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"Welcome to downtown seattle. Watch your step." - Frogtongue
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| LTG Codes: | 206/2206 |
| Size: | 468 sq. kilometers |
| Population: | 545,000 (Human 63%, Elf 13%, Dwarf 2%, Ork 19%, Troll 2%, Other 1%) |
| Hospitals: | 12 |
| Major Corps: | Aztechnology, Bassurn Securities & Investments, Chadwick Milton & Carruthers, Federated-Beoing, (Fuchi Electronics,) Ingersoll & Berkeley, Mitsuhama Computer Technologies, (Novatech,) Renraku Computer Systems, (Wuxing) |
| Major Gangs: | Bloody Screamers, Disassemblers, First Nations, Halloweeners, Troll Killers |
| Map: | Click here |
| Lone Star Sec. Ratings: |
AAA Zones
- Alki
- Bryn Mawr
- Madison Park
- Madrona Park
- Magnolia BLuff
- Matthews Beach
- Sea-Tac (Sea-Tac rating for Metroplex Guard and UCAS Military)
- Upper Queen Anne Hill
AA Zones
- Arbor Heights
- Ballard
- First Hill
- Iverness
- Lower Queen Anne Hill
- Montlake
- Mount Baker
- Normandy Park
- North Beach
- Richmond Highlands
- West Seattle
- Windermere
A Zones
- Aurora Village
- Beacon Hill
- Central (some sections)
- Des Moines
- Elven District
- Georgetown
- Greenwood (some sections)
- Kent
- Loyal Heights
- Northgate (some sections)
- Interbay (some sections)
- International District
- Rainier Valley
- University District
- Westwood
- White Center
B Zones
- Capital Hill
- Central (some sections)
- Columbia (some sections)
- Greenwood (some sections)
- Interbay (some sections)
- Laurel Hurst
- Northgate (some sections)
- Riverton (some sections)
- Sea-Tac (for the area outside the airport proper, patrolled by Lone Star only)
- Van Asselt (some sections)
C Zones
- Bitter Lake
- Columbia (some sections)
- Ravenna
- Riverton (some sections)
- Takwila
- Van Asselt (some sections)
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.: Downtown Seattle
Downtown is the heart of Old Seattle, the city that existed before the metroplex was formed. This is where the movers and the shakers in the 'plex meet and do business. That makes Downtown a great place for shadowrun possibilities, but all those suits mean that corp and metroplex security is heavy and suspicious. Wear anything more than light personal armour and carry anything but a small concealed weapon, and Lone Star will be sure to hassle you. Cyberdecks and other potentially illegal items need to be hidden, too.
There are a number of different neighbourhoods in the Downtown area, each with its own feel. I'm going to describe the run-heavy areas. Capitol Hill is full of historical sites and buildings, as well as artists and most of Downtown's Awakened population. The University District is dominated by the University of Washington and a number of corp-sponsored research programs. The International District is mainly Asian, and is home to Yakuza Oyabun Hanzo Shotozumi and most of his men. Mess around there, and the Yakuza will come after you long before Lone Star does. Seattle Center lies along the waterfront and never really sleeps, and Council Island is owned by the Salish-Shidhe Council and hosts their Seattle Embassy.
Runners in Seattle tend to hang out at one of four places. Club Penumbra is the number one shadow-club in the 'plex. Dante's Inferno is the most popular nightclub in the entire metroplex, with its theme being the nine circles of Hell. The Inferno draws Seattle's "beautiful people" as well as university kids and wageslaves. Eye of the Needle is a restaurant in the top of the Space Needle, and near the Space Needle is Matchstick's, a private jazz club that draws most of the cool and understated of the shadowrunner crowd.
.: Places of Interest
Want a place to lay back and relax, chummer? Try any of the coffee shops in Capitol Hill. Want a place to unwind and have some fun? Dante's Inferno is where it is all going on. 'Runners with cybernetic weaponry must put up with a neural dampner and security is tight, but all in the name of keeping wild party goers safe. Want to have a good time and see who's who in the biz? Then Penumbra and Eye of the Needle are for you - if you can afford it.
.: Gangs
The largest gang Downtown are the Halloweeners. These guys used to be a thriller gang - until they messed with Renraku and most of the gang were burned to death. Now the Halloweeners have made it their mission to make all corps pay, and they are totally psycho. Seriously. They control most of the docks south of the Renraku Arcology. Halloweener colours are orange and black, and their symbol is a jack o' lantern against a fiery background.
The entirely Native American First nations claims the docks north of the arcology, and serves the Yakuza Shotozumi-rengo as foot soldiers. Humans only need apply to the Troll Killers, a bunch of punks out to bust metahuman skulls near Wolf Bay. The Bloody Screamers, an ork gang near Green Lake with ties to the Ork Underground and a hatred for all humans, are their biggest rivals. Probably the outright nastiest gang in Downtown is the Disassemblers. These guys operate out of South Seattle and control a brisk organ trade, running illegal chop shops and moving body parts stolen from hospitals and "donors." They paint or tattoo their faces to look like white skulls, and wear white skull-badges as their emblem.
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