Century City (city)

Century City is a city and the main setting of the Century City campaign in the year 2011.

## Location

Century City is located about 25 miles from the East Coast in the fictional state of Hamilton, in the United States.

## Neighborhoods

**Kent Hill**: This area is where the City starts to give way to the suburbs. This areas middle class neighborhoods are the best of suburbs and city dwelling combined. Boscott Square boasts the city’s largest mall, as well as a number of lovely restaurants and shopping locations. It has suffered extensive damage in the recent battle with Gorloth, and the city has hired DeCosta Construction to help make repairs.

*Places of interest*: Beth Elohim Synagogue, Omni Men Headquarters (destroyed)

**Westboro**: Westboro is another area where the city is giving way to suburbs. A bit more sparsely populated than Kent Hill and Highboro, it is still a popular place to live amongst middle class and higher.

*Places of interest*: Winmark Private Airport (just north of the area), St. Sebastian’s General Hospital, Tiger Petroleum Football Stadium,

**Highboro**: Like Kent Hill, Westboro and Eastboro the city starts to give way to the suburbs in this area. This is one of the most popular locations for middle class and upper middle class parents, as Davidtree Park is located here, and the school district lines bisect Highboro so some of the resident’s children go to school in the County Schools north of the city. The Southeastern part of this neighborhood has Hunly Square, which offers great deal of dining and shopping outlets and is a convenient and popular area for nearby Eastboro and Scottswell shoppers to go.

*Places of interest*: Highboro Mall, Davidtree Park,

**Eastboro**: Eastboro is perhaps the most suburban of the northern neighborhoods of the city. Like Highboro, the school district line goes through this neighborhood so several of the residents moved to this area solely for the county school districts. The lone Mosque in Century City is located in Eastboro, which will occasionally be a target for vandals due to the current anti-Islamic sentiment in the country.

*Places of interest*: Century City Islamic Association,

**Samwell**: The Samwell neighborhood borders the Route 12 interstate highway. The area has a number of restaurants and truck stops and gas stations bordering the highway. The residents are mostly lower class or lower middle class.

*Places of interest*: Century City West Power Plant

**Rocklyn**: Rocklyn is a middle class and lower middle class neighborhood. Crime is an issue here, but not out of control. For the most part there is not much of note here other than housing and restaurants.

*Places of interest*: Century City High School

**Plesantbank**: Plesantbank is not living up to its name. This is arguably one of the worst neighborhoods in the city. Several mobs and gangs claim this area as territory so crime is frequently high. The only thing that keeps this area from being completely written off as a crime ridden slum is Theater Square, located smack dab in the middle. This several block chunk of the neighborhood has theaters, nice restaurants and playhouses throughout. Venture too far from this area, however, and it rapidly gives way to obvious signs of urban decay.

*Places of interest*: Century City Institute of the Arts, Century City Opera House, Century City Theater, Commerce Bank Basketball Stadium, Our Lady of Mercy shelter and soup kitchen,

**Scottswell**: Scottswell is populated by a large Russian population. The Russian mob holds a great deal of sway in this area. Other than that it is mostly middle class and lower in this area.

*Places of interest*: Century Cities Institute of Technology (CCIT)

**Glenhurst**: Southern Glenhurst gives way to the middle class and upper middle class tendencies of Donovan heights, however the farther north you go, the less affluent the average resident. This is the home area of the Irish Mob, and there is a large Irish and Irish American population in Glenhurst and parts of Donovan Heights.

**Ivy Tree Heights**: Ivy Tree Heights has a great deal of Irish Population in the western end, and east it tends to be a little more diversified.

*Places of interest*: Grafton Memorial Hospital

**Central**: Certainly one of the busiest parts of the city. This area is in the center of the city, and tends to be heavily fought over by gangs, but also very well patrolled by the police. This neighborhood is largely commercial, but also has a great deal of apartment buildings as well. Central Park is smack dab in the middle of the neighborhood, but sometimes has problems with homeless in the area. Union Square (which crosses over into Ivy Tree Heights and Rocklyn) is at the Northwest of this neighborhood and boasts the impressive Century tower, a marvel of architecture, it is the tallest building in Century City.

*Places of interest*: Century Tower, Central Park, Central Mall, Central City High School, Vandenburg Veteran’s Hospital

**Bluecott**: Bluecott is mostly given over to Lower class neighborhood, tenements and projects. A number of urban gangs hold sway here. It is one of the rougher neighborhoods in the city.

*Places of interest*: Century City Community College (CCCC), Titan Hockey Arena,

**Wetherside**: Wetherside is, strangely, considered neutral territory by most gangs. No one is quite sure why this is so. Of particular note in this neighborhood is Liberty Lake. The artificial beach that was built around it makes this a very popular vacation spot during the hot summer days.

*Places of interest*: Centennial Sentinel newspaper offices, Liberty Lake

**Ashmont**: Ashmont is mostly apartments and commercial districts. A large portion of the neighborhood is given over to Chinatown, and naturally this is where the Chinese Mafia tends to operate. On the upside, Chinese food from this area is usually superb.

*Places of interest*: Master Lao’s Dojo, Century City Metropolitan Hospital, Century City Chronicle Offices, Century City Baseball Stadium, City Morgue, Federal Building

**Camrose**: This area is best known for its superb burger joints. There are plenty of other types of restaurants and commercial and residential things to be found here, but the burger joints are undoubtedly the best in the city. Of particular note is the Ingress and Egress Burger on Radford Street.

*Places of interest*: Ingress and Egress Burgers.

**Akton**: This neighborhood is a standard blue class. There are a large amount of garages and bars in this area. Other than the occasional brawls, crime is fairly low here. A local motorcycle gang, the Sons of Freedom make it quite clear that they will not tolerate drug dealing in this area, often the point needs to be made with violence but they do not mind at all. Akton square has a statue in the center dedicated to World War II Veterans, particularly the Hell's Angel’s Fighter Squadron.

*Places of interest*: American Telegraph Company Office, Trinity Baptist Church,

**Grovedale**: Grovedale is the headquarters of the local Italian Mafia, though some of them also live in nearby Winbury or Brownsage. Columbus Square has a series of statues dedicated to the Explorations of Christopher Columbus. On Columbus day, without fail, you will find Italian folks who are there to honor Christopher Columbus as well as college students and educated folks who are there to protest Columbus’ brutal techniques. This area is home to several of the best Italian Restaurants in the city.

