Sterlwynn Meadows

“The Meadows” (as it is called by most of its inhabitants) is a high-class district full of beautiful parks and high-rise towers with green terraces. Many complexes in the Meadows are covered by Climate Domes: massive latticeworks of solar filters and panels that can be configured to manage not just shade but air-purification, climate control and humidity – even precipitation – as controlled by CitySystem. During the harsh summers, when much of the outer-city can find itself rationing its fresh water, residents of The Meadows can relax poolside or along the Greenway, comfortable in the knowledge that restrictions do not apply to those who can afford to lobby the Municipal Utilities Board.

CRABB Protection Services
Sterlwynn offices, where CSO Rogel Ansom is in charge. The CPS office complex is covered with stacked gardens that extend out on small platforms around the building; these platforms are tended by robots and add a gentle, altruistic aspect to the otherwise imposing structure.

The Commerce Hub
This entire region of Sterlwynn Meadows is known as the “commerce hub,” and houses the largest variety of shopping outlets and boutiques on the west side of the city. Most any variety of local or imported product can be found here, and if it can't, someone here can get you a line on where it can.

The Greenway
The world-famous Sterlwynn Greenway transitions across a variety of biomes, so that a visitor traveling from one end to the other enters various environments featuring numerous rare and protected species of plants and animals. Certain environs, such as the arctic tundra and bayou regions, are enclosed, and can be entered by renting hermetically-sealed TexSteel waldo suits. Others, such as the Sahara and Jungle environs, are traversed by flying stairs and hovering walkways.

Java Gastro
This retro-fash coffee house and eatery fuses 21st-century décor with modern service. Several Java Gastro franchises are scattered about the city, but this is one of the more fashionable ones. A favorite hang out of upscale programmers and high-rep gigworkers, it caters to a fairly lofty crowd (including the legendary hacker JHERO, who is well-respected in such circles).

The Library
The Sterlwynn Library has a rare collection of actual hardbooks from centuries gone by. These books are preserved in sealed display cases behind barometric smartglass that monitors and controls the environment. The collection includes thousands of fiction and nonfiction works, the oldest known bible, the dead sea scrolls, America's constitution, the Magna Carta, and the complete works of Neal Asher and Terry Pratchett in the "classic fiction" section.

Watsiku Park
A large and pleasantly-designed park often used for festivals and outdoor events, featuring a variety of food vendors and trendy crafts.