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- | ====== York (Grey Sector) | + | ====== York ====== |
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- | York is a city-state of [[planet/ | + | York is a city-state of [[planet/ |
===== Records & Information ===== | ===== Records & Information ===== | ||
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Shortly after building lodgings and infrastructure begun in [[calendar/ | Shortly after building lodgings and infrastructure begun in [[calendar/ | ||
- | Even so, you don't come to York to admire the blizzards/ | + | Even so, you don't come to York to admire the blizzards. |
==== People ==== | ==== People ==== | ||
York's demographics are mostly human, with other humanoid aliens who thrive in cold conditions present. Amongst humans, the cultural demographics are primarily Hagbloods and Greasehearts. The presence of Hagbloods goes back a long way due to magic colleges being established locally after the Old War concluded, and Greasehearts were responsible for erecting the protective domes over populated areas and creating the industry to support it. Other cultures have enclaves here and there, but deign to live outside of the domes of York. | York's demographics are mostly human, with other humanoid aliens who thrive in cold conditions present. Amongst humans, the cultural demographics are primarily Hagbloods and Greasehearts. The presence of Hagbloods goes back a long way due to magic colleges being established locally after the Old War concluded, and Greasehearts were responsible for erecting the protective domes over populated areas and creating the industry to support it. Other cultures have enclaves here and there, but deign to live outside of the domes of York. | ||
- | The outlook of York's populace is a traditional-leaning, | + | The outlook of York's populace is a traditional-leaning, |
=== Notable People === | === Notable People === | ||
- | The following player character and non-player characters are natives of York: | + | The following player character and non-player characters are noteworthy |
* **Politicians** | * **Politicians** | ||
* **Ulysses Vernon** - The current Governor of York. A Hagblood man connected to an influential family of magicians, whose ancestors provided Gavin the Younger with their services and skills during the Old War. For their efforts, the family was awarded knighthood, and currently enjoys political office. Ulysses is the latest heir to govern, showing interest in topics such as freedom, magecraft, and making York a more attractive place to live in. | * **Ulysses Vernon** - The current Governor of York. A Hagblood man connected to an influential family of magicians, whose ancestors provided Gavin the Younger with their services and skills during the Old War. For their efforts, the family was awarded knighthood, and currently enjoys political office. Ulysses is the latest heir to govern, showing interest in topics such as freedom, magecraft, and making York a more attractive place to live in. | ||
- | * **tbd** - (someone contrasting | + | * **Erin " |
- | * **Dame Geraldine Massey** - (knight. Religious) | + | * **Dame Geraldine Massey** - Head of the Parliament Guard, and nicknamed " |
- | * **tbd** - (someone | + | * **Harald Stowe** - Harald Stowe was, by even the kindest of accounts from his peers, an arsehole. He was originally a lecturer at Horrigan University who went on to try his hand at local politics for the benefit of the institution. As his lust for power rose, he found himself a thrall of a wicked thing beyond his control, and became an unnatural creature of dead flesh and hunger for the weak. The rest of the Stowe family quickly cut ties with his bloody works when they came to light, and were quick to assist authorities |
* **Businesspeople** | * **Businesspeople** | ||
* **Terrence McCann** - An industrialist and a contender for York's governance. A Greaseheart man whose family was responsible for building the first countermeasures to York's harsh temperatures. The McCann family' | * **Terrence McCann** - An industrialist and a contender for York's governance. A Greaseheart man whose family was responsible for building the first countermeasures to York's harsh temperatures. The McCann family' | ||
+ | * **Lady Jessica Stowe** - The current ruler of the Stowe family, living in Stowe Citadel overlooking Packer' | ||
* **Celebrities** | * **Celebrities** | ||
* **Crunch Fistkick** and **Crush Footpunch** - Real names Pierre and Adrian Brewer, Crunch and Crush are a brother-pair of outlandishly manly celebrities, | * **Crunch Fistkick** and **Crush Footpunch** - Real names Pierre and Adrian Brewer, Crunch and Crush are a brother-pair of outlandishly manly celebrities, | ||
- | * **Jessica Stowe** - (owns Stowe Citadel, write on that later. something something ) | + | * **Bridget Kuniklo** - The local contact and reporter for [[company/ |
