Perpetual Bernville
A hub world at the centre of multiple realities. The central idea of the multiple incarnations of Bernville coalesce into Perpetual Bernville. It is Bernville's ultimate form - the convergence of Bernvilles.
A focal / starting point for Campaign: Convergence.
It's unclear how long ago this happened in Perpetual Bernville's history (reality can behave strangely there), but it used to be a fairly normal town in the Pacific Northwest USA until it was cast adrift from its home reality in the 2010s. A perfect circle surrounds the town, marking its borders. Everything within the circle occasionally drifts between realities. Perfect circles also sometimes appear within the town (briefly or permanently) altering their contents and removing or depositing lifeforms. These immigrants are sometimes hostile, sometimes friendly. The friendly, sentient ones sometimes become residents of Perpetual Bernville, as do some who arrive from a reality that the town is currently residing within.
Demographics
It's difficult to keep count, due to the reality distortions and so on, but the estimate is that the residents of Perpetual Bernville are roughly 50% humans who were in the town when it was cast adrift from its own reality and 50% beings from other realities. These immigrants were either deposited into Perpetual Bernville through a circle or arrived into Perpetual Bernville from a reality that it coincided with. They are either resident by choice or because they haven't yet found a way to escape.
Government
The original power systems of Perpetual Bernville have mostly dissolved since it began its drift through realities - circumstances change too much to keep any consistent control. A defence group operates out of the centrally-located old police station - this group handles most of the outside threats, though others are free to contribute as they like. Cooperatives have been established at various now-disused locations around the town to handle care, distribution of goods, trade and so on. Very little is centralised.
Defences
A loosely-organised group of defenders, who meet to plan building barricades and coordinate patrols, etc.
Infrastructure
Via incomprehensible means, Perpetual Bernville still maintains some of its connection to broader infrastructure from its home reality. Some power and water flow into the town, some sewage flows out. There is a mobile phone connection and (unreliable) internet. Residents have also built local food production (small-scale farms and a retooled fishing industry) and repurposed the less-necessary local facilities into more suitable uses.
Architecture
2010s Pacific Northwest USA.
Type
Town
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