Lifestyle and Economy

FASHION 

Fashion in the Messiah sphere is largely Victorian or civil war era, tweaked more towards the steampunk side of things, though new arrivals still have the clothing on their backs to wear. If they wish to have more than one set of clothing (unless of course they had the fortunate luck to have their wardrobe arrive with them) they will have to purchase the clothing of the area.

If you're curious what this fashion looks like, simply google 'steampunk' and check out the image search, you'll get a good idea of it there. Otherwise think the new Sherlock Holmes movies, or perhaps Wild Wild West. Both are good ideas of Victorian/Steampunk style.

While there are certain expectations for fashion depending on one's gender and status, nothing is set in stone. You might just get snooty looks from the more traditional ladies and gents.

TECHNOLOGY 

Technology in the Messiah Sphere is rather limited. Everything is either steam powered or by etheric means. There are radios, but no television, rotary telephones that must be hand cranked, but high tech wrist worn computers that is powered but unknown means. Not to mention the sphere is part of a giant space ship, and the manner in which the sphere is maintained is not well understood by the residents.

<span lang="EN" style="font-size: 9pt; color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-ansi-language: EN">For an idea of common technology see below:

<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-autospace: ideograph-numeric; mso-layout-grid-align: auto; punctuation-wrap: hanging; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto"><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 9pt; color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-ansi-language: EN">Refrigerators <span lang="EN" style="font-size: 9pt; color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-ansi-language: EN">: Think early 1920s.

<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-autospace: ideograph-numeric; mso-layout-grid-align: auto; punctuation-wrap: hanging; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto"><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 9pt; color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-ansi-language: EN">Stoves <span lang="EN" style="font-size: 9pt; color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-ansi-language: EN">: Wood burning stoves are still the most common, and though electric stoves have been found they’re quite rare.

<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-autospace: ideograph-numeric; mso-layout-grid-align: auto; punctuation-wrap: hanging; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto"><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 9pt; color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-ansi-language: EN">Electricity <span lang="EN" style="font-size: 9pt; color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-ansi-language: EN">: Maintains lights inside the buildings, and is generated from steam power stations on the underside of the band and shell districts. Smaller steam generators can be found on buildings to heat water and power more energy draining equipment.

<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-autospace: ideograph-numeric; mso-layout-grid-align: auto; punctuation-wrap: hanging; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto"><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 9pt; color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-ansi-language: EN">Home delivery <span lang="EN" style="font-size: 9pt; color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-ansi-language: EN">: Milk is delivered by crate and bottle on the doorstep every three days, and newspapers every day.

<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-autospace: ideograph-numeric; mso-layout-grid-align: auto; punctuation-wrap: hanging; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto"><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 9pt; color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-ansi-language: EN">Canned foods <span lang="EN" style="font-size: 9pt; color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-ansi-language: EN">: Mostly soups and highly salted veggies.

<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-autospace: ideograph-numeric; mso-layout-grid-align: auto; punctuation-wrap: hanging; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto"><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 9pt; color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-ansi-language: EN">Clothing: <span lang="EN" style="font-size: 9pt; color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-ansi-language: EN"> While there is mass produced clothing, it is in short supply. Most must be personally made by seamstresses or tailors.

<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-autospace: ideograph-numeric; mso-layout-grid-align: auto; punctuation-wrap: hanging; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto"><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 9pt; color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-ansi-language: EN">Shoes: <span lang="EN" style="font-size: 9pt; color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-ansi-language: EN"> While there are mass produced shoes, they are in short supply. Most are made by shoe makers or cordweiners.

<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-autospace: ideograph-numeric; mso-layout-grid-align: auto; punctuation-wrap: hanging; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto"><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 9pt; color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-ansi-language: EN">Weapons: <span lang="EN" style="font-size: 9pt; color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-ansi-language: EN"> From rifles to ray guns, if your canon has it, it is available all though it has been significantly changed in appearance. Take a look at these for ideas. While its legal to carry a concealed weapon, murder is not. So please keep in mind you might end up punished if you do end up using that shiny toy.

'''<span lang="EN" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN"><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 9pt; color: #e36c0a; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-themecolor: accent6; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-ansi-language: EN">TRANSPORTATION '''

<span lang="EN" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN">Transportation in the Messiah Sphere is a complicated thing. There are no cars, but small steam powered mopedsand bicycles are seen often enough, as well as steam powered rickshaw.

<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-autospace: ideograph-numeric; mso-layout-grid-align: auto; punctuation-wrap: hanging; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN">The most common mode of transportation inside Israfel and Orifel is by gondola, as most of the city is connected by water ways and streets are thin and hard to pass through via any sort of vehicle.

<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-autospace: ideograph-numeric; mso-layout-grid-align: auto; punctuation-wrap: hanging; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN">The only way to reach the band districts and Eden is by balloon. Either larger, slower dirigible ferries, or smaller air ships are available. Ships normally dock on the band districts until called; or in the case of the ferries, on hourly trips down to Israfel. On the band districts horse drawn carriages and steam powered rickshaws are more common, as the streets are much larger. But walking is still the most accepted form of travel.

