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Nestled within the New Ankara system is the crown jewel of the Serene Republic of Elyra: its capital planet of '''Perispolis'''. It is the most populous planet in the Republic by far with roughly fifteen billion citizens calling it home. On the cutting edge of technology and exceedingly prosperous, Perispolis is renowned both inside the Republic and outside of it for both its extreme technological prowess and its vibrant entertainment industries. The planet is remarkably hospitable, if arid, due to intensive terraforming efforts undertaken by the Sol Alliance before the planet’s initial colonization that gave the planet a habitable atmosphere and an environment Earthlike enough for comfortable human habitation. Much of Elyra’s pre-terraforming flora and fauna has survived to the current day, and now lives alongside imported Solarian flora and fauna. The planet’s vast deserts are home to some of the largest phoron deposits in the Orion Spur, which has contributed to the vast wealth of the Republic. These deposits are primarily managed by the government of the Republic or Elyran companies, rather than massive interstellar megacorporations. From orbit the planet is known for its incredible luster as a result of its large native forests, which take on an amethyst hue visible from orbit as a result of the soil in which they have come to thrive. Early photographs of the planet taken from orbit initially confused these trees for vast seas due to the massive sizes of the planet’s forests.
The fifth planet out from Sol, and the largest in the system, '''Jupiter''' has long fascinated humanity with its dramatic surface and miniature solar system of moons. The gas giant was an early target for human colonization during the “new space race” and remains a major settlement for humanity in the 25th century, with several billion people calling the various moons orbiting Jupiter home. The vast majority of the planet’s population lives on these moons, with only a brave (or foolish) few opting to make their lives in orbital habitats on the “surface” of the gas giant.


Uthma, the planetary capital - and capital of the greater Republic of Elyra - is one of the wealthiest and most prosperous locations in the Orion Spur alongside [[Mendell City]] thanks to the immense phoron reserves found on the planet, and is sometimes referred to as the technological capital of humanity by its residents. Appropriately for this title the city is home to some of the most advanced constructions in the Orion Spur, including the largest manmade structure found in the Orion Spur: the gargantuan New Ankaran Jewel space elevator. Uthma is also renowned throughout the Orion Spur for its thriving entertainment industry and cultural productions, which have contributed to tourism being an unexpectedly large industry.
==Life on Jupiter==


==History==
Life in the Jovian System varies greatly depending upon which moon one originates from. For example somebody from Callisto is different than somebody from Europa, who is different from somebody from Ganymede and so on and so on. It is due to this reason that the moons of Jupiter are, in official Sol Alliance documents, recognized as four individual entities with their own representation rather than one administrative subject with four districts.


As the first planet colonized in what would eventually become the Republic of Elyra, much of Perispolis’ history is tied into the greater history of the [[Republic_of_Elyra#History|Republic as a whole]]. However, the planet itself has its own history unrelated to the greater Republic.
The one entity that stands out in the Jovian System are the so-called Jupiter Surfacers that ply their trade on the "surface" of the gas cloud. A haphazard assortment of scientists, profiteers, explorers, and adventurers these "Surfacers" life in aerostats and vessels that float on the upper levels of the gas giant - outside the reach of its massive and incredibly destructive storms, but close enough to easily reach the massive storms to conduct research or whatever dealings they may desire. There is only one major corporate facility on Jupiter's "surface," the Einstein Engines operated Facility 580 - a massive gas refinery that siphons up fumes from the clouds of Jupiter and processes it into fuel. Facility 580 is regarded throughout Einstein Engines as the absolute worst place in the corporation to be stationed. Due to their lack of a significant population, or any permanent population more generally, the Surfacers remain a mostly unrepresented group.


Originally discovered in the late 2100s, the New Ankara system was marked as a target for terraforming within mere years. New Ankara IV, which would later become known as Perispolis, was deemed a prime candidate for terraforming now being tested on the Martian surface. In 2210 terraforming efforts were formally started by the Sol Alliance (though primarily funded by countries from the Middle East and North Africa) with a tentative deadline of 2220. Work finished slightly ahead of schedule in 2219, and the planet’s colonization formally began the next year.
===Culture===
'''Population Distribution of the Jovian System:'''
* 50% - Callisto
* 28% - Ganymede
* 20% - Europa
* 1.5% - Other
* 0.5% - Jupiter "Surfacers"


The planet rapidly became exceedingly wealthy due to a high amount of rare minerals, such as phoron (though its mining would not become widespread until the 2410s) and, by the mid-2300s, was able to support colonies of its own such as [[Medina]] and [[Aemaq]]. This prosperity has continued to build in the 2400s thanks to the rapid growth of the phoron industry on Perispolis, and the planet has come to be a center of wealth in the contemporary Orion Spur. The Perispolis of the present day attracts immigrants from across civilized space, and remains less dependent on megacorporations than other comparable planets due to its powerful (and wealthy) central government.
There is no true unified "Jovian culture" due to the nature of the Jovian population: several billion humans scattered across a variety of moons. The moons of Jupiter tend to get along with one another, but remain culturally distinctive from one another.


