Tormad

Tormad is one of many "floating cities" located on the gas giant of Saliet. Unlike many of its brothers and sisters, Tormad is not a mining or production settlement. Rather, Tormad was established specifically to be a resort town. Located in one of the calmer regions of the planet's atmosphere, Tormad was built to be a place of rest, relaxation and luxury.

Government

The city qualifies as a Municipal Prefecture (the second lowest territorial rank) and as such is formally divided into Wards (the Local Government division). Each Ward is managed by a council of locals elected to the position. The Council of Tormad (the Prefectural equivalent of the Ward Councils) consists of legislative representatives elected by the Ward Councils to represent their respective Ward to the city government. The Council of Tormad then selects the Prefectural Governor of Tormad (who is the Mayor of the city) from candidates collated from the Wards. 
There are eight Wards: Joma Ward, Market Ward, Siila Ward, Otavio Ward (where the Council and Governor of Tormad are based in), Vermillion Ward, Docks Ward, Mulave Ward and Tubra Ward.

History

Tormad was first established by Arsil Tormad and several of his work associates and friends as a joint resort venture. While starting out rather small and private, over time Tormad grew into a rather popular retreat for those of influence and wealth in the Saliet Cluster - be they mage or non-mage. Mozoroi system law prohibits company owned towns to remain under corporate control when they are classed as Prefectures or larger, so when Tormad grew to that point, the Regional government stepped in to reorganize the governing system for a purely civilian one (though the companies that have continued to maintain stakes in the town retain most of their financial power over Tormad).

Type

City

Inhabitant Demonym

Tormadian