Aquitaine

Aquitaine is a city on Franka's west coast. It is reached via the Passage South, with Toulouse to the east and Briton to the north. It is also the name of the surrounding region, which contains several smaller towns and villages.

## Factsheet

### Population Structure

Chroniclers / dominant, Scrappers / dominant, Anabaptists / dominant, Aquitanians / dominant, Spitalians / numerous, Resistance / numerous, Jehammedans / present, Apocalyptics / present, Palers / scattered

### Features

The Cluster of Aquitaine, aircraft hangar, functioning power grid, aerial lift, oil rigs controlled by Chroniclers, massive fortifications, cathedrals, ship graveyard, Static Stream server

### Trade / Goods

Petro, radio equipment, information, E-cubes, generators, motors, copper, cable guides, circuit boards, calculators, thinking machines

### City Guard

* 300 Orgiastics,
* 150 combatants of the Resistance
* 120 armed Aquitanians
* a platoon of Famulancers
* 12 active Fuses disguised as Streamers,
* 44 operative Shutters disguised as Mediators within the city.

### Artifact Trade

High-quality Tech IV-V artifacts. The Cluster examines everything that is recovered from the ocean and also checks all loads that come into the city from Saint-Brieuc. The three Alcoves in the city of Aquitaine are known throughout the area for their industriousness.

### Communication

Wide-ranging router communication network that is connected to the southern coast of Franka, the Alpine Fortress and Justitian. Radio connection with the oil rigs and Briton.

## History

The city of Bordeaux was largely spared by the Eshaton, experiencing only minimal damage. It later took the name of the larger region.

In 2305, a fleet of 13 giant barges of merchants and explorers from China arrived on the shore. At the time, Aquitaine was under the control of the Pheromancer Absom, who granted them passage east to study the lands flora and fauna.

In 2518, the Chroniclers founded a new Cluster in the city.

At some point in the recent past, the Chronicler Shutter Decoy 5 killed an aspiring "Scrap Prince" in this city.

In 2561, mysterious freighters begin landing on the nearby shore.

## Appearance

The region enjoys mild weather due to the Atlantic ocean. It is filled with rolling farmlands and intact Bygone architecture..

## Economy

The area grows massive amounts of wheat and corn, and also has many wine vineyards and grain mills. The region imports firewood and oils from Lisbon.

## Factions

### Chroniclers

The Chroniclers' Cluster was founded in 2518 by the Chronicler Ordinator. Three years later, Ordinator began extending his reach over southern Franka.

This Cluster is the second largest cluster, after the Central Cluster in Justitian. The building a labyrinth of jumped ship pieces connected by catwalks and cabling. Increasing numbers of Chroniclers travel to the Aquitaine Cluster to search for artifacts washed ashore from the strange ships.

### Scrappers

A large terminal on the Atlantic shore, dominated by two oil rigs and dozens of tankers, provide the Scrappers with plenty of engine parts, steel plates, and other materials. These are shipped back to the Cluster via sled scaffolding on a button lift.

Because Chronicler Alcoves only exist in a few larger towns, and Aquitaine is the only Cluster, it's the focus point for most Frankan Scrappers looking to sell artifacts. Those artifacts are then exported to Borca.

### Anabaptists

Anabaptist Aescetics work the farmlands of Aquitaine. Those who collapse are taken to the Cathedral in Saint-André, which serves as the central gathering point for the cult in the region.

### Apocalyptics

The Solar Wind Flock have nominal permission to visit the city, granted by the Bordelais council, though others view them as informants for the Pheromancer Machiawen.

### Resistance

The Resistance in Toulouse is dependent on the Cluster in Aquitaine to help them reclaim archived databases, books, and archives from Franka's past, which is vital for sustaining their morale. In return, they provide protection to the Chroniclers traveling in the Southern Franka.

## Notable Residents

Chronicler NPCs
 Borgiawe | Pheromancers

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## Strange Ships

Strange ships wash ashore in the region, with fist sized holes and blackened metal, covered in symbols of circles linked by odd lines which are unfamiliar to people in Europe.

The ships contain many strange artifacts, like perfectly preserve machinery wrapped in oilcloth, black steel tubes that cling to each other, white cubes that cannot be cut, and spindles of metal wrapped in bands of glowing stones. However, the Scrappers never find bodies on board, and the Chroniclers cannot determine where they come from.

The truth is that the ships were automated Free Spirit freighters, and left to wait in the Atlantic on standby. The Chroniclers located and overrode the navigation system, causing the ships to run aground near Aquitaine. The contents of the ships were looted by Scrappers and shipped to the new Aquitaine cluster, which is now powered with the salvaged technology .

## Operation Mirage

The Aquitaine Cluster is responsible for much of the recent upheaval in Toulon. They first sent Paradigma Mirage to Toulon in 2593 as a negotiator with the Neolibyans, but she was unsuccessful. In 2596, the Aquitaine Cluster then allocated more resources to Operation Mirage, in an effort to gain control of the entire southern coast by force. This plan ended in disaster.

## Trade War

Beginning in 2597, the Neolibyans begin an aggressive trade war with Aquitaine. Cities on the Southern Coast begin blocking shipments to Aquitaine, and Scourgers prevent Scrappers from selling artifacts to Chronicler alcoves. Aquitaine's remaining trade comes from Briton and Toulon, as well as Leopards bringing goods up along the Atlantic coast. In the chaos, three squads of Palers have crept across the Pyrenees from Hybrispania, intent on investigating the strange freighters.

## Annihilation

In 2598, a five megaton warhead detonated the Cluster at Aquitaine, killing all inhabitants, and turning the area into a death zone for several kilometers. The Southern Passage is rendered impassable. The only known inhabitant of the ruins is the AMSUMO Cernunnos, who leaves the forest of the Druids to search the ruins for useable scrap.

## References

**Black Atlantic.** p. 47. *“FACTSHEET AQUITAINE”*
**Primal Punk.** p. 81. *“Aquitaine”*
**Primal Punk.** p. 348. *“2305”*
**Black Atlantic.** p. 82. *“2518”*
**In thy Blood.** p. 35.
**Black Atlantic.** p. 82. *“2561”*
**Primal Punk.** p. 117. *“Lisbon - The End of the World”*
**The Killing Game.** p. 72. *“2521”*
**Primal Punk.** p. 165. *“The Web Expands”*
**Primal Punk.** p. 224. *“Franka”*
**Black Atlantic.** p. 47. *“Toulouse Bound”*
**Black Atlantic.** p. 46. *“Signs From Afar”*
**The Killing Game.** p. 73. *“2593”*
**The Killing Game.** p. 78. *“Operation Mirage”*
**Black Atlantic.** p. 46. *“Seething unrest...”*
**Black Atlantic.** p. 259.