==Environment==
When most Solarians, or other denizens of the Orion Spur, imagine "Jovian culture" they generally picture the cosmopolitan citizens of Callisto - a moon that serves as a major transit and trading hub for the entire Sol system. However, the true culture of Jupiter and its moons is far more diverse than most outsiders realize.


The environment of Perispolis can be divided into three major regions: the forests, the deserts, and the phoron fields. All three of these environments are arid and generally hot, though the forested regions receive more rainfall and are cooler than average. Terraforming efforts by the Sol Alliance in the years leading up to the planet’s colonization have made the environment more hospitable for humanity overall at the cost of many native species, which thrived in the weaker atmospheric conditions of pre-colonization Perispolis. However, many species have doggedly persisted despite terraforming.
==The Moons of Jupiter==


The large, alien forests of Perispolis are home to a remarkably diverse section of flora and fauna, most of which is benign to humanity. Some of the larger predators here are regarded as dangerous if threatened, but injuries rarely occur due to the distance these animals keep from major settlements. The flora of the forests is particularly fascinating to researchers throughout the Orion Spur due to their unusual coloration and high adaptability to various soil types. The planet is often visited by researchers from the renowned botanical institutes of [[Silversun]] interested in studying the planet’s flora. Many regions of the planetary forests are considered to be planetary reserve parks by the Republic of Elyra, and human development in them without government permission is disallowed. These reserve parks are a large source of tourism for the planet, though Perispolis’ city life attracts more visitors. Many of the planet’s fifteen billion residents live in the arboreal zones of Perispolis, despite the utter lack of significant phoron deposits in this region.
The vast majority of the Jovian System's population lives on the moons of Jupiter, the most populous of which are Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto. Settlements outside of these moons are generally quite rare, but not entirely unheard of.


The deserts of Perispolis dominate the geography of the planet, forming the majority of its land. These deserts are vast and rocky environments similar to the Earthling counterparts, with some notable differences such as a greater amount of precipitation annually. However the deserts of Elyra have one very, very important thing that separates them from the deserts of Earth: vast phoron deposits often referred to as “phoron dunes” can be found scattered throughout the deserts. The name “dunes” is, technically, a misnomer resulting from the misconceptions of the original surveyors: the phoron deposits on Elyra’s surface naturally form into crystalline formations rather than traditional dunes. While some of these crystalline formations can be quite large, most instead hug the ground and instead extend downwards rather than upwards. Areas of Elyra’s deserts that feature large amounts of phoron in the soil are known to be nearly devoid of plant life with only rare animals making their home in the dunes. Xenobiological surveys have concluded that phoron poisons the soil it resides in, leading to a lack of plant life and - eventually - desertification due to erosion. Areas without large phoron deposits display more ecological diversity and often instead resemble an environment more akin to a savannah. Most of the desert-dwelling population can be found in these savannah regions, where major settlements such as Uthma and its New Ankaran Jewel space elevator can be found.
===Europa===
Early scouting probes launched by the Sol Alliance revealed a remarkable discovery: life and oceans were both trapped under the Europa ice sheets! The life in Europa’s underwater seas ranges from masses of bioluminescent algae-like plants to “shrimp” that thrive in the low-light conditions of the Europan Sea, can be as long as to a meter, and subsist off of this algae - though many organisms doubtlessly remain undiscovered in the black depths of the Europan Sea. Europa is the second-most populated of Jupiter’s moons due to the massive tourism industry that has developed on the planet, as well as the presence of many scientific facilities.


==Life on Perispolis==
Europa’s surface is dotted by massive “cryogeysers” that spit water from its sea into its atmosphere. These geysers can extend hundreds of meters into the air due to their size, and are sometimes visible from other moons of Jupiter. The cryogeysers are a major tourist attraction on Europa, and many of them feature vacation resorts built around them - one facility, the [[Idris Incorporated]] Galileo's Pearl, is regarded as one of the best vacation spots in the Sol system. There are also facilities built into the ice and, remarkably, even underwater. One of these facilities, the Idris Incorporated Jovian Jewel, a partially underwater casino/aquarium/fine undersea dining facility located closer to the south pole of Europa, is widely acclaimed for the aforementioned functions. The shrimp there are often served with the many other ingredients grown with hydroponic equipment present. Among the casino functions, it has well-watched biannual poker tournaments, and Jupiter's Red Storm themed roulette wheels.


