Metalpop City

Demographics

There is a decently sized gap between the rich and the poor in Metalpop city. Many of the citizens are industrial workers whose pay is rather limited. Some are engineers and electricians, they make up the relatively large middle class. Finally, there are the inventors and business owners that make up the majority of the limited upper class. Almost all of the citizens are Terrestrial Raptors, Volcanic Raptors, or Subterranean Raptors.

Government

This city runs on a democratic system with an elected mayor. The election consisted of districts of equal population, but there are distinctions between the population size based on class, the poor districts have the largest populations while the rich districts have the smallest populations. Taxes are based on income, the poor only pay 5% in taxes, the middle class 15%, and the wealthy 25%. Although, there is struggles to get the rich to pay their fair share. In this very industrial city, it is illegal to have a beast of burden as a means of transportation on it's vehicle roads.

Industry & Trade

Most of the money that is made in Metalpop city comes from the sale of machines to the upper and middle classes. Their technological machines however are difficult to trade as they are not very usable outside of the city limits. Their metal though is easy to trade with travelers who use it to make tools and weapons.

Infrastructure

This city is one of the most advanced settlement known to Raptor kind, there are sewer systems and running water throughout the city. Roads are made using cut stones and many of the buildings are made with metal. Metalpop city is also one of the few places where it is possible to use electricity, and as such it is one of the only places possible to use electric lights, heating, and radio. Many of the machines that power these devices use steam and coal power, the noise of which can create a popping sound, thus giving the city the name Metalpop.

Assets

Most of the assets of Metalpop city come from their refined metal and their machines.

Guilds and Factions

There is a guild composed of the wealthy business owners who use their wealth and power to influence the government's decisions. This guild is what makes taxing the wealthy quite difficult in Metalpop city. However, there are guilds built by the middle and lower classes in an effort to counteract any propositions that would do them harm.

History

This city started out as many cities do, with trade. Many inventors found themselves in this city and began collaborations to create never before seen products. The city lies close to metal deposits, and contained many Volcanic and Subterranean Raptors, which were good at gathering raw materials and smelting the metal. As such, many metal tools and weapons were created. Some of the inventors began using electricity and soon the city was dominated by electronic devices the likes of which no Raptor had ever seen before. And thus, the city of metal was born.

Architecture

The main metals used by the city are bronze and copper, and as such most of the metal of the city is either a golden brown or a striking green. There is not much color used outside of the natural metal color, so the city is rather bland in appearance.

Geography

The city resides next to both a small mountain with stone and ore deposits, and an active volcano. The mountain creates a natural stream of very fresh water for the citizens to use. The climate is rather cool, but kept artificial warm due to the industrial manufacturing process.

Natural Resources

Most of the natural resources consist of stone and metal ores. There are also a number of pine trees that dot the land.

Alternative Name(s)

Steampop City

Type

City

Population

100,000

Inhabitant Demonym

Metarians