The City of Roses

City Problems

Local Military

The region has an exceptionally well-developed military under control of the local government or megacorps. This military was usually developed as a response to events, either to take advantage of a weaker neighbor or to prevent a takeover by some aggressive outside power. The locals likely struggle over control of the military, using it as muscle to pursue their own purposes.

Industrial Spill

A large-scale industrial accident caused grave damage in the region, a calamity that still exerts a presence in current affairs. There may be valuable salvage left in the contaminated zone, or refugees may still be a problem in neighboring areas, or resentment over the accident may still be causing reprisals and violence among those affected.

Overview

With this I decided that some sort of industrial spill poisoned the Willamette and Columbia rivers that flow through Portland. The rivers remain to this day a toxic green flowing sludge. This horrific disaster caused a period of anarchy and civil unrest, as various groups tried to control pieces of the poisoned city. Today the local city government of Portland has regained control of the general populace, and is determined to take whatever measures necessary to prevent any more uprising in the future.