Terakon (terra-con)

Dinos

The population is composed of roughly 1000 species of bioluminesent reptiles who are mostly bipedal. No one group retains a demographic superiority, or majority, to effectively govern the capital. As a result, the Zeitgeist is largely a failed state with several small tribes eking out a living in the Slices, while the central capital is plagued with indecisive and vicious politik.

  One environment is a constantly shifting desert, where sandstorms can arise in an instant and swallow travelers whole. Another is a vast, frozen tundra, where blizzards and whiteouts can strike without warning, trapping unwary explorers in a frozen wasteland. Yet another is a dense, tangled jungle, where sudden mudslides and flash floods can transform the terrain in an instant, making navigation impossible.   In addition to these, there are other environments that are equally dangerous, including a rocky, mountainous region where avalanches can thunder down the slopes at any moment, and a stormy, oceanic realm where rogue waves and violent storms can capsize even the most seaworthy vessels.   Each of these environments contains a host of natural disasters that can be triggered at any moment, making them a constant source of danger for anyone who ventures into them. From deadly heat waves to massive hurricanes, from volcanic eruptions to earthquakes and landslides, the dangers are endless, and the consequences of failure can be dire.

Cloud Roads

The cloud roads are quantum particles suspended in spacetime at a fixed distance from the rim. They act as reliable anchor points for the city's buildings and come in 2 forms:

Thalatta Flood

Rasatal

Rasatal is a disk-shaped realm, 3600km wide, where one face is habitable while an 'underside' is unenterable. Some undefined, gravitational strangeness is usually blamed for the 'underside' which also partly curves over the rim towards the habitable side; effectively creating a 100km high wall.

Eye of the Storm

Terakon lies at the very center of a perpetual cyclonic system that experiences unique weather conditions that differ significantly from the surrounding regions. It is calm and tranquil but forces that typify a storm whip around underneath Rasatal's inner rim; that also acts as its ground. Precipitation is minimal. Rainfall is scarce. Clouds tend to dissipate, giving way to the other half of rim ground, and allowing for higher temperatures and increased radiation.   Temperature variations are generally less pronounced compared to the outer regions. The absence of strong winds and convective activity leads to a more stable temperature profile. While conditions can still be influenced by the larger system(s) at the periphery, the fluctuations are typically milder and more gradual within the eye.