Organizations
The Organizations of Vaia keep the city and outlying areas running as a well oiled machine. The logistics, upkeep, and general survival of the Forty-Two million beings of the city are handled by these Eight massive companies. From Twelve to Twelve being on nearly every corner with a hot, inexpensive coffee, overpriced snacks, or a cheap, and likely unhealthy lunch to the Ten Thousand Paths Distribution that handles over a half a billion deliveries a day. These organizations are the life source of Vaia.
Twelve to Twelve
Nestled in the neon glow of Vaia’s bustling metropolis and its sprawling outskirts, Twelve to Twelve gas stations and outposts hum with life, their flickering signs a beacon for weary travelers and night owls. Open from midnight to midnight, these cluttered general stores offer more than fuel and snacks. Rumors whisper of black-market deals and arcane trinkets hidden behind the counter. In a city of factions and secrets, Twelve to Twelve is Vaia’s pulse, where every stranger’s story lingers in the air.
Guillin Vor
Operating from a sleek, dark tower in the Lorain District, its mirrored facade hiding a labyrinth of labs and encrypted servers. This secretive high-tech titan crafts neural implants. Exquisite, near-mythical devices that promise to amplify cognition, interface with machines, and restore lost senses, but at a cost rivaling a king’s ransom. Whispers link them to the Speakers for Jile, fueling their exclusivity, while their creations reshape minds in Vaia’s elite shadows.
Nutricia Conglomerate
In Vaia’s sprawling outskirts, Nutricia Conglomerate’s vast hydro-towers and arcane greenhouses pulse with life, feeding 98% of the city’s hungry millions. Beneath their gleaming domes, engineered crops glow under enchanted light, tended by silent drones and robed agrimancers. Rumors swirl of secret labs crafting unnatural flavors for the elite, while the conglomerate’s iron grip on food tightens, its influence as vital as it is unsettling in a city teetering on the edge of abundance and control.
Datascape
The city’s digital and electrical lifeblood, its subterranean server-vaults and arcane conduits humming beneath the streets. From the glowing spires to the slums’ flickering lights, this enigmatic company powers and connects all, their tech-mages guarding secrets that could paralyze the metropolis. Conspiracies hint at their surveillance webs, making Datascape both Vaia’s indispensable heartbeat and its unseen, ever-watchful eye.
Moln Metals
Moln Metals reigns as the unchallenged titan of resource extraction, its colossal rigs clawing rare ores and arcane crystals from Vaia’s depths and the planes beyond Ralipal Monastery. Smokestacks blot the horizon, their forges in the Industrial Heart belching fire as they refine advanced complex compounds. This monopoly’s grip is absolute, fueling Vaia’s factories and factions alike, yet whispers of exploited workers and plundered lands taint its gleaming wealth, a shadow cast over the city’s shimmering progress.
Carbrite Armaments
Scattered across every district of Vaia, Carbrite Armaments’ fortified storefronts gleam with the promise of power, their racks brimming with swords, firearms, and arcane-enhanced weaponry for any purse or purpose. From the slums’ gritty pawnshops to the elite’s high-tech arsenals, this ballistics giant equips Vaia’s warriors and rogues alike. Each gleaming barrel and enchanted blade whispers of dominance, making Carbrite a household name etched in fire and steel.
Ten Thousand Paths Distribution
The city’s unrivaled master of logistics, orchestrating over half a billion deliveries daily. From rumbling cargo freighters in the harbors to arcane drones zipping through spire canyons, their vast network ensures goods, legal or otherwise, reach every corner. Operating from fortified depots in the Industrial Heart. Their efficiency is legendary, but whispers of smuggled contraband and ties to shadowy factions hint to their true reach.
Runscriptia
Runscriptia reigns as the solemn keeper of records, their ancient halls in the Written District stacked with runescribed parchments and glowing ledgers. Masters of arcane paperwork, they bind property to owner and citizen to city through intricate runes. A system that never makes mistakes, on paper.