Alric Kuhn
Handsome K'lor'slug
Name: Vineta
Image Source: Star Citizen
Classification: Entertainment Destination
Intent: Cause I want to
Location: Borleias
Affiliation: Vanir Technologies, ATC
Population: 40,000 Residents, 150,000 Tourists
Demographics: 30% Human, 24% Zeltron, 46% Varying
Points of Interest:
Vineta is a huge, sprawling city with many points of interest spread throughout.
Perhaps the central factor of Vineta is the singular massive skyscraper that sits in the center of the city. These towers are the singular owned property of Vanir Technologies and Arceneau Trade Corporation. Though the rest of Vineta usually has other propitiatory owners, the Towers are wholly owned by the builders of the city itself.
The reason for this is quite simple. The Towers are cut into three separate buildings, one being the main residential sector of the city itself. Though there are many apartments, hotels, and even hostels spread throughout the city this right most tower itself is the single designated living area for the Employees who constantly work in Vineta. Although most would argue that such a grand and beautiful structure should be housing the richest and most glamorous visitors to Vineta, Alric and Danger think differently. Due to their continued philanthropic and kind hearted nature Alric and Danger designated the tower as the living space for those who work in Vineta itself. The tower contains everything that one might expect of a living area. Apartments, cafeterias, showers, gyms, and even a few pools scattered scattered on several different floors.
Aside from the right tower there are two others, the left, and then of course the central spire.
The left tower is what most would consider the cities 'security' area. It is here where the cities police stay and monitor what occurs within Vineta itself. The tower houses state of the art surveilance equipment, various drones, repair facilities, barracks, and half a dozen different operational centers each devoted to keep the residents and visitors of Vineta safe and sound. Those who work within the left Tower live separately from the Right Tower, generally seen as a more serious and daunting abode to actually visit.
The Center most spire houses Arceneau Trade's and Vanir Technologies headquarters within Venita itself. This building is almost entirely dedicated to office and home space for people who work for ATC and Vanir Technologies. This building is dedicated to making sure Vineta runs smoothly and efficiently. They oversee the city itself, basically acting as a sort of administrative force. They handle complaints, oversee the cities infrastructure, and generally makes sure that everything runs on course. Of course, one can also find several laboratories and research centers within this building, both devoted to furthering Vineta itself either through the design of new features within the city or something else along those lines. The tower also contains apartments for certain VIP guests such as Danger or Alric themselves.
Casino:
Perhaps the mainstay of most that visit Vineta, and one of the largest part of the city itself is its Casino. To say that the gambling halls of Vineta are vast would be a disservice to the word. The Casino that was built in Vineta was perhaps the galaxies largest, sitting on the edge of what many consider to be ludicrous. The huge domed building that represents Vineta's Casino is actually a collection of dozens of different gambling establishments.
Within this building one can find half a dozen different Casino's that all operate under different names. All have different games ranging from Pazaak to Dejarik. There are quite literally hundreds upon hundreds of games to play with an almost endless amount of entertainment to be had. Each establishment within the grand domed Hall is also stylized after a different fashion. Where one Casino might hark back towards the fine interior of a Zeltros Play House another may theme itself after the wild jungles of Felucia.
There is always a different choice to be found within the Casinos.
The Casino's are half operated by ATC and Vanir and half operated by independent contractors, with both ATC and Vanir nearly always seeking to sell more floor space to entities outside of their own Corporate Holdings. This is both to increase variety, and popularity of Vineta.
The Arena, as its name implies, is a massive dipped ring within the waters of Vineta itself. Designed to be the home of more athletic spectacles then one would find out by the Opera Houses, the Arena of Vineta hosts a number of different games.
Unlike the Opera Houses the Arena is not always active. Due to the limitations of professional sports teams, as well all scheduling conflicts the Arena more often then not tends to be closed. This doesn't really hamper the experience of Vineta, but instead heightens it when an event actually takes place. When the administrators of Vineta manage to schedule to teams or say a shockboxing fight the event is usually hyped up weeks, or even months, in advance. This time builds anticipations and pushed the entire ordeal to an almost frenzied level.
When the Arena does finally open it's doors the stadium is always packed to the brim.
