Universe City

Universe City is the most densely populated settlement on Ludus, located at the planet's geographic north pole in central Oktov. The city serves as Ludus's primary access point for interplanetary immigration, tourism, and trade. 
==History==
==Governance==
Upon its inception, Universe City was placed under the guidance of a collective of advanced light-based artificial beings who were designated to serve as protectors of the city. Each of this group, called "Viscions," were specifically crafted to serve a specific purpose in maintaining the city, and have their own unique philosophies and driving forces that guide them in their goals. Traditionally, each of the Viscions served as equal co-members of a sort of technocracy, where each Viscion stayed mostly within their own scope of expertise in terms of municipal management. Later on, as the city's population grew significantly from universalization and alien immigration, pressure from the public began to build against the static and unaccountable nature of its governance. In order to placate these pressures, the council decided to transition to a system with the flavor of democracy, but still retaining the heavily technocratic and dictatorial elements. Under the new system, the Viscions would periodically propose policy platforms in line with their respective philosophies and visions for the city, and the public would hold an election to select their most preferred option of the ones given. The winner of the election would be named that period's "Grand Viscion" and be granted access to an elevated level of power, decision making, and infrastructural resources. 
There are seven Viscions of Universe City: Mesarthim, Kraz, Grafias, Fomalhaut, Asterion, Benetnasch, and Okul. Of the seven Viscions, five have at any time been named Grand Viscion by electoral victory, and only four have actually held the office.
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