After the rise of the Japanese Inoue Empire in 2206, the North American Alliance (formerly northern Mexico, the United States, and Canada) was overtaken and defeated in a war that lasted twenty years and involved most of the world’s great nations. As of 2226, the formerly powerful West was dismantled and became provinces of the new, worldwide empire. For many years following the Fourth World War, also known as the Last War, the former European Union and North American Alliance were in shambles. Devastated by both nuclear strikes and ground warfare, the Western nations took decades to recover. Many cities still lie in abandoned rubble, and much of the countryside remains uninhabitable due to the lingering effects of radiation.
Across the ruins of the NAA, a few settlements have begun to develop and burgeon, taking in settlers and travelers. Most are high in the mountains or in remote areas untouched by the devastation. Many more are scattered up and down the coasts and on islands far from the mainland. One such coastal area attracting more and more settlers is Akikostown.
Akikostown was formally established in the Spring of 2295 and is situated in the province of New Niigata (formerly New Pacifica, or what was the Pacific Northwest region of the United States and Canada) by Jamus Nimms. The town center lies approximately five miles inland from the Pacific Ocean. The climate has been the main draw to settlers, as Akikostown experiences warm summers and cool winters, and fresh water is plentiful due to the year-round rains. Since the area was not especially hard-hit by nuclear strikes, the land surrounding Akikostown is arable and well-suited to growing fruit (particularly apples and grapes), vegetables (particularly potatoes), grains (particularly Cascade hops), and raising livestock (including dairy cattle). What land has not already been claimed is dense and lush. Forage is plentiful, and both fishing and hunting can be profitable for any industrious individual.
Though it was only established five years before, the town center is bustling with thriving business. Along block 1-1, there is a restaurant, saloon, general store, and two boarding houses! More details about these businesses here. Of course, every town's commerce thrives on a little competition, so you may want to open your own location!
In the further developed parts of the world, such as the capital, Tokyo-to, scientific breakthroughs are assuring the citizens of the world a future without war, famine, or disease. Experiments with quantum mechanics took off following the Declaration of Unified Peace in 2226, and today, there exist highly controlled travel to both the past and future. Before Akikostown was established, because of the healthy climate, breathable air, and location, the area was used as a site for the development of controlled, Lorentzian traversable worm holes for use by a special division of the Keishicho (the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department). Though the tachyon shells of these wormholes have been destroyed, the wormholes are still viable, and time is constantly in flux (though without the tachyon structures, individuals cannot travel through time).
As a result of the constant time flux, the physical properties of inanimate objects in Akikostown change. With each new time state, each and every non-biological item located within Akikostown (including the eight square kilometer town proper plus the sixty-five square kilometers laying outside the town) will change to meet the specifications of its analog in time. For example, if you observe a desk that has a ballpoint pen, a spiral-bound notebook, and an electric lamp sitting upon it in your present time of 2300, and you rewound the clock to the year 1791, you may find a quill pen, a bottle of ink, a stack of loose, handmade paper, and an oil lamp. If you were to flip ahead on your calendar to the year 2523, you may find a set of electrodes to plug straight into your brain that will take the information directly from your nervous system and update the data on a network accessed purely by thought and a room lit by a cold fusion lamp. For further information about time events, please go here.
Residents of Akikostown have adjusted to the flux in time as they might learn to anticipate the weather or frequently changing seasons, though to newcomers, it can be a bit of a shock (not to mention, often a terrible inconvenience [think of that first time you wake up nude and without a house in the Triassic period!]), but it is livable (and can be enjoyable!).
Across the ruins of the NAA, a few settlements have begun to develop and burgeon, taking in settlers and travelers. Most are high in the mountains or in remote areas untouched by the devastation. Many more are scattered up and down the coasts and on islands far from the mainland. One such coastal area attracting more and more settlers is Akikostown.
Akikostown was formally established in the Spring of 2295 and is situated in the province of New Niigata (formerly New Pacifica, or what was the Pacific Northwest region of the United States and Canada) by Jamus Nimms. The town center lies approximately five miles inland from the Pacific Ocean. The climate has been the main draw to settlers, as Akikostown experiences warm summers and cool winters, and fresh water is plentiful due to the year-round rains. Since the area was not especially hard-hit by nuclear strikes, the land surrounding Akikostown is arable and well-suited to growing fruit (particularly apples and grapes), vegetables (particularly potatoes), grains (particularly Cascade hops), and raising livestock (including dairy cattle). What land has not already been claimed is dense and lush. Forage is plentiful, and both fishing and hunting can be profitable for any industrious individual.
Though it was only established five years before, the town center is bustling with thriving business. Along block 1-1, there is a restaurant, saloon, general store, and two boarding houses! More details about these businesses here. Of course, every town's commerce thrives on a little competition, so you may want to open your own location!
In the further developed parts of the world, such as the capital, Tokyo-to, scientific breakthroughs are assuring the citizens of the world a future without war, famine, or disease. Experiments with quantum mechanics took off following the Declaration of Unified Peace in 2226, and today, there exist highly controlled travel to both the past and future. Before Akikostown was established, because of the healthy climate, breathable air, and location, the area was used as a site for the development of controlled, Lorentzian traversable worm holes for use by a special division of the Keishicho (the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department). Though the tachyon shells of these wormholes have been destroyed, the wormholes are still viable, and time is constantly in flux (though without the tachyon structures, individuals cannot travel through time).
As a result of the constant time flux, the physical properties of inanimate objects in Akikostown change. With each new time state, each and every non-biological item located within Akikostown (including the eight square kilometer town proper plus the sixty-five square kilometers laying outside the town) will change to meet the specifications of its analog in time. For example, if you observe a desk that has a ballpoint pen, a spiral-bound notebook, and an electric lamp sitting upon it in your present time of 2300, and you rewound the clock to the year 1791, you may find a quill pen, a bottle of ink, a stack of loose, handmade paper, and an oil lamp. If you were to flip ahead on your calendar to the year 2523, you may find a set of electrodes to plug straight into your brain that will take the information directly from your nervous system and update the data on a network accessed purely by thought and a room lit by a cold fusion lamp. For further information about time events, please go here.
Residents of Akikostown have adjusted to the flux in time as they might learn to anticipate the weather or frequently changing seasons, though to newcomers, it can be a bit of a shock (not to mention, often a terrible inconvenience [think of that first time you wake up nude and without a house in the Triassic period!]), but it is livable (and can be enjoyable!).