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====CITY DISTRICTES==== '''District One – ''Hrashk''''': The downtown core of the city where the skyline is still domination by v’sori architecture and is the financial hub of the nation. Most of the important companies and business have their headquarters here as does the city’s government agencies. The office of the Prime Minister and Parliament are here as are the local law enforcement and nations military (mostly a Coastguard like navy that has several high-tech ships in its fleet) </br> Important Locations * '''Echo Library of History''' – A massive glass and steel building that takes up a whole city block and is five stories tall. Multiple computer kiosks are located on every floor along with a huge number of available books in the stacks. There are two basement levels where additional books are stored (some rumors that ‘forbidden’ tombs are also keep here). * '''The Echo Tower''' – this 20-story blueush-green glass gleaming structure has been dedicated for used by the ''''''Doom Guard''''' by the city government. The 1st floor is a public area has both a famous Indian and a Georgian restaurants along with Turkish Coffee House. Security access to the upper floors is provided by the city and the Doom Guard. The first fifteen floors are office space for local and international government agencies that might have dealings with the Doom Guard’s members and dealing with meta-crimes in the city. This is also where extra security and monitoring stations are located for both the building and surrounding area to try and detect any trouble that might occur with a public superhero location. The upper five floors are the residential and training areas for the group but also contains a VTOL landing pad on the roof and maintenance and repair hanger on the floor below (accessible via an elevator lift take can handle vehicles). There is also a large entertainment area and rec room with a fully stocked communal kitchen where a dedicated staff can prepare almost any known meal on Earth. * '''Government Grounds (''Red Wall'')''' – To the north and east of the Echo City Tower are the government buildings of the Prime Minister, the Parliament, Military Command, Space Agency, the City Police (ECPD), Supreme Court, varies Offices of Ministry, etc. This area is heavily patrolled by both the ECPD and EC Marine Core but is fairly open to the public, restricting access only to certain areas for the protection of various officials. Much of it is surrounded by a very distinctive red metal walls that were originally built by the v’sori. Sections were destroyed in the later days of the occupation but most remain intact. * '''Ibn Sina Hospital and Medical Center''' – The city’s main hospital center, serving much of the residences with advanced quality care in both general medicine and specialty care. There are over a dozen interconnected buildings that make up the medical park with the centerpiece being a 500-bed hospital and vast emergency care center. * '''Majestic Park''' - A large park that splits and run through the heart of the downtown area, its tropical trees and many streams and ponds is very popular with employees of the local business and city employees during the day and is patrolled fairly heavily at night making popular with young loves. * '''Museum of Industrial and Technology History''' – this large two-block and five story building is dedicated to world and local history and technology through the ages. Most visitors want to gaze on the newest tech that was introduced by the v’sori * '''Remembrance Park''' – This modest park is dedicated to many of the heroes who died in the early days of the v’sori invasion. Statues dedicated in their honor line the wooded area and a large pool in the center of the park (the Reflection Pool) have the name of many local heroes inscribed on granite stone. Important Business * '''Ajax Industry''' – This company is invested heavily in exploring v’sori military weapons and technology. They have a bit of a shady reputation but are in good with the city as they provide the nation-state with most of its military hardware at heavy discounts. * '''GeneDoc Enterprises''' – A specialist in genetic medicines and gene-therapy technologies that are working towards the stated goal of ‘curing the world of birth defects'. Some metas however fear that they have unstated goals that include ‘fixing’ mutants and metagenes in the womb. * '''Hermes Trading Group''' – Leading banking and trading investment group who specialize in finance technology development. * '''FadaTech''' – Industry leaders in developing in spacecraft that are invested heavily in the development of Earth’s first interstellar vessel and own a number of near-Earth orbiting platforms (space stations). * '''Sigil MindWorks''' – A think-tank research group lead by the world’s leading meta-genius, '''''Dr. Sigil'''''[https://www.pinterest.com/pin/304626362303609025/visual-search/?x=15&y=11&w=539&h=675&cropSource=6] (real name unknown). The doctor is always producing crazy unheard of technological breakthrough, in seemly random fields, that he leaves half finished as he is inspired to some new discovery. The rest of the staff at MindWorks then tries to figure out how these technologies will work and what applications they might have. '''District Two – ''Salam''''': To the east of District One, this was the living area of v’sori elite, and the buildings and homes reflect that. It is still a rich district but now many of the larger mansions were torn down and replaced with high end luxury condos to house the city’s growing well off residence. There are a number of parks and pool areas throughout and the largest mall in the city ''Future Mall'') are also located here. </br> Important Locations * '''Future