Javari
Javari is an industrial powerhouse in this poverty-stricken league. The city is the major metalwork and mechanical producer of the Eastern Sun Emirates. Although Javari’s factories specialize in producing cars and utilitarian vehicles, a significant number of light tanks and APCs are produced here.
Ironically, the private military of one of the city’s emirs uses foreign military supplies, most notably the Paxton Arms clone of the Hunter Gear (the Warrior) instead of the Southern Jäger. The reason for this is simple economics. Paxton Arms offers a comparable product at a more competitive price by bulk shipping the Gears and spare parts. Southern producers must rely on more expensive transportation methods to ship their Gears to Javari, hence the higher price. The Emirs currently maintain a combined retinue of 11,500 men, 360 of which are Gear pilots.
The people of Javari are hot tempered and energetic. One Southern poet described Javarites as having “fire in their blood.” Javarites are notoriously hard to govern, but the emirs of the city have managed to earn the respect of their people. The Javarite emirs do this by being scrupulously honorable and ruling their city harshly, but fairly. These emirs are notoriously spartan in their way of life, and do not indulge in many of the activities popular among others of their status.
Javarites are particularly fond of Eurospanish-style bullfighting, an archaic Earth bloodsport. Each of the city’s emirs keeps a huge coliseum within the city proper and numerous smaller arenas in the outskirts of the city. The great popularity of this sport has made cattle herding an important secondary industry in the city. Badlands armadillo beasts and bulls imported from Earth are bred for aggressiveness in specialized ranches outside of town.