- although it's in space, the lunar imperial government is known for its excesses. their economy is booming, and everyone's happy to be in this place. Everyone.
- a lot of the architecture is going to be ostentatious, with architecture and fashion styles being a mish-mash of trends from 'vintage' earth. the imperials have a habit of taking whatever style or aesthetic they want from earth and just adapting it to high culture. a lot of these adaptations range from creative to, well, the most offensive appropriation you could think of, because the imperials don't think it's bad. this even extends to their military garb; depending on the ruling family, each service's colours reflects the sigil of the current ruling family.
- the entire colony is very technologically heavy; think smart cities with heavy surveillance and a monitored and censored net. this absolutely clashes with the kind of 'vibe' the city projects, with the upper classes living like aristocrats, and the 'lower classes' (they don't have poverty! don't believe dissenters who say otherwise! dissenters will be shot) looking like they live in space vegas. the population has accepted loss of civil liberties to trade off economic success, and it's so far worked all these years.
- all colonies are climate controlled; never a bad day around here. however, climate control is generally better the higher in strata you are, and if your colony is 'poor' by imperial definition, well, tough shit
note on imperial style
- a lot of the architecture is going to be ostentatious, with architecture and fashion styles being a mish-mash of trends from 'vintage' earth. the imperials have a habit of taking whatever style or aesthetic they want from earth and just adapting it to high culture. a lot of these adaptations range from creative to, well, the most offensive appropriation you could think of, because the imperials don't think it's bad. this even extends to their military garb; depending on the ruling family, each service's colours reflects the sigil of the current ruling family.
- the entire colony is very technologically heavy; think smart cities with heavy surveillance and a monitored and censored net. this absolutely clashes with the kind of 'vibe' the city projects, with the upper classes living like aristocrats, and the 'lower classes' (they don't have poverty! don't believe dissenters who say otherwise! dissenters will be shot) looking like they live in space vegas. the population has accepted loss of civil liberties to trade off economic success, and it's so far worked all these years.
- all colonies are climate controlled; never a bad day around here. however, climate control is generally better the higher in strata you are, and if your colony is 'poor' by imperial definition, well, tough shit