Battery City
The largest and most central settlement in the Charleston Area, Battery city is a partially floating city built around the southern tip of the Charleston Peninsula. Founded by the survivors of Vault 211 who exited the vault equipped with a GECK two decades after the Great War, it became the central hub for trade in the area. Battery city is led by Mayor Carla Chapin.
History
Historically, The Battery had been understood to extend from the beginning of the seawall at the turn of East Bay Street to the intersection of Murray Boulevard and King Street. The higher part of the promenade, paralleling East Battery to the intersection of Murray Boulevard was known as High Battery.
Before the Great war, in popular speech and in a number of unofficial guidebooks, The Battery and White Point Garden were sometimes referred to as "Battery Park," a name which survived through the war.
Notable People
Battery City is the largest and most affluent settlement in the area, and is home to many notable people.
Mayor Carla Chapin
Carla Chapin is a member of a Founding Family in Battery City, but despite her political success she is often treated as the black sheep of the family due to her lack of elitism. Under her leadership Westside was pacified and eventually became it's own settlement, though it relies on the financial support of the Founding Families. In exchange, The Rebuilders run a small clinic in Battery City using the supplies and equipment recovered from the Medical Center.
Carla is currently stuck between two warring factions, and leans on the support of Mayor Nick Penn to try and maintain their autonomy. And while she often does not see eye-to-eye with the Founding Families, the continued financial backing of the Watchmen is something they can agree on.
Captain Leon De La Fontaine
Captain of the Port Leon De La Fontaine leads the Watchmen in their efforts to protect and expand Battery City. He works closely with Mayor Carla Chapin and is credited for taking the Watchmen from an unorganized militia to the well-trained military force it is today. He's a stoic and straightforward man, and can generally be found commanding his troops from the Watchmen Coast Guard Station or meeting with Mayor Carla Chapin at the Town Hall
The Watchmen
Battery City's local militia, the Watchmen are well-funded and organized. While they normally only focus on defensive efforts, they can be an effective fighting force as evidenced by their pacification of Westside.
The Ravenels
The Ravenels were a powerful and wealthy family before the Great War, and they maintained that status through nuclear apocalypse and years underground. As a Founding Family, they demand a level of respect that is not necessarily granted them by their neighbors.
Thomas Ravenel XII lives out of the restored ruins of the William Ravenel house on the east end of Battery City.
Jared Ravenel
Jared Ravenel is young, ambitious, and working with Ambassador Chestnut to occupy Battery City. In exchange for their support, the USAF has offered the Ravenels high level positions in the growing stratocracy - specifically administrative control over the Charleston area.
The Parkers
The Parkers were a wealthy family before the Great War, and were known for their philanthropic efforts. They were often accused of using their charitable donations as a mask for their underhanded business dealings, but after the war have seemed to double down on their humanitarian efforts.
Diane Parker is one of the more senior living members of the family, and leads The Rebuilders.
The Chapins
The Chapins were a powerful political family before the Great War, who had a dynasty of sorts with members of their family occupying important seats in local government. While the Chapins were popular with voters, they were often embroiled in corruption scandals.
Mayor Carla Chapin is the matriarch of the family.
The Huguenots
As Protestants in predominantly-Catholic France, Huguenots faced persecution throughout the 16th and 17th centuries. Following the Revocation of the Edict of Nantes in 1685, many Huguenots fled France for various parts of the world, including Charleston. The early congregation of Charleston's Huguenot Church included many of these refugees, and their descendants continued to play a role in the church's affairs for many decades.
The Huguenot Church was annexed into Battery City after repeated efforts to reclaim it from raiders. It now stands a symbol of hope in the city. From their church, the Huguenots preach their own brand of gospel to any who will hear it, or those hungry enough to tolerate it in their daily soup kitchens.
Ambassador Tonya Chestnut
Ambassador Tonya Chestnut oversees the USAF operations in Battery City, and is working to expand their influence in the city.
Locations
Battery city is a large area split into "quarters". The northern border is defined by Broad St. and the French Quarter.
The French Quarter
The northeastern edge of Battery City, it was recently annexed and includes the areas up to the edge of the ports leading up to Dockside.
The Huguenot Church
The Huguenot Church is a Gothic Revival church located at in the French Quarter of Battery City. Built in 1844 and designed by architect Edward Brickell White, it is the oldest Gothic Revival church in South Carolina
South of Broad
South of Broad is the the oldest section of Battery City, and where many of the Founding Families homes and businesses are located.
Light Wood Laminate
Once a large retailer a of laminate floors and paneling, the ruins Light Wood Laminate have been converted into a hotel and bar. Dick Cotton runs the establishment and offers a variety of food and drink, as well as rooms built from the sales floor demonstrations resulting in a unique look and feel for each room. Each room rents for 10 caps a night.
Town Hall
Known as the Miles Brewton house before the War, the Battery City Town Hall is a huge brick building sitting on a fenced-in two acre lot. The front entrance has columned two-story porches leading into the main hall. Each floor has four main rooms per floor, separated by the central stair hall. Mayor Carla Chapin can often be found working in her office here.
Vault 43
The vault the Founding Families emerged to create Battery City. Today it is mainly a municipal building, house the power plants and water systems that serve the residents of the city.
Watchmen Coast Guard Station
This pre-war Coast Guard station has been refurbished for use by the Watchmen as a headquarters. The compound consists a few buildings and a dock the Watchmen use to launch patrol boats.
Headquarters
A large brick building that withstood the War and now serves as the command center for the Watchmen. Captain Leon De La Fontaine has taken up residence here, and the armory and vault are both kept here under lock and key.
Guardhouse
A large pre-war building that suffered damage from the War, but has been repaired with salvaged materials. The Watchmen who do not own their own home in town (often the younger recruits) can bunk here.
Workshops
Sitting on the edge of the docks, this area has been built up from the ruins of a large industrial pre-war building. Here workshops to maintain equipment are housed next to large garages to service patrol boats.
Docks
A singular dock that has been restored after being damaged in the wash out from the War. It extends out into the Ashley River, and is used by the Watchmen to launch patrol boats into the harbor.
WBCR
Battery City Radio is a small studio barely large enough to accommodate a single speaker with a basic microphone. This setup provides the sitting mayor a place to broadcast messages out to the wasteland; otherwise, the radio station is built to house Regis and Harley, the split personality AI DJs who man the station 24/7. Regis prefers playing jazz, swing, and big band hits, and Harley prefers playing country, bluegrass, and gospel classics.
Radio Playlists
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