Indica

Indica, officially known as the Independent Diplomatic Capital, is the capital city of the Producer Technocracy. It has a population of over 4 billion and covers the majority of the continent of Ijubo. The city was founded following the Fourth Global Strife as a neutral place where global government could take place. Since then it has expanded to become one of the main centres for trade and society in the Producer Technocracy.

Capital Region
Most visitors to the famed city of Indica, short for the Independent Diplomatic Capital, will start by visiting the Capital region. The Capital region of Indica is the cleanest and most famous due to its vast gardens, political palaces and towns of museums. The Capital region of Indica is an unusual Governorship as it does not allow alterations of buildings without the consent of the whole Technocracy. This reflects its status as a commonly owned Capital, serving the needs of all citizens.

Surrounding Peace Bay is a vast monument which runs along the coast, welcoming visitors to the Capital by reminding them why the city was founded. The City is a memorial to those who died in the Fourth Global Strife, a conflict which ended in the deaths of hundreds of millions of Producers. Each section of the Bay Memorial has a statue from each state remembering those who were lost. In the centre of the bay is a glistening tower which holds the Constitution of the Producers, the document which united the planet in peace.

Behind the tower begins the numerous diplomatic buildings. Each building, built in a grid street pattern, is painted white and shines in the sun. The area acts as a place for all regional governments of the Technocracy to organise their affairs in the Capital. To the West is the Brethren Quarters, represented with futuristic metallic spiralling buildings. The Brethren Quarters houses the Museum of the Brethren and the Associations of the Brethren which feed into the Brethren Assembly.

To the West of the Diplomatic Quarters marks the great Gardens and Palaces of the Industries. Producer Society’s emphasis on property and production has meant that the Associations of Industry have been granted their own town of Diplomatic Quarters. These palaces are surrounded by expansive gardens and statues, commemorating those whose discoveries brought prosperity to the Producer race.

At the foot of the Itaro Hills lies the great complex of the Producer Technocracy. At the centre is a steel and glass building housing the Central Chamber of the Technocracy, the place where major decisions and elections are rubber-stamped. The circular building stands tall over the Capital, with a halo-like glass hoop reaching from its top, representing the unity of the planet.

The rest of the region houses the accommodation for the organisations, leased to those delegates from the industries for the whole of their term. The businesses of the region all serve this country-sized diplomatic centre providing food, support and organisation to a Technocracy spanning several planets and many billions of Producers.

Visitors will be interested in the many museums which are sponsored by the state, each telling the story of every Colony, historical State or Industry represented in Indica. Hotels in the Diplomatic Centre are popular and therefore generally expensive in the peak holiday seasons. Visitors normally will simply travel there by Skycar; a quick cheap and easy option.

Other Regions
Each Governorship of Indica has grown at different stages of the city’s expansion and has their own history. Some regions, such as Panvil or Pintusa have names representing the peoples who settled there. Therefore, cultural practices and celebrations of the original settlers are often displayed for visitors. This is true of Akoto Governorship, where the great dances of the Ako’kokola are celebrated yearly in the streets lasting from dawn till dusk.

Of particular fame is the region of Eldinbe, which is known as the first multi-layered city of the planet. The concentration of Industry Headquarters originally led to a city of enormous towers, which proved difficult to move between. Over time the towers connected, before creating whole landscapes layered over each-other. There are three levels to Eldinbe, with the lower levels lit by a simulated sky on the underside of the next layer. The lowest layer is popular for its night-life and hotels, the middle its businesses and upper for leisure.

Eldinbe acts as a massive city-centre for the whole of Rellar, but each region has numerous smaller city centres, all competing for different markets. Santon has attempted to market itself as the place for the richest to live, with the most expensive clothing, culinary and leisure businesses which can be found in the Technocracy. Otoyo, in comparison, is marketed as a family-friendly area and is popular with those who have chosen lives with children.

Not all of Indica is peaceful and prosperous. With wealth has come crime and poverty for those who are unlucky. Western Indica is known for its difficulty with the Networks, criminal organisations which function almost like small states. At one point, one powerful Network attempted to annex the four Western-most Governorships and function as its own semi-autonomous state.

These battles have led to a large police presence and number of small barracks in the West. It is no uncommon to see police patrols, possibly military patrols, the farther west you go. This unease should not deter one from visiting the Naturelands of the West, which are large in size and exciting to explore. The Westernmost ‘Indican Forest’, is a popular ground for hunting and sports and has provided revenue for those in the poorer parts of Indica.

The Indican Super-League is a popular sporting past-time for those resident in the Capital, rising out of the old Pintic Sport of Iltho. This sport can be compared to Lacrosse, in the way that small hand-held nets are used for throwing and catching a small ball. The holder of the ball cannot move and must throw it to their team-mates who will attempt to score into a small net. This competition is popular in other regions, but the teams of Indica have a global popularity out-stripping those of the other lands of Rellar.

Visitors to Indica can spend a lifetime exploring the different parts of this huge mega-city. Whether it is history, shopping or sport; Indica provides for all interests imaginable.