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- Origin
- Pre-War
- Post-War
- What Outsiders Know
- The Reality
- Population
- Territory and Locations
- Organization
- Government, National and Local
- Justice, Social Control, Punishment
- Political Factions, Dissent
- Famous/Infamous Persons
- Relationships with Other Groups
- Culture
- Ethnic Groups, Immigration and Emigration
- Social Divisions and Castes
- Religion, Beliefs and Superstition
- Morality and Values
- Progress and Failure
- Family, Age, Sexuality and Gender
- Education and Language
- Environment and Agriculture
- Food
- Art and Entertainment, Music, Literature, Recreation
- Fashion and Appearance
- Urban and Rural Areas, Architecture
- Equipment and Resources
- Economy
- Science, Medicine and Technology
- Weapons and Military Equipment
- Communications
- Vehicles
- Aircraft
- Watercraft
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This town depends on trade, as the name indicates. It's located deep in the Plains, and is often attacked by raiders and tinpot dictators.
Origin
Pre-War
The town of Brush, on the South Platte River, in Colorado. It had a population of about 4200 persons, of whom about a third were Hispanic or Latino. A few sugar beet silos near the railway tracks were the most notable buildings. Interstate 76, US Route 6, and US Route 34 passed through the town. Old Fort Morgan was located a few kilometers west of the town.
Post-War
While no nuclear weapons struck the town, fallout from Denver, plus the effects of the Long Winter and the Yellowstone eruption, drove out the inhabitants. The site was re-settled in 2060, and the Cartel established an emporio and truck stop here in 2077.
What Outsiders Know
A moderately important trading zone. The Cartel, the Clean Water Clans, the Crystaltime Merchants, and other merchants meet here to buy and sell cargos. This is about as far north as any of the "trucking" groups will go.
The Reality
The seven rulers of Bartertown are each individually in the business of squeezing money from visitors (and each other). They maintain separate sets of guards, and the town is divided by internal walls between their districts.
Population
About 500 within the town, and a couple hundred more within a day's walk.
Territory and Locations
Banks were located at 205 Carson Street and 301 Clayton Street; their vaults are the most notable structures remaining from before the Atomic War. Lord Greenback's 'palace' is built over what used to be the bank on Carson Street.
The town has a crude wall around it, and is further divided internally into nine zones, each controlled by either a local Lord, or by a powerful trading group.
Organization
Government, National and Local
It is ruled by seven "Lords", each monopolizing a facet of trade.
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Lord Rush: narcotics
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Lady Kiss: sex and prostitution
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Lord Greenback: customs and fees, the treasury, banking
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Lord Sharp: food and livestock
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Lord Jupiter: slavery
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Lord Chance: gambling and entertainment
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Lord Skill: fuel, wells and water supply, electrical power and other utilities
The Cartel and the Clean Water Clan each have a station, a warehouse or two, and about 30 guards and caravan escorts here, along with some horses, motorbikes, and a motor vehicle each. The Crystaltime Merchants have a factor here, but he only has a couple of personal guards.
Justice, Social Control, Punishment
It's pretty much "what the Lords say, goes". Each of the Lords has about 30 goons or servants. The Cartel and other trading groups expect agreements to be honored, which is about the only check on outright banditry by the Lords.
Political Factions, Dissent
Each Lord is a faction, of course.
Famous/Infamous Persons
Only the Lords, see above.
Relationships with Other Groups
The Ravagers, Waste Lords, Doomriders, and other raiding groups are feared.
Culture
Ethnic Groups, Immigration and Emigration
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Social Divisions and Castes
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Religion, Beliefs and Superstition
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Morality and Values
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Progress and Failure
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Family, Age, Sexuality and Gender
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Education and Language
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Environment and Agriculture
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Food
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Art and Entertainment, Music, Literature, Recreation
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Fashion and Appearance
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Urban and Rural Areas, Architecture
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Equipment and Resources
Economy
There is a Cartel station here, at the northern end of the Cartel's trade network. From here, horse caravans head out into Wyoming and eventually to the Lost Paradise.
Science, Medicine and Technology
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Weapons and Military Equipment
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Communications
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Vehicles
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Aircraft
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Watercraft
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