Biloxan
Biloxan is the capital city of the Elgan homeworld of Krell.
Culture and History
Biloxan is the capital city of the Elgan, located on Krell located within the Tethan System. It is home to a population of 2.7 million souls, 90% of those being Elgan. The city is highly luxurious, divided into districts that are connected to each other through suspended walkways. The city itself is constructed high above the Kashitir Jungle beneath, the entire infrastructure raised atop a strong steel skeleton that keeps the city safe from floods and the predators of the wilderness.
Biloxan is full of interesting cultural locations, historic sites, and other Elgan eccentricities.
Districts
There are four main districts to Biloxan:
Home to the Heldissa Vinci Starport and the planet landing pads, the Techdustry district is the industrial sector of Biloxan and home to the main three corporations of Biloxan - Pryfix Armaments, Wrocyn Weaponry and Tanmop Technologies. The first two are expert weapon manufacturers while Tanmop specializes in high-precision instruments: sensors, radars, sightings, visors, etc. (most of what they produce has military applications). All three corps are ancient and get along rather well with each-other, although there are occasional disputes and trade conflicts but this is seen as a virtue of business rather than a problem. There is no industrial espionage in Biloxan as the Elgan culture is one of sharing and communal work.
The name of the district comes from an old prank where, hundreds of years ago when the infrastructure of the district was built and the district had to be formally open, the aides in charge of writing the opening speech decided they didn't like the name proposed for the district (nobody knows anymore what that was). They wrote down Techdustry in the speech's notes as short for Technological-Industrial district, with the intention of changing it later before the final draft. One of the aides found the name terribly funny though and decided that they should play a prank on the minister reading the speech and left the name as Techdustry, hoping it would cause some chuckles when read aloud in front of all the city officials and investors. Somehow, the name stuck.
The residential district where most of the wealthier people in Biloxan live. That is to say, almost all the families with a few exceptions. The district is rather opulent and has its own open-air fruit market and some cafés. The district is built around a monument to Corwin's Flood, an event long ago before the city was built on the elevated structure it is now. A great flood swept away Corwin Meron's farm and lands, he was one of the last Elgan who refused to build a raised platform structure and paid the price. After this event, he was the very last to do so.
As the name implies, it is the market district, built on Market Rise, a great, towering, arching bridge that connects Corwin's Flood to the sweeping heights of the Collective's Expanse. Along the bridge are a plethora of rare goods, antiques and trinket shops. To the North, in the area between Market Rise and the Collective's Expanse is the "fun and entertainment district" of the city - clubs, casinos, loaners, the works. Notable places include: Haxley's Casino and the Blaster Light nightclub. Haxley's Casino is a hub for gamblers and night club enthusiasts, as well as some more nefarious transactions, while The Blaster Light is your standard dancing club, home to corporate parties, dancing, music and alcohol.
This is the home of the administrative institutions in Biloxan, containing all the city's ministries, the hospital and science/research facilities and the Seat of the Collective - where the Elgan Collective and the Trinity are housed. It is where enterprising Krellians may go to obtain a trader's license.
Historical Sites
Corwin's Flood monument
A unique monument constructed of a metal alloy to mark the site of Corwin's Flood. It is one of the oldest places not only in Biloxan, but all of Krell.