Akila City

Akila City is the capital of the Freestar Collective, located on the planet Akila in the Cheyenne system.^[1]^[2]

Background[]

Akila City was founded in 2167 by Solomon Coe, at the site of his first camp on Akila. Solomon named the settlement "Akila City" despite being its only inhabitant at the time because he was confident that other settlers would soon follow him. He was correct, and soon other families, such as the Cartwrights and Hasanovs, arrived on Akila and helped construct Akila City. Akila City grew into a bustling regional hub, and when Solomon engineered an alliance between the Cheyenne and Volii systems, the city was made the capital of Freestar Collective.

The oldest part of Akila City is The Core, an elevated and fortified settlement where the founding families built their homes. Since countless Ashta roamed the planet and proved to be a a cunning and deadly threat, Akila City had to be walled to keep them out. The center of the settlement was The Rock, which initially served as both a cantina and a meeting hall. Over time, new sets of walls were built around The Core, with the first expansion creating the Midtown district and the spaceport, and the third and most recent expansion creating The Stretch. In 2231, following the creation of the Freestar Rangers by the Council of Governors, the upper floors of The Rock were set aside for the Rangers' use. By 2330, The Core had become an exclusive neighborhood where descendants of the founding families resided, though vacated homes could be sold to outsiders with the approval of the city's historical society. Midtown and Coe Plaza hosted most of the city's businesses, services, and residences, while the poor and unfortunate lived in improvised shacks built in The Stretch.