Tulo

Tulo (Too-low), officially the City of Tulo, is a coastal city on the west-most coast of the planet Ghusun. A voluntary census at the turn of the century recorded 2,063,502 people in the city, making it the 4th largest city on the planet. Tulo is ethnically diverse and though most citizens speak common, there are many sub-communities based on linguistic backgrounds.

Tulo was originally settled by convicts exiled from Ghusun-city due to limited overland access. As grav-tech reached Ghusun, overland access was no longer a problem and Tulo became desirable due to the abundant natural resources and beautiful beaches it is now known for.

Tulo's economic progress has slowed recently due to environmental concerns raised by the local populace and tourism industry. Extraction of natural resources for the profit of off-worlder's has been widely critiqued and is dividing point between the working class and elite who intermingle in the city.

Tulo is considered a hot spot for inter-system influential's and it's reputation continues to bring in the rich, powerful, and famous from surrounding systems. Tulo is also attractive to researchers for wide variety of unique plant and animal life. The Tulo art scene is active.

Of Tulo's 2 million citizens, almost 1/4 are migratory. The remaining citizens are made up of equal parts infrastructure workers, technologists, and retiree's from all over Ghusun. Tulo is not known for its agriculture and relies heavily on imported goods from over cities.

Tulo's crime rates are remarkably low. The original criminal politics of Tulo is thought to have been assimilated by the influx of immigrants over the last decade, but all aspects of Tulo still feel their influence, even if they do not see or hear it directly.