Kataran

Overview

Kataran is the capital city of Tycho I. It is located on the equator.
Kataran is a vertical city built into the cliffs of the ancient continental shelf that overlooks the Great Worm Sea (a dune sea). Due to the planets retrograde spin, It is sheltered from the harshest of the suns rays by only receiving direct sunlight in the morning.
Structure of Kataran - The city is wider than it is tall

Areas

"Topside": Solarship yards, military defenses (palisade, earth mounds, ditches), industrial, The Grand Solarium of Pelor
"Subsurface" (0 to -100ft)

• Elevator shafts for moving things up and down
• There is a large, well guarded network of cisterns in the upper levels of Kataran just below the surface.
• Military barracks
• There are several industrial / mining facilities for turning ore into ingots
• tombs / cemetery

"Up town" (-100 to -180ft)

• Commercial
• Residential (primarily Tychons)
• The park
• schools
• universities
• gardens
• civil buildings

"Down town" (-180 to -270 ft)

• Commercial - 24-hour bazaar and shopping district.
• Residential (Primarily Ta-urach) - Little Tholis

"Dumps" (-300 ft)

• Path to dunes
• Dungeons / Jail
• Garbage, beggars and scavengers

Other Notes

Prior to the civil unrest, Kataran has some reknowned guilds of skilled tradesmen.
There are vast mines and precious metals and gemstones. As mines are cleared out, the empty spaces are converted into living quarters.

Architecture

by Brian Dunn