Boise

Boise via "The Last Crusaders"

The former capital of Idaho, now the seat of power for the new Templar organization.

## Places of Interest

### Barracks

The barracks are where Templars are designated to stay while visiting Boise. Built from an old hotel, the barrack rooms are a bit less comfortable than the hospice. The only running water is routed to a community shower, and rooms contain stiff army cots. The building also has a bit of a rat problem.

Simon lives in this building as well, his room only slightly larger and slightly more furnished. Fred Biletnikoff, the local Librarian's room, is much larger than any of the others. He's built himself a small apartment here, where he keeps supplies and resources he's working on for his organization.

### Downtown

The downtown covers the area surrounding the Temple and the Hall of Heroes, were visitors and residents of the town go about their days. At any given time, between 400 and 500 people are moving around here, though only a few more than 50 are permanent residents. Though some of those people work for Simon, and all remain there on his good will, he doesn't take leadership over this area. In fact, it doesn't really have a leader yet, though it may yet happen.

This area hosts the town's bazaar, home to a wide variety of carts and tents that sell food, equipment, souvenirs of Boise, etc. Nowhere near as extensive as Junkyard's variety, but not a market to scoff at.

#### The Town Square

The name merely describes the intersection of two large streets, where rubble was cleared and a few hundred army tents were set up. These tents are provided for visitors to Boise when the hospice is full, or they've overstayed their week. Those who wish to become squires of the order often live around here for long periods of time (perhaps a year or more) until they either get a Templar mentor or give up and head out.

### Hall of Heroes

This building was repurposed from an old church overlooking the Temple. This is the place where fallen Templars and their allies are laid to rest, whether physically, or, if there's nothing left of them, in memory. Outside the walls lies a graveyard where squires and companions are buried. They receive tombstones that are inscribed with their names and deeds.

The inside of the Hall is reserved for fallen Templars. When a deceased Templar is brought back, their corpse is cremated in a formal ceremony, and their ashes are placed in an urn (or whatever container's available, however sanctimonious it may be). During the ceremony, Simon and any other Templars on hand speak a few words about the dead, and the urn is then placed in a hole in the wall. Fred Biletnikoff places a plaque over the hole with the name, date of birth, of their knighting, of their death, and their known deeds.

Below these plaques are busts representing all the known Martyrs, carved by one of the Downtown residents. As it stands, there's a little over a dozen of them now, with room for about 20 more. At the very back of the room sits the Book of Martyrs, which details all the information that has been collected about the Martyrs. This includes who they were, records of those who had witnessed them, and indicators of what might be done to attract their attention and gain their blessings. The particular methods to gain attention and what the blessings actually due are vague on many of them.

### Hospice

In 2089, the hospice was created from an old, relatively intact apartment building. About 50 rooms are available, used by petitioners seeking Templar aid for a week at a time. Rooms are filled with mismatched, scavenged furniture and have running water. The rooms however lack electricity because of Simon's unwillingness to depend on ghost rock.

10 rooms within are used for the sick waiting to be healed. In the case a Templar's magic doesn't fix them up the first time around, they wait here until it takes hold.

### The Maelstrom

As most former major cities, Boise is still surrounded by a ghost bomb maelstrom. It's not nearly as bad as most to pass through, thought to be because the Order has cleared out much of the fear from the area, but it still has a bite. And it can still give mutations, though Templars, Companions, and squires don't have to fear this effect in this place.

After Baphomet's imprisonment, the maelstrom disappeared around Boise's borders.

### Temple

In 2088, a group of people from a town that had become known as Simon's Rock, along with the help of some of the first squires, rebuilt Boise's old Freemason lodge into the Temple. It's not quite as grand as the name may imply, but it's built solidly and contains plenty of meeting space. The stonework is a mix of new and old, which Simon kept to represent both what the bombs destroyed and the new civilization starting upon it.

Upon entering, visitors are exposed to the large central meeting hall, where walls where knocked out to make more room. A roughed up red carpet runs down the center, leading to a stone platform with a stone chair. A white tabard hands above the chair, and various mismatched pews fill the area in front. Various paintings adorn the walls, some better than others, that have been gifted by various people, depicting the new Templars.

The Temple's main purpose is to hear petitioners. Every day, at dawn, Simon heads to the building, along with any able Templars in town. They sit in pews situated behind Simon's chair, though they're also free to speak to the waiting petitioners and heal wounds if necessary. There, they and Simon listen to those seeking the Templar's aid, hearing their problems and weighing how to help. Simon will send who he sees fit, from a Templar, to hiring healers, farmers, etc., depending on the size of the issue.

The building is also used to present would-be Companions with their red cross, to honor Templars who completed a particularly difficult task, or for Simon to sit in judgement when a Templar is accused of betraying their oath. These trials are public, with all sides allowed to represent themselves.

### Water Tower

The structure was restored by a civil engineer named "Big" Bob Johnson, and was installed with a solar powered filtration system that needs a large amount of maintenance from him. It's from this source that the Hospice has running water.