Night City Overview

The **Free City of Night City (NC)** is an autonomous city located on the border between North and South California, on the Pacific coast of North America. It is considered a modern multicultural metropolis of the 21st-century, overrun by corporations, corruption, organized crime and gang violence. Night City was established at the head of Del Coronado Bay in 1994. Founded by Richard Night, it was originally known as **Coronado City** before its renaming in 1998.

Night City has wide streets and dense urban skyscrapers which are home to millions of residents. It operates as a city-state, officially owning the title of Free City, with Corporations at its heart. This metropolis is considered a thrilling and exciting location to visit, as well as an interesting and vibrant place to live for those of means, and a hellscape to the city's disenfranchised, poor, sickly and surviving; its world famous slogan is *"The City of Dreams"*, originally changed from *"City on the Edge of Tomorrow."* As of 2047 it has become a recovering wasteland.

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## The City Of Dreams

Spanning the edge of the San Coronado Bay of Northern California, UFSC. This City Spans **75.42 km².** These 27 Miles of Dirt, sand fill, and ruined buildings are comprised of 16 Sectors- each one comprising of diverse cultural origins, populations, religious preferences, languages and danger levels.

At the heart of each sector is one ruling force , either a Gang, a Corporation, or a Fixer tugging at the strings of community and resources. in sectors devoid of such complicated civil political nature and gang wars, gentrification and classism run rampant- further separating sections of the city by their housing and rates of survival through the year. That's not to say that this is hell on earth, strong bonds of community have been built in the aftermath of strife and struggle, gangs creating safety networks that allow family and guidance in a heavily urban environment centered on ever advancing technology, cybernetic enhancements, and post world survival and techniques. This place is like if we never left the great depression- oh wait- that's exactly what happened!

Since the end of the second world war, America has been a crumpling Titan- slowly splintering and warring over hands in the face of economic greed and the successful capture of Europe by German forces in the second world war- leading to a brief occupation of America by japan before retaliation eventually lead to bombing of Hiroshima, The division of America into comprising factions, and the New United Sates (NUSA)- The isolation of the neo-soviet union, and the formation of the Arasaka corporation- that's one helleva butterfly affect huh?!

Not that night city is a stranger to blood shed or the gruesome tales of the world- no, indeed, night city has its own colorful history.

## The Future in your hands

So what does it mean to you? living in this hellscape of corporate greed and technological heights? Well, before the bombing, you would have entertained notions of firemen, or layer, or perhaps even becoming a pollution- if you didn't join a corporation of course- but as of 2047 your lives are heavily dominated by the whims of the money that passes hands above you, in the corporate sky scrapers that shadow the realm in which you live below. to you the importance of life is centered onto three basic factors: food, electricity, income. each one heavily unstable depending on external factors like where you work, who you work for, and how good you've gotten at your job. Electricity is heavily dependent on the chronically irregular weather- and all three factors are at the constant mercy of whatever war or massacre may be happening on your street- from Cyberpsycho to gang fight to police raid.

Much of your interactions with others will be built and maintained through corporations, online interaction, or your involvement in organizations, gangs, and closed off communities. Bars and Company are always at your disposal, and sometimes kinship can be found at the bottom of a plastic cup.

that's not to say that all is bad on this plane of existence- there's beauty for as far as the eye can see, and a constant adventure for those who seek it- whether fortune, fame or to help the common folk- there's a tale out there for everyone- hell..you might even end up as a NC Legend if you try hard enough.

### Government and politics

Night City is a democratic mayoralty with a corporate-controlled city council. In mayoral elections, votes are cast via a Data Term using IdentiCard registration software, and the winner of an election is determined by a simple majority of the popular vote. The Night City Council consists of 100 members, each of whom are usually backed by one of the top ten largest corporations present in Night City.

In 2045, during the Time of the Red, Night City's government continued to exist in a technical state of emergency due to the destruction and disruption caused by the Night City Holocaust in 2023. The office of mayor had been left vacant for years, and the city was instead ruled by the Night City Council, which took the form of a junta representing survivors of the holocaust- Corporations. The Council appointed City Managers to oversee basic services in each of the city's districts and neighborhoods. Without a mayor or strong central leadership, friction between the Council's factions frequently led to disputes that were sometimes settled with violence on the streets. Since no single faction was able to gain a decisive advantage over the others, they all kept to their own areas of interest as much as possible to keep fighting to a minimum.

### Night City's Mayor

The Mayor of Night City oversees the Treasurer's Office, the deputies to the mayor, and directs the heads of the city's departments, including the NCPD. He or she is the city's highest governing representative. They have the power to appoint department heads and commissioners as well as remove public officials from office.

There is no appointed mayor at this time.

### Night City Council

The Night City Council is one of the ruling bodies of Night City. Originally comprised of a Mayor and ruling body, with the early reinstating of California as a free state, a prime minister was elected for the span of 5 days before the bomb.

Today NC council is ruled by Night City Corporations, which has been built into a council system of constant reinstatement and election through funds and land owned by the corporations. the controlling of assets, land, and services have allowed them a place at the council, working with NorCal Military.

