Memtropolis

Memtropolis

aka New Memphis

Mega Cities of the Union #3

Planet : Southern Rise, System: New Dawn (Known to United Earth as 85 Pegasi A  ) - Former United Earth Colony

Memtropolis on Planet Southern Rise is the third larges Union City spreading over a sizeable continet and deep into the planets crust.

Southern Rise was colonized by people of the North American region of Earth just before the formation of the United Stars of the Galaxies.

While New Memphis is still the core, the metropole area is now called Memtropolis.

4 Billion beings live and work in the city while another 8 populate the rest of the planet.

Altough there is a diverse industry, Memtropolis is widely considered the cultural center of the Union. The largest music companies, publishers of literature, Virtu Experience Studios and Art Galleries. There are hundreds of Art Museums and the Memphis Museum of Union Art is the largest and most famous of its kind and worth a visit alone.

While virtually any species specific art form can be found in New Memphis, the core is an emphasis on Union Art. Menaning the slowly growing collective expression of culture and society.

The old district still called Memphis-town has a plethoria of little stores that sell arts, curiositues, artifacts and the like.

Of course there are also small restaurants offering the most unusual fair from the far regions of the Union.

One of the most unusual corporagtions of the Union has its company headquaters in Memtropolis. Scarab,Seth & Morticia Galactic Death Rite and Funeral Home.

The city is full of temples, shrines and churches. The largest known Sojonit temple is here as well.

Of course there is also a considereable "underground" of illegal Cybershops, Frankenstein-Clinics , Genetic tailors, Illegal weapon shops, A sizeable Necro sect and Union Police suspects there is an underground temple of the Arcane society ( Pertharian )

There are of several rivers that cross the continent and thus the city. The biggest river flows across the Old Quaters and is called Old Man River.

there on a sizeable River Island is the Echelon district with super villas of the local Neo Nobles.

Like all cities of this size there is a dangerous and criminal element, but it is very small and the place is considered safe.