Octant 0 - Hermes (HER-meez)
At the very center of Olympia, Hermes is considered to be the beating heart of the city. The Hub, as it’s affectionately referred to, is the only place that connects to every Octant. It’s a hive of activity, the main place for all the news and trade that travels between the Octants, with a multitude of businesses to visit that vary from food to entertainment to shopping, travel, and more… each Octant holds a place within Hermes.
The gritty, urban downtown feel of the area is constantly bustling with people living, working, or traveling through it.
Demographics
There are no specific majority of ancestries within Hermes, though people who call it home are typically those with less wealth trying to eke out a living running small shops, sidewalk stands, busking or ‘acquiring’ goods by less legal means.
Defences
The Oracles have a strong presence in Hermes. Regularly seen walking, or mounted on their ‘steel horses’, patrolling through the streets, the main areas of the Hub are well-secured. The back alleys and dark underground, however, are thriving places rife with all sorts of unsavory types.
Industry & Trade
Information and communication. The primary computer network that connects the inner Octants all form a nexus with Hermes at the center, though no one is quite sure where. Messengers, couriers, and porters all make Hermes their home as they deliver packages and news around the Octants and (for those brave, or insane, enough) beyond the ward walls and into the Wilds. Many of the buildings sport tall radio towers, with various stations for news and music sending out their signal for as far as it will reach.
Infrastructure
Areas in Hermes can vary wildly from pristine highrise offices to seedy back alley shops. The main areas of the Hub are well kept and maintained, but wandering off the beaten path will often show you an entirely different side of the city.
Districts
There are no boroughs within the Hub, though some small neighborhoods may be referred to by a major road or location nearby.
Guilds and Factions
The Talaria
A group of porters and couriers used to deliver all manner of packages and letters throughout the Octants as well as the Wilds. They are considered the best of the best when it comes to deliveries and take their job, and reputation, very seriously. When one’s item is entrusted to the Talaria, it gets delivered. H@ckerz
A chromed up gang that finds the ultimate thrill in ‘Jacking into the Network’. While the group is not inherently malicious, they do leave hidden Easter Eggs, ASCII art, and other calling cards of their intrusion into various networks throughout Olympia.
A group of porters and couriers used to deliver all manner of packages and letters throughout the Octants as well as the Wilds. They are considered the best of the best when it comes to deliveries and take their job, and reputation, very seriously. When one’s item is entrusted to the Talaria, it gets delivered. H@ckerz
A chromed up gang that finds the ultimate thrill in ‘Jacking into the Network’. While the group is not inherently malicious, they do leave hidden Easter Eggs, ASCII art, and other calling cards of their intrusion into various networks throughout Olympia.
History
By dint of its central location, Hermes was the very first ‘Octant’ to be built. The tribes of the Founders called it home while each Octant was being constructed.
Points of interest
Grand Central Station
The CityLink trains’ central hub lives in Hermes, with travelers getting on and off throughout the day and night, changing trains as they travel from one Octant to another.
Level Up Arcade
A small arcade known mostly to Locals, the most popular games always have a line of tokens on the screen as each player saves their spot in line.
The Pointe
Filled with restaurants and entertainment, this is a popular destination for both locals and visitors to the Octant.
The CityLink trains’ central hub lives in Hermes, with travelers getting on and off throughout the day and night, changing trains as they travel from one Octant to another.
A small arcade known mostly to Locals, the most popular games always have a line of tokens on the screen as each player saves their spot in line.
Filled with restaurants and entertainment, this is a popular destination for both locals and visitors to the Octant.
Architecture
Bright neon, multi-story offices and shopping centers mixed with dark and gritty urban back alleys.
Founding Date
0 DF
Alternative Name(s)
The Hub
Population
Workers: Large, Residents: Medium
Inhabitant Demonym
Local, Tourist (derogatory when referring to another Local), Vagabonds (derogatory)
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