The Mendell City Rework

[naut]

Lore Impact (Small/Medium/Large):
Medium to Medium Large-ish - Not exactly world-changing, but significant enough to affect a big, big origin.

Team Purview: Loremasters

Short Description:
The Mendell City Rework is a comprehensive from-the-ground-up reimagining of Mendell City with the aim of making the city feel lived-in, real, and cosmopolitan. Currently the city gets far too little writing for how significant and influential it is as a setting, and I figured that making the city feel like its own, crazy thing with rich culture and a more proper personality than "This part is great, this part sucks" would go a long way in making it feel lived-in and not just a static element.

The rewrite frames Mendell as this fusion of New York, Seoul, Shanghai, Delhi, Manila and Tokyo: cosmopolitan, grungy, capitalist, extremely populous and highly stratified, but alive, trudging along and making light out of bleak situations.

How will this be reflected on-ship?: Characters originating from Mendell City (a lot more than you'd think) would have a lot more flavor to choose from regarding the city, what parts their from, and what kind of culture their home district(s) of choice might reflect in their mannerisms and overall view of the city, as well as giving a fair few talking points and solidarity of 

Does this addition do anything not achieved by what already exists?: I'd say so.

Do you understand that the project may change over time in ways you may not foresee once it is handed over to the Lore Team?: Yep.

Long Description:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1bC5KilG2eWaDrVJo56EWHhy1mvg4sQk0rv6v6WKSIPc/edit?usp=sharing

[triogenix]

I will review and think about this.