Mora
Currently
serving as
the capital of the Domain of
Deneb,
Mora sits fairly near the Domain's astrographic center.
The bulk of the
world's 10 billion population resides in a sprawling mega-city,
straddling
the equator and covering most of the major continent. Delphine, Duchess of Mora,
currently holds the reins of power in the world's matriarchy.
Mora is also Capital of the Spinward
Marches sector, and site of
the first major Imperial establishment
in that sector. It was settled in 60 and financed
by Ling Standard
Products.
It was soon a thriving trade centre, building new ships, overhauling
old
ones, and producing other manufactured goods on the side. The
Domain
government offices, and the official residence of the Archduke, are
contained
in the huge Giyachii arcology, built off the coast of the sole Moran
major
continent.
At one end of the trade routes through to the Sword
Worlds Confederation and the Darrians,
Mora became known as the "Gateway to the Marches". It is
located
near the trailing
end of the Spinward Main,
where it passes from Deneb
sector into the Spinward Marches.
Beyond its importance as the Domain's capital, the
Mora
system's
belt is home to most of the significant biotech industries. The
belt
environment
has provided them with a safe and flexible environment for research
while
being positioned at a large nexus of trade
routes.
Mora has two asteroidal moons of great age. Current
theories
hold that they are cometary remnants.
Mora is the site of the most prestigious University in the
Marches,
and it is also well known as one of the top schools in the
Imperium.
The departments of hypermaths, journalism, xenoarcheology, and
parapsychology
are particularly reknowed throughout the Imperium. The state of
the
art facilities, excellent funding, and freewheeling research atmosphere
attract only the very best to the UoM's faculty. The University
can
afford to be choosy: while many apply, only a very few are
accepted.
While the admittance requirements comply with Imperial Standard, the
guidelines
used to select from the qualified applicants are a closely guarded
secret.
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