+ | * **Geoffrey Magnussen** - This athlete native to Manhaven has competed in dozens of amateur wrestling tournaments around York, and Albion. He became an interplanetary sensation in the Aleph Cluster, rising to fame in the Albion Wrestling Tournament by putting his enemies from far and wide away with the patented Blizzard Suplex. After winning a handful of gold and silver medals, he decided to start competing in professional wrestling shows - acting as a face who relies on his olympic pedigree and clout. [[https:// | ||
+ | * **Maxwell Pantera** - A star football player for the York Boreals, and its captain. Boys and girls alike are likely to have a picture of him somewhere in their bedroom. In addition to captaining the team, Pantera also fields as a striker or attacker. Max frequently uses the lulls in his schedule to make visits to schools, teaching kids the importance of good fitness, teamwork, and charity - as well as signing autographs and showing them his awesome kicking skills. | ||
* **Other** | * **Other** | ||
- | * **Bridget Kuniklo** - The local contact | + | * **Professor James Ulrich** - A grey-haired, |
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+ | ==== Phenomena ==== | ||
+ | As one of Albion' | ||
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+ | * **Spirit Lights** - Out in **Freyr' | ||
+ | * **Ragwood** and the **Guiding Larch Trees of Ragwood** - As described | ||
+ | * Conversely, the only type of tree that does not tangle, crook, or appear ' | ||
+ | * **Solstice and Equinox Events** - Mages, Psionics, and others with a connection to the Weald, or those interested in traditional crafts and worships find the solar events of Solstice and Equinox to be auspicious. The position of Albion in relation to Aleph Null's sun is not magical in of itself, but many spell-casters believe that such events lend power to certain rituals. | ||
+ | * In addition to normal, state-hosted celebrations of these events, mages will come together to perform large rituals together, bolstered by their belief. This gives the York Constabulary | ||
+ | * **Gremlins** - Derived from Greaseheart tall tales and mythos, Gremlins are responsible for all the misplaced tools, small and annoying faults in machinery, and the one item in a batch of product being faulty. They are frequently | ||
+ | * Workers sometimes engage in inane tasks during lulls in their job to ward off Gremlins, such as leaving a cold beer and chips out to placate the creatures or dancing and singing bawdy songs to entertain the Gremlins and stop them from wrecking havoc. | ||
+ | * It isn't unheard of for Gremlins to interrupt | ||
+ | * **Sasquatch** - A common tall tale among the lumberjacks and timber yard workers of York is a large, furred humanoid who wanders through the woods and living as a nomadic hunter-gatherer, | ||
+ | * The only reliable source of information regarding the creature' | ||
==== Economy ==== | ==== Economy ==== | ||
York's economy is reliant on its trade of refinery and export of materials. York's forests provide lumber, which is refined into timber and shipped throughout Albion. The attraction of working with heavy machinery drew throngs of Greasehearts willing to put their back into working with foundries, mills, and getting it all moved around and sold. York also shares close trade ties with Longuyon for its raw materials. Once prepared and packed onto a train or through Null, the products are exported primarily to Regum, Iwerddon, Myrddin, and back to Longuyon. | York's economy is reliant on its trade of refinery and export of materials. York's forests provide lumber, which is refined into timber and shipped throughout Albion. The attraction of working with heavy machinery drew throngs of Greasehearts willing to put their back into working with foundries, mills, and getting it all moved around and sold. York also shares close trade ties with Longuyon for its raw materials. Once prepared and packed onto a train or through Null, the products are exported primarily to Regum, Iwerddon, Myrddin, and back to Longuyon. | ||
- | The Boreal star of the Grey Sector is famous for hosting a handful of magic schools. They were built shortly after [[calendar/ | + | The Boreal star of the Grey Sector is famous for hosting a handful of magic schools. They were built shortly after [[calendar/ |
=== Common Occupations === | === Common Occupations === | ||
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|**Service Spellcaster**|Magic|Sells magic spells as a service, and other magic-related items to the public.|AC50000.00 to AC100000.00|Requires good connections and magery.| | |**Service Spellcaster**|Magic|Sells magic spells as a service, and other magic-related items to the public.|AC50000.00 to AC100000.00|Requires good connections and magery.| | ||
|**Wilderness Ranger**|Civic|Patrols the taiga for pest species, monitors the state of the wilderness, and scouts for bandits.|AC43000.00 to AC75000.00|Hazardous. Arctic survival skills desired.| | |**Wilderness Ranger**|Civic|Patrols the taiga for pest species, monitors the state of the wilderness, and scouts for bandits.|AC43000.00 to AC75000.00|Hazardous. Arctic survival skills desired.| | ||
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==== Aesthetics ==== | ==== Aesthetics ==== | ||
