Black Ridge

Black Ridge is a nationwide megacorporation involved in a multitude of different industries. Originally founded as a private black site for TipsyKermit, it has evolved into a massive corporation with most of its growth coming from OBW 5, in its Silver Valley headquarters. Today, Black Ridge operates as a defense contractor for citizens of Eliland, and has been known to closely work with The Capital. Its logo incorporates a three pointed star, representing the three branches of defense, air, land, and sea. Black Ridge is listed in the Eliland Stock Exchange with the ticker BLR.

## Defense Contracting

Black Ridge has designed, tested experimental weapons, sold weapons, and offered defense contracts with multiple players and governments. During its collaboration with SAe Systems, it helped develop early prototypes of a ballistic missile system where that technology was later applied in its later products. A declassified paper under SAe Systems shows the investigation and research into weaponizing rockets. Black Ridge was suspected in the involvement of creating the first nuclear weapon on the server at Site 45. Black Ridge was contracted to build the Federal Reserve using its defense technologies including advanced turret, laser, and player detection systems. The company also was under suspicion from The Capital in supplying domestic terrorists Molotuff and Shifter24 to carry out their attacks. This claim, however, is disputed by the company to this day. The company is staunchly against PhilBenson, the terrorist in the 7/13 attacks. The company threatened to utilize its nuclear arsenal on Minekokmoc. However, the company denies allegations in supplying the nuclear weapons involved in the destruction of the facility after questioning. The company operates most of its activities in confidentiality, working on new defense products to sell discretely. Rarely it advertises its more dangerous and destructive weapons.

In OBW 1, TipsyKermit had access to multiple superweapons, and was testing their viability for Black Ridge.

### Relations to the Lidels Transcendentalists

With the CEO being the leader of the doomsday cult, the Lidels Transcendentalists, it is presumed that a majority of the cult's weapons, structures, and operations are made with help from Black Ridge. During the Holy War of 2022, Black Ridge continued testing of larger and stronger nuclear weapons, as well as nuclear protection. This was displayed in an ad to the OBW public. This has lead opponent, BrokenHerobrine, leader of the Church of Home Depot, to begin further investigation of nuclear weapon development at SVNGS. Sources suggest that after the peace treaty, arms shipments have not stopped, and the cult are continuing to ramp up defenses, while staying within terms of the WMD Act.

## OBW 1

In OBW 1, Black Ridge was originally started as a black site lab to conduct experiments in the side of a mountain. This is a reoccurring theme with each Black Ridge site, with some, or all components of the building inside a mountain, or underground. The Birch Ridge BR location hosted TipsyKermit's dupe stashes which mostly contained building supplies for the lab. The lab contained a glass cylindrical superstructure which in the center housed a giant tree as a centerpiece. Deep inside the lab contained a secure vault. However, the project was never finished entirely.

Black Ridge and its towerInside the towerThe Vault
## OBW 4

Black Ridge during OBW 4 rebranded as Black Ridge Farms and Slaughterhouse as the company expanded into the agriculture market. It sold cooked chicken and created an iron farm and pigman farm for private use. It was famously raided one day by players in the main city with its motives being to convince TipsyKermit to return to the city.

## OBW 5

In OBW 5, Black Ridge separated itself into three divisions, Black Ridge Labs, Black Ridge Medical, and Black Ridge Space.

### Black Ridge Labs

Black Ridge Labs primarily focused on research, experimentation, containment, and neutralization of various materials, anomalies and entities. Most of the work it covers was classified, but many of the breakthroughs the lab makes is usually sold to the public later.

### Black Ridge Medical

Black Ridge Medical primarily focused on medical care, drug manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, and producing medical equipment. It had one location in Silver Valley, Black Ridge Clinic, where appointments and walk-ins were allowed for patients. Black Ridge Medical was also the main branch in fighting the Elivid-19 pandemic that infected and took many lives in the server.

### Black Ridge Space

Black Ridge Space focused on space tourism and making it affordable to players on the server. Most of the operations were conducted in the main facility. It had plans on building bases in orbit, on the Moon, Mars, and Fronos for people to visit. Black Ridge has since declared this branch defunct.

## Black Ridge Mountain Complex

*Main Article:* Black Ridge Mountain Complex

The Black Ridge Mountain Complex is the main structure where most of the operations are conducted for the company. It is located in Downtown in the mountainside next to Black Ridge Tower. The complex houses production lines for ore processing, a multitude of farms, labs, and a reactor room.

## Black Ridge Tower

Black Ridge Tower serves as the main headquarters for the company. Located inside the building is multiple floors of offices, a café, board room, CEO office and a penthouse. On the ground floor, the tower's main attraction, the Fusion Reactor, is a centerpiece of the building which it provides power for all of Black Ridge's processes. Being the tallest building in Silver Valley, the roof is fitted with a tornado siren so it can reach all of downtown. It is loosely inspired by Stark Tower in the movie franchise *Avengers*.

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