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Good morning #Septopolis. If you're using this to build something and haven't picked one yet, take today and ponder it (I did this last year in fact!). Then, tell us about how it got this name. It could be serious and directly from in-world or it could be a silly in-joke amongst your friends.

This would be a simple answer for the month if I was only doing GC as a whole, but I think I want to also ponder why the focus districts are what they are. But first: GC. Galas Castoll was kind of a vibes-pondered name back in 2021-ish(?) meant to loosely mean “Great Castle.”

This was likely not the original name of the first settlements that became it, but one that was born out of it gradually consuming neighboring smaller settlements into a larger, reinforced amalgamation. Because yeah, it kind of became something frighteningly great.

Miralleda: in old notes, this section has been referred to as the Mirror District. It has a purpose in MaMo’s time and I wanted to make a nod to PPG Place back where I grew up. But now I’ve given it a newer name thanks to the aforementioned Coreloceans. It’s still mirrors. A lot of them.

Like... literally mirrors spread throughout the district? Magical mirrors? 👀

Nope! In this case it's themed off of a set of buildings in the major city I grew up near and therefore more mundane in nature. There *may* be a heat issue that I have to address if there are a lot of buildings made of this plate glass, but that's where it might turn into a mix of building types.

Galas Agrati: like GC itself, GA is another vibes-y kind of name that I wanted to reflect its importance. The port is what MADE GC a megaNYC on steroids and loosely means “Great Port Marketplace.” Colloquially, it gets called “the Agra.”

Holy shit PPG jumpscare, I love it These all sound great and very linguistically cohesive, considering they're vibe picks!

Fantastic names. Loving that Galas Agrati has a colloquial alias.

Is it Heights because it is higher up in the city? Does it have a good view? 👀

You have made me look up why place names ended up getting "Heights" in them. 😂 So yes! It will be on a higher elevation than its neighboring areas, but it's also because there will be a lot of verticality with the buildings. Lots of people to get packed into apartments!

Ooh excellent! I love some good medium to high density housing! 🤩 I didn't know that about Heights but it makes sense!