Alpha-14
| Type | Factory city |
|---|---|
| Located in | Lukyr Arix |
| Status | Active |
Alpha-14 is one of Lukyr Arix's factory "cities" — an amalgamation of industrial facilities built in a surface zone stable enough for large-scale construction. Like The Wasp (officially Arix Theta-7), its designation format follows a classification system for Arix settlements.
Geography
Alpha-14 is located straight west of the main mining pit. It is accessible by resource transport from the pit area, approximately at the same latitude as the surface drop zones used by workers extracting from the Living Caves.
Function
Alpha-14 operates as an industrial hub under ySteel's corporate governance structure. Like all factory cities on Arix, it has detection systems that identify individuals by their name tag affiliation — escaped prisoners or workers without valid tags will be detected immediately upon entering.
When Kynon Bancroft and Teeva Jakoby emerged from the Living Caves with contaminated suits and were rescued by a resource transport in SFL-TE Chapter 3, the pilot offered Alpha-14 as one of two possible destinations. Teeva Jakoby immediately rejected it: "They'll detect us in any of them."
Open Questions
- What industries operate in Alpha-14?
- How does Alpha-14's size and layout compare to The Wasp?
- What is the full naming convention for Arix settlement designations?