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Maloncanth: /* Nethertown */

2012-05-03T15:32:54Z

Nethertown

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	==The Undercity==		==The Undercity==
	The Undercity is a vast series of giant caverns, ruins and tunnels cut off from the surface by the Megastructure or simply built underground to begin with. It is an inhospitable place, but nevertheless is home to a large population.		The Undercity is a vast series of giant caverns, ruins and tunnels cut off from the surface by the Megastructure or simply built underground to begin with. It is an inhospitable place, but nevertheless is home to a large population.

	~~==Nethertown==~~
	Over the last decade or so, desperation for real estate has led to pockets of the downtown core to recolonise sections of the Undercity by building downwards through the city's foundation. Accessibility to these areas is not great owing largely to having to cross the Megastructure in places where there is room to carve out such an access and the desireability of avoiding extant fallout zones. These pockets of downward construction are known collectively as the Nethertown, which has a positive connotation of being secure where the rest of the Undercity is dangerous. Some of these pockets are interconnected by secured tunnels or routes beneath the Megastructure. They are also generally better lit, since they don't have to steal power in order to have any at all.

Maloncanth: /* Hinagiku */

2012-05-02T04:35:44Z

Hinagiku

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	=Wards and Landmarks=		=Wards and Landmarks=
	==Hinagiku==		==[[Hinagiku (Otome Row)\|Hinagiku]]==
	Hinagiku is one of the smaller wards of Jura Megalopolis. It borders Swallow Hill to the west and Ichigun to the north and east. The stretch of shoreline along the south comprises most of the good beaches remaining on the mainland and the area receives much traffic as a result. The Otome, among a quirky bunch of other gangs, have their home turf is located within Hinagiku.		Hinagiku is one of the smaller wards of Jura Megalopolis. It borders Swallow Hill to the west and Ichigun to the north and east. The stretch of shoreline along the south comprises most of the good beaches remaining on the mainland and the area receives much traffic as a result. The Otome, among a quirky bunch of other gangs, have their home turf is located within Hinagiku.

Maloncanth: /* Territory */

2012-02-05T17:49:06Z

Territory

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	The Jura WARP Zone is approximately a beveled, enlongated right triangle with an area of over 700 sq. km. Despite or because of its reputation, the population has grown rapidly since the war, resulting in a very high human density and a tendency for hub areas with the money to build upwards. Whether from the sea, the nearby mountains or across the strait, the Jura Megalopolis has a very compelling skyline. At the edges of the territory, lack of space and zoning regulation brings slums and buildings right to the international borders.		The Jura WARP Zone is approximately a beveled, enlongated right triangle with an area of over 700 sq. km. Despite or because of its reputation, the population has grown rapidly since the war, resulting in a very high human density and a tendency for hub areas with the money to build upwards. Whether from the sea, the nearby mountains or across the strait, the Jura Megalopolis has a very compelling skyline. At the edges of the territory, lack of space and zoning regulation brings slums and buildings right to the international borders.

	In the west, slums and barrios come right to the edge of the Celebes Republic, an exotic pot of a dictatorship tolerated because it opposes communism. Despite the threat of nasty wildlife, landmines or guerrillas randomly shooting folks, parts of the jungle are often stripped or poached for food, wood, or drug cultivation. In two areas near extant Celebean villages, the border could even be said to be blurry, a state of affairs tolerated so long the local general or rebel leader gets a cut.		In the west, slums and barrios come right to the edge of the '''Celebes Republic''', an exotic pot of a dictatorship tolerated because it opposes communism. Despite the threat of nasty wildlife, landmines or guerrillas randomly shooting folks, parts of the jungle are often stripped or poached for food, wood, or drug cultivation. In two areas near extant Celebean villages, the border could even be said to be blurry, a state of affairs tolerated so long the local general or rebel leader gets a cut.

