Jewel

Jewel is a planet owned by the Producers.

Overview
The Planet of Jewel was the first easily inhabitable planet discovered by the Producers and marked the advent of the beginning of an inter-system Civilisation. It sits in the Venezo System which takes 2 days to arrive at through Slip-Space Travel. It was first colonised in 3125.

Jewel has a population of 3.4 billion Producers and around 10 billion Brethren and LIAI robots. Due to the smaller landmasses the cities are very dense to allow there to be an amount of Naturelands as occurs on Rellar.

A different form of city also exists on Jewel. The underwater cities of Mermaid and Seadom have populations of a few million each and are the most well known examples of large watery cities. These cities include a variety of Underwater constructs, floating constructs and sea-floor towers. The reason for these cities is the amount of valuable metal underneath the sea floor.

Mining on the little land of the planet would make very little of it inhabitable, therefore the Water presents itself as a place where mining companies can base themselves. Due to the population of these cities there has been a growth of other businesses which provide to the vast communities of this planet.

Smaller Underwater Towns and Communities exist to explore other parts of the sea in order to find profit. The Networks (Criminal organisations) are known to make the most of these platforms and use a number of them as bases on the planet.

The capital City of Jewel is above land and situated on the largest Island of Port Victory. Port Victory began as a small colony of enthusiasts from Rellar and grew as these Producers began to find a vast amount of resources on the planet. Port Victory acts as the regional Administration for the System and is represented in the Assembly of Territory on Rellar.

Space Cities do exist in the Venezo System cities although they are less numerous. These service some of the industries which move between Rellar’s system and the Venezo system.

Climate and Environment
Jewel’s weather does not merit the good name that is suggested by the name of the planet. The planet on the whole has heavy rain and very cloudy sky which is rarely broken but kept light by a bright star. This leads to Rainbows being common sight and the ground being soggy and slippy.

There are no flying animals on the planet, only a few gliders. The ground is swampy and sticky with most land being covered by dense forests. Small insect like creatures are common with amphibious hairy animals forming the bulk of the land life. The most well-known of these creatures, nicknamed the Swampers, have the ability to exit the water and climb trees very quickly. Producers have taken fondly to these creatures due to the confused looking face they tend to have.

There are few genuinely dangerous creatures underwater as most have learned not to attack Producer vehicles. The Great Juggernaut is an example, which is covered in thick scales roams the sea in a King-like fashion. It eats almost every other species and has been adopted as the symbol of the planet.

Culture
Much of the culture of the planet is heavily linked to the Producers. Some locals have tried to market some clothing and decorations linked to the planet. The clothing is made of the Tringer Fish’ skin which is very light, strong and covered with little hairs. It is often used to coat synthetic thicker materials to give it a beautiful glisten.

Fish makes up most of the diet of the planet, alongside some of the bitter tasting insects. The Persani fish is a delicacy which has been replicated synthetically and become a major export from the planet. It is a salty bacon-tasting fish with a brown tint to its skin. This has proved to be an incredibly popular food.

There are few fruit on the landmasses as this is not a common way for trees to reproduce. Explorers have discovered a type of tree which has a fleshy layer under the bark similar to a slimy potato. Aside from this, most vegetables and fruit are synthetic or imported from Rellar.

Discovery Day and Colony Day are the two major festivals on the planet which are Global Holidays. Colony Day is celebrated with light shows using the wet weather where water is collected by small machines and sprayed into lights giving a dramatic effect. Discovery Day, meanwhile, is celebrated by friends coming together to eat and drink with each other.