Like the Opera Houses The Arena is also capable of being reconfigured. Though doing so takes significantly more effort The Arena was designed to change from a shockboxing ring to anything short of a full sized Pod-Racing circuit. The Arena tends to focus itself as a sort of 'grand final' ring, a place where only the best of the best come to play and win.
Though perhaps not in the same line as other features of Vineta, The Dam perhaps the most important aspect of the city.
As one would suspect from it's name, The Dam is a massive duracrete structure built at the exit of the lake that sits at the top of Vineta itself. This almost unthinkably huge structure acts as a source of power for nearly seventy percent of the city, running with a constant powerful stream of water through its turbines. The Dam generates a massive amount of electricity, allowing Vineta to run entirely on green energy alone. Supplementing the Dam are a series of Solarium Glasteel fixtures on nearly every building within the city itself. These two factors combined provide all the power that Vineta ever needs.
Although the Dam mostly has practical application, it also serves a more softer side of Vineta.
Those patrons seeking to get away from the hustle and bustle of the busy city can receive access to the top of the Dam itself, a more silent area that looks out upon the lake above, providing a beautiful view of Borleias.
Description:
Vineta can really only be described in one way, a more classy Zeltros.
The galaxy is filled with many planets that are considered simple tourist destinations. There are worlds that most would say are entirely devoted to the Tourist trade. A good example of this are planets like Spira. These worlds do not seek to enhance themselves or build out of what they are, they simply accept the territory they have, open themselves up to others, then invite a simplistic view of their world. Billions of people flock to these places every year, enjoying the tropical sun, sitting on the beach, and simply relaxing.
Then there are worlds like Zeltros.
Zeltros is the galaxies most quintessential party planet. Most people think of Zeltros as the place to go for a good time. Zeltros does not rely on it's own simplistic scenery, instead it builds upon itself. Zeltros has grand casino's, nightclubs, huge swaths of territory designed specifically for the brand of crazy fun that one might expect on a planet with the reputation of Zeltros. It's grand, great, and it's also a tad...inelegant. The planet as a whole is not what most people think of when they want to take a wholesome vacation, it's a party world where college kids go to have a good time.
That's fine for most, but for the high society of the galaxy? For those rich enough to want more? Where do they go?
The answer is Vineta.
It is a city entirely designed with the finer things in life included right in the bedrock. Vineta seems to glow with a soft blue light, it's buildings and streets are clean, the sun shines on it with a perfect yellow light, and indeed almost everything about it seems to be utterly perfect. The City sits upon the waters edge, nearly every room offering a beautiful view of the waters edge of mountains behind. Indeed everything within Vineta itself seems to be designed in such a fashion that no one can stay grumpy for long.
Vineta contains dozens upon dozens of different things to see, do, and partake in. The city was designed as a tourist attraction of the utmost, built to placate the rich and attract those who wish a taste of the finer things in life, if only for a brief moment.
History:
Vineta was only constructed several months ago, and as such has no real history to speak of.
The City was another project coined by Vanir Technologies along the same lines as Cloud Nine. Much like the now famed Bespin Tourist destination Vineta was designed as a place for people of all sorts to congregate. Though the city caters to the rich, it makes space for those who are less affluent. As is always the case with projects from ATC and Vanir Technologies Vineta makes room for people of all sorts.
Though there are manors, expensive hotels, and condo's scattered throughout all of Vineta there are also inexpensive hostels and smaller for rent living spaces within the city itself.
This fact is demonstrated throughout advertisements for the City sent around the galaxy, along with notices of fair employment within Vineta itself. In this fact Vineta is not simply a tourist destination, but a sort of employment project as well. Though the city is of course designed to make money, it is also and odd escape, a chance for people to make a new home for themselves and experience things they otherwise never would.
Much like with other project created by Vanir Technologies there was no grand crux for the development of Vineta, construction on the city simply began because it would eventually become a financial asset.
The City itself was built on Borleias, a planet seeking to increase it's tourist industry. Then Senator Soliael Talith aided greatly with finding a suitable place for the construction of the city upon Borleias itself, aiding the two massive Corporations in surveying and getting the local populace to assist in construction. Eventually the city was finished, and then quickly opened for business.
