Siniy is a small city on the northern coast of Yasei no Sogen. It is located on the banks of the Teal River where it flows down into La Sirena Harbor. The city is surrounded by wild prairies, in a semi arid steppe zone. Summers are hot, often very hot, and generally not humid. Winters are highly changeable between warm and very cold. The region receives about 510 millimeters of precipitation annually, mostly in spring and fall. Siniy is a Free City established from small beginnings as a settlement over 200 years ago. It is governed by a Mayor, Mhairi Song, and a City Council, with elections every five years, and a three year term limit on all offices. Siniy is 129 square kilometers, and has a population of 189754, mostly of Korean, Italian, and Arabic ethnicities. The major economy of the city is livestock and agricultural processing. There are two ports, one on the Teal River on the south side of the city that serves the river and canal traffic, and the other is the commercial seaport on La Sirena Harbor at the north end of the city. The west side of the city holds the railroad hub, where all the local, regional, and continental rail lines converge in over 24 kilometers of track. The Siniy Intercontinental Airport is located on the east side of the city. Public transportation is provided by cycle and scooter rentals, taxi and car services, local and regional bus service, and train and monorail lines. The Stockyards are a large central area connected to all these resources. It includes 2300 livestock pens, and employs 25000 workers for meat processing, butchering, meat packing, and byproduct manufacturing; including dairy, eggs, wool, leather, feather products, soap, fertilizer, glue, pharmaceuticals, gelatin, polish, buttons, perfume, instrument strings, and wigs. Prominent features of the city include Celeste Station, City Hall, Blue Bazaar, The Exchange building, the Stockyard Inn, The Livestock Exposition, Back of the Yard Tribune building, and the Blazing Star residential area.
Some of the most iconic parts of the city include, the La Sirena Harbor Lighthouse, a 110 meter transparent tower. Designed as an arch with a blue lighted inner cutaway of an abstraction of the female form. Constructed at the entrance to the harbor on a layered series of lighted, floating jetties. The tower consists of observation points, an auditorium, skywalks, a bungee jump platform, climbing towers, a gyro drop, cafeteria and snack stands, a souvenir store, urban balconies, and multi-use spaces.
The Stockyard Gates, located at the entrance to the stockyards, are red stone torii gates with a shimehawa below the lintel, and inlaid mother of pearl carvings of celestial foxes and rice fields around the base of the posts.
Located near the Stockyards, the Siniy NPO Tower is actually three highly photogenic, medieval inspired, stone and glass round towers. Only one, the Yasei no Sogen NPO Headquarters, is open to the public. It offers guided tours by appointment. The tour features interactive multimedia exhibits, contents, and artifacts. Visitors learn how the NPO operates in the field and within communities planet wide. They also gain a look inside the organizations investigative divisions, laboratory resources, professional occupations and more. The rich experience tells the story of the NPO's internal operations and history, as well as its cooperation with local, Ichizoku, and Ministry partners help further its unique role in national security and law enforcement.
The Riverwalk provides pedestrians a cobblestone path along the city's most popular waterway, lined with restaurants, boutiques, galleries, bars, and gathering spaces and allows you to observe some of the city's most gorgeous architecture, ending at The Spiral ferris wheel.
The Gilded Age Theater is an old fashioned two screen movie palace showing a curated selection of films in a vintage atmosphere with clouds projected on the ceiling, serving gourmet popcorn with real butter.
The Driftwood Aquarium is constructed to resemble its namesake and houses fresh and salt water flora and fauna.
The Gladstone Museum is an historic mansion with exquisite architecture and landscaping. It is home to the historic preservation archives of the city, and hosts unique exhibits and events. For instance the recent Sherlock Holmes Perspective, showcasing the works of, and those inspired by Arthur Conan Doyle, including art and film, where visitors became private investigators and solved mysteries.
The White Stag Park Conservatory, one of the largest on planet, provides a home for over one thousand plant species, many indigenous to the Nejiro System, as well as the Izar Cluster, and several worlds of the Draconis Combine.
A converted foundry building is home to Ninkasi Hymn Craft Brewery restaurant and bar. The brewery runs tours, operates a tasting room, is home to both an amateur and pro dart league, and hosts a wide variety of events.
The Portal Arena is an indoor sports venue that hosts the Pro Eleague Global Championship, and Major League Esport events.
The Aerie is a FIFA stadium with a 60000 spectator capacity. It hangs eighteen meters above ground with a system of pillars supporting a hemispheric ball. The grounds include a public plaza, the Science of Sport Museum, two outdoor fields, the Sports Medicine Center, training hall and practice pitch, commercial spaces, and a multi purpose hall. It is home to the Sparrowhawks Association Football Club and the Blue Falcon Rugby Club.
The Cave of Wonders indoor amusement park attractions include IR Battle Space, VR Immersive Experiences, Scavenger Hunt, Home Base, escape rooms, mazes, themed attractions, water rides, several pools, go-karts, playgrounds, sport cages, and an arcade.
Larkspur Community Garden, where wildflowers abound. All the Siniy wards are named after local wildflowers and each has pride of place in the garden. Also in the gardens are herb and medicinal plants, berries, vegetables, and both edible and ornamental flowers. The Garden's gathering spaces are open to the general public until dark, the farm stand, also available to the general public, is open daily.
The most popular site in the city is the Yinyue Fountain, located in Jubilee Plaza, it is the largest, most visited fountain on world. A three hundred meter circle, with seven tiers of irregular shapes, made from differing shades of local bluestone, it includes both a splash pad and spray pools. The fountain features animatronic figures and mechanical statuary frolicking in mythic waters, accompanied by symphonic fairy tales and mixed light and water shows. During the hottest days of summer the statuary shoots water at random passerby.
