Las Llamas

Las Llamas (The Flames) is a former tourist town turned into a Micro Police state by Yung Flame. The city is now completely walled off from civilization. The city has two distinct areas, the "Hoods" and the rich parts. It is designed to draw tourists in and get them stuck inside the walls.

## History

### Pre-1881

The city first started as a Mission established by Spanish settlers with the intention of converting natives to Catholicism. They called it "Misión De Las Llamas" (Mission of the Flames) because when they first found the area, it was ablaze, and when they started building the Mission, native and Spanish settlements alike began to mysteriously burn down in the area. Upon its completion, the Mission was a failure. It was soon secularized in 1794. Years passed, and it was left abandoned until a few Spanish travelers stumbled upon it in 1830. They set up camp and slowly gained a following of many travelling who were looking to find a place to rest. The place stayed a relatively small community until 1854 with the Gadsden purchase. Hundreds of American settlers descended upon this land, and several Americans were drawn to the small community established as "Las Llamas". Americans began referring to as "Flame Town" and it began growing in size. People began building a small community focused on extracting water and oil. A small town, which most considered as a large rest stop, was soon formed.

### 1881

The people of "Flame Town" were inspired by Phoenix establishing itself as a city, so they did on March 30, 1881. The town had trouble dealing with outlaws who consistently terrorized their small businesses, with regular gunfights occurring in the town streets.

### 1920s

While the crime rate lowered, a string of strange disappearances occurred around the town, pushing people away from visiting or trying to get work on some of the surrounding oil fields.

### 1950s

Many people began to flock back to Las Llamas, causing it to begin growing again and this resulted in an increased attempt at tourism. Many resort hotels and monuments were constructed, along with many nature hikes being opened. Some tourism was attracted, and the town became far richer as a result.

### 1980-1999

The town, while small, began to attract a large community of loyal tourists and fans who constantly advertised the town to others. It was also renamed back to "Las Llamas" to better reflect the culture and history of the town. The tourism became relatively successful, but at the same time the crime rate began to rise again. The police in the town started to become more violent as a result, but it was still nowhere near the level it is today. The town began to lose its business and several structures began to become abandoned. It plunged towards bankruptcy, paving the way for new entrepreneurs and buyers to take up the town.

### 2000-Present

In early 2000, billionaire entrepreneur and CEO Yung Flame approached the town's mayor with a proposal, to buy the town and renovate it to "fix" the town's issues. The mayor accepted and, as a result, was instantly removed from office. Yung Flame immediately began terraforming and constructing a wall. He envisioned a city where he was in total control, and he also believed he would need a place to take salvation from world governments if they discovered his treachery (at the time, he was worried they would discover his involvement with the Chernarus outbreak). He poured millions into the town, and created a Las Vegas-esque casino town. It also housed the headquarters of Yung Flame's manufacturing company, YF Industries. Word of the town's renovation quickly spread, and hundreds of tourists, especially those with gambling issues, headed towards the city. They enjoyed a life of luxury inside the walls, but there was another side to this. On the other side of the town's artificial river lied the "housing" section. Originally intended to be an area for his troops to live, the housing area was quickly overtaken by those who either could not afford expensive apartments and mansions or those who simply did not want to live a life like that. Yung Flame ignored this side of the town and focused all his energy on the rich side. This side of the town was allowed to plunge into poverty. The crime rate skyrocketed, so Police either became much more violent, or became corrupt and began to take bribes from local gangs and criminals. Police officers began to shoot on sight for only the smallest offenses, and Yung Flame and the various appointed leaders of the town could not be bothered to do anything. Yung Flame actually quite liked the violence occurring in this side of the town, so he began sending arms shipments to criminals and police alike. The appointed "mayor" of this area, a high ranking YF Industries executive, brought up the rising crime rate and believed it to be an issue for the town's economics. He believed it pushed tourists away from the town, so Yung Flame decided the best way fo fix it, while still keeping the violence he loved, was to construct a large wall in front of that side of the town in order to keep tourists none the wiser about the town's true nature. Only those who ventured too far would learn about it. The wall made the crime get even worse, with hourly gunfights, police deaths, and robberies. LLPD officers became far more twisted, beginning to execute new recruits who claimed they would not take bribes.

## Locations & Features

### Eastside Baptist Church

The Eastside Baptist Church is one of the most notorious locations in Las Llamas' dangerous east side. It is known for being a gang hideout for the Llamas Brotherhood gang, as several police officers have reported guns being stashed, either in the floorboards or behind the altar. Not many exit this location alive, as this is one of the main fronts for the gang war between the Brotherhood and the East 16th Street Gang. Several police officers who have answered calls to this location have been shot within seconds of entering the church.

### Guarma Casino

The Guarma Casino is the most famous casino located in Las Llamas' rich west side. It is known for having extremely high rewards, with extremely horrible odds. It is said that winning at the Guarma Casino is rarer than a blue moon. Those who win are usually immortalized on a wall of winners, as the casino staff have realized just how hilariously bad the odds are. Several theorize Yung Flame rigs the bets in this way so he can make money off of gambling addicts.