Callisto

Callisto

Sol and the Jovian System

Sector: Jewel Worlds

Capital: New Edinburgh

Species: Humans, IPCs, Skrell

Common Languages: Sol Common, Tradeband

Demonyms: Callistean

Part of: Sol Alliance

Located in the Jovian System, the Sovereign Solarian Commonwealth of Callisto is one of the commercial centres of the Sol Alliance and the largest port in the Alliance itself. Callisto's ideal location and relatively hospitable environment made it an attractive point of colonisation when humanity first went beyond the Sol System's Asteroid Belt, and Callisto has been a critical port since its inception and is one of the most populous bodies in the Orion Spur, with almost all of its surface covered by highly-developed urban areas. Callisto and its highly-valuable ports are the subject of intense protection by the Alliance's navy, and the moon itself is completely protected by the Callistean Supra-Atmospheric Ring Shield Generation Facility, a massive shield system locally referred to as either “the Ring” or “the Dome,” with residents often debating which local name more accurately describes the shield. The residents of Callisto are referred to as Callisteans, with the adjectival demonym of the moon being Callistean.

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History

“Our goal when investing into a colonial venture should, at all times, be to ensure it is both safe and profitable. We’ve seen the disasters of ‘Himeo,’ and other expeditions far afield from Earth. As a result, gentlemen, I advise that we as a Commonwealth aim for a closer goal: the Jovian moon of Callisto,” – Commonwealth President Patrick Chambers (2248-2332) addressing the Commonwealth of Nations on 17 March, 2276.

The first of the Jovian Moons to be colonized by humanity, Callisto has had human settlements since the 18th of June, 2107 -- when settlers from the United Orbital Enterprise made landfall on the moon. The Sol Alliance eventually acquired the moon in 2140 following the UOE's liquidation and Callisto became a significant area of investment for Einstein Engines after the megacorporation's founding in 2155. Callisto's relatively hospitable surface conditions made it, in the eyes of both Einstein and the Alliance, the ideal point for the development of a major center of commerce and trade in the Sol System. In the late 2100s an effort to rapidly terraform Callisto to a level of habitability suitable for heavy urbanization began while the first practical warp gates were set up in the moon's orbit. The original colonists involved in this rapid urbanisation project were plucked from across the world and tended to be from the countries that remained in the mid-20th century Commonwealth of Nations -- such as India and the United Kingdom -- due to its relative neutrality in the historical rivalry between major powers on Earth itself. The terraforming project was more successful on Callisto than on Mars due to the moon's smaller size and succeeded in granting the moon a breathable atmosphere by 2240, with rapid colonisation following in the years after. This, combined with Callisto's network of (for the time) cutting-edge warp gates, led to a massive amount of investment and building on the moon, which rapidly became one of the most urbanized member states of the young Alliance.

While Callisto's shine was slightly tarnished by the Second Great Depression, its status as the Alliance's single largest port remained intact and investment continued to pour into the moon. However, its system of aging warp gates began to struggle to keep pace with the demands of interstellar traffic by the early 2300s, and it became clear to the Alliance that the moon's gates would need to be retrofitted sooner rather than later. Naturally, the project’s original designers, Einstein Engines, seemed to be the most up to the task. Thus Callisto became the first test of the Warp Gate Project, a massive infrastructure project that would ultimately leave Einstein Engines more powerful than it had ever been and the Alliance in deep debt to the megacorporation. Despite the Alliance's woes, Callisto profited and found itself granted even more massive infrastructure projects with the completion of the Callistean Supra-Atmospheric Ring Shield Generation Facility in 2395.

Despite the immense troubles faced by the Alliance in the 25th century, Callisto has remained a heavily-populated and immensely trafficked planet, with the majority of the Sol System's trade flowing through it even before the destruction of the shipping ports of Mars during the Violet Dawn disaster. While many planets and colonies in the Orion Spur now find themselves on shaky ground following the Alliance's partial collapse, Callisto’s status as the Sol Alliance’s hub has allowed it to weather some of the nastier effects of Sol’s recent troubles. Callisto and its massive ports have seen a noticeable downturn as of late, though. The Spur-wide phoron scarcity and economic crisis that has been paired with it has put a strain on the Callistean economy due to the fluctuating prices of interstellar shipping. Until it is resolved or non-phoron alternatives in the shipping industry are more widely adopted, there is likely to be some continued hiccups in the Callistean economy moving forwards.

A map of Callisto displaying its various districts and biomes.

Environment

“What do I think of Callisto? I mean, it’s just a giant city. I don’t really see what the deal is? Like, I guess there’s cool stuff and all, but it’s just a lot of streets! Couldn’t there be a big park or something?” – Unknown Cytherean tourist, June 2458.

Callisto before its terraforming was a cold, cratered, and utterly desolate moon only set apart from dozens of other objects in the orbit of Jupiter by its low radiation levels and thin atmosphere. It was this lack of radiation and thin atmosphere that made it, and not its sister moon Europa the ideal location for humanity to settle -- even if a massive terraforming project was required. The project took 43 years and lasted from 2197 to 2240, when the moon was finally declared fit for human life. The surface, over the course of these four decades, had been radically altered.

Callisto’s environment following the terraformation is at most mild, with only Gomul Catena boasting beaches that could be considered warm. The distance from the Sun and its occasional eclipse by Jupiter necessitated the creation of a series of orbital mirrors placed on the outskirts of the Jovian system, providing consistent and concentrated sunlight not only to Callisto but to Ganymede as well. Moving further away from the moon’s equator, the climate becomes colder quickly, with large ice caps covering the poles. Callisto’s position in the Sol System allowed the moon to grow a relatively successful tourism industry, with people from all corners of the system visiting the moon to view Jupiter under an open sky. While not as attractive as Silversun, Callisto is often treated as a far more affordable option.

Rain is something that occurs frequently around Callisto’s equatorial regions on a nearly daily basis. This extends outwards to Callisto’s more temperate latitudes during the moon’s synthetic, simulated seasons. Callisto has a very small axial tilt, meaning that seasons weren’t something that the moon experienced to any noticeable degree until it was terraformed. Generally though, the planet’s weather is wet, cool, and humid except for around the equator where it is noticeably sunnier.

The Callistean surface, despite massive terraforming efforts, remains relatively hilly due to the moon's previous status as the most-cratered surface in the Sol System. While many of these craters were “smoothed out” and reduced during the terraforming process the hills that they left behind are almost universal across the Callistean surface, and the sprawling urban topography that Callisto has come to be most readily known for is built regardless of how hilly the surface can become. Callisto is home to three major seas that were previously massive multi-ringed impact craters on its surface. The seas, from largest to smallest, are the Valhallan Sea, Asgardian Sea, and Sea of Adlinda.

