The Stacks

### Landmarks

Main Street, catwalk, Saddle-Up Strip Club, Annie's Lucky Shot, Bee Bong, Portal to The Hell Hub

## Location

The Stacks is the capital city of Wild West.

## Background

> "Used to have a name I'm sure, been a nice cowtown or somethin' of the like. Dunno what it was, though, old city got buried under buildings long time ago."
> *- anonymous citizen of The Stacks*
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For a long time, people just kept stretchin' outwards. When you've got so much spare land around ya, you can afford to keep movin' to the empty plot next door. But eventually, you start runnin' out of space, straying too far from the closest source of booze and grub. People started learnin' that you didn't have to move on down closer to the cattle, you could just slap another house down on top of the last one. By the time steel and steam came along, it was real easy to start piling up everything you needed in one great big stack. Leave the land out there to the bandits and the cattle, the people found how to live in The Stacks.

## History

### Day 1.

Explorer settled the first of Wild West territory and began a city that would later be named The Stacks.

### Day 3-4.

Construction on permanent structures for The Stacks officially began, marked first by the establishment of Main Street and then later by the completion of the first row of buildings.

*The first row of buildings constructed along Main Street in The Stacks. As seen from left to right the buildings include: A bakery, a club, a pottery shop, a bank, a church, and a window shop.*

### Day 6.

The second row of buildings along Main Street were completed, and The Stacks was official named and founded.

### Day 10.

A new building was added to the front corner of the northern row along Main Street, serving as a shopping center as well as giving access to the catwalk.

### Day 13-17.

The rail line running from the North America warp to the Wild West was constructed, with the station in The Stacks serving as one of two stops. The railroad makes its way alongside Main Street before going out of the city and turning north. A new business appeared in one of the ground shops of The Stacks, clearly distinguished by its large "TICKETS HERE!" sign, which sells tickets to residents for transportation by train.

*The rail line that runs through The Stacks alongside Main Street. The row of buildings on the north side of the street can be seen behind it.*

### Day 18.

The window shop among the original row of buildings closed down and was replaced by a small power plant business. The company installed a cutting edge steam engine, powered by the devils of hell, and brought about the energy revolution in The Stacks. Soon, every business, home, and street lamp in town were all powered by the single engine, with shafts of rotational energy being dug underneath the city to run power to every building.

### Day 19.

Sugarcane and Co. built a factory along the outer ring of the city, bringing new sugar and paper related products to the entire faction. The cyan colored building fit right in with the surrounding businesses, and before long the process of automating paper became a vital necessity to The Stack's emerald economy.

### Day 20.

Saddle-Up Strip Club officially opened its doors to the public, revolutionizing the construction industry of the city. Despite the initial backlash and shock from both the domestic and international community, the business was soon welcomed with open arms as a vital member of the settlement.

### Day 26.

A new storage facility opened up behind the clothing mall, bringing with it a wave of new citizens and workers. The storage facility connected to parts of the clothing mall and the sugarcane factory, as well as giving access to future expansions behind the train ticket office, the corner shopping center, and below the storage facility.

### Day 29.

One of the cowboys (Bob\_Wildest) brought some raiders to the doorsteps of The Stacks. Luckily the cowboy also managed to beat them to the draw, and we had a wonderful celebration. Strangely enough, Bubba from the farmer's market and one of the bookstore workers seemingly disappeared after the raid. A few days later, they were right back in their usual spots, safe and sound. But some residents could of sworn Bubba was a foot shorter before and had dirty blonde hair, its like he was an entirely different person.

### Day 32.

The devils of hell returned, this time in a new installment of lighting fixtures. The blaze rod farm was up and operational right in the center of town, and the residents weren't exactly glad to hear them. But it was easier than ever to drink their cares away with the opening of the city's first official saloon, Annie's Lucky Shot. Good thing too, since the bar next door apparently sold their soul to the devils and let them take over its backroom.

### Day 36.

The next Great Awakening happened right here in the church of The Stacks. Apparently the old priests had been riding off the hard work of several worker bees, to the point where the faction leader had to step in and kick out the religious geezers. With the old church building emptied, the Church of Busy Bees started their following right there, and began development on their hive. The building itself stayed in tact, but the recent addition of the Bee Dome (later renamed the Bee Bong) behind it gave the new religious institution of The Stacks a much needed change of space.

### Day 44.

Deloris opened up a new expansion at her pottery shop, putting in a second floor with a clay ball generator as well as hiring more help on the first story. With development along the outer south-side starting, the workers were up to their heads in terracotta orders.

### Day 46.

The additional row of buildings were constructed along the southernmost side of The Stacks, wrapping around from Annie's Lucky Shot to the Bee Bong. The new buildings included several new shops and residences, but more importantly provided some much needed backside cover.

### Day 47.

An Iron Ingot tycoon decided to set up shop next to the rail line inside the city, and has started making several generous donations to certain bandits and sheriffs. Rumor has it that they're planning on opening an actual train station for the city, supposedly going to be huge, with multiple new train lines to go along with it.

### Day 54.

The city's nether portal was moved further back towards the west, to the surprise and delight of most residents. Development of the Hell Hub has begun on the other side, but for now the citizens are just thankful the gateway to the devils of hell is further outside of town than it was before.