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Dog Pants: /* The Pit */

2011-12-15T18:27:46Z

‎The Pit

Dog Pants: /* Media */

2007-06-26T19:02:48Z

‎Media

Dog Pants: /* Internal Affairs */

2007-06-10T16:24:07Z

‎Internal Affairs

Dog Pants: /* Cloak Division */

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‎Cloak Division

Dog Pants: /* Shivers */

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‎Shivers

Dog Pants: /* The Cannibal Sectors */

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‎The Cannibal Sectors

Dog Pants: /* Lower Downtown */

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‎Lower Downtown

Dog Pants: /* Artery */

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‎Artery

Dog Pants: /* Static */

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‎Static

Dog Pants: /* Kn'nth */

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‎Kn'nth

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 =====The Pit=====
 The Pit is the largest nightclub on Mort, with a capacity of around a million people. Loking like a concrete bunker on the outside, the inside of the club delves nine floors into the ground in an inverted cone shape, each level overlooking the last. Each floor is dedicated to a certain race or passtime - live music, video games, even motor racing are available. Drinks are standardised at 1c each on every floor, and thousands of staff are employed on the vast bars that stretch around the club's walls, ensuring that nobody has to wait too long for a drink. Glyph pillars are placed around the floors, and one great glyph pillar stretches through the middle of the club. These are to prevent any fight that break out from getting out of hand, and with all weapons handed in at the door (and armour considered 'jobsworth') it prevents Brain Wasters being able to do too much damage.
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-*Stasis One
-The first floor of The Pit is Stasis One. The biggest of all the floors, it is divided into four massive dance floors and is surroundsd by a continuous bar that is almost 2km long. The dance floors are packed from opening to closing time, and the only people who don't struggle to find space to dance are the Stormers, whose frequent taste of industrial and thrash metal makes them dangerous dancing partners and who can clear a dance floor in seconds.
-*The Cave
-The second floor of The Pit is called The Cave and is dedicated to live music. The biggest concert venue on Mort, it is divided into two main stages and four smaller stages. Tickets are required for entry over the walkways leading to these stages, and the bars sit inbetween servicing two stages each. Ordering drinks in The Cave can be tricky due to the noise levels, and experienced patrons often write down their drinks orders in advance to avoid confusion.
-*The Trof
-The third level is called The Trof and is dedicated to feeding the patrons of The Pit. The eight restaraunts here cater for most tastes, from specialist Ebon/Waster, Shaktar and Wraith Raider establishments to all-you-can-eat burger chains.
-*The Sink-Hole
-The fourth level is the Sink-Hole, and is frequented almost exclusively by Frothers. More alcohol is consumed on the Sink-Hole than on any other level, and the it is generally considered to be a place where Frothers go to fight. Divided into four quarters, each claimed by one of the major Frother clans, the holes that divide them are crossed by hurled abuse and drinks cans. Aside from fighting, other common pursuits in the Sink-Hole are the constant attempts at stealing other clans' tartans, and the competitions to see who can come up with the worst colour combinations of hair and skin using the drug Lumo.
-*Virtual
-Virtual is the fifth floor of The Pit and is dedicated to video gaming. Hundreds of full 3-D hologramatic gaming booths stand in rows through the level, offering every type of game imaginable. An area is also set aside for gambling, although it is generally only human Ops that venture here, and with a mere 65% payout most leave considerably poorer than when they arrived. Around Virtual there are 96 Ebb-powered virtuality booths donated by Dark Lament. These booths immerse the player in an oxygen-rich plasma and create complete sensory deprevation. The player then enters an Ebb-induced hallucination that is completely indistinguishable from real life, and who can play simulators of various games, sports and combat scenarios. The most popular virtuality game by far is Gygidion - a combat game where the players pilot massive powered suits armed with devastating short-range weaponry. The players compete against each other, and the battle is shown on holographic displays above the booths. Fights between the best players can often draw massive crowds.
-*Heretics
-The sixth floor of The Pit is known as Heretics, and is the domain of Brain Wasters. The walls, floor, ceiling and decor is uniformly black to suit the patrons, and pictures of skulls, snakes, and naked Brain Wasters adorn the walls. The dancing on Heretics is virtually indistinguishable from a brawl, with thrashing limbs and heads, and while fighting is common it generally goes unnoticed. The staff of The Pit consider a stint on the bar in Heretics to be by far the worst part of their job, and they use any excuse to get out of doing it. As a result the bars are always short-staffed and tempers run high as the Brain Wasters try to cram as many drinks in as possible in as short a time as possible.
-*Myrhdrs
-The seventh level of The Pit is dedicated to the Shaktar, seven being their sacred number. The atmosphere on Myrhdrs is calm and subdued, and the decor is clean and well looked after. Secluded booths occupy much of the floor to allow the Shaktar there to talk in privacy, and plants and art from their homeworld decorate the area. Generally the only non-Shaktar on the level are the staff, and unusually for The Pit they are usually stationed there permenantly, as the Shaktar like to have familiar staff who can deal competently with their requests. On the rare occasions that other races venture onto their level the Shaktar will be very polite but rather unsociable. Notably on Myrhdrs is the Circle of Justice - a plain sand pit where Shaktar with grievances that can only be resolved in combat can bring them to a conclusion. It is used rarely, but when it is the fight is to the death and using only the combatants' claws.
-*Sinokenon
-The eighth, and lowest level that is open to the floors above, is Sinokenon. Sinokenon is reserved solely for Necanthropes, and other races are not allowed access. The level is always calm and quiet, and here there is only the central glyph pillar, shielded to allow the patrons the use of their Ebb abilities. This level is the only one where weapons are seen, as Necanthropes are the only patrons exempt from the door policy, but none have ever been used. The level is arranged into eight tiers rising out from the four elevators in the centre, and the more influential the Necanthrope the higher the tier they will sit.
-*Treachery
-Treachery is the lowest level in The Pit and is exclusive to Operatives and Corporates. It is the smallest of the levels, but also the most diverse. It is famous for its racing track around the outside of the floor, where riders compete for cash prizes and bets are made on the outcome. It is divided into smaller bars that cater for a variety of tastes; sex, drugs, chillout, live music, and motor racing.
 ====Suburbia====