*Places of interest*: DeCasta Construction offices, Century City University Teaching Hospital, St. Angelo's Catholic Church, Little Joe's Italian Eatery, Century City Eastern Power Plant,

**Donovan Heights**: This is an upscale neighborhood. Towards the western end (near McConnal Square) the cityscape rapidly gives way to large houses with sizable yards. The northern part of the neighborhood is also under the sway of the Irish Mob, and several of the better off Irish Mobsters have large homes in this neighborhood.

*Places of interest*: A Girl's Best Friend, Pier Front Shopping Center, Ketcher Private Academy, St. Michael’s Catholic School,

**Business District**: This is where most of the “downtown” office buildings in Liberty City are located. Naturally, there are other offices throughout the city, but this is where most of the skyscrapers and so forth are located. There are a number of businesses around that cater to the “downtown” crowd.

*Places of interest*: Commerce Bank headquarters, Broach Industries, Phystech, CTTA Offices, Zindo Biotech, Worldwide Vision Technologies, Free Information Private Investigations,

**Historic District**: This is where most of the museums and memorials for Liberty City are located. The historic Memorial Square has a number of plaques and statues in the area. Revolutionary War Hero Constant Freeman has a particularly grand statue in the Square.

*Places of interest*: Several museums and historical sites.

**Brownsage**: nearly all of this neighborhood is given over to the sprawling Century University and its many buildings. The few buildings that are not outright affiliated with the university are there to cater to the students and staff. The few apartments to rent in this area tend to be quite expensive.

*Places of interest*: Century University buildings, Century City Library, An Open Book, The Purple Wizard,

**Oldtown**: This was the first area that was settled when the original colonists came up the river. This area is replete with upscale housing and restaurants and business as well as some museums. Memorial Park is kept particularly pristine and has a small graveyard of the original settlement cordoned off.

*Places of interest*: Century City Aquarium, Memorial Park, Olde Century Graveyard, Century Bank headquarters, City Hall, Fullton Street, Century City Museum of Art, Century City Historical Museum

**Winbury**: Winbury is mostly residential homes and tends to be where most students and staff of Century University tend to live unless they have the wealth and luck to find a place in Brownsage. The area is mostly residential homes and apartments with stores, bars and eateries.

*Places of interest*: Theodore Roosevelt High School, McGibbon Asylum, Century City Correctional Facility (east of the area),

**Western Docks**: Mostly docks, dock affiliated and businesses in the area that cater to the dockworkers and staff. This area is replete with bars. Most of the dock storage areas and cargo storage is in the Eastern Docks district.

***Places of interest*: Sewer Treatment Plant,**

**Eastern Docks**: This is where most of the docks storage facilities are. Historically this was the first docks that were built, and the Western Docks were built later to expand the resources.

*Places of interest*: Bauer Shipping,

**Woodley**: Woodley tends to be fairly sparsely populated, especially compared to the rest of the city. It is mostly homes with large yards. Closer to the city they tend to be palatial and very upscale, but as you get closer to the State Forest, the homes become more sparse and are more inclined to give way to trailers or small houses off of dirt roads.

*Places of interest*: The Hamilton State Forest, Hagertt River Yacht Club

## Transit

**Century City Transit Authority (CCTA)**: The CCTA administers the subway and bussing system for the city. They do an adequate, but not spectacular job. Additionally after about 8:00 pm bussing to the more distant parts of the city tends to dry up very quickly as the routes close down. Their offices are located In the Business District.

**Bridges and Highways**: There are several bridges over the North River. Mostly they connect the Docks to the rest of the City Proper. State Route 25 runs through the city from South to North, as Highway 12 does from East to West.

**The Century Bridge** is part of State Route 25 out of Woodley, though maintenance of it officially falls to the Federal Government. Three Bridges connect the Western Docks and the Business District (from West to East, the Fallside Bridge, Gibbons Bridge and the Hendercott Bridge. There is also the Oldtown Bridge connecting Oldtown and the Eastern Docks, as well as Newport Bridge that heads South from the Eastern Docks and leads out of the city.

**Taxis**: In addition to the several independent taxis that happen to exist throughout the city, there are a handful of major cab companies in Century City. Century Cabs is perhaps the best known, and their bright silver cabs are seen all over the city. There is also the obligatory Yellow Cab Company, as well as Morris Cab Company. The latest is FT (Future Today) Cabs, which come with PDA and Laptop ports as well as a wireless hookup so that you can stay connected at all times. These cabs tend to run a little more expensive than most, but tech obsessed kids and high powered execs think the extra money is well worth it.

**Boats and Ships**: There are many ships in and out of the docks. Although larger ships cannot navigate North River, several smaller and average sized ships can and do get in and out to create a functioning port business. Although the ports are still in declined compared to the 70’s and 80’s they are not yet on the verge of collapsing altogether.

**Airports**: There are only two airports in Century City. The Kenhurst International Airport (technically located just west of the cities boundaries) and the private Winmark Airport north of Westboro, which tends to have the planes of those that are fortunate (and rich) enough to afford them.

## Commerce

### **Stores**

**Doogan’s Department Stores**: A chain originally founded in Bay City, it sells middle class and upper middle class style clothing.

**Blythe & Watson Department Stores**: Upscale clothing store, headquartered in Century City. It has chains throughout the city.

**Sound Bytes Music**: A chain of Music and Record stores throughout the city. The advent of online music has the chain struggling.

**Gulp n’ Go**: A chain of convenience stores throughout the city. Direct competitor with 24/7.

**24/7**: A chain of convenience stores throughout the city, direct competitor with Gulp n’ Go.

**Harvest Time Supermarkets**: A chain of supermarkets throughout the city

**Organic Crop Markets**: A chain of higher priced supermarkets throughout the city. Their food is organic, but far pricier.

**A Girl’s Best Friend**: High Priced jeweler located in Donovan Heights owned and operated by Christian Vashon, an Indian American who has the unique ability to shape gemstones with his hands. He is able to use this ability to sell the finest gems in all of Century City (if not the country.)

