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Bukpu

The Walled Gatehouse

The space is filled with water; the living keep to pockets of air or breathe it.

Bukpu holds a wreck larger than a continent in that space. The dimensional fabric here is thin enough for gates to open easily. About 38,131 people live on the stone spires above; each household owns more land than a town elsewhere does.

Class
INFINITE. Like our own universe: no edge has ever been reached.
Medium
It holds the wreck of something that fell here, larger than a continent.
Premise
Time runs at the same rate as at the Dimensional Station. About 38,131 people live here; each household holds more land than a town elsewhere does. Most native life is poisonous to eat. Farming means imported crops in guarded soil.
The Gate
The gate sits on stone spires at Kpelo. It is large enough for cargo ships. Recruiters wait outside the walled entrance. Every arrival is questioned before entry. Judges decide access to the D-Station sector. Passage costs ten credits a head and a thousand a hull. Cargo goes free. A drone meets any arrival carrying a weapon. The greeting always opens with these two sentences: "There is no violence in the Dimensional Station. Violent offenders will be removed."
The land of Bukpu
01

The Land

The land is a field of stone spires, with settlements built between the tops on bridges. Light comes from near stars that crowd the night sky for navigation. A shadow rises from the water and chokes the air before falling on a traveler. Food consists of imported crops grown in guarded soil. Ambient power floods weather, animals and any unwary person.

The decline of the dimension makes the ground heavy in places where it was once solid.

from Tide Tables, by Bunem
02

The Gate

Kpelo sits between the tops of the stone spires. Nakwi holds the walled entrance where recruiters wait. Meitakpo guards the soil for imported farming crops. Wumefem serves as a landing zone for cargo ships. Fakpei stands near the gate that leads to sector 1.

A fight comes within a year between the breeders and the recruiters who wait at the gate.

from Account Books, by Lemikpo
03

The Rules

Judges rule; there is no law but their rulings, collected and argued over. Breed lines of animals sold through the gate remain guarded secrets for the households. No technology is allowed by law. The ban is enforced harder than any other rule. Any person carrying a weapon meets a drone before they step onto the gate floor.

04

The Danger

Someone is trying to buy control of the gate outright. The breeders guard their stock while the recruiters want the people as workers.

05

Peoples

  1. One of the Debeiye
    01

    Debeiye

    Long-limbed, stone-grey hide
    Alignment
    They trade animals for neutral safety, avoiding poison.
    Economy
    Households sell bred animals through the gate and keep breeding lines as guarded secrets.
    Governance
    Judges decide D-Station Sector 1 access and neighbour disputes.
    People
    Their gills open wide in humid air among stone spires; they watch for predators while breathing water through neck slits.
    Looks
    Stone-grey hide covers long limbs and a second pair of small arms hangs at their sides.
  2. One of the Dakpeiwun
    02

    Dakpeiwun

    Stooped and long-armed, olive skin, black eyes
    Alignment
    They are lawful, following judge rulings in crowded spire bridges.
    Economy
    Families sell bred livestock to buyers waiting at the gate for steady income.
    Governance
    Judges rule by custom and argue new laws.
    People
    The Dakpeiwun stoop low while ambient power floods weather and animals alike, making the air dangerous to stand in.
    Looks
    Olive skin shines under the light of near stars while black eyes scan for threats.
  3. One of the Danyu
    03

    Danyu

    Wiry, blue-grey skin
    Alignment
    They hoard guarded crops to avoid selfish starvation.
    Economy
    Households farm guarded soil with imported seeds and sell bred animals through the gate.
    Governance
    Judges enforce the ban; they also mediate land disputes.
    People
    Danyu second eyelids close against the choking air that rises from the water below the stone spires.
    Looks
    Wiry bodies stand tall with blue-grey skin and a wide lipless mouth suited for dry food.
  4. One of the Muya
    04

    Muya

    Wiry, pale skin, no outer ears
    Alignment
    They stay neutral, trading animals for credits while guarding breeds.
    Economy
    Families trade bred animals for credits while keeping breeding lines as guarded secrets from others.
    Governance
    Judges control Sector 1 gates and settle neighbor fights.
    People
    No outer ears catch the low hum of ambient power that leaks into weather and animals alike.
    Looks
    Wiry frames hold pale skin while silence hangs over their wide lipless mouths in the wind.
  5. One of the Skarrun
    05

    Skarrun

    Bipedal, striking; multicoloured striped fur, bushy tails, antlers
    Alignment
    They stand neutral between spires and wrecked water.
    Economy
    Herds graze on imported grass in guarded soil while stripping bark from dead tree trunks.
    Governance
    Judges rule on D-Station Sector 1 access and neighbor fights.
    People
    Bushy tails sweep aside drifting ambient power that leaks into weather and animals around them, as the dimension slowly dies.
    Looks
    Multicoloured striped fur covers antlered heads while bushy tails balance their bipedal stride across spires.
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