Valvia, we're two vowels away from being an anatomy lesson.

Alpha 13 is considered to be approximately equivalent to Leng for the purpose of inter-factional politics.

Alpha 7

”Alpha 7 is one of the largest manufacturers of hand tools in all of skytopia. Many craftsmen carry their 'sevens' with pride.”

”Sword violence outnumbers gun violence on Alpha 7. It's the only skyland where people still wear suits of armor.”

”Try the local coffee shop. Apparently they average three caffeine overdoses a week.”

”Kids on Alpha 7 make a pastime of arson. As a result, Alpha 7 has the best fire department in skytopia.”

”Alpha 7 is one of the least populated Alpha platforms.”

Leng

”Leng makes a fair amount of money by selling off its excess water to dryer skylands. It collects water in large storage tanks hanging from the side of the skyland. When ready to be shipped, they are simply disconnected and lowered into a waiting airship.”

”Leng has drifted quite a bit during its history. Most businesses have suffered since the skyland left the core and floated to the outer rim.”

”Leng's airstrip is deceptive. For the first few landings, pilots are terrified of misjudging and hitting the skyland's side. Eventually they realize Leng has one of the largest and most forgiving airstrips.”

”At various times, Leng has sold off more water than it could sustain losing. There are now strict regulations in force to prevent the water supply from drying up again.”

”Leng's is known as 'Skytopia's most upside down mountain.'”

Midgard

”Midgard is one of skytopia's biggest skylands. Both in terms of population and landmass.”

”Since 206 AU Midgard has hosted a stunt flying show during Birthday, skytopia's annual celebration of gaining age and experience.”

”Midgard has been a powerhouse in skytopia since it was first settled. Its large population and booming economy make it a highly contested target.”

”Some Midgardians long for the days when their skyland was capital of the Commonwealth. Even more appreciate the extra freedoms and autonomy they gain under the factions.”

”Midgard is divided into two skylands, long having been connected together. Travel is constant across the bridge and elevators between the two.”

Grottopolis:

July 18th is Cattopolis Day!

Cidade is home to many crime family syndicates. Because of this, it is one of few skylands to have its own major police force.

(Altough that last bit can be taken out)

Tortuga: You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villiany.

...what?

Cidade: The city's architecture is planned around a social hierarchy. The higher towers and upper suites are reserved for the wealthy bourgeoisie, while the lower apartments and outer real estate near the runway are reserved for low income labourers. The richest have their own landing pads and runways built atop the towers to avoid going through the slums to use the public ports.

Bump, but I thought it was an interesting one that was brought up and used a few times in RP.

Cidade: Due to the high density of urban development, traditional graveyards and similar settings aren't practical. In response to the limited space, Cidadians instead have built vertical crypt-like grave houses for their dearly departed. They recently dedicated a section to those lost during the Hidden Fleet war.

After a lot of RP taking place in Cidade lately more can be added.

Along the long miles of 8th street lie Cidade's biggest shopping district, headquarters and flagship stores to several high end fashion labels and many other smaller boutiques and fine dining in between the large department stores. While pricey, the quality of the clothing cannot be denied and is often the envy of many a fashion critic

Also located throughout much of the city are tall viewing towers, able to see as high as many of the skyscrapers in the center of the city while being shorter, yet just as incredible of a view as the interior ones dot the perimeter of the skyland. This is mainly a tourist attraction and is regulated by ticket sales to ride to the top. Small vendors also set up there for light eats and drinks and some other small gift shops

Skylands with no facts:
* Getty
* Phillipia
* Sharif
* Volstoy
* Alpha 1, 3, 4, 9, 14, 15, 17

Skylands with a single fact:
* Juliet
* Kadath
* Romeo
* Tehras
* Alpha 8, 10, 12, 13

Hopefully I didn't miss anything.

Also, in case Harris turns up and wants to know, he also didn't write about:
* Grottopolis
* Luz
* Uurwerk

I'll add these into the game if they're less than 250 characters and full of awesome.

Visit Volstoy to see what it could look like.

Ohhhhh, neat! Does that mean ones that are already posted, as well as new?

Most of the ones posted in this thread are too long or there are multiple suggestions for the same skylands.
I'm hoping someone will collate & collect the best ones and edit them to 250 characters.

Sometime next week maybe, if it's in the cards, I can at least pull some of them, and try to clean them up for review.

Any facts from the nature walk that can be added for Arcadia? I can't remember if any were added to this thread.

That would be a huge honor to have some of those in there Pen, thanks for recommending that nature walk.

They don't have to all be at once. We can do them as we go along. Adding them to the game isn't exactly trivial, but they can be edited for more awesomeness later.


EDIT: We can also do the Fuel Stations. I'll post a list of all the Skylands and Fuelies below to make it easier to keep track of what the options are. Feel free to just quote the following post in your submissions.

1 Volstoy
2 Romeo
3 Aleut
4 Juliet
5 Isla di Pisa
6 Getty
7 Fuseli
8 Tehras
9 Goldenrod
10 Sharif
11 Olio
12 Phillipia
13 Alpha 1
14 Earthbreach
15 Luz
16 Alpha 2
17 Jordan
18 Shriebeck
19 Leng
20 Echo
21 Valvia
22 Lhasa
23 Midgard
24 Alpha 3
25 Tinkspoit
26 Eltsina
27 Alpha 4
28 Gonk
29 Cidade
30 Tortuga
31 Alpha 5
32 New Hovlund
33 Steppe
34 Kadath
35 Arcadia
36 Islo
37 Grottopolis
38 Uurwerk
39 Alpha 6
40 Alpha 7
41 Alpha 8
42 Alpha 9
43 Alpha 10
44 Alpha 11
45 Alpha 12
46 Alpha 13
47 Alpha 14
48 Alpha 15
49 Alpha 16
50 Alpha 17
51 Fuel XIII
52 Fuel XIV
53 Fuel XV
54 Fuel XVI
55 Fuel XVII
56 Fuel XVIII
57 Fuel XIX
58 Fuel XX
59 Fuel XXI
60 Fuel XXII
61 Fuel XXIII
62 Fuel XXIV
63 Fuel XXV
64 Fuel XXVI
65 Fuel XXVII
66 Fuel XXVIII
67 Fuel XXIX
68 Fuel XXX
69 Fuel XXXI
70 Fuel XXXII
71 Fuel XXXIII
72 Fuel XXXIV
73 Fuel XXXV
74 Fuel XXXVI
75 Fuel XXXVII
76 Fuel XXXVIII
77 Fuel XXXIX
78 Fuel XL
79 Fuel XLI
80 Fuel LII
81 Fuel LIII
82 Fuel LIV
83 Fuel LV
84 Fuel LVI
85 Fuel LVII
86 Fuel LVIII
87 Fuel LIX
88 Fuel LX
89 Fuel LXI