THE PAPAL STATES: 2045-2076
3. LoLnet — a group of deckers. LoLnet has been responsible for numerous decking attacks that have cost the lives of many innocent people. Their aim, however, is to reveal to the public whatever secret a company may be hiding. Of all the anarchist groups, LoLnet is regarded as the most anti-establishment. However, there's more. LoLNet firmly believes that the truth belongs to everyone, and that there is no difference bwetween conspiracy and privacy. With Over the years, they exposed personal information of ordinary citizens — bank accounts, e-mails, private photos, documents, and the like. In doing so, LoLNet has forged a love-hate relationship with the public.
4. Oggi Roma — an independent newspaper run by a former ZeoSet journalist known in the Hexagon's underworld as Xandre. Unlike LoLNet, Oggi Roma doesn't break into anything - it only aims at the corporations and the Vatican, and it never fails to challenge the truthfulness of our own newspaper and of the Vatican's "Il Verbo."
There is too much tension in the air, and all eyes are now fixed on The Hexagon.
THE HEXAGON.
City Hall District.
This district is the seat of the state's power, home to the town hall, the police station, and the Praetorian base — though the latter is currently housed, on a temporary basis, in the Templar District. Owing to its central position, the district acts as a hub connecting all the others.
Templar District.
Here the Templars and the clergy wield their authority. Its most significant sites are the cathedral and the Inquisitorial Tribunal, but the district is also home to an orphanage, the Templars' military logistics centers, a hospital, a library, a Diocesan Chancery, and various shrines scattered throughout.
Financial District.
This is corporate ground. Any Italian or European multinational not seated on the Corporate Court can secure extraterritoriality in this district. It is, accordingly, the domain of the multinationals, which over the years have opened numerous stores, small firms, and businesses. The one that towers above the rest is ZeoSet — the de jure, though not the de facto, owner of the entire Hexagon.
Industrial District.
This district was home to the factories that were destroyed in either the Silent War or the Iconoclast War. Today the district lies abandoned; its ruins are infested with demon rats and other foul creatures, and overrun by criminals and individuals engaged in every sort of shady dealing.
District of St. Marco.
The residential district where all corporate citizens live. Upon being hired by a company, a citizen is granted corporate citizen status along with a new apartment.
District of St. Filippo Neri.
The residential district that once housed all Bronze human citizens. Recently, however, it was evacuated following the discovery of an ancient residence underground. Every resident was relocated to the Residential District, though the authorities insist the arrangement is only temporary. The district's sole attraction of note is its museum.
Residential District.
It houses none but Bronze non-human citizens. The district is a skyscraper that extend below the surface into a labyrinthine, claustrophobic complex, where each floor holds several residential blocks. Unable to leave — unless they serve the state in some capacity — the inhabitants are left to fend for themselves, without a shred of assistance from the state, in a place where criminals and anarchists reign supreme.
Entertainment District.
Also known as "Hexaven," this district is rather self-explanatory — it offers a wide array of activities and attractions. It is worth noting that some of these are owned by the state itself, which limits its offerings to restaurants, cafés, playgrounds, theme parks, and movie theaters. Those in private hands, by contrast, include nightclubs, bars, shopping malls, open-air concert grounds, and so on.
School District.
Like the Entertainment District, the School District is divided between the Vatican and the companies that hold extraterritoriality. It is home to a number of public schools, run by the Vatican, and private schools, each providing a different level of education.
