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'''Glisal II''', in the Glisal | '''Glisal II''', in the [[Glisal System]], is the capital of the [[Celestine Ascendancy]]. | ||
[[File:Celestine-Ascendancy-reduced.jpg|500px|Litharge, on Glisal II.]] | [[File:Celestine-Ascendancy-reduced.jpg|500px|Litharge, on Glisal II.]] | ||
==Noteworthy Places on Glisal II== | ==Noteworthy Places on Glisal II== | ||
'''Litharge''' | '''[[Litharge]]''' | ||
The capital of Glisal II. It's a smog-choked, sprawling megalopolis with a population of more than 120 million. | The capital of Glisal II. It's a smog-choked, sprawling megalopolis with a population of more than 120 million. | ||
This location has been used for urban development for thousands of years now and though the city appears to be built on high bluffs above the sea, these outcroppings are actually the compacted ruins of previous versions of Litharge. There are so many compressed layers of city-strata beneath the city, in fact, that urban archaeologists use it to date historical events. | This location has been used for urban development for thousands of years now and though the city appears to be built on high bluffs above the sea, these outcroppings are actually the compacted ruins of previous versions of Litharge. There are so many compressed layers of city-strata beneath the city, in fact, that urban archaeologists use it to date historical events. | ||
The spaceport boasts the Glisal Space Elevator, providing immediate access to the [[Glisal Orbital Synergy Halo]] far above the planet's surface. | |||
'''The Singing Citadel''' | '''The Singing Citadel''' | ||