Pulowski Preservation Services

“Nuclear protection, on a budget!” was the motto of this small, specialized production company that saw broad success as the tensions of the mid-2070s escalated in the minds of the populace and on the screens of televisions and computers everywhere.
They offered a single product: the Pulowski Preservation shelter. These cylindrical, coin-operated, single-person fallout shelters seemed to sprout up almost overnight, occupying the urban niche once filled by phone booths. They were billed as an affordable alternative to installing a full vault and intended as a last-minute, first-come, first-served shelter during a nuclear attack.
As fear escalated in the final months of the War, the shelters were sold by the thousands. However, the money did very few of its shareholders or executives any good once their product was finally put to use.
Their customers fared a little better. The shelters shielded occupants well enough from the blast waves themselves, but provided no protection from radiation, and had no food or water supply. The integral air filter only protected those insides from death by suffocation, leaving them to a more prolonged agony from thirst, starvation, or radiation poisoning.

AFTER THE WAR

Pulowski Preservation shelters remain a common sight throughout the Commonwealth and Appalachia. Their design from a physical standpoint was clearly excellent. However, owing to the lack of radiation shielding and survival supplies, many became tombs in the days after the bombs fell.
When opening a sealed shelter, characters should exercise caution. It may be empty but for a desiccated corpse, or it could contain a feral ghoul desperate to escape and feed. Sometimes, the ghoul’s howls and snarls are loud enough to give some warning... sometimes.
Empty shelters remain a viable hideout for survivors caught in the open when raiders, predators, or even heavy weather pose a threat. Some communities use them as prisons or other forms of punishment since anything used to lock somebody out can be equally applied to locking somebody in.

Type

Corporation, Hospitality