Nueva Monaco
Nueva Monaco is a gas giant, rich in Buffa Gas, a key component in terraforming projects. Giant floating towers, called the "Stilts" occupy the upper atmosphere. The Stilts are their own self-contained cities, containing almost half a million souls each. The lower levels are the industrial levels, where workers strive to maintain these floating stations, all the while collecting and shipping Buffa gas. Most of the population lives on the mid-levels, in habs that fit into every nook and cranny they can.
The upper levels are oppulent displays of wealth, with casinos, theme parks, arenas and exotic atriums. Their situation as technically a "Upper Atmosphere Manufacturing Station" allows the Stilts a certain level of legal wiggle room. Laws that could land you in jail on Temple could only warrent you a slap on the wrist on Nueva Monaco. It's rumored that there is a significant smuggling network that works through Monaco, skating by the loose regulation and lack of enforcement planetside.
House of Axes maintains a very loose grip on Monaco, only keeping a tolkien force deployed to keep the rival Stilts in check. They are happy to collect their tithe and leave the planet alone, as any kind of significant occupation could severly damage the Stilts. These stations are incredibly expensive to build, and most of them have been operation for generations. Togetether, the Stilts form an oligarchy of governors that in turns answers to the House of Axes. Other houses have used the Stilts to their own ends, subverting the power of the Axes here.
All the while, more and more Stilts are falling under the influence of groups like the Hydra Syndicate or proxies of the Zym Cartels.
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Security Rating
Low Security
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Security Rating
Low Security
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