Fort Garland, Colorado

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Raphael's Narrative

This small town in southern Colorado is located in a 'Shadowrun' Type Shadow, now commonly referred to as Change World. It was visited by me after I left my home in southern Arizona in an 'Apocalypse' Type Shadow, now commonly referred to as Plague World. I arrived in this Shadow and this small town unknowingly and at a time only 6 months after The Change took place; a Mystical Event that changed many people into Dwarves, Elves, Orcs and other Beings, as well as unleashed Magic back into the world again and giving many Magical Powers. I became known quickly and got involved in local events (willingly) and local and National politics (unwillingly). I was elected to become one of the Mayors of FG for as long as I stayed and I accepted, thinking I could do more good with some Authority rather than none.

History of Fort Garland

The Origin of the Change

~Conversation between Raphael, Christine and Rodak - Excerpt from Game Play - Edited~

Christine says, "I don't know you, Rafe, so I'll tell it like I would to a 10 year old. In a pandemic there is a hypothetical Patient Zero. That person has the disease the longest, is the vector of the spread, that everyone caught the disease from.. Well, I think patient zero for the Change was here near Fort Garland. North of here, but close. Up in the hills. "

Raphael replies, "I understand Pandemics, Disease Vectors, and the concept of Patient Zero all too well... I was raised by a Surgical RN and I was an Army Medic and NBC Specialist as well. So, I get your analogy of the Change, but how is this important now? And how did you arrive at this Theory?"

"How did I arrive at this... I had been working here in Fort Garland for about 5 years, in conjunction with SLV Physicians out of Alamosa. Two months before the CHANGE happened a hiking party out at Zapata Falls campground got sick. They had been hiking all over the Huerfano River area;Californai Peak, Twin Peaks, Lindsy Peak, Blanka, Ellingwood..I went and looked them over.. They had body bruises, gum inflamation. Hair loss. Goiters.. They looked fucked up as heck. We got them to San Luis Valley Health, a regional hospital in Alamosa. They were untreatable and looked nasty as heck. Experts came, It was nasty as hell. " "Then...a month later everyone who had been anywhere in contact with them got sick. Some were puffy, some slim. Strange. But no one died.. We started isolation protocols the minute we got them off the mountian but people got sick anyway. We couldn't isolate against a magical sickness...People says the CHANGE happened on a certain day.. But thats not the case. It took about a week to get everywhere. But we had it for a month before everyone else. Whatever caused the Change is up in the mountains north of Fort Garland. That first group became Orcs. Blister was the dad. He may have been the first Changed."

"Well, that explains a crap ton. And Blister; First Changed... no shit. Well, all of this is quite interesting, but I still don't see how this is important in the now. Afterall, the Change has already wreaked its Viral Magic upon the world. Or do you think there is something powerful out there that could still be used in other magical ways? And perhaps this is why Colorado, and others, are so interested in the area? And who all knows about The Change being brought on by a Magical Disease and coming from this area?"

Christine says, "Who knows? I think the most I knew of magic before the Change was watching Penn and Teller at the Garden once. Since then it's been just trying to keep our heads above water. You getting here was the most magic in once place we had seen."

"So, unlikely many know the origins of The Change. Good. And that area you mentioned up around Blanca Peak is some pretty rugged country, just from the looks of it down here. But I'm sure there's a reason you brought it up.” Rafe looks from Christine to Rodak. "So... what gives? With all that is going on here in town and with all the interest from the surrounding Nations, why bring this particular subject up now?"

Rodak looks at Christine who nods, Rodak sighs, then says, "The vote split over whether to talk to you about this. Carl and Marko want you to help stabilize this place and having this on you mind might cost us your help. But Christine and I think its worth it. Very few people know about our belief that the Change started here. But the vampires at the capital of Colorado know. A few in Washington must. Our first Mayor, Kevin Longear, set up the mayor system. Convinced Locals to come here rather them Alamosa or Walensburg, or Pueblo or Sante Fe. He said Fort Garland was going to be very important. That it had ah.. magic waters. The Ute Creek runs through here but its hardly magical. But he had been talking like that for decades I hear. Then Blister and his family changed.. And the world changed. Kevin set up the Mayor system for a month, then disappeared into the mountains. Christine and I think he knew something and finding him now... is important. Maybe important to the world."


The Cusp of a Newly Changed World

~Information Raphael gained by hacking into Colonel Sunday's Computer~

Leaders of Fort Garland

Current Mayors

  • Mayor Rodak - Civilian Liaison
    • Leader of the FG Arco Boys
    • Dwarf, originally from TX
    • Runs the Arco gas station
    • Dwarven Mechanics
    • Local Bank & Banker
    • Pre-Change Military Service
  • Mayor Marko Doyle - Gate Master
    • Human from Seattle; Hipster.
    • Expert in Improvised structures.
  • Mayor Carl - Provision Master
    • Human, native of FG
    • Runs the Grocery store.
    • Oversees incoming supplies from scavengers and trade.
  • Mayor Christine Corelle; MD - Civilian Liaison.[[1]]
    • Human, FG Resident 5-10 years
    • High Level Druid/Alchemist/Chef, Low Level Mage
    • Medical Doctor, runs local Clinic
  • Mayor Raphael - Temporary
    • Human/Mesobian
    • Magical Instruction and Diplomacy
    • City Defender
  • Mayor Hank Adler-City Defense. County Sheriff.

