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⚫ | '''Detroit''' or the '''Greater Detroit Metropolitan Complex''' is located in the state of [[Michigan]], in the [[UCAS]]. Site of the global headquarters for [[Ares Macrotechnology]], parent company of [[Knight Errant]] Security Services, Detroit is prosperous and one of the safest cities in the UCAS. It is held up as a model of balanced civic and corporate governance, with a mere two percent unemployment rate according to the [[2070]] census.<ref>{{ |
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+ | |nicknames=''Motor City'', ''Motown'', ''Aresville'' |
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+ | <!-- geography --> |
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+ | |admin_division_0=[[UCAS]] |
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+ | |admin_division_1=[[Michigan]] |
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+ | |coord_lat=42/19/53/N |
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+ | |coord_lon=83/2/45/W |
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+ | <!-- demographics --> |
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+ | |population_size=6,207,000 |
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+ | |metatype_distribution={{Tab3Start}} |
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+ | {{Tab3Entry|Human|:|66%}} |
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+ | {{Tab3Entry|Ork |:|10%}} |
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+ | {{Tab3Entry|Elf |:|9% }} |
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+ | {{Tab3Entry|Dwarf|:|7% }} |
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+ | {{Tab3Entry|Troll|:|7% }} |
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+ | {{Tab3Entry|other|:|1% }} |
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+ | {{Tab3Stop}} |
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+ | <!-- crime --> |
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+ | |syndicates=[[Mafia]] |
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+ | |gangs=[[Cutters]] |
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+ | }} |
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⚫ | '''Detroit''' or the '''Greater Detroit Metropolitan Complex''' is located in the state of [[Michigan]], in the [[UCAS]]. Site of the global headquarters for [[Ares Macrotechnology]], parent company of [[Knight Errant]] Security Services, Detroit is prosperous and one of the safest cities in the UCAS. It is held up as a model of balanced civic and corporate governance, with a mere two percent unemployment rate according to the [[2070]] census.<ref>{{src|swa}}, p.195</ref> |
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==History== |
==History== |
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− | After the formation of the UCAS, the formerly [[Canada|Canadian]] city of Windsor became a district of the Detroit metroplex in [[2032]].<ref name="t:ucas53">{{ |
+ | After the formation of the UCAS, the formerly [[Canada|Canadian]] city of Windsor became a district of the Detroit metroplex in [[2032]].<ref name="t:ucas53">{{src|t:ucas}}, p.53</ref> |
− | In [[2046]] Ares sponsored a citywide celebration for the 150th anniversary of automobile manufacturing in Detroit, commemorating the completion of the Ford Quadricycle, the first experimental motor car built by Henry Ford in 1896.<ref>{{ |
+ | In [[2046]] Ares sponsored a citywide celebration for the 150th anniversary of automobile manufacturing in Detroit, commemorating the completion of the Ford Quadricycle, the first experimental motor car built by Henry Ford in 1896.<ref>{{src|t:ucas}}, p.48</ref><ref>{{src|swa}}, p.64</ref><ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Quadricycle Wikipedia: Ford Quadricycle]</ref> |
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+ | In [[2081]] Ares plans to move its Global HQ to the [[CAS]]. |
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==Geography== |
==Geography== |
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− | Detroit is located on the |
+ | Detroit is located on the eastern border of the state of Michigan along the Detroit River, north of Lake Erie. The Greater Detroit Metropolitan Complex stretches north to Sterling Heights, northwest to Pontiac, west to Dearborn and Plymouth, south to the former Canadian city of Windsor (across the river) and "downriver" to Wyandotte.<ref name="t:ucas53">{{src|t:ucas}}, p.53</ref> |
==Cityscape== |
==Cityscape== |
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A recently completed eight-meter-tall wall surrounds the entire metroplex. The riverside skyline is dominated by Ares Macrotechnology's global headquarters, located in Knight Plaza, formerly Hart Plaza.<ref name="t:ucas53"/> |
