Hell's Gate

Contact: Atra'Lamia

Town: Hell's Gate
Ruler: Dr. Eustace Monroe.
Type: Technological Center.
History: Some say that Last Chance is the home of all criminals; Hell's Gate says that our criminals are so crafty that they get paid for their crimes. Some say that Biazo is a haven for decadence; Hell's Gate asks, can there be a level of indulgence above that which scientists undertake every day, probing into the deeper mysteries of God?

Hell's Gate is the Research & Development center of the whole of Terrenus. Habitation in Hell's Gate is not exclusive to the greatest minds that the nation has to offer, but engineers, analysts, and logicians are among the brainier bunch and they can be found almost exclusively in this futuristic city.

Technology in Terrenus is unlike technology in the rest of the known world of Valucre, and conflicts even with the electricity based technology to be found in those strange realms outside of Valucre's physical scope.

Technology in Terrenus can be defined by more abstract "knowledge" than it can by material components, which is why it is magi-tek. A refinement of technology, then, comes from a better understanding of magic as opposed to an addition or subtraction of physical components to a machine, which is merely used as a conduit for the magic anyway.

Dr. Eustace Monroe is the model citizen of Hell's Gate. His ultimate search is one for knowledge. In his search for Truth, Monroe has sacrified trust, love, integrity, pride, friendship, and innocence and he shows no signs of slowing. The man is warm, amiable, charming, and distinctly intelligent but, if around the man at certain times of crisis, one wonders to oneself if the man has any limitations. Any boundaries that he wouldn't cross in his infernal quest.

Hell's Gate is the locus of the scientific progress and technological revolution.

Population: Culturally diverse with a predominance of humans, gnomes, halflings, dwarves and the occasional Drow.

Watchmen
-- 20,000 Guards, trained by the military and assigned from all across Terrenus.
-- 20,000 local police. The local police are a structured militia, for all intents and purposes. Since they are made up primarily of the citizens, as opposed to having been assigned by the military, the police are more likely to be corrupt.
-- PeaceKeeper: Aramis Divhorak

Hotspots
1. Dr. Monroe's Lab is the mansion of the last lordship of Hell's Gate, back in the archaic and decidedly unenlightened times when the city had served as a king's homestead. Monroe's lab is a retrofitted castle, a veritable fortress with mechanical arms ranging from heavy-duty to precision, an inner sanctum home to all manner of chemicals and substances, and with every other room either a test room, a lab, or sleeping quarters. As of fall of last year, Monroe's lab has also become an academic ground.

2. The Weary Orc. This is the default tavern and inn, acting as the generic meeting spot between characters whose players are too lazy or timid to make up their own.

3. The Slipstick River. Giorgio Slipstick, a natural philosopher and geomantic engineer, designed and implemented the Slipstick River in the final year of his life as if to show all the gods that man had no limits. Despite Hell's Gate bordering the Wastelands, this magi-tek driven river remains cool and clean, constantly recycling itself.

Quests
To read about quests, click here go to Terrenus Quest Index and use your browser's Find feature, or just scroll, to find the specific town. These quests can be taken up by anyone.

Canon

1. The Wastelands Border Patrol is headquartered in Hell's Gate.