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{{Zone
|Zone Name=Nova Praetoria
|Splash Image=Splash NovaPraetoria.jpg
|Zone Map=Map NovaPraetoria.jpg
|Type of Zone=Praetorian City Zone
|Level Range=1-9
|Trainer=[[Dominatrix|Praetor Duncan]]
|Task Force Contact=none
|Event=[[The Protest]]
|Exploration Badges={{BadgeLink|Ambitious}}, {{BadgeLink|Citizen Cole}}, {{BadgeLink|Civic Minded}}, {{BadgeLink|Guardians of Justice}}, {{BadgeLink|Into the Wild}}, {{BadgeLink|Technophile}}, {{BadgeLink|Un-Civil Society}}, {{BadgeLink|On the Waterfront}}, {{BadgeLink|River Rat}}, {{BadgeLink|Rail Rider}}
|Plaques= [[Starstruck Badge|Starstruck I-VI]]
|Day Jobs={{BadgeLink|Banker|text=Banker / Thief}}, {{BadgeLink|Caregiver|text=Caregiver / Pain Specialist}}, {{BadgeLink|Monitor Duty}}
|Enemies=[[Destroyers]], [[Praetorian Police Department|Praetorian Police <wbr>Department]], [[Praetorian Clockwork]], [[The Resistance]], [[Seers]], [[Angry Citizens]]
|Connecting Zones= [[Imperial City]], [[Underground Nova]], [[Pocket D]]
|Lines=[[Cole Transport Authority|Cole Transport <wbr>Authority]]
|VidiotMap=Nova Praetoria
}}
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== Overview ==
=== Official Background ===
(Copied from the City of Heroes Going Rogue [http://web.archive.org/web/20111201232813/http://goingrogue.na.cityofheroes.com/en/game-info/zones/nova-praetoria.html official web site])

This city ward, considered to be the most exclusive district in all of [[Praetoria]], houses the elite of Praetorian society: [[Tyrant|Cole's]] trusted [[Praetorians (Enemy Group)|Praetors]] and the myriad state employees and officials who have been given the special privilege to live and work next to humankind's savior, Emperor Marcus Cole. From [[Cole Tower]], the tallest building and most dominant landmark in all of Nova Praetoria, Emperor Cole can survey all that he has fought hard to protect. In the [[Magisterium]] below, his Praetors gather for the day-to-day business in Praetoria, capital of the Empire. Surrounding the Magisterium courtyard are the five most influential structures in Praetorian government: the [[Ministry of Information]], the [[Ministry of Technology]], the [[Civic Center]], the [[Praetoria Police Headquarters]], and the [[Cole Transport Authority]]. Statues of the Praetors stand like sentinels over the Magisterium, reminding all who visit that Cole's trusted advisors watch over the city with constant vigilance. But these statues pale in comparison to the glory of Emperor Cole's likeness, which stands before his tower, hand outstretched in greeting to all who visit here. Before this colossus stands the statue of [[Marauder|Praetor White]], Praetoria's enforcer and head of the [[Powers Division]], Praetoria's super-powered police force.

Nova Praetoria is an artificial island built after the fall of [[First Ward]] during the [[Hamidon Wars]]. By design, it was to be the official seat of power for the new world order under Cole's direction. It is no accident that Nova Praetoria sits higher than any other district in Praetoria. Built over the [[Lethe River]], which used to flow through the area, Nova Praetoria was deliberately flooded to make a strategic natural defense between the city and the hostile lands beyond. The remnant of the original river runs deep beneath Nova Praetoria and the rest of the city, where it provides a subterranean highway by which sensitive material and personnel may be transported discreetly.

It is no accident that, in addition to the Praetoria Police Headquarters located in the Magisterium, Nova Praetoria has two entire police precincts. Security is one of Praetoria's main founding principles, and even in this day of relative peace, a strong and prevalent police presence ensures that Nova Praetoria and her citizens are safe. However, recent events have put the police to the test as a variety of vermin and subversives have recently manifested all over the city. [[The Resistance]], a ragtag group of misfits and malcontents, plasters its misguided propaganda around the city, proclaiming that Emperor Cole is a tyrant. But the members of the Resistance aren't alone in making trouble. The [[Destroyers]] are in many ways a much more dangerous threat. They are band of self-styled soldiers and survivors of the Hamidon Wars who claim to have been abandoned by the government and have since declared war on Praetoria. They have no agenda save for the complete destruction of society, causing Cole, the Praetoria Police Department, and the city's [[Praetorian Clockwork|Clockwork]] androids no end of headaches.

Standing vigilant to defend against such hostile elements to civilization, the Praetoria Police Department has the singular goal of maintaining the peace of Praetoria at any cost. They are loyal, dedicated, and equipped with the finest nonlethal equipment available. Standing alongside them to secure the Empire are the [[Seers]], stoic seekers of truth and justice. The Seers, a contingent of [[Mother Mayhem|Praetor Tilman's]] specialized psychics, function as thought police, patrolling the minds of Praetorians and seeking out maladjusted thought patterns before they become illegal activity. The Seers' scanning isn't perfect, but it is the next best thing to it. The time of a few innocents suffering the minor inconvenience of a brief review by PPD investigators is a small price to pay for the utopia that Cole toils day and night to maintain. For the good of Praetoria, the law must be upheld.