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=== Creating the Dome === | === Creating the Dome === | ||
- | Viewed from above, these buildings often look like a series of circles and other interlocking shapes, designed to keep the biting wind and rain of the tundra out, and create a controlled environment. Viewed from the side, most of the dome is covered with transparent [[material: | + | Viewed from above, these buildings often look like a series of circles and other interlocking shapes, designed to keep the biting wind and rain of the tundra out, and create a controlled environment. Viewed from the side, most of the dome is covered with transparent [[material: |
=== Under the Dome === | === Under the Dome === | ||
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===== Provinces ===== | ===== Provinces ===== | ||
- | | :!: Map pending! | + | | |
York is divided into three major provinces, and a surrounding wilderness. Running through York is the **River Unestam**, dividing Valley run and Richard' | York is divided into three major provinces, and a surrounding wilderness. Running through York is the **River Unestam**, dividing Valley run and Richard' | ||
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==== Valley Run ==== | ==== Valley Run ==== | ||
- | The industrial heart of York, Valley Run is the name given to the skinny river runs deep down through an expanse of domed factories, upon raised and reinforced ground. Not far away from Valley Run's industrial centre is a ring of commercially inclined areas, springing up to trade biofuel, metal alloys, gemstones, oil, and timber for other goods from around Albion. To get to Mt. Cranth, cross the south bridge over the **River Unestam**. To get to Richard' | + | The industrial heart of York, Valley Run is the name given to the skinny river runs deep down through an expanse of domed factories, upon raised and reinforced ground. Not far away from Valley Run's industrial centre is a ring of commercially inclined areas, springing up to trade biofuel, metal alloys, gemstones, oil, and timber for other goods from around Albion. To get to Mt. Cranth, cross the south bridge over the **River Unestam**. To get to Richard' |
- | In addition, at the southern end of Valley Run, there is a floating | + | The reason for such buzzing trade and rapid industry is the existence |
- | * **Burgeonwood** - In the Northeast | + | * **Burgeonwood** - In the north-east |
- | * **Greyvander Academy** - By chance, fate, or bloodline, Greyvander ensures all of its students reach their potential, catering for spellcasters whose talents come from within. Greyvander' | + | * York's mark on the forest is the **Journey to the Canopy**, weaving through the bark husks of fallen trees, through holes in trees, and upwards into the leaves. |
- | * **Football Team:** Greyvander Gorgons (Green and Silver, Scales) | + | * Up on the mountain is a sunny-looking dome standing out from the snow. It protects the **Northstar Observatory**' |
- | * **Manhaven** - Known as the place named by Greasehearts, | + | * **Greyvander Academy** - By chance, fate, or bloodline, Greyvander ensures all of its students reach their potential, catering for spellcasters whose talents come from within. |
- | * **Rightshore** - This lakeside neighbourhood has a rich industrial history, with a high concentration of refineries, furnaces, and tankage. Floating out by the western point of Rightshore is the flotilla of **Daroonga Point**. Originally intended to be a dock for yachts, the space had to be utilised as a hiding place during the Old War, and became a residential dock for houseboats. One of the largest smelting crucibles in Albion is located in **Gladstone Foundry**. Most of York's industrial population | + | * **Football Team:** Greyvander Gorgons (Green and Silver, Scales, " |
+ | * Greyvander' | ||
+ | * The academy | ||
+ | * **Manhaven** - Known as the place named by Greasehearts, | ||
+ | * Bodybuilders, | ||
+ | * Not far away and at odds with its surroundings is the **Practical Person' | ||
+ | * **Rightshore** - This lakeside neighbourhood has a rich industrial history, with a high concentration of refineries, furnaces, and tankage. | ||
+ | * Floating out by the western point of Rightshore is the flotilla of **Daroonga Point**. Originally intended to be a dock for yachts, the space had to be utilised as a hiding place during the Old War, and became a residential dock for houseboats. | ||
+ | * One of the largest smelting crucibles in Albion is located in **Gladstone Foundry**. Most of York's industrial population | ||
=== Orbital Object Null Node === | === Orbital Object Null Node === | ||
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==== Richard' | ==== Richard' | ||
- | d | + | The crystal clear water of this enormous lake provides stunning views across the mountain skylines of York from any of its shores, and down into its depths. Walkers and joggers around the Lake Trail are likely to spot patient fishermen at the edges, rowboats and sailboats schooning by in the distance, and the calls of birds roosting amongst the scrub and reeds. Indeed, one of the main attractions of the lake is the fishing during spring, and its ice sports during winter. |
