Bosing

Bosing

## Story Tie-Ins

### Book 1

"Murder, Inc." by Antony Copeland, "Surrounded by Dolphins" by Adrian McCauley, "Rebel, Rebel" by Tod Davies

### Book 2

"Heart of a Doctor" by Greg Manuel

A gigantic tent and shanty city, Bosing is an attractor for urban homeless, discons and refugees. It receives very little in the way of upkeep due to legal loopholes wielded by feuding stakeholders.

The southern portions of Bosing were badly damaged in the earthquake of 2102, with the ground sinking below the water table in many places. In the lowest lying parts of the district, crumbling buildings have fallen into the streets and locals have created their own paths – a combination of arduous path-clearing and garbage-piling. Thousands of Bosing residents live in these decrepit buildings, many of which are condemned, and thousands more live else in vast tent cities scattered throughout the District's open areas.

Here there be MolRats.

### Locations in Bosing

**A – The Arcade**. North of where the streets begin to crumble you might come across this old church building and its surrounding yards, strung with strands of little multi-colored lights. The Arcade is now an underground hangout for scrumblies, free spirits and runaway teens, and there's always something going on. A collection of historic pinball and video games lines one wall, along with pool tables, a merch area for trading, and a custom computer-controlled sound system that can be heard a block away.

The Arcade also houses a tech workroom at the back; scrumblies and nomads often bring in salvaged tech, both retro and modern, and try to repair or modify it. It functions as a ShareShop, but also barters for goods or services. The shop may be run by twenty year-olds, but the younger generations do have a knack for reverse engineering and advanced programming.

Sy Weiland runs his own operations (including the *Murder Inc*. game) from what once was the business office of the church, located at the back of the great hall. Wessex Patel sometimes hangs out here, usually in the back room with Sy. Some of the regulars have taken rooms in the small rectory building out back, even planting vegetable gardens. Nekita and Tenner's apartment (as well as Nekita's garden) is located in the rectory behind the main building, and if you hang out in the main hall long enough, you'll eventually hear stories of that time Rebel and her nannybot Malinda pinned Parnas Harn beneath a hotwired UrboHover, and the death of the original Mister Waddle.

**D – Dragon Square.** A hidden informal marketplace roughly one mile square, which serves the local community and is patrolled by the Neon Dragons. Here, tents and impromptu low-business establishments have been erected, and the place is usually bustling with people eager to trade. In a converted electronics shop on the northeast side of the square, Mei ("Doctor Mei") can often be found administering healthcare to the needy, no questions asked. The Neon Dragons—who love her like a favorite niece—will make sure you behave yourself. Jazz and Steven can often be found here. A derelict apartment building on the edge of the square contains a trapdoor down to an underground tunnel, which leads to the basement of the White Lotus in Sunridge.

**Q – The Quarantine.** Near the eastern edge of Bosing, a massive outbreak of some unknown bioactive has caused a mile-wide circle to be quarantined. The entire area is fenced off and patrolled by military and police. Scientists were sent in to try and analyze the phenomenon, but they did not return. The city is now considering sending in another team, this time with military escort.

**W – The Weilands' Apartment Building.** Gant Weiland and his son Sy Weiland live in a dilapidated building on the southern edge of Bosing. The streets in their neighborhood are still relatively street-like.

**Bosing District Building** -- District Government.

**Bosing DSF** -- District Security Force.

**Tubeway Stations**