72-Khelsereia-d

Home Away From Home - The Khel

Khelseria, formally known as 72-Khelseria-d and informally known as the Khel, is the first and only exoplanet to cultivate intelligent life. Its native people, the [réoux], were nearly instantly enslaved by the overwhelming galactic forces of the Feder'feld empire, who heralded the capture of the planet and its people as their first bounty of the stars. In the modern day, the Khel is also the name of the single, all encompassing city that covers the planet.

The Khel, unfortunately, is best known for its ravenous criminal underground. The size of the city, combined with its origins, makes it impossible for adequate enforcement of law, especially in certain sectors which are considered all but sovereign. Several families control the majority of the city in various different sectors or clusters of sectors, with complex and truly ancient relationships with one another. It’s all anyone can do to either pick a side, or stay out of their way.

History

The Khel received its nickname as a joke between early cosmic crime syndicate operations, who idolised Khelsereia as a place that was lawless while the Strands formed and constructed the DUSC. In fact, it was enterprising criminals who laid most of the foundations of the city. By the time the DUSC structured the government, several years had passed, and with the ‘assistance’ of the now enslaved réoux, the city already was sizable, if not infested with crime. While the presence of the government and enforcers of law made crime less outright and obvious, it instead was carried out in the dark, now sophisticated for the fortunes several families had made from the lawless nature of the Khel before. Crime built the Khel, sustained it, guided it: there has never been more crime anywhere in the Galactic Webbing than on 72-Khelsereia-d.

(A planetary image of 72-Khelsereia-d, which showcases the vast city that takes up the entire surface of the planet. Visible on the side of the planet that is not lit up by the sun is the hexagonal layout illuminated by city lights that outline its districts.)

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