	The northeastern border faces the Ryunan People's Republic, former Amaharan territory turned communist hellhole since its occupation and annexation by the People's Confederation of Lotus Asia. Despite post-war treaties, the Ryunan DMZ was reoccupied a mere seven years after the war by rebranding an entire army division into a supposedly civil border-and-customs unit. Here, spartan housing blocks abut directly on walls of concrete and barbed wire beyond which is stark rainforest punctuated by clear logged areas, guard towers and even bunkers. This longer and more exciting border has only one official crossing. Yet, despite heavy patrols and iron curtain efforts, human movement into the Megalopolis continues steadily through various methods.		The northeastern border faces the '''Ryunan People's Republic''', former Amaharan territory turned communist hellhole since its occupation and annexation by the '''People's Confederation of Lotus Asia'''. Despite post-war treaties, the Ryunan DMZ was reoccupied a mere seven years after the war by rebranding an entire army division into a supposedly civil border-and-customs unit. Here, spartan housing blocks abut directly on walls of concrete and barbed wire beyond which is stark rainforest punctuated by clear logged areas, guard towers and even bunkers. This longer and more exciting border has only one official crossing. Yet, despite heavy patrols and iron curtain efforts, human movement into the Megalopolis continues steadily through various methods.

	Lying beneath much of Jura Megalopolis is the Megastructure, a giant engineering plate laid over the ruins of the pre-war city of Jura after the end of the Sixty Years War to form a stable and flat foundation for the new city. It underlies the majority of present-day Jura Megalopolis, including all of the downtown core, covering over a myriad of waterways, topography and the worst of the fallout anomalies caused by spin bombs. The massive plate is webbed with tunnels and chambers for installation of the vast utility networks needed to service the city-state and the layer's implementation in different areas ranges from obvious and unfinished to cleverly concealed and almost unknown. Beneath it, the landscape has been converted into an inhospitable and dangerous yet lively network of dumps, artificial caverns and inscrutable catacombs known as the Undercity.		Lying beneath much of Jura Megalopolis is the '''Megastructure''', a giant engineering plate laid over the ruins of the pre-war city of Jura after the end of the Sixty Years War to form a stable and flat foundation for the new city. It underlies the majority of present-day Jura Megalopolis, including all of the downtown core, covering over a myriad of waterways, topography and the worst of the fallout anomalies caused by spin bombs. The massive plate is webbed with tunnels and chambers for installation of the vast utility networks needed to service the city-state and the layer's implementation in different areas ranges from obvious and unfinished to cleverly concealed and almost unknown. Beneath it, the landscape has been converted into an inhospitable and dangerous yet lively network of dumps, artificial caverns and inscrutable catacombs known as the '''Undercity'''.

	Just across the Jura Strait lies the theocratic Emirate of Midena, a member of the Caliphate whose fundamental hostility to the Amaharan religion is carefully weighed against economic and political realities. Several other states (mostly small nations on the mainland or archipelago polities) are also nearby along with the Francian imperial colony of Menden. Among the last colonial holdouts anywhere in the world, Menden nevertheless holds the potential of Rose European influence in the area.		Just across the Jura Strait lies the theocratic '''Emirate of Midena''', a member of the Caliphate whose fundamental hostility to the Amaharan religion is carefully weighed against economic and political realities. Several other states (mostly small nations on the mainland or archipelago polities) are also nearby along with the Francian imperial colony of '''Menden'''. Among the last colonial holdouts anywhere in the world, Menden nevertheless holds the potential of Rose European influence in the area.

	=Wards and Landmarks=		=Wards and Landmarks=

Maloncanth: /* Swallow Hill */

2012-01-14T21:16:11Z

Swallow Hill

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	'''Underhill Mall'''<br>		'''Underhill Mall'''<br>
			A very large mall space that is practically the size of a town and completely underground. It's big enough that bicycles and even scooters with electric motors are common in the shopping arcade, which is full of discount off-the-truck shops for everything.

