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'''Starsight''' is a [[Superiority]] space station that acts as a major trade hub and houses the regional government.{{book ref|sky2|9}} It uses a distinctive design known as a [[platform]].{{book ref|sky2|28}}
 
== Location and Layout ==
{{image|Starsight.jpg|side=right|width=300px|A view of Starsight}}
Starsight is located in deep space, some forty-odd light years from [[Detritus]], in the C4 region of the Superiority. The whole station is a vast, flat disc many kilometres long, larger than any Detritus city, with numerous skyscrapers and other buildings constructed on both its sides.{{book ref|sky2|9}}{{file ref|Starsight.jpg|Starsight view}}{{book ref|sky2|24}} A glowing blue bubble envelopes the entire structure, keeping the air and heat and, and allowing the inhabitants to live on the station's surface.{{book ref|sky2|9}} There's also a field suppressing [[cytonic]] abilities.{{book ref|sky2|10}} Apart from those two, there is also a protective shield, which can stop both physical objects and [[delver]]s from attacking.{{book ref|sky2|i|3}} It's possible that rather than being a separate entity, the protective shield is the same as the atmospheric shield.{{book ref|sky2|36}}▼
 
▲Starsight is locatedlies in deep space, some forty-odd light years from [[Detritus]], in the C4 region of the Superiority. The whole station is a vast, flat disc many kilometres long, larger than any Detritus city, with. numerousNumerous skyscrapers and other buildings are constructed on both its sides.{{book ref|sky2|9}}{{file ref|Starsight.jpg|Starsight view}}{{book ref|sky2|24}} A glowing blue bubble envelopes the entire structure, keeping the air and heat andin, and allowing the inhabitants to live on the station's surface.{{book ref|sky2|9}} There's also a field suppressing [[cytonics|cytonic]] abilities.{{book ref|sky2|10}} Apart from those two, thereas iswell alsoas a protective shield, which can stop both physical objects and [[delver]]s from attacking.{{book ref|sky2|10}}{{book ref|sky2|i|3}} It's possible that rather than being a separate entity, the protective shield is the same as the atmospheric shield, recalibrated as necessary.{{book ref|sky2|36}}
The city is divided into several -- at least seven -- sectors, and dotted with over a thousand berths for ships to dock in. Unlike the rest of the city, the docks are typically austere and comprised of large metal platforms, as well as necessary offices. Travelling across the sectors is a public transport network in the form of round platforms that float using [[acclivity ring]]s.{{book ref|sky2|10}}▼
 
▲The city is divided into several -- at least seven -- sectors, and dotted with over a thousand berths for ships to dock in. Unlike the rest of the city, the docks are typically austere and, comprised of large, unadorned metal platforms, as well as necessary offices. Travelling acrossConnecting the various sectors is a public transport network in the form of round platforms that float using [[acclivity ring]]s.{{book ref|sky2|10}}
 
=== Parks ===
 
=== Buildings ===
Most ofbuildings thewithin buildingsStarsight seem to be skyscrapers, constructed in various styles, with rows of colored blocks standing side by side with corkscrewing towers,. thoughPeppered thereamong them are also shorter buildingsstructures, down to three -stories high., and Onon ground level, there are numerous shops and bars, selling everything from clothing to food. Some of the structuresbuildings are constructed out of metal, then painted to mimic the look of a more decorative material, such as bricks.{{book ref|sky2|10}} In fact, near-nearly every civillian space, and most military ones, are adorned in some manner, mostly by painting them in various vivid colors.{{book ref|sky2|38}}
 
== InhabitantsHistory ==
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Starsight is home to millions of people, belonging to uncountable different species.{{book ref|sky2|10}}{{book ref|sky2|42}} Of the five Superiority leader races, the [[dione]]s and the [[varvax]] can be found in abundance, while the other three are few and far between.{{book ref|sky2|12}} Other than that, lesser species like [[burl]] and [[solquis]] are also present in large numbers.{{book ref|sky2|10}} As a result, Starsight's docking crews are equipped with gear for numerous different kinds of beings, including steps, ramps, slides and more.{{book ref|sky2|9}}{{book ref|sky2|10}} There are also care centers dotted around the city, which appear to be equivalents of schools or kindergardens for children of various species.{{book ref|sky2|18}}▼
|This platform and dozens like it have existed for hundreds of years in peace.
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Starsight was built a few hundred years before the Third [[Human War]], as one of several dozen similar stations.{{book ref|sky2|28}} It's unknown who built it, or what its purpose was originally; however, at some point after Superiority's formation, it was important enough to make it one of the regional governments.{{book ref|sky2|9}} During that time, the station came to house several of Superiority's departments, adding to its importance.{{book ref|sky2|10}}
Apart from spacefaring vessels, Starsight also possesses many atmospheric vehicles for local transport. Nonetheless, most people seem to prefer moving under their own power, and there are many roads and paths to accomodate them.{{book ref|sky2|10}} The city is bustling with activity at all hours, even in the period typically considered to be "night".{{book ref|sky2|18}}▼
 
