In 2084, Puerto Rico was renamed Aurora-9 and its historical identity was systematically erased. What replaced it is a neon-lit corporate colony where three triad families compete for dominance above ground while resistance cells fight for survival below.
The Corporate Domes
Aurora-9 is organized into ten canonical zones beneath corporate dome networks. The Big Three triad families — Yǒngshì, Jinzhou, and Red Bamboo — control most commerce through Guang-Xi, their shared economic framework. Shirogane operates independently as a Yakuza presence predating the triads.
Vault 19 and Ascendant
Somewhere in Aurora-9’s depths lies Vault 19 — the birthplace of Ascendant, the bound AI spirit whose garbled voice has spawned misguided cults among those who interpret its signals as divine commandments.
The Mesh Layer
The functional Mesh is strongest in Aurora-9. Datarunners here have the fastest access and the most sophisticated programs. ORI-c3L’s presence makes the region’s digital landscape sharper and more dangerous.
Book Expansion: The Aurora-9 sourcebook covers all ten zones with maps, NPC rosters, faction territories, and session hooks. Phase 2 content.
Continue Exploring
Read: Fields of Rabbit — Fiction set in Aurora-9
Learn: The AI Pantheon — ORI-c3L and Ascendant
Learn: Factions — Triads, CRB, and more
Rules: Datarunning Basics — The Mesh is strongest here