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Northtown    A small town nestled in the woods, it is full of empty houses, some still in remarkably good conditions and small mom & pop shops that have since been abandoned. A few of the houses are occupied, with the windows boarded up and doors reinforced, but most of the houses are surprisingly empty. The only place in the entire town with power is the Bar. All of the buildings in Northtown look to be American/New England architecture from the 1950s to the 1990s. They range in size from small 3 bedroom houses to three story buildings. There is even a farmhouse on the edge of town, though strangely not surrounded by farmland. 1. The Covered Bridge The sign says weight bearing limit ▉▉▉▉▉ ▉▉▉▉ but it's probably more than enough to hold whatever is crossing it. It looks... sturdyish. That and it's the only road around, so it has to go SOMEWHERE. It sure beats driving down the other ways into the swamp and that creepy forest east of Northtown. Go West, young man (or woman). Just don't look down. 2. The Fallout Shelter While the building itself isn't much to look at, it is one of the tallest buildings in Northtown. It also houses a massive fallout shelter beneath it, full of hospital beds and mattresses. However, it appears to have been strongly fortified somewhat recently, and it's nearly impossible to force your way inside. Damages/Alterations    3. The Church Settled right in front of Northtown's large graveyard, the Church hasn't been used for much in a long time. It's clean, mostly, and quiet. But if you don't want the skeletons to have a bone to pick with you, stay out of the graveyard and respect the dead.    4. The Graveyard The graveyard is the most populated space in Northtown. There are more graves here than there are gravestones, and many of them still get flowers. Albeit not many, and never anything fancy. There's some pretty creepy statues in the graveyard, but other than that it isn't much to look at.    5. The Northtown Police Station That dark, square building North and East of the Church? It's Northtown's old, abandoned Police Station. There's a generator in the basement that's been out of commission for a while, and eight barred cells, complete with a Sheriff's office and a desk area, two interrogation rooms, and... the basement. But it's dark down there, and usually damp, too. All the old files are gone, but it's fully functional, it's just been out of sight out of mind until recently. And by that, we mean literally no one seems to remember how long it's been there, or why they didn't see it before. It was always there, wasn't it? Damages/Alterations    6. The Greenhouse Right next to the police station is a dilapidated old Greenhouse. Most of the glass has been broken and the plants within have taken over almost completely. Navigating it is risky, and a bit dangerous. There's even rumors that occasionally the plants in there have a mind of their own. We're sure those are just rumors though. Damages/Alterations    7. The Northtown Bar ⚡ Next to the Library, the bar is the second largest building in Northtown. It's also the only building with power. There's a restaurant inside, a full bar, pool tables, dart boards, even some pretty comfortable booths. All of it clean and in working order.    8. The Library This library is massive. No really, it is the largest building in Northtown. It is also stocked full of books though there is no one around to keep them in order. There are chairs and couches, but since the only power in the town is the bar, there isn't a lot of reading light. You could bring a candle, maybe, but that's an awful lot of paper to risk fires...    9. The Train Station The tracks are rusted and overgrown with weeds and the station itself looks like it hasn't seen use in decades...    10. The Farmhouse This place should really be condemned. It's a matchstick away from a fire hazard and looks like it might collapse at any moment...    11. The Recreation Center The rec center has its own pool, which under the circumstances is in pretty good shape. It's not green, at least, and a few of the residents keep it pretty clean. Occasionally an alligator wanders in from the swamp so always check the water before you dive in. Inside are a few game courts (racquetball, tennis, basketball), some lounge rooms, a few beds and meeting rooms and a large room with a projector. Shame about the power. Guess you'll have to go to Southtown for movies.    12. The Northtown Clinic It's hard to get an apple a day in this environment, and anyway who actually wants to keep a doctor away in a place like this?    13. The Collapsed Subway The subway was probable the fastest route to Southtown once upon a time. However, poor upkeep and apparently unstable ground have taken their toll. The Subway Entrance collapsed, and by the looks of things that was a long time ago. The street above is a gaping hole looking down on the rubble buried cars. You could, hypothetically, walk the tunnels to Southtown. My is it dark down here. Maybe you should just take the long road? Recently more of the subway has collapsed. Clearly this place is more dangerous than previously imagined and... hold off. Are those massive claw marks in the walls? It's probably just from the tunnel collapse. Those happen all the time. No reason to suspect anything other than old age cause it.    14. The Courthouse Didn't anyone ever explain Marshal Law to these people? What good is a courthouse here? Well. It's there. Maybe someone will try to use it. If nothing else, the limited number of windows makes it a pretty defensible building.    