Publisher's blurb: Braunschweig is one of the jewels of the Hanseatic League. Combining pristine nature with highly developed cities, from orbit the world appears to be a paradise. On the ground, however, the luster tarnishes significantly. The natural abundance is rife with deadly native life, and civilization is stratified between the ultra-wealthy and the serfs who labor under their lash. Braunschweig is in fact a world of contrasts, where natural beauty meets industrial sterility, and luxurious comfort clashes with penurious servitude.