**Millennium Comics**: A chain of Comic Shops located throughout the city.

**An Open Book**: An antique book shop located in Brownsage.

**Highboro Mall**: The largest shopping center in Century City.

**Pier Front Shopping Center**: A mall in Donovan Heights featuring fine seafood restaurants (as well as other genres of food) chain stores and an open air farmers and fisherman’s market.

**Central Mall**: A mall in Central this was built in the 60’s. While thriving, it is also a hangout for several listless gang members.

**Fullton Street**: A street located in Oldtown that is mostly given over to upscale shopping, salons and jewelry stores.

### **Major businesses**

**Bauer Shipping**: This is the primary dock company in Century City. There are a couple of small ones in the city, but Bauer shipping is by far the largest and most powerful. The shipping industry in general has suffered however there is still enough business to keep Bauer Shipping afloat. The Dockworkers unions are a little threadbare, however as less competition causes Bauer to be able to pull more of the strings. Their home offices are located on location in the Eastern Docks.

**Titan Industries**: A major international corporation headquartered in Greece. Its previous CEO was involved in an attempt to take over the world and reduce it to the “pure” Greek City-State period, with himself and his self created “gods” ruling it. The attempt was ultimately foiled by the Bay City Warriors in nearby Bay City and the Company entered hard times. Under new leadership (which disavowed knowledge of the CEO’s efforts) and open doors to the UN to investigate any wrongdoing company wide, Titan limped along. Now, thirty years later, it is finally at a point where it can again be a major player in the worldwide corporate state again.

**DeCosta Construction**: A major construction company in Century City. Frank DeCosta has a contract with the City as well as a number of private contracts. The offices are located in Grovedale.

**Broach Industries**: An international holding company with interests in Century City and most of the world. Several of its subsidiaries’ products are household names. They have an office in the Business District.

**Voris Conglomerate**: An international conglomerate that is primarily about profit at any cost. The CEO and daughter of the founder is Harriett Voris. She is a tough, no nonsense woman.

**Phystech**: A large international chemical corporation. Its headquarters is located downtown in the Business District. The head of the company Mathew Griest is a brilliant chemical scientist and savvy businessman.

**New Age Media**: This Company controls a large number of media outlets, including the Century City Chronicle and Channel 7, as well as five radio stations. Outside of the city they also own movie theatres, magazines, cable news channels. While certainly in a good position to abuse his power for good or ill, the owner of New Age Media seems to steer clear of such things and states he simply hopes to provide award winning journalism and, naturally, a great deal of profit.

**Epsilon Communications**: This is one of the world’s largest cell phone providers. Their headquarters are located in Century City in Century Tower. Most (though not all) of the cell phone service in Century City is handled by Epsilon.

**The Westcliffe Foundation**: Founded by Uxbridge Westcliffe in the 1920’s it has a number of mundane businesses interests throughout the city, but is primarily known for charitable works throughout the city. Once per year it holds a fundraising Annual Ball for the most upscale members of the city. Although Uxbridge Westcliffe passed away years ago, a trust keeps up the operations of the Foundation. Uxbridge’s daughter Monica technically has the reigns of the company but is not interested in the day to day. A stipend set up by her grandfather ensures that she wants for almost nothing but she is disinterested in the businesses aspect. Head of the Foundation’s council is Marylou Scafe and she runs the Foundation capably and well.

**Commerce Bank**: Commerce Bank is a large, nationwide bank found in most all states in the U.S. It’s corporate headquarters is located in Century City in the Financial District.

**Century Bank**: Century Bank was founded as Century Savings and Loan. While small compared to many interstate banks, it does quite a booming business and is considered the “go to” for many who were born and bred in Century City (as well as several immigrants to the city.)

**Gamber and Steinhauer Investments**: This is the largest and best known investment firm in Century City. They handle a great deal of the investments of the middle class to wealthy citizens of Century City. Although most banks can certainly do this, Gamber and Steinhauer are well known and well respected for giving a personal touch and being able to turn an admirable profit.

The CEO is Augustus Steinhauer, the surviving founder of the investment firm. At 92 years old he is still very sharp and says exactly what is on his mind. Much of the day to day operations are handled by William Gamber Jr, the eldest son of Stienhauer’s original partner.

**Other Financial Institutions**: There are a number of other banks to be found in Century City, though they are mostly branches of other national banks.

**Petroleum Britannica**: A British Petrol-chemical company. One of the “Big Three” of Oil companies in the world. Rumored to have ties to MI-6. Believed to have invented the drug Jet that hammered Bay City in the ‘80s.

**Zindo Biotech**: A biotech company. Founded in Bay City in the mid 70’s they have grown since then and they have an office in Century City in the Business District.

**Tiger Gas**: Another of the “Big Three” Petroleum companies. Stations are found all throughout Century City.

**Lone Star Petrol**: The Third of the “Big Three” Petroleum companies. Originally founded in Texas. Stations are found all throughout Century City.

**Worldwide Vision Technologies**: This is a major nationwide telecommunications company that handles nearly all of the cable, internet and phone needs in Century City. Their local branch has a main office in the Business District and several local neighborhood offices where the equipment and workmen are stationed, ready to come and install or your equipment sometime between 9am and 10pm during a weekday.

**American Telegraph Company**: The American Telegraph Company handled standard analog phone lines before the new technology that Worldwide Vision (and most telecommunication companies these days) use. They are barely hanging on, fueled mostly by people who keep their old phone lines out of habit or stubbornness and businesses who have credit card machines that will not work on the newer lines. Their offices are located in Akton.

**Shutterbug Private Investigations**: A small PI firm run by former police detective Milton Hill. A somewhat slovenly and rumpled man, Milton is an incredibly capable investigator. Most of the time he winds up taking cheating spouse type jobs, however he is on retainer with the Public Defender’s office.

**Free Information Private Investigations**: A large, very professional investigative firm located in the Business District. They take on all manner of cases, usually domestic issues. They are known to be reliable and professional. Their results tend to vary based on which of their PI’s has been assigned to the case.

