Callous Row (Archived)

Notice: Callous Row has removed itself from Arcadums leadership and become an independent VR RP under a new name going forward. https://twitter.com/callousrow/status/1433285001374752768 Further information.]
:New Name: Neon Divide
Callous Row is a roleplay group that takes place in a cyberpunk world taken over by mega-corporations.
*Characters: Season 2 Characters
*Twitter: https://twitter.com/callousrow
Callous Row takes place in a separate canon from the main VRChat RP Metaverse.
Currently on development break for Season 3
The RP runs on Fridays for 4 hours
*8:00 PM CDT (US central daylight time)
*02:00 AM UTC (Universal time) / GMT
*Preparations start 1 hour before start
==Setting and Lore==
Callous Row takes place in a new continuity in the Corvanis System on the planet Corvanis 3. The planet is full of deadly terrain and wildlife making life outside of the cities nearly impossible. Callous Row is the name of a street in Savior City where the majority of the roleplay takes place. Callous Row is one of the lowest places to live in Savior City thus those who live and work in this area have the goal of getting out.
The world is run by multiple Mega-corporations who have taken over the previous dominating force, the Galactic Union, and they now use it as a puppet to assert their will over the Union’s citizens. The Mega-corporations exist as amoral entities valuing money, technology, and progress above all else.
Magic is a very recent development within the universe. The leylines have only been open for the last 50 years, leading to the resurgence of magical races and other magical phenomena. Without much prior experience magic is considered wild, dangerous, and untrustworthy.
:Also see Callous Row Specific Lore articles
==Maps and locations==
Callous Row is set on a custom map developed by Qyr and Sketchu with assistance WiFiPunk and Spazkoga in Season 1, and assistance from Astrobought and Floober in Season 2 with Phasedragon developing the UDON programming for game systems. It was built with player feedback to create a living world and allow players opportunities for free-form RP interactions. Corporate logos, signs, and graffiti design were provided by HopelessBay with major texture work contributed by Sketchu.
For season 2 the world was split and extended into multiple maps:
*Savior City
**Upper City
**The Row see The Row (Season 1) for the old season 1 map
**The Undercity
**Scrap Town and Wasteland
:Also see Callous Row Specific Location Articles
==Players and characters==
The roleplayers and characters who they play as. See separate article for a gallery with all players.
*Callous Row Season 2 Characters
*Callous Row Season 1 Characters
Galactic Union
Atlantis
WOTO
Mars
Talaris
Nirvana
Sonitii
Quixote
==Factions==
Within the roleplay there are multiple factions that characters can work for - or against. See separate articles for more details.
===Union===
The Galactic Union was an allied confederation of planets within the Evanaris System as a response to hostilities from adjacent galaxies. During the great war however this ruling body was overthrown by the Mega-Corporations. The Union still runs the galaxy but is little more than a puppet for the mega-corporations.
===Mega-Corporations===
*ATLANTIS - Specialized in communications and media. Many of the video communication services and the VIRTUANet is controlled by this corporation. Their hold over entertainment gives them an edge over the corporations with more military contacts.
*WOTO - Specialized in terraforming, food processing, and general construction. It is the largest of the corporations and is responsible for feeding most of the sector.
*Mars - Specialized in the manufacturing of weapons, ammunition, and armor. They lean more towards more traditional ballistics and natural materials, preferring the practical and affordable application of combat instead of the super bleeding edge of tech.
*Talaris - A strange mega-corporation as it does not specialize in any technology but rather in the research of magic. Being the only corporation to have a hold over something as mysterious as magic has lead to Talaris to be one of the most powerful and most unpredictable of the corporations.
*Nirvana - Specialized in medicine, chemicals and other drugs for both recreational and professional use.
*Sonitii - Specialized in the manufacturing of transportation vehicles and space travel. They are responsible for the jump gates and charge a hefty fee for their use.
*Quixote - Specialized in the manufacturing of weapons, ammunition, and armor. This corporation focuses on laser technologies and the use of energy in warfare. Many of its products are on the bleeding edge of tech and have a price tag to match. They are also temperamental due to many of them being prototypes.
==Trivia==
*Callous Row is the successor group of Forbidden Knowledge using many of the players as a returning cast along with new faces.
==Links==
*Twitch Stream Team: Callous Row Twitch Stream Team
*Promotional and streamer website: https://callousrow.com
*Promotional Twitter: https://twitter.com/callousrow
*Out-of-context promotional Twitter: https://twitter.com/NoContextCR
*Twitter list with all roleplayers: https://twitter.com/i/lists/1370152953605160960
*Original or inspired music on SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/cragsand/sets/neondivide
==Gallery==
===Season 1 Gallery===
Callous Row VRChat 1920x1080 2019-10-19 02-02-00.599 by Cyan.png|Group Screenshot by Cyan (2019-10-19)
Spazkoga_Screenshot_of_Callous_Row_Group_VRChat_1920x1080_2019-12-06_23-40-11.561.png|thumb|Season 1 Callous Row Characters group photo by Spazkoga (2019-12-06)
Callous Row Group screenshot by Qyr 2020-01-11.png|Group screenshot by Qyr (2020-01-11)
Callous Row Group Screenshot by ThatOneRebel VRChat 1920x1080 2020-05-01 23-55-03.868.png|Group screenshot by Rebel (2020-05-01)
===Season 2 Gallery===
Group shot The Row first episode VRChat_1920x1080_2020-11-28_00-47-53.031_2.png|Group shot by Gambit of The Row players after Season 2, Episode 1 2020-11-28
Group shot Upper City Callous Row VRChat_1920x1080_2020-11-28_01-00-59.149.png|Group shot by SciFri of Upper City players after Season 2, Episode 1 2020-11-28
Wasteland Group Photo by JadedMinx VRChat 1920x1080 2020-12-05 01-06-31.398.png|Group shot by JadedMinx of The Wasteland from Episode 2 on Dec 5th 2020
VRChat_1920x1080_2020-12-05_00-07-13.007.png|Group shot by Zurui of The Undercity from Episode 2 on 2020-12-05
Wasteland Group Shot by MaryamRoseVR VRChat_1920x1080_2021-06-04_23-12-36.897.png|Scrap Town group shot by MaryamRose of Scrap Town after Season 2 Episode 24 on 2021-06-04
The Row Group Shot by Leeroy VRChat_1920x1080_2021-06-11_23-04-40.643.png|Group shot by Leeroy of The Row after Season 2, Episode 25 2021-06-11
Wasteland Scrap Town Season 2 Finale group shot VRChat_1920x1080_2021-07-02_22-11-23.470_Colour2.png|Scrap Town season 2 finale ep 28 group shot by Gigabits
Callous Row The Row Group Shot Ep S2E28 Finale VRChat_1920x1080_2021-07-03_00-13-45.858_Colour2.png|The Row season 2 finale ep 28 group shot by Ariyana
Callous Row Upper City Group Shot Ep S2E28 Finale VRChat_1920x1080_2021-07-02_22-07-41.674_Colour2.png|Upper City season 2 finale ep 28 group shot by ShinikamiVR
Callous Row Alien mission Group Shot Ep S2E28 Finale VRChat_1920x1080_2021-07-03_01-46-26.933_Colour2.png|Mission map season 2 finale ep 28 group shot by SciFri
Callous Row S2 Epilogue Undercity group VRChat_1920x1080_2021-07-10_00-16-52.810.png|Undercity group shot from the season 2 epilogue
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