Boundaries: The town lies in a river valley at the confluence of the Colorado and Gunnison rivers, within a 30 mile valley called the ‘Grand Valley’.
Government: Controlled by The Authority
Legal Code:
Climate: The downtown area displays a semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk), almost grading into an arid type. Grand Junction sits in a large area of "high desert" lands in Western Colorado.
Population: 10,000 (about 750 in the town itself).
Economics: Farming, Cattle, Wineries, light industry, mining
Agriculture: maize, wheat, orchards (apple, date palms, walnut), grapes, cattle
Trade: Trade relations exist with all neighbors, but relations can be strained with Deseret as their influence expands.
Religion: Post Rapture Order of the Redeemer30%, Latter Day Saints 50%, Order of the Martial Way 10%, Unaffiliated 10%.
Standard of Living:
Rural: Well above average. The Grand valley is isolated enough that raiding bandits and nomads are rare. As a result the region is populated with freeholders instead of armed camps.
Urban: Again, well above average. A vibrant middle class of tradesmen as well as the usual upper class of wealthy ranchers and bankers.
Gender Equity: gender equity hearkens back to Old US norms.
Armed Forces: small, but effective.
Dominant Magical Tradition: Miracles
History:
Noteworthy things:
Oil shale in the Unita Basin. The resulting conflict with Deseret