Earth

## Basics

 Gravity
 Solar System
 Faction Alignment

## Planetary Lore

After the Nell Invasion of Earth many species were wiped out in the ensuing chaos. Humanity rebuilt Earth over the course of decades and eventually its population spread to all corners; reshaping the world into the image of an ecumenopolis or planet-wide city. Few natural areas exist in Earth anymore that are not heavily restricted and used primarily for nature preserves. Those that do exist are heavily monitored and poaching in those areas is a crime punishable by sentencing to a lifetime in prison for many species that still remain.

Earth's space station is a sphere that encompasses the entire planet. Orbital mirrors inside the station are used to direct sunlight to and from where it is needed to go; even bouncing it to the far side of the planet if necessary. With both this as well as a massive number of vapor condensers and large robots that can move about the atmosphere to disperse various gasses; humanity now controls the weather on Earth. Rain is sent where it is needed, hurricanes and tornados no longer destroy swathes of cities and advanced construction techniques have made earthquakes a thing to be feared by lesser species.

The city that encompasses Earth is separated into three colloquially known sections; the upper, middle and lower sections. While these are not official sections the locals will use them to warn tourists or each other. The lower sections of the city are rife with gangs that have made themselves a power to be reckoned with due to their uncanny tunnel fighting abilities. Compared to planets like Altair this is still a relatively peaceful area.

The lower city consists of the below-ground levels which go almost all the way to bedrock and even reach bedrock in some places. These areas are maintained by the locals and engineers from afar whom use drones to repair the structures. In this level of the city everyone locks their doors all day unless they are entering or exiting their home or business. Gangs extort money from local businesses to fund their enterprises and drugs are easily bought as sold as well as sometimes slaves. Calling the lower city a warzone can be quite accurate at times.

The middle layer of the city, by contrast, is almost completely devoid of violent crime save for crimes of passion. The cities are patrolled by police operated drones rather than conventional police cruisers though police officers remotely operate these drones. Law enforcement drones are most often armed with a Taser, firearm, pepper spray, OC gas canisters and various sensors at their disposal. Special teams of law enforcement stand by in vehicles which can be used to quickly traverse the terrain (such as flying bikes or motorcycles) when an arrest is necessary. It is not uncommon to see window still gardens in this layer of the city which supplement locally grown food to feed the residents of a building.

A person in the middle layer of the city can expect their apartment to be considered spacious if it takes up more than sixty square feet for a single bachelor. Automated drones clean, cook and repair the apartment at all hours of the day; accommodating their schedule to fit the occupant's needs. An in-home limited artificial intelligence handles scheduling, alarms and monitors the house for intrusions to ensure the safety and well scheduling of the occupant; waking them up for work, to defend their home and their lives and even reminding them about doctor appointments or calling emergency services if necessary.

For upper level residents, which is primarily where the rich live, they can expect to be within walking distance of the space station at all times as buildings quite literally connect directly to it. These spacious apartments often take up one hundred square feet for a single occupant with larger homes being available for those who can afford them. The wealthy often have an engineer directly responsible for their own apartment whom will fix issues on demand rather than establishing a queue like those in lower area apartments. Likewise they will often have personal doctors and lawyers; ready to do their bidding at the drop of a hat.

It is notable however that not everyone who lives in the upper city is inherently rich just as not all who dwell beneath the surface are inherently poor. Some wealthy elite have made full scale bunkers in the lower city in an attempt to bring order to the chaos; providing a home for themselves as well as a staging ground for law enforcement and private security. In those sections crime tends to be lesser and the inhabitants more wealthy as the work for the person who built the bunker. Likewise, some in the upper city will even construct small villas for their personal attendants to live outside of the lower city.

## Natural Resources

Earth has no natural resources after becoming an ecumenopolis. Instead, Earth imports all resources save for the majority of its food produced in hydroponic farms.