Tresk

## Tresk City*(Also known as "The White City")*

Part of the top level of Tresk.

**Tresk** was one of two habitable planets in the Theta System. Tresk was the social, cultural and economical center of the galaxy for thousands of years, serving as the galactic capital for most of its history. The planet was home to several billion sentient beings, and was completely covered from the ground to the sky in artificial structures. Because of this, virtually all of Tresks population would never set foot on the real surface of the planet.

## Description

### Tresk City

The entire city was made up of levels counting up from the surface, with the surface being level 0 and the top level being level 26. Each level consisted of 10-15 floors, and the bottom of each level were made of many walking paths, with several gaps between letting sunlight through a few levels down. On the underside of the walking paths there were artificial sunlight giving light to the levels underneath. The higher levels of Tresk were where the wealthy lived, worked and interacted with each other. There was good law enforcement and little crime. On higher levels you could find reputable services and entertainment, and all the higher levels had artificial sunlight to make it bright and beautiful during the daytime, and dark during nighttime. A little further down in the middle levels you would find the entertainment district, in which you could find cafeterias, brothels, night clubs and many other services. You would often find citizens with a high social status down in these levels interacting with middle-class citizens. These levels had light during daytime, but not as bright and not as beautiful as the higher levels. Because of the city covering the entire planet, there was no natural body of water. The water that once covered the surface were put in water tanks throughout the city. One artificially built lake existed on the top level, and was a popular vacation spot for the wealthy and tourists.

The lower the level the poorer the people, and the worse the living conditions. The Undercity had no artificial sunlight. They only had street lights and other small light sources making it look like it was night, even during the day. There was far more crime and far less law enforcement in the undercity. Some say that policing the undercity was one of the hardest tasks the Andromeda Republic faced. The officers had to wear masks and voice changers so they wouldn't be targeted by different criminals and gangs. Most inhabitants were poor and had very little. There was a lot of organized crime and the lawless areas were controlled by local gangs or large crime syndicates. Between level 13 and level 14 the Republic built a shield to keep the lower class and criminals away from the middle and higher class citizens. The upper class left the undercity alone and didn’t offer them much support. Even though the living conditions were so bad in the undercity there was still a large population.

#### Levels

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* **The Surface**
Also called level 0. Citizens were not permitted on the surface. It had dangerous terrain, and many wild and feral creatures inhabited the surface.
* **Lower levels**
	+ **Maintenance & Generators**
	Consisted of level 1-4. Citizens were not permitted on these levels. There were elevators from Level 14 going straight down to level 4, surpassing the Lower levels. Level 1-3 included the original settlement on Tresk, which had been long abandoned at been used for storage.
	+ **Factories & Industry**
	Consisted of level 5-7.
	+ **The Undercity**
	Consisted of level 8-13. The lower class citizens lived here. There were much crime, and the Republic dealt with this by creating a shield around the planet between level 13 and 14, locking off the criminals from the other levels.
* **The Shield**
Between level 13 and 14. A shield keeping the undercity and criminals locked inside. There were only a few gates through the shield, and these were heavily guarded. Some criminals had found a way past the shield, but they used it rarely, as they would not risk the Republic finding out how they crossed the shield.
* **Middle levels**
Consisted of level 14-22. The middle class citizens lived here.
* **Higher levels**
Consisted of level 23-26. The higher class citizens lived here. It had a beautiful scenery with artificial sun light.
	+ **Top level**
	Also called level 26. The only level with a mostly full view of the sky. This level were used by the higher class and middle class citizens to get real sunlight and fresh air, and the best restaurants, cafes, establishments and other services were found here.

### Surface

The surface was dark, and nasty creatures lived there. Due to pollution, the vegetation and animal life suffered, and turned vile and toxic. Most plants were noxious, and creatures were deadly. Citizens were not permitted on the surface, but some courageous people had snuck down there, and only a handful lived to tell the tale.

### Underground

The planet had many underground cave systems where the Okrali originally lived. After the city of Tresk covered the entire surface, these cave systems were largely covered or obscured by the city, and had not been thoroughly explored or charted.

