The year is 2146. The Americans are quickly approaching Moscow, during a resource war during the global energy crCIA. No one knew exactly what happened next, but pretty damn soon the world will be changed forever. Several nuclear warheads, BBC London claimed there were around 50, were launched at the United States. The United States quickly detected the warheads, and retaliated with around 230. Automated Nuclear Threat Alert System, or ANTAS, gave off a shrill warning to the denizens of the U.S. - death was approaching. The pre-recorded sirens blared, "Alert: Alert: Nuclear Threat detected, please head to your designated fallout shelters. Alert: Alert."The rich people who could afford a spot went right to the shelter, while others who were less fortunate, sought shelter in mine shafts. The biggest one, which belonged to the Citadel Mining Company, had a lead-lined elevator and a lead-lined door that sealed off from the inside. The elevator would go down 2,000 feet, and then about 40 miles of walking through caverns, which all forked, turned, etc. Miners and civilians alike all trudged down the path. Suddenly, the very Earth shook with the fore of the atomic bombs, and then the halls of the mine fell silent as they continued walking. Their previous way of life, everything that they had ever known, was gone.
Eventually, they reached a large opening, about 800 feet high and a mile wide. There was a small underground river that stopped about 300 feet from the end of the cavern. The river stretched on and on in the blackness the other way, howerver. Strange plants were growing there, seemingly without sunlight. They figured out that these were edible. Civilization began to flourish in the next 50 years, as the miners used their tools to chisel out living quarters. But what used to be their lives was not forgotten.
After 150 years of living in the confined space, humans began to devolve. The stories of The Surface were scarce, but some were popular, like water falling from the sky. Of course none of that was true, how could that work? Soon enough, they decided they needed a leader. A king. The Howel family - the best miners in their little area, were chosen to become the royal family. The kings that followed were horribly corrupt, and even killed almost everyone in the northern living quarters of what was now called, "The Citadel" after the founders of the mine shaft.
Now the year is 2589. Humanity is dying out under there, and people began to set out to find the preacher's promised "holy land", with green plants, water that fell from the sky, peace, and equality. Many of them did not return. A large group of explorers, known as the "Conquistadors", will set out to find this holy and in a last, desperate attempt to save humanity underground.
The Cars These were not your ordinary trucks. Back in 2072, the need for a better fuel was massive. So, after years of testing, the scientist found out something prime for a combustion engine: Sodium Hydrochloridiane. The only drawback is it is delivered in cores and is explosive once exposed to oxygen. That is the only reason the ancient trucks are still running and did not run out of fuel.
Except it takes fossil fuels to make these vehicles, so expect VERY few.
Yellow: Federation of the Gulf(FoG) controlled areas
Red: Republic of New England(RNE) controlled areas
Blue: Commonwealth of Michigan(CoM) controlled areas
Orange: No man's land
The RNE and CoM have been at war for years over territory. The RNE are masters of flight, and sea travel, whilst the CoM have supreme land vehicles. The RNE has a much larger active military, and have control of both the pacific and the atlantic ocean. The FoG are pretty neutral, but they may enter the war on the CoM's side, then leave soonafter.
Pink: Mines
Yellow: Airfields
Red: CoM installations
Black: Trade routes
You don't have to be in Illinois, but that's where the citadel is, so that is where I will be. You also may have more than one character.
You will now assume the role of the explorers, or just anyone from the story.
Here is the format:
Name:
Occupation:
Location:
Equipment:
Health: x/100
You will only get on the blacklist if you act like a small child.
BLACKLIST:
None so far. Good.
Credit to Kiddeh for the idea of this.