Quality of life on Perispolis is one of the highest in the Orion Spur due to both the wealth that the phoron industry has brought to the planet and the technology that has resulted from the industry itself. Technological marvels thought to be nearly impossible a century ago such as anti-gravity hover technology, plasma, and high-end virtual reality that has become commonplace for everyday Elyrans throughout the Republic can all be traced back to the laboratories and institutes of Perispolis. These once-impossible marvels have become commonplace on Perispolis, and are viewed as a fact of everyday life. Massive skyscrapers shoot out of the ground and spiral their way miles into the air, space travel is cheaper than ever thanks to the New Ankaran Jewel - the Orion Spur’s largest space elevator - providing easy transport into orbit, hover-vehicles are the premier method of transit, and so much more. Perispolis - and the Serene Republic of Elyra more generally - attracts people from all across the Orion Spur due its splendor, and the population of Perispolis is remarkably diverse: its residents originate from all across the Orion Spur.
The research side of Europa is less famous than its touristic side, but no less valuable to the Sol Alliance and [[Zeng-Hu Pharmaceuticals]], the primary research corporation on the moon. Research into the flora and fauna of the Europan Sea has brought Zeng-Hu many valuable and well-regarded discoveries, which has in turn motivated Zeng-Hu’s researchers to travel further and further into the massive Europan Sea. There are some whispers from the submariners of Zeng-Hu that far below the tourist and research facilities on the Europan Sea, there dwell bizarre and horrific creatures unlike anything humanity has ever seen before. Zeng-Hu Pharmaceuticals has vehemently denied all rumors of "Europa sea monsters" that have emerged from the planet, and no solid evidence has emerged to support such animals existing. For now, these submariner's tales simply remain tales.


While life on Perispolis is one of luxury, some areas are not without their hardships, particularly for those such as the employees of the government-owned Elyran Interstellar Phoron Corporation (often simply referred to as “EIPC”) and others that spend much of their time in the phoron dunes of the planet. While much of their work is done remotely, work in the phoron fields requires somebody to remain in the harshest, hottest, most barren environment on the planet for extended periods of time - often up to three months before one is rotated off of the fields. The harsh environment, coupled with distance from most other residents of the planet, has been known to inflict intense bouts of loneliness upon workers sometimes referred to as “phoron sorrows” or “phoron blues.”
===Io===
The fourth-largest moon in the Sol system is a hotbed of volcanic activity, so much so that it is the most volcanically active object in the system. This has made Io a lucrative planet for geothermal energy despite its incredibly dangerous environment, and the difficulties encountered with early surveys of the moon due to its extreme volcanic activity and thin atmosphere. Due to this the first colonization efforts on Io were made later than Jupiter’s other moons, and only began in the mid 2200s. This late start has, however, not stopped Io from becoming one of the main producers of energy in the Sol system: it is estimated that upwards of 15% of energy consumed in the system originates on Io, a remarkably high amount for such a small galactic body.


==Society and Culture==
There are no official permanent settlements on Io due to the extreme nature of its volcanology, and teams are cycled in and out of geothermal facilities on a monthly basis due to the extreme danger working on the moon poses. The hardship of life on Io has, despite its lack of permanent settlements, led to a kind of culture emerging in the crews that work on the geothermal facilities on its surface. This culture tends to revolve around the camaraderie shared between the men, women, and rare IPC placed in such danger and the belief that the engineers of Io are the best anywhere in the Orion Spur. In the eyes of a worker from Io, nobody else could work in such a dangerous environment and hope to last a day.


Society in the cities of Perispolis is certainly not a Spartan one. The extreme wealth and prosperity of the planet has led to a lifestyle that some, in other areas of the Orion Spur, might describe as excessive. The incredible opulence of the Republic has led to a society that is based around perfection and leisure due to the ease with which the average citizen of Perispolis is able to live their life through the use of technology. Daily life for many residents of Perispolis is focused around the production of cultural works and art, though Perispolis tends to focus more on social arts such as films than [[Medina]]. Films are a common export of Perispolis, with its industry having a known rivalry with the Cytherean film studios of [[Venus]]. Whether or not Perispolis’ film industry surpasses (or even comes close to) the quality of Venus is a matter of intense debate amongst film critics and fans throughout the Orion Spur.  
Workers from Io are prized throughout the Orion Spur for their engineering abilities, and are highly sought-after by corporations such as Einstein Engines, Hephaestus Industries, and NanoTrasen.