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 ===Media===
 ====Operative fame====
 ====The Contract Circuit====

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	====Internal Affairs====		====Internal Affairs====
		+	Internal Affairs are a shadowy organisation who look for treachery and protect SLA from serious threats from within. Cloak Division agents are often mistaken for Internal Affairs, but the reality is that IA agents are rarely seen and even more rarely recognised for what they are. Indeed, if an Internal Affairs agent has revealed himself to you it is probably because you will not live long enough to tell anybody.

	===Media===		===Media===

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	====Cloak Division====		====Cloak Division====
		+	Cloak Division are the internal police of SLA Industries. They look for corruption and disloyalty and ruthlessly root it out. Cloak take many forms, from overt and heavily armoured to suited and corporate. Cloak Division also delegate their responsibility via Grey BPNS, and Ops performing well on Greys are often invited to work for Cloak full time.

	====Internal Affairs====		====Internal Affairs====

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	====Shivers====		====Shivers====
		+	Shivers are the police force of SLA industries. Badly paid, badly motivated and bitter, most only do the job because it's one step up the ladder and so elevates them ever so slightly above the scum. Corruption is rife, and loyalty to SLA only stretches as far as their pay packet does. Operatives may call upon Shivers for assistance, but nothing is guaranteed and Ops have no authority over them.

