The World as It Is...

When I was at A'ts'inna I picked up the "Airship Traveller Times" which covers news and events from the major Airship Ports around the World.  Let's see what is going on around the world in 2113...

Wichita - 200 Years as the Air Capital: Coming in 2120! The current Airship Capital of the World, the City-State of Wichita, which has been the Air Capital of the World since 1920.  Apparently they are in desperate in need of more workers in the plants, especially with the gearing up for there 200th anniversary as the Air Capital.  Watch for more updates from this major event; the next 7 years should have alot of excitement!

Cairo, Egypt - After the great Cairo fire of 2106, the city is pleased to announce the opening of both the Hotel Bristol and Shepherd's Hotel have opened after years of work and rebuilt based on their counter parts from the late 1800's and early 1900's.  Tourist and diggers are reminded that Egypt is once again the land of the Pharaohs, and to remain respectful of Egypt's restored greatness.  Audience with the Pharaoh is held for tourists only 4 times a year.  Please see your local Airship Tour Guide for details.

Ulan Bator, Mongolia - The emperor Bataar Khan reminds travelers be tolerant of the Tibetan Buddhists, Christian missionaries, Hindus, Muslims, and Taoist monks who visit to advise the emperor as the Khan follows in the footsteps of his forefather Genghis Khan.  Visitors are welcome to take part in horse tours, archery hunting, and other traditional activities.  The newly renovated Yurt Camp and Visitor Center is ready to host your visit!

Allert! - No airships of repute will be travelling to the Aztec Empire after the sacrificing of the trade ship Comerc's crew last month by the Aztecan religious leaders.  An investigation is on going by the Airship Trade Authority to see if any Aztec or Trade Laws were violated warranting the deaths.  All trade and travel via Airships are suspended until farther notice.

Belfast, Ireland - Ireland is pleased to announce not only the re-founding of Tara Hill Palace and the Kells, Kildare, and Glendalough Celtic Church Monasteries have been rebuilt, and are again centers of learning.  Kildare Lace will soon be available for traders to order along with hand copied books from Kells and Smoked Salmon from Glendalough.

Well that is enough for tonight.  Time to turn off the oil lamp, and get some shut eye.  I have to go back to fixing my trap lines again tomorrow, as I have been for the past few weeks, so it might be awhile before I write again.

~ Wryn Kasa

Introduction

The year is 2113.  A "Great Plague" swept through the world nearly 75 years ago, with flare ups happening still in 2113.  A kin to the Black Plague, but this one many of the Native American, Gypsy, and Desert Dwelling cultures seemed to have stronger immunity to than other cultural groups, in part some scientist theorize because they had dealt with the same plague generations before.

Many great nations fell to the plague, but other like England, Ireland, France, Egypt, Mongolia have thrived...  England even tried to regain her colonies in the in the former USA after the nation collapsed.  Little did Queen Victoria II (granddaughter of King George Alexander Louis, the grandson of Princess Diana) know that she would be met with the revived Iroquois Confederacy, rebuilt Tsalagi Nation, and strong Seminole Nation.  Even  the Lakota Nation and Apache Confederacy of the prairies sent warriors.  So wisely Queen Victoria II signed a trade agreement, and left the new Native Nations in peace.  The Chacoian Confederacy and Dine' Nation at the time had been preoccupied with the Aztecan Empire in one of the Emperor's many attempts to invade their nations.

While the USA as it was known did fall, some of her larger cities and some of her smaller ones too, grew into strong city-states.  Among these are Wichita, the Air Capital, of the former state of Kansas.  Another is Chicago which had burnt down for a second time, and her Water Tower withstood for a second time and much of her Uptown survived. Phoenix, Flagstaff,  Albuquerque, and Gallup are boarder towns to the great Native Nations of the Southwest.  Other city-states exist, but are not well known at the present, as trade route are still in development.

It is this strange new world that the Orphans of Yetim dwell in...