Windsock
Two Thousand Club
Previous story thread.
NCQ; A continuation.
The year is 2471; two centuries after the Great Disaster that reforged the surface of the planet and all but reset mankind's progress. The old American continent faces its own cold war in this brave new world, between a variety of interests, both shared and disparate.
To the north, the Commonwealth; a descendant of the old powers that ruled in the Pre-Disaster world, continuously seeks a new manifest destiny. The reborn republic finding a new unity in the goal of spreading itself from one end of the continent to the other in the eternal pursuit of the romatic ideals of justice and liberty for all. A young realm in the south, a sprawling Kingdom conquered and unified by the efforts of one gifted man, wishes to forge a new future where all mankind is equal under the unquestionable authority of the one true king; his own rights guaranteed by the universal languages of military excellence, divine providence, heavy-handed law and sheer noble pride. To the west rests a Union of Independents; a collective of merchant-cities, tribesmen, nomads and communes, working together as equals to resist the expansionist powers of the day; relying on vast wealth and material to maintain an iron-clad grip on their own solidarity.
Besides these, the true reigning powers of the day continue their own concurrent battles; the Ruling Companies that economically dominate the current Post-Diaster societies. These Ruling Companies constantly seek a true monopoly where every resource, no matter its nature, is controlled by one entity; their respective selves. Denver-Vegas Industrial, Paragon Technologies, and Unified Atomic-Oil pluck the strings of industry and conspiracy in their efforts to destroy the others, and their combined goal to justify and bring about the 'Pax-Economica', a new reality where state and company are indisputably one.
As these polities and corporate giants vie with one another in a brewing conflict that threatens to go hot, the latest aspirants in the organization, MAVERICK, have begun their careers. Surely these junior Linkers will be instrumental in the coming time; but for now, they're embroiled in the modest conflict of their first deployment. The city-state of New Baltimore, one of the few small independents on the east coast, finds itself beset by a terrorist organization of unclear goals. Will the rookies help this small polity maintain its security, or will they be tempted away by coming conflicting offers?
NCQ; A continuation.
The year is 2471; two centuries after the Great Disaster that reforged the surface of the planet and all but reset mankind's progress. The old American continent faces its own cold war in this brave new world, between a variety of interests, both shared and disparate.
To the north, the Commonwealth; a descendant of the old powers that ruled in the Pre-Disaster world, continuously seeks a new manifest destiny. The reborn republic finding a new unity in the goal of spreading itself from one end of the continent to the other in the eternal pursuit of the romatic ideals of justice and liberty for all. A young realm in the south, a sprawling Kingdom conquered and unified by the efforts of one gifted man, wishes to forge a new future where all mankind is equal under the unquestionable authority of the one true king; his own rights guaranteed by the universal languages of military excellence, divine providence, heavy-handed law and sheer noble pride. To the west rests a Union of Independents; a collective of merchant-cities, tribesmen, nomads and communes, working together as equals to resist the expansionist powers of the day; relying on vast wealth and material to maintain an iron-clad grip on their own solidarity.
Besides these, the true reigning powers of the day continue their own concurrent battles; the Ruling Companies that economically dominate the current Post-Diaster societies. These Ruling Companies constantly seek a true monopoly where every resource, no matter its nature, is controlled by one entity; their respective selves. Denver-Vegas Industrial, Paragon Technologies, and Unified Atomic-Oil pluck the strings of industry and conspiracy in their efforts to destroy the others, and their combined goal to justify and bring about the 'Pax-Economica', a new reality where state and company are indisputably one.
As these polities and corporate giants vie with one another in a brewing conflict that threatens to go hot, the latest aspirants in the organization, MAVERICK, have begun their careers. Surely these junior Linkers will be instrumental in the coming time; but for now, they're embroiled in the modest conflict of their first deployment. The city-state of New Baltimore, one of the few small independents on the east coast, finds itself beset by a terrorist organization of unclear goals. Will the rookies help this small polity maintain its security, or will they be tempted away by coming conflicting offers?