Kronos

Kronos Prime (or simply Kronos) is an ecumenopolis located within the Galactic Core, and serves as the official capital of the Federation of Kronos. Packed with over two quadrillion inhabitants, it is the most populated planet within the galaxy by a considerable degree. Due to it's location, history, and socioeconomic impact, it has solidified it's position as the indisputable heart of the galaxy. It's been nicknamed the metal world as all natural land mass has been build over and completely covered, with only a few small artificial oceans constructed in some areas of the surface
Before being assimilated by the Galactic Imperium, Kronos was the de-jure capitol of the Galaxy. After liberation and the Great Trellosian Conquest, the Federation splintered sparking the emergence of new supernations. Though the planet is no longer the "official" capitol, due to it's immense impact on the Galaxy as home of the federation, many believe it still deserves that title. While previously the Galactic Convention was held on Kronos, it is now held on Nova Prime.
== Description ==
=== Overview ===
Located in the Kronosi sector, deep within the core of the Galaxy and Federation space, Kronos is a planet covered in a massive and dense ecumenopolis, spanning several thousand levels and several hundred kilometers deep. 
The planet is so populous that it is almost 1% of the entire galaxy's population, and the second most populous planet in the galaxy is only ~10% of the population of Kronos. 
=== Defenses ===
The planet is defended by thousands of Federation Navy ships within the Kronos Defense Fleet (KDF), as well as the Kronos Security Forces. Due to Kronos being in deep Federation space, it is well protected from outside threats thanks to many secure nearby systems and being far from the Federation's borders. 
The planet is equipped with a full scale defense shield which will only be activated during an attack, and can only remain active for a certain duration due to it's massive power draw and interfering planetary heat dissipation technology. Many ships surround all areas of the planet in space, in addition to several orbital space stations, and countless KDF patrol ships within it's atmosphere. A number of large military bases are present on the planet, such as the one adjacent to the Federal District. A separate shield can protect the Federal Enclave for a much longer period of time.
The Federal Enclave is protected by the Federal Guard and a regiment of troops stationed at a small on-campus airbase, as well as the nearby Federation Grand Army Headquarters military base. 
== Underworld ==
Beneath the massive outer layer city and skyscrapers on Kronos is the planets colossal underworld, comprised of some 4,057 levels. The lower one goes, the more riddled with crime, poverty, and smuggling the cities become. 
=== Underworld Portals ===
Underworld Portals (also Portals) are large cylindrical shafts that lead from one level to another. Most portals stretch for hundreds or thousands of levels deep, with the majority of portals on the planet beginning at the surface and terminating no deeper than around level 1517 to level 1500. 
=== Levels ===
Kronos extends several thousand levels deep, with each level on average ranging from several dozen meters to several kilometers. Some levels are completely devoted to power generation, thermal management, sewage processing, and food cultivation, or other utilities. The lowest levels of the planet are uninhabitable due to radiation and decay, and are primarily serviced by armies of autonomous machines and robots which keep the planet's structural integrity in-tact. 
The surface level (4057) has a ground structure so thick that it extends 57 micro-levels down. Many areas of the surface have deep trenches and canyons that go dozens of levels deep, forming various grid like patterns. In addition, much of the surface is covered in large clusters of skyscrapers (varying in size), forming sub cities. 
Players are not able to reach the true surface of Kronos. 
==== Micro levels ====
These levels are only several meters in height. Micro levels are typically found between two larger levels. While a meso or mega levels' size can include several meters of "floor" structure between the levels beneath and above it, large amounts of space between two levels are often filled with micro levels. Many support and utility levels are micro levels. 
==== Meso Levels ====
Many levels are meso levels. These levels are typically several dozen meters in height and are small caverns.
==== Mega levels ====
Massive caverns which span from several hundred meters to several kilometers in height. Only a few dozen of such levels exist. One such is Level 4000, is the first true (non-micro level) beneath the planet's surface. This level is unique as it is the only level with a ceiling that is completely covered in holographic sky display panels. Another level is level 1517, the tallest level beneath surface and most notorious for crime. 
