Regions

There will be seven levels in Titan Shell set in various unique environments spanning the mountain as our heroes rush towards the top of the Bureau of the Holy Affairs. Each area will have unique NPCs, enemies, and bosses. Although some enemies and NPCs can show up in multiple areas.

## Main locations

**Sonder Prison**

The Sonder Prison is the main hub world where players will begin their runs of Titan Shell. A large system of tunnels exists under the prison, carved out by members of the Freedom Rat Alliance. A secret marketplace has flourished down here with many characters offering helpful services to our heroes.

**Prison Forest**

Outside of the dome of the Sonder Prison rests a large forest, crawling with police units and fortified with giant walls and electrified barriers. There are even hints at the old settlement town that used to inhabit the land surrounding this dome.

**Desert Ruins**

In the deserts of Sonder rests an ancient temple built by a group of people who long ago left life within the domes, but have since vanished from the world. The Church now uses this ancient temple as a station for their vast train network. These trains mainly carry resources and materials, as inter-dome travel is forbidden by the Church.

**Sonder Mines**

Hidden within the mountain are vast deposits of bismuth, an integral component to the development of shell technology in Sonder. Seemingly endless tunnels and mineshafts make navigation difficult but some industrious Roamers still make their way here to harvest their own bismuth when the church isn't looking.

**Platis Forge**

The Forge is a colloquial name given to a massive complex of factories that produce much of the advanced tech found throughout Sonder. Giant crucibles heat metal to the extreme temperatures needed to manufacture pico-tech, turning the whole factory into one giant oven. In order to keep up with demand, the Forge has been running at full speed mass producing shells and weapons for the Sonder Police. While extremely dangerous, and well-guarded, the Forge attracts many bandits and looters looking to get their hands on the hottest goods in the land.

**Verris Research and Development**

Verris Research and Development commonly just called “The Lab”, is the premier center for technological innovation in Sonder. Their greatest success is the creation of a strange substance capable of transporting objects and even people across space almost instantly. This Church has made great efforts to control the use of this substance, but that hasn’t stopped determined individuals from creating their own tiny teleportation devices.

**Principle City Lito**

If the player chooses not to go to the lab, they will have to storm Principle City Lito directly. Lito appears on its surface to be a technological utopia, as citizens travel between highrises on levitating shuttles, and “enjoy” a “comfortable” “life” in the heart of The Sonder Police’s domain. At the city’s center past several security checkpoints, the Bureau rises above everything, watching over all of Sonder.

**Bureau of Holy Affairs**

The Bureau of Holy Affairs is a mix between an office building and a pristine church. Office desks line the halls like pews. There are opulent water coolers on every floor. The Bureau is the heart of the church, and it’s where all the real work gets done. But the building is also full of many secret rooms hidden to many of those who work there. These rooms hide secret artifacts, covert operatives for the Church, and even highly classified political prisoners.

## Other locations

**Other cities**

There are other cities found throughout Titan Shell that the player will hear about through conversations with other wanderers. There are small and medium sized cities dotted across the mountain, most of which are under the complete control of the Church. Here are a few of the other cities.

**Verris** - Verris is the second highest city on the mountain, and the closest to Principal City Lito. The city's greatest claim to fame is The Lab. However, the denizens don’t seem to think it’s that great. Those who work for The Lab are very secretive, and seem to enjoy a privileged status outside of the Church’s scrutiny. Even the police in the city have been heard describing them as “weirdos”.

**Platis** - Platis is the second most populous city in Sonder, and has a deep seated rivalry and resentment towards Verris. The people of Platis have worked hard for generations building, operating, and maintaining the Forge. Growing resentment towards rushed production and increased police intervention has caused Platis to lead Sonder in number of arrests per capital.

**Drangen** - Drangen is a smaller city towards the base of the mountain. When the Neo-Dome project was canceled, the settlement disbanded, with many former members taking refuge in Dragen. Due to Drangen’s small population and distance from the capital, it has become a popular destination with passing Roamers and Mole Trains.

**Freedom Rat Alliance**

An organization hidden deep under the Sonder Prison where convicts can move freely and do business with one another under the watchful eye of their leader Rat-Dude.