, rail hubs, shipping terminals. The city exists to move grain. Functional architecture, wide streets for heavy transport, no pretension. Honest work, honest people, early bedtimes.
Arden II — Verdance, northern reaches
Secondary city. Equipment manufacturing, agricultural research, seed banks. Where the science of feeding humanity happens. Universities, corporate R&D campuses, test farms stretching to the horizon.
Arden III — Providence, river delta
Capital of Providence. River port, processing hub, the closest thing Arden has to cosmopolitan. Restaurants actually serve interesting food here, the farmers who grow it want to eat it too.
Arden III — Providence, highland plateau
Livestock country. Ranches, breeding facilities, meat processing. The plateau's cooler climate suits animals that don't thrive in the lowlands. Quiet, sparse, and proud of both.
Varon II — Sterling, equatorial zone
Financial heart. Largest arcology on Sterling. Banking, investment, insurance, corporate law. Glass towers reaching toward climate shields. The deals that move interstellar commerce are signed here. Dress sharp, speak carefully, bill by the hour.
Varon II — Sterling, northern plateau
Corporate campus district. Headquarters of dozens of major corporations. Research parks, executive facilities, conference centres. Slightly cooler than the equator, a prestigious address.
Varon III — Nexus, temperate coast
Capital and largest city. Government, services, culture. Beautiful waterfront, mild climate. Where Sterling executives keep their families. Property values reflect proximity to good schools.
Varon III — Nexus, inland valley
Residential sprawl. Endless suburbs, good schools, safe streets. Where Sterling families actually live. Commuter shuttles run hourly. Boring by design. That's the point.
Varon III — Nexus, western archipelago
Retirement and leisure. Beaches, resorts, medical facilities. Where Sterling partners go when they make senior. Warm but not too warm. Peaceful. Earned.
Nexa II — Elysium, equatorial coast
The big show. Largest resort complex in human space. Casinos, hotels, entertainment venues, convention centres. The strip runs for hundreds of kilometres along the coast. Neon, noise, and negotiable virtue. What happens in Paradise City generates tabloid content across eight systems.
Nexa II — Elysium, island archipelago
Upmarket alternative. Private islands, exclusive resorts, discrete services. Where the wealthy go to avoid the crowds at Paradise City. Quieter, prettier, ten times the price.
Nexa II — Elysium, northern peninsula
Convention and events hub. Conference centres, exhibition halls, concert venues. Hosts the major industry gatherings, trade shows, and festivals that bring professionals to Elysium on expense accounts. Business by day, Paradise City by night.
Nexa III — Backstage, temperate dome cluster
Worker capital. Largest dome complex on Backstage. Housing, training academies, transit hubs for the Elysium commute. Functional, affordable, deliberately unglamorous. The sign at the spaceport says "Welcome to Reality."
Nexa III — Backstage, polar region
Industrial support. Food processing, laundry facilities, supply logistics, everything that keeps Elysium running but would spoil the aesthetic. Workers here rarely see the pleasure planet. They just keep it fed and clean.
Vasken II — Ironhold, equatorial zone
System capital. Largest arcology complex, housing administration, major refineries, and the bulk of the workforce. Grey corridors, shift rotations, company scrip. The Hermandad runs protection in the lower levels. Corporate security pretends not to notice.
Vasken II — Ironhold, northern industrial zone
Processing hub. Where raw ore becomes refined metal. Smelters, foundries, fabrication plants. The air recyclers work overtime. Workers joke that you can taste the metal. They're not joking.
Vasken II — Ironhold, polar region
Shipping and logistics. Cargo terminals, warehouses, transit facilities. Where Vasken's output leaves the system. Zephyr Services maintains a major depot here. Transient population, rough bars, short tempers.
Vasken III — Dustbowl, northern plateau
Largest mining settlement on Dustbowl. Company town built around a massive open-pit operation. Self-contained habitat, limited amenities. Workers sign multi-year contracts. Leaving early costs more than most can afford.
Kael I — Meridian, sunward terminator
The bright side. Districts here sit closer to the dayside, bathed in permanent golden light. Warmer, sunnier, considered more desirable. Property values rise with proximity to the light. Parks and plazas designed to maximise the eternal sunset aesthetic. Tourists come here for the views.
Kael I — Meridian, darkward terminator
The dark side. Districts here lean toward the nightside, illuminated by artificial light against permanent darkness. Cooler, moodier, cheaper. Nightclubs and entertainment venues thrive in the eternal night. Artists and bohemians cluster here. Some residents haven't seen natural light in years.
Kael I — Meridian, prime meridian
System capital. Government, finance, major institutions. Located at the arbitrary "prime meridian" where the Ringcity officially begins and ends. The most temperate zone, perfectly balanced between light and dark. Prestigious address, astronomical rents.
Kael I — Meridian, antipodal point
Opposite side of the world from Centrum. Industrial district, shipping terminals, the working end of the Ringcity. Twenty thousand kilometres from anywhere important. Residents have a chip on their shoulder about it.
Kael I — Meridian, distributed
The stretches between major districts. Residential blocks, local commerce, neighbourhood life. Most of the population lives here, not in the famous districts, just somewhere along the ring. Address format includes ring-kilometre coordinates. "I live at R-17,432" tells you exactly where on the planet someone calls home.
Ryda II-a — Apotheca, near-side equator
System capital. Gleaming towers, manicured grounds, aggressive security. The executives live here, the decisions happen here, the profits flow here.
Ryda II-a — Apotheca, northern plateau
Research and development. Hundreds of laboratory complexes, testing facilities, clinical trial centres. Where new drugs are born.
Ryda II-a — Apotheca, processing zone
Manufacturing hub. Where laboratory breakthroughs become mass production. Refineries, synthesis plants, packaging facilities. The actual work of making medicine happens here. Workers handle compounds that could cure or kill in equal measure.
Ryda II-a — Apotheca, primary spaceport
Gateway to Ryda. Shipping terminals, customs inspection, security checkpoints. Everything entering or leaving the system passes through here.