Huron's Redoubt

Huron's Redoubt, also known as the Redoubt, is a settlement on the grounds of a pre-war nuclear power station as of 2102. It is located on the eastern shore of Lake Huron in post-War Ontario.
==Background==
Before the Great War, Huron's Redoubt was a nuclear power station in the Canadian province of Ontario. Originally known as the Huron Nuclear Generating Station, construction on the facility began in 2034. A series of delays halted construction of the station and it wasn't until 2047 that reactors A through D were built. In 2057 reactors E through H were completed, which brought the total number of reactors to 8. When the United States annexed Canada in 2072, the nuclear station found itself within the new USA Territory of Ontario. Despite new ownership the plant continued to operate as usual and resumed providing power to annexed Ontario up until nuclear armageddon.
==Post-War==
While the facility itself was spared a direct nuclear strike during the Great War, detonations in Michigan brought harmful radioactive fallout to Lake Huron, the facility itself, and the surrounding areas. Many hopeful citizens of southern Ontario expected the US military to keep the peace following the bombs, but instead most US forces were either ordered back across the border to Port Huron and Detroit or simply deserted. With no intention of risking valuable lives to protect the generating station or surrounding Canadian communities, the local US forces took all of the military hardware they could carry and began their trek back home before the fallout could settle. This left the workers of the facility to fend for themselves. What they lacked in military training and survival skills the plant's employees made up for in engineering skills, scientific knowledge, and experience with working in radioactive environments. With a functional power supply, nuclear PPE, and anti-radiation chems, the survivors of the Huron NGS proved to be an effective group of post-War survivors. Their situation proved to be an advantage, the eastern coast of Lake Huron was heavily radioactive for weeks following the War which dissuaded raiders from attacking the NGS while the settlement got on its feet.
In the first few years following the War, word of the settlement's existence spread through word-of-mouth and assisted anyone who needed a place to live. Over time this proved to be a strain on resources as word of the facility began to spread, in 2082 entrance was restricted only to who could adequately benefit the station. Nowadays it is rare for those outside of scientists, engineers, and members of the pre-annexation Canadian Armed Forces to gain entry within the gates of the facility itself. With exclusivity to entry, a shanty town slowly began to form around the Huron NGS by those who were not "fit" for citizenship. This slum combined with the generating station eventually became what is now collectively known as Huron's Redoubt. The pre-War facility itself has become known as the NGS, while the shanty town is referred to as the Stretch. The NGS of Huron's Redoubt is one of the most advanced settlements in Ontario. With working electricity, medical equipment, computers, libraries on holodisk, and greenhouses, it is the desire of many in Ontario to gain entry to this illustrious community. 
While only the most intelligent, skilled, or resourceful will likely see within the gates of the NGS, those of the Stretch still receive some benefits. The security force of the Huron's Redoubt, the Nuclear Response Force, patrol both the NGS and the Stretch. This well-equipped force ensures that harm does not come to anyone within Huron's Redoubt, but also that those of the Stretch do not become a threat to the NGS. In addition to protection, a group of idealistic, young volunteers within the NGS formed in 2095. This self-dubbed "Huron Society" seeks to educate those of the Stretch, teaching basic survival, technical, and medical skills.
Despite their elitism and condescending nature to outsiders, those afflicted with Postnuclear Necrosis, the Ontarian phrase for ghoulification, face much less discrimination than in other settlements. The scientific nature of NGS society and their historical understanding of radiation has allowed them to look at necrotic post-humans from an academic standpoint rather than with the bigotry that comes from a lack of understanding in many post-War communities. Several ghouls have positions of note within Huron's Redoubt, including Nuclear Response Force Chief Marshall and weapons merchant Amelie Van Egmond.
==Government==
The government of Huron's Redoubt was formed out of the pre-War Ontario Union of Atomic Workers. Senior members of the union stepped up to take leading roles after the Great War, already respected by workers of the facility they were natural leaders to the growing settlement. The union government began the settlement's transition to a democratically elected council, and this "Atomic Workers Council" continues to hold power in the present-day. Every four years a vote for council members commences, and every passport-carrying resident of Huron's Redoubt is eligible to vote. Passports are restricted to those within the NGS, are used for identification within Huron's Redoubt, and to settlements across Ontario. As of 2102 two groups have begun to form within the council, those of the Huron Society who desire to extend citizenship to the Stretch and offer more to its residents, and those who wish to keep the NGS a community open to only the brightest and most able of the Wasteland.
==Security==
 The post-War security force of the settlement is the Huron Nuclear Response Force, or NRF. Their first members were anti-American resistance fighters in Canada before the War, after armageddon most returned home or found settlements like the Redoubt. A well-trained combat force as well as experienced engineers, they are responsible for everything from protecting the Huron's Redoubt to repairing the facility's external assets, such as power lines and substations. With the heavy reliance the settlement has on the force, it is no wonder that they are seen as both a model and inspiration to the people of the settlement.
They are well-equipped with materiel leftover by US occupation forces. The standard equipment of a member includes a Colt 6520 pistol, assault rifle, engineer's tool kit, and an armoured nuclear PPE suit with its accompanying gas mask. Within its inventory the force has four suits of T-45d power armour and three military humvees. Several other pieces of pre-War vehicles are in the midst of being brought back to working order, although the shortage of replacement parts has slowed this process. 
==Relations with the Wasteland==
Huron's Redoubt makes much of its income from providing electricity to some of the few settlements in Ontario. In addition to local security, the Nuclear Response Force makes frequent patrols to ensure that cables, substations, and other infrastructure are keeping the power flowing.
The technical and engineering expertise of Huron's Redoubt have made the settlement a hub for technology repair and trade. Businesses like Huron Repair have become known for being able to fix almost any piece of technology, for a price. Many scavengers make tidy profits from selling scavenged technology and equipment to Huron's Redoubt.
==Layout==
Huron’s Redoubt contains two sections, the NGS and the Stretch. The nuclear generating station itself, the NGS, was built on the remains of the pre-war Huron Nuclear Generating Station. Powered by uranium shipped from Elliot's Lake, two reactors of the NGS are still operational and continue to be maintained 25 years after the Great War. As the facility no longer has an entire Canadian province to power, several reactors have been decommissioned to create more living space. The NGS is an extremely high-tech facility with amenities including working electricity, terminals, and pre-war medical equipment. It contains several locations including:
The Stretch is a makeshift town outside of the NGS, occupied by those not able to get into the NGS but who still wish to to take advantage of what little protection the Nuclear Response Force provides here. The town is composed of a collection of scrap houses, mobile homes, shipping containers, tents, and other makeshift dwellings. Newcomers often describe it as a cross between a refugee camp and a shanty town. The Stretch contains several locations including:
==Known Residents==
* Amelie Van Egmond
* Yuriy Ilyushin
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