#Septopolis 21! Today’s a bit of a rest day since the Library is fairly isolationist, though not necessarily of their own volition As it turns out, having massive natural borders puts up a real barrier for outsiders to come into your territory. Nothing personal or anything :v 1/?

A21. For Sesina Education: Most kids have a right to decent education before either deciding to continue in HS or taking up family business and/or apprenticeships. Some even go to university, which is technically free but w overhead fees. Yes, this is also a class thing, WHY DO U ASK-- #Septopolis

#Septopolis 21 1/6 Imagine hearing about a faraway planet where the sun never sets. The telly tells a lot of lies, but the wording here sticks. What do you mean it "never" sets, that's impossible! So you get to the planet and are welcomed to the never-ending sunrise. Then it keeps being sunrise.

#Septopolis 22! Going to make this short because of *bureaucracy* stamping all over my schedule this week >:v Anyway, government structure. The Library doesn’t have much of one, but each campus has it’s own head librarian who tries to balance their campus’s departments 1/?

#Septopolis Nairu is democratic-ish with heavy magical vetting of all candidates. In it for the money? Bye. Member of a Celestine Cult? YEET (and also, enjoy prison). Believe in the superiority of mages to the point where you see everyone else as less than human? Yeahnah GTFO 🧵

#Septopolis Mortal government of AI era Britain works the same... In theory. All the same elections, officials, responsibilities. The House of Shades doesn't try to control MPs directly - it's inefficient and a big discovery risk. That said, 'indirect control' is underselling their setup.

#Septopolis 22 1/8 The Sunrise Strip uses a form of electoral religious republic. Elections are held every seven years across the entire Strip. Each zone elects its representation and the council that forms elects a lifetime planetary governor, who in turn represents the planet in galactic affairs.

#Septopolis 22 Democratic-ish. There is an elected Council of Ministers, who serve 6 years terms and can serve up to 4 terms. They are assigned a specific area of city business to regulate. There is a Minister of Commerce, one for Sanitation, and so on. 🧵 #WritingCommunity #Writesky #Wrencer

#Septopolis 22: Unfortunately, EC itself has a very short answer. Beneath all its glassy glitz, Europa City is a company town: built, owned, and operated entirely by the Windfall Corporation. There are no public elections. There are no citywide votes. (1/6)

#Septopolis 22. While the Kingdom of Kraslya started as a theocracy ruled by the Church of Envasar like countless other places, it adopted the Council of Houses system a few millennia ago, which is a mix of monarchy and aristocracy. We have one Ruling House, from which the queen—and most (1/14)

#Septopolis As I've mentioned in previous posts, Eldana is a theocratic queendom ruled by the divine champion of its people's chief goddess. With an iron fist. She has advisors in the form of her church's high priest and the lords of a parliament, but no one *really* questions her rule. (1/11)

Happy #Septopolis 22! Cascada is led by a council of elders, that is generally self-decided. The council will decide when a community member is eligible, and confers internally as to whether they will be asked to join the council. Decisions from the council are not the final word, however. (1/3)

#Septopolis This one made me sit down and think. I've been very vague on this stuff in my head. I know the Commonwealth is mostly oligarchical as a whole, but let's break it down. I still want to leave some of it flexible, but let me brainstorm... 🧵

#Septopolis 22 Arx Lucis is my nightmare government: I'd describe it as a theocratic corporatocracy masquerading as a theocratic monarchy 😵‍💫 ~On paper~ the supreme ruler is the August Lord, a human/angel fusion who is 100s of years old & was there at the city's founding. He's said to communicate 🧵

#Septopolis 21 Why do outsiders come to Ynthessen? That's the neat part, they don't! More seriously, as a closely guarded secret, the people of Ynthessen very much do not want to attract outsiders. However, occasionally someone does stumble across them, or a rare exception is made (1/5)🧵

#Septopolis 21 Kaghar has sort of that New Colossus promise about it that draws people in from all over the five systems, and sometimes beyond. It's thriving, cosmopolitan, and the standards of living are generally high, as long as you can clear the mental hurdle of the whole flesh planet thing.🧵