Despite this bitter rivalry, Elyran holovids - often taking the form of episodic series rather than singular films - have become massively popular throughout the Orion Spur, with many of their iconic characters appearing in merchandise throughout civilized space. The famous Quu Trifective, or QQ’s, originated on Perispolis and have since become famous throughout the Orion Spur. Their likelinesses, particularly Mychau, are used throughout the planet to advertise various products, sometimes in giant holograms promoting the latest trends on the planet and in the greater Republic.
===Ganymede===
Due to its lack of a significant atmosphere, Ganymede was long laid mostly unused by humanity. However, in the mid-2200s the Sol Alliance opted to utilize the moon for a purpose well-suited for a moon without much of an atmosphere. Ganymede is now the site of the largest telescope in the Sol system, and perhaps the largest telescope in the Sol Alliance or even the entire Orion Spur. The truly massive Hubble II telescope facility covers as much as a third of the moon’s surface and is renowned throughout the Orion Spur’s scientific community for its ability to produce high-quality images of extremely distant objects. Hubble II has even managed some commercial success, with Idris Incorporated producing a licensed year calendar using its images of major planets.


The most famous holovid to come out of the animation studios of Perispolis is the long-running Freedom Fliers series, produced by Marut Studios, which portrays the trials and tribulations of exosuit and mech pilots during the Interstellar War through the use of fictional characters. With a well-developed cast of characters and patriotic roots in fighting against the Sol Alliance the series is beloved in the Republic of Elyra and Coalition of Colonies, but has been less well-received in the Sol Alliance. It has become prominent in Tau Ceti post-independence, and its advertisements can often be found throughout the Republic of Biesel.
The massive underwater oceans of the moon - by some estimates, larger even than Europa’s seas - are home to some of the most significant population centers on Jupiter’s moons. While not as prominent as Callisto, the Ganymedian underwater cities below its crust house upwards of a billion residents - most of which are involved with Ganymede’s massive scientific community in one way or another. While Hubble II remains the planet’s primary employer due to its sheer size and scale, there are a multitude of other scientific ventures on the planet - a scientist on Ganymede can, if they do not want to work in Hubble II, find themselves instead conducting oceanic or geological surveys of the planet.


A less famous, but still beloved, holovid originating in the animation studios of Perispolis is the Blood on the Sands series, which presents a dramatization of the Medina [[Medina#The_Phoron_Bulletin|Phoron Bulletin]] and the phoron hunters that work to fulfill it. Full of drama, intrigue, and suspense Blood on the Sands has seen wild success in the Republic itself, and its broad cast of characters dedicated to hunting phoron have helped it become widely watched outside of the Republic. Its producers, Leviathan Studios, are well regarded throughout the animation industry for the lengths they have taken to ensure Blood on the Sands remains as faithful to its source material as possible, despite being an animated holovid.
Ganymedian culture is, as a result, focused around scientific pursuits and excellence in all things they do. Ganymedians are often viewed as very efficient, goal-oriented people due to this focus on excellence and are viewed as very desirable scientists and research directors by megacorporations.


Many artists that start on Medina eventually make their home on Perispolis, due to the greater prestige often associated with working on the capital planet of the Republic of Elyra.
===Callisto===
Callisto was originally founded by colonists of the United Orbital Enterprise in the early 2100s. The moon was acquired by the Sol Alliance following the collapse of the UOE and was eventually auctioned wholesale to Einstein Engines during the Second Great Depression. Einstein Engines has since turned the moon into the main point of entry and exit from the Sol system due to its excellent location and multiple warp gates in orbit. The low radiation levels of Callisto mean that the moon features several permanent settlements and orbital facilities, and the moon has gained significant wealth from this trade. Despite the recent proliferation of bluespace drives and engines, Callisto remains the main point of entry for most vessels leaving or entering the Sol system due to the comparatively cheaper cost of a warp gate. Callisto is also one of the main producers of water in the Sol system, due to its significant underground saltwater oceans.


A center of culture on Perispolis is, perhaps surprisingly, the New Ankaran Jewel. Located in the planetary capital of Uthma, the Jewel is the Orion Spur’s largest space elevator by far and houses significant residential and commercial facilities. With transport to and from levels of the Jewel, and the skyscrapers surrounding it, extremely easy due to the prevalence of hover technology, many have come to call it their home - including some of the planet’s best artists. The Elyran News Network, the official public service broadcaster of the Republic, is located in one of the middle levels of the Jewel, and its famous backdrop is a view of the Uthma skyline from their studio.
Culture on Callisto is a dynamic thing due to the amount of people coming and going from the planet due to its status as a major trading and transit point in one of the Orion Spur’s wealthiest systems. Callistians, as they like to be called, are regarded as one of the most cosmopolitan people in the Sol system (perhaps in the whole Alliance) and pride themselves on their renowned reputation for friendliness. Nonhumans are not an uncommon sight on Callisto, and most Solarians from the moon find themselves more comfortable around nonhumans than other Solarians. Two common holidays on Callisto are Founding Day (22 July), which celebrates its recognition as a member state of the Sol Alliance and Warp Day (5 November), which celebrates the first successful warp transit.