== Contacts ==

=== Trainers ===
* [[Dominatrix|Praetor Duncan]]

=== Regular Contacts ===
* [[Marauder|Praetor White]]

==== Resistance ====
'''Warden Arc'''
* [[Robert Flores]]
* [[Tunnel Rat (Contact)|Tunnel Rat]]
* [[Doctor Arvin]]

==== Loyalist ====
* [[Provost Marchand]]

'''Power Arc'''
* [[Deputy Assistant of Information]]
* [[Warrant]]
* [[Reese]]

'''Responsibility Arc'''
* [[Chief Interrogator Washington]]
* [[Cleopatra]]

=== Notable NPCs ===
* [[Aria]]
* [[Day Job Recruiter]]
* [[The Flower Vendor]] <!-- -4636.7 40.5 11.9 -->
* [[Merit Reward Representative]]
* [[Officer Welks]]
* [[PPD Van]]
* [[Riptide]]
* [[Santiago]]
* [[Seer 0511]]
* [[Specialist Harrison]]
* [[Stern]]

== Neighborhoods ==
* Elyssian Avenue (Yellow – Level 2-4) ([[Media:NovaPraetoria_ElyssianAve.ogg|Music]])
* Magisterium (Green – Level 1-2) ([[Media:NovaPraetoria_Magisterium.ogg|Music]])
* North Aetna (Orange – Level 5-6) ([[Media:NovaPraetoria_NorthAetna.ogg|Music]])
* South Aetna (Red – Level 5-8) ([[Media:NovaPraetoria_SouthAetna.ogg|Music]])

== Exploration Badges ==

{{Badges in zone}}

== Historical Plaques ==
{{BadgeBox|Starstruck}}
* [[Starstruck Badge#Monument 1|Monument 1]] {{coords|-5220|44|-257}}
* [[Starstruck Badge#Monument 2|Monument 2]] {{coords|-4125|33|-807}}
* [[Starstruck Badge#Monument 3|Monument 3]] {{coords|-3836|36|-257}}
* [[Starstruck Badge#Monument 4|Monument 4]] {{coords|-5602|41|316}}
* [[Starstruck Badge#Monument 5|Monument 5]] {{coords|-4133|33|296}}
* [[Starstruck Badge#Monument 6|Monument 6]] {{coords|-5649|33|-843}}

{{BadgeBox|Headjuiced}}
* [[Headjuiced Badge#Lesson 1|Lesson 1]] {{coords|-5337|17|834}}
* [[Headjuiced Badge#Lesson 2|Lesson 2]] {{coords|-3119|-76|550}}
* [[Headjuiced Badge#Lesson 3|Lesson 3]] {{coords|-3709|-7|-1769}}
* [[Headjuiced Badge#Lesson 4|Lesson 4]] {{coords|-5882|-15|-2395}}
* [[Headjuiced Badge#Lesson 5|Lesson 5]] {{coords|-4962|-15|2567}}


The following additional plaques are currently not associated with any known history badge: 

* One [[Emperor Marcus Cole Plaque|Emperor Marcus Cole]] plaque

== Day Jobs ==

{{Day job locations
| Caregiver
| Banker
| Monitor Duty
}}

== Stores ==
* Vendor 56-925 (Training)
* Vendor 73-783 (Training)
* Vendor 87-878 (Training)

== Transfer Points ==

* The Cole Transport Authorithy station will take a praetorian to [[Imperial City]] and [[Neutropolis]]. 

* There are four bridges along the left wall of the zone that lead to [[Imperial City]]. 

* There are 3 entrances via sewer covers to the Nova part of [[The Underground]]

* There is 1 Loyalist Entrance and one Resistance entrance to the Nova part of [[The Underground]]

* A Pocket D manhole on the western edge of the Magisterium neighborhood at {{coords|-3975.4|33.9|-196.3}} that leads to [[Pocket D]]

== Enemy Groups ==

* {{Enemy Angry Citizens}}
* {{Enemy Destroyers}}
* {{Enemy Praetorian Clockwork}}
* {{Enemy Praetorian Police Department}}
* {{Enemy Resistance}}
* {{Enemy Seers}}

== Notes ==
* This zone was added to the game for all characters in [[Issue 18]].

== Screenshots ==
<center>
<gallery>
File:nova_night.jpg|{{center|Cole Tower at Night}}
File:nova_ppd_hq.jpg|{{center|PPD Headquarters}}
File:nova_mot.jpg|{{center|Ministry of Technology}}
File:nova_moi.jpg|{{center|Ministry of Information}}
File:nova_cta.jpg|{{center|Cole Transit Authority}}
File:nova_civic_center.jpg|{{center|Civic Center}}
</gallery>
</center>

== External Links ==
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20111201232813/http://goingrogue.na.cityofheroes.com/en/game-info/zones/nova-praetoria.html Nova Praetoria overview at official CoH site]
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[[Category:Praetorian City Zones]]
[[Category:Praetorian Zones]]