Mall''' – This huge modern mall is massive with over 300 high-end stores along with famous big-box outlets. It has indoor pool and amusement rides, a wonderful food court and various excusive restaurants. The mall is rather private, allowing only district residents and their guess access. * '''Hope's Park''' – A beautiful curving park that follow the river way through the district into District Three to the north and eventually to the sea. There are numerous picnic areas lining the river way but also farther back private tables and gazebos within the surrounding woodlands. Tree groves and small pounds are everywhere and this is one the most popular parks in the city. Important Business * '''Inter-Self Exceptionalism''' – This new age business/self help group is run by a rather excentric ''''''Reverend' Maxwell Power'''''[https://www.pinterest.com/pin/62980094778146368/visual-search/] and is very popular with the city’s elite and rich. '''District Three – ''Seaside''''': North of District One. </br> Important Locations * '''Echo Port''' – Located on the northern side of the Marina these are the city’s main international shipping port connecting to numerous railways and major roads. There are always ships being loaded and unloaded here and it operates 24/7. * '''The Marina''' and '''Public Waterfront''' – * '''Shark Zone''' -This is very popular aquarium and water park situated right on the waterfront. Run by the city and local group the shark tanks amusement show is run by '''''Aqua-Girl'''''[https://www.pinterest.co.uk/pin/1024217140225699693/] who is a metahuman that can control sharks. The act she performs for the public involves sharks doing tricks like flips out of the water, driving through flaming hoops, the sharks putting their mouth around guess head but never biting them, etc. will wildly poplular. Important Business * '''Sea Nation''' – This group is using v’sori and Atlantean technology to plan and build a future underwater city off the bay in Echo City. They also specialize in planet-wide clean up of the world’s oceans. * '''Tuna Express''' - One of the largest importers of fish produces into the Black Sea region, '''District Four - ''the Food & Water Court''''': North of District Three this district is home to the city’s water desalination facilities and massive hydroponics growing biodomes. It is here that the city grows most of the city’s food, enough that they export their excess to Georgia and Turkey. </br> There is a wide canal connecting the sea and this district that provides the water for the desalination process that in turn supplies the hydroponic gardens. </br> Important Locations * '''Echo Water Canal''' – Running from the sea to the district this cannel separates District One and Three. It is over 200 meters wide and 10 deep and has several bridges spanning it all along its six-kilometer length. * '''Hydro-Garden #11''' – This is the world famous ‘flower gardens’ of Echo City. * '''Ultramar Bridge''' – Build by the eccentric billion Markus Ultramar, this large bridge spans the Echo Water Canal. This draw bridge is massive in scale, with five lanes of traffic on both sides along with parking and small specialty shops on both sides sticking out over the river. Important Business '''District Five – ''Glow City''''':– to the north of District Four and the most northern part of the city is the Power District dominated by the huge fusion power planet that the v’sori originally built and provides cheap, almost limitless power to the city. Its residents and industries. </br> The fusion complex employs thousands of works, most whom do not living within the district. Most business here are restaurants and eateries that support the fusion employees but the rest are involving developing fusion power plants for the world. </br> Important Locations * '''Black-Sea Fusion Complex''' – This huge sprawling complex is that location of most of the city’s power. The company ‘’’Black-Sea Power’’’ is contracted by the city to run the facility and provides the almost free to the city as part of this contract. Important Businesses '''District Six – ''Old Batumi''''': Just to the south of District One, along the waterfront is also known as ''The Los Vegas of the Black Sea''. This is the only part of the ruined city of Batumi that remaining, mostly intact and undamaged from its original design. The old city was a world-famous gambling district before the v’sori invasion, and it remains so to this day. There are also several luxury hotels, restaurants, shopping areas and jewelry dealers located here. </br> Important Locations * '''The Atlantean Ambassy''' – While Atlantis was almost wiped out by the v’sori and their king is still missing, there was an important colony of Atlanteans whom settled in the Black Sea many centuries ago. They were very secretive and remained hidden from most humans until after the v’sori left. They then made their presence known and open an Ambassy in Echo City. The reason why remains a mystery. * '''The Centropolis''' – One of the largest buildings in Echo City it is also one of the first ‘enclave complexes’ where the residents work, live, go to school and enjoy vast entertainment venues without ever having to leave the safety of the tower. Owned and operated by '''Central Data Conglomerate''' a leading company in data processing and interweb security (the old internet was basically shut down and destroyed by the v’sori in an attempt to limit information etc. Interweb is a creation of '''Nikka Web Consortium''', based out of '''Japan''' but with offices in District One). * '''Echo City International Airport''' – The city main airport it is very large and advanced, located on the eastern edge of the district and serves hundreds of flights a day from around the world. Important Business * '''The Heavenly