#loreask

VIBE CHECK FOR THE GANGS?

Of course Anon!

Starting at the bottom in the AKUMU SLUMS:

THE GOLDEN TEARS: are very much based on the Chem-Barons from ARCANE, they're secretive, scary, and definitely control a lot down in the Slums. People speculate about their connection to X ACADEMY but nobody can prove this. They're the street gang, the one with soldiers on every corner and people in every club and bar.

THE GREY LILLIES: were based off of the Firelights from ARCANE, they're idealistic, young, angry, and more in tune with nature. They fight the status quo, they paint the walls with the faces of those they lost, they spray grafiti on the walls with messages of hope, and they hide in plain sight. They're the colourful rebels.

And then to the ones in the MAWAR DISTRICT:

THE SKELETON CREW: these are the bikers, the gang that doesn't just do their illegal work but also consider each other family. They're cool, collected, smug at times. They're the vampires from the LOST BOYS, the bikers from SONS OF ANARCHY.

WOULD YOU MIND GOING INTO MORE ABOUT THE GREY LILIES & THE ISLES? ARE THEIR DYNAMICS WITH EACH OTHER MORE LIKE SISTER ORGANISATIONS?

Hey anon!

Absolutely, while we'd want to leave this up more to the members to decide, the GREY LILIES and the ISLES have ties but are not affiliated to each other. They know not to meddle in the other's work and they are out to get the same thing: to upset the Status Quo. Meaning that when there are missions or goals that overlap their neighbourhoods, they'll very much work together. However, the ISLES are at work all throughout the city, they see injustice and inequality everywhere, they're more focussed on the big picture, and as a result more on the BOARD and the OVERSEERS and by extend big cooperations like X ACADEMY. While the GREY LILIES fight for the freedom of the people in the AKUMU SLUMS.

And their ties are at times tested as well, when a goal of the GREY LILIES directly hurts the population of the MAWAR DISTRICT or SORA.

Regardless, they're both rebel alliances and want about the same thing.

DO YOU FOLLOW THE ESTABLISHED MARS KNOWLEDGE OF HOW LONG A DAY AND A YEAR IS?

Hey anon!

Good question, and yes, we definitely do: a sol ( Mars day ) is 24h40m. While a year on Mars lasts about 687 Earth solar days (≈ 1.88 Earth years), or 669 sols. However, when it comes calculating the years, most Martian cities ( NEW JAKARTA included ) use an EARTH YEAR. Meaning sometimes a year only includes two season, and not a full four season rotation like on earth. However, NEW JAKARTA lies close to the equator, meaning that it rarely sense the fluctuation in day-light hours. And the terraforming and weather dome that keeps it protected from the temperatures outside also keeps it temperature more steady. Despite that, from one EARTH YEAR upon the next, it can be colder or warmer.

But don't worry, we'll include information such as weather and earth years in our events!

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