### **Law Firms**

**Mazzoni, Drinkwater & Steffenson**: This law firm was founded in 1978 and is considered one of the more prominent law firms in Century City. They take on standard contract negotiations, business law and criminal law. They have a department to handle pretty much any type of legal need their clients may have. They also represent a number of the local businesses.

**Ackerson, Lisby and Cole**: This is among the largest and most prestigious law firms in Century City. The firm itself was originally founded in 1834 and (obviously) none of the original partners are still alive. Nevertheless, this law firm handles among the largest and wealthiest clients in Century City.

**Bayley and Dockens, Attorneys at Law**: These are two well known local ambulance chasers. They advertise on TV “We’ll get you what you deserve” is their tagline on these ads.

### **Security Firms**

Several companies that require security employ their own guards, and the CCPD does a fine job of keeping the peace, but there are a number of security firms in the city.

**Maximus Security**: This security company hires out both temporary jobs as well as holding several large contracts throughout the city. Their guards are well trained and their uniforms are chosen to specifically appear intimidating.

**Akimar Security Service**: Founded by Armand Akimar in the late 80’s, the company founder wisely and capably grew his company until it was one of the largest in City. His largest contracts are with New Age Media and all of their locations in Century City and they have a retainer contract with the city.

## Education

**Century University**: Century University is one of the most respected Universities in the nation. It overwhelmingly takes up most of the Brownsage District. It has several excellent programs including Liberal Arts, History, Drama, Biology and Chemistry departments.

**Century City Institute of the Arts**: Located in Plesantbank this is a top notch Arts institute. Well known and respected in the country its attendance. There is a rather extensive waiting list for attendance and it is considered quite an honor to be accepted into this prestigious school. It’s campus is small and located in the center of the crime ridden Plesantbank. As a result many students either life in entirely different neighborhoods or live as close as possible to the school where things aren’t quite so dicey.

**Century City Community College (CCCC)**: This Community College is located in Bluecott and is quite capable at college level classes and preparation classes.

**Theodore Roosevelt High School**: The Teddy R School, as it is sometimes called, is located in Winbury. It has a natural rivalry with Century City High in Rocklyn.

**Century City High**: Is located in Rocklyn and is a slightly rougher school than the Teddy Roosevelt school. Naturally, the two are rivals.

**Ketcher Private Academy**: This private schools is located in Donovan Heights and is quite exclusive. Only the most affluent parents can afford to send their children here.

**St. Michael’s Catholic School**: The only catholic school in the city, it is attended by both Italian and Irish children, as well as other children throughout the city. St. Angelo’s is working on getting their own Catholic school going, so that they may gain some extra income from parents who do not wish to send their children all the way to Donovan Heights to attend Catholic School.

**Century Cities Institute of Technology (CCIT)**: This is the premier technological school in the eastern seaboard, rivaled only by the Bay City Institute of Technology. It is located in the Scottswell district.

**Master Lao’s Dojo**: This is a well regarded defensive arts school in Century City. Located in Chinatown in the Ashmont neighborhood.

## Arts and Entertainment

**Century City Museum of Art**: Located in Oldtown, this museum has a great number of paintings, photographs and sculptures located within.

**Century City Opera House**: Located in Plesantbank this opera house is rather old but is in decent condition. It is in need of some repairs, but not enough to seriously affect its quality as a venue.

**Century City Theatre**: Located in Plesantbank, this theater is used regularly, as Century City has a thriving theatre community. Several shows are put on here a month and it remains a favorite “night out.”

**The Reel Show**: This chain of movie theaters has several locations throughout Century City. The movies play on a regular rotation and a top notch snack bar. The chain is owned by movie aficionado and millionaire Max Hansley.

**Century City Historical Society**: This society has a small library located in Oldtown. The building was the first library built in the city. They focus on maintaining old historical and genealogical records from the city and offer presentations. Members pay $85 per year and can study there for free during business hours. Non members pay $10 per day.

**Libraries**: In addition to the Century City Library in Brownsage, there are a number of smaller libraries located throughout the city.

**Century City Historical Museum**: Located in Oldtown, this museum documents this history of both Century City but also American History in general, particularly the Revolutionary and Civil Wars.

## Health Care

**Century City Metropolitan Hospital**: This is the foremost hospital in Century City, and has a top notch medical staff. It is located in Southeast Ashmont and is the largest hospital in the city by far.

**Grafton Memorial Hospital**: This was the largest hospital in the city, located in Ivy Tree Heights. Since the construction of Century City Metropolitan Hospital, however, it has been supplanted as the largest and most advanced hospital in the city. With that said, it is still an excellent hospital and serves hundreds of patients a day.

**The McGibbon Asylum**: Located in Winbury. The mentally ill have been treated here since 1929. Their staff is well trained and dedicated. Their secure wing houses a number of dangerously insane supervillians who have little or no powers.

**Vandenburg  Veteran’s Hospital**: Located in Northeastern Central, this understaffed and overworked hospital treats the veterans of Century City.

**Century City University Teaching Hospital**: This hospital, located in western Grovedale, is technically a teaching hospital connected to CCU. It’s students are supervised by veteran doctors, however, and it still offers good service.

**St. Sebastian’s General Hospital**: Located in Southern Westboro, this hospital is quite decent and has long roots in Century City. It was recently refurbished from a combination of nearby St. Sebastian’ Church, private donations and City funds.

## Media

### **Newspapers**

***Century City Times***: This paper is owned by the New Age Media. It offers a decent, if not in-depth, report of the news of the day. Unfortunately, since the Times is owned by a large corporation it has suffered from many of the same problems that many papers suffer from (i.e. mismanagement and award chasing.) It is still the highest selling paper in the city though.

***Centennial Sentinel***: This paper is owned by Ancient Newsman Milton Swenson. A hard-hitting reporter in his day, he is now an 85 year old man who does his damnedest to make sure that a decent paper is being put out and that investigative journalism doesn’t go the way of the Dodo. Several of the city authorities hate Swenson, which just tells him that he is doing his job well. The Sentinel is suffering from hard times and operates out of a small, ignominious office in Weatherside.  In spite of all this, the Sentinel has more awards than the Times or the Chronicle combined. The staff is small, but very dedicated.