The city's system of governance is based on the authority of the NorCal Military and Public services- in cooperation with the Night City Council, as such, part of the proposals are subject to approval from the City Council.

## Economy

### Business sectors

The business sectors of Night City include manufacturing industries, international trade and commerce, information services, electronic technologies, security services, and so on. While cities like Tokyo, New York City, or Singapore have been overrun by corporations by the 2000s, Night City was the only city in the world that was built by the corporations. Some of the biggest megacorporations in the world contributed to the construction of the city and many were located in the Corporate Center in 2020. After the war, and the subsequent rebuild stage of the Night City, the Corpo Plaza became a symbol of the megacorps grasp on the city.

### Corporations

The following were some of the leading corporations that helped construct the city, but it's just a few of the ones that still operate in Night City. The city is overrun by many corporations and businesses, some of which are exclusive to Night City. Without the official aid of U.S. government or the free state, Night City is a free nation that sees little interference from the outside. Night City's biggest ally is Arasaka, which keeps the city running and protected.

#### Coronado Partnership

* Arasaka
* Euro Business Machines
* Merrill, Asukaga, & Finch
* Night International
* Petrochem

#### Post-founding notable corporations

* Biotechnica
* Kang Tao
* Kendachi
* Kiroshi Opticals
* Militech
* Orbital Air
* SovOil
* Trauma Team International

## Infrastructure

### Transportation

Night City hosts a extensive network of urban freeways and rapid transit networks. Getting from the city's various districts is seamless and effective except for in districts where the infrastructure has been damaged such as in Pacifica. Interstate 828, 928 and 16 are freeways in 2020 although it is uncertain whether these have since been renamed, rebuilt or remain unchanged in 2077. Also, the Orbital Air Space Center is a aerospace center in Night City, allowing for space transportation.

#### Airports/Spaceports

In 2020, the Night City Metropolitan Airport was the sole airfield around NC. After the War, the Orbital Air Space Center was built on Del Coronado Bay's Morro Rock island, west on the city. At some point after the Time of the Red, the Richard Night International was also built.

### Law enforcement and crime

Operating as an autonomous territory separate from the rest of the NUSA, Night City's borders are patrolled by Arasaka contractors. The Night City Police Department holds jurisdiction over domestic security, although the personal security detail of the mayor is handled by a team of handpicked corporate hustle.

## Climate

Night City's Northern Californian location gives it one of the most pleasant climates in the Western part of the NUSA. Normal temperatures range from the mid 80°F to low 50°F (26°C to 10°C), with misty white fog blanketing the City in the early mornings and evenings. Night City receives around 21 inches of rainfall each year. Of this water that drops, around 35% contains toxic chemicals which is higher than the current government standards for the United States produced vehicles, clothing, and food. On average, if a person's vehicle and clothing are rated above SP 12, adverse effects (staining and ablation) will be negligible.

Following the 4th Corporate War, atmospheric particles from the nuclear blast in Night City - as well as debris from orbital weapon strikes, continent-wide firestorms, conventional explosives, and the wartime burning and annihilation of cities and agricultural areas - casted an eerie red pall over skies worldwide. For nearly two years, the skies were tinged a bloody red, which eventually died down to brilliant red sunrises and sunsets throughout the next decade.

Known as the Time of the Red, this would be the backdrop for the first years of the post-War recovery, only fading away as the world's battered populations began to reconstruct their shattered cities. But despite the weakening of the atmospheric effects, the name had stuck among the War's survivors and, much as the 1920s was known as the Roaring Twenties and the 1930s as the Great Depression.

Though the red skies and periodic "blood rains" (caused when rainstorms pulled the crimson particulate out of the skies and deposited it as a greasy crimson slime reminiscent of blood), the cities and nations of the world cleaned up the last pockets of corporate resistance and got on with their lives.

When one visits Night City, they should wear light to medium weight clothing, with a light armor jacket or ballistic-cloth overcoat which is optional. A filter mask and supplemental oxygen are highly recommended as well, this is a hedge against inversion smog and acid rain fog. That being said, acid-proof slickers, umbrellas, and air masks are readily available from the sidewalk vendors or smaller street stores during a smog warning periods. The average cost of these items can range from €$20 to €$35.

## The sands beyond the steel traps

outside of the the neon glow of south night city, and the overpopulated dense warehouse garrisons sits a vast desert that stretches for as far as the eye can see. Tall cacti, scrambling grasses, and occasional skittering insect sit upon an ever glowing horizon of light pollution and burning sunlight - the distant canyons and mountain tops - they call to you beyond, to those unaccustomed, the overwhelming emptiness can be frightening and eerie- but to others, like Outskirt dwellers, Nomads, and Scavs-this place is home. small towns , more like villages, sit on the hazy horizon, where survival relies on codependency, community, and the help from the nomads- at least some of them.

even farther out you'll find the free state of Texas, and the united Arizona, and finally the wasteland of Los Vegas.

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