15. The Morgue In danger of being swallowed up by the swamp like the school, the Morgue is in pretty poor shape. Over a decade of disuse and swampland weather have left the morgue looking like the horror so many movies make it out to be. If you're unlucky enough to end up here, the smell will likely chase you away faster than the creepy atmosphere. Better to head into town. It's set up to be a 'drive in' theater in the back, though there are no cars parked in the open grass. People bring blankets instead.    16. The Sunken School Speaking of the creepiest place in The Box, welcome to Northtown Independent School. Or what's left of it. At some point in time the school just got swallowed up by the swamp. The massive trees surrounding this part of the swamp keep the school in almost constant shadow, and the wet, humid air of the swampland, combined with the rising murky waters, have eroded away large chunks of the building. If you are desperate or crazy enough to go inside, the first floor is half submerged in grimy swamp water and the other floors are unstable and weak. Watch your step and look out for alligators. Funnily enough, they used to be the school mascot. Is that ironic or just fitting?    17. The Research Facility ⚡ Surrounded by an 18 foot tall electric fence, this large building isn't looking for any visitors. There's no roads leading to it, and to get to the fence alone you have to traverse a quarter mile of deep, severely alligator infested swampland. Maybe you should turn back?    18. The Watchtower It's pretty deserted and there isn't much around aside from a little cabin at the base for taking breaks in. It does have a very good view over the tops of the swamps and forests, though. Might be handy if you're on the lookout for something big. Or you just want to be at easy chomping height for that something...    Other Damages/Alterations One. Two. Three.

The North-East The Main Road The main road in The Box starts out just west of Northtown and winds its way down to the east of Southtown. Without any real upkeep for at least a decade and a half, the roads are a bit overgrown. Occasional trees on the path aren't uncommon, and nature is trying to reclaim them in places. Abandoned cars can sometimes be found along the road, too. But with the treacherous nature of the swamps and forest, the road is probably the safest route to take to travel from place to place.    1. The Hospital Other than being abandoned, the hospital is actually in pretty good shape. The equipment is all still intact, the halls are clean, if a bit dusty. Even the supplies haven't been raided all that badly, or they've been replaced. Who can say? The power is all connected to a generator which is... oh. Out of juice. Maybe you can find something to power it with? I think I saw a gas station south of here. There's also a helipad in the back with a helicopter. No power there, either, but it's something, isn't it?    2. The Asylum/The Prison The Asylum doubled as a prison once and now it's not used for much of anything. This building is not a pleasant place. Surrounded by a barbed wire topped fence, the massive structure is full of prison cells and rooms that lock from the outside. It's cozy if you're not worried about someone locking you in in your sleep. Or the fact that it may be one of the creepiest places in The Box, aside from that sunken school.    3. The Trademaster's Warehouse There are hundreds of shelves and empty wooden crates in this empty, old warehouse. As well as an office-turned-apartment in the back, complete with tiny, functional kitchenette and wood burning stove. No power way out here in the woods, but the isolation is both a blessing and a curse. As long as you don't mind living at the back of a giant, creepy and abandoned warehouse. 4. The Loading Station While the train station in Northtown is for the loading and unloading of passengers, the Loading Station was once the site of a trade station, and point at which the train was loaded up and unloaded with goods for it. There aren't any supplies here now, but there are a few empty, over-turned train cars a little way down the tracks. There's also part of a ripped railway map on the wall, but alas, it's only of the section within the box. 5. The Forked Road It's just a fork in the road. Stop freaking out. 5. The Clearing Some say it's home to a particularly grumpy moose. That just sounds ridiculous to us, though.    7. Foodland ⚡ The Foodland logo used to be "Food, Family & Friends." Now? Well... it just reads "d   am   nd." The grocery store is the size of a small mall, and there are actually a fair number of cars in the parking lot. Carts too, though not many of those are left. (You can find a good number of them in the swamp. Those pesky alligators are so selfish. Never returning their shopping carts.) Inside is a massive grocery store. Aisles upon Aisles of ... whatever's left. There's some power in the store but it flickers constantly and the frozen section is not a pretty sight or smell. You'll only mainly find non-perishables or very perished perishables here. To the far left is a bit of a super market. Hunting supplies, clothes and other miscellaneous goods can be found there but they are pretty heavily picked through. You can also find a phone or two here if you're lucky.    8. That Rectangular Building It's actually just four tall brick walls. And it's a long way down. What is this thing supposed to be, anyway?    9. The Gas Station Old as this gas station looks, it is actually very up to date with the latest technology. A long time ago, some clever people managed to tap into the fuel line using the fuel deposit pump. It worked really well for a while, but ever since the time skip, the line has been severed. It's going to take some new resourcefulness to get the fuel out of there now... ...But never doubt the resourcefulness of the people trapped here.

