Not-coincidentally, I was in the vicinity of Altoona last weekend.
Haunters of Altoona – Google Docs
The Haunters of Altoona
City: Altoona, Pennsylvania
Population: 20,000
Controls: Altoona Works, portion of Pennsylvania Railroad
Government: Strongman
Problem: Serpent Cultists
Heroic Opportunity:Technology
City Aspect: Tense and Foreboding
Altoona is a company city. It became the effective headquarters of the Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR) after the Serpentfall, and PRR President Martin Clement is the ruler of not only Altoona, but all of Blair County and the railway from Pittsburgh to Harrisburg, although Pittsburgh increasingly disputes this (there aren’t enough people left in Harrisburg to meaningfully dispute anything). The massive rail manufacturing complex of Altoona Works still operates, salvaging, maintaining, and converting train locomotives to burn whatever the engineers can get their hands on; the city itself is a haven for mechanics and engineers, including the ones willing to experiment with Ophi-tech.
Continue reading The Haunters of Altoona [The Day After Ragnarok].