Sunridge

Sunridge

## Story Tie-Ins

### Book 1

"Real Life Action Hero" by T Reynolds, "Feed the Hand that Bites You" by Tod Foley

### Book 2

"Heart of a Doctor" by Greg Manuel, "Two Heads on a Platter" by Rick Rosenkranz

Massively overdeveloped, this crowded district is filled with low-rent apartment complexes and commercial zones. Stacked almost atop each other, buildings and multiplexes run all the way up the north-facing side of the high ridge that runs alongside the freeway to the south and gives the district its name. Here it's unusual to spot a tree, or even a meal that isn't prepared by robots or sold in packaging.

The northeastern parts of Sunridge are comprised of reclaimed land which was damaged and rebuilt after a large earthquake struck about ten years ago. Centered several miles outside the city, its effects nevertheless destroyed many of the older structures and caused the land to settle, bringing the water table closer to the surface. The lowest lying areas, running all the way into the Bosing district, are muddy and swampy. Ad-hoc street markets often spring up in Sunridge, where one can obtain legal and illegal goods (often “liberated” from shops in the neighboring Paradi district).

### **Locations in Sunridge**

#### **The Bayou**

Originally known as the Camp Sunridge Biodome it is now the home of *The Creole Kids*.

#### **Java Gastro**

The Sunridge Java Gastro store is the workplace of Beignet Six.

#### **The White Lotus**

A large brothel complex which operates as a front for illegal surgery, black market deals, and data laundering, the White Lotus is sometimes referred to as the “black heart” of the city. Venus and many other sex workers reside in the complex, which is a complicated maze of halls, subterranean levels and hidden chambers. In the basement levels can be found Dr Treat's place (where a person with hard creds can receive medical care, no questions asked), a small medical theater, and the hideout of Jojo Loner (hacker and fixer-for hire). A long underground tunnel secretly connects the White Lotus to Dragon Square in Bosing.

#### **The Marshals Apartments**

A cheap but safe apartment complex owned by *Safeguard Security Systems*. Book 1: Ohreno Schmitt lived here.

#### **Paradi Bike Trail**

The Paradi bike trail starts atop the western end of the ridge, running northwest down tree-lined streets and past old stripmalls into the Paradi district.

#### **Walbucks Titanostore**

The biggest Walbucks store in Union City is also one of the few places in Sunridge that carries fresh produce, most of it grown locally. Here you can also find packaged food and ingredients for all home foodprinters, as well as housewares, appliances, clothing, medicine, toys, electronics, software and interface gear. The self-powered complex is three stories tall and includes a foodhub, 3D printshop, smart clinic, game zone, and robot repair center. Adjoined to this structure is the “PG&J Products Paradise,” an AR simulation in which celebrity avatars hang out with shoppers, giving advice on hygiene, health and skincare products.

#### **Yellow Center Housing**

A stack-n-pack housing complex owned and operated as a joint venture between ZipDirect Couriers and Blue Otter Employment, both of whom use it as low-budget housing for promising gig-based employees.