You smell Chemville long before you see it. They've hoarded a mountain of trashy movies, novels and old entertainment to binge on, and lure traders to stay in town for a while longer, or forever. The people of Triagia area acutely aware of the jackpot they're sitting on top of and jealously defend its riches against bandits and thieves alike.Īn explosion of color and flashing lights, Maximus doesn't hide its hedonistic excess. Its stores have been converted into apartments and lowest floors are heavily barricaded and defended against any threat.ĭiscovering a fully stocked hospital is like finding a unicorn next to a fountain of youth. Some of the most notable archivists, historians and sociologists work here in order to preserve knowledge still left in the world.įounded inside a massive shopping center, Old Forum has grown into a respectable-sized village. The people here are hardy and surprisingly open to newcomers and trades alike.Īn ambitious but vital project, the town of Alexandria is essentially one big library. The thick air's heavy with smoke and soot pouring out from the metalworks. These people are rebuilding fast and pay a good price for spare parts and other high-end materials.Ī burgeoning town set up around an old forge. Their fertile lands have avoided wide scale fallouts, but the society is widespread and is therefore vulnerable to attacks.Ī society built around a functioning sawmill with lots of production facilities still in working condition. However, they have the best selection of very valuable electronics and components around these parts.Īn old sect of people who still believe in the kindness of people, but will punish sinners without mercy.
Real jolly bunch of smugglers and hustlers, who'll happily scam you every chance they get. Whatever the case, there's definitely more here than meets the eye. They're adamant it's from fishing and hunting, but rumours say their secret is in capturing lone survivors. Their enemies are dealt with extreme measures.Ī mysterious society that happens to produce a lot of meat. They appreciate those who have what they need, but double-crossing them will lead to dire consequences. They seem to have plenty of resources, but sell their most valuable goods only to those who have proven themselves worthy.Ī militaristic cult of ex-soldiers and guns for hire. Very secretive and suspicious group who are wary of strangers on their lands. The region is filled with old tool shops, junkyards and vehicle dealerships, feeding much-needed metal and parts to the society for use and trade. This article considers the symbolism of trees in general, and the Glastonbury Thorn specifically, assembling antiquarian accounts, folklore and popular cultural traditions to investigate its religious and spiritual importance in history, and to clarify its contemporary significance.Other societies may be encountered on the World Map by your Specialists, and will engage in trade with your colony - if possible. South-western English tales that claim Jesus visited Somerset and Cornwall bestow upon England the status of ‘Holy Land’.
The most important role played by the Glastonbury Thorn is that all esoteric Christian traditions that assert that Jesus walked on soil other than that of the Middle East are engaged in the sacralization of territory, the absorption of the periphery into the centre. In addition to the ‘original’ Thorn on Wearyall Hill, there are others, grown from cuttings, in the town (in Saint John the Baptist churchyard, and at Glastonbury Abbey, for example). The Thorn is considered miraculous, as it flowers twice yearly, the second flowering in winter, at Christmas. He thrust his staff into the ground and it burst into flower, becoming the Glastonbury Thorn, a living tree. Jesus and Joseph erected a church dedicated to the Virgin Mary at Glastonbury, and after Jesus’ death and resurrection Joseph returned. According to these tales, Jesus came to England in the company of his mother’s uncle, Joseph of Arimathea, a tin merchant trading with Cornwall. Elaborate folklore concerning the Thorn developed between the seventeenth and nineteenth centuries. It was part of the Christian pilgrimage site at Glastonbury during the Middle Ages, and its significance was reinforced by the fact that Puritan soldiers chopped it down during the Civil War (1642-1651). This article considers the most famous British sacred tree, the Glastonbury Thorn, which has a special place in esoteric Christianity and popular folklore.
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