Orvale

World

Orvale

Orvale is high gravity and sparsely populated, which means every settlement is engineered like a fortress against the planet itself. People who live here do it for a reason—claims, research permits, isolation, or a lack of better options—and they don’t romanticize it. Orvale-built equipment has a reputation for durability, and Orvale society has a reputation for minding its own business.

Population
34,000,000
Terrain / Climate
Arid and rocky with minimal vegetation
Gravity
1.71 gees
Length of Day
33 hours, 55 minutes

Orvale is high gravity and sparsely populated, which means every settlement is engineered like a fortress against the planet itself. People who live here do it for a reason—claims, research permits, isolation, or a lack of better options—and they don’t romanticize it. Orvale-built equipment has a reputation for durability, and Orvale society has a reputation for minding its own business. Orvale settlements cluster in reinforced valleys and excavated plateaus where transportation costs can be controlled. High gravity shapes architecture, medicine, and labor: buildings are low, machinery is powerful, and off-world visitors tire quickly. Local manufacturers test equipment under conditions severe enough that an Orvale certification carries commercial weight across the network.