==Major Settlements==
Workers from Callisto often find employment with Einstein Engines in a variety of positions due to the dominance of the megacorporation over the planet. However, the cosmopolitan nature of Callisto means that a Callistian can end up almost anywhere in the Orion Spur.


'''Uthma''' is the planetary capital of Perispolis and the administrative center of the entire Republic of Elyra more generally. Located near the equator in a savannah-like desert region, Uthma’s climate is extremely hospitable, with the weather being quite comfortable at all times of the year. The first city established after the planet’s colonization, the centuries since have seen Uthma grow into one of the most prominent cities in the Orion Spur thanks to the planet’s phoron deposits and technological advances. The city has the most advanced VR centers ever constructed by humanity and is, like most Elyran cities, entirely designed for transportation via hover-vehicles rather than traditional vehicles. As a result, Uthma is a city that is designed more vertically than horizontally - a trait made no more obvious than in its massive space elevator: the New Ankaran Jewel. The Elyran National Institute of Phoron Sciences, the largest phoron-researching organization outside of NanoTrasen, is located in the city.
==Character Examples==
 
'''Here is an example character from Europa:'''
'''The New Ankaran Jewel''' is, nominally, part of the planetary capital of Uthma. However, this massive structure is arguably a city onto its own, though one that has been constructed vertically rather than horizontally. The Jewel is both a result of the planet’s immense wealth and a reason for its increasing prosperity,  as it was originally constructed as a method to cheaply and efficiently move resources from the surface to low-Perispolis orbit and was only possible due to the immense profits brought into the New Ankara system by phoron. In the years since its construction, the Jewel has made transit to and from the surface even easier and has come to be a significant population center due to the residential and commercial wings built into its massive structure. A significant amount of the planet’s entertainment industry has come to find its way into the tower, with many artists often competing to secure a spot in the Jewel.
* Anderson S-#756, 2, is the seven-hundredth and fifty-sixth Anderson Series bartender IPC produced by Idris Incorporated. This particular unit has been leased to work on the NSS Aurora, and someday hopes to escape into Mendell City never to be seen again.
 
* Anderson S-#756 is 5'6" with a stereotypically handsome and unassuming build designed to make him look as friendly as possible. He is almost always smiling broadly.
'''Ashkhaimi''' is a city in the forested regions of Perispolis well-known for its verdant surroundings and institutes of biology. The city is home to many of the institutes of science that have helped to produce Elyran hove technology and other marvels, and features a significant military proving grounds on its outskirts where the first practical plasma weapons were developed. The forests of Ashkhaimi are a significant tourist attraction for residents of Perispolis looking to get away from the hustle and bustle of city life, and also manage to attract visitors from off-world. The forests are often commonly used as a shooting location by the film studios of Uthma, due to their unique flora and fauna.
* Anderson S-#756 holds no degrees, but is programmed with the best service techniques Idris Incorporated can afford. He "lives" in a charging closet on the NTCC Odin that she returns to when not working.
 
* Anderson S-#756 holds no strong opinions on species, but dislikes working with or alongside unathi or Dominians.
'''Madinat Omraia''' is a settlement dedicated to phoron mining and processing located on the edge of the desert’s phoron fields. Despite a smaller population of permanent residents than other cities on Perispolis, due to the nature of phoron mining in the deep deserts necessitating the rotation of mining crews every three months. Despite this small population it remains prominent due to its significant phoron production and, unexpectedly, the racing circuits in the dunes around it. Madinat Omraia is one of the few locations in the Republic of Elyra where wheeled vehicles can be found among the civilian population, due to the city’s prominent rallying scene desiring wheeled vehicles for racing.
* Anderson S-#756 is programmed to speak Tau Ceti Basic with a Jovian accent in addition to Sol Common, Tradeband, and Encoded Audio Language.
 