When the Delver Resistance Project was proposed, the applicants were assembled at Starsight.{{book ref|sky2|8}} The initial test likewise took place near the station, and the would-be pilots were housed in various locales there.{{book ref|sky2|12}} However, training itself took place in a different system.{{book ref|sky2|17}}
 
When the [[Department of Protective Services]] attacked [[Detritus]], one of its operatives, [[Brade]], managed to summon a [[delver]], which [[Spensa]] accidentally redirected to Starsight.{{book ref|sky2|41}} Spensa, alongside [[Vapor]], [[Morriumur]] and the [[kitsen]] warship ''[[Swims Upstream]]'' set out to rescue them, while on Starsight, a mass evacuation began, with citizens taking ships out of the station as the delver closed in on it.{{book ref|sky2|i|3}} The fighters eventually succeeded, and the delver was banished.{{book ref|sky2|44}}
 
In the aftermath, Starsight began negotiations with [[Detritus]], hoping to attain some form of peace. However, Brade, under orders from [[Winzik]], the Minister of Protective Services, attacked the city with the intent to assassinate the Minister [[Cuna]] and pin the blame on the humans of Detritus, hoping to torpedo the attempts at peace.{{book ref|sky2|45}}
 
== Politics ==
=== Government ===
Starsight is home to both the [[Department of Species Integration]] and the [[Department of Protective Services]], the diplomatic and military branches of Superiority government.{{book ref|sky2|11}} As a result, the station also winds up housing members of the [[Delver]]s Resistance Project, although their training is done in a different system.{{book ref|sky2|20}} For civillians, carrying personal weapons is forbidden while on the station, though this ban might not apply to foreign officials.{{book ref|sky2|19}}
 
For civillians, carrying personal weapons is forbidden while on the station, though this ban might not apply to foreign officials.{{book ref|sky2|19}}
 
=== Transportation ===
Locally, all vehicles travelling to and from the station are subject to '''Platform Docking Authority''', whose ships can be recognized by their white coat of paint. Regular PDA ships are unarmed, and they typically do not adhere to military protocols, suggesting they don't expect trouble from their visitors under regular circumstances.{{book ref|sky2|9}}
 
Local atmospheric vehicles have a set of altitudes high above the "ground" level for their own use. Emergency vehicles, however, are allowed to travel much further down.{{book ref|sky2|36}}
 
=== Information ===
Starsight has a public information archive, accessible thoughthrough the local datanet, with information even on topics such as humans.{{book ref|sky2|18}} There are also several news networks, both text and TV, which aren't afraid to criticize the government.{{book ref|sky2|29}} However, it's uncertain just how free they are; though they can and will report on events such as civil uprisings and leaked information, they also seem to be easily manipulated by the Department of Protective Services.{{book ref|sky2|45}}
 
== Inhabitants ==
▲Starsight is home to millions of people, belonging to uncountable different species.{{book ref|sky2|10}}{{book ref|sky2|42}} Of the five Superiority leader races, the [[dione]]s and the [[varvax]] can be found in abundance, while the other three are few and far between.{{book ref|sky2|12}} Other than that, lesser species, like [[burl (species)|burl]] and [[solquis]], are also present in large numbers.{{book ref|sky2|10}} As a result, Starsight's docking crews are equipped withto gearaccomodate for numerousmany different kinds of beings, includingwith gear such as steps, ramps, slides and more.{{book ref|sky2|9}}{{book ref|sky2|10}} ThereThe arecity also careprovides centersits dottedinhabitants aroundwith thecare citycenters, which appear to be equivalents of schools or kindergardens for children of various species.{{book ref|sky2|18}}
 
▲Apart from spacefaring vessels, Starsight also possesses many atmospheric vehicles for local transport. Nonetheless, most people seem to prefer moving under their own power, and there are many roads and paths throughout the station to accomodateenable themthis.{{book ref|sky2|10}} The city is bustling with activity at all hours, even in the period typically considered to be "night" period.{{book ref|sky2|18}}
 
=== Notable citizens ===
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* [[Cuna]]
* [[Morriumur]]
* [[Winzik]]
* [[Brade]]
* [[Vapor]]
* [[Mrs. Chamwit]]
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== Notes ==
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