Location from Arknights by Hypergryph
The city of angels with a gun rack — a papal city-state where the Sankta race governs through religious authority and innate firearms proficiency, and where falling from grace means losing your wings.
Laterano feels like being inside a hymn — beautiful, ordered, and subtly oppressive. The Sankta race's natural connection to firearms means the city is simultaneously one of the most peaceful and most heavily armed places on Terra. The Lateran Church exercises global peacekeeping influence, with missionaries and diplomats operating across every major nation. For Sankta who conform, Laterano is paradise. For those who question or rebel — like Mostima — it becomes a gilded cage that strips away the very light that marks them as chosen. The paradox of angelic authority enforced through gunpowder defines the city's character.
A gleaming city-state of white stone, soaring architecture, and the golden light of halos. Laterano's design evokes Vatican City reimagined: grand cathedrals, orderly streets, and an atmosphere of sacred authority. The Sankta's natural luminescence gives the city an otherworldly glow, especially at dawn and dusk. Weapons — particularly firearms — are everywhere, treated with the reverence that other nations reserve for holy relics.
Also known as: The City of Angels, The Holy See