Quebec 1984 Dimension

The 'Quebec 1984 Dimension' is the name given to a dimension and earth timeline within The Designer's universe. One of several known dimensions where earth has progressed into a modern existence, and even less one that hasn't been infected by the Combine. The dimension's uninterrupted progress in time has put its modern date in 1984.

The two primary superpowers of earth is the Empire of Quebec and the United States of America, both ruled by oligarchies. The two states have been locked in a cold war since the 1920s.

A generally dystopian earth, the planet is divided into several de facto superstates, of varying sociotechnological progress. Earth is a highly industrialized and urban planet, and by 1984, a majority of earth's resources have been drained by over-industrialization. Nations collapse either into a state of total anarchy, or into states ruled by oligarchical business families that rule over the lower classes with an iron fist.

Dr. Chloe Wright (*née Martin)* is a member of the Wright family, a wealthy Quebecois dynasty that made its fortune mining and refining diamonds in Africa.

## Further description

Of the many states, most generally fall into the sphere of influence of the Empire of Quebec, who directly rules over the entirety of eastern Canada, and the United States of America, which maintains an unbroken military presence in the Mid-Atlantic region of North America. Both superpowers are headquartered in New England City, which has progressed into a dense megalopolis spanning from Washington D.C. to Montreal.

Other notable territories include the Cascadian Republic in the American pacific northwest, the New Roman Empire in southern Europe, the decaying Kingdom of Nubia in Africa, as well as the United Kingdom of Great Britain, which has been caught in a state of civil war and sociopolitical collapse since 1981.

Asia is dominated primarily by the People's Republic of China and the Chinese Dynasties, as well as Japan, where the entirety of the island has been paved over with the Tokyo megalopolis. Russia is comprised mostly of dense forests and decay, known as the European Badlands, where no nation lays absolute claim over the region.

Australia exists as an independent federation, where most of its infrastructure is on the coast. The interior deserts of the continent are dominated by raider gangs and aboriginal tribes.

## Technological progress

This dimension has, by 1984, achieved extreme levels of technological progress, though its primarily centered around industrial and military pursuits. Technology such as ion-powered interstellar ships exist (mostly for the purpose of ore mining), as well as crude earthbound teleportation and a gigantic satellite array, which has enabled person-tracking in open-air environments through biological scanning, as well as the ability to get immediate and highly precise readings of underground tunnels and caves through 'proton bombardment'. The satellite array has also enabled mass-communication such as digital telephoning, widespread television access, as well as an infantile, public-access internet system (primarily used for advertising and data aggregation).

Most of earths cities have formed into greater megalopolises, with highly-compacted designs. For example, nearly the entirety of the east coast of America has formed into a seamless metropolis, with only a few minor patches of suburban design in between layers and layers of highly-industrial sprawl. For those living outside of the cities, the wilderness is virtually untouched by technology. Banditry and industrial waste pose a high risk to wilderness-dwellers.

On the industrial side, earth has progressed to such an industrial extent that a majority of its resources have been depleted, especially in ores, precious minerals and natural gas. Items such as weapons and military vehicles, computer chips and refined gold is produced at such a rapid pace that stockpiles of surplus outweigh whats actually being used; but the universal mentality of the powers that be is that such production is necessary, due to a perceived oncoming global war.

## Territories on earth

**Superpowers**

* The Empire of Quebec
* The United States of America

**North America**

* The Empire of Mexico (*state of civil war*)
* The State of Quebecois-Albania (*Quebec city-state*)
* The Republic of Cascadia
* The Republic of Klondike (*Quebec protectorate*)
* The Confederate States of America
* The Republic of Cuba
* The Great Lakes Empire (*defunct*)
* The Republic of Illinois

**South America**

* The Kingdom of Brazil

**Europe**

* The United Kingdom (*state of civil war*)
* The French Empire (*state of civil war*)
* The New Roman Empire
* The Kingdom of Austria
* Germania (*state of civil war*)
* The Republic of Monaco
* The Polish Republic

**Africa**

* The Nubian Empire (*state of civil war*)
* The Kingdom of Madagascar
* The Omani Sultanate
* Israel

**Asia**

* People's Republic of China
* The Chinese Dynasties
* The Japanese Empire
* The Republic of Brunei
* Russia (*state of dissolution*)

**Oceania**

* Australian Federation