Renton

If Bellevue is where the rich sleep, Renton is where the white collar sleep. It’s the white bread all-UCASian suburb, or so the locals like to act and pretend. What this really means, if you can’t figure it out, is that Metahumans are not welcome here. This place is a Humanis stronghold and has been for years. It’s not even got a proper underbelly really, that’s how freaky and ‘white bread racist’ this place is.

Considered by many to be “Seattle’s Apartment,” Renton was once an example of Sixth World suburbia run amok. Compared to other districts such as Downtown, Tacoma, or even Redmond and the Ork Underground, Renton is almost forgettable by comparison. Simply put, Renton is the place that nice wageslaves or other working-class drones looked to as an example of making it.
Renton isn’t where business is done, it’s the place where the nice, “good” people of Seattle call home and retire to when the working day is done. It’s where families live and (try to) play in a nice wholesome, neo-WASPey, family values state of domestic bliss. Or at least that’s the sales pitch.

> In other words, it’s the kind of place that makes most runners (or anyone with the capability for independent though) want to puke. Renton is so damn artificial and bland that it hurts! And then there’s ... ah, never mind; don’t want to give any spoilers to the newbies.
> Slamm-0!

For decades, Renton was the home of several security services and small tech firms; the latter was hit hard after Crash 2.,0 while the former got even bigger. In the following years, the local economy foundered, and crime rose. In the past two years, however, the new Matrix has helped reinvigorate Renton’s tech industry, and the district has been slowly returning to its former perceived glory.

Renton has an abundance of nice housing along with enough shopping and entertainment to keep residents satisfied. Throw in some green hills, lakes, and rivers for good measure, and it’s little wonder why so many people want to live here. Too bad it has an undercurrent of anti-metahuman racism just below that wonderful middle-class façade, along with a few nasty local criminal elements.

Ever since the Night of Rage, Renton has been a Humanis stronghold, even though no one will admit it. Because of a combination of (slightly) shifting societal norms and increasing metahuman birth rates (especially among orks), hardliner racists and bigots in Renton have been forced to impotently watch as “metahuman encroachment” threatened their idea of domestic tranquility. But that just means they switched tactics.

> As much as I still hate Renton, I have to be honest for the sake of accuracy. Things aren’t as bad as they used to be even a decade ago. Metahumans can walk the streets of Renton without too much fear of being assaulted on sight, because anti-metahumanism is seriously frowned upon—at least openly. The metahumans who live in Renton however can be expected to experience plenty of microaggressions against them. Poor service at some shops/eateries/public services, being stopped in the street for no reason other than just being an ork, receiving less leniency by KE patrols, or just being silently shunned by the locals are just some of the public things metahuman residents of Renton can expect. Behind closed doors, it’s worse.
> Bull

Renton is one of the most "average" districts in Seattle - which isn't saying much. It's primarily a middle-low class residential neighborhood. Renton’s problems are less serious than those of the Redmond Barrens, but the district has definitely seen better days. Renton has more gangs than any other area in Seattle except Redmond and is also a hotbed of Humanis Policlub activity, making anti-metahuman sentiment all too common.

Government

The 2048 elections saw the rise of mayor Carl B. Vandersalm for his third term.

Geography

Renton is surrounded by Bellevue and Redmond in the north, Downtown Seattle and Tacoma in the west, Auburn in the south, and Salish-Shidhe Council lands in the east. DemographicsEdit About 35% of Renton's population is metahuman.

Lone Star Security Ratings

• AAA: Lake Young
• AA: Four Lakes, Maple Valley, Renton, Spring Lake
• A: Issaquath (some areas), Thomas (some areas)
• B: Issaquath (some areas), Meredith (some areas), Thomas (some areas) C: Christopher, Meredith (some areas)

Type

District

Population

218,000 (Human 65%, Elf 10%, Dwarf 2%, Ork 20%, Troll 1%, Other 2%)

Location under

Seattle Metroplex

Included Locations

• 77
• Horizon Creative Focus Retreat
• Knight Errant Seattle Academy
• Renton Hole In The Wall
• Saeder-Krupp Renton Facility
• The Murdered Mime