Nortune

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Nortune, Kislev.

Nortune is a massive metropolis city and the capital of the Kislev Empire on northern Ignas.

Nortune is home to many forms of industry that produce a large amount of steam, earning the people of Kislev the nickname "Kislev Steamheads".

The city, shaped like a large X, is divided into four separate boroughs or "blocks."

• A Block is where the upper and middle class of Nortune live. Located close to the Imperial Capital, the block has a high standard of living.
• C Block is the "Battle Arena" block, this section of the city is centered around the massive battle arena, run by the Imperial Battling Committee, where Gears compete in one-on-one arena matches. D-block prisoners can win their freedom here by competing and winning in the annual Battling Championship.
• D Block is a massive prison district. The prison population are kept in check by high explosive collars placed around their necks upon incarceration. Due to the low cost of living, it is also home to the poor, demi-humans, and war orphans.

History

The Yggdrasil IV.

Nortune's origins lie in the beginnings of the Kislev nation itself, after the Shevat-Solaris War. Discovering an ancient vessel on an Ignas battlefield, Roni Fatima had it excavated and ordered his subordinates to begin repairing it, hoping to make use of it for upcoming battle with Solaris.

In the process of repairs, a small settlement developed, centered around artifacts, trade, and the exchange of information. After an ancient reactor was excavated, it was put into use, allowing the town to expand into a city that came to be called Nortune, which meant 'ship building place' in the local language. At some point the unnamed vessel was sealed, and the site became the center of the Central Administrative District. Though forgotten by history, in the present day it would be incorporated into the Yggdrasil IV.

Solaris noticed Nortune's rise and planted a lower level branch of the Ethos there. Called the Committee, it served to manipulate the newly formed government and civilians there, as well as install people sympathetic to Solaris's plans in places of power. Each part of the Committee oversaw different portions of the nation, though at some point their attention increasingly focused on Nortune at the expense of the satellite towns and their oppressed inhabitants.

Xenogears

Fei Fong Wong is captured with Weltall. At the personal request of the Executioner, he is sent to the D-Block. He meets Hammer, and meets Rico.

Fei meets Elly again escorting the Hecht in her Gear, the Vierge. In the Weltall, he intercepts and forces her to dock onto the rooftops of Nortune, where he shows her the city on fire, making her to come to grips with the costs of Solaris's actions. Leaving Elly there, Fei rejoins Rico, in order to deal with the Hecht's pilot, Dominia.

After Fei and Rico defeat Dominia, the two struggle to change the Hecht's trajectory, when Elly suddenly joins them, allowing the three to shift it beyond the initial target. When the impact points towards Nortune's residential district, their Gears overheat, forcing Fei and Rico to let go. Elly refuses to let go, redirecting the ship away from the city and nearly sacrificing herself if not for the efforts of Grahf.

In order to escape for good, Fei's group decides to steal the Goliath in the Goliath Factory. They do so, but Goliath sinks into the sea after being shot down by the Yggdrasil, due to Bart mistaking them as Kislev forces.

In Disc 2, after the Yggdrasil IV has been activated and later destroyed, there is a massive hole in the middle of Nortune where the ship used to be docked.

Etymology

This is a misspelling of Noatun, from Norse mythology.^{[citation needed]}

Gallery

Nortune A-block civilians.

Sketch of Nortune's D-block.