Vandora's Harbour

Is the first city and starting region of Entropie (UE1), after you leave Mars (Human gameplay) or become a young adult Nali at the suburbs of this city (Nali gameplay). It's Na Pali's capital and was the first city, that opened to human settlers.

Description
Vandora's Harbour was once an ancient coastal town set at the coast of one of Na Pali's oceans and developed to a mid-size, important trade city for both Nali and humans. The city's population is now at +350.000 inhabitants (70 % Nali, 30 % Humans) and features numerous districts and neighborhoods. With multiple market places, a public transport system (Metro), 2 universities / multiple schools, dozens of pubs/inns, multiple churches, 1 cathedral, 1 large military base, 2 aerospace ports (1x public, 1x military), 5 main metro stations, numerous industrial buildings, power plants, 2 mines and of course the large and small docks, the city offers plenty to discover, plan, trade and prepare for your adventures.

The city is said to be about +3000 years old and features ancient ruins close to the suburbs and the docks. Players have the freedom to fast-travel per Metro, aerospace port or the docks, but are also free to go by foot or drive a vehicle.

History/Culture
Nali-Historians date the founding of the city back to +3000 years ago by archduchess Kantala Veshdara. The archduchess made the worship of Vandora to her city state's religion and was primarily responsible for spreading the Vandora Cult as a religion. Vandora's Harbour once was the central city of the ancient Crescent Nali Empire. The actual, original town only consisted of most of the neighborhoods of today's Downtown and North districts (except New Hamburg and Novi Beograd), with the oldest parts being Old downtown/Market, Stonegate, the old Nali abbey, Crescent Tower, Chizra's Garden and the Docks. Nali-Historians say that old Vandora's Harbour inhabitants were at roughly 50.000 Nalis citizens. So industrialisation and collaboration with the humans lead to an enourmous increase of the city's size within the last 30-50 years.

The university (Nali Campus) was found 1000 years ago and is highly specialized in defensive and offensive magick, history, arts, biology/chemistry and dream science. The other university (Human Campus) is a modern building complex found 40 years ago and is specialized in languages, history, agriculture, biology, mathematics and engineering/physics. The first human settlers, that settled at New Mansfeld and Stonegate appeard around 50 years ago.

The city features with the monuments Crescent Tower, Chizra's Garden, Crescent Hippodrom, Stonegate, Crescent Market, the red Tower, Crescent Castle, the red Fortress, the Necropolis and the old Nali abbey a magnificient skyline of rich historical and architecturally epic buildings of enourmous cultural value that are protected by both Nali and human laws.

Vandora's Harbour is planet-wide well known for it's special dishes and rich cultural centres like the Hekata's Theater and the Crescent Hippodrom. Rainbow Squid Fricasse, Nali Rabbit Stew and Ocean Noodle Soup are three of the most prominent and loved local dishes. Spice pastries, Mage pie, Scholar's cream, Archduchess cake and Spice Jerky are beloved deserts and snacks.

Recent Background
The newest neighborhoods, being only 10 years old are: Newport, Westend, Vandora's Hope and New Hamburg. Newport and New Hamburg were especially crucial in the recent extension of the city as New Hamburg provided excellent space for more cheap and sustainable communities and houses and with Newport the city got its second, smaller Docks specialized in shipping on the numerous rivers and lakes in the South of the city. Like the main docks, the docks of Newport got their own station too. Vandora's Hope, Rose Garden and Newbury-upon-Hill are highly popular among families due to beautiful nature side, many schools and leisure/sport opportunities. Westend is a normal workingclass neighborhood, like Eastwick. The important Miner's neighborhood New Mansfeld provides the city with raw materials like heavy metals, precious Tarydium and it's first settlers were mainly responsible for building the metro we know today. The workers of New Mansfeld are honored by 2 monuments: The old Mountain Railway Monument (next to New Mansfeld Station) and the General Workers Monument on the Crescent Market (at Crescent Tower).

Unfortunately even a shining, prosperous big seaport like Vandora's Harbour isn't without problems: One of the oldest human settlements turned into a Ghetto of the lost, forgotten, unemployed or sick humans who didn't manage to integrate (yet) into the Nali society. You better not visit Swamp town unarmed, especially not if you're a Nali. Also the East Station can be a dangerous place at times as it's rumored that the city's gangland is quite active in this neighborhood.

Infrastructure
With 2 aerospace ports, the vast metro system, both universites and the huge technology park the city is completely integrated within modern day human society.

You can easily go from both Aerospace ports to:


 * Luna
 * Mars
 * Outer planets and asteroid cities
 * Proxima Centauri

The public metro system is completely free of charge and it's trains come and go in a 20 min cycle by day (08.00 to 20.00) and 30 min cycle by night (20.00 to 08.00). The system features over 40 stations, with the Main Metro Station, East Station, Dock Station, Main Market and Newport Station being the 5 major stations of the city.

Districts & Neighborhoods
For design reasons (its the old Unreal Engine 1 after all..) the city is split into numerous neighborhoods and districts with unique environments and opportunities.

Downtown District


 * Old downtown + Main market + Red tower + Market church
 * Stonegate
 * Nali Abbey
 * Crescent Necropolis (Main cemetery)
 * Novi Beograd + Market (New Town) /w Thermal Power Plant
 * Main Metro Station + Market
 * University (Nali Campus)

North District


 * Ancient Coastal Ruins
 * The Docks + beach + lighthouse
 * New Hamburg + beach
 * Warehouse District
 * University Hospital + forest
 * Chizra's Garden + park
 * Crescent Tower

South District


 * Public Aerospace Port and commercial area
 * Technology Park (science-related Institutes and Infrastructure)
 * University (Human Campus)
 * Rose Garden + Metro Depot/Workshops (Suburbs)
 * Settlement Vandora's Hope (Suburbs)
 * South Cemetery
 * Settlement Greenfield + Sawmill + Metro Depot (Suburbs)
 * Ancient Mountain Ruins

West District


 * Newbury-upon-Hill
 * Hekata's Blessing (Suburbs)
 * Westend (Suburbs)
 * Swamp Town (Ghetto)
 * Ancient swamp ruins

East District


 * Military Aerospace Port and joint-Nali-Human military base
 * Energy/Supply Industrial area, /w Fusion Power Plant, Transformer station, Rubbish Dump
 * East Metro Station + Market
 * New Mansfeld + Ancient underground ruins (Miner's District)
 * Red Fortress
 * Newport
 * Chizra Delta (Suburbs)


 * Eastwick (Suburbs)
 * Ancient lake ruins