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+ | In the deeper waters on a bright day, it is possible to view the floor of the lake just by looking over the side of a boat. White sands furrowed with tufts of kelpy grass, knobbled with boulders, and awash with fish. At approximately a hundred metres deep and regardless of the light conditions, the water abruptly swallows the light, becoming pitch black. The lake has been measured at a hundred and seventy three and a half metres deep through sonar technology, but the figure remains unconfirmed: | ||
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+ | This providence of York connects to Valley Run via the Northlog and Southlog bridges to the east over **Lumber' | ||
- | * **Horrigan University** - Founded by a pact of warlocks who aided York for mutual survival, the castle-like grounds of Horrigan University stretch around the mountain. The academic centre on campus is the **Library of Others**, a building containing volumes on Weird Things, entities, patrons, and other denizens - friendly or otherwise. In an effort to attract scholars and cultivate contemporary sciences, Horrigan hosts a bustling **Biology Dome** for cultivating and studying exotic flora and fauna. | + | * **Horrigan University** - Founded by a pact of warlocks who aided York for mutual survival, the castle-like grounds of Horrigan University stretch around the mountain. |
- | * **Football Team: | + | * **Football Team:** Horrigan Harriers (Blue and White, Lancers, "Cry havoc! Loose the Harriers! Rah rah rah!" |
- | * **Packer' | + | * The academic centre on campus is the **Library of Others**, a building containing volumes on [[/ |
- | * **Rittbaster** - tbd | + | * In an effort to attract scholars and cultivate contemporary sciences, Horrigan hosts a bustling **Biology Dome** for cultivating and studying exotic flora and fauna. |
- | * **Skinny Creek** - tbd | + | * **Packer' |
+ | * **Football Team: | ||
+ | * Aloof and lonely on the eastern portion of Packer' | ||
+ | * Competing for space and income is the grand **Bummaree Stadium**, where York's most prominent football matches are held((Particularly between the rivalling universities, | ||
+ | * **Rittbaster** - A sleepy stretch of mountainside gently following the Rapids, Rittbaster is home to most of York's population. | ||
+ | * The most prominent residential block towers through the dome built around its base: The **Rustam Arms**; A mixed property with apartments above the dome, and shops underneath. | ||
+ | * Many residents locally and from other corners of York enjoy the comforts of **Matilda' | ||
+ | * **Skinny Creek** - The cultural and commercial heart of York, Skinny Creek is a cosmopolitan stretch where traders and moguls mull over figures and data in relative comfort and ease, exchanging money, language, and ideas alike. | ||
+ | * One of York's biggest non-refinery businesses headquarters is **Kirin' | ||
+ | * For traders and stockbrokers, | ||
==== Mt. Cranth ==== | ==== Mt. Cranth ==== | ||
Looking toward the south-east bank of the Unestam is a pair of sudden mountains, named Cranth North and Cranth South. With their lofty granite spires, they lift the surrounding area up, creating a series of plateaus safe from the marshier elements of York's landscape. At its heart, Mt. Cranth is York's frontier providence, with tall pines dominating the vista, overshadowed by the stony Cranths. Weaving through and between the mountains are tunnels and bridges - Air vehicles fly above the peaks and safely, or go down the fast way through canyons - buildings stashed into nooks and crannies. | Looking toward the south-east bank of the Unestam is a pair of sudden mountains, named Cranth North and Cranth South. With their lofty granite spires, they lift the surrounding area up, creating a series of plateaus safe from the marshier elements of York's landscape. At its heart, Mt. Cranth is York's frontier providence, with tall pines dominating the vista, overshadowed by the stony Cranths. Weaving through and between the mountains are tunnels and bridges - Air vehicles fly above the peaks and safely, or go down the fast way through canyons - buildings stashed into nooks and crannies. | ||
- | In either case, drivers and pilots can go offroad or around the mountains on either of the bridges leading into the providence, or near turnoffs the western and north-eastern tunnels into the mountains. Both peaks of Mt. Cranth are chilly and tall enough to have a constant peak of snow, bleeding down to the neighbourhoods in winter, melting away during spring, | + | In either case, drivers and pilots can go offroad or around the mountains on either of the bridges leading into the providence, or near turnoffs the western and north-eastern tunnels into the mountains. Both peaks of Mt. Cranth are chilly and tall enough to have a constant peak of snow, bleeding down to the neighbourhoods in winter, melting away during spring, flowing into **Lake Longthaw** and through windy rivers. |
