Post-collapse North America is not one world — it’s four, each shaped by its geography, its trauma, and which layer of the fractured Mesh pulses strongest beneath its streets.
Aurora-9
Formerly Puerto Rico. Renamed 2084. — Neon resistance under corporate domes. Identity erased, culture fighting to survive. The Mesh is strongest here.
The Iron Belt
Pittsburgh–Detroit–Cleveland corridor. — Industrial theocracy ruled by Machine Priests and war-factory lords. ARK-7 is centered here. The Forge Below grinds beneath the rust.
The Forgotten States
Texas–Oklahoma–Kansas–Arkansas–Missouri. — “Voluntarily depopulated” since 2033. CRB heartland. Jefferson whispers from Silo 87.
The Fallen Shore
The drowned Atlantic coast. — Grief, horror, and drowned memory. The Wake is strongest here — digital purgatory where the dead don’t stay quiet.
Neutral St. Louis (NSL)
The free city. — A crossroads where all four regions meet. The recommended starting location for new campaigns. Free city guide available.
Continue Exploring
Learn: The Mesh & Its Layers — What connects the regions
Learn: Factions — Who holds power where
Play: NSL: Your First City — Start here
Read: Fiction — Stories from every region