The Lake & Caverns    The Forests The forests aren't your happy Disney movie prancing deer style woods. These forests are old and twisted. The ground is covered in leaves most of the year, and occasionally snow, and that's bad news for the wayward explorer. These forests are full of old rusted bear traps, hidden pitfalls, and snares. If that's not enough danger to get your blood pumping, there are lions, tigers and bears, oh my! Okay no. But there are particularly vicious mountain lions, wolves, bears (black and grizzly), wild boar, and grumpy moose in these woods and all of them happy to gore, gauge, and gut you.    1. The Mine Shaft + The Mine Shack This Mine Shaft leads down into the caverns. There's no actual mine here, though it looks like they started to set up to make one, or someone did. Not far from the mineshaft entrance is a little mine shack cabin. It's a small place, but ... cozy... if anything in Box can be considered Cozy.    2. The Caverns Oooh caverns. Spooky aren't they? The labyrinth of caverns do go directly to the barrier. Whoops. Did you try to go past them? Sorry about that. Pretty hard to see them in the dark. I was wondering why it smelled like singed flesh. Well. On the bright side you can follow that other tunnel to the subway. Just, you know... don't fall down the massive hole the tracks disappear down into. Or you can go the other way down to the sewers. What was that skittering noise? Eh. Don't worry about it. It's probably nothing. Haha.. ha... you brought extra batteries for the flashlight, right?    3. The Mill An old, abandoned Mill. Complete with creaky wooden mill wheel. The River's current actually powers this mill. It is still working, even now.    4. The Lakehouse The lakehouse is a pretty nice cabin, if you've got a boat to get to it by. With two fireplaces, six bedrooms, and a balcony to sit out on, it would be a regular hotspot for vacations anywhere but here. Surrounded on all sides by swamp, forest, and lake, it has the advantage (or disadvantage) of being pretty isolated. Could be a nice place to settle down, as long as you don't mind relying on a boat to go resupply.    5. The Bait House No seriously. It's just a bait house. Fishing gear, lures, nets, line, bobbers. You won't find live bait here, but considering how much swamp is around, how hard can it be to dig up a few worms?    6. The Widow's Home This place is fucking creepy. Seriously. Who built this. Why is it here? We're pretty sure this came from hell. Don't touch it.    7. Bob's House We have no idea who Bob is. That's just what it says on the door. And the mailbox. And the floormat. The guy seems possessive or something. Or maybe he just had memory problems. Anyway. Bob's not here, now.    8. The Lake Pier The pier is in a serious state of disarray. A number of sunken and scuttled boats are docked at one side of the pier, along with a few canoes, row boats, and two or three motorboats up on the shore, out of the touch of the water. The pier says no fishing but come on. Who cares now?    9. The Lake Beach Don't go past the designated swimming nets. No seriously. Don't do it. You can only wade up to about mid torso range within them, but for the last time I am warning you. Do not go past the designated swim area.    10. The Sunken Ship It makes a good home for the under water creatures, or it did, at least. Now they tend to avoid it. Someone might actually be living inside that old thing.    11. The Underwater Cave If you can hold your breath or find the right tools you can follow this maze of underwater caverns and tunnels straight into the mountain caverns. We wouldn't recommend it, but you could    12. The Island Cabins There are three cabins on the island in the middle of the lake, two smaller and one larger. Complete isolation from the rest of the box could be pretty nice, but again, that pesky reliance on a boat. But hey, if you get stuck, at least you can fish for food? You could probably get some pretty good trade deals for some of those fine fish. Assuming the fish don't eat you first.    13. The Island Pier Why does it always seem like the lake is covered in fog? It's difficult to find the island, despite its size. Even more so when you're trying to find the pier. And you will want to. The Island is not easy to get onto from any of the other sides.

The Field    1 & 2. The Western Field This open field is rarely empty, but what's in it seems to change without anyone ever noticing until it has happened. Any wreckage from a certain plane crashing into it is now gone, cleaned up. There is however a giant eyeball right smack dab in the center. It's not spooky at all. We may be lying.    3. The Eastern Field Near the deserted zoo, this section of field is empty, for now, but it rarely stays that way for long.    4. The Field Farmhouse I don't know if I'd want to live in a place this close to the Box's most frequently changing location, but hey, it's your funeral every day here. Why not.

