Lore and Info Texts (i.e. Zena's Findings)
Gledd - Brief Planetary Details/History
Planet Name - Gledd
System/Star Name - Rubicon
Planetary Governor - Audhilda Vestre
Vital Imports - Food stuffs, medical supplies
Main Exports - Minerals, Manpower
The planet of Gledd has seen far better days. Originally a mining world used to supply Solix and Hemuun (the two other Imperial worlds in the Rubicon System), over time its populace grew to support the ever increasing mining efforts and the 9 Hives that still stand today were constructed to accommodate the exploitation of the planets rich natural metal supplies. Today the planet is but a fragment of its former self, the very earth itself broken and barren, with any water source long since dried up. It is almost fortunate that the vast swathes of pollution cover the planets surface, hiding the damage to the planets surface. The mineral supplies of Gledd have long been dwindling, with its output today but a fraction of that in its glory days.
With the ever falling mineral supplies, Gledd's value as an Imperial resource has weakened in the past century, as has the potential prospects for its populace to make an honest living. Kept grinding on only by constant imports of vital supplies, Gledd provides a large number of soldiers for the Holy Emperor's Imperial Guard, with the founding of new regiments every 7 standard years. Such as it is, Gledd is a dying world, its only purpose to provide fresh bodies for mankind's battles across the stars. Current Administratum records indicate that the planets mineral resources will run out completely in the next 200 or so years, painting a glim picture for the planet's future.
Of the planets 9 hives, Hive Jannus acts as central hub for purposes of planetary government. It is home to Planetary Governor Audhilda Vestre and other key government officials. Like most hives, Hive Jannus is separated into districts, for the most part simply stacked on-top or to the side of each other. Generally speaking the lower you go the poorer it gets, with power outages, staler air and gang violence becoming increasingly common. At the hives peak is the Upper Hive, where the elite of the elite make their homes and conduct most of their business - rarely if ever leaving the vicinity of the Upper Hive.
Around the edges of the lower-Upper Hive there are a great number of spaceport-docking facilities for cargo landers, to provide easier transportation of cargo both onto and off-of the planet. Many of these have fallen into disuse these days as the total amount of product the planet exports has reduced over time.
Below the Upper Hive lies the Central Hive Section, the main portion of the Hive where most of its populace work and make their homes. The upper fringes consist largely of the lower-born noble houses and are off limits to most of the populace similarly to the Upper Hive. Below this the Hive structure starts to blend together, with districts merging into each other. It is here that the Government District can be found, where most of the Hive-Scale government and bureaucrats reside and govern the year to year of the hive. The Administratum District is also here, where vast numbers of scribes and savants work tirelessly to compile all the analytical data required for the sustainment of the hive. There are multiple Commercia Districts dotted through the hive, where much of the hives trade and dealings are conducted. Further down are many Manufacturing and Mining Districts, many of which are these days little more than slums, some of the ones further down being officially declared to be part of the Lower Hive some twenty-five years ago, with all attempts at keeping the peace by local law enforcement withdrawn.
This message was last edited by the GM at 19:31, Wed 02 May 2018.