- | * **Goldmeadow** - In the middle spring, the fields around this neighbourhood turn gold as they bloom into dandelions, hence the name. In winter, and up Cranth North is **Whitefall Slopes**, a prime skiing location for intermediates and experts - while up further are death-defying trails. | + | * **Goldmeadow** - In the middle spring, the fields around this neighbourhood turn gold as they bloom into dandelions, hence the name. |
- | * **Lake Longthaw** - A small lake renowned | + | * In winter, and up Cranth North is **Whitefall Slopes**, a prime skiing location for intermediates and experts - while up further are death-defying trails. |
- | * **Ordonlea** - Along the banks of the Unestam and overshadowed by Cranth North is York's trade terminus with Regum, and anything through Null. The clear approach up the river makes it the fastest air and sea route to the ports, called the **Trader' | + | * On the opposite mountain |
- | * **Ulminster College** - This college seeks students who wish to learn from those before them. In a word: Wizards, standing | + | * **Lake Longthaw** - A small lake known for its freshwater |
- | * **Football Team:** Ulminster Mindstorm (Red and Gold, Thunderbolts) | + | * With the fishing sprung the **Chippy Strip**, a raucous |
+ | * Another attraction are sightings of the elusive **Longthaw Monsters**: Large, shy, reptilian creatures | ||
+ | * **Ordonlea** - Along the banks of the Unestam and overshadowed by Cranth North is York's trade terminus with Regum, and anything through Null. | ||
+ | * The clear approach up the river makes it the fastest air and sea route to the ports, called the **Trader' | ||
+ | * The most common stop for affluent traders and travellers is the **Cragview Inn**, a combination restaurant and hotel up a winding mountain path, with a scenic overlook of York from Cranth North. | ||
+ | * **Ulminster College** - This college seeks students who wish to learn from those before them. In a word: Wizards; Standing | ||
+ | * **Football Team:** Ulminster Mindstorm (Red and Gold, Brain and Thunderbolts, "Here comes the fighting red, game to mess with your heads!" | ||
+ | * Its main attraction is the **Halls of the Mighty**, containing statues of great wizards in Albion' | ||
+ | * Those looking past the glitz find themselves behind the **Falls of Augury**, where Gavin the Younger once meditated long and deep on Albion' | ||
==== The Wilderness ==== | ==== The Wilderness ==== | ||
An area of unspoiled, tundra wilderness which surrounds York's civilised areas. Host to chilling winds, wild weather. Animals native to the area include deer, elk, bears, wolves, squirrels, rabbits, foxes, frogs, many birds, and the occasional tiger or moose. In the rivers and lakes, fishers are likely to find salmon, trout, eels, and whitefish. The wilderness around York is prime territory for hiking, and many trails are considered scenic walks. However, the extremities of civilisation around York are host to a variety of boreal phenomena: Snow, freezing winds, marshy trails, and dangerous wildlife. | An area of unspoiled, tundra wilderness which surrounds York's civilised areas. Host to chilling winds, wild weather. Animals native to the area include deer, elk, bears, wolves, squirrels, rabbits, foxes, frogs, many birds, and the occasional tiger or moose. In the rivers and lakes, fishers are likely to find salmon, trout, eels, and whitefish. The wilderness around York is prime territory for hiking, and many trails are considered scenic walks. However, the extremities of civilisation around York are host to a variety of boreal phenomena: Snow, freezing winds, marshy trails, and dangerous wildlife. | ||
- | * **Freyr' | + | * **Freyr' |
- | * **Lumber' | + | * It's not unusual to spot animals trapped and drowned at the fen's edges. It is possible to glide over the moor using a hovercraft or airbike. Hikers are urged to stay away for their safety. |
- | * **Ragwood** - A skinny and crooked forest populated by birches, pines, spruces, and the occasional, strikingly upright and healthy larch tree. The others | + | * **Lumber' |
- | * **River Unestam** - This large, wide river divides York. It flows from the northeast, with a connection | + | * In calmer portions of the Rapids closer to the River Unestam, **Lumberjack' |
+ | * **Ragwood** - A skinny and crooked forest populated by birches, pines, spruces, and the occasional, strikingly upright and healthy larch tree. The other plants | ||
+ | * A dense and intertwined canopy chokes light, roots plunging deep for moisture. Piercing through the blanket of leaves and providing clearings are **Larch Trees**. After it rains, fog rolls through Ragwood without fail. Locals //suspect// the place is cursed((It' | ||
+ | * **River Unestam** - This large, wide river divides York. It flows from the north-east, with connections | ||
+ | * Reaching | ||
+ | * From either direction, it isn't uncommon to see merchant freighters sailing through the Forks and up towards York. The trip to Regum usually takes seven days, and getting to Pendragon' |