Fairtree
(Dated material, almost 20 years old)
Fairtree first appeared on Earth when the Far Fairlians made a deal for Earth to host a staging ground for the Far Fairlian war against the Unfairies, sixty years ago. The war itself concluded forty years ago and as agreed-upon, the Far Fairlians turned Fairtree over to the people of Earth.
The city itself is built upon a fungus known as Colonna, attached to the trunk of the Tree, which itself floats several hundred feet above the ground in the American Great Plains, apparently tethered to the ground by a spiraling vine thirty feet wide that plunges into the ground and brings water up to Fairtree.
Despite its apparent nature as three independent objects: vine, rootless crooked tree, fungus, all three are considered part of the same artifact. Fairtree itself, built on top of the plate, is not part of the artifact and is in fact the fourth city the Tree has borne; the ruins of the other cities have been incorporated into the current city, although the slowly thickening fungus has swallowed some of them.
The trunk of the Tree has many knotholes, which are large enough to allow the passage of the flying ships of the Far Fairlians. Within the Tree is an interdimensional space that allows for transit between worlds. Humans are forbidden from using the Interior except in partnership with the Far Fairlians.
Fairtree first appeared on Earth when the Far Fairlians made a deal for Earth to host a staging ground for the Far Fairlian war against the Unfairies, sixty years ago. The war itself concluded forty years ago and as agreed-upon, the Far Fairlians turned Fairtree over to the people of Earth.
The city itself is built upon a fungus known as Colonna, attached to the trunk of the Tree, which itself floats several hundred feet above the ground in the American Great Plains, apparently tethered to the ground by a spiraling vine thirty feet wide that plunges into the ground and brings water up to Fairtree.
Despite its apparent nature as three independent objects: vine, rootless crooked tree, fungus, all three are considered part of the same artifact. Fairtree itself, built on top of the plate, is not part of the artifact and is in fact the fourth city the Tree has borne; the ruins of the other cities have been incorporated into the current city, although the slowly thickening fungus has swallowed some of them.
The trunk of the Tree has many knotholes, which are large enough to allow the passage of the flying ships of the Far Fairlians. Within the Tree is an interdimensional space that allows for transit between worlds. Humans are forbidden from using the Interior except in partnership with the Far Fairlians.
Demographics
Most first generation immigrants come to Fairtree looking for something related to the Far Fairlians, whether it's magic, excitement, or wonder. After sixty years, there are plenty of residents born and raised there, both human and Far Fairlian.
Districts
Fairtree is divided into ten districts: 8 normal districts, a central one, and a high district, built on (or suspended from) the single tall branch curling over the city.
The 8 districts are themed thusly: Lightning, Radiance, Metal, Mist, Emptiness, Ash, Dust, Salt. While they all have parks and schools and residential neighborhoods, they also have different combinations of ruins and utility that make them distinct.
- Lightning is a light industrial district, with lots of magitech development
- Radiance is a glittering commercial district
- Metal is a heavy industry district
- Mist is a heavily populated garden district
- Emptiness is basically ruins and strange science. There may be an airport here, and also a junkyard. There may even be an odd set of schools.
- Ash has the crematorium and other unpleasant but neccesary city services (recycling and so on)
- Dust is a low income district
- Salt is the main harbor district
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Fairtree
Founding Date
1960
Alternative Name(s)
The Fairy Tree; The Artifact;
Type
City
Population
1,000,000
Inhabitant Demonym
Fairlians
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