As Callisto had no native life beyond a cellular level on it all animals and plants on the moon are “transplants” from Earth, though centuries of life on Callisto has caused a variety of adaptations unique to the moon itself. The terrestrial animal life of Callisto is typically small, agile, and adapted to urban environments, with some of the most common animals being the Callistean pigeon and the ever-present domesticated house cat. Callistean flora is similarly adapted for urban life and primarily consists of small flowering plants and some mosses, many of which tend to grow up the sides of buildings instead of expanding horizontally. Most notable amongst Callisto's flora is the Callistean fan palm: a relatively tall and quite sturdy palm tree found along the coasts of the Callistean seas and throughout the moon's cityscape with an easily-recognisable fan-shaped leaf.

The vast majority of Callisto's surface is dominated by densely-populated urban sprawl and large facilities utilising interstellar trade and commerce. Green space is very rare on the Callistean surface, and the massive urban sprawl of the moon has allowed it to support a massive population of approximately twelve billion permanent residents. The continuous nature of Callisto's urban sprawl, with rare exceptions in its green spaces, has led to the creation of a unique ecological environment where only small, agile animals such as cats, pigeons, and rodents are able to survive and thrive -- with the feral version of the common housecat serving as the apex nonhuman predator of the moon's urban ecosystem. Larger animals are typically only found in ecological green spaces such as open-air zoos found in the Fisher's Rest Metropolitan District, Callisto's renowned academic centre that is also home to the largest green space on the moon.

Excepting green spaces and Callisto's seas the two least-urbanised regions in terms of raw population density of the moon are the northern and southern spires of the Callistean Supra-Atmospheric Ring Shield Generation Facility, the massive shield that keeps Callisto protected from orbital attacks. The twin support spires of “the Ring” are both roughly two-hundred kilometers across at their base and stretch one-hundred-and-fifty kilometers into the air, at which point both are connected by a massive ring which is used to generate Callisto's protective shield. These facilities are large enough to have an impact upon Callisto's climate, and an area around the bases of both facilities suffers from what is locally referred to as the “ring shadow” -- a localised rain shadow created by the nearby spire. Once one reaches one-hundred-and-fifty kilometers into the air they will find the projected shield, which features free floating “ring gates” interspersed throughout the shield that serve as the primary point of entry to Callisto for ships possessing the proper Sol Alliance-flagged credentials. Due to the massive amounts of manpower required to keep the Ring operational, authority over the structure is somewhat messily divided between the Solarian Navy and Callisto's local administration, particularly the Port Authority of the Callistean Commonwealth.

While the moon does possess a breathable atmosphere, Callisto is far too small to maintain it long term. Much of the terraformation equipment that hasn’t been scrapped was recycled for the purposes of maintaining an otherwise unsustainable environment. Unlike Mars, Callisto has the wealth and resources to maintain its equipment.

Government and Politics

“Callisto is consistently marked as one of the most well-performing Solarian member states in terms of government effectiveness. So why is it that the Navy continues to interfere with us?” – Excerpt from an anonymous anti-junta flier distributed throughout Callisto during the Spring and Summer of 2464.

Callisto's local government is regarded as reasonably competent by most Callisteans, particularly when it is compared to the insider cronyism of Venus, the apocalyptic conditions faced on Mars following the Violet Dawn Catastrophe, or the normalised corruption of New Hai Phong. As with other Solarian member states the Commonwealth of Callisto has representation in the Alliance's senate. Unlike many Solarian member states, Callisto's immense size and influence gives it two senators: Barnaby Wade and Anastasie Renaud. At a local level Callisto is a representative democracy, with the varying areas of Callisto's “super city” electing representatives to the moon's local parliament. The number of representatives a given area receives is based upon its total population and Callisto's political scene is reflective of the diversity of the moon itself, particularly following the dissolution of the traditional parties of the Alliance following the Solarian Collapse of late 2462.

One of the largest ongoing issues in the Commonwealth's political scene is the ongoing presence of the Solarian Navy both on the surface and in the orbit of Callisto. The Navy has maintained a continuous presence on Callisto since the completion of the Callistean Supra-Atmospheric Ring Shield Generation Facility in 2395 and primarily operates out of Tsushima Naval Base, an artificial satellite located in the near orbit of Callisto. Conflict between Callisteans and the Navy has been for almost as long as there has been a naval force stationed on the moon. Navy vessels are known for clashing with Callisto's local port authority over enforcement issues and have been known to harass ships from non-Solarian nations such as the Coalition of Colonies and Republic of Biesel when arriving at the moon to trade, with naval officers rarely being charged for these harassments despite outcries from Callisto itself. In spite of this the naval presence has been a benefit for Callisto at times, with it -- and the Callistean Supra-Atmospheric Ring Shield Generation Facility -- having kept the moon from ever being attacked or hit with interstellar objects throughout its history. Off-duty sailors and marines are a significant source of income for the Callistean tourism industry, with some bars near Togo Shuttleport, the major moonside port of Tsushima Naval Base, marketing to the Navy first and Callisteans second.

Local law enforcement on Callisto is controlled by two main agencies: the Port Authority of the Callistean Commonwealth and the Callistean Metropolitan Police Department, both of which are regarded to be some of the best-perceived and respected law enforcement agencies within the Sol Alliance. Callisto's Port Authority is a massive agency responsible for security in Callisto's many ports, anti-smuggling operations, and -- alongside the Solarian Navy -- the maintenance and operation of the massive Callistean Supra-Atmospheric Ring Shield Generation Facility. The Port Authority has an infamously sour relationship with the local Solarian Navy presence and conflicts between it and the Navy over who is responsible for what are all too common. The Callistean MPD is one of the largest police agencies in the Alliance due to Callisto’s massive population and is an atypically structured authority. CMPD district branches operate with a large amount of independence due to the sheer size of Callisto's metropolitan districts while the CMPD's central authority in New Edinburgh, the moon's capital district, controls specialised personnel and provides overall policy for the department. The CMPD has unexpectedly found itself policing more IPC frames than any other police department in the Alliance, as the secession of Konyang has shifted the Alliance's centre of synthetic production to Callisto.

The recent arrival of refugees from elsewhere in the Solarian alliance, namely the Outer Ring and Mars, has put some strain on some of Callisto’s social services and other aspects of its society such as housing and healthcare. This has led to some conflict with some locals over that very strain, though most Callisteans have been only welcoming to those less fortunate coming to their Moon.

Economics

“Without trade, we don’t have an economy. We’ve got nothing. Nothing! So why is it so hard for the Navy to understand that civilian ships need engines too, huh?! I thought the Navy protected Solarians!” — Senator Barnaby Wade (2431 - ) addressing Callisto’s need for more warp engines, 5 June 2463.