In the 2400s Earth's population is about 100 billion, and the environment remains ravaged since no one can agree who pays to fix it and who's going to get the money. The Corps who founded Nap City did so to make a world they were the big players in, rather than midlisters and small fries #septopolis

Super late response to this as, honestly, I have been very tired this Sunday 😂 But, there is, of course, plenty that Gemorrians attract foreigners with, and some of it I've already explained in other threads! #Septopolis

Chapter 2.3 of Europa University: Admissions releases Friday, introducing Luhifa Mbo: here to network on her family's behalf and see more of her long-distance girlfriend. For now, an excerpt, in which Luhifa asks her newest connection about the sad boy at the next table over… #EuropaUniAdmissions

#Septopolis 20: Cafés, temples, and sex clubs, oh my! Europa City is dense with cafés inviting customers to linger, serving everything from wine and flaky pastries to pearltea and fruit-laden gelatines. It also boasts many fine restaurants, including a few affordable hidden local favorites. (1/9)

#Septopolis Day 21 🍄AMANITA HEIGHTS🍄 IT'S MUSHROOM VEGAS, BABY! Visitors come for the CASINOS (which, admittedly, post-Greed Wars can't directly give you money, but they have loopholes! They can give you things which are valuable and you can sell. Also, some of the prizes are houses, so... y'know.

#Septopolis 21. Orasan sees a lot of tourism from other parts of the realm and from beyond the realm—I think I mentioned this before, but the bites of the courtesans are quite attractive for tourists! It's worth remembering that while non-flying can and are encouraged to visit, they're not (1/4)

Most people have no reason to visit the Katorgan Fleet, since the Katorgans themselves travel through the galaxy for trade, work, and anything else important. When foreigners do visit, their intent is usually to join, either as children being adopted or as spouses. 🧵 #Septopolis #WritingCommunity

#Septopolis The Hermitage is a private home. It’s been mothballed for 50 years and only reopened recently. Folks are curious, but the only way to get in is as an employee or invited guest. Avalon is fucking charming! Brasshill is one of those villages they put on brochure covers…

#Septopolis The best way to look at why people choose to live in Dragaul is to look at the five states of Notica; Corcant, Deasder, Eamont, Boraes and Laith and why people want to leave them. It's hard to start a life in Dragaul but for many it's better than where they're from 🧵

#Septopolis 21 Arx Lucis exists specifically for the chosen Elect, so it's not the sort of place people immigrate to for normal reasons... Some Reprobates outside the city want to go there because they believe life will be better, even if they're forced to be slaves. Some want to go there in 1/4

#Septopolis 17 Dominion architecture (i.e., ou'shar architecture) is defined by hard angles and sharp edges. Think obelisks, pyramidal buildings, similar to the buildings of ancient Egypt. Any non-geometric shapes are in sculpture or engraving, and are intentionally subtle and unsettling. (1/11)

A17. Sesina’s architectural structure is a cross between ancient mud-brick structures, modern concrete w/ cooling structures, and the marble and granite of fancier religious and imperial buildings inspired by Victorian London. Depends on the region! All beautiful and interesting. #Septopolis

#Septopolis 17: Bir Accio’s architecture is more eclectic than its long-independent neighbour, Birajad. The Nivoréan invasion resulted in a mix of Biran and Nivoréan styles, since influenced by the Haamalidi architecture of the Empire’s offices of state, the Imperial Garrison and aqueduct. (1/4)

#Septopolis 20 Fenholt has pubs, parks, gardens, theaters, tea houses, outdoor pubs, and churches. Spencer's favorite 3rd place is a pub called the Pickled Pontiff. He has been visiting it since his grandad took him there when he was about 13 years old. #WritingCommunity #Writesky #Wrencer

#QueerWritersChat Please check out #DiaryOfNana for my flash fantasy serial about a mini-mage in a magic Library! #MythAugust and #Septopolis have my world building thoughts on the setting too! Plus, here’s a link to my writing across the web and my itch! muzetriggerstudios.wordpress.com/writing/

A20. In Sesina (so far): In Ancus: RI's Place (R. for Ronnie, I for Isla, witchy lesbian aunties) Johari City: The Alchemist Guild (a guild w an office on below a bustling restaurant / hangout area, with a creator space right about it, all accessible by elavator & escalator) #Septopolis

Happy #Septopolis 20! Because Cascada needs to be so self sufficient, most "downtime" activities are still centered around creation; weaving blankets or sewing clothes together, preparing food together, or just making art together. There are communal performances, singing or playing together.