A recently completed eight-meter-tall wall surrounds the entire metroplex. The riverside skyline is dominated by Ares Macrotechnology's global headquarters, located in Knight Plaza, formerly Hart Plaza.<ref name="t:ucas53"/> |
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+ | ==Politics== |
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+ | The headquarters of the Council to Rebuild America is in Detroit.<ref>{{src|usb}} p. 82</ref> |
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==Economy== |
==Economy== |
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*[[Ares Macrotechnology]] global Headquarters <ref name="t:ucas53"/> |
*[[Ares Macrotechnology]] global Headquarters <ref name="t:ucas53"/> |
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*[[General Motors]] (GMC) |
*[[General Motors]] (GMC) |
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+ | *[[Evo]] |
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− | *[[Stoner-Ares Weapon Systems]] Headquarters <ref>ssc,61</ref> |
+ | *[[Stoner-Ares Weapon Systems]] Headquarters <ref>{{src|ssc}}, p.61</ref> |
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+ | ==Crime== |
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+ | ===Smuggling=== |
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+ | Detroit lies on the "[[Ares Screw]]" smuggling route.<ref>{{src|t:sh}}, p.82, 89 map</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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==Index== |
==Index== |
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− | *{{Src|ce}}, p.128 |
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− | *[[Street Samurai Catalog]], p.61 |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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*{{wikipedialong|Detroit}} |
*{{wikipedialong|Detroit}} |
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Nicknames | Motor City, Motown, Aresville | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | UCAS | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
State | Michigan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 42°19' N, 83°2' W (OSM, GM, BM, YM) |
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Population | 6,207,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Crime syndicates | Mafia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gangs | Cutters |
Detroit or the Greater Detroit Metropolitan Complex is located in the state of Michigan, in the UCAS. Site of the global headquarters for Ares Macrotechnology, parent company of Knight Errant Security Services, Detroit is prosperous and one of the safest cities in the UCAS. It is held up as a model of balanced civic and corporate governance, with a mere two percent unemployment rate according to the 2070 census.[1]
History[]
After the formation of the UCAS, the formerly Canadian city of Windsor became a district of the Detroit metroplex in 2032.[2]
In 2046 Ares sponsored a citywide celebration for the 150th anniversary of automobile manufacturing in Detroit, commemorating the completion of the Ford Quadricycle, the first experimental motor car built by Henry Ford in 1896.[3][4][5]
In 2081 Ares plans to move its Global HQ to the CAS.
Geography[]
Detroit is located on the eastern border of the state of Michigan along the Detroit River, north of Lake Erie. The Greater Detroit Metropolitan Complex stretches north to Sterling Heights, northwest to Pontiac, west to Dearborn and Plymouth, south to the former Canadian city of Windsor (across the river) and "downriver" to Wyandotte.[2]
Cityscape[]
A recently completed eight-meter-tall wall surrounds the entire metroplex. The riverside skyline is dominated by Ares Macrotechnology's global headquarters, located in Knight Plaza, formerly Hart Plaza.[2]
Politics[]
The headquarters of the Council to Rebuild America is in Detroit.[6]
Economy[]
Corporate presence[]
- Ares Macrotechnology global Headquarters [2]
- General Motors (GMC)
- Evo
- Stoner-Ares Weapon Systems Headquarters [7]
Crime[]
Smuggling[]
Detroit lies on the "Ares Screw" smuggling route.[8]
References[]
- ↑ Sixth World Almanac, p.195
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Target: UCAS, p.53
- ↑ Target: UCAS, p.48
- ↑ Sixth World Almanac, p.64
- ↑ Wikipedia: Ford Quadricycle
- ↑ Underworld Sourcebook p. 82
- ↑ Street Samurai Catalog, p.61
- ↑ Target: Smuggler Havens, p.82, 89 map
Index[]
sort alphabetically | year | ed. | ||||
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Target: UCAS, 46-67 Detroit—Motor City, 87 Detroit, 90-91 Running in Detroit | 2058 | 2 | ||||
Shadows of North America, 175 | 2062 | 3 | ||||
Sixth World Almanac, 64, 82, 194 map, 195, 197, world map | 4 | |||||
Corporate Enclaves, 128 | 2071 | 4 | ||||
Feral Cities, 24 | 2071 | 4 | ||||
Target: Smuggler Havens, 82, 83, 89 map | 2059 | 3 | ||||
Street Samurai Catalog, 61 | 1 | |||||
The Neo-Anarchist Streetpedia, 48 |