The city of kallius

Kallius is the second largest city of Cadmeia and the largest transport and trading hub of the planet. Located in southern sidonia, this gigantic fortress city guards the isthmus of fimbulus that links Caledonia to sidonia. The city like all other cadmeian settlements is heavily fortified and every citizen of Kallius is also part of the kallius city watch which in turn is part of the cadmeian military forces. The city is also renowned for the special patterns of weapons they forge that are more high quality than normal cadmeian weaponry and only issued to veterans of other regiments.

Demographics

Kallions largest population class are the ruling officer class who are in charge of different parts of running the city. Beyond that exists the regular soldiers who are the citizens of the settlement.

Government

The settlement is run by a council of officers. Each officer is in charge of a different department of the city that specialises in running one part of the city. For example the engineering department is composed of runeseers, normal military engineers, architects etc who plan the cities architecture and organise its defences. The trade department oversees trade of the city and is responsible for directing exports and imports of various goods. The Medicae department oversees the building of hospitals and medical research and is composed of doctors, surgeons, nurses etc. Each department can also has multiple sub departments inside of it that specialises in a particular field of the general craft. The regular citizens are parts of different departments of the city and fix their energy and labour for a particular field.

Defences

After The city of Valcoran Kallius is the most defended place on Cadmeia. The city is surrounded by a gigantic wall made of Valcoranium and Titanium reinforced basaltic concrete with four gigantic gates made of blast ,pressure, void and corrosion resistant supermaterials. The gates are guarded by machine gun and rocket turrets as well as machine gun armed soldiers and at least 10 decimator combat units at all times. The gates don't open unless identified with the soul and genetic signature of a loyalist federation soldier or any other alien race in the alliance. The city itself is protected from artillery barrages and orbital bombardment by massive void shield generators. The well armed and trained city watch also is quick to respond to any threat from outside and inside the city . The cities air watch patrols the streets at all times with attack helicopters, dropships and gunships and protects the people by raining death from above upon anyone who dares attack them. The large force of titans and goliaths also provide ample fire support to deter off large demon engines and greater demons from invading the city.

Industry & Trade

The city of kallius is known for its high quality gear compared to even normal quality cadmeian gear. Since it lies close to a va[Valcoranium] rich area it uses the material a lot in the construction for military equipment and other normal things which are prized amongst normal cadmeian and offworld soldiers. The kallius pattern Void shearer are a pair of gauntlets with void energy infused claws made of supermaterials that can cut throw anything which doesn’t have massive layers of force fields protecting it. The city also produces other types of void based weaponry and in general the weapons of the city focus more on being reliable and versatile than sheer power. The kallius spaceports and airports are a gigantic trading hub from which the city trades with both other fortress cities and offworld colonies

Infrastructure

Kallius is a heavily urbanized city although it has a fair amount of greenery. Most of the city is covered by factories that churn out military equipment and vehicles 24/7. Even the hospitals of the city are heavily fortified and more akin to fortresses. They are jokingly called fortress hospitals by the regular soldiers of Cadmeia. The central part of the city is taken up by the administrative district which contains buildings made of reinforced dark basalt and the buildings here have large dark spires that rise above the other buildings. The northern part of the city mostly consists of airports and spaceports which controls trade and shipping of goods and soldiers to other places. The city itself is powered by large nuclear fusion reactors which is the most common power source for all of cadmeia. Huge void shield generators lie in the shield district in the west that projects a bubble of projection above the city and protects it from orbital bombardment.

Assets

Kallius was built to withstand a siege and so has enough stores to last for years without outside help. This includes large stockpiles of foodstuffs, weapons, military vehicles, Equipment, Raw materials, Medical equipment and items etc. The cities air fleet consists of hundreds of aircraft including fighter jets with exoatmospheric capabilities,Attack and transport helicopters, Gunships, Transport craft, bombers and a few superheavy and ultra heavy bombers. Besides these the city watch is also quite well armed and organized with several hundred tanks, thousands of armored fighting vehicles, logistics vehicles etc. The city also posses nuclear weapons and other weapons of mass destruction like void bombs, fusion bombs, biological and chemical agents etc. Alongside this the city is protected by the 4 Class VI titans and several smaller titans and Goliaths. The city watch is directly funded from the cities own treasury. In case of an outbreak, there are always emergency response teams ready to contain the plague at a moments notice. The automated defense sentries and turrets always keep a watch on the city and protect it and its inhabitants from any harm.

Architecture

Kallius cities architecture heavily resembles that of 21st century Terra with a mix of old English gothic architecture. Most of the buildings here are painted black and made of basalt reinforced with Valcoranium and titanium

Geography

Kallius is located on top of a plateau with a nearby glacier that melts in the summer to form a large lake. This lake is the principal source of water for the city besides the numerous small frozen streams. It is a high altitude place despite it being located close to the sidonian coast and guarding the isthmus of sidonia.

Natural Resources

The area in which kallius is located in is extremely rich in Valcoranium and other normal elements . These are important raw materials for the survival of the city and its inhabitants. Besides this water is quite abundant,most of which is located in the gigantic glacier close to the city.

Type

Large city

Population

18 million

Inhabitant Demonym

Kallion

Location under

The continent of sidonia

Owning Organization

The Imperial Terran Federation