Utopia III

 

Overview

Colony Common Name	Utopia III
Colony Local Name	Utopia Prime
Governtment Type	Feudal Mob Rule, Overseen by the Angel Cartel
Population	210 Million
Largest City	Incision
Principal Exports	Jovian Artifacts, Metallic Ores, Simple Mechanical Parts

History

Little is known of Utopia III's long and varied history, as the seat of the second Jovian Empire. What is known is that when the Jovians left on their motherships they left millions of their own people stranded on the surface. They then, in what historians believe they saw as an act of mercy, destroyed their cities from orbit. The powerful and mysterious weapons of the Jovians reduced vast swaths of land to glass, turning entire cities to ash, and darkening the skies for decades.

Centuries later, the first settlers arrived from Empire space. Far from the oversight of any governmental body, Utopia III was a haven for criminals escaping the law, and the numerous, small cities that grew up dotting the wastelands were run by mob rule, survival of the toughest. Those settling there were the desperate, those who had simply had no where else to got found refuge. No questions were asked of the history of those living there, and it in fact, became a local insult to inquire about the past of anyone there. The quiet acceptance of people from all walks of life made it almost a refuge for the lost souls of New Eden.

When the Angel Cartel took control of the system, they claimed Utopia III as their domain. Following established policies, they left the governing of the planet to local warlords, with Cartel direct control limited to collection of tariffs as well as recruiting from the planetary population. To the average planetsider, Utopia III has been as it always has been: rough, and harsh, but rewarding for those who chose to make it their homes.

Geography

Utopia III is fairly dry, despite large oceans, the weather is mild, leaving much of the world without precipitation. The plants covering the green areas of the surface are hardy and persistent, mostly grasslands, rough, small forests, scrub lands, and deserts. The seas and skies are stained with murk from the unregulated industries of the world, and the deserts are all slightly darkened with the ashes of the Jovian civilization, and large plates of glass from the detonation of massive weapons still scar the surface.

Industry

The major industry of Utopia III is mining, with extensive exports of raw and mildly processed metallic ores. Large pit mines with cities rimming them cover the surface of the world like open wounds, and massive vehicles called crawlers roam the surface, consuming everything in their path.

Many independent explorers wander the deserts and plains of Utopia III, earning their meals collecting small scraps of Jovian technology and selling them in open air markets.

Major Cities

City	Population
Incision	29 Million
Salvation	24 Million
Perfection	19 Million
Serenity	17 Million
Procession	16 Million