=== Level 2000 ===
This level houses the planet's central atmospheric processing plant.
=== Level 1517 ===
Level 1517 is a mega level and a major hub in the underworld. It's the largest level beneath the surface, and population density begins to lower drastically as one travels beneath this level. It's notorious for it's crime, gangs, and smuggling problems. Most portals from the surface terminate at or near this level. 
=== Level 1000 ===
Level 1000 is the deepest semi-populated mega-level that is still mostly inhabitable and is mostly connected to the central grid. Beneath level 1000, inhabitability and population density decreases at an exponential rate. No known portals that reach the surface terminate below this level. The next nine levels down contain the planet's central waste water storage and processing areas. Levels beneath largely rely on a separate sewage and water system.
=== Deepest levels ===
Whilst there is an initial increase of population density in the levels directly beneath the surface of Kronos, outside of occasional mega levels, decreases the lower one travels. The deepest levels of the planet are uninhabitable due to radiation, toxicity, disease, and other horrors. Deeper levels are usually smaller in height compared to levels above 1000.
Level 121 is the planet's deepest mega-level and barely habitable.
Level 100 houses the planet's lower thermal management and power grid. Levels beneath level 100 do not have access to any of the lower central grid networks.
No levels beneath level 57 have access to central atmosphere processing plants. All levels beneath this until level 5 are micro-levels or utility-levels, and many levels beneath have been compounded due to age, and processing from the structural integrity droids.
Level 0 is the planet's true surface. After many millennia of urbanization of Kronos, this level has been laid to complete ruins. Many are completely unaware of its existence. It's very difficult to reach this level for a variety of reasons, including structural supports, machinery, nearby levels being extremely dangerous, and the fact that most portals from the surface terminate hundreds of levels above, making it difficult to find unobstructed portals downward. Vast swaths of this level are completely obliterated or sealed off. Despite this, it is not completely uninhabited, though very few have ever lived to tell the tale of what horrors lie at the bottom of Kronos.
=== Planet Core ===
Whilst the vast majority of planetary expansion was upward, areas deep beneath the planet's crust and near the core contain utilities and waste management systems.
== History ==
=== Early History ===
Kronos is the home world of humans, and has long served as a very important planet within the galaxy for thousands of years. In early years, the planet was facing overpopulation problems and had to begin creating atmospheric scrubbers to manage global warming issues. As time continued, cities became larger and larger and had to continually build higher. At some point, there was no more room left for horizontal expansion, with the planet becoming essentially one large megalopolis. With no further possibility for expansion cities began to build up, constructing several layers above their initial surfaces. Over many years, and with careful planning, the planet was completely encased in a shell, which was build upon to construct a new surface. It was a controversial decision, as it would force some to never see sunlight, but would also reduce poverty and population density. It had become the galaxy's first true ecumenopolis. 
Whilst the plan to depopulate and limit vertical building yielded success for some time, it was ultimately a failure. Advancements in technology made it even easier and safer to construct new levels on top of each other, and because there was no other way to prevent disaster from over population, the planet was forced to continually expand upward over thousands of years. As development progressed, planning became more rigorous. Instead of levels being planned one at a time, they would be planned a dozen at a time, to ensure the planet had structural stability and resource capacity. Development of hyperdrives turned the already centric and highly populated planet into the most important planet in the galaxy, prompting more businesses to invest and more civilians to move there. 
Eventually, the planet's exploding population issues began to slow down, and structural engineers determined the planet's multi-layer planet spanning city could only support so much weight. In light of this, a plan was enacted to bring the planet's extreme and revolutionary urbanization to a halt, stopping after the construction of level 4000. Fifty-seven micro-levels were built on-top of level 4000 to provide support for what would become the planet's permanent surface, level 4057. Despite no vertical expansion being done for at couple thousand years now, many areas of the planet are constantly undergoing demolition and construction. 
