"This world was different once. Spirits tell us this was the greatest city in the world before the Ungods woke up. They brought death to our world as a prisoner and unleashed him as their weapon. It took them less than a week to wreck the Old World and killing billions. Humans thought their weapons made them gods but they were wrong and even their "nukes" had little affect on the invaders and their armies of Unmen. We are lucky we found Bloomindale and each other."
--Librarian Boggs, leader of Bloomingdale, a safe haven in Ork City
Bloomingdale's entire community is centered around the Bloomindale Library. It gave shelter and knowledge to those survivors that found it and hope to those that came after. Four-Hundred souls call Bloomindale home now and at times the peace of the place can all most make you forget about the hellscape that surrounds it.
The Librarians, Enna Boggs (5th Level Human Sorcerer), Uther 17 (3rd level Warforged Rogue), and Maria Estevez (3rd level Human Wizard), are the ruling council currently in charge. They hold debates on the three nights of every full moon and every soul has a voice if they so choose.
Unlike many communities Unmen are welcome and they account for about 15% of Bloomindale's population.
While religion is frowned upon there are small sects worshiping Saint Jerome, Tenjin, Thoth, and Deneir.
The Library has proven invaluable to the success of the community and its citizens have fortified the area extraordinary well. The largest threats tend to come from ratlings, dire bats, and monstrous predators that the Ungods have unleashed upon the region.
Each member of the community is trained to use weapons for hunting and self-defense as members of the Guard.
A coven of Green witches helps to train students in the mystic arts and mundane ways of medicine. It is led by Wilhelmina Snow'Owl (3rd level Human Cleric), a half-elf and the wife of Librarian Boggs.
The Blue Sun is a secret society that existed in the Old World and it has access to information and technology from that era. Agents operate covertly in separate cells, with no knowledge of each other, providing monthly reports to their Leaders through dead drops. Bloomindale has two agents operating in the community which is unusual.
Mickey Irskin (2nd Level Human Ranger), is a blacksmith in his late forties that has lived in Bloomindale for nearly thirty years. He has four children but his wife passed on last winter and while he maintains his duties to the Sun his heart is barely in it.
The second agent if Phiona Hammerfall (1st Level Halfing Rogue), a dwarven newcomer, who arrived about a year ago. She is aware there was a Sun agent in the community but was led to believe they passed on and she replaced them.
The denizens of Bloomingdale are guarded yet kind. They protect their home fiercely while allowing traveling merchants, pilgrims, or refugees in their midst though they are heavily supervised at all times.
The Commander of the Guard is Tawny Brandywine (4th Level Halfling Gladiator), halfling born in Bloomindale. She is a skilled warrior, even better scout, and the primary instructor for the Guard.
Rumors (1d12)
1. A werespider lurks in the ruins of an apartment two blocks from the Library. (True).
2. Mickey Irskin's youngest son, Bruce, has been seen having conversations with animals. (False).
3. K'kell (2nd Level Half-Orc Fighter), the community's half-orc veterinarian and the husband of Librarian Estevez, is having an affair with Phiona Hammerfall. (True).
4. Four blocks away is shop that has wall safe that holds a treasure in jewels if someone can crack it. (True).
5. Years ago, a dwarven warrior fell to ratflings eleven blocks away in the Subway and his magical hammer still lies there. (False).
6. A giant albino alligator has a lair in the Subway. (False).
7. Iago Mortenson (1st Level Half-Elf Warlock), the community's Glyphscribe of Deneir, has discovered a copy of the Necronomicon and it is slowly corrupting him. (True).
8. Librarian 17 has a pet parrot named Laverne that is three-hundred years old. (True).