***Century City Chronicle***: Called the “Triple C” this paper reports the news, but frequently with a political and sensational bend to it. It is owned by conservative figure Marcus Shelby, who is a neo-con who is anti-superhero. Several of his stories that cover Superheroes focus on the damage that is wrought, rather than the people saved or the heroics performed. Their office is located in Ashmont.

### **Radio**

WOJJ: (87.9 FM) Talk Radio/News

Features are Donny and the Wolfman (an actual Wolfman, but not a superhero) in the morning and the well known right wing pundit Haste Staggenbalm.

WZDX (94.6 FM) Top 40 music

WXRI (106.1) Classic Rock

WKJR (99.1) Alternative

WPOR (89.1) College

WHKY (89.6 FM) Country

WHPF (97.5 FM) Rap

WQJH (102.7 FM) Reggae/Ska

WKOM (99.9) Public Radio Affiliate

### **Local TV**

**Channel 2**: Mostly shows syndicated re-runs and infomercials. Owned by New Age Media

**Channel 5**: Popular local affiliate. Popular news team: Senior Anchor Max Keppler, Junior Anchor: Carlene Blanford, Clayton “Tex” Bargo on Sports, Hugh Gallagher with the weather and chief field reporter Donna Ledlow

**Channel 9**: Local public access channel, plays a lot of local public access programming and BBC

**Channel 13**: Popular Channel 13 Owned by New Age Media. News team: Senior Anchor Carlene Sullens with Julio Viveros. Darryl Prisco on Sports, Irene Weathers with the weather forcast and Guy Brost as chief field reporter.

## Military

Just to the west of the City is Fort Giles. It is a military training and research base. The commanding officer, General Neil Fullen, tends to keep pretty tight lipped about what goes on. Soldiers on leave in Century City are not out of place, however, as it is a quick bus or car trip up Highway 12 and Century City is the nearest city.

Captain Donna Tancredi is the liaison between Fort Giles and Century City’s administration. She mostly winds up dealing with incidents involving rowdy soldiers.

## Parks and Recreation

**Hamilton State Forest**: The State Forest in Woodley is probably the largest project for Parks and Recreation to maintain. Hunting is allowed in this sprawling forest, however it is strictly controlled to maintain the wildlife in the forest. Poaching can result in an incredibly heavy fine and possibly even jail time. Ranger Claire Dunmore is solely responsible for licensing and maintaining the forest, and she takes her work very, very seriously.

**The Century City Aquarium**: located in Oldtown the Aquarium has all manner of marine life to study and has exhibits that show directly into the North River itself to study the wildlife. The pride and joy of the Aquarium is Old Cromley, a tortoise that is well over 130 years old and was found during the Crimean War. The turtle weighs over 300 lbs and his shell is slightly larger than a manhole cover. No one is exactly sure how old Cromley is, since he appeared to be an adult when he was discovered, but he is beloved by the people of the Aquarium and they make sure he is well cared for.

**Liberty Lake**: This lake is a popular spot for beach goers during the summer time. It is rumored that some sort of creature lives beneath the lake and punishes those of a wicked heart, however this is dismissed by Parks and Recreation who say they have searched the lake thoroughly and found nothing.

**Stanton Pond**: A large pond on the outskirts of the city. It is believed to connect to the Hagertt River deep underground because it always seems to have fish in it. Citizens like to come here and go fishing and in the winter it is not unusual to see folks ice-skating illegally. Parks and Recreation discourages the ice skating as unsafe after a young boy fell through the ice and died back in 1992, but inevitably children and adults need to be thrown off the pond several times every winter.

**Other Parks**: The variety of smaller parks throughout the city also fall under Parks and Recreation to maintain, and the budget allows for a number of gardeners and landscapers and repairmen to keep things in working order.

## Religion

There are a number of places of worship throughout the city.

**St. Michael’s Catholic Church**: Located in Donnovan heights this mostly Irish parish attends Catholic Mass on Sundays. The Priest is Father Michael Malloy, young priest in his early 30s.

**St. Angelo’s Catholic Church**: Located in Grovedale, this is the Catholic Church that most Italian residents tend to go to. The elderly father Donatello “Don” Rosario is an old Italian man.

**St. Vladimir’s Orthadox Church**: Located in Scottswell, this church is mostly attended by Russians and folks from the former Soviet states who now live in Century City. The priest, Father Vasili Androfsky, is a pleasant man in his mid ‘50s.

**Trinity Baptist Church**: Located in Akton, this is the only Baptist church in the City. It is well attended by several parishes across the city. The Preacher is Minister Allan Buffkin. The Trinity Baptist Church is by far the nicest modern church in the city, and is frequently renovated.

**Beth Elohim Synagogue**: The only Jewish place of Worship in the city, it is located at Kent Hill. The Rabbi, Sol Greenburg, is a pleasant man in his ‘50s who is very friendly and jovial, while also adhering strictly to the tenants of his faith, even to the point of being Kosher almost all the time. On the topic of bacon he has confessed weakness stating “I think if the good Lord did not want us to occasionally eat bacon, he would not have allowed the pig to survive.”

**Old Century Church**: Located squarely in Oldtown this church is one of the original buildings of the city. It is small and cramped but it still frequently filled for Sunday Mass. Father Elliot Hampton, an eager young preacher, is the Shepherd of this Episcopalian flock.

**Century City Islamic Association**: This is the only Mosque in Century City, located in the Eastboro neighborhood. Though occasionally accused of harboring anti-American activity by right wing fringe elements in the city they tend to be quiet and peaceful and simply gather to worship. The sheikh, Adir Kahn, is a peaceful and pleasant man in his late 50’s who attempts to preach the peaceful tenets of Islam.

## Bars and Nightclubs

There are a ton of Bars and Nightclubs in the city, ranging from downright swanky to outright dives.

Arguably the absolute worst of the lot are **McGurks**, located in Glenhurst, and Kay’s located in Akton. The Cinder Inn, a watering hole along the Western Docks, is also in the running.

Among the best are the upscale **Purple Wizard** in Brownsage (a neighborhood mostly taken up by college bars) and the **Centennial Tavern** in Oldtown (the oldest tavern in the City.)

In Donavan Heights is the swanky and exclusive nightclub **Perdition’s Flame**, which has an extensive waiting list and can only be accessed if one's name is on the obligatory “list.”