	==Black Lagoon==		==Black Lagoon==

Maloncanth: /* Districts, Wards and Landmarks */

2012-01-14T21:07:47Z

Districts, Wards and Landmarks

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Maloncanth: /* Territory */

2012-01-14T17:02:24Z

Territory

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	The northeastern border faces the Ryunan People's Republic, former Amaharan territory turned communist hellhole since its occupation and annexation by the People's Confederation of Lotus Asia. Despite post-war treaties, the Ryunan DMZ was reoccupied a mere seven years after the war by rebranding an entire army division into a supposedly civil border-and-customs unit. Here, spartan housing blocks abut directly on walls of concrete and barbed wire beyond which is stark rainforest punctuated by clear logged areas, guard towers and even bunkers. This longer and more exciting border has only one official crossing. Yet, despite heavy patrols and iron curtain efforts, human movement into the Megalopolis continues steadily through various methods.		The northeastern border faces the Ryunan People's Republic, former Amaharan territory turned communist hellhole since its occupation and annexation by the People's Confederation of Lotus Asia. Despite post-war treaties, the Ryunan DMZ was reoccupied a mere seven years after the war by rebranding an entire army division into a supposedly civil border-and-customs unit. Here, spartan housing blocks abut directly on walls of concrete and barbed wire beyond which is stark rainforest punctuated by clear logged areas, guard towers and even bunkers. This longer and more exciting border has only one official crossing. Yet, despite heavy patrols and iron curtain efforts, human movement into the Megalopolis continues steadily through various methods.

	Lying beneath much of Jura Megalopolis is the Megastructure, a giant engineering plate laid over the ruins of the pre-war city of Jura after the end of the Sixty Years War to form a stable and flat foundation for the new city. It underlies the majority of present-day Jura Megalopolis, including all of the downtown core, covering over a myriad of waterways, topography and the worst of the fallout anomalies caused by spin bombs. The massive plate is webbed with tunnels and chambers for installation of the vast utility networks needed to service the city-state. Beneath it, the landscape has been converted into an inhospitable and dangerous yet lively network of dumps, artificial caverns and inscrutable catacombs known as the Undercity.		Lying beneath much of Jura Megalopolis is the Megastructure, a giant engineering plate laid over the ruins of the pre-war city of Jura after the end of the Sixty Years War to form a stable and flat foundation for the new city. It underlies the majority of present-day Jura Megalopolis, including all of the downtown core, covering over a myriad of waterways, topography and the worst of the fallout anomalies caused by spin bombs. The massive plate is webbed with tunnels and chambers for installation of the vast utility networks needed to service the city-state and the layer's implementation in different areas ranges from obvious and unfinished to cleverly concealed and almost unknown. Beneath it, the landscape has been converted into an inhospitable and dangerous yet lively network of dumps, artificial caverns and inscrutable catacombs known as the Undercity.

	Just across the Jura Strait lies the theocratic Emirate of Midena, a member of the Caliphate whose fundamental hostility to the Amaharan religion is carefully weighed against economic and political realities. Several other states (mostly small nations on the mainland or archipelago polities) are also nearby along with the Francian imperial colony of Menden. Among the last colonial holdouts anywhere in the world, Menden nevertheless holds the potential of Rose European influence in the area.		Just across the Jura Strait lies the theocratic Emirate of Midena, a member of the Caliphate whose fundamental hostility to the Amaharan religion is carefully weighed against economic and political realities. Several other states (mostly small nations on the mainland or archipelago polities) are also nearby along with the Francian imperial colony of Menden. Among the last colonial holdouts anywhere in the world, Menden nevertheless holds the potential of Rose European influence in the area.

Maloncanth: /* Warzone Alpha */

2012-01-12T22:37:02Z

Warzone Alpha

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	===Hinamori Castle Hotel===		===Hinamori Castle Hotel===
	Hinamori Castle was a shogunate era fortification that, like many castles in Ryunan, was restored and rebuilt as a hotel in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The castle hotel survived both the war and Jura's reconstruction and is now the highest rated hotel outside downtown proper. It forms the core of a gated and very heavily secured airport-hotel commercial district within Warzone Alpha		Hinamori Castle was a shogunate era fortification that, like many castles in Ryunan, was restored and rebuilt as a hotel in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The castle hotel survived both the war and Jura's reconstruction and is now the highest rated hotel outside downtown proper. It forms the core of a gated and very heavily secured airport-hotel commercial district within Warzone Alpha

			===Jura University Campus===

	==Yurishima==		==Yurishima==

Maloncanth: /* The Ninja Building */

2012-01-12T20:59:59Z

The Ninja Building

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	===The Ninja Building===		===The Ninja Building===
	The headquarters of the Ninja Corporation, the tallest ~~(including antenna)~~ and among the most gaudily lit buildings in the city		The headquarters of the Ninja Corporation, the tallest and among the most gaudily lit buildings in the city.