	====Cloak Division====		====Cloak Division====

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	====The Cannibal Sectors====		====The Cannibal Sectors====
		+	600 years ago the Cannibal Sectors were the outskirts of the city, home to millions of workers. The are was undergoing a massive regeneration project centered on a giant building named Salvation Tower. Tragically though, the foundations of the city couldn't support the immense building and Salvation Tower began sinking into the ground. Like a portent of things to come for the area, Salvation Tower fell, killing thousands and destroying a large portion of the sector. The electrical backlash of the collapse left swathes of the city in darkness and anarchy quickly came to the stricken areas. In desperation, SLA erected walls between the worst areas and the rest of the city, hoping to prevent the spread of chaos. Today the walls are still present, strengthened and guarded by an army of Shivers. The remains of Salvation tower can be seen through much of Downtown, towering above the wreckage despite being under half its original height. There are five distinct Cannibla Sectors. CS1 is the largest and home to Salvation Tower. Generally regarded as the most dangerous, it is home to hundreds of thousands of Cannibals, Carriens, and other hostile creatures. CS1's most famous resident, however, is the Manchine Digger. CS2 is home to more Carriens than anywhere else on Mort. The tribes here are large and well organised, and there are rumours of a giant Greater Carriens named Bloodhorn who is not only fierce but also very intelligent. CS3, for reasons best known to themselves, attracts the Ex-War Criminals. Compared to the other Cannibal Sectors it is eerily still, although the quiet is constantly punctuated by explosions and gunfire. This is because the streets are under constant surveillence from the insane soldiers who dwell there, and the slightest movement will often draw a hail of gunfire or well placed grenade. Anything without the heavy armour and firepower of the maniac veterans will have a short lifespan indeed in CS3. CS4 is dominated by Cannibals, second in numbers only to CS1. Operatives venturing into CS4 should be aware that their flesh will be considered a delicacy for the residents and word spreads quickly when fresh meat is seen. Finally, CS5 is dominated by no type of creature in particular, but those who do live there suffer from a higher level of mutation than those of the other sectors. Packs of wild dogs and rats charge through the streets, great in both numbers and size. Mutant Carriens are far more common than elsewhere. The source of this mutation is a giant lake in the centre of the sector, highly polluted and ironically named Clearwater Lake. As well as being the source of the sector's mutations, Clearwater is also said to be home to a gigantic mutated monster. Those who have seen it describe a vast squid-like creature with huge tentacles tipped with razor sharp barbs.

	===Bureaucracy===		===Bureaucracy===

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	====Lower Downtown====		====Lower Downtown====
		+	Lower Downtown merges into Upper downtown so that the line between them is blurry, but the further down through the levels you go, the more you can be sure you're there. Lower Downtown is the foundations of the city, the crumbling buildings, alleyways, factories and tunnels uopn which the rest of the city above sits. It stretches deep into the earth for hundreds of levels, descending into the darkness where SLA doesn't venture. The first 20 levels or so of Lower Downtown resemble a more run down version of Upper Downtown, but by level 40 it is difficult to believe that it is part of the same city. Shivers never venture below about level 5, and Ops rarely venture below about level 20. Anarchy rules in Lower Downtown, and the pale, emaciated residents stick together to protect themselves from the horrors that also dwell there. The further down through the levels a traveller goes, the less human the residents look and the more common the creatures are. Reports from Ops who have returned from these areas tell of huge mutated creatures whose origins were impossible to tell. Ebons have reported of wierd sensations in the Ebb like nothing they've felt before - evil and presences with animal savagery. Most squads who venture that far never return, but even so there is a standing Green BPN to explore and report on the lower levels. Information is still vague though, as even Station Analysis cannot penetrate this far. In Lower Downtown an Operative is truly alone.

	====The Cannibal Sectors====		====The Cannibal Sectors====

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	===Artery===		===Artery===
		+	Industrial worlds are common in the World of Progress, but none are more famous than Artery. It is the biggest Karma production facility in the World of Progress and as a result many of Mort's Stormers are born here. Most of Artery's population work in the Karma factories, in hot, polluted, unpleasant environments. The hard labour and harsh conditions have made a tough breed of the civilians of Artery, who are also often bolstered by biogenetic implants to improve their work capacity. Unrest is common there, and the Shivers have to be of a special calibre to deal with such a strong and tough population. Artery Shivers, like the population they control, are brutal, and are specially equipped with firearms and notable by their black riot-style armour.

	===War Worlds===		===War Worlds===

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	===Static===		===Static===
		+	The Ebon homeworld is an untouched beauty of magnificent, slender architecture. Unlike other races, Ebon Operatives are generally born on Mort and for them to see Static in their lifetime is a highly emotional and important event that many never experience. As is befitting of Ebons, Static is home to many great libraries and museums in which visitors can be immersed for days, months or even years. It is also said that the great libraries of Static are home to information both arcane and very dangerous.

	===Polo===		===Polo===

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	===Kn'nth===		===Kn'nth===
		+	The Shaktar homeworld has remained largely untouched since the Conflict Wars, with SLA taking a back seat and allowing the Shaktar to continue with their warrior way of life safe in the knowledge that their code of honour binds them to loyalty. Kn'nth is a planet of vast plains where a Shaktar can live under the guidelines of his forefathers. Outside influence is discouraged by SLA in order to retain the characteristics that make the Shaktar unique, although the massive Shaktar Ion-Drive ships that are built there are common in the World of Progress.

	===Static===		===Static===