The High City

"Opening your windows around here is like opening floodgates. Even if the streets were somehow to go empty, and the steady chiming of elevators ceased, the omnipresent sound of rustling leaves and pattering fountains never goes away. Everything's bright up here too; all that water and glass catch the sun's light and spread it over everything, and the denizens cover every surface with gaudy neons and pastels. Even the endless concrete seems somehow less oppressive. I can see why so many Citizens break their backs to live here."

-Leul, itinerant explorer

Demographics

As the de-facto capital of Sector 11, the High City is home to both citizens and various transients. The ratio of explorers, scavengers, traders and wanderers to permanent residents is roughly 1:5.

Government

• democracy, mayor is voted in by populace for one 10-year term

• citizenship awarded at birth, can also be earned through contract work or financial compensation

• citizens can access town archives (non-citizens pay), vote, own private property and organize social events

• citizens pay annual taxes to the town. These taxes can take the form of capital or contract work

Defences

• Massive walls surround the settlement, five stories tall from foundation to peak

• the city itself sits on an elevated platform, roughly eight stories above sea level

• all paths can be lowered by a command at the network node

Industry & Trade

• map data

• archive access (free for citizens)

• minor crafts (jewelry, clothing, other luxury goods)

Infrastructure

• The High City gets its name primarily from the raised platform upon which the city is built, and the massive walls that surround it.

• The living spaces inside the High City are lavishly furnished, with elegant wooden furniture and common household amenities.

Assets

Network node, multiple habitable dwelling spaces, water access, farmland (limited)

Natural Resources

• easy access to Custodians

• access to Archives and Network

• farmland (roughly 2km²

Alternative Name(s)

Blissville, Skyscraper

Type

Village

Population

755,800

Inhabitant Demonym

Cityfolk

Location under

Sector 11

Owning Organization

The Municipality of Sector-11