	==The Undercity==		==The Undercity==

Maloncanth: /* Districts, Wards and Landmarks */

2012-01-12T20:56:40Z

Districts, Wards and Landmarks

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	==West Side==		==West Side==
	Running along the western border of Jura Megalopolis is a massive band of the city's poorest and most squalorous neighbourhoods living off the detritus of the wealthy core. Unlike the reasonably large buildings common in the more central zones, much of the construction in West Side was independent work without oversight of any sort. As a result, even the more sensible streets are just barely wide enough to fit two lanes of traffic while lanes and avenues twist and turn through the hilly karst in nonsensical fashion. Many of the gangs in West Side are grouped by ethnicity, congealing out of what is otherwise a fairly well mixed melting pot.		Running along the western border of Jura Megalopolis is a massive band of the city's poorest and most squalorous surface neighbourhoods living off the detritus of the wealthy core. Unlike the reasonably large buildings common in the more central zones, much of the construction in West Side was independent work without oversight of any sort. As a result, even the more sensible streets are just barely wide enough to fit two lanes of traffic while lanes and avenues twist and turn through the hilly karst in nonsensical fashion. Many of the gangs in West Side are grouped by ethnicity, congealing out of what is otherwise a fairly well mixed melting pot.

			==Swallow Hill==

	==Black Lagoon==		==Black Lagoon==
	The Black Lagoon is located on the southwest corner of Jura Megalopolis transitioning gradually from ~~Ichigun in the east and~~ West Side to the north. Here, canals ancient and new break up the lowrise cityscape into numerous islands. The most famous feature is its floating city district. In most other respects, architecture is much like in the West Side, though it is slightly less crowded.		The Black Lagoon is located on the southwest corner of Jura Megalopolis bordering Swallow Hill to the east and transitioning gradually from West Side to the north. Here, canals ancient and new break up the lowrise cityscape into numerous islands. The most famous feature is its floating city district. In most other respects, architecture is much like in the West Side, though it is slightly less crowded. There are numerous marinas and the lagoon itself is crowded with light craft.

	==Kawashi==		==Kawashi==
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	Ayarai extends northwards from the downtown core and forms the northern half of the border with the Ryunan People's Republic. Similar to Central Jura, Ayarai is built upwards and is dominated by big, tall buildings but is significantly poorer and much less glitzy than the "real" downtown core. Packed highrises have their foundations laid right up against the border walls and the rainforest is extremely close with the canopy reaching above the 12th floor. This is also approximately the level of a second Megastructure forming in southern areas (along with parts of downtown and Kawashi) as developers try to maximise usable space.		Ayarai extends northwards from the downtown core and forms the northern half of the border with the Ryunan People's Republic. Similar to Central Jura, Ayarai is built upwards and is dominated by big, tall buildings but is significantly poorer and much less glitzy than the "real" downtown core. Packed highrises have their foundations laid right up against the border walls and the rainforest is extremely close with the canopy reaching above the 12th floor. This is also approximately the level of a second Megastructure forming in southern areas (along with parts of downtown and Kawashi) as developers try to maximise usable space.

	Although the most dramatic stories tend to come from Warzone Alpha, Ayarai ~~actually~~ now ~~receives the lion's share of the~~ human traffic from the rest of Ryunan due to much greater military attention to the southern border.		Although the most dramatic stories tend to come from Warzone Alpha, Ayarai is now thought to receive more human traffic from the rest of Ryunan due to much greater military attention to the southern border.