Callisto's economy is primarily based upon the interstellar trade that flows through its massive warp gate network and into the various port facilities that dot the moon's surface. Due to the need to service massive freight starships that travel to Callisto on a regular basis Callistean ports are massive and sprawling facilities capable of fitting even the biggest interstellar freighters, vessels which can sometimes be as long as a kilometer. The largest of these ports is the Galilean Port, a massive complex spanning forty kilometers that processes hundreds of millions of tons of cargo every year. While the Callistean shipping industry remains free of major corporate interference thanks to the heavy hand of the Solarian Alliance both Hephaestus Industries and Einstein Engines are heavily invested into the industry and many port facilities feature equipment produced by both corporations. Industrial IPC frames produced by Hephaestus Industries are a common sight in many Callistean dockyards, while more clerical frames -- such as Einstein Engines shells -- can be found in the offices of many ports.

Callisto is also the home to the Sol alliance’s second largest concentrations of the banking and finance sector, the firsts being found in the Eridani Corporate Federation. Much of Callisto’s finance and banking industry revolves around the trade that comes through its ports and by extension the moon’s connections to interstellar markets far and wide. It is truly a spur-wide side of Callisto’s economy that works hand-in-hand with the shipping sector and is inextricably tied to the well-being of the spur’s economy and its megacorporations. Almost every major interstellar corporation has an office on Callisto which heads up their Solarian operations. Attlee Heights is also home to the SCSE, the Solarian Central Stock Exchange.

Tourism is a secondary aspect of Callisto’s economy, and is itself divided into several smaller aspects. The majority of Callistean tourism is focused either around the District of Gomul Catena, mostly from Solarian citizens that look for a more affordable vacation than one on Silversun - or the District of Ha Wan, welcoming many sailors and outsiders to its vibrant and breathless nightlife scene. Many tourists visit Callisto to see Jupiter under an open sky, some opt to participate in the second aspect of Callisto’s tourism industry, one focused on sights around the Jovian system rather than the moon itself - an industry in which Idris Incorporated has solidified a foothold, offering awe-inspiring tours around Jupiter.

The third aspect of Callisto's economy is its newfound status as the centre of the Solarian Alliance's synthetic industry, particularly the production of IPC frames. Callisto has always been home to a large synthetic production industry centred around IPCs, with many of Idris Incorporated's synthetic units being produced here, but has long been the second most important centre for synthetic production in the Alliance after Konyang, thanks to the planet's status as the birthplace of the modern positronic brain. However Konyang's secession from the Alliance during the Solarian Collapse in late 2462 led to Callisto's robotics industry unexpectedly becoming the centre of synthetic production in the Alliance. With much of the investment that previously entered the factories and markets of Konyang now entering Callisto's industries the moon's robotics industry has seen unprecedented amounts of growth, with megacorporations investing heavily into it.

Infrastructure

The urbanized nature of Callisto necessitated a complex and well-layered system of public transportation. While the moon has road traffic like most other habitable worlds both within the Alliance and beyond it, the absolute vast majority of the population has grown to rely on its public infrastructure to get around their district and between districts much faster. Inside the various metropolitan districts people rely on underground metro tunnels, and occasionally high capacity buses wherever the metro does not reach.

Between cities, however, Callisteans rely on the Commonwealth Intermunicipal Magnetic Train Network, simply referred to as the Magtro. A magnetic bullet-train system operating throughout the entirety of the Commonwealth, even leading to the Ringpole and Trafalgar, the Magtro is an expansive overground rail project, reaching speeds of up to 400 kilometers per hour to ferry Callisteans from one district to another. By most residents, and outsiders, the Magtro system often gets praise for its efficiency and punctuality, although capacity and the crowded nature of Magtro stations has consistently remained a concern both for residents and the Commonwealth. Additionally, there is a series of highways which crisscross Callisto’s surface called the JupiTrek, but it is primarily used for commercial truck traffic, emergency services, and Callisteans making road trip vacations to Callisto’s more pleasant areas rather than by everyday drivers or commuters.

Callisto is divided by massive saltwater oceans, previously ice that melted over the course of the world’s terraformation. As such, it has one of the largest ocean freighter networks within the Alliance, coming second only to the likes of Earth. While tourist cruises are not unheard of, Callistean ocean infrastructure is built strictly with freight in mind, a more efficient method of transporting cargo between districts than other available options.

Culture and Demographics

“Okay like you have simply got to try the Gomul Catena’s beaches okay? Like you know Silversun is just so expensive to go to because of the like whole phoron crisis stuff so like why not just stay in Sol itself? It’s cheap and it’s inexpensive and it helps the System out too! So what are you waiting for!” – Tour guide Page Ferguson (2445 - ) during the recording sessions of the Callistean government’s Come to Callisto! holoTV advertising campaign. Filmed on 17 March 2464.

As one of the most populated member states of the Sol Alliance aside from Earth, and the largest single port in the Sol System, Callisto's surface is overwhelmingly dominated by urbanized settlements in a manner similar to the megalopolises of New Hai Phong. The settlements are organized into districts rather than individual cities, as the urban sprawl of the moon covers it completely aside from its seas. Callistean culture varies on a district-by-district basis but possesses some universal traits -- and stereotypes -- that are associated with the moon as a whole rather than individual regions upon it. Life on Callisto is, compared to New Hai Phong, radically different thanks to the more hospitable conditions of the moon's surface and the great amount of wealth brought in by the massive amounts of interstellar trade that Callisto is most known for abroad.

As one of the most populated member states of the Sol Alliance aside from Earth, and the largest single port in the Sol System, Callisto's surface is overwhelmingly dominated by urbanized settlements in a manner similar to the megalopolises of New Hai Phong. The settlements are organized into metropolitan districts rather than individual cities, as the urban sprawl of the moon covers it almost completely aside from its seas, oceans, and designated green spaces. Callistean culture varies on an area-by-area basis but possesses some universal traits -- and stereotypes -- that are associated with the moon as a whole rather than individual regions upon it. Life on Callisto is, compared to New Hai Phong, radically different thanks to the more hospitable conditions of the moon's surface and the great amount of wealth brought in by the massive amounts of interstellar trade that Callisto is most known for abroad.