Located at the top floor of Century Tower is the **Starlight Lounge**. It is an incredibly exclusive nightclub owned by Restaurateur Christoff Vandell. Christoff keeps the place elegant and exclusive, and is apt to have a great deal of knowledge to the customer who can pay and remain discreet.

## Restaurants

**Java Hut**: This chain of coffee joints are located throughout Century City. The chain is owned by coffee aficionado Claude Black. He enjoys offering excellent coffee and snacks and free internet service to his diners. It is very popular in Century City and the suburban areas outside the city, however it has not yet spread beyond.

**Luck ‘n Donuts**: A popular nationwide coffee and donut chain. Vandals tend to change the “L” to an “F”.

**Monarch Burger**: A popular burger chain. The burger joints of Camrose put them to shame.

**Ingress and Egress Burger**: Located on Radford Street in the Camrose Neighborhood, this is generally considered among the best burger joints in the city.

**The Silver Spoon**: An upscale eatery located in Oldtown. Pricey, but amazing gourmet food.

**Benny’s**: A family dining establishment. The food is usually mediocre, but they are found throughout the city.

**Little Joe’s**: This is, arguably, the best Italian eatery in the entire city. Located in Grovedale, the location is a little hole in the wall, but the food is to die for. The proprietor is “Little Joe” Spamanato, a man well over 400 lbs. He and his Italian speaking mother, Rosalie, perform most of the cooking.

## Science and Tech

Other than the vast resources of CCIT and the University, **Psytech** is among the leading Scientific corporation in town. **Zendo Biotech** opened an office in the Business District in 1999 to supplement their Bay City operation. It has done fairly well so far, though certainly isn’t a stunning success.

## Social Life

**Hagertt River Yacht Club**: This yacht club is located in Woodley and allows pleasure craft up and down the eastern part of the Hagertt River (east of the connection to North River so it does not interfere with dock traffic).

**The Westcliffe Foundation**: Founded by Uxbridge Westcliffe in the 1920’s it has a number of legitimate businesses interests throughout the city, but is primarily known for charitable works throughout the city. Once per year it holds a fundraising Annual Ball for the most upscale members of the city. Although Uxbridge Westciffe passed away years ago, a trust keeps up the operations of the Foundation.

## High Society

There are a number of rich socialites in Century City. Naturally a PC may be among these, but this list will provide other high society types to hobnob with.

**Monica Westcliffe**: The daughter of Uxbridge Westcliffe. She is a gorgeous woman and well preserved in her ‘40s. She was married and subsequently divorced and now raises her daughter, the college aged Brittany Westcliffe, alone. She has little to do with the day to day running of the Foundation, but does go out to hobnob and shows up for most Foundation functions. Brittany is a spoiled rich girl who is primarily focused on partying.

**Augustus Steinhauer**: The only surviving founder of Gamber and Steinhauer Investments, Mr. Steinhauer is incredibly wealthy. It is unknown what will happen to his vast wealth upon his demise since his wife died fifteen years ago and they had no children. He does not show up to most high society functions, finding them rather “frivolous” however he always shows up to the Westcliffe Foundation’s Annual Ball.

**Harriett Voris**: The CEO and owner of The Voris Conglomerate. She is possibly one of the wealthiest individuals in Century City. She is somewhat active on the high society leisure scene, but spends the vast bulk of her time working.

**Mathew Griest**: Owner of Psytech. Being a bit of a nerd he tends to avoid most high society functions.

**Mr. and Mrs. Harold and Victoria Pennyworth Longbottom Vanderbill III**: Directly descended from some of the original founders of Century City, this couple and their family are from the richest and most prominent family lines in the city. They are immeasurably wealthy (containing a vast array of “old money”) and very interested in social events and charities. They donate regularly to the Century City Historical Society and frequently make sure that their genealogy proving their family lines are in good order.

## Local Sports

Century City sports four Sport Teams, Baseball, Football, Basketball and Hockey, as well as analogues on the College and high school level.

### **Pro Sports**:

**Baseball**: The local Baseball team is the Century City Cannons. The Century City Stadium is located in Ashmont.

**Basketball**: Century City Eels. The Commerce Bank Arena is located in Plesantbank

**Football**: Century City Centurions. The Tiger Petroleum Stadium is located in Westboro.

**Hockey**: Century City Bears. The Titan Arena is located in Bluecott

### **College Sports**

**Baseball**: Century City Kings

**Basketball**: Century City Thunder

**Football**: Century City Stallions

**Hockey**: Century City Polar Bears

## Street Life

Sadly, Century City is not immune to urban decay and many people are left behind in our society. The major religious institutions have shelters and charities near their churches. Additionally Plesantbank, arguably the hardest hit neighborhood, has Our Lady of Mercy shelter and soup kitchen. It is run by a combination of nuns from St. Michael’s and St. Angelo’s. Sister Esther McConlley runs the kitchen/shelter. They receive large donations from a number of private donors, the Westcliffe Foundation and, of course, the local churches.

There are a number of hobos and bums throughout the city, squatting and finding place wherever they can. Unfortunately they are, by definition, difficult to track or keep any data on.

Sadly, the illegal drug trade thrives in various parts of the city. Heroin, Crack, Cocaine and Meth are very popular. Marijuana is also sold popularly, however the gangs involved do not necessarily go all out over the Weed trade. Jet is semi popular, having come in from Bay City in the mid 80s.

## Utilities

**Water**: The Central City Water Works keeps the drinking water nice and clean for the city. Most of the city’s drinking water comes from the North and Hagertt Rivers. They are treated at the Water Treatment Plant Southwest of Woodley (just outside the borders of both Oldtown and Woodley.)

**Sewer**: There is a top notch sewer treatment plant in the city, located in the Northwest end of the Warehouse District. The sewers themselves were replaced in the late 19th century with state of the art (at the time) sewers rebuilt. They, in turn, were renovated in the 1970s and are kept in good condition.

**Gas and Electricity**: The Northeastern Gas and Electric Company provides Century City’s power needs and have a contract with the city. They have two power plants for the city, one in Samwell for the western half of the city and one in Grovedale for the Eastern half. There have been discussions of installing a nuclear plant to take over, however so far protests, along with the fact that two plants have sufficed so far have kept it from happening. Experts warn, however, that if one of the plants suffers a major malfunction that it could severely hamper power in the city.

