In the 1940s and 50s, increased awareness of the environment provided the impetus for change in the neighborhood. Slowly, new technology allowed corporations to change their previous methods and cut down on the pollution in the area. While the zone would never become an area for family living, it no longer posed an imminent threat to the health of the city. Saying that one worked in "Venice" no longer carried the connotations of dismal and deadly working conditions. In fact, the area became the poster-child of the 70's environmental movement; it was used as proof that profitability could indeed go hand in hand with environmental responsibility.
This all changed with the Rikti War. The alien invaders targeted a Crey facility in the area in their initial assault. The resulting explosion (of a most likely illegal and unethical Crey experiment) not only devastated the Crey labs, but also created a strange element that poisoned the area. A greenish miasma now lies as a thick mist everywhere. The once clean waters that made the area famous are now filled with brackish muck. During the war, the area was quickly abandoned; it no longer had any strategic use. The area is now named "Crey's Folly" because everyone knew exactly whose fault the disaster was.
R.K.: There seems to be part of a sentence missing in the rules. "Ties to canon organizations" are... what? Forbidden, allowed, require special approval?
Sept 18, 2013 1:25:27 GMT -5
R.K.: Also: It's spelled canon. Cannon is something you shoot (or, more commonly, are shot) with.
Sept 18, 2013 1:28:01 GMT -5
R.K.: Also, the descriptions of the zones are long enough to make it difficult to navigate... I'd suggest to move the full description into a sticky in each forum and cut the forum descriptions substantially (three sentences max).
Sept 18, 2013 1:49:37 GMT -5
Admin: Sorry about the delay. Been out of internet all week.
Sept 25, 2013 15:07:59 GMT -5