Previous Mayors

  • Mayor Kevin Longear, Human Ute.
    • Manager of the Fort Garland Museum and Pike's Stockade at the time of the Change.
    • Established the Mayor System as people from surrounding small cities began coming to Fort Garland. Population rose from 433 to 5000 in the first few weeks after the Change. People claimed to have been drawn to Fort Garland.
    • Location unknown.
  • Blister. Former Orc Leader. dead
    • First person affected by The Change.
    • Fought Curious at the dog fights and lost.
    • Involved in regional crime Pre-Change
    • Location Unknown

Notable Characters

Arco Boys

The Dwarves

  • Fitz; Dwarf, Male, Trucker Road Boss, FG Arco Boys
    • Cleric/Sage/Dwarven Mechanic
  • Wrecker; Dwarf Trucker, FG Arco Boys
    • Pre-Change Military Service
  • Candy; Dwarf, Female, Trucker, FG Arco Boys
    • Biker, Scout
  • Gunner; Dwarf, Male, Dwarven Weapon Smith, Arco Boys
  • Argile; Dwarf, Arco Boys
  • Kip; Dwarf, Arco Boys
  • Pipil; Dwarf, Arco Boys

The Elves

  • Runner; Elf, Male. Mountain Guide, FG Arco Boys
  • Junior's Boys
    • Three Elven Snipers/Archers

The Humans

  • Woody; Human, Business Owner, old hippie turned young
  • Old Bruce; Human, Business Owner, 80ish but spry
  • Broheim; Human, Bartender
  • Granger; Human, Tech Guy

The Orcs

  • Hank Adler; Orc, New Leader of the FG Orcs
    • From Denver; Pre-Change Criminal?
    • Former Leader of a Denver Orc Faction
  • Reggy; Orc, Pre-Change Friend of Wrecker
    • From Denver, Pre-Change Military?
  • Tickle; Orc, Armorer
    • From Denver
  • Smits; Orc Leader(?)
    • From Denver
  • Telepathically Linked Orc Siblings
    • Alpha; Orc, Male, Linked Telepath
    • Beta; Orc, Male, Linked Telepath
    • Delta; Orc, Male, Linked Telepath
    • Gamma; Orc, Female, Linked Telepath

Dignitaries and Others

  • Tom Lonnagan; Human Ute. Called Tom Longwang.
    • History Professor, Amateur motorcycle racer.
    • Envoy for Texas to Fort Garland.
  • The Sisters of the Saint Cabrini Shrine
    • Mother Clera; Human, Very High Level Cleric
      • Leader of the Shrine. Former Mother Superior; Roman Catholic Church
    • Father Dana; Elf, High Level Druid
    • Sister Mary Elayne; Elf, Druid
  • Councilman Eugene Smaldone
  • Garth Jones; Vampire, President of Colorado
  • Cleveland Jones; Vampire, Senator
    • Deceased/Destroyed; Swimming pool of Holy Water
  • Victor Price; Drow Mage.
    • Muscle for the Smaldone Crime Family in Colorado.
    • Location Unknown. Mood-REALLYREALLYREALLY pissed.

Businesses of Fort Garland

  • Arco Station near the West Gate
    • Only running Gas Station in town
    • Proprietor: Rodak of the Arco Boys; Dwarf
    • Arco Boys
  • Woody's Campground & Woody's Storage Yard
    • Proprietor: Woody; old hippie turned young by the Change; Human
  • Old Bruce's BBQ across from the Arco Station
    • Proprietor: Old Bruce; Spry 80s-ish Human
  • Broheim's Bar & Dog Pit around the corner from Old Bruce's
    • Bartender: 'Broheim'; Human
  • The Foundry
    • many forges and work spaces
  • The Clinic
    • Run by Dr. Christine Corelle; MD
  • Del's Diner - Closed
    • Soon to be the Southeast Command Post and Watch Tower

Gates & Walls of Fort Garland

Gates

  • West Gate - Hwy 160 near the Ute Creek
  • South Gate - Hwy 159 south of Ice House Road
  • East Gate - Hwy 160 past the Cemetery on the hill
  • North Gate? - Hwy 19?

Walls

  • South/East Wall Section
    • Contains both the South and East Gates
    • East Wall runs North-South from the top of a hill past the Cemetery, crossing Hwy 160, the train tracks and Ice House Road to end just south of that road
    • South Wall runs East-West, south of and parallel to Ice House Road, from the end of the East Wall to about three blocks past Hwy 159 and the South Gate

Lilly Lake

Expeditionary Team

Rafe & 3 Poodles, Slugger & Curious, Wrecker, Reggy, Fitz, Christine, Carl, Runner

Zachary & Bluto

Kevin