Nocturne
Nocturne, Illuminatia
Population:
- 639,568 (250 AI Census)
- 1,000,000 (300 AI estimate)
Rank: 22
Demonym: Nocturnite
Primary trading partners: Serenade, Sonata, Lark Ascending, Rhapsody, Ave Maria
Nocturne is one of Illuminatia's northernmost major cities, situated along a snowmelt-fueled river gushing cold waters into the Nocturne Bay. Located on the Baroque Isle in Illuminatia's northwest, Nocturne occupies a narrow strip of land wedged between a chain of snow-capped mountains of the Transilluminatian Range and the Baroque Isle's eastern coast. The largest city on the massive northwestern island, Nocturne is Illuminatia's 22nd-largest city.
A primary settlement city, Nocturne had a population of 639,568 residents as of the 250 AI Census. The city has experienced stable growth since then and it is estimated the city will have a population over 1,000,000 by the 300 AI Census, an increase of more than 160% within 50 AU.
Nocturne is a major tourism destination for Illuminatians looking to frolic amongst the snow-covered mountainous terrain surrounding the city and serves as the base of operations for multiple tourism purveyors, including the well-regarded Acrophiliac Destinations. The city is also the side of the headquarters for some of Illuminatia's major thought traditions. The region's inspirational surroundings are thought to promote an aura of revelation and intellectual discovery among adherents to an assortment of Illuminatia's thought traditions.
Nocturne has a sizeable publishing base thanks to the area's popularity as a retreat and hideaway for temperamental fiction authors who find the surroundings inspirational. The major local newspaper, the Nocturne Globe, is a major player in the local printing and publishing industry. Nocturne is represented in the National Sportsball League by the Nocturne Knobheads.
Nocturne is a primary settlement city settled by a handful of landings of the third multiversal duplication of survivors from the Lucidus I ship, putting the Baroque Isle on the map as one populated primarily by the descendants of these settlers.
Nocturne finds the origin of its name in musical terminology.