<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-autospace: ideograph-numeric; mso-layout-grid-align: auto; punctuation-wrap: hanging; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN">On Eden there is no motor powered vehicles of any kind allowed outside the dirigible dock. Horseback, bicycle, or leg powered transit only.

<p style="border-right: medium none; padding-right: 0in; border-top: medium none; padding-left: 0in; padding-bottom: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; border-left: medium none; padding-top: 0in; text-autospace: ideograph-numeric; border-bottom: medium none; mso-layout-grid-align: auto; punctuation-wrap: hanging; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; mso-padding-alt: 0in 0in 1.0pt 0in; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 9pt; color: #e36c0a; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-themecolor: accent6; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-ansi-language: EN">MONEY <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 9pt; color: #e36c0a; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-themecolor: accent6; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-ansi-language: EN">

<p style="border-right: medium none; padding-right: 0in; border-top: medium none; padding-left: 0in; padding-bottom: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; border-left: medium none; padding-top: 0in; text-autospace: ideograph-numeric; border-bottom: medium none; mso-layout-grid-align: auto; punctuation-wrap: hanging; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; mso-padding-alt: 0in 0in 1.0pt 0in; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 9pt; color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-ansi-language: EN">The currency of the Messiah Sphere is the Lira coin, which come in copper, silver and gold. To keep things simple, one can compare ₤1 lira to $1 dollar in buying power inside the sphere. The breakdown of the currency is as follows:

<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 9pt; color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-ansi-language: EN">₤1 Lira = 100 centesimi

<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-autospace: ideograph-numeric; mso-layout-grid-align: auto; punctuation-wrap: hanging; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto"><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 9pt; color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-ansi-language: EN">1, 2, 5, 10 centesimi coins are <span lang="EN" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN">  copper 

<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-autospace: ideograph-numeric; mso-layout-grid-align: auto; punctuation-wrap: hanging; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto"><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 9pt; color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-ansi-language: EN">50 centesimi coins are  silver 

<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-autospace: ideograph-numeric; mso-layout-grid-align: auto; punctuation-wrap: hanging; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto"><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 9pt; color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-ansi-language: EN">₤ 1, ₤2, ₤5 coins are <span lang="EN" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN">  silver 

<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-autospace: ideograph-numeric; mso-layout-grid-align: auto; punctuation-wrap: hanging; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto"><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 9pt; color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-ansi-language: EN">₤10, ₤20, and ₤40 coins are <span lang="EN" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN">  gold 

<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-autospace: ideograph-numeric; mso-layout-grid-align: auto; punctuation-wrap: hanging; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto"><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 9pt; color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-ansi-language: EN">₤50, ₤100, ₤500, and ₤1,000 <span lang="EN" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN"> are paper bank notes and rarely used <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 9pt; color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-ansi-language: EN">Inflation is low inside the sphere and the Lira is universally accepted for exchange at different planets, although looked down upon in some places. But money is money, even if it's refugee money. One could exchange lira for the universal currency, but the exchange rate is ridiculous and the currency extremely complicated. It's best just to stop by exchange booths during port calls. Outside currency is not accepted inside the sphere.

<p style="border-right: medium none; padding-right: 0in; border-top: medium none; padding-left: 0in; padding-bottom: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; border-left: medium none; padding-top: 0in; border-bottom: medium none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-padding-alt: 0in 0in 1.0pt 0in"><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><span style="font-size: 9pt; color: #e36c0a; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-themecolor: accent6; mso-themeshade: 191">LAW ENFORCEMENT <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><span style="font-size: 9pt; color: #e36c0a; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-themecolor: accent6; mso-themeshade: 191">

<p style="border-right: medium none; padding-right: 0in; border-top: medium none; padding-left: 0in; padding-bottom: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; border-left: medium none; padding-top: 0in; border-bottom: medium none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-padding-alt: 0in 0in 1.0pt 0in"><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Like any civilized world, the Messiah Sphere has it’s own laws and law enforcement. There are District police forces (Israfel, Cameal, and Xaphan) manned by refugees and headed by an officer from the Pistis Sophia. Punishments include jail time in the brig, monetary fines, and recrystalization if the crimes are severe enough to warrant it. The following includes but is not limited to the things that are illegal in the sphere: <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> o   <span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Abuse

<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> o   <span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Arson

<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> o   <span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Assault

<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> o   <span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Burglary

<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> o   <span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Embezzlement

<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> o   <span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Entrapment

<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> o   <span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Forgery

<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> o   <span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Kidnapping

<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> o   <span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Murder

<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> o   <span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Larceny

<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> o   <span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Perjury

<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> o   <span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Rape

<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> o   <span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Robbery

<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> o   <span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Shoplifting

<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> o   <span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Terrorism

<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> o   <span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Theft

<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> o   <span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Trespass