EMPIRE CITY: A City Of Adventure for the Heroic Age

Empire City is a booming super-city that combines New York (including the five boroughs) Jersey City and then some. The different cities have been ravaged and rebuilt so often that they all merged into an immense Urban Sprawl. A rich industrial town, Empire City is a polluted and overcrowded mess that always seems to be dark and gloomy. Mafia-style organized crime is very powerful as are corrupt businessmen and politicians. Enormous skyscrapers dominate the skyline with Art-Deco style. The super-rich often dwell here in opulent condos with suspended rail-cars connecting the huge buildings. Overall, Empire City is a larger than life world. Huge skyscrapers, vast industrial yards and deep, deep corruption. A great place for a Heroic Age game.

Super Science plays a very large part in the success of Empire City. A large number of Science Heroes live in the city and have pooled their genius to make Empire City into a veritable futurist's paradise. Several fusion power plants supply the power needs of the greater city, suspension railways connect the vast skyline, deep subway lines, and flying cars and robots for the wealthy are just a few of the high-tech innovations made possible through the power of science!
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EMPIRE ISLAND

The center of it all, Empire Island is a bustling center and home to much of the elite of Empire City.

Aeon Society- The Aeon Society is quite active in Empire City, and maintains a large clubhouse on Empire Island. Many members of the society are employed by one of several corporations found in the city such as Captain Aero of Reade Iron Works, and Don Wright of The Daily Bulletin.

Branch 9, Empire City- Branch 9 has several offices in Empire City, with its central offices located on Empire Island. There are a great many weird things happening in the city, and Branch 9 often works with local police to deal with the stranger incidents.

Waite National Bank- A major financial institute located on Empire Island. This huge bank is an ancient gothic structure resembles a fortress. The science hero known as Magno the Magnetic Man is known to be in the employ of the Bank, whose exploits as a bounty hunter are highly publicized.

KINGSBURG

The most densely populated borough of Empire City, the ultra-modern Kingsburg is covered in huge skyscrapers, housing developments and high-tech industry. The can-do attitude and innovation of Empire City can really be felt here, as industry and home neighborhoods blend seamlessly into an impressive whole.

Cerebex Inc. (Home of the Super Brain)- Cerebex is a leading tech giant of the world, beginning as a computer hardware and software company and quickly entering the fields of technology, industrial manufacturing, robotics and aerospace technology. Dr. William R, Jackson founder, CEO, and chief engineer/designer of the company is a reclusive super scientist and polymath.  Cerebex Inc also maintains manufacturing facilities in Iron City and on South Island.

New York Power Authority Fusion Reactor- This massive tokamak nuclear fusion reactor came on lime five years ago and is quickly taking over the power requirements of the city. The mutants that occasionally turn up in the city sewers are mere coincidence.

QUEENSBURG

Queensburg is the largest borough geographically and is adjacent to the borough of Kingsburg at the western end of Long Island. Queensburg also shares water borders with the boroughs of Empire Island and the East End. Queensburg is densely populated but considered more “homey” than other boroughs.

Danner Industrial Technology (DIT)- A biotech corporation that specializes in super-crops and medical tech. This facility has a massive hydroponics plant that supplies much of the city’s food supply. DIT also maintains a huge botanical garden in East Side which is the highest ranked botanical garden in the US.

Dinosaur Circus (Zoo)- This massive zoo and science facility hosts living displays of numerous dinosaur species taken from several Lost World locales and from the Hollow World. The structure housing the dinosaurs is state of the art and capable of housing many more dinosaur species.

Global Cartography Initiative, Empire City Branch- The Global Cartography Initiative has large offices in Queensburg in cooperation with the Dinosaur Circus. The facility has a large database and small museum dedicated to exploration and mapping of the wider world and its marvels.

EAST SIDE

East Side is a borough of Empire City. It is a bustling place full of entertainment facilities, cultural centers and a vibrant arts scene. 

East Side Botanical Gardens- These huge botanical gardens house plants from around the world and beyond, including Lost World, Hollow Earth and even some from Mars and Venus.

Marstown (Alien Ghetto)- A neighborhood and home to Alien asylum seekers of several species and origins. They keep mostly to themselves and are generally considered to be far less interesting than people thought they would be.

Yankee Megaplex- This huge facility is a veritable city in its own right. A huge stadium, shops, restaurants, high end hotel and permanent housing for the elite.

WEST SIDE

West side is a borough of Empire City and home for a larger portion of the cities shipping and manufacturing. It is a proud, blue collar town and full of the tough can-do attitude that Empire City is widely known for.

Lonely Street- A rough and tumble street in the West Side. Lonely street is home to an energetic criminal culture.

Underbridge- Large underground housing located under the old West End Bridge and connecting with several major Subway lines. Underbridge has fallen into disrepair and is now under the control of gangs and the homeless.

Zombie Outbreak Response Association (ZORA)- The zombie issue of many back-street areas of Empire City is a problem that almost nobody wants to deal with. Though this issue can be found in many sewer and waterfront areas, the West Side has the most energetic presence of the Zombie Outbreak Response Association in Empire City. ZORA is particularly active fighting zombie outbreaks in Iron City, Orange City and Queensburg.

READESBURG

A borough of Empire City built around the industrial manufacturing plants of Reade Iron Works. The borough is home to many low rent apartment buildings.

Borden Industries- A massive industrial transport and shipping corporation in Readesburg. Owned by the brilliant and ferocious Ann Borden who is known to socialize with costumed heroes.

Reade Iron Works- A vehicle and technology manufacturing company founded by Frank Reade in the late 19th century.

IRON TOWN

Iron Town is a manufacturing town, and home to many semi-skilled and skilled laborers.

Cerebex Manufacturing- Cerebex Inc has a large factory here. Robotic manufacturing is the norm, but there is a need for human technicians to keep the robots running well.

Farr Military Academy- Elite military academy that trains agents in the use of NexGen technology.

ORANGE CITY

Orange City is a well to do town with a manufacturing beginning.

New Samarkand- A large number of people from the nation of Samarkand has a neighborhood here. Their links to Moon Girl and the Lunar society are considerable.

Triton Foundation, Empire City- The charity branch of the Aeon Society has a large facility in Orange City. The Triton Foundation building is connected to many hospitals, soup kitchens and churches and other groups across Empire City.

SOUTH ISLAND

South Island is a largely residential borough of Empire City. Many who live here work in Kingsburg and Empire Island.

Demon Ministry Headquarters- The Demon Ministry is a branch of the government tasked with keeping humans safe from demons by either killing them or putting them under protection as informants.