Denver Metroplex

Basics

DENVER

[Taken from the Identeco Core Rule Book 21-22] The Mile-High City became an obvious place for Corps to exploit. Nestled in the high plains of the Rockies, it offered fertile land, lots of space, and the ability to dig farther into the old mining operations. Denver has an entire “second layer” to their city under the earth. The sprawling underground malls and living areas provide year-round climate control for the Metroplex. The tech allows for crops to grow in constant cycles, but also provides “outdoor-type” entertainment to those seeking to get away from the snowfall and cold temperatures each winter. Topside, some Corps are racing to build the highest possible skyscraper they can as a way to stand taller than any other Corp in the world. As one CEO based in Denver said, “We’ve already got a mile advantage on almost everyone else. Why not go for the heavens?”

Some More Details

The Denver Metroplex jurisdictionally covers everywhere from Fort Collins to Pueblo, but outside of the city core and the former suburbs (now districts), actual control is mixed and nomad groups can often be found wandering in the hills between the factories, though most of the factories outside the suburbs are at least minimally guarded by either corp security or CSS. Much of the inner districts are housing and office space while the outer districts are heavily industrialized, with massive indoor agricultural operations and bioreactors producing a sizable quantity of the food supply for the Southwest United States.
Denver's unique preference for underground activities has meant that most of the city streets are quite a bit more barren than most other metroplexes as almost all pedestrian traffic and commerce is underground. Most people still live in above-ground apartment buildings, but all but the most remote apartments are connected to the underground. Additionally, the city's underground Rapid Rail system allows for transport to almost all districts without the need for a vehicle (ROVs and large armed drones are not allowed on the rapid rail). The underground in many areas is similar to a mall, with the area upkept only as much as the district feels justified. In more upscale areas, they're clean and well maintained with greenery and overt CSS presence. In more rundown areas, gangs effectively operate in the open, with CSS having generally real control only over core areas and near rapid ride stations. Regardless of where they are located, almost every underground has a large service freight elevator on every block that gives access to the service corridors.
It's proximity to the Scar, Salt Lake City, and the Republic of Texas has also made the city a major trade hub for cross continental shipping. The Republic of Texas maintains a Consulate in one of the downtown towers. The Strasburg district contains a major hub for cross-Scar travel and shipping.

Corps to Know

City Security Services

City Security Services (CSS) is the corporation that polices the Denver Metroplex. While large enough to earn a seat on the City Council, they are the most junior partner, and make up almost all of the law enforcement in the city. Their grey-silver uniforms and minimalistic police shield badges are ubiquitous throughout the city. Their purpose is less justice and more maintaining the peace through any means necessary. Because the underground is such a key part of the city, CSS goes out of their way to avoid provoking riots in those areas, though they will crack down on protests in middle-to-upscale areas quickly to prevent them from growing.
While a major presence in Denver, they've yet to break into other Megaplexes beyond site security, and the bulk of their municipal contracts are with small towns in the Great Plains west of the scar and Rockies.

I&S Arms

[Taken from Identeco Core Rule Book 227-228 with some minor additions]
Current CEO: Buster Lloyd Dixon
Corporate Headquarters: Denver Megaplex, America
Other major offices:

• Dallas, Republic of Texas
• Houston, Republic of Texas
• Kabul, Afghanistan
• Moscow, Russia
• Bogota, Columbia
• Plus small sales outlets in most small to medium size towns, they tend to not have as much success in the metroplexes, the margins are too low.

Number of Employees: 92,000 (Approximately 50% of the population of Billings)
Net Worth: Approximately ☀845 Billion
I & S (Iron & Steel) Frontier Arms was founded in shortly in the immediate aftermath of the bombs dropping. In the chaos that lasted for a few years, specifically in rural areas where refugees from the blast zones were clashing with local communities, I & S saw a hole in the market. Mass-market arms companies had been decreasing the amount of weapons they funneled to the general public because government and corporate security contracts were more lucrative use of material and man-hours required to manufacture weapons.
I & S saw that someone could strike at that bottom of the barrel market if they could pump out popular knock offs fast and cheap, even if they weren’t the greatest quality. People just wanted weapons that could fling rounds. I & S now creates at least one model for every major caliber and style of weapon available. (GM & Player Note: I & S Arms weapons are as presented in the weapons section main table, but half the price and all weapons suffer a -2 to strike and 10% reduction in effective range) Anytime a new style of firearm comes out, chances are I & S Research and Development (really their corporate espionage division) has something just similar enough, without busting patents. Billings, MT is for all intents and purposes a corporate stronghold owned and operated by I & S. They own 70% of the property in Billings (businesses such as restaurants or stores lease space from Corp owned buildings) and contract out for most of the security and law enforcement services for the city.
There is a small sheriffs office and a US Marshals office in Billings (the Sheriff is known to be in the pocket I & S, the worst kept secret in town and most people think the local Senior Deputy Marshal is as well, but there is no confirmation of that).
I&S is on the City Council and has its headquarters in the Bolder District.

Population: 4,401,612

Type

Megalopolis

Included Locations

• Roxborough District