## History

### Early history

In ancient times, Tresk *(then known as "Nijāyitī")* was populated by the Okrali. They were a primitive species living mostly in underground cave systems, but some ventured up on the planets surface and lived in smaller structures in the trees. How humans ended up living on the planet is uncertain. Some believed that humans lived there alongside the Okrali, but these claims are disputed as there was no evidence of Humans in the surviving history of the Okrali. Others believed that Humans were an early space-faring species, and travelled from Arion to their neighbour planet before most other species discovered space travel. Despite this, Tresk was quickly accepted as a human planet. At some point the humans began building mega structures on the planet, and the whole surface was covered in buildings and structures in record time. The Okrali civilization were forgotten, and their species believed to be extinct.

### Construction and Growth

The population on Tresk grew fast, and the surface were completely covered in buildings and structures. The vegetation and animal life suffered, but most people on the planet at this point were opportunists, who invented scientific solutions instead of scaling back on the city growth. Throughout the city they placed algae tanks and modified trees that would produce enough oxygen to make the air breathable. The city grew and grew, and it did not take long until it covered the entire planet. At this point the human species realized they would run out of space. This resulted in the city becoming a levelled city, building upwards to make more space. As more and more levels were created, the lower levels became neglected. After reaching level 14, the ruling government decided that this would be the top level, and all further levels would be built between level 13 and 14, and then lift the other levels up instead of building on top of them. This made level 13 and down the lower levels, and made the higher levels *(also known as the wealthy levels)* stay the same, and only the middle levels changed.

### Rise of the Republic

Tresk quickly became the center of political and cultural life in the galaxy. Humans travelled to neighbouring Star Systems and let them join in an alliance. Most species were not advanced enough to have discovered space travel yet, but the human species gave them the knowledge and technology they needed. And as such the Republic was formed, and Tresk thrived as the capital and center of the Republic.

### Planetary Lockdown

In G.Y. 3122 several crimes happened simultaneously throughout the city. The entire planet were put in lockdown for several days. The police and media tried their best to cover it up, and blamed the lockdown on the lower levels. They caught several criminals roaming the city. The criminals were later identified as part of the Black Star criminal organisation. Among the criminal acts were the assassination atempt on politician Amaelia Eressien by reputable bounty hunter Töen Kills. Investigator Alford Krevits were put on the case to figure out what was going on.

## Inhabitants

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Tresk was home to a variety of species, though Humans made up the majority. The Okrali, the planet's native species were believed to be extinct, and the descendants of the original Humans lived in the lowest parts of the Underworld by the time of the Andromeda Republic. The planet was thought to be the home of Humans. Though not all well known citizens were always born on Tresk, many considered the planet their home.

### Government and politics

Political life and government on Tresk centered around the Galactic Senate and its successor governments. During the reign of the Andromeda Republic and the Galactic Alliance, Tresk was represented in the Senate. As the center of galactic government, Tresk thrived on politics and the business of government. However, this also opened up huge opportunities for greed and corruption. The President of the Andromeda Republic did exercise some control over Tresk's administration though he did not interfere with the day-to-day affairs of government. This task was given to the Prime minister. Several of the planet's sectors also had their own local mayors and governments.

Although formally under the Treskian government, the Undercity was ruled by crime syndicates and crime lords. This was one of the reasons why The Shield locking in the Undercity was put in place. This made all levels from 13 and below into a lawless and mostly independent territory. This was not common knowledge to the citizens of the higher levels, as the government covered up information about the situation.

### Law enforcement

One of the oldest planetary police forces in the galaxy, the Treskian Security Force (TSF) served as the primary law enforcement during most of Tresk's history. It worked closely with the Senate Guard, but maintained ultimate control of policing the planet. This included regular patrols of the various districts and neighbourhoods of Tresk City, criminal investigations, counter-terror, counter-espionage operations, crowd control at major events, and public disturbances, maintaining the planet's skylanes, handing out speeding tickets, diplomatic protection, and responding to a variety of other emergencies and situations.

Foot patrol on the upper levels was mainly the responsibility of police droids, though humanoid and organic police officers were also present especially in the underworld police detective division, and special units. Special units existed for various tasks including SWAT teams, Forensics Unit, the Organized Crime Unit, the Anti-Terrorism Unit, the Tactical and Operational force, the Customs Enforcement Division, and the TSF's Traffic Division which was charged with maintaining order in the massive skylanes.

## Notable Locations

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