Vell Glass

A sprawling quarry-city in the southern Expanse where crystal is extracted, cut, and shaped for export and construction. Vell Glass is louder and grittier than Prism City — its streets ring with the sound of cutting tools and its workers wear heavy goggles against the glare. The rivalry between the two cities is one of aesthetics: Prism City calls Vell Glass crude; Vell Glass calls Prism City ungrateful.