Mazul

Overview
Mazul is a densely populated hive world situated within the confines of the Mazul Primus system. It possesses an arid climate and landscape which is complimented by the relative lack of seas on the planet. It was once rich in resources but the strain of supporting a whopping forty billion people coupled with the thorough mining processes used to extract rare materials has left the world a shell of its former self. The world sports only two continents but both are of fairly substantial size and are separated by a thin stretch of ocean.

Mazul Major
The larger of the only two continents on the planet and home to the most cities. It is, for the most part, flat with only small hills scattered loosely around the shorelines, likely a result of some odd volcanic activity. Its vast, sprawling plains and lowlands are home to little life besides sparse shrubbery and the occasional creature.

Madia
Madia is the capital city of the planet and, though it doesn’t boast the largest population, has countless citizens within its confines. Due to its role as the capital city it is obsessively maintained and, as a result, is noticeably clean. Crime is still an issue but it isn’t nearly as bad as it is in neighboring hives due to a deliberate effort by the local government to cull criminal behavior. In addition to its role as the capital, it is also the bureaucratic headquarters of both the homegrown Imperial Guard regiment, nicknamed the Mazul Murderers, and the System Defence Force.

Deni
Deni has garnered a sinister reputation both on and off world as being particularly rife with crime. This is in part due to its gargantuan population and the ill functioning local government which cares little for the matters of the average hive citizen.

Irius
Irius is certainly not a hive city and more of a town in comparison to the menacing facades of concrete that decorate the rest of the planet. While it is small in scale and population it possesses something that which the other hives covet. Irius earns its place on the world by being a city devoted to the production of luxury goods for both planetary and interplanetary consumption. Anything that has a high price tag is produced here from jewelry, clothing, and even exotic body modifications.