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"After the thing went off, after it was a sure thing that America could wipe out a city with just one bomb, a scientist turned to Father and said, 'Science has now known sin.' And do you know what Father said? He said, 'What is sin?”

― Kurt Vonnegut, Cat's Cradle

Prologue - The Great War:

    When the atomic bomb was first dropped in 1945 by, it begun a new era for human civilization, and the driving force behind this era was the power of the Atom. By 1950, The United States of America, the first to harness this energy become an international superpower in the wake of the second world war, and thanks to the atom, Their technology was propelled forward rapidly. By the 21st century, Americans enjoyed the luxury of robotic butlers to do their work for them, nuclear powered automobiles to get them from place to place and powerful computers to do their thinking for them. Everything seemed perfect as if it were in a dream, and it was all thanks to nuclear energy.

    Despite the power of the atom however, there were billions of humans to be accommodated for, and with the planet's dwindling oil supply, it was only a matter of time before the dream came to an end. Desperate for oil, the United Nations dissolved, squabbling for what little oil remained, China invaded Alaska-the last place on earth where oil was plentiful,  and the United states annexed Canada in order to stand together as an entire continent.

    During this time, America never stopped advancing, the eccentric genius of American scientists produced technological wonders in order to aide in the conflict; Militarized robots, energy weapons and increasingly efficient ways of producing and storing energy. Out of all of the advancements made for the war however, the most influential was the creation of Power Armor, which combined the armor of a tank with the mobility of an infantry soldier. With an entire army of soldiers, clad in these mechanized suits, America had taken back Alaska In 2067, standing victorious over the Chinese in the third world war.

    However, Victory was short lived, and in 2077, The entire world's fears were realized. In the blink of an eye, the entire world was consumed by the very same thing that provided so much progress. No one is sure who exactly attacked first, the only thing that is certain is that nuclear fire unleashed from atomic warheads scorched the planet, and the aftermath is clear. Following this Great War, nuclear winter ravaged the world, wiping out almost all life and leaving what was left twisted mutations of their former selves, humanity had been all but completely destroyed, except for those lucky enough to be spared the horrors of the nuclear holocaust by taking shelter in Vaults, massive underground structures that could house over 1000 people, which saved many from total annihilation.

    After the planet became stable enough for humanity once again, the survivors emerged form their Vaults, however, they had only the hell of the wastes to greet them. The world was completely desolate, alien from what they last remembered. The slate had been forcefully wiped clean and a new chapter of humanity began, this was the wasteland.

A New Chapter:

    In the wasteland, humanity had to survive and adapt to it's new surroundings. Many became simple nomadic wastelanders, wandering the land, scavenging for food and supplies.

Others established settlements, building small towns and coming together to survive. Others decided to throw all morality to the wall, becoming raiders and bandits, killing and stealing from others to benefit themselves.

    Not all was lawless however, from small settlements emerged prosperous towns, establishing trade routes, simple laws and a militia, then growing into post-war cities with complex legal systems, caravan companies and armies. One such civilization resurrected from the ashes of California, the New California Republic, or NCR, was one such post-war nation. the NCR aimed to emulate the democratic ways of Post-War America and expanded far across the entire west of the American Wasteland.

--WIP--

Current Wasteland Date : 2282

Locations: Oregon/Nevada/California Wastelands