== Locations ==
Kronos is divided into levels, megasectors, sectors, subsectors, neighborhoods, and all kinds of various subdivisions. While each of these designations can be assigned an alpha-numeric designation, many areas had official names or nicknames.
=== Federal District ===
The Federal District is the location of many important governmental organizations, for both the planet itself and the Federation. It's home to the Senate, the Federation Executive Building, Federation Square, Koranu Space Port, and many other important government/military buildings. It's several hundred square kilometers in size, and home to many civilian skyscrapers. Despite this, at the center of the district lies a Federal Enclave, containing exclusively government buildings and greenery. It is one of the planet's most luxurious districts. The Federal District is managed by the Federation government, however areas outside of the 
==== Federation Enclave ====
The Federation Enclave is a portion of the Federal District directly controlled by the Kronosi government. The inner portion contains the many Federation government buildings, while the outer portion provides a large region with additional flora space and no skyscrapers. 
==== Federation Square ====
Federation Square is a large courtyard and plaza outside the Senate and Executive buildings. It is the most popular tourist attraction on the planet. 
=== Entertainment District ===
=== The Furnace ===
The furnace is a location in on level 999, which is primarily a utility level that handles waste water. This district is a small urban area next to a sea of hot water, creating the immense heat.
=== Industrial District ===
=== The Network ===
The network is a district within level 1517 known for it's vast arrays of distribution hubs, nearby underworld portals, and transit systems. 
=== Grand Army Military Base District ===
Located adjacent to the Federal District, this military base is a gigantic installation, permanently housing several legions of soldiers and massive naval dockyards. Despite Kronos not being a military planet, at any given time, generally there are at least a hundred capital ships docked at this particular base. The main complex houses the headquarters for the Federation military. As a precautionary measure, despite this base being the military's official headquarters, a massive space station in a nearby star system serves as the Federation's primary command center and distribution hub.
=== Poles ===
Whilst the entire surface of the planet was covered in city, the tips of the north and southern poles of Kronos are devoted to heat dissipation arrays and planetary shield emitters.
== Environment ==
In order to handle the enormous amounts of waste and heat generated by extreme urbanization, an extremely intricate and extensive waste recycling and processing network is maintained and constantly monitored.
=== Weather ===
The weather on Kronos' surface is almost completely under artificial control, and various technologies were used to prevent rain on certain days. Some rain collection pipes drain directly into underworld portals.
=== Atmosphere ===
Various sizes and types of atmospheric processing units are used on Kronos. Their purpose is to remove toxic gasses and particulate matter from the atmosphere, as well as replenish it with oxygen and other gasses. Additionally, certain atmospheric processing facilities control the weather. 
==== Carbon Dioxide ====
One of the major issues with having quadrillions of beings on the planet with extremely little foliage is the copious amount of Carbon Dioxide produced by it's inhabitants and machinery, millions of large Co2 scrubbers are embedded into the planet's structure and atmospheric processing units.
==== Oxygen ====
The primary source of Oxygen on Kronos is generated by splitting reclaimed Co2 into O2 within atmospheric processing facilities.
==== Other Pollutants ====
Other particulates and gasses such as those produced by biological matter or machinery must also be removed from the atmosphere. Atmospheric processors disintegrate unwanted pollutants in the air using advanced technology. This works relatively well for the surface, however deep underworld levels experience higher levels of industrial pollution and biological stench.
==== Humidity ====
Atmospheric processing plants remove excess humidity from the air and convert it into clean water.
==== Heat ====
One of the most major issues of Kronos is keeping it cool. Without the highly sophisticated heat management system, the planet would cook itself. Thanks to atmospheric shielding technology, the sky is able to block out large amounts of infrared radiation from the sun. Though, this is not enough to get rid of the heat generated by the planet's many inhabitants and machines. 
In order to properly cool the planet down, the tips of both the poles on the planet's surface are devoted to large arrays of infrared heat radiators, which dump excess heat into space. Additionally, special technology is used which can convert heat directly into energy. Whilst smaller radiation arrays are scattered about the planet, the poles serve as the main area for this. Millions of pipes carry coolant across the planet to atmospheric processing facilities, allowing them to dump excess heat. 
