So, I already posted an article detailing what the world of Chicago 2043 is like. But I got to thinking, What is the rest of the world like? The eastern seaboard is one giant metropolis just like Chicago. California is now called California City. Now the plains and scrubland of the West has devolved into what can only be described as the Wild West. The expanse is simply called the "Wilderlands".Technology is not as prevalent in the Wilderlands as in the cities but there is a basic level, CommNet has coverage through out the Wilderlands, though InfoNet is only available in major cities. Salt Lake City and Devner are the major metropolis centers in the whole Wilderlands. Railways criss cross the Wilderlands transporting cargo and passengers between the three "Mega-Cities'".
People of the Wilderlands are tough and hardy people. Incredibly private but polite people, most barely scrape by and many take up arms to defend what they own and love. Horses, and carriages are the easiest form of transportation and many people make a living on farms or ranches.
Rouge bandits, gangs, and vagabonds roam the Wilderlands raiding and pillaging settlements and trains. Though the wanderers of the Wilderlands are dangerous, even the hardest of gunslingers and bandits are scared of the "Hinyanzka". Ruthless Savages, believed to be descended from the Native peoples. It is said that the Hinjanzka were effected by radiation that made them into murderous cannibals. Most people say that they are old-wive's tales; ghost stories to make sure children are home by sundown. But for the people that live out on the Wilderlands the Hinjanzka are a very real thing.
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