The surface of Callisto has led to a style of day-to-day life quite unlike anywhere else in the Sol Alliance or the greater Orion Spur itself. Life for the average Callistean is -- compared to other Solarian member states -- very good. In contrast to the massive hab-cube complexes used on New Hai Phong, the weatherproof housing blocks of Visegrad, or the microdistricts of Pluto, most Callisteans live in imposingly tall apartment complexes where the a majority of families own their own apartments in which only their immediate, rather than extended, family resides. These individual apartments are private spaces and are typically located around a central area in the middle of the level that provides a common social area for the floor's residents. Some apartments go against this trend and many working-class Callisteans reside in apartments located above ground-level businesses rather than in the high-rise apartment complexes Callisto is best known for. The heavily-urbanised nature of Callisto has naturally lent itself to the development of public transportation, the most widespread of which is the Callistean Intermunicipal Magnetic Train Network. This network, which is typically referred to as simply “the Magtro,” spans the entire moon and consists of thousands of miles of track laid in both underground and elevated lines. Smaller-scale transit networks of trains, buses, and shuttles are also operated on a more localised level by Callisto’s various districts, though quality often varies from district to district.

What is commonly defined by contemporary sociologists as the unified “Callistean culture” or, somewhat inaccurately, “Jovian culture” of Callisto's is in reality much less monolithic than it may originally seem. The conurbations that eventually became Callisto's districts all have their unique spins and twists upon Callistean culture and have all likewise contributed to the popular perception of the planet throughout the Orion Spur. However, some districts -- such as New Valletta, the district home to Callisto's largest ports; and Gomul Catena, home to the vast majority of Callisto's beaches -- have had more influence than others. Perhaps the best example of this is how the Callistean accent is perceived abroad as a rapid, breathless, and often loud manner of speaking. While well-known abroad as the Callistean accent, it is a regional accent originating in and around New Valletta, and other districts possess different manners of speech entirely.

New Valletta’s history as an old Solarian port saw it receive ships that by the standards of the modern Spur are ancient and rocketlike. In combination with the commonality of seafaring ships leaving the Galilean port, many Callisteans refer to spaceships as either ‘rockets’, ‘rocks’ or ‘rocketships’, both as a historical habit and a pragmatic way to distinguish them from their ocean sailing equivalents.

Callisto has a gravity slightly weaker than that of Earth’s even with the addition of gravity generators, resulting in some short-term medical complications and long-term adjustments for some Callisteans who move to 1G environments. Because of this too, Callisteans are on-average taller than an equivalent human on Earth would be. Additionally, due to its distance from the sun, some Callisteans who live away from the moon’s equator are on average paler than the typical person. Even if they are somewhat similar to traits developed by humans living on Luna, these changes are not seen as a point of pride or even as something desirable like how Lunarians may see them. Instead they are simply considered to be a consequence of the Callistean environment.

Surfing

“Personnel stationed in the Commonwealth of Callisto should remember that they represent the Navy at all times. Do not engage in behavior that is hazardous or dangerous such as ‘rocket sledding,’ and avoid confrontations with local authorities,” - Excerpt from the Solarian’s Navy guidebook for personnel stationed in the Commonwealth of Callisto.

The Gomul Catena District has, as mentioned above, had a larger impact on Callistean culture than most other districts. This is thanks to the district's geography, as it completely surrounds the Valhallan Sea -- Callisto's largest body of water -- and all the beaches that can be found along the coastline. While this geography was initially used for the practical-yet-boring purpose of fishing and water purification the tourism industry rapidly emerged following urbanization efforts on Callisto, and the district has become the go-to location for many vacationers from Callisto and the greater Alliance. The main attraction of the Gomul Catena is its beaches, which locals claim are far better (and more affordable) than those on Silversun, and life in the district often revolves around the waves. Surfing and swimming are particularly well-loved pastimes both in this district and -- thanks to its cultural impact -- Callisto more generally and many younger Callisteans seek to become involved with “surf culture” in the district, with the season lasting almost all year thanks to the orbital pull of Jupiter on the moon's oceans. Swimming and surfing culture is so ubiquitous on Callisto that indoor wave pools designed for surfing and swimming can be found throughout the planet, with many advertising that their machines are capable of producing waves “just like” famous Valhallan beaches.

While surfing is more famous than it, swimming is no less of a big deal for many Callisteans due to the Gomul Catena District and Callisto has -- according to some surveys -- more people able to swim on it than any other world, including Earth. In contrast to surfing, which primarily takes place on the Valhallan Sea, swimming is generally seen as an indoor activity in Callisto, with many apartment complexes featuring multiple indoor pools on various levels. The New Edinburgh District features a large swimming pool -- the single largest on the moon -- where the yearly Neptunian Sprint, a competition used to determine the best swimmer on Callisto, is held between the ten districts of the Commonwealth. Another common pastime on Callisto, particularly at the northern and southern poles of the moon, is ice skating. In contrast to the glamour of surfing and the often-competitive nature of swimming ice skating is typically seen as a leisurely and often romantic activity that is best quietly enjoyed. But there are some exceptions such as the controversial and often-hazardous variation on ice skating from the Northern Shield District known as “rocket skating.” Rarely involving actual rockets despite its name, rocket skating is a local term for an “extreme sport” variant of ice skating which involves using the typically iced-coated craters found outside the district to catapult oneself into the air and perform tricks. Despite calls from the local Solarian Navy presence to ban the practice, rocket skating has rapidly become immensely popular locally.

Entertainment and Media

While Venus is considered to hold the undisputed crown of Solarian cinema, Callisto is not without its own cinematographic history. Unlike the well funded action-focused production all too common in the Cytherean aerostats, Callisto’s cinema takes on a different form by virtue of necessity. The typically lower budgets and history as a Commonwealth project, alongside the mythological backgrounds of the names behind the Jovian system and local municipalities, Callisto trends more towards open theater before a living crowd. Often exploring old Earth myths, such as the one pertaining to the moon’s namesake and that of Jupiter itself - the cosmopolitan nature of Callisto sees it put the theatrical myths of cultures from all over the Orion Spur on display, albeit with an obvious bias towards Solarian worlds. The large Silversunner diaspora on the moon brought a completely new element to Callistean theater, pulling it much more towards grandiose musicals thanks to the sing-song nature of the Originals. ‘Lament of the Exiles’ is perhaps the most famous contemporary work on Callisto, in large part due to the growing anti-corporate sentiment within the Alliance. It focuses on the emigration of Silversun Originals from their home, following the story of two lovers, both torn apart over a disagreement about an offer from the main villain of the play, an unsubtle stand-in for an Idris executive. One of the lovers choses to stay behind while taking the offer, ‘giving up’ their culture for the sake of staying home. While the other, the protagonist of the story, chooses exile over giving up who they are. Idris Incorporated, on numerous occasions, has made efforts to ban the play over allegations of slander and libel, to little success thus far. The largest and most famous theaters on Callisto are located in a huge installation in New Edinburgh called the Grand Polyhymnia Performing Arts Complex, or "the Poly" for short. It is a massive building that houses fourteen separate performance spaces, varying from theater stages, to opera houses, to concert halls. To many both in the performing arts industry and fans of the arts themselves, it is one of the most prestigious venues in the Orion Spur; if you've performed at the Poly you can say that you've "made it."