The South-West    The Greater Swamp As if the alligators, the traps, the poisonous snakes, the sinking mire that sucks you down, and the R.O.U.S.s weren't enough-- (What do you mean we don't have R.O.U.S.s, don't you believe me? No? Okay well we do have New York style sewer rats.) --anyway, as if those weren't bad enough, the greater swamp also has sharks and salt water crocodiles. That's right. It is the number one place to be if you want to get eaten. Why don't you see how long you last out there in a canoe? I've put my money on 3 minutes. I think that's pretty generous.    1. The Mansion If you do venture, you just might wind up at the mansion. It's in pretty poor shape, but it is solid, at least. And massive, too. So many rooms, it'd make a nice living place if it wasn't nearly impossible to get to and from it. There are some majorly creepy hedge animals still kept in perfect shape. Makes me think of that one movie. Here's Paulie! Wait I think I messed that joke up. Can we start over? Damages/Alterations    2. The Cabin in the Woods No, not that cabin. Seriously. What do you think this is, a Joss Whedon movie? This is another one of those lake-access-only cabins. There is a small shack in the woods behind it with some random tools. The cabin has four rooms and a basement, a pretty nice kitchen, and a quiet little porch. There's a river just across the small open field, and a bridge that goes over it. Dare you venture over the river and through the woods?    3. The Path Through the Woods At some point, someone sliced and carved a path from Northtown to Southtown through the woods. If you take it, it'll cut an hour off the time it takes to travel by the road. Of course, this is at the risk of the wildlife and the traps, but, the choice is yours. It isn't lit, but there are lanterns lining the path that could have been lit.    4. The Castle Tucked away in the woods, this old castle is far from impenetrable. In fact, the door is wide open. Other than a few suits of armor and some ugly old portraits, there isn't much inside. It isn't even really furnished. There's a bed or two. The lack of a moat is really disappointing. Damages/Alterations 5. Thor's Viking Chalet Supposedly built by a god, but he isn't here anymore. Still, one of the nicest buildings you'll stumble across in the Box. Maybe because it was built by one of the people stuck here. 6. The Tower Though not impressively tall, the tower is a substantial land mark. Surrounded on all side by windows, the interior is full of star charts, none of them particularly sensical, and with strange constellations drawn onto them. There are a large number of odd old items from the 20s and 30s as well. Damages/Alterations 7. The Swamp Shack Ugh, it smells like rotting things and damp. Can we please go now?. 8. The Estuary The point where the river empties out of the swamp and into the ocean. Here, sale and fresh water mix and it's hard to tell what mix of creatures you'll encounter among the mangroves    9. The Ocean The ocean is big and deep and occasionally blue, though the shoreline is often a murky brown thanks to the Hell Gate: a whirlpool just a little further out than the lighthouse that sucks in and destroys anything that goes near it. The ocean itself is deep and dark and dangerous. (It's scary and it's strangerous... I'm the only one who knows this song, aren't I?) Anyway, the ocean isn't your normal snorkle vacation spot, what with all the murky water. It also happens to be home to tiger, mako , great white, black-tip reef and bull sharks, salt water crocodiles, barricudas, deadly jellyfish, orcas, and some rumors of a massive, violent leopard seal. But that last one is probably just a rumor. Happy swimming! There's a sandbar here. It's nothing but sand; but between it and the swamp is a deep underwater ravine... 10. The Bottomless Pit This deep hole in the ocean floor seems to go down endlessly. A full mile below sea level, process is halted by the under sea barrier. If you can see and survive a mile below the surface of the ocean, you would find only more darkness beneath you. Assuming, that is, that you didn't fry yourself to death on impact with the barrier.    Other Damages/Alterations One. Two. Three. Four,

Southtown    Settled right on the seaside, Southtown is everything you'd expect from a small seaside tourist town. Most of the town's buildings are small tourist shops, mini arcades, tiny restaurants, and entertainment buildings. Surprisingly, a good few of the attractions actually have power, too. Including the rather large hotel. It's more populated than Northtown (if we're only counting the living) but it's still by no means crowded. And hey. Nice beach. The buildings here, with the exception of the boardwalk, all have a very 1920s to 1940s American architectural feel to them, with beach-side tourist town flair. Meanwhile, the boardwalk only looks to be about a decade old and thrown together out of re-used wood with no real architectural style to speak of.    1. Bella Vista Apartments⚡ This location was once Boardwalk Hotel, but the wildfires of August reduced it to gutted rubble. Following the renovation project in January, the gophers managed to replace it with an apartment building, so now there is once again a public place for communal living. Unfortunately, unlike the hotel, the accommodations are less than fair. While the apartment building offers a fitness room, ballroom, bar, etc., everything is far more rundown. Cracked plaster and exposed pipes are the norm, and all the equipment and furnishings have seen better days    2. The Empty Building Inside are walls, two floors, and a ceiling. What else were you expecting?    