New Earth

New Earth, originally known as Geotron, is a Terracity and the capital of the Government, located deep within the Milky Way.

Overview
New Earth is a planet located in the New Core, the political seat of the Trans-Galactic Government. It is located at a point where many hyperlanes intersect, being registered as the origin point of all standard Government hyperlane maps. It is the wealthiest and most important Government world, also housing ambassadors and representatives from allied factions, such as the Holy Faction and New Titanian Empire. It has two natural moons, one natural sun, several artificial moons, and an artificial ringworld around it.

Geography
Before being cyberformed, New Earth's surface resembled that of Old Earth, and had a rather striking resemblance, which led some to believe that the planet once housed intelligent life, whether native or immigrated, who had the technology to carve the surface to mimic Earth, or that the planet was copied at the atomic level from Earth during its early formation by a space-time anomaly. If it was copied, its surface and native life evolved differently enough to be considered alien. Its natural surface included deserts, oceans, grasslands, forests, mountain ranges, islands, and polar ice caps.

Urban Layout
Following the cyberforming, New Earth had no more natural land outside of designated and domed reserves areas, as the rest of its surface was converted into a terracity. New Earth gained Old Earth's planetary shield, the Great Wall of Terra, along with a Weather Control System. The core was converted to an artificial one, similarly to Planetoids, with a planetary power grid being set up, located at the newly reestablished Iron Grid. The terracity was divided into several thousand levels, with the lowest mainly being power stations and industrial works, with residential areas above them, reaching to the old ground level and then far into the sky, dwarfing the architecture of most other worlds. As with all terracities, the lower and middle classes mostly made up the lower and ground levels, while the high class made up the upper levels. The lower levels were rather dark, like an eternal night, but were lit with artificial lighting on almost every street and building. Large floating cities are common on New Earth's moons. Large waste pipes for non-recyclable products and other civil workings run through the city, mostly hidden, but are most visible within the Lower and Ground levels, leading to incineration facilities or transport ships. Also positioned in orbit around New Earth are orbital defense platforms and deployment stations. New Earth's cityscape is organized into regions, mirroring the layout of the Old Earth continents, and then those are divided into sub-regions, which mirror Old Earth countries, although adding new sub-regions in place of oceans and other bodies of water.

Environment
Before being cyberformed, New Earth had various climates, ranging from freezing cold temperatures in the polar ice caps to scorching hot temperatures in the deserts. Although the weather was mostly calm, storms on New Earth, then known as Geotron, could reach levels not seen on Old Earth, with large maelstroms taking up parts of the sky, although these storms were rather rare. After being cyberformed, New Earth had a controlled climate and atmosphere, rather calm and temperate in nature, with precipitation mainly being concentrated to nature reserves.

Citizens
The citizens of New Earth, known as Neoterrans, sometimes also referred to as Terrans, made up the population of New Earth after being cyberformed. They are comprised of many species, although the majority are humans. Citizens were spread throughout all regions of the planet, ranging from the Lower, Ground, and Upper Levels.

Flora
Before being cyberformed, New Earth was the home of a multitude of plant life. Dominant flora included the Greatwood Trees, which grew taller, wider, and stronger than any tree found on Earth, able to withstand maelstroms, with their roots reaching deep into the ground. Longfruit Trees were also quite strong, and grew Longfruits, a tan and bland-tasting oblong fruit native to the planet's surface, which are an excellent source of fiber and protein. Smaller plants included the Cone Flower, which grew to be near half the height of an average adult human, Geotron Packer Plants, which compacted organic materials into cubes within itself for consumption, Geotron Moonflowers, which only bloom at night and emit a soft blue glow, known to boost and reinvigorate Magic users, Lightbushes, which emit strong yellow light, Geotron Coral, where its marine life grazes, and the deadly Necroid Fungus, which often rides on living hosts and entices them to seek out uninfected creatures to spread to, not unlike Z-29. While most of the flora was preserved in nature reserves and taken to other worlds, the Necroid Fungus was eradicated. Geotron Moonflowers became popular across Government space, reaching all the way to No Man's Space, due to their magic-boosting properties.

