Geota

Geota is a city-state that is a part of Upoc Federation on Terra. It is a city of miners and stonemasons located in the Gerall Mountains near the eastern border of Terra.

Geota is governed by the Statler family, one of the oldest families in the city, said to be descended from the city's founder herself. The business of governing the city usually falls to Mrs. Statler, as the baroness's husband often can't be bothered to care about the day-to-day business of the city. Irma Statler is certainly a much better ruler than her husband would be, and she recognizes that the workers know more about their job's needs than she does, and so takes advice from various members of the mining companies.

Geota is the planet's primary supplier of dentite, and so the city is very valuable. However, this also makes work in the Geotan mines very dangerous as dentite is highly explosive. This is the cause of the city's destruction later in the series, as the mines are detonated, blowing the foundation of the city out from under it.