Heliopolis

Location from Red Rising by Pierce Brown

Mercury's capital city and the primary theater of the devastating urban warfare that consumed Darrow's forces for years during the Republic era.

Also known as: Heliopolis, Mercury capital, the Mercury front

What They Know

• Capital city of Mercury and main theater of the Republic-Society war
• Atlas au Raa's guerrilla defense made it a grinding quagmire
• Heavy construction designed for Mercury's extreme environment doubled as fortification
• Ash Rain and underground tunnels negated Republic advantages
• Years of urban warfare drained Republic resources and morale

Connections

• located_in — mercury
• defended_by — atlas
• besieged_by — darrow

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