Along with the live theater that Callisto offers, it is also home to some of the best football in the Solarian Alliance. The top flight of Callistean Football, the Commonwealth Diamond League, is seen by football fan’s the Spur over as one of the most elite competitions in the sport today. Callistean clubs are often well-funded with connections to local Callistean shipping and banking magnates or even to megacorporate-backed owners. As such, Callistean teams are often able to afford some of the best players in the Orion Spur and are often well-known even outside of Callisto itself. The Diamond League is comprised of sixteen teams, many of which come and go quickly due to the very competitive nature of Callsitean football. Those who have stayed in the Diamond League consistently though are referred to as the “Great Eight” and within that the most dominant teams in the league fit into a club called “The Big Three.” As of 2466, the reigning Diamond League champions are Capital United FC of New Edinburgh. Callisto is often a strong contender in the Orion Cup football competition and has a long-standing interstellar football rivalry with Xanu Prime. Callistean teams often train and play matches in specialized facilities and arenas which contain gravity generators that simulate 1G so that they are not put at a disadvantage when playing against teams from higher-gravity locations. The colours of the Callistean Commonwealth National Team are yellow and black.

Immigrant Communities

While the vast majority of Callisto's culture comes from its native population, the moon's massive districts are home to several significant expatriate communities from locations across the Solarian Alliance. The two largest expatriate communities on Callisto originate on Silversun and Mars. The Silversun expatriate community on Callisto is made up of Originals that have emigrated from the planet due to dissatisfaction with Idris Incorporated's dominance of Silversun, and is primarily found in the Gomul Catena District. The community is starkly divided between those that wish to maintain their unique identity from Silversun and those that wish to integrate into the urban society of Callisto, with many young Silversun Originals in the community that have grown up on Callisto identifying more with the urban jungle of Callisto than the tropical environment of Silversun they have never truly known. The Martian expatriate community is primarily found in the New Valetta district and is principally made up of refugees from the Violet Dawn disaster of 2462. Most have been successfully resettled on Callisto due to the more effective and efficient government of the Commonwealth, though there remains some minor tension between the residents of New Valetta and these recent arrivals due to cultural differences.

Callisto’s cosmopolitan nature has given it a unique quality only seen on planets like Biesel and Xanu, a variety of outside diaspora communities that go even beyond the borders of the Solarian Alliance. Callisto’s diaspora communities are known to often integrate greatly with the free flowing culture of the moon, and many contribute their own cultural elements to the wider Callistean culture as a result.

Silversunner Originals - The oldest diaspora community on Callisto, they are Originals who chose to emigrate from Silversun as a result of the growing and overwhelming influence of Idris incorporated. By far the diaspora community with the most influence on Callistean culture, especially as it relates to its entertainment industry, Originals put a far greater emphasis on musical plays within Callistean theater. It is in large part thanks to them that Callisto managed to resist the influence of Idris Incorporated as well as it did, and a pervasive distrust of the corporation is prevalent among the moon as a result of the experiences of the Originals. With how integrated this diaspora is within Callisto, there is no single place that can be called a ‘little Silversun’ or the equivalent thereof, but the majority of Originals chose Gomul Catena as their new home, and will be frequently found on its many beaches.

Morozian Secondary Community - Relatively new by Callisto’s standards, the Morozian diaspora on the moon are secondaries (and certain) Ma’zals seeking education otherwise unavailable to them in the highly stratified Empire. Not to be confused as Imperial dissidents, Morozian students on Callisto initially came to the moon with the intent to bring back technical experience of a modern Spur to a nation only recently leaving isolation. As such, Morozians found on Callisto are Imperial loyalists, even if ‘getting away from the haughty aristocrats’ is not an uncommon joke in the many dormitories of Fisher’s Rest. The Morozian Diaspora can be found in ‘Little Moroz’, a small enclave of several neighbourhoods in the Municipality of Calliope. The number of open operas and theaters found in Calliope, as well as it’s proximity to the numerous institutions in Fisher’s Rest, made it both an endearing and practical option for many of the arriving students, and lends itself to a surprising degree of participation from them with general Callistean society.

Xanan Immigrant Community - The second non-Solarian diaspora community on Callisto, Xanans on the moon are either recent immigrants or the descendents of sailors and administrative bureaucrats looking for work outside of Xanu Prime or the Coalition more broadly. While not as integrated as other diaspora groups, the Xanan community nonetheless gained the reputation of hardworking professionals, managing the herculean logistics behind the ports of New Valletta. This diaspora can be found in the Municipality of Poseidon, within an enclave ironically named ‘Old-Rouchelle’, and are frequently seen in the many bars and restaurants of Ha Wan.

Solarian Refugee Community - The most recent arrivals, they are economic, political and war refugees of the Solarian collapse. Martians, Mictlanis, Antilleans, and Konyangers can all be found across the moon leaving their radically different homes behind. Many of them congregated in the Dustlands, a currently unincorporated metropolitan area that was only recently opened up for development. Despite leaving ruin and political persecution behind them, these communities are by no means flourishing, and by the standards of Callisto are fairly disparaged, a mark of shame to many from the moon. However - this very hardship has brought together these refugees into a tightly knit and welcoming community, it is predicted that within the coming decades they’ll be incorporated as a metropolitan district much like the others.

Martian Refugee Community - The largest of these communities by far is the Martian Refugee community, with tens of millions of them having found their way to Callisto since the Violet Dawn disaster. While not all of them have stayed on Callisto and have instead simply used its ports as vectors for pastures anew, many have made a new life for themselves. The Martian Refugee community has found itself primarily residing in the Dustlands with the rest of Callisto’s refugee communities, but also in a previously sleepy working class neighbourhood in New Valetta’s Galileo named Greenwall. With the arrival of the Martians however, many from outside of the area have begun to refer to the area as “Redwall.” Many of the Martian refugees in the area moved into the neighborhood due to its close proximity to both the local port since most arrived with only what they could carry and travelling far was not an easy task. While the conditions here are not luxurious, they are leagues above the desolation and often violent civil unrest that Martians fled from on their homeworld. The port has also been the primary point of employment for many of the Martian refugees now living there, though this has not gone over smoothly with many locals. Martian refugees have often agreed to work with lower pay and benefits in comparison to their Callistean compatriots, giving rise to some political and economic tension between the Martians and the locals, often with the undercurrent that locals believe that Martian refugees are going to steal their jobs. The area is very much one in a state of flux at the moment; it has been ill-equipped to handle the sudden and rapid population growth caused by the newcomers resulting in increased rates of poverty, crime, and tension between locals and newly arrived Martian refugees. However, as the arrival of more Martians to the area slows with time, Redwall and both the Martian and Callistean communities within, have begun the process of integration and moving on with their new realities. This process is far from finished though.