**Telecommunications**: While most (though not all) of the cell phone service in the city is handled by Epsilon Communications, It is Worldwide Vision Technologies that handles most of the cable, internet and standard phone lines in the city. They have something of a monopoly on the market right now. The American Telegraph Company is still around, though they are only kept in business (and barely at that) by the few people who need or prefer older phone lines for their communication needs.

## City Government

The City Hall is located in Oldtown in a renovated building that was built around the original town hall. The renovated structure has two marble columns flanking the impressive entryway. It is often very busy, and houses the Mayor’s office, the City Council and most of the citywide agencies.

### **Law and Order**

#### **Mayor’s Office**

The Century City Mayor is elected by the cities constituents and serves a term of six years. The current mayor is Richard “Dick” Dickleman. He was elected after the scandalous defeat of the previous mayor, Hugh Jeffries. Jeffries was caught up in a graft scandal with the Italian mafia and was defeated by Dickleman in a landslide in spite of his fairly weak credentials for the position.

#### **City Council**

The City Council has 26 seats, one for each neighborhood (the Eastern and Western Docks are combined into one precinct). The Mayor occupies the final seat but only votes in case of a tie.

**Councilors**:

**Kent Hill**: Erik Elders, M, 49, Pachyderm

**Westboro**: Eve Dibiase, F, 99, Independent

**Highboro**: Elinor Kua, F, 81, Onager

**Eastboro**: Selena Barro, F, 41, Onager

**Samwell**: Mathew Keasey, M, 84, Independent

**Rocklyn**: Annabelle Welliver, F, 26, Onager

**Plesantbank**: Javier Rodriguez, M, 68 Pachyderm

**Scottswell**: Hillary Pates, F, 25, Pachyderm, not believed to be connected to Russian Mob,

**Glenhurst**: Lenore Garrow, F, 79, Pachyderm has been in the position forever. Immune to threats made by Irish mob that she should retire, figuring she’s got nothing left to lose anyway since she’s old, widowed and her family lives elsewhere.

**Ivy Tree Heights**: Guy Wimsatt, M, 31, Pachyderm

**Central**: Allan Costanza, M, 64, Pachyderm

**Bluecott**: Mathew Scheffer, M, 93, Onager

**Wetherside**: Darryl Zdenek, M, 79, Onager

**Ashmont**: Neil Westrich, M, 63, Onager not connected to Chinese Mob

**Camrose**: Theadore Kerabatsos, M, 33, Pachyderm, Not very assertive, tends to be ignored during meetings.

**Akton**: Darryl Taloon, M, 59, Onager, Allied with the Sons of Freedom, though not a member

**Grovedale**: Allan Larocca, M, 31, Pachyderm Is believed to be in the pocket of the Italian Mob

**Donovan Heights**: Collen McNee, M, 55, Independent is believed to be in the pocket of the Irish mob.

**Business District**: Tia Drummer, F, 28, Pachyderm,

**Historic District**: Penelope Villafana, F, 80, Onager

**Brownsage**: Matthew Pawlik, M, 96, Onager

**Oldtown**: Hugh Agustin, M, 91, Onager

**Winbury**: Liza Madry, F, 88, Pachyderm

**Western and Eastern Docks**: Max Kier, M, 49, Pachyderm

**Warehouse District**: Clayton Figgins, M, 31, Independent

**Woodley**: Roxanne “Roxie” Ryans, F, 30, Environmentalist Party, Very attractive, Called “Foxxy Roxie” by several men, to her great annoyance.

#### **City Commissions**

Century City has a number of commissions, essentially adjunct councils to the City Council. Some are authorized to make rulings on the City’s behalf, others are merely authorized to gather information and report to the City Council and Mayor. Commission appointments are usually made for political reasons, though nearly any interested citizen can serve on a commission.

Commission on Economic Development: This Commission pays strict attention the economy of the city and reports regularly to both the Mayor and the City Council. Changes in tax rates are never even considered without addressing this commission. William Gamber Jr. (one of the owners of Gamber and Steinhauer Investments) heads this commission.

Commission on Law Enforcement: This is a largely political body that suggests various ways to deal with the gang violence, mob activity and law enforcement in the city. Since there is not a single law enforcement officer on the commission, they make plans and suggestions that are rarely actually viable. As a result, while the Police Chief is required to meet with them listen to their findings and suggestions, they are rarely acted upon.

Human Rights Commission: This commission focuses on making sure that hate crimes, discrimination and civil rights abuses are targeted and punished in Century City. They have no actual authority, however, and report their findings to the City Council and Mayor.

Liquor Control Commission: This commission handles the amount of liquor license allowed in the city. It is notoriously one of the most sought after commissions by those who want to accept bribes from anyone (especially organized crime).

Medical Examiner’s Office: The ME’s office examines all suspicious deaths and determines if they are homicide, accidental or suicide. They also keep an eye on any signs of infection to have as much notice as possible in case of any kind of outbreak or hazard to public health. There are a number of examiners working for the ME’s office, however the Coroner is Dr. Harold Schiner, a bald, stooped old man with large horn rimmed glasses who is not the least bit shy about yelling and saying what is on his mind. He is generally amiable, if a little prone to gallows humor, as long as you do not cross him. He tends to put up decorations around the morgue for Christmas, Hanukah and Kwanza during the holidays, using the logic “We get people of all faiths around here. I want everyone to feel welcome!” The Morgue is located in Ashmont.

#### **Law Enforcement**

Century City Police Department (CCPD): The police department is a large bureaucratic affair. Those with rank are frequently (but not always) more involved in stats and numbers and furthering their own career than good police work. Unfortunately this attitude tends to trickle down. Fortunately, there is an equal number of officers who actually want to do good police work and genuinely wish to serve and protect.

The department is divided into four districts, each led by a Major. A Colonel leads each of the major departments within the police force. Each neighborhood has a Captain, who in turn has a number of Lieutenants under him who commands a particular division (Homicide, Theft, Arson, Patrol, etc). Finally in each division is a number of Sergeants who command their squad of officers or detectives.