Gates Casino''' – This huge casino and hotel is one of the richest and world-famous gambling establishment in the world. The hotel is six stories high, and the casino grounds cover several city blocks. Huge amounts of money change hands within its walls and only the state-of-the-art security systems dentures most robbery attempts. '''Wolverine Security''', which is owned and run by the metahuman '''''Fjellfoss'''''[https://www.pinterest.com/pin/4362930878423340/visual-search/] (Swedish for long cat or a type of wolverine found there) provides the casino (and many others in the district) with top-of-the-line protection. Fjellfoss employees several metahumans on his staff that provides much piece of mind to many customers and staff. '''District Seven –''the Smokes''''': just to the south of District Two and East of District Six. This is the manufacturing and industrial heart of the city where most of the big factories are located.</br> Important Locations</br> Important Businesses</br> '''District Eight –''Heartland''''': South and east of District Six this large district is home to a majority of the city’s residences and includes many single-family dwelling homes along with large modern apartment complexes. There are numerous shops and small business dotted throughout the district that provide most goods for the residences such as groceries, hardware and clothing stores, restaurants, neighborhood libraries, taverns and even small factories and industrial parks. These of course use ‘clean’ energy and produce little population to operate here.</br> Important Locations * '''Gamsakhurdia Museum of Art and History''' – Named after Georgian’s first President this large museum is open to the public seven days a week and drawn large crowds of locals, tourist, school tours, etc. The museum houses a large volume of art and historical artifacts from both Georgia’s and Turkey’s past from ancient days to the v’sori occupation and fight to liberate the planet and the area. These include nonfunctions v’sori and k weapons and armor and examples of their mundane technology. * '''The Sentinel''' – this impressive 6 meter tall ‘stone-granite’(?) statue appeared one morning five years ago, in ‘’’Haven Grove Park’’’ (one of the parks on the eastern edge of the city). It was placed by person or persons unknown and by unknown means (there were no tracks in the soft dirt, etc.). The stone-granite it is made of seems impervious to damage or decay and attempts to gain samples of it is have all failed. Weighing serval hundred tons the statue appears to be that of a male angel, hits wings outstretched, carrying a sword with its point resting downward and its gaze peering into the sky above as if watching for danger, hench the nickname. The locals have come to accept and take pride in it over the years and have come to see it as the area’s guardian angel. Whether the legends are true or not crime is very low in the part and throughout the district. Important Businesses '''District Nine –''Alienvilla''''': This district is located to the east and south of District Seven and Eight. It is famous as the location where most of the v’sori and k’tharens and many other displayed Alien refugees have settled. The district is one of the largest in the city, but the ‘alien’ refuges only make up half of the overall population. Most resistances are poorer humans and human metahumans who work in District Seven.</br> Crime and poverty go hand and hand here and the city has made several attempts are ‘cleaning up the district’ but so far, they have not been successful.. Part of this is due to the efforts of the he '''''Xorn''''' (‘lost’ in v’sori) '''''Creed''''' whom are one of the strongest criminal organization located here. Their leader, the '''''Warlord'''''[https://www.pinterest.com/pin/520376931957207251/] pays a lot of bribes and causes a lot of problems for anyone that tries. The Warlord's identity is unknown but believed to be a male v'sori.</br> Most of the structures in the district is built among the rolling hills of the area and are only single or two stories tall shanty-built structures, intermixed with blocky apartment complexes. It is rumored that they are extensive tunnels and even living quarters below the district, supposed inhabited by '''''Morlocks''''' and a few select humans. This subterrain species has made a few appearances (and even raids) into the city above and have a small unofficial ambassy in District Nine with the city. It is said that their local ‘king’ is the super villain known as '''''The Mole'''''[https://www.pinterest.com/pin/520376931957207251/visual-search/].</br> Important Locations * '''City Hall''' – Not really an official government building * '''Morlock Markets''' – this is a series of interconnected underground tourist attractions is run my locates who ‘claim’ to get their goods and wares from the actual Morlocks who live farther down under the city. Whether this is true or not the city keeps a close eye on the business as well of the tourist who come here. Whatever the case there are numbers tunnels that lead to the unknown and are supposedly unexplored by anyone alive today. Important Businesses * '''Mo’Gin''' (Ubanee for Dawn or Morning Sky) '''Solutions''' – formed by a group of Uban[https://www.pinterest.com/pin/463237511658165030/?d=t&mt=login] alien refugees this is one of the largest employers of aliens within the city. This company specializes in creating various goods that are popular with the alien refuges populations, including clothing, food, gadgets and devices (everything from kitchen/cooking appliances to entertainment pads). They also provide atmosphere breathing or household sealing for those rare aliens that have a hard time with Earth’s atmosphere.
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