	==Kitayama==		==Kitayama==
	Mt. Kitayama forms the northwestern corner of Jura Megalopolis and is the least densely populated part of the city due to steep terrain. Kitayama, still called "Lelnyan" in Miao is a dormant volcano and was considered a holy mountain in former times. The glaciers that had vanished from the peak during the colonial era suddenly reappeared after the war.		Mt. Kitayama forms the northwestern corner of Jura Megalopolis and is the least densely populated part of the city due to steep terrain. Kitayama, still called "Lelnyan" in Miao is a dormant volcano and was considered a holy mountain in former times. The glaciers that had vanished from the peak during the colonial era suddenly reappeared after the war.
	===~~Skytown~~===
			==The Rift==

			==Zone Beta==
			Zone Beta is a smoggy industrial zone that exists on both sides of the Megastructure to a greater extent than any other district. It contains some major pieces of infrastructure such as Jura Quantum Power Plant and Jura Water Complex.

	==Warzone Alpha==		==Warzone Alpha==
	The eastern corner of the Jura Megalopolis has a reputation as its most terrifying ward in terms of overt physical danger. Originally a peacekeeping zone meant to ensure the security of the city's airport and hold the Jura Straits and RPR border under observation, Zone Alpha quickly became the main stronghold of various anti-communist groups and things went downhill from there.		The eastern corner of the Jura Megalopolis has a reputation as its most terrifying ward in terms of overt physical danger. Originally a peacekeeping zone meant to ensure the security of the city's airport and hold the Jura Straits and RPR border under observation, Zone Alpha quickly became the main stronghold of various anti-communist groups and things went downhill from there. Today, "War" is typically appended to the proper name of "Zone Alpha".

	===Meia International Airport===		===Meia International Airport===
	===~~The Wall~~===		===Eastwall===
			The Eastwall building is a very large multi-use building with a facade that comes within an inch of the communist border. Its towering brutalist architecture resembles a bunker facing out to the communist realm beyond but its name refers to the fact that the structure is a staggering 3km long, following the contour of the border perfectly. It is unironically rumored to actually be used as a base for various anti-communist groups and attracted more than its share of attacks from the east. The south end of the building is about 100m from the Lelouch Memorial Bridge. The north end is used as the main library of Jura University.

	===Hinamori Castle Hotel===		===Hinamori Castle Hotel===
			Hinamori Castle was a shogunate era fortification that, like many castles in Ryunan, was restored and rebuilt as a hotel in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The castle hotel survived both the war and Jura's reconstruction and is now the highest rated hotel outside downtown proper. It forms the core of a gated and very heavily secured airport-hotel commercial district within Warzone Alpha

			==Yurishima==
			Yurishima is an offshore island territory of the Dominion of Amahara. It is closer to the Emirate of Midena than Jura Megalopolis or the rest of Ryunan and is composed of jam-packed military base and adjoining town with a much greater level of security than most parts of Jura enjoy. It is not officially a part of Jura Megalopolis and commerce between the two is not officially allowed and nobody is officially allowed to travel in either direction without an official visa that isn't officially ever issued.

	==Central Jura==		==Central Jura==
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	The headquarters of the Ninja Corporation, the tallest (including antenna) and among the most gaudily lit buildings in the city		The headquarters of the Ninja Corporation, the tallest (including antenna) and among the most gaudily lit buildings in the city

	==~~Megastructure~~==		==The Undercity==
	The Megastructure is a ~~giant engineering plate laid over~~ the ~~ruins~~ of the ~~pre-war city~~ of ~~Jura after~~ the ~~end of~~ the ~~conflict~~. ~~It underlies~~ the ~~majority~~ of the ~~present Jura Megalopolis~~, ~~namely beneath all~~ of ~~downtown and about half~~ the ~~remaining area~~. ~~Its presence masks~~ the ~~natural streams and rivers that had previously existed and converts the older landscape into massive catacombs~~, ~~sewers and undercity~~.		The Undercity is a vast series of giant caverns, ruins and tunnels cut off from the surface by the Megastructure. It is an inhospitable place, but nevertheless is home to a large population.