'''Here is an example character from Io:'''
[[Category:Pages]]
* Layla Berta, 28, is an engineer employed by Hephaestus Industries currently contracted to work aboard the Aurora. She is proud of her work on Io, but is secretly relieved to no longer be working on the moon.
* Layla is 5'5" with a fairly athletic build. Her hands are covered in small burn scars as a result of working with equipment on Io for extended periods of time.
* Layla holds a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering and lives aboard Hephaestus Industries-sponsored housing on the NTCC Odin with her pet cat.
* Layla views IPCs in a very positive light, but has a dislike for tajara and unathi due to her upbringing in Sol. She is utterly terrified of vaurca.
* Layla speaks passable, though accented Tau Ceti Basic in addition to her native Sol Common.
'''Here is an example character from Ganymede:'''
* Orlando Frazzini, 58, is a scientist employed by NanoTrasen. He is a very goal-oriented man that has developed a reputation as a loner, due to his unfortunate habit of shoving people away from him when he is working.
* Orlando is 5'11" with a thin, non-athletic build. He is somewhat pale as a result of a life lived mostly below the surface of Ganymede in its oceans.
* Orlando holds a doctorate in geology and, before coming to the Aurora, performed a variety of geological surveys on Ganymede. He currently lives in D12 with his wife, where he is often brought in as a guest lecturer at a variety of NanoTrasen-sponsored facilities.
* Orlando views skrell negatively due to the repressive nature of the Jargon Federation, and looks down upon unathi as backwards primitives. He has no strong opinion on tajara, views IPCs positively, and barely interacts with vaurca.
* Orlando speaks excellent Tau Ceti Basic in addition to his native Sol Common and Tradeband.
'''Here is an example character from Callisto:'''
* Naveena Thangirala, 42, is a head of personnel employed by NanoTrasen. She is friendly and welcoming, but harbors a very secret dislike of how much control megacorporations have over the Orion Spur.
* Navenna is 6' flat and possesses a runner's physique. She is healthier-looking than most other Jovians due to living in one of Callisto's domed cities, where light can easily reach.
* Navenna possesses a MBA and lives in a decently comfortable apartment in D3 following a somewhat bitter divorce from her ex-wife in 2461. Her apartment has since become home to a perhaps unhealthy amount of empty liquor bottles.
* Navenna holds a positive view of almost all non-human species aside from vaurca, as she is frightened by them.
* Navenna speaks excellent Tau Ceti Basic in addition to Tradeband and her native language, Sol Common.
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    The fifth planet out from Sol, and the largest in the system, Jupiter has long fascinated humanity with its dramatic surface and miniature solar system of moons. The gas giant was an early target for human colonization during the “new space race” and remains a major settlement for humanity in the 25th century, with several billion people calling the various moons orbiting Jupiter home. The vast majority of the planet’s population lives on these moons, with only a brave (or foolish) few opting to make their lives in orbital habitats on the “surface” of the gas giant.

    Life on Jupiter

    Life in the Jovian System varies greatly depending upon which moon one originates from. For example somebody from Callisto is different than somebody from Europa, who is different from somebody from Ganymede and so on and so on. It is due to this reason that the moons of Jupiter are, in official Sol Alliance documents, recognized as four individual entities with their own representation rather than one administrative subject with four districts.

    The one entity that stands out in the Jovian System are the so-called Jupiter Surfacers that ply their trade on the "surface" of the gas cloud. A haphazard assortment of scientists, profiteers, explorers, and adventurers these "Surfacers" life in aerostats and vessels that float on the upper levels of the gas giant - outside the reach of its massive and incredibly destructive storms, but close enough to easily reach the massive storms to conduct research or whatever dealings they may desire. There is only one major corporate facility on Jupiter's "surface," the Einstein Engines operated Facility 580 - a massive gas refinery that siphons up fumes from the clouds of Jupiter and processes it into fuel. Facility 580 is regarded throughout Einstein Engines as the absolute worst place in the corporation to be stationed. Due to their lack of a significant population, or any permanent population more generally, the Surfacers remain a mostly unrepresented group.

    Culture

    Population Distribution of the Jovian System:

    • 50% - Callisto
    • 28% - Ganymede
    • 20% - Europa
    • 1.5% - Other
    • 0.5% - Jupiter "Surfacers"

    There is no true unified "Jovian culture" due to the nature of the Jovian population: several billion humans scattered across a variety of moons. The moons of Jupiter tend to get along with one another, but remain culturally distinctive from one another.

    When most Solarians, or other denizens of the Orion Spur, imagine "Jovian culture" they generally picture the cosmopolitan citizens of Callisto - a moon that serves as a major transit and trading hub for the entire Sol system. However, the true culture of Jupiter and its moons is far more diverse than most outsiders realize.

    The Moons of Jupiter

    The vast majority of the Jovian System's population lives on the moons of Jupiter, the most populous of which are Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto. Settlements outside of these moons are generally quite rare, but not entirely unheard of.

    Europa

    Early scouting probes launched by the Sol Alliance revealed a remarkable discovery: life and oceans were both trapped under the Europa ice sheets! The life in Europa’s underwater seas ranges from masses of bioluminescent algae-like plants to “shrimp” that thrive in the low-light conditions of the Europan Sea, can be as long as to a meter, and subsist off of this algae - though many organisms doubtlessly remain undiscovered in the black depths of the Europan Sea. Europa is the second-most populated of Jupiter’s moons due to the massive tourism industry that has developed on the planet, as well as the presence of many scientific facilities.

