The Skyway
Where an enormous roadwork still resists the pulling, burying wilds, home to a cult of humanity’s rebirth.A settlement atop a suspended chunk of pre-apocalypse roadway, difficult to access from the ground. The home of The Cult of The Door and The Door itself. This settlement is a key focus of Sub-Plot: The Door and the later parts of Adventure: The Door in Reality.
Demographics
About half able-bodied fighters - hunters, defenders and physical workers. About half children, elderly and otherwise physically less able.
Government
The power structure is flat, with only reverence to The Door differentiating members of The Cult of The Door.
Defences
Incredibly difficult to access except for hand-powered basket lifts controlled by the settlement. About 100 poorly-equipped fighters from The Cult of The Door.
Industry & Trade
Very little trade occurs - contact with outsiders is undesirable.
Infrastructure
The Skyway is inaccessible from the ground without flight or the use of hand-pulley basket lifts constructed by the residents.
Assets
Primitive weaponry, steed creatures, pelts and meat from hunting, small amounts of scavenge (mostly from pre-apocalypse vehicles).
Guilds and Factions
Only The Cult of The Door.
History
The Door was discovered by early settlers, within an adjoining tree, years ago. Its strange properties encouraged investigation and, ultimately, worship. Those who found it disturbing, or who found life here too difficult, tended to leave, meaning that those who remained were the more zealous.
Architecture
Makeshift shacks and shanties using scavenged parts (mostly from pre-apocalypse motor vehicles), wood, plant fibres and animal pelts. Space is limited on the chunk of roadway, so these constructions are stacked high and hang from the edges of the concrete.
Geography
The elevated chunk of roadway is the only remaining piece still standing - the ruins of the road stretch off in both directions, containing ruined vehicles but mostly overtaken by plant life. The trees in this area are gigantic and the forest is dense.
Natural Resources
Wood and plant fibres, creatures to hunt - pelts and meat.
Type
Village
Population
Roughly 200
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