Holidays

The two major holidays of Callisto are Callistean Landfall Day and Pigeon Day. Callistean Landfall Day takes place on the 18th of June every year and is intended to celebrate the date that the first human settlers landed in what would eventually become New Edinburgh. While an elaborate ceremony still takes place in the Callistean capital district Callistean Landfall Day has become, to most Callisteans, a time to take a family vacation to the beaches of Gomul Catena thanks to the week-long period surrounding the holiday when most businesses are closed. Whether the holiday is best referred to as “Callisto Day” or “Landfall Day” is a matter of some debate among Callisteans.

Pigeon Day, on the 26th of June, celebrates the unification of Callisto's districts into the modern Commonwealth of Callisto in 2341, when the ten individual metropolitan areas that made up pre-Commonwealth Callisto cast aside their common identities to form a greater whole. The holiday's name is derived from the Callistean pigeon, the moon's most common bird, and Callisteans are immensely proud of Pigeon Day despite its somewhat unusual name. Insulting or otherwise belittling Pigeon Day's name in front of a Callistean is considered to be a major faux pas, and travel guides to Callisto strongly recommend against doing so. Pigeon Day's celebrations similarly last a week and each district holds its own series of celebrations. This includes the Solarian Navy-dominated Ringpole District, where the holiday's celebrations have become a flash point for tensions between the Navy and Callisteans living in the district.

Metropolitan Districts

“Look look like I don’t think you get how big of a deal a district like New Valletta is Prime Minister. Like you’re probably used to like a city of a few million people right but like we have that in like just a few square kilometers or so okay? A district has the population of like a whole Coalition planet honestly. You can’t ignore us or like you’re going to end up in hella trouble,” - New Valletta Councilwoman Emilia Martorello (2426 - ) to then-Prime Minister Michael Frost in a meeting on 18 October 2459.

The ten districts of Callisto are the smaller sub-municipalities of the massive super-city that makes up the modern Commonwealth of Callisto. These districts are truly massive urban centres with slightly over a billion residents per district on average, and are made up of a multitude of smaller municipal entities that have, over time, come to form the greater district. The Commonwealth's government defers a great amount of autonomy to Callisto's individual districts due to their sheer sizes, and each district has gradually developed a unique regional identity with its own variation upon what the greater Orion Spur generally views as Callistean culture. A Callistean's district of origin will almost always have a large influence on them and there can be a surprising amount of variation between Callisteans from different districts.

New Edinburgh

The capital district of the Commonwealth of Callisto, New Edinburgh is home to the majority of the moon’s government and administrative buildings. This district is the site of the first landing zones where humans originally set foot on Callisto, the remains of which are housed in the Museum of Galilean History. Callisteans from this district are on average wealthier and more educated than the rest, many of them end up working for either the Solarian (or Commonwealth) government, or as management for megacorporations like Einstein Engines and Zeng-Hu Pharmaceuticals. As the administrative center of Callisto, New Edinburgh houses the main headquarters of the Callistean Metropolitan Police Department, one of the largest police agencies in the Alliance. Although a resident of Ganymede would staunchly disagree, New Edinburgh is regarded as the administrative hub for the entire Jovian system. It is divided into two municipalities, the confusingly named (and frequently mocked for it) Municipality of New Edinburgh, and that of Queen Victoria.

The former takes greatly after its namesake, with the majority of all administrative and governmental buildings located there, including the headquarters of the local Alliance Navy, built not far from the Callistean parliament as an unsubtle reminder of Earth’s authority over the Commonwealth.

The Municipality of Queen Victoria, on the other hand, takes on a residential aspect, housing many Callistean governmental workers employed in New Edinburgh. It is where the Museum of Jovian history is located in, detailing and displaying the remains of colony ships and terraforming equipment for all Callisteans to see. Naturally, it has a significant bias for the history of the Commonwealth, and rarely displays pieces from other Galilean moons. Famously, the Grand Polyhymnia Performing Arts Complex is also located in New Edinburgh and is featured prominently along with the Museum of Jovian History in iconography representing the municipality.

New Edinburgh has two “Great Eight” Diamond League football teams, Capital United FC, and Victoria SFC. The two teams have a fierce rivalry with one another and are both historic clubs, with Capital United being the oldest team on Callisto. With its history has come a dedicated fanbase which paired with centuries-long good management has earned Capital United a spot as the third of Callisto’s “Big Three” teams. Their colours are yellow and black. Victoria SFC is often seen at the lower end of the standings for a “Great Eight” Diamond League but for some reason or another always finds a way to give their rivals Capital United the fight of their lives whenever the two play. Their colours are white and purple. The two teams share an annual derby match simply called the New Edinburg Derby and, despite what one may initially think looking at the two teams, Victoria SFC typically ends up winning.

New Valletta

The beating heart of Callisto, New Valletta is home to the majority of the moon’s shipping infrastructure - such as the truly massive Galilean Port, the largest single port in the entire Alliance. All kinds of ships see the ports of New Valletta, be they as close as Europa and Ganymede, or in the far reaches of the Orion Spur like Assunzione and Persepolis. The district has gained a reputation among sailors as the center of the Spur, leading to the district adopting its official motto - “The Conflux of the Cosmos,” often mocked by Valletans for its overt grandiosity, it is at the same time deeply endeared by them for much the same reasons. New Valletta is at the forefront of the cosmopolitan nature of the moon thanks to the immense volume of interstellar trade that passes through it. As a result, New Valletta is by far the most diverse of the districts, and its residents are often more familiar with outsiders than their fellow Solarians. This is the reason behind the New Vallettan accent being recognized as the go-to example of a Callistean accent: rapid, breathless, and without pause, it’s a perfect representation of the district.

New Valletta is divided into three municipalities, the largest of which is Poseidon, where the shipping industry is administered by countless bureaucrats and workers. The Municipality of Poseidon is where many interstellar sailors spend their short stay on the moon, and as such many of its residences cater to temporary visits from outside. Additionally, it is the center of the Xanan immigrant community on Callisto.

The Municipality of Galileo is next, home to the largest single port in the Alliance, it functions as the focal point of most arrivals to the moon, doubling as the center of Callisto’s expansive magtro system. Galileo is also the home of the largest single Martian refugee community on Mars located in the neighbourhood of Greenwall.