    Europa’s surface is dotted by massive “cryogeysers” that spit water from its sea into its atmosphere. These geysers can extend hundreds of meters into the air due to their size, and are sometimes visible from other moons of Jupiter. The cryogeysers are a major tourist attraction on Europa, and many of them feature vacation resorts built around them - one facility, the Idris Incorporated Galileo's Pearl, is regarded as one of the best vacation spots in the Sol system. There are also facilities built into the ice and, remarkably, even underwater. One of these facilities, the Idris Incorporated Jovian Jewel, a partially underwater casino/aquarium/fine undersea dining facility located closer to the south pole of Europa, is widely acclaimed for the aforementioned functions. The shrimp there are often served with the many other ingredients grown with hydroponic equipment present. Among the casino functions, it has well-watched biannual poker tournaments, and Jupiter's Red Storm themed roulette wheels.

    The research side of Europa is less famous than its touristic side, but no less valuable to the Sol Alliance and Zeng-Hu Pharmaceuticals, the primary research corporation on the moon. Research into the flora and fauna of the Europan Sea has brought Zeng-Hu many valuable and well-regarded discoveries, which has in turn motivated Zeng-Hu’s researchers to travel further and further into the massive Europan Sea. There are some whispers from the submariners of Zeng-Hu that far below the tourist and research facilities on the Europan Sea, there dwell bizarre and horrific creatures unlike anything humanity has ever seen before. Zeng-Hu Pharmaceuticals has vehemently denied all rumors of "Europa sea monsters" that have emerged from the planet, and no solid evidence has emerged to support such animals existing. For now, these submariner's tales simply remain tales.

    Io

    The fourth-largest moon in the Sol system is a hotbed of volcanic activity, so much so that it is the most volcanically active object in the system. This has made Io a lucrative planet for geothermal energy despite its incredibly dangerous environment, and the difficulties encountered with early surveys of the moon due to its extreme volcanic activity and thin atmosphere. Due to this the first colonization efforts on Io were made later than Jupiter’s other moons, and only began in the mid 2200s. This late start has, however, not stopped Io from becoming one of the main producers of energy in the Sol system: it is estimated that upwards of 15% of energy consumed in the system originates on Io, a remarkably high amount for such a small galactic body.

    There are no official permanent settlements on Io due to the extreme nature of its volcanology, and teams are cycled in and out of geothermal facilities on a monthly basis due to the extreme danger working on the moon poses. The hardship of life on Io has, despite its lack of permanent settlements, led to a kind of culture emerging in the crews that work on the geothermal facilities on its surface. This culture tends to revolve around the camaraderie shared between the men, women, and rare IPC placed in such danger and the belief that the engineers of Io are the best anywhere in the Orion Spur. In the eyes of a worker from Io, nobody else could work in such a dangerous environment and hope to last a day.

    Workers from Io are prized throughout the Orion Spur for their engineering abilities, and are highly sought-after by corporations such as Einstein Engines, Hephaestus Industries, and NanoTrasen.

    Ganymede

    Due to its lack of a significant atmosphere, Ganymede was long laid mostly unused by humanity. However, in the mid-2200s the Sol Alliance opted to utilize the moon for a purpose well-suited for a moon without much of an atmosphere. Ganymede is now the site of the largest telescope in the Sol system, and perhaps the largest telescope in the Sol Alliance or even the entire Orion Spur. The truly massive Hubble II telescope facility covers as much as a third of the moon’s surface and is renowned throughout the Orion Spur’s scientific community for its ability to produce high-quality images of extremely distant objects. Hubble II has even managed some commercial success, with Idris Incorporated producing a licensed year calendar using its images of major planets.

    The massive underwater oceans of the moon - by some estimates, larger even than Europa’s seas - are home to some of the most significant population centers on Jupiter’s moons. While not as prominent as Callisto, the Ganymedian underwater cities below its crust house upwards of a billion residents - most of which are involved with Ganymede’s massive scientific community in one way or another. While Hubble II remains the planet’s primary employer due to its sheer size and scale, there are a multitude of other scientific ventures on the planet - a scientist on Ganymede can, if they do not want to work in Hubble II, find themselves instead conducting oceanic or geological surveys of the planet.

    Ganymedian culture is, as a result, focused around scientific pursuits and excellence in all things they do. Ganymedians are often viewed as very efficient, goal-oriented people due to this focus on excellence and are viewed as very desirable scientists and research directors by megacorporations.

