Editing Amazing Deliveries (section)

==Other Settlements==

===The Berks===

This is a grouping of half a dozen settlements in the Berkshire Highlands, 140 miles west of the Dome City. Some are built inside the mountains of the highlands, some on the ruins of past towns. Mining settlements, survival bunkers, vast farms and greenhouses of Arboretum settlement, and advanced science of Tanglewood. Individually, none of the settlements is truly self-sufficient, but together they approach that. Insular and fiercely independent, The Berks resist the influence of Boston.

The Berks still need trade, and while they have their own internal transport network, Deliverers are the ones who transport trade goods between The Berks and the other settlements of the region. It is no secret that Boston City Council would like to extend their influence over The Berks, and using Deliverers as go betweens lessens the risk of the cargoes becoming targets of political intrigue.

===Blackstone===

The second largest settlement in the region, led by an elected Mayor. Blackstone consists of individual hubs built under a number of hills within the ruins of the past city of Worcester. The hubs are connected by an underground tunnel network.

Blackstone is nearly self sufficient, as each of the hubs specializes in a type of necessity, from agriculture to industry and health care. Unlike The Berks, blackstone has no issues being under Boston’s area of influence. They benefit from the trade and contact, and due to their size can usually negotiate good terms on deals.

Traffic between Boston and Blackstone is brisk, and although both cities run security patrols, the amount of traffic tends to attract outlaws who know that on the route they do not need to wait long for prey.

===Hoop===

A network of bunkers surrounded by mountains and hills for extra protection, Hoop is primarily a mid tier manufacturing centre, supplying the industry of Boston with processed resources.

Hoop is also the largest producer of firearms in the region. If you need combat hardware, Hoop is the place to visit.

The settlement is known for two other things. Sports, particularly basketball. And cakes and pastries. Most of which are baked to be consumed locally rather than for export, although Hoop Cakes are luxuries much in demand elsewhere.

===Mill City===

30 miles northwest of Boston, this settlement is the primary textile manufacturer in the region. It is highly likely that at least one item you wear was produced here. In other respects, their production rarely meets local demand, so Mill City relies on constant trade to supply itself.

The settlement is also known for its crime. It has a thriving black market, and supposedly the influence of the crime gangs extends even to Mill City Council. On occasion, Deliverers are offered discreet cargoes to or from Mill City.

===Granite===

An underground settlement focused on heavy industry, particularly of building materials. Prefab buildings used to found new homesteads are largely produced here.

The industry is the settlement’s main source of income, but it puts a strain on the utilities. The floors closest to surface are usually ok, but the deeper you go, the worse the quality of air and water gets, until in the deepest factory floors people have to wear breathing masks just like on the surface.

Work on the deepest levels is taxing, and something the local residents try to avoid. So one type of cargo common to Granite is temporary workers. People from other settlements are hired to work a term and then transported back. Although Granite offers citizenship to any who wish to keep working after their term, few people take up the offer.

===Deepwater===

This settlement exports two simple yet vital things. Clean water and air. It is assumed that they have access to an underground water source they extract their products from, but this has not been verified. The people of Deepwater tend to be insular, even secretive, and are usually strictly business when talking to outsiders. And visitors are limited to a specific part of the settlement, outsiders are not allowed deeper in.

Quite a few people believe that Deepwater is run by a religious sect or a cult, but if so, they do not proselytize.

===Westover Spaceport===

Occupying what was once Westover Air Force Base, the spaceport is within Boston's sphere of influence, but here that influence ends. The spaceport is an international zone controlled by the Colonial Authority that administers all off world travel. Deliverers transport cargoes here when a transport ship arrives, and those deliveries are made by a convoy of several rigs. Off world transportation is only cost effective in huge bulk. The massive transport ships do not even land on the planet, the cargoes are ferried by shuttles.

Security at the spaceport is strict, and every vehicle entering or leaving is checked. Particularly when leaving, for colonist stowaways trying to enter illegally.