Derroc

Derroc, formally known as Bermuda, is an Atlantic island situated approximately 700 miles away from the nearest landmass, North Carolina. Despite being an extremely small territory (21sq miles), it has significance in the post-war world as a major trade hub, connecting the eastern coast of North America to Western Europe through a fledgling maritime caravan industry. The name Derroc emerged as a portmanteau of 'De Rock', a common colloquialism for Bermuda before the bombs fell.

## Pre-War

Bermuda was a colony of the United Kingdom up until 2066, when the United States of America assumed de-facto control after Britain, along with the rest of Europe, became embroiled in the European Civil War. Control of Bermuda served a major strategic interest for the American Government, allowing them to develop the Mid-Atlantic Nuclear Attack Station, or MANAS, which provided offensive nuclear cover over the entirety of Europe, Western Africa, and the Middle East.

### Economy

Tourism served as the main economic sector for the island of Bermuda right up until the Great War. Regular commercial flights and cruises departed from most major American cities along the East Coast, ferrying tourists to Bermuda, where they enjoyed tropical summers and world-renowned beaches. This only heightened after the American occupation, with travel agencies advertising Bermuda as "The East Coast's Hawaii". Numerous resorts and hotels were constructed to cater to this lucrative market. Besides tourism, Bermuda was involved in the beverage market, with Barritts Soft Drinks and The Goslings Company finding success in selling to the South-Eastern market of the United States.

### Politics

In the period leading up to American Occupation, anti-British sentiments gained widespread support due to a slew of increasingly oppressive policy decisions made by the colonial government. Notably, an attempt to impose a draft for the ongoing European Civil War in 2065 led to widespread riots and the expulsion of Governor Sir Alexander Winston. This extreme distrust of the British Administration led the majority of Bermudians to welcome the American Occupation in 2066.

### Culture

Mass media (radio, cinema, print) in Bermuda was largely sourced from the United States of America. Television shows like The Silver Shroud and musical artists like The Ink Spots enjoyed just as much fanfare in Bermuda as they did in the United States. Despite the prevalence of American media, Bermuda had a distinctive Caribbean flair that permeated music, cuisine, and dialect.

#### Music

Local Bermudian musicians drew inspiration from and contributed to Caribbean Calypso music. The Talbot Brothers of Bermuda, progenitors of the genera, persist as a local staple, ever since their formation in the late 1930's. Songs like *Bermuda Buggy Ride* and *Bermudian Blues* were enjoyed as a sort of pop-cultural anthem, and their deceivingly playful song *Atomic Nightmare* heralded the war to come. More traditional Bermudian music is represented in the song and dance of the Gombeys; a sort of performative art, often seen at parades and fairs, where groups of dancers dress up with colorful feather outfits and masks to dance to the beat of drums and whistles.

## Post-War

### Immediate Aftermath

While not being struck with a direct nuclear attack, the Great War plunged Bermuda into a period of chaos. Given the island's small size, agricultural production was not nearly sufficient enough to feed the pre-war population of 60,000, and so Bermuda had relied almost entirely upon food imports from the United States and Canada. The immediate collapse of American society left Bermuda with no trade, and therefore no food. Realizing this, Bermudians began to raid grocery stores and fight each other for supplies almost as soon as news of the war reached the island. Over the course of only a few months, the population of the island fell from 60,000 to just under 3,000, with most dying from starvation or combat.

The local American administration, unable to provide food and without leadership from their home country immediately lost control of the island. Having prepared for this inevitability, American officials and a selection of Military personnel retreated to Vault 127, a control Vault, where aquaponic and desalination facilities could sustain their limited population indefinitely. Locals clambered to be let into Vault, but were gunned down by the American Military forces defending the perimeter.

Alongside Vault 127, built to house American officials, Vault-Tec also constructed Vault 128, which unlike Vault 127 was designed for experimentation and accepted local applications. Being constructed underwater, a small submarine ferried those who were accepted for residence from Albuoy’s Point to the loading bay of the Vault. Many Bermudians desperately tried to gain entry to the submarine, but were repelled by Vault-Tec Security personnel, with some drowning while attempting to hold on to the sides of the descending submarine.

### The Tribal Era

Around a decade after the Great War, the conflict and starvation that had consumed Bermuda began to subside. With the population falling so dramatically, local agriculture and fishing finally produced enough food to alleviate famine. Farmers and Fishermen began to coalesce into powerful agricultural guilds and families, controlling trade and employing workers in a sort of neo-feudal sociopolitical system. These families began to exert control over areas of the island, and as time went on, they began to declare laws and police their citizens.

#### The Lakers

The Lakers were a fishermen's guild, based in and around the Paradise Lakes and Spanish Point.

#### The Socialites

The Socialites were a agricultural tribe based in and around Tuckers Point. They re-cultivated the expansive Tuckers Point Golf Course into productive farmland, and produced the largest quantities of food out of any group.