    Callisto

    Callisto was originally founded by colonists of the United Orbital Enterprise in the early 2100s. The moon was acquired by the Sol Alliance following the collapse of the UOE and was eventually auctioned wholesale to Einstein Engines during the Second Great Depression. Einstein Engines has since turned the moon into the main point of entry and exit from the Sol system due to its excellent location and multiple warp gates in orbit. The low radiation levels of Callisto mean that the moon features several permanent settlements and orbital facilities, and the moon has gained significant wealth from this trade. Despite the recent proliferation of bluespace drives and engines, Callisto remains the main point of entry for most vessels leaving or entering the Sol system due to the comparatively cheaper cost of a warp gate. Callisto is also one of the main producers of water in the Sol system, due to its significant underground saltwater oceans.

    Culture on Callisto is a dynamic thing due to the amount of people coming and going from the planet due to its status as a major trading and transit point in one of the Orion Spur’s wealthiest systems. Callistians, as they like to be called, are regarded as one of the most cosmopolitan people in the Sol system (perhaps in the whole Alliance) and pride themselves on their renowned reputation for friendliness. Nonhumans are not an uncommon sight on Callisto, and most Solarians from the moon find themselves more comfortable around nonhumans than other Solarians. Two common holidays on Callisto are Founding Day (22 July), which celebrates its recognition as a member state of the Sol Alliance and Warp Day (5 November), which celebrates the first successful warp transit.

    Workers from Callisto often find employment with Einstein Engines in a variety of positions due to the dominance of the megacorporation over the planet. However, the cosmopolitan nature of Callisto means that a Callistian can end up almost anywhere in the Orion Spur.

    Character Examples

    Here is an example character from Europa:

    • Anderson S-#756, 2, is the seven-hundredth and fifty-sixth Anderson Series bartender IPC produced by Idris Incorporated. This particular unit has been leased to work on the NSS Aurora, and someday hopes to escape into Mendell City never to be seen again.
    • Anderson S-#756 is 5'6" with a stereotypically handsome and unassuming build designed to make him look as friendly as possible. He is almost always smiling broadly.
    • Anderson S-#756 holds no degrees, but is programmed with the best service techniques Idris Incorporated can afford. He "lives" in a charging closet on the NTCC Odin that she returns to when not working.
    • Anderson S-#756 holds no strong opinions on species, but dislikes working with or alongside unathi or Dominians.
    • Anderson S-#756 is programmed to speak Tau Ceti Basic with a Jovian accent in addition to Sol Common, Tradeband, and Encoded Audio Language.

    Here is an example character from Io:

    • Layla Berta, 28, is an engineer employed by Hephaestus Industries currently contracted to work aboard the Aurora. She is proud of her work on Io, but is secretly relieved to no longer be working on the moon.
    • Layla is 5'5" with a fairly athletic build. Her hands are covered in small burn scars as a result of working with equipment on Io for extended periods of time.
    • Layla holds a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering and lives aboard Hephaestus Industries-sponsored housing on the NTCC Odin with her pet cat.
    • Layla views IPCs in a very positive light, but has a dislike for tajara and unathi due to her upbringing in Sol. She is utterly terrified of vaurca.
    • Layla speaks passable, though accented Tau Ceti Basic in addition to her native Sol Common.

    Here is an example character from Ganymede:

    • Orlando Frazzini, 58, is a scientist employed by NanoTrasen. He is a very goal-oriented man that has developed a reputation as a loner, due to his unfortunate habit of shoving people away from him when he is working.
    • Orlando is 5'11" with a thin, non-athletic build. He is somewhat pale as a result of a life lived mostly below the surface of Ganymede in its oceans.
    • Orlando holds a doctorate in geology and, before coming to the Aurora, performed a variety of geological surveys on Ganymede. He currently lives in D12 with his wife, where he is often brought in as a guest lecturer at a variety of NanoTrasen-sponsored facilities.
    • Orlando views skrell negatively due to the repressive nature of the Jargon Federation, and looks down upon unathi as backwards primitives. He has no strong opinion on tajara, views IPCs positively, and barely interacts with vaurca.
    • Orlando speaks excellent Tau Ceti Basic in addition to his native Sol Common and Tradeband.

    Here is an example character from Callisto:

    • Naveena Thangirala, 42, is a head of personnel employed by NanoTrasen. She is friendly and welcoming, but harbors a very secret dislike of how much control megacorporations have over the Orion Spur.
    • Navenna is 6' flat and possesses a runner's physique. She is healthier-looking than most other Jovians due to living in one of Callisto's domed cities, where light can easily reach.
    • Navenna possesses a MBA and lives in a decently comfortable apartment in D3 following a somewhat bitter divorce from her ex-wife in 2461. Her apartment has since become home to a perhaps unhealthy amount of empty liquor bottles.
    • Navenna holds a positive view of almost all non-human species aside from vaurca, as she is frightened by them.
    • Navenna speaks excellent Tau Ceti Basic in addition to Tradeband and her native language, Sol Common.
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