			==Nethertown==
			Over the last decade or so, desperation for real estate has led to pockets of the downtown core to recolonise sections of the Undercity by building downwards through the city's foundation. Accessibility to these areas is not great owing largely to having to cross the Megastructure in places where there is room to carve out such an access and the desireability of avoiding extant fallout zones. These pockets of downward construction are known collectively as the Nethertown, which has a positive connotation of being secure where the rest of the Undercity is dangerous. Some of these pockets are interconnected by secured tunnels or routes beneath the Megastructure. They are also generally better lit, since they don't have to steal power in order to have any at all.

	==~~The Undercity~~==		==Skytown==

Maloncanth: /* Territory */

2012-01-12T18:26:06Z

Territory

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	The northeastern border faces the Ryunan People's Republic, former Amaharan territory turned communist hellhole since its occupation and annexation by the People's Confederation of Lotus Asia. Despite post-war treaties, the Ryunan DMZ was reoccupied a mere seven years after the war by rebranding an entire army division into a supposedly civil border-and-customs unit. Here, spartan housing blocks abut directly on walls of concrete and barbed wire beyond which is stark rainforest punctuated by clear logged areas, guard towers and even bunkers. This longer and more exciting border has only one official crossing. Yet, despite heavy patrols and iron curtain efforts, human movement into the Megalopolis continues steadily through various methods.		The northeastern border faces the Ryunan People's Republic, former Amaharan territory turned communist hellhole since its occupation and annexation by the People's Confederation of Lotus Asia. Despite post-war treaties, the Ryunan DMZ was reoccupied a mere seven years after the war by rebranding an entire army division into a supposedly civil border-and-customs unit. Here, spartan housing blocks abut directly on walls of concrete and barbed wire beyond which is stark rainforest punctuated by clear logged areas, guard towers and even bunkers. This longer and more exciting border has only one official crossing. Yet, despite heavy patrols and iron curtain efforts, human movement into the Megalopolis continues steadily through various methods.

	Lying beneath much of Jura Megalopolis is the Megastructure, a giant engineering plate laid over the ruins of the pre-war city of Jura after the end of the Sixty Years War. It underlies the majority of present-day Jura Megalopolis, including all of the downtown core, covering over a myriad of waterways, topography and the worst of the fallout anomalies caused by spin bombs. The massive plate is webbed with tunnels and chambers for installation of the vast utility networks needed to service the city-state. Beneath it, the landscape has been converted into an inhospitable and dangerous yet lively network of dumps, artificial caverns and inscrutable catacombs known as the Undercity.		Lying beneath much of Jura Megalopolis is the Megastructure, a giant engineering plate laid over the ruins of the pre-war city of Jura after the end of the Sixty Years War to form a stable and flat foundation for the new city. It underlies the majority of present-day Jura Megalopolis, including all of the downtown core, covering over a myriad of waterways, topography and the worst of the fallout anomalies caused by spin bombs. The massive plate is webbed with tunnels and chambers for installation of the vast utility networks needed to service the city-state. Beneath it, the landscape has been converted into an inhospitable and dangerous yet lively network of dumps, artificial caverns and inscrutable catacombs known as the Undercity.

	Just across the Jura Strait lies the theocratic Emirate of Midena, a member of the Caliphate whose fundamental hostility to the Amaharan religion is carefully weighed against economic and political realities. Several other states (mostly small nations on the mainland or archipelago polities) are also nearby along with the Francian imperial colony of Menden. Among the last colonial holdouts anywhere in the world, Menden nevertheless holds the potential of Rose European influence in the area.		Just across the Jura Strait lies the theocratic Emirate of Midena, a member of the Caliphate whose fundamental hostility to the Amaharan religion is carefully weighed against economic and political realities. Several other states (mostly small nations on the mainland or archipelago polities) are also nearby along with the Francian imperial colony of Menden. Among the last colonial holdouts anywhere in the world, Menden nevertheless holds the potential of Rose European influence in the area.