Whately Research Facility

Whately Research Facility is a secret pre-War government facility in Winter of Atom. It was ostensibly built for the secret testing of chemical weapons, operating covertly beneath a Catholic church in what is now the Glowing Sea.Winter of Atom, p.191: "A blast door beneath a ruined Catholic church in the Glowing Sea hides an ancient secret—Whately Research Facility, an underground pre-war military bunker officially built to support the government's top-secret chemical weapon experiments. The facility was overseen by General John Whately, whose famously wealthy military family first came to America aboard the Mayflower in 1620. For generations, the Whately family believed an ancient city pre-dating recorded history was located far below the earth near Boston. They preached that a Dreaming God slept within the holy city, waiting for a chosen messiah to wake him so he might reveal his divinity to the world. Unknown to the United States government, General Whately carefully selected his staff and brainwashed them to believe in his family's prophesized city. The facility became a place of dark deeds and strange religious rituals. In secret, Whately's cult managed to excavate tunnels far beneath the base. However, before they could finish digging their way to the ancient city in 2077, the nuclear bomb dropped outside Boston. The fallout buried the facility, and the staff trapped there did not survive the harrowing months that followed."
It is currently occupied by followers of the Last Son of Atom.
==Background==
The facility was used by General John Whately for occult activities before the war. An elevator to the Buried City is hidden in his office.
The abandoned church, which hides the entrance, is located a half-day hike west from the Crater of Atom.
==Characteristics==
People violently hallucinate as they move further into the labyrinthine facility, including the player characters. This effect extends to the Children of Atom's robots, as well as the pre-War maintenance bots that have always been here. Apparent ghosts may be seen here.
Vault-Tec paraphernalia can be found in the facility, including weapons and computer systems bearing the image of Vault Boy. There is also a fairly crude cryogenics bay, where several deceased humans are interred.
==Appearances==
The Whately Research Facility appears only in Winter of Atom.
==References==
Non-game
Category:Winter of Atom locations