#Septopolis 20 Definitely hitting areas I have given zero thought to. Hmm, in #Felcrown the megadungeon that became a city, there are very few third places... officially. With population rising and being literally surrounded by rock so expansion isn't easy, housing is a MASSIVE problem. 1/9

#Septopolis 20 The main gathering place in Ynthessen is the Canteen. It functions like a cafeteria during the day, serving food and drink in a communal setting. Aside from the Temple, the Canteen is the largest space in the city, and it functions as the main secular place to see neighbors. (1/3)🧵

#Septopolis Most zizzun communities *need* third places because zizzun societies are structured around encouraging zizzun to work, and third places are there to say, "Not to *death*." In St. Nadia, that was the village green at the center of town. (1/14)

#Septopolis 19: Top employers/industries: - Windfall: as the owners and administrators of the City, Windfall directly employs a significant percentage of the City's workforce. Windfall's massive HQ houses company operations, logistics, legal, finance, public/intercorporate relations, (1/11)

#Septopolis 18: Major landmarks: Central district & Windfall HQ: beneath the dome's apex, radial transit lines converge on the city's business hub, towering higher than even the rest of the dramatic cityscape. Tallest stands Windfall Central HQ, a vast ring of towers at the very center. (1/10)

CATCH UP TIME! #Septopolis 17: Europa City impresses even from a distance: a vast, transparent dome shelters a dense landscape of glassy towers, modeled after the penitentes I mentioned back on day 3: bsky.app/profile/cori... No artificial sky masks the perpetual wax and wane (1/6)

#Septopolis DAY 17 🍄AMANITA HEIGHTS🍄 Pic was inspo. So, mushroom forest, right? Not a lot of wood, and wood tends to get eaten by the fungus, anyway. As such, they use a lot of brick and stone in their construction. Though, a handful of the amanitas are big enough for small species like the

#Septopolis 17: Seppara The core is going to look and feel like big urban areas of Japan for the most part. Exciting. Where it'll start to differ is in the detailing. Power lines aren't necessary here. Compressed strips of meteor rock line the streets and buildings to create that network. 🧵1/3

#Septopolis 17 I was hoping to have a sketch today, but alas. I'll post one later 😁 Anyway, my rough idea for Arx Lucis is Scifi MegaFlorence. So stone buildings with lots of arches & tiled roofs, but numen lights & tech interwoven everywhere. Also natural basalt columns & flying islands. 1/?

#Septopolis 17 Let’s start at the surface and go progressively deeper. Above ground is all fortifications and phycogel routing; bone concrete, exoglass, anticaustic alloys. As soon as you hit the dayward cavern, the ring motif for which Kaghar is named becomes clear. Daybreak Station is made of 🧵

This is a question that harkens back to one of the earliest days of this event. As has been the major theme with Gemorria, the country is a blend of advanced (contemporarily), sophisticated society with ancient, primordial roots. How does this look? #Septopolis

#Septopolis 🍄AMANITA HEIGHTS🍄 It was specifically designed to take ships from Point A at the top of the waterfalls to Point B at the bottom of the waterfalls. It's actually many waterfalls, and the river twists hard at one point, so it's not a straight shot. The city grew both along the falls and

#Septopolis The wealthier districts of Eldaven are heavy with art nouveau influences: all arches, tall windows, floral details in wrought-iron gates and murals, heavy wood doors with carvings of swirls and feathers, and stained glass *everywhere*. (1/7)