Greetings soldiers!
First off, congratulations! You've officially reached the halfway point of the Bostock Expedition. Six months have passed since you signed your contracts, and you've (so far) survived Dinosaur Swamp. That's no small feat, considering how hostile the region is, and how so few have lived to tell about it. And don't forget that you are making history: you are part of an organized expedition that has managed to delve into ruins that have been untouched by professional salvors since the Apocalypse itself. While Deearn Neenok's ill-fated New Lazlo Expedition was the first to explore the Swamp... it seems that you all may be the first to come home alive at the end of this.
And now, onto Atlanta. These ruins mark a colossal city that was once, not only the capital of the U.S. State of Georgia, but also the very heart of the Southeast. In pre-Rifts times, Atlanta was the 39th largest city in the Old American Empire by population, and 72nd largest by area. In a country with approximately 20,000 cities by the late 21st century, those rankings are nothing to balk at. Atlanta was also an alpha class city, meaning that it exerted a significant impact on global finance, commerce, research, technology, media, arts, and entertainment. In fact, Georgia's capital represented the 17th largest economy in the world, and had the 3rd highest concentration of high revenue corporations (called "Fortune 500 companies") in the country. While most of this information is probably meaningless to you, what it indicates is that Atlanta will perhaps be the most lucrative site in the entire expedition. From what Golden Age Salvage can gather, the city's pre-Rifts wealth was enormous, and the salvage that you find (or don't find) at this location may very well make or break the expedition.
Given the enormity of the ruins, all salvage operations had to be carefully planned ahead of time in order to maximize efficiency. The recent revelation that a dragon is due to arrive in a few weeks means that every second counts. Make no mistake: without major scores in Atlanta, the expedition becomes insolvent and Golden Age Salvage likely goes bankrupt. Ingram Bostock and Lionel Hudson have sunken almost every credit they have into this venture, and Northern Gun is expecting BIG returns. Consequently, Atlanta is an important determinant in whether you get paid your due at the end of the expedition. No pressure.
The following is a brief IMCN overview of the Atlanta ruins. Let's begin...
First off, congratulations! You've officially reached the halfway point of the Bostock Expedition. Six months have passed since you signed your contracts, and you've (so far) survived Dinosaur Swamp. That's no small feat, considering how hostile the region is, and how so few have lived to tell about it. And don't forget that you are making history: you are part of an organized expedition that has managed to delve into ruins that have been untouched by professional salvors since the Apocalypse itself. While Deearn Neenok's ill-fated New Lazlo Expedition was the first to explore the Swamp... it seems that you all may be the first to come home alive at the end of this.
And now, onto Atlanta. These ruins mark a colossal city that was once, not only the capital of the U.S. State of Georgia, but also the very heart of the Southeast. In pre-Rifts times, Atlanta was the 39th largest city in the Old American Empire by population, and 72nd largest by area. In a country with approximately 20,000 cities by the late 21st century, those rankings are nothing to balk at. Atlanta was also an alpha class city, meaning that it exerted a significant impact on global finance, commerce, research, technology, media, arts, and entertainment. In fact, Georgia's capital represented the 17th largest economy in the world, and had the 3rd highest concentration of high revenue corporations (called "Fortune 500 companies") in the country. While most of this information is probably meaningless to you, what it indicates is that Atlanta will perhaps be the most lucrative site in the entire expedition. From what Golden Age Salvage can gather, the city's pre-Rifts wealth was enormous, and the salvage that you find (or don't find) at this location may very well make or break the expedition.
Given the enormity of the ruins, all salvage operations had to be carefully planned ahead of time in order to maximize efficiency. The recent revelation that a dragon is due to arrive in a few weeks means that every second counts. Make no mistake: without major scores in Atlanta, the expedition becomes insolvent and Golden Age Salvage likely goes bankrupt. Ingram Bostock and Lionel Hudson have sunken almost every credit they have into this venture, and Northern Gun is expecting BIG returns. Consequently, Atlanta is an important determinant in whether you get paid your due at the end of the expedition. No pressure.
The following is a brief IMCN overview of the Atlanta ruins. Let's begin...