Fauna
New Earth was home a wide variety of native fauna, with the most notable being Astrocanines, Redcats, and Silver Vulpins. Astrocanines, a canine, became one of the most popular pets within Government space, spreading out across known space. The feline Redcats were not as widespread, but were still popular among the citizens of Government space. Silver Vulpins, a fox-like animal, became the favorites of high-class citizens living on New Earth and the New Core system, but didn't spread far beyond the Milky Way. Other notable land animals, held within nature reserves and spread to other planets after the Government colonization, included the Sturdhorns, large pack animals with four large horns, and Nevadeers, deer-like animals that appear to hold some Celestial properties within their antlers. Sea creatures include the squid-like Exocus, the armored shark-like Capis Armorfish, and the Jilcan Eels. Crescent Hawks, an avian creature that casts a crescent-shaped shadow, are also used as pets on New Earth, and spread throughout the New Core. The most widespread species is the Silicon Snail, which is a large shelled gastropod, able to consume metals and many forms of matter, and is often used as an organic way to dispose of trash by poorer and less developed worlds. A lesser known aerial species of manta ray-like predators that utilize electroreception was documented during the first expedition to the planet. Geotronian Slimes were also common on the planet's surface, and were among natural prey of Astrocanines.

Government and politics
New Earth is ruled by the democratic Trans-Galactic Government. New Earth holds its own Planetary Administrator and its own legislative branches, just like other Government worlds, with leaders that can be elected into office by the civilian population. However, the legislation of New Earth's planetary government can be directly overridden by the office of the Trans-Galactic President or any other branch of the Trans-Galactic Government, which are based on New Earth. Heavy presence of ambassadors from major factions and supernatural bodies, including the New Titanian Empire, are present on New Earth, and have seats in Congress and other representative branches. Representatives from the 5th Dimension, Celestial states, and other supernatural factions mainly deal directly with the Supernatural Defense Corps or Advanced Supernatural Defense Corps.

Military
New Earth is equipped with a Military Planetary Security Force, like all other Government worlds, along with a Starwatch defense fleet on standby throughout the system. The Planetary Security Force of New Earth is designated as the Neoterran Security Force.

Law Enforcement
The Planetary Security Force provides a prominent division of law enforcement officers, which can be seen across all levels of New Earth's megacities. While the equipment and uniforms of these officers can often seem ceremonial when compared to other Government police forces, they have proven to be an effective force, and produce training material and standard tech for law enforcement agencies elsewhere.

Public Works
Public health and safety is a top priority, with some of the universe's best medical technology and professionals being located on New Earth, along with an advanced healthcare system that is free for the population. While many jobs in terms of labor and even first responding is carried out by robots, it is not uncommon to see organic workers in these positions as well. Education is also a priority, with public and private schools located across each district, many of which are among the best in the Core, and the Government as a whole. Online schooling is also prominent, although not as common, as parents often wish to have students interact with each other. Public transportation systems run across New Earth, from the surface to its moons, with relatively low fares when compared to other worlds. While most public services are concentrated on the upper and ground levels, the lower levels of New Earth get statistically more benefits across their population than the lower levels of more distant and poorer terracity worlds. Most products made for use on New Earth can either be used indefinitely or are recyclable, with several biodegradable products also made. However, products that cannot be recycled, used indefinitely, or break down naturally are sent to trash compactors and incinerators, and the megacities make use of sophisticated sewage and trash collecting systems, aimed at not overflowing the landfills of the levels below the lowest civilian tier.

Economics
Intergalactic banks and other economic powerhouses, along with the headquarters of the megacorporation Megacorp, are also located on New Earth, and have mostly been nationalized, although several private industries remain. New Earth creates and exports large amounts of manufactured goods, mainly advanced technology, often sold through Megacorp.

Trans-Galactic War
New Earth, originally named Geotron, was found as planet with a life-supporting atmosphere, already sporting some native flora and fauna, although it had no intelligent life. It was colonized by the Government, supporting highly-protected domed colonies, where Redcats, Astrocanines, Silver Vulpins, and other local fauna were domesticated, soon becoming popular pets among Government citizens. The planet was a popular tourist destination in those years, and was a source of minerals and other resources, such as Imperialite, Keplerium, and even Novanium. Its striking geographic similarities to Earth created great scientific interests in the planet.

Post-Trans-Galactic War
After the Trans-Galactic War, New Earth became the new Government capital, with all native life relocated. The planet was cyberformed. Complete colonization began shortly. The area once colloquially referred to as The Capitol was established on New Earth, officially named New Washington, DC.