Core City

	Core City;
Urban area information
Music	Unknown
Located in	The core of Underrail network
Areas	Upper Level; Middle Level; Drop Zone; Lower Level; Docks
Connections	Lower Underrail (Lower level); Research Facility (Drop zone); Abandoned Facility (Utility) Fast travel:; Lower Underrail metro (Lower Level); Caves boat (Docks)
NPCs	Rupert Simmons, Gunnar Edstrom, Archibald Knight, Percival, Jon the Beautiful, Vivian, Lanista, Andrea, Mykola, Captain Rastko, Norman Merchants:; Harlan, Ola, Lieutenant Stratford, Derica, Oskar, Heidi, Halim, Gene, Al Fabet, Moe, Dirty Tom
Technical
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Core City is the metropolis of the South Underrail, the largest of the urban areas in Underrail.

Description

The Core City is a major city situated literally in the core of the Underrail network. It spans both levels of Underrail and serves as a gateway between Upper and Lower Underrail and also between the lawless south Underrail and United Station territories to the north. Core City is also called Hub or simply the Core by some denizens of Underrail.

The Core City is a place of extremes. On one hand we have the oligarch families and their associates who live lives of luxury (or at least what can be considered such in the world of Underrail) while on the other hand the slums are filled with the poor that perish daily from hunger, disease and gang fighting.

The masters of Core City know how to keep the masses complacent though. What started as place for gangs to settle their disputes has grown to become the most popular form of entertainment in the city and the whole of Underrail. We're talking about the Arena, the Roman style field of combat where they pit men against various deadly creatures as well as gladiator against gladiator. All for the viewing pleasure of the numerous Arena fans. Watching people die violently is the favorite pastime for the oppressed masses of Core City.

In the past, it used to be controlled by Biocorp's security forces, but they went rogue and split into smaller factions and fought each other for a couple of years on the streets of Core City. Today, Core City is controlled by oligarchy that arose from the split-up of Biocorp. Coretech continues Biocorp's research and development, while Praetorian Security are the remnants of old Biocorp's security forces. A third major faction in Core City is the JKK corporation.

Areas

Upper Level

The upper level of Core City is on the level of Upper Underrail. It consists of 6 maps. The richests and cleanest level of Core City, it is the residential area. The oligarchs You can work for any of the three major factions of Core City, but only one.

Points of interest

Coretech HQ in the north
Praetorian Security HQ in the east
JKK headquarters in the west
Tchortist church in the west

Major NPCs

Rupert Simmons - Coretech oligarch
Gunnar Edstrom - JKK oligarch
Archibald Knight - Praetorian Security oligarch
Percival
Vivian
Norman
Harlan - Coretech quartermaster
Ola - JKK quartermater
Lieutenant Stratford - Praetorian Security quartermaster

Middle Level

The middle level of Core City is between Upper and Lower Underrail. It consists of 15 maps. Most of the city's activities including the popular blood sports and the merchant district are on this level.

Points of interest

Merchant district
Hardcore City Bar
Arena
Gauntlet
Faceless cave in the southwest
Drop Zone in the east

Major NPCs

Jon the Beautiful
Gorsky & Sneaky
Lanista & Babar - Arena
Andrea - Gauntlet
Derica - general store
Oskar - weapons
Heidi - doctor
Halim - electronics
Mykola - mechanic (retired)
Gene - barkeeper
Al Fabet

Drop Zone

Main article: Drop Zone

The drop zone is the slum of Core City, spanning the eastern side of middle and lower levels. It's full of zoners and other undesirables.

Points of interest

Passage and utility tunnels between middle and lower level
Broken tunneler and captive Faceless in the north
Coretech Research Facility entrance in the lower level
Abandoned Biocorp Facility via the utility elevator

Lower Level

The lower level of Core City is on the level of Lower Underrail. It consists of 13 maps. This level is connected to the Lower Underrail metro network and it also holds the route to north Lower Underrail.

Points of interest

Coretech warehouse in the west
Black Crawlers' base in the north, in an abandoned section of the city
Metro fast travel in the southeast
Drop Zone in the east

Major NPCs

Sergio
Moe - barkeeper

Docks

The docks of Core City are in the caves below Lower Underrail. It consists of 15 maps. On this level you will find the spacious sewers of Core City, a Protectorate warehouse and some caverns connected to the sewers. Cornell's gang can be found deep in the sewers.

Points of interest