3. The Southtown Police Station ⚡ It's situated at the edge of town near the museum. Inside are assorted desks and shelves, spread out over two floors inside and out of offices, along with a back room full of holding cells. Be careful, if you wind up causing problems in Southtown you might be locked up in one of them.    4. The Museum ⚡ The museum was clearly Southtown's main attraction at some point. The massive building houses wax figures, stuffed animal displays (the dead, stiff kind, not the fluffy kind), cultural exhibits, statues, art, and more. It's one of the few buildings in Southtown with power, and it's located right at the farthest west point of town. It's not really a place to live, but the stuff inside is pretty cool, I guess?    5. The Statue Garden In front of the Museum is a large statue garden that sprawls out into the town. There are statues of all sorts, with a massive scorpion statue as a major focal point by the end of the boardwalk. Apparently scorpions are the town's mascot or something. Maybe they just really liked that statue. Other exciting features include winged lions, gargoyles, angels, dragons, aligators, crabs, and even some mermaids, unicorns, and dolphins. It's a pretty diverse and nice looking collection.    6. Southbeach Boardwalk ⚡ The Southbeach Boardwalk looks much newer than the rest of the town. Built on top of the ruined skeleton of the old boardwalk, the brightly colored buildings are home to mini arcades and tourist shops, including a swim gear shop, a ski and sailboat shop, and a Southtown Museum Replicas shop. A more detailed breakdown is coming soon. Damages/Alterations    7. The Sewers Near the center of Southtown is the entrance to the sewers. The sewer tunnels run all the way to the caverns, northeast of the town. Aside from the obvious reasons not to go, the sewers are also infested with alligators, salt water crocodiles and sewer rats. The smell is more than a little foul and the ...wet... is not actually water. These are sewers after all.    8. The Pet Store Looks like it's been deserted a long time. And no, there aren't any pets or pet skeletons in it.    9. The Bank This bank hasn't been used in ages. There's no money in it anymore, and it's a wreck, but the vault still works.    10. Southbeach Southtown may no longer be a vacation hot spot, but the beach pretends it once was. The sandy shore might once have been a tourist must see. Now its littered with old chairs, seaweed, trash and the occasional whale carcass. Shame, because Southtown gets some confusingly choice waves.    11. The Lighthouse ⚡ The lighthouse is a long way out along a stone land pier. The power is on 24/7 and the light is never out. From the rocks you can almost see the deadly swirl of the Hell Gate, as it is 'affectionately' known by other Southtown residents. There is a house at the base of the lighthouse, if you don't mind the constant flash of light and crash of waves.    12. The Hell Gate A massive whirlpool just out from the lighthouse. This swirling ocean death trap is inescapable, short of flight. However, that powerful, unyielding whirlpool is also the source for all of Southtown's power courtesy of The Hell Gate Energy Reclamation Generator™.    13. The Business District Before the boardwalk, Southtown's shopping section was... well let's just say where it used to be is now a dolphin's playground. Recently it has reappeared though. Old buildings including a pharmacy, clock shop, bike repair shop and more, clustered between the two branches of the main road. That big building in the middle is a Warehouse, but it's currently home to a bunch of robotic miscreants. Damages/Alterations: One Two    14. The Zoo This zoo is completely devoid of animals. However, the exhibits still linger. A relatively small zoo, it consists of only nine enclosures and a reptile and insect house.    15. Southtown Cinema ⚡ The Southtown Cinema is one of the other five places with power in the city. It has four theaters and a snack stand that still works. There is even popcorn made every Friday and Saturday night. Just don't cause a ruckus, or the southtown police will drag you right down to the station and lock you up for the night. The movie selection is... old. A few classic horror movies, some romances, and a handful of action adventures. Even a few foreign films. Godzilla among them, the original version. But every few months a couple of new reels shows up. The stock of movies right now is about 45 in total. A few are too damaged to play, though.    16. The Amusement Park Abandoned and rusted over, this is not a place to vacation...    17. The Housing District This area of Southtown is full of various homes of all shapes and sizes, mostly from the 1920s-1940s in design. Damages/Alterations: One Two Three Four    Other Damages/Alterations One.