The Municipality of Fraser Island is last, it is the administrative and operational center of the Port Authority of the Commonwealth of Callisto, vessels entering the Galilean port are observed and protected from here. Port Authority vessels responding to a ship in distress both come from the municipality and escort the distressed crew back to it.

New Valetta is home to two “Great Eight” Diamond League Teams, FC Poseidon from the municipality of Poseidon whose colors are royal blue and white, and Galilei CFC from the municipality of Galileo whose colors are red and white. The two hold an annual derby match called the Battle of New Valetta, though the result is often one-sided with Poseidon taking home the win. FC Poseidon is often seen as a snobbish and posh club by football fans but nevertheless holds a position as one of Callisto’s “Big Three” teams. They also have seen great support from the football-loving Xanan immigrants that have made their home in Poseidon. Galilei FC on the other hand is often spun as New Valletta's working-class underdog supported by those working the trades and more laborious jobs needed in Callisto's ports. Much like their Xanan counterparts' support for Poseidon however, the red and white colours of Galilei FC have made them quite popular with the municipality's recently arrived Martian community.

Gomul Catena District

The tourism capital of Callisto, Gomul Catena is known for its much warmer year-round climate, plentiful beaches and open cafes and bars. The district is the largest recipient of sunlight from the Jovian orbital mirrors, per request of the Commonwealth government intended to increase its viability as a tourist destination. While not coming anywhere close to the beaches of Silversun, Gomul Catena is instead seen as the far more affordable option, with many residents of the Sol System choosing it as their vacation place over the much more distant and expensive Idris resorts on Silversun. Gomul Catena is divided into two municipalities, the beachside Municipality of Solis, and Skyreach.

The Solis Municipality experienced the greatest amount of influence from Callisto’s diaspora communities, especially that of the Silversun Originals. It is the centre of Callisto’s tourism industry, home to plentiful open cafes and bars placed right beside its endless beaches.

Skyreach, on the other hand, appeals to a different type of tourism - it functions both as a transportation hub leading into Solis, a residence for all of its workers, and the jumping point for sightseeing across the Jovian system - especially of Jupiter itself.

Gomul Catena houses the “Great Eight” Diamond League team Boardwalk FC which plays in Solis. Boardwalk usually puts up a middling performance in the league standings but is arguably more famous for its fans than the team itself. A specific branch of Boardwalk fans called the Solistras (a portmanteau of the words Solis and Ultras) are some of the most notorious football hooligans in the Orion Spur. They are infamous for having open air parties which turn into riots whenever their team wins and just normal riots whenever the team loses. Some cite this as a result of Gomul Catena’s “fun” and “carefree” party atmosphere, but the Solistras are often far more violent than a simple trip to the beach. This has caused an increased police presence at many Boardwalk FC games and even a refusal from foreign teams to have exhibition matches with the team due to a fear of the Solistras showing up. Boardwalk FC’s colours are black and pink.

Utgardian Plains Industrial District

Simply known as Utgard, or the Utgardian Plains, this district is where the vast majority of Callisto’s industries are located, producing anything ranging from vehicles, to ship parts, and with the secession of Konyang from the Alliance - IPCs. The Utgardian Plains were the second district to be colonized by the Commonwealth, as such much of it uses very basic and plain names - often simply numbers and letters. It’s especially evident in its municipalities, of which there are three: UPMA-01, UPMA-02, and UPMA-02b.

"Oh-One" was responsible for the production of fine and delicate machinery needed for the maintenance of a terraformed Callisto, and contributed greatly to the construction of the Callistean Supra-Atmospheric Ring Shield Generation Facility.

"Oh-two" is focused on the export market, producing ship parts, vehicles, and anything else aimed at the wider Spur.

"Oh-two-be" was initially a subsection of its namesake, but in recent times (in part thanks to Einstein Engines) with the secession of Konyang, it gained autonomy as the center of IPC production not only on Callisto but the entirety of the Alliance as a whole.

The Utgardian Plains District is home to the historically unassuming but recently up-and-coming “Great Eight” Diamond League team Utgard United FC. The team has for most of its history been a middle-of-the-pack team that found its support among local working-class Utgardians that while unremarkable to outsiders has played a key role in the culture of the district itself. Recently however, in 2460 the club was sold to new ownership affiliated with Einstein Engines which has taken the club in a new direction via a cash-injection the likes of which the team had previously not seen. Despite the money causing an objectively better game on the field, fans have constantly protested and clashed with the ownership over replacing the traditional culture of the team with something more “corporate” and “sterile.”

Ha Wan District

Right next to New Valletta is the District of Ha Wan, built around the remains of a large crater ring formed during Callisto’s terraforming. The district is the lowest of all the others in terms of elevation, and as such receives very little direct commercial traffic within its limits. Instead, Ha Wan developed into a flourishing (and extremely dense) commercial and housing district. Its position next to the major ports of the moon made it the center of Callisto’s nightlife, with areas around its Magtro stations bathed in a neon light that brightly illuminates it even during darker winter nights. A highly trafficked area for sailors and locals alike, it’s second only to New Valletta when it comes to cultural intermingling.

Ha Wan is divided into two municipalities, the Municipality of New Kowloon, and then the Lower Circuit. New Kowloon is the residential heart of Ha Wan, and the most densely populated municipality on the entire moon. Most Callisteans residing in Kowloon work elsewhere, and its known as a high traffic area for the Callistean magtro. Foreign students unable to afford dorms in Fisher’s Rest pick Kowloon as their place of residence during their stay on Callisto.

The Lower Circuit is arguably the Sol System’s largest nightlife scene, while not as opulent as options in Cytherean aerostats, it completely overshadows them through sheer volume alone. The most famous nightclub in the Lower Circuit is Olympus Mons, renowned for its open sky view of Jupiter at night.

Ha Wan houses one “Great Eight” Diamond League Team, New Kowloon AC, whose colours are red and gold. Kowloon AC is seen by many football fans as a team that is living on its past glories, with the team having an unprecedented level of success from 2436 to 2439 and winning four Diamond League Championships in a row during those years. Since then though, the club has found itself as a middle-of-the-pack club that has few fans outside of Ha Wan itself.

District of Fisher's Rest

Located around the sea of Adlinda, if New Valletta is the beating heart of the moon, Fisher’s Rest is unquestionably the brain of Callisto. Noticeably less urbanized than other districts, Fisher’s Rest is home to some of the most prestigious educational centers in the Solar System, chief among them the Jovian Institute of Technology and the Commonwealth Institute of Medical Sciences and Biochemical Research, both sponsored by Einstein Engines and Zeng-Hu Pharmaceuticals respectively. Students from all corners of the Orion Spur can be found in the many dorms and universities of Fisher’s Rest, and graduates of the district can be found everywhere, including the Republic of Biesel. Following the secession of Konyang a recent influx of robotics students put a great strain on its engineering institutions. Fisher’s Rest is split among three municipalities, Apollo, Calliope, and the nature reserve of Crater Park.

