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Fifty billion people live on the densely urban planet of [[Glisal II]], the capital of the '''Celestine Ascendancy'''. Massive cities sprawl across most of the planet's continents and pollution clouds the atmosphere. Towering skyscrapers, the homes of the social and political elite, soar high above smog-choked urban valleys. Crime, as well as both power and economic inequality run rampant, with the top 0.1% of the population having more of both than the rest of the planet combined. | Fifty billion people live on the densely urban planet of [[Glisal II]], the capital of the '''Celestine Ascendancy'''. Massive cities sprawl across most of the planet's continents and pollution clouds the atmosphere. Towering skyscrapers, the homes of the social and political elite, soar high above smog-choked urban valleys. Crime, as well as both power and economic inequality run rampant, with the top 0.1% of the population having more of both than the rest of the planet combined. | ||
The planet itself is of Earth-standard gravity and | The planet itself is of Earth-standard gravity and maintains the [[Glisal Orbital Synergy Halo]] satellite superstructure in orbit, which visibly takes up half the sky, even during the day. Two platinum-rich moons also orbit the planet, which are a major source of wealth for the Ascendancy. | ||
Racially, the dominant races on [[Glisal II]] are the [[W'hoorn]], the [[Nath-el]], the [[Shen]], and the [[Tukkav]], with, as on most cosmopolitan worlds, smatterings of most of the other races of Starmourn Sector. | Racially, the dominant races on [[Glisal II]] are the [[W'hoorn]], the [[Nath-el]], the [[Shen]], and the [[Tukkav]], with, as on most cosmopolitan worlds, smatterings of most of the other races of Starmourn Sector. | ||
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Around 100 years ago a major revolution occurred, detailed in the history of [[Martias and the Angel]]. This saw the extremely top-heavy and ultra-powerful societal structure led by the [[keiretsu]] toppled by a revolutionary group led by [[The Angel]]. This saw the introduction of a government led by a committee called the Guardians. | Around 100 years ago a major revolution occurred, detailed in the history of [[Martias and the Angel]]. This saw the extremely top-heavy and ultra-powerful societal structure led by the [[keiretsu]] toppled by a revolutionary group led by [[The Angel]]. This saw the introduction of a government led by a committee called the Guardians. | ||
The | The [[Guardian Council]] of the Celestine Ascendancy today includes: | ||
<blockquote> | <blockquote> | ||
Guardian Imperator / Guardian Prime - <b>Holgorath V'lani</b></br> | |||
Guardian Envoy - <b>Lupisentia V'lani</b></br> | |||
Guardian Exarch - <b>Dyne V'lani</b></br> | |||
</blockquote> | |||
Previous Guardians include:<br/> | Previous Guardians include:<br/> | ||
<b>Arissa Moonchild</b> (Guardian Exarch and Guardian Prime) - An [[Amaian]] woman. <br /> | |||
<b>Clover Moonchild</b> (Guardian Envoy and Guardian Prime) - A [[Human]] woman. <br/> | |||
<b>Zoe Qaln</b> (Guardian Executive) - A [[Jin]] woman. <br/> | |||
<b>Grek</b> (Guardian Executive and Guardian Prime) - A [[Nath-el]] woman.<br/> | <b>Grek</b> (Guardian Executive and Guardian Prime) - A [[Nath-el]] woman.<br/> | ||
<b>Shardclaw Dragonlord</b> (Guardian General and then Guardian Executive) - A [[Ry'nari]] man.<br/> | <b>Shardclaw Dragonlord</b> (Guardian General and then Guardian Executive) - A [[Ry'nari]] man.<br/> | ||