As of 2084, the European continent is no longer organized by nations, but by fortified enclaves, autonomous megacities, and cryptographic corporate zones. Borders have become mythic, symbolic, or algorithmic—less a matter of geography than of access control and ledger validation.
Following the Great Fragmentation War and the Climate Exodus, most traditional nation-states collapsed or were absorbed into militarized urban zones. In their place, a patchwork of cyber-governed city-states and techno-ritual enclaves now dominates the continent.
🏙️ City-State Overview
The following table lists some of the most powerful or stable city-states operating within post-national Europe:
| City-State | Location | Governance | Specialty |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neo-Europa | Brussels, Belgium | Council of Nobles (Seven Families) | Cybergovernance, myth-management, Cypherspace |
| Neo-Marseille | Marseille, France (inland) | Syndicate cartels & rogue AI ports | Sleeplight Travel logistics, wet-ware smuggling |
| CarlsCradle | Near Copenhagen, Denmark | Techno-clerical council | Bioengineering, ecosystem design, organ synthesis |
| AlpenVault | Swiss Alps | Technocratic vault enclave | Quantum storage, cryo-preservation, elite exiles |
| Iron Penumbra (Berlin Core) | Berlin Substructure | Archivist regime with surveillance-led control | Ideological data vaulting, echo-espionage |
| Valhalla-9 | Norwegian island complex | Neo-pagan militia + chapel-AI nexus | Tactical mysticism, cyber-raiding |
| Black Praga | Prague metro ruins | Splicer Guilds & rogue Depth alliances | Veil-forging, ICE art, memory rituals |
🤝 Alliances and ⚔️ Rivalries
While open warfare is rare in 2084, geopolitical friction is encoded through trade interdictions, digital embargoes, or ICE proxy duels within Cypherspace. Below is a simplified matrix of known relations:
| City-State | Neo-Europa | Neo-Marseille | CarlsCradle | AlpenVault | Iron Penumbra | Valhalla-9 | Black Praga |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neo-Europa | — | ⚫ | ⚫ | 🤝 | ⚔️ | ⚫ | ⚔️ |
| Neo-Marseille | ⚫ | — | 🤝 | ⚫ | ⚫ | ⚫ | 🤝 |
| CarlsCradle | ⚫ | 🤝 | — | 🤝 | ⚫ | ⚫ | ⚫ |
| AlpenVault | 🤝 | ⚫ | 🤝 | — | ⚫ | ⚫ | ⚫ |
| Iron Penumbra | ⚔️ | ⚫ | ⚫ | ⚫ | — | ⚔️ | ⚫ |
| Valhalla-9 | ⚫ | ⚫ | ⚫ | ⚫ | ⚔️ | — | ⚫ |
| Black Praga | ⚔️ | 🤝 | ⚫ | ⚫ | ⚫ | ⚫ | — |
Key
- ⚫ = Neutral
- 🤝 = Alliance/Cooperation
- ⚔️ = Rivalry or conflict
Sleeplight Corridors and Other Factors
While orbital mobility is rare and interstellar transit remains tightly regulated, limited Sleeplight Travel corridors connect a few of the more stable city-states. These corridors are often protected by cryptographic rituals, myth-shielding AI, or private military enclaves. Use of Sleeplight is monitored by the Council of Nobles and corporate entities aligned with Neo-Europa.
Other known phenomena:
- Several city-states (such as Valhalla-9 and CarlsCradle) rely heavily on myth-encoded governance or spiritual AI mediators.
- Nomadic enclaves—such as the Dutch Zandwinder Karavaan, Driftroot or Balkan roamers—exist seasonally, sometimes trading memory, implants, or water rights.
- Conflict rarely resembles 20th-century warfare. Instead, strategic influence is exerted through networked blackmail, myth-convergence events, or ritualized ICE duels.
Legacy of Collapse
Europe in 2084 is a continent where memory defines borders more than geography. City-states are autonomous, coded, and encrypted—echoing what once was, while forging what cannot be predicted.