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An Ecumenopolis is a planet-wide city, a single continuous urban expanse that blankets the entire surface of a world. These vast metropolises represent the apex of urban development and interstellar civilization within many universes of the [[Continuum Universes]], including [[Galaxa]] and [[ | An Ecumenopolis is a planet-wide city, a single continuous urban expanse that blankets the entire surface of a world. These vast metropolises represent the apex of urban development and interstellar civilization within many universes of the [[Continuum Universes]], including [[Galaxa]] and [[LethurĂźa]]. | ||
== Overview == | == Overview == | ||
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== Cultural Significance == | == Cultural Significance == | ||
Ecumenopoleis often symbolize the triumph of civilization over nature, though this ideal is not without cost. Legends in certain universes warn of spirits or forgotten gods entombed beneath the lowest strata, their whispers still influencing events above. | Ecumenopoleis often symbolize the triumph of civilization over nature, though this ideal is not without cost. Legends in certain universes warn of spirits or forgotten gods entombed beneath the lowest strata, their whispers still influencing events above. | ||
In [[ | In [[LethurĂźa]], it is said the hum of an Ecumenopolis resonates with the Vistrum, allowing distant kin to feel the pulse of the collective. In [[Galaxa]], such worlds often serve as hubs for [[Guildworlds]] or political cores of sprawling empires. | ||
== Notable Examples == | == Notable Examples == | ||
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[[Neo Terra Prime II]] â A central hub in the [[Galaxa]] universe, blending high diplomacy with undercity intrigue. | [[Neo Terra Prime II]] â A central hub in the [[Galaxa]] universe, blending high diplomacy with undercity intrigue. | ||
[[Skadrolis]] â In [[ | [[Skadrolis]] â In [[LethurĂźa]], a sacred Ecumenopolis built atop ancient [[Sherok]] ruins and still patrolled by psionic sentinels. | ||
[[ | [[Mallikai III]] â Another world from [[Galaxa]] [[Mallikai III]] is built ontop of hundreds of thousands of [[Galaxan Standard Calendar|Galaxan Years]] of [[Sluggo]] infrastructure. | ||
== Trivia == | == Trivia == | ||