Echor City

Echor City is a large and thriving city in the Pacific North-West, in the cradle of the Echor Mountains. It is a modern city with a lot of industry, and the home of Augur Corp, who provide all the power in the city and a huge portion of the jobs, housing, medicine and technology.

There are 125 active ALPHA supersoldiers in Echor City alone.

### **Districts in Echor**

**Twin River**

The Twin River district is 'hip', formally a rough area that is coming up as a cool place based on the community there - it is still a bit rough around the edges, located at the point where the Easton and Avalon rivers meet and become Lake Echor.

**Upper and Lower Caelum**

The Caelum district is the wealthiest - think NYC upper east side, or Sloan Square in London, Beverly Hills. The Upper Caelum district is mostly residential, the Lower district is for shopping and business, and has many of Echor's best restaurants and bars.

**Waterside**

Waterside is a residential district in upper Echor, on the border of Lake Echor. Many of the Waterfront properties are the finest and most expensive in all of Echor, having private docks and beaches.

**Aurella Heights**

Aurella Heights is a residential district in upper Echor, at the highest geographical point in the city. Aurella Heights is better known for its quiet neighborhoods, family residents and good schools.

**Starcrest**

This district in lower Echor is dingy and wrought with crime and gambling. It is best known for its huge casino and bright lights.

**The Silk Meadows**

A district in upper Echor full of warehouses and a few museums, and home to the city's weekly farmers market. 'Augur Village' is found here, providing state of the art residential projects for employees, as well as a number of warehouses.

**Sage Grove**

A middle class residential district in central Echor, close to the Easton River with excellent transport links, cafes and bars.

**Evergreen**

Another residential district in upper Echor known for its parks and green spaces, properties here can be expensive for the views alone.

**Nightfall**

Sandwiched between Twin River, Keystone and Starcrest, Nightfall is known as the Neon District, famous for the fact it never seems to sleep. It is packed with cool bars and clubs, but is also wrought with crime. Nightfall has a community college.

**Downtown**

In the south-eastern corner of the city, Downtown is a large district with much cheaper housing and rent for businesses, with a reputation for being a rougher area to live.

**Keystone**

A central Echor district ruled by academia, this is where a lot of the university campus buildings and colleges are. It is home to Echor City University, as well as Avalon University's central campus, and Keystone college.

**South Point**

A big district for business, South Point is in central Echor and home to 'Augurtown' - several blocks of buildings that contain nothing but Augur businesses, including its headquarters and biggest biotech laboratory. Much of Echor’s TV, news and radio is produced in South Point.

**Red Fern Plaza**

A small central district housing the government buildings and courthouse, as well as several long-standing businesses. In the center of the plaza stands a statue of one of Augur’s founders.

**Toluca**

Toluca is a district in lower Echor on the border of Lake Echor, housing more large properties, skyrise apartments and many other residential places, as well as many more shops. The Toluca Mall is the largest in Echor County.

**San Marino**

Like Toluca, San Marino is a residential district in lower Echor on the border of the lake. It is also home to Echor's docks and baseball stadium.

**Avalon**

A district in lower Echor on the border of the Avalon river, Avalon is home to the main campus of Avalon University, as well as many residential properties, music halls, movie theatres and hotels.