The Municipality of Apollo is the educational center of Fisher’s Rest and Callisto as a whole, housing countless students in communal dorms built into the near-by Valhallan mountain, all in proximity to the district's many institutes. Apollo is Fisher’s Rest most trafficked area, especially for the moon’s magtro system.

The Municipality of Calliope is where the district's students - and many Callisteans from all over the moon - spend their free evenings in the abundant theaters and operahouses of Calliope. This attracted a unique demographic of the Spur, Morozian student residents chose Calliope as their place to call home, many of its streets becoming part of an unofficial ‘Little Moroz’. The ‘Young Muses’ opera and theater house, the most famous on Callisto, is located within the Municipality of Calliope.

A municipality only on paper, the Crater Park Nature Reserve is the largest one of its kind on Callisto, something residents of Fisher’s Rest pride themselves on greatly. It bears the unique distinction of being one of the few places on Callisto where one can look around and not see the skyline of a city, even if one is never truly far from reaching it.

Fisher’s Rest is home to the “Great Eight” Diamond League team University FC, a team that originally started as a recreational club between the students of Fisher’s Rest’s various universities but has over history grown to be one of the most formidable teams in Callistean football. Their ownership has ties to Zeng-Hu Pharmaceuticals and many see them as a team that routinely tries to "buy" championships through signing players to record-breaking contracts rather than through consistently good management. While this has garnered mixed reactions from football fans and sports journalists alike, their position within the Callistean “Big Three” has been undisputed for decades due to their ability to indeed, "buy" championships. Their colours are light blue and yellow.

Cassini District

Known as the corporate district, Cassini sees the largest amount of corporate influence on Callisto, with its proximity (and at the same time, isolation from) Gomul Catena making it a very attractive option for corporate penthouses and apartments. Most of the district is directly owned by either Einstein Engines, Zeng-Hu Pharmaceuticals, or Idris Incorporated, the latter two often letting their Europan employees stay in the district for a brief break from their work-intensive assignments on Callisto’s neighbour. Cassini is divided into three municipalities - Little Helios, Zheng He and finally New Shanghai.

Little Helios is dominated by Idris Incorporated, from which the limited but persistent holdings of the corporation in Gomul Catena are managed. Efforts by Idris Incorporated to try and gain some ground on the moon are made here, often trying to make appeals to greater Callistean culture - thus far to little success.

The Municipality of Zheng He is the headquarters of Einstein Engines on Callisto, and in break from expected tradition within the Jovian system, is actually secondary to the corporation’s offices on the Galilean moon of Ganymede. From here, Einstein Engines manages its numerous assets in the Utgardian Plains, especially when it comes to IPC production.

New Shanghai is the shining capital of Zeng-Hu Pharmaceuticals within the Jovian system, the population size of Callisto making it a highly attractive prospect for the Keiretsu’s many medical insurers. Civilian trauma teams, found all over the moon in their distinctive Zeng-Hu ambulances, receive their final certifications in New Shanghai. Additionally, many of Zeng-Hu's research efforts on the nearby moon of Europa report to offices located here.

Cassini has no “Great Eight” Diamond league teams.

Attlee Heights

Once a part of New Valletta, Attlee Heights, or simply, "The Heights" eventually became its own district as its significance grew in the rapidly expanding galactic market. Attlee Heights are regarded by most economists, at least those without ties to Nanotrasen, as the financial center not only of the Alliance but the Orion Spur as well. A district of stock trades and market speculations, it’s often joked that the Heights sleep even less than the nightlife scene of Ha Wan or the student dorms of Fisher’s Rest. The Solarian Central Stock Exchange is located at the heart of Attlee Heights. The Heights is one of the few districts that are not subdivided into municipalities, although Attlee Minor, home to the most influential Solarian economic think-tanks and corporate hotels, is considered to be the closest unofficial equivalent to it.

Attlee Heights has no “Great Eight” Diamond League teams.

Northern Shield District

Not officially a district but rather a large military base, the Ringpole, known officially as the Northern Shield District, is a major Alliance naval installation in the northern icecap of the moon, managing the other half of the Callistean Supra-Atmospheric Ring Shield Generation Facility. While enormous for a military installation, the population of the Ringpole pales in comparison to the rest of the moon, with special permissions required to even enter it. Some Callistean businesses designed to cater to naval personnel are allowed to operate and reside in the Ringpole, but are often limited to staying there as the association with the navy garners much resentment from most Callisteans.

Ringpole has no Diamond League teams.

Trafalgar

The smallest and coldest district on the moon, Trafalgar is located on the southern pole of Callisto, built on top of the limited solid land not yet covered by the southern ice cap. Its isolation from the rest of the districts makes it a relatively quiet one, and Trafalgarians are known to be reserved and uniquely for Callisto - are a lot more laid back, their daily routines far slower than the rest of the breathless moon. Trafalgar is most known for some of Callisto’s national sports: ice skating and skiing, it is the only place on the moon where one can find snow-covered wooden hamlets. Much like Attlee Heights, Trafalgar has no major municipalities, being far too small for them. It is home to the southern half of the Callistean Supra-Atmospheric Ring Shield Generation Facility, which is managed by the Port Authority of the Commonwealth of Callisto.

Trafalgar has no “Great Eight” Diamond League teams.

Unincorporated Territories

The Dustlands are a name given to a large landmass just off the coast of the Utgardian Plains, where the early Commonwealth colonial project sourced much of its building materials from and dumped excess soil onto. Forbidden from development by the Commonwealth government, the area gradually turned into a grassy steppe, the only truly natural corner of Callisto. With the partial collapse of the Solarian Alliance in 2462, the policy on the Dustlands were forced to change, with an influx of refugees from all over the Alliance arriving at Callisto for safety. While not incorporated in any official capacity, the Dustlands have been growing ever since, in spite of the minimal aid provided by the Commonwealth. As such, it is not an ‘official’ district, but is predicted to become one within the next couple of decades. The largest municipality of the unincorporated areas is New Olympia, largely settled by Martian refugees, but also including Mictlanis, Port Antilleans, Konyangers, and refugees from the SRM and NRM.

Compared to the rest of Callisto, the situation in the unincorporated areas is seen as dire, often considered to be the closest thing the moon will get to a slum.

The Unincorporated Territories have no Diamond League teams.