Bastion

Bastion is the capital of the Gratus Confederacy, a sprawling city split into tiers and sectors. It is surrounded by high walls, dotted with guard towers and artillery positions to defend against Wylder and Kegvarkin attacks and beasts.

In the central section is a spire that reaches up towards the star in the centre of the world, it projects a beam of luminous blue-purple energy into the star. This light gives the city a pale glow during the night cycle. There used to be other cities like Bastion, though they were destroyed during the Great War by weapons of mass destruction.

Overview
The central spire holds the nobility and ruling caste of society, they live in luxury and comfort far above the slums and smog of the city. The spire is highly advanced, its architecture is smooth organic lines and doors that react to thought, the walls have barely visible blue circuits that pulsate with light.

The technology of the city is ill understood. Scholars theorise that the spire is responsible for regulating the environment but they are unable to prove this.

Society
Under the spire is a mix of slums and gated communities, the non-humans live in squalor and are used as expendable labour. They are given no rights and live in destitution. There is a thick layer of smog that covers the lower levels. The city itself is highly militarised, they are in a permanent state of martial law and any dissent is crushed without mercy, this is extended to extended family for political dissidents. Such a cruel regime is deemed a necessity to survival whilst construction of the ARK is completed.