Setting:CATastrophe/Red Rock

Red Rock is a settlement made for the CATastrophe homebrew system.

Red Rock, also known as The Red City, is a rather large mixed-economy settlement with around 240,000 people with the population growing. It mainly relies on its extensive trade network throughout the Endless Blue and serves as a major port where Crimson Claw fleets would go and dock their ships. The city at first glance appears to be a shanty town, with rusted sheet-metal siding, houses incorporating old vehicles, tattered awnings, however this can't be further from the truth.

Just go into the interior of any building and you'll find out the Red Rock is doing well. The city has a central power grid and a generator scavenged from central archeotech, and also a water purifier system. The city relies on its phishing and diving crews for its food and also its hydroponic facilities. All industries are controlled by the Crimson Claws: the governing body in the Red Rock.

History

According to Akadmee scholars, the Red Rock was once an ancient city known as Belgrade. It fell below the waves during the great cataclysm that ended the civilization of the Earless. The city lay dormant for centuries until it was rediscovered by a band of Kemomimi boat-nomads known as "The Crimson Claws" who immediately used the city as a building platform for their new settlement. The first settlements resembled shanty towns more than actual settlements, with buildings created out of scrap metal, rusted-out vehicles, shipping containers, and buildings being made on top of rooftops and old ship-hulks.

Exploration of Old Belgrade

The Crimson Claws launched several exploration teams into the city of Old Belgrade, but the first few attempts ended in absolute fucking disaster. Out of 1,500 explorers sent in, only 49 came back alive. The survivors spoke of the Iron Sentries: automatons which roamed the halls and tore apart all intruders with rapid-fire weapons.