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==Dome City Boston==

Boston is a rarity. The only Dome City on the East Coast of the former United States. Most of the old coastal metropolises were abandoned, and not just because the rising sea level flooded them. Weather is much more extreme than it was in the eras past, and the worst storms come from the ocean. Due to the threat of the storms, few settlements of notable size are situated on the coast.

But Boston is one of the oldest Dome Cities. The building of its protective dome started even before the area flooded. Today, Boston is underwater. When a storm hits, wind and the waves simply blow over it, and what force hits the city only helps power it, as the moving masses of water strike Boston’s tidal energy converters that hungrily absorb their power.

Land access to Boston is via a long underground/underwater tunnel that emerges far enough inland to be safe from the worst threat of the storms.

Dome City Boston has four districts, reputedly named after the original neighborhoods over which the protective dome was built.

===West End===

This is the area of massive high rises. Close to the edge of the dome, the high rises house offices of the various corporations active in Boston. Often their CEOs and largest shareholders live in penthouses at the top. When moving towards the center, the huge buildings turn into housing complexes, often housing the workers of the corporations near the edge.

The area also has opportunities for shopping and night life. Some of the high rises are floors and floors of shops. As for the clubs, bars and restaurants, their price and class rises by level. The ones on street level are the affordable ones for the low pay workers, whereas the rooftop bars and restaurants are some of the most exclusive ones in Boston.

Notable locations: Boston General Hospital

===North End===

Almost entirely a residential area, with few businesses beyond those services that cater to the neighborhood. North End is the most heavily populated area in Boston. In fact, it is overpopulated. In addition to official residents, there is an unknown yet large number of unofficial ones. Slum lords pack apartments with more people than they are meant for, and many people make a bit of extra by renting out a room or a space in their apartment.

North End is where people flocking to Boston to seek their fortunes tend to end up. People from smaller settlements heading to the Dome City. Colonists fleeing the hardships off world to Earth. Synths who want to be free.

North End has a lively night life and is known for its street art and events. Few people here are well off, but when North Enders want to have fun, they can get really innovative.

Notable locations: Boston Public Library

===Downtown===

Home to the Government Center, from where Boston City Council administers the Dome City and the area surrounding it, and Financial District where financial institutions and the headquarters or the largest corporations are, Downtown is the center of government and commerce.
Downtown is also the center of education and research, housing Harvard University, various laboratories, and most of the advanced manufacturing. Most of the people who work or study here live elsewhere. There are very few residences in Downtown, and most of those that exist are diplomatic in nature, housing representatives of larger nearby settlements, other Dome Cities, and off world colonies with interests in the area.

Notable locations: Boston City Hall, Harvard University

===Boston Common===

Rumor has it that long ago the area was a park, but if true, the only thing that remains is the Frog Pond at the heart of the district. This day, the district is full of buildings, and primarily a transportation hub.

Common is where the Dome end of the tunnel outside is, and near that is the Delivery Central from where Deliverers operate. The area also holds numerous warehouses and transport-related businesses. Near the edges of the district there are residential areas, for most of the people who work here also live here. The residential areas have a lively night life for people who like to party after a hard day of work. 

Notable Locations: Delivery Central

===Major organizations in Boston===

====GeneRig====

GeneRig Corporation made its fortune in genetically modified crops and livestock. When evolution could not keep up with the changing environment, GeneRig gave it a hand, striving to keep agriculture and food production possible. Many farms grow their patented products.
The corporation is known for its GeneRig Startup Program. People willing and able to start a new farm will get prefab farm buildings, and seed and fertilizer for their first crop. GeneRig collects and sells the harvest, but after enough harvests the farmers get full ownership of the farm. This will not happen soon though. People who opt for the program can look forward to working for GeneRig all their lives with the hope that their children might one day be independent farmers.

It is no surprise that GeneRig is the main food producer in the region. They regularly hire Deliverers to do a circuit of the startup farms, delivering supplies and collecting harvests.

There are rumors that the genetic experiments of the corporation are not limited to plants and animals, and that human experiments are performed out in the colonies where there are no witnesses to it – but how did the rumor start then?

====Tower====

Tower Corporation is the foremost communications provider in the area. Aptly named, for their communication towers can be seen in nearly all settlements of any size, and sometimes on their own to increase range. The towers are mostly automated or maintained by robots, but Deliverers are often hired to transport spare parts and maintenance supplies to them.

Tower has always relied heavily on robot workforce to build and maintain their network outside the shelters. They used to have plenty of synths as property, but when the City Council passed a law granting synths citizen rights, Tower either released or hired the synths without complaint.

Rumor has it that Tower was not happy about having to let the synths go, they just did not want to antagonize their customers that largely supported synth rights. Other rumors say that Tower may still have synths as property in secret facilities.

====City Council====

The elected Boston City Council administers the region. The other settlements are independent, but the large and powerful Dome City dominates the region politically and economically. The laws set in Boston apply in the surrounding area and economic developments in Boston affect the entire region.

Yet Boston depends on food and raw materials produced in the smaller settlements, so the Council cannot ignore their opinions. Politics, intrigue and backroom deals are constant in the Government Center.

City Council rarely deals directly with the Deliverers, but they control the city bureaucracy that does. Many deliveries to other settlements, or from them to Boston, are done on behalf of the city.

====The Railroad====

Boston has a history of opposing slavery, and it is no wonder that they were among the first Dome Cities to give synths citizenship rights. But while in Boston region synths are free people rather than property, the same is not true in every region.

The Railroad is a loosely connected network of activists trying to help escaped synths to reach Boston. Their ability to operate outside the settlements is limited, so they often hire Deliverers to transport fleeing synths, which carries a risk of conflict with those trying to reclaim the synths.

====Delivery Central====

While the Deliverers are supported by City Council, they are an independent organization. And while they consist of independent crews, they are organized. In order to call yourself a Deliverer, you need to be accredited.

Delivery Central, operated by older, semi-retired Deliverers who no longer run cargoes, is the hub of Deliverer activity. This is where new Deliverers are accredited, and routes and cargoes assigned. Here are loading docks, garages, meeting rooms, and “Deliverers Only” bar.

====Ares Corporation====

While Ares has branches in several Dome Cities, like most former global corporations, these days it is more of a franchise, with different branches being largely independent.

Ares is a robotics company specializing in military applications. Combat drones, security robots, auto-piloted military vehicles. They were also in synth production.

Ares Boston produced worker models though. They had applied for a license to produce security models, but it had got stuck in red tape as the City Council demanded test results and security plans before allowing for the production of autonomous combat units. In the end, this turned to be a boon for the local branch. Ares Houston is known for one of the more notorious armed synth uprisings, as an entire production run of combat model synths rose up, destroyed the factory and fought their way out of the city, becoming the infamous Myrmidons.

Ares Boston has mostly returned to their old robotics business, but their synth labs have not been left idle. Ares is the most advanced provider of what passes for synth healthcare, offering maintenance and upgrades. Many synths would prefer not to give Ares their business, but the company still holds many vital patents it enforces ruthlessly, limiting the services competitors can provide. For routine maintenance and minor upgrades it is possible to shop elsewhere, but for more advanced procedures the options are either Ares or the black market.