Many techniques for cooling air exist, the most common being passing air over a chilled radiator. Whilst this works well for enclosed spaces such as buildings of vehicles, it is not sufficient or ideal for an entire planet. As such, a device exists which slows air molecules down using special tractor beam technology, without physical contact. The device itself requires a large amount of energy and generates enormous amounts of heat which must be directly sent to the polar heat dissipation facilities. 
=== Waste ===
Despite Kronos's waste management systems being highly efficient and the primary source of waste removal, without regular off world exports, Kronos would eventually become overwhelmed with too much material waste.
==== Biological Waste ====
Biological waste must be sent to central processing facilities to be reclaimed. Kronos's water system is extremely efficient, but requires large amounts of space, with several levels entirely devoted to storing and treating water. Massive pipes are commonly seen throughout Kronos's surface. 
==== Industrial Waste ====
Due the the high degree of industrialization on Kronos, much of the industrial waste produced is recyclable. That which isn't is sent off world to be sold or sent to junk worlds. 
=== Delivery Pipelines ===
In addition to waste collection pipelines, delivery pipelines exist which send resources such as clean water, coolant, fuel, chemicals, and other goods to various locations.
== Government ==
As Kronos is the capital of the Federation, all political structure and government on the planet revolved around the Senate and other high government organizations. Whilst the planet elects it's own local and regional governments, as well as a senator, the planet's legislature & governor do not have the same degree of authority that other planets within the Federation do. At a planetary scale, the Senate maintains overall control of Kronos.
Due to the quadrillions large population and thousands of levels deep structure, the planet's government system is extraordinarily complex and requires extensive automation and rule bending to function. Whilst luxurious and the wealthiest planet in the galaxy, despite many protective laws, the lower levels of the planet are notoriously corrupt and many issues have arisen over the planet's lifespan. Due to all of these factors, some regions of the planet are more or less autonomous, while others are heavily integrated into the planet's overall government.
=== Legislature ===
The Grand Legislature of Kronos is the primary branch of Kronos's planetary government. It consists of several thousand delegates, as well the Standing Committee, a 120 member upper chamber. Despite it's size rivaling the Senate's, the legislature's meeting place is significantly smaller then the Senate Building.
=== Governors ===
The planet elects one governor and four vice governors. Together, with other executive members, they run the executive portion of the planet's government. Under the supervision of the legislature, the executive branch manages all non-Federation governmental organizations on the planet.
=== Local governments ===
Regional governments are established by a relatively consistent planetary-sectoring system. Local district governments are established on a more sporadic case-by-case business, and vary greatly from each region and level, with some areas having multiple levels of local municipal governments. 
=== Law enforcement ===
Whilst the uppermost levels of Kronos are widely regarded as relatively safe, especially on the surface and near the Federation District, lower levels struggle with rampant crime, gangs, and all manner of illegal activity. While each region of the planet may have a different approach to security and employ their own local police forces, the planetary government of Kronos has maintained a central security force for thousands of years. 
The Kronos Security Force (KSF) is comprised of countless organic beings and over one hundred billion fully autonomous police droids. The special Underworld Police Force (UPF) protects the dangerous underworld, and the elite Capitol Guard protect the Federal Enclave and important individuals. Whilst the KSF does maintain a small navy, the planet is primarily protected by several Federation Navy fleets.
Despite it's security forces, many areas of Kronos's deepest levels are practically lawless. 
==== Capitol Guard ====
The Capitol Guard is a subsidiary of the KSF, who's sole purpose is to protect the Federal Enclave. Some units protect the capitol grounds and assets, others are assigned as security detail to senators and other important government officials, and follow them across the galaxy.
== Gameplay ==
Players will be able to visit Kronos in the game.
== Behind the scenes ==
Kronos is inspired by Coruscant from Star Wars, and Trantor form Asimov's Foundation series. 
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