Chief Chester McDougal: Police Chief of Century City. Chief McDougal is interested in good case work, but unfortunately receives little help from the Mayor or the City Council to make it happen. They are long on demands but short on sufficient resources. He is assisted by Deputy Chief Lance Dyment who is more of a stats driven cop.

FBI: The FBI have a small field office in the city. They are primarily focused on terrorist activity and tend to keep the closest eyes on the Ports and the Airports. Though they can be brought in on local matters, they prefer not to handle it unless it will be sufficiently high profile and successful to put the Bureau in a good light. The local office is run by Director Darren Borda.

#### **Judicial System**

District Attorney’s Office: The District Attorney’s office is responsible for prosecuting criminals. The District Attorney has a number of Assistant DA’s working under her who usually handle the day to day casework. Current District Attorney Lorrie Leman won the election last year with a promise to be tough on crime.

Public Defenders Office: The Public Defender’s office is responsible for defending clients in court who do not have the resources (or decide against) hiring their own lawyer. The Public Defender is a position appointed by the City Government and the PD has a number of assistants working under him who handle the day to day casework. The current public defender is Jamie Lofland, a middle aged attorney who believes deeply in civil rights and does his best to ensure that the client's get the best defense possible. He has a dislike of superheroes as they tend to punch first and ask questions never, often violating civil rights.

Probation Dept: The Probation office ensures that criminals on probation do not leave the city or engage in further crime and are being productive members of society. They also handle underage delinquents. The department is chronically underfunded and overworked. The chief probation officer for the city is Stanley Hart, large, burly African American man in his early 50s with salt and pepper hair, a moustache and a propensity not to take any bullshit. He makes it a point to work at least a few regular cases to keep abreast with what his people have to deal with on a regular basis, as well as to try to help alleviate the further overstressing of his people (if only just a little.)

#### **Court System**

There are state and local courts in the city as well as the Federal court. The local courthouse is located in Oldtown, and the newer federal building is located in Ashmont.

Chief Justice: The Chief Justice of the local court is a curmudgeonly old judge named Sylvester Hale. He allows no nonsense in his courtroom, and holds the law as incredibly important. There are a number of judges who also serve in the courthouse, so criminals need not always fear facing “Hammer” Hale when their day in court comes.

Federal Judge: There are a few federal judges in Century City. The chief judge is Phillip Stevenson, A middle aged career lawman who studies every aspect of a case before coming to a decision.

State and Federal Attorneys: The States attorney’s office peruses cases for the state and assists in city cases sometimes, while Federal Attorneys prosecute Federal cases. Naturally they have staff working under them. The current States Attorney is Miranda Harrison, while the Federal Attorney stationed in Century City is Linda Webster. Both are highly motivated and professional women who want to see justice done and criminals punished.

#### **Corrections Systems**

Century City Correctional Facility: (CCCF): Located just east of Winbury and Grovedale, the CCCF is mostly for short term and non violent offenders and those awaiting trial. Most more hardcore criminals go to the Hamilton State Penitentiary.

Hamilton State Penitentiary: Located down Highway 12 east of the city, this penitentiary is high security, and low powered or non-powered violent offenders or those with long prison terms are incarcerated here.

Atlantic Prison Facility: Called “The Deep,” this prison was constructed years ago with the help of the Superhero the Aquarian. It is actually housed 100 miles off the east coast (making it about 125 miles from Century City) on the ocean floor. A small platform on the top of the ocean allows a long elevator to take staff and prisoners down while helicopters provide for transportation to and from the facility.

Deep beneath the ocean floor this prison is well equipped to attempt to rehabilitate (and hold) supervillains. Repairs are difficult since the Aquarian vanished years ago, but fortunately it was incredibly well made so there are no immediate catastrophes that are foreseen.

**Public Works**

 Century City Public Works (CCPW) is responsible for maintaining the roads and bridges in the city. They do a fine job, though winters can be especially trying. They are also responsible for maintaining public buildings and the oversee the Waterworks and Sewer Service.

### **Waste Management**

The Century City Waste Management is responsible for the garbage removal for the city. The trash is taken to the landfill located just outside the city, Northwest of Kent Hill.

It is not unheard of for the staff at the landfill to stumble across a body, either dumped there or dumped elsewhere and inadvertently taken there with the garbage haul.

### **Emergency Services**

Central City Fire Department (CCFD): Led by Chief Kurt Eccleston, the Fire Department has stations throughout the city. They are also responsible for dealing with hazardous materials throughout the city.

Ambulance Firms: Century City has four ambulance companies that work throughout the city.

Lifeline Ambulance Service: This ambulance service has been around since the mid 90s and has served the city well. Owned by Loraine Cruickshank, they provide good service and have a well maintained fleet and paramedic staff.

Armstrong Ambulance: Owned by Robert Armstrong, this is the smallest service in the city. The Paramedics, however, are top notch and all received the best of training in both paramedic classes as well as regular driving courses. This causes Armstrong Ambulance to not necessarily earn the top profits in the industry; however tends to result in more lives saved, which suits Robert Armstrong just fine.

MediCare Ambulance: This is a large corporate ambulance company with branches all over the United States. They are easily the largest in the city, and the best funded. Corporate decisions made at the top don’t always result in the paramedics and drivers getting exactly what they need every time, but they are hugely profitable and that is all that the corporate suits in the home office care about anyway. Selena Carberry is the administrator for the Century City office.

Action Ambulance: Founded by Mathew Yother, a former doctor who lost his license after being busted in a prescription drug scandal, runs this Ambulance company. He lost his license to practice medicine, but opened the Action Ambulance Company. He ensures that his drivers receive the best medical training, often teaching classes himself. The company is profitable enough to have a fleet of ambulances in the city and do well.

### **County, State and Federal Government**:

A number of Federal, County and State offices are maintained in the city. For the most part County officials do not have sway in the city, however the outskirts are covered by them. There is a State Patrol Barracks up State Route 25 but they mostly patrol the highway and area outside of city limits unless called into the city for assistance.

There is a small office branch of the FBI in the city, however they spend most of their efforts keeping an eye on the Docks and Airports and investigating potential terrorist activity.