The Clone Commonwealth & Brief Clone History

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In the 1700s, on a regular day, an astronomer caught something out of the corner of his eye: a massive meteor coming straight towards earth. It had been hidden behind other planets, but now it was revealed. For centuries, humans kept watching the impending doom, until 1931. It struck between the West and the East. A massive earthquake that lasted for days shattered everything in a 1000 mile radius. In 1944, when a lot of that part of the world was being fixed, scientists went out to explore it.

One of the scientists was trying to create a life-form from somebody else's DNA: a clone. Dolly the Sheep was first cloned in the early 40s, and science was far ahead of its time. This scientist along with officials from other countries and their families boarded a boat to go and explore it. The boat owner was Russian, and he brought his family with him.

They realized that the ground there wasn't rock: it was actually fertile soil from another planet. Some trees had already begun to grow, and they soon realized that the new continent could be inhabited. Whilst the scientist stayed on the boat, the Russian captain's son, Alexei, visited the scientist. With the consent of the captain's family, the scientist could take a sample of Alexei's DNA to help with the clone project.

Alexei's face and structure became a template for the millions of clones to come. Through the years, clones went through generations:

**GEN 1 | 1945 - 1955**

These were very basic clones. No unique facial features, no emotions, just soulless shells. They could perform certain tasks that they were programmed to do. Nearly all of them were dead by 1965.

**GEN 2 | 1956 - 1970**

These clones had a few more facial features, and some of the experiments could have opinion. They still were not complete free thinkers, but they were better than before. These were the first to populate the Clone Commonwealth.

**GEN 3 | 1971 - 1987**

These clones were now complete free thinkers. They had all of the facial features of the original Alexei, and could do as they please. 311 (or Sal) from the crime series *312* is a Gen 3 clone.

**GEN 4 | 1988 - Present**

These clones had a few tweaks from the Gen 3, primarily better emotion and more space for free thought.

## FARTHSLAND

Farthsland is similar to the south-eastern United States, with some similarities from the north-east, too. This is the setting for 312, and home to a lot of the Clone Commonwealths history. The crime is run primarily by the rivaling 300-5s and the 400-5s. Farthsland is located on the south-western piece of the continent.

## ATTORAX

Attorax is similar to California, being it is where most of the movie stars stay and it is home to many businesses. Attorax is also the best relaxation destination in the Clone Commonwealth. Part of it is home to small deserts, part of it is home to snow-capped mountains (mainly toward the Farthsland part), and part of it is home to many beaches and beach towns.

## GROVELAND

Groveland is similar to the north-eastern United States, mainly a mix of New Jersey and Massachusetts. Much history surrounds Groveland, and many politicians have their start here. It also has a vibrant history of crime, the north part of it being ruled mostly by the 100s gang, the allies of the 312-5 gang. The criminal history of Groveland extends back to the 1960s, when more free-thinking clones came into existence.

## RICHLAND

Richland is like the name says - rich. Many of the big-time and retired businessmen like to live out the mansion dream of playing golf everyday and the like. Unlike the previous provinces, Richland isn't based on a specific part of the world. The lower-class is virtually unheard of, and those who do end up in the lower-class are "helped" by government officials. Corruption is high there, in the police system, in the government, and in the businessmen.

## CENTRAL CLONE COMMONWEALTH

The Central Clone Commonwealth, also known as simply CCC, is the Washington DC of the Clone Commonwealth. It isn't considered a province, nor does it belong to any side-division of the Clone Commonwealth. The president lives here, and the West-Side and East-Side leaders both have residences here, too.