Orra
Orra, or the Shining City, is a large city found somewhere in one of the few habitable pockets of Temperil. The million year old settlement has rapidly decreased in population in recent years, as the Forever Storm steadily grows stronger, scaring temperilians off the planet. Orra stands strong, its defences increasing as the storm worsens.
Population
Size & Sprawl
Much of Orra's population is quite condensed. The city doesn't stretch far, instead reaching upwards into the sky, wrapping tightly around the Bismuth Mountain, a tall, thin, artificial tower made completely out of bismuth, a beautifully shimmering metal. The city extends 3,950 metres from the ground upwards, sectioned into five districts.
Inhabitants
A 1929 census reported 179,020 individuals living in the city. 93.6% of the population temperilians. The only other major sophont species in Orra are ourins and cilvarthians; populations of both migrated several hundred years ago, and lost the ability to leave the planet.
87% of people who currently live in Orra were born in the city, as well as their parents, and grandparents.
| Sophonts | Population | % |
|---|---|---|
| Temperilian | 167,562 | 93.6 |
| Ourin | 8,772 | 4.9 |
| Cilvarthian | 2,686 | 1.5 |
| Total | 179,020 | 100 |
Districts
One of three districts forming the Ground Floor of Orra. Landan has a population of 43,103, making it the most popuated district.
Linc has a population of around 7,000. Linc has the highest number of ourins, and is the most culturally diverse district.
The smallest district in the Ground Floor, Birmas has just three thousand citizens. It functions as the industrial district.
Edian sits at the very top of the city, held up by extensive infrastructure. The local and planetary councils can be found in Edian.
Leves serves as the trade hub of Orra. With many direct connections to other large cities and settlements, trade becomes easy.
Stav and Leves form the Middle Floor of Orra. An isolated district, many of its citizens rebel against the rules of the rest of the city.
Layout & Geography
The city's six districts stack on top of each other, to form a large pyramidal shape. The Ground Floor consists of three districts, Landa, Linc, and Birmas. The First Floor is made of Leves and , while Edian sits at the very top of the city.
Orra sits atop a small rocky plateau overlooking the Korras Ocean to the south, bordering the Magnic Mountains in the North and East.
Bismuth Mountain
Simply referred to as the Bismuth Mountain, this artificial megastructure holds up the entire city and deters the Forever Storm. Made up of 50% bismuth and a number of other strong metals, this metal alloy is reinforced with archomancy, an Urban Magic field related to architecture. As an element, bismuth seemingly repels the Forever Storm. Nobody is quite sure why.
Landmarks & Monuments
The Temperil Space Legion's Planetary Base can be found in Edian, at the very top of the city. This base is home to all five Head Legionals.
Scientists of all walks of life gather in the Magitech Research Hub to put forward their knowledge into combining magic and technology to defend themselves against the Forever Storm.
A museum storing hundreds of trode bear-related artifacts. Some include claws, fur fragments, fossils and coprolites, and much more.
Leves Tram Station has direct routes to seven other major cities and almost thirty smaller settlements around the area. Its trams and tram lines are made of bismuth and gold.
Nice! May Orra last a million more before the Forever Storm catches up to it. What made the other sophonts lose their ability to leave the planet? :o Was it the storm?
It was mostly the storm, but re-reading the article now, I have no idea what I meant by that xD I might have to do some re-thinking and re-writing on that lol