Overview
Location	The north-western side of the Spriggan Trench
General Characteristics
Population	Millions
Key Details	Sector-wide neutral meeting territory

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Pyllia, also known as the Cosmic Crossroads, is a chorus territory made of sprawling, disconnected cityscapes and towers overlooking incredible vistas. It is a neutral meeting place for all nations and shards within the Calliope sector. The Chorus themselves are rarely seen and offer use of Pyllia to any who wish to use it with little oversight.

All Gates can connect to Pyllia, making it a natural meeting place for all space-faring civilizations. Pyllia's own Gate is situated at the center of the territory, with space vessels of all kind coming and going constantly at all times.

As eras come and go, Pyllia remains. It offers newcomers and ancients of the galactic stage a place to meet, trade, and negotiate without concern of other forces forcing their influence upon them. It is unknown if the Chorus of the Dying God created it, but they have been its caretakers for at least the last two eras.

Within its hallowed halls and physics-defying open-air expanses, wars have been declared, alliances formed, and more, deciding the fate of individuals and nations alike.

Imagine an archipelago of ivory towers of unimaginable heights, gardens that stretch for miles, waterfalls and rivers. Take that image and set it into space, paradoxically open to the heavens, yet perfectly safe to traverse without need for magical or technological protections. Ships of all kinds drift by, overhead and under you.

Whatever it is that you want, you can likely find it within Pyllia.

There are two rules in Pyllia.

The first rule is a strict “No Killing” policy. All occupants of Pyllia are protected by a strange force that wraps them in a protective golden cocoon if they would die as a result of violence. Their attackers are captured and politely seen out of Pyllia.

The last rule is that everyone pays. Each person has to pay an amount of Gate Credits each day or they are seen out of Pyllia. Most individuals pay ahead, often for days or even years. While the fee is small, it is large enough that there are few permanent residents of Pyllia.

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An archipelago-like collection of islands drifting in space. Rolling nebula-like clouds, motes of starlight, and more unusual sights abound in the shifting territory of Pyllia. Islands move about lazily, often changing location entirely as the weeks and months go by. Cities have been built upon the islands in eras past, which are settled by newcomers as eras come and go.

Somewhat paradoxically, Pyllia seems to respect the shardic influences of its occupants. Magic, technology, and so on work following whatever rules they had where they came from without impinging on the rules that other beings operate under. Powers or abilities that would be harmful to other residents or Pyllia itself, however, seem to stop about 1cm away from the originating being's body.

Overall, this makes for a surprisingly comfortable environment for those staying in Pyllia.

Pyllia has no true natives. It does, however, have Stewards. Stewards are humanoid entities that wear beautiful hooded cloaks of white, purple, and gold. What different species see within those hoods varies - humans see a human head, for example. Stewards are helpful neutral entities who seem able to speak all languages. They can provide directions or general information about Pyllia itself.

Stewards appear when they are needed, always from out of view.

It is Stewards that enforce Pyllia's rules, including escorting people out of Pyllia. They seem impervious to harm and impossible to stop, displaying incredible feats of strength and dexterity if the situation calls for it. If an individual is too much for a single Steward to deal with, more Stewards appear.

From time to time, Stewards will appear and simply observe important events. The more Stewards, the more important they expect the event to be. When the event passes, or doesn't come to be, the Stewards disperse.

All trade is conducted in Gate Credits. You can find legitimate and illegitimate business of all kinds in Pyllia.

Pyllia has no culture of its own and is instead a melting pot of the cultures that inhabit it. Its (relatively) safe environment, the price of remaining within its territory, and the awe-inspiring views of the territory itself inspire a certain type of living. On the surface, Pyllia can often seem like an idyllic place to live and carry out business. Out of the public eye, an abundance of shady business is run by Pyllia's less than savory residents.

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Pyllia is run by the chorus, though they are surprisingly hands off. They make use of Pyllia in a manner largely the same as any of the other civilizations throughout Calliope. They happily off themselves as a neutral mediating party to any who want their services for a modest fee.

As with resident fees, civilizations or individuals wishing to claim part of Pyllia for their own use are expected to pay a rental fee for the territory. The fee is high enough to prevent any one group from buying up more territory than they reasonably need, yet low enough to not make doing so a burden. The specifics of the fees vary based on who is buying them and enforce the “just high enough, but not too high” suspiciously well.

As a neutral territory with properties uniquely suited to allowing various civilizations to meet, Pyllia has often been a place where the sector's leaders and ambassadors meet to conduct their duties.

Pyllia typically has whatever resources that its residents and visitors bring with them. From time to time, unique or unusual resources will appear within the space near Pyllia, which the Chorus is happy to arrange competitions for.

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• Player Whisper created this on 2023/04/25 19:40.

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