Aethel

City

Overview

A city and starport that exists on the planet Eris III

As seen in play (Session 7): a sprawling metropolis under Eris III’s permanent twilight glow, entered from the starport through the Aethel Security Checkpoint with a free public shuttle running to the centre. The corporate district is a canyon of skyscrapers — towers carrying the logos of Castellan Biodynamics, the Federal Republic, and the Firetemic Corporation, with the MacMillian Mining building mid-rebrand under Pratrock Dynamics signage. The clean main streets give way sharply to grimy back alleys behind the towers, and the whole city sits over the Aethel City Sewers. Peter Goodwin’s home is in a gated community with heavy private security.

Points of Interest

• The corporate district — Firetemic Tower; the rebranding MacMillian building; Castellan and Republic towers.
• The Aethel Security Checkpoint — the only sanctioned way in from the starport.
• The Aethel City Sewers — the unsanctioned one.
• The Aethel Central Square — the wagon-wheel hub, the executive driveway, the cabs.
• The Aethel Subway Station — droids in alcoves, one-way mirrored ceilings, and the badge clone.

Appearances

• Session 7 (Session 07 - The Goodwin Contract) — First visited by the crew: Shackleton Magellan and Rock Lavey by shuttle, Six by sewer.
• Session 8 (Session 08 - A Crappy Plan Comes Together) — The Firetemic Tower Raid: the subway sting, the tower, the sewers, and a federal presence at the scene by the end of the night.