| Camp
Highpool |
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Before the
nuclear holocaust, Camp Highpool was a camping ground and retreat
center for teenagers. The out-of-the way locale even attracted
some businesses and merchants, and soon the town of Highpool was
incorporated with a mayor and courthouse to oversee the activities
and attract area interests.
Unfortunately,
summer camp was in session when the bombs fell and most of the
juveniles suddenly became orphans and homeless. The staff that
remained took it upon themselves, with support from the surviving
community and civic leaders, to take care of the youth. The camp
now struggles to survive as a post-nuclear war settlement mostly
left alone by the rest of the surrounding area. Its close proximity
to Ranger Center keeps it a relatively trouble-free area and also
guarantees a steady stream of travelers to and from the outpost
of law and survival in The Wasteland.
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| Points
of Interest |
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| Community
Center |
| Community
Center: Here a general store and a gaming hall are maintained by
Felbert Morgan, one of the few remaining camp administrators from
the pre-bomb era. Felbert deals in basic equipment and supplies.
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| Doctor's
Office |
| In
the southeastern most area of the camp resides Doctor Bush, who
generously donates his time and experience to keep the juveniles
happy and healthy. He'll gladly accept payment for fixing up travelers
to the town; and, he has a reputation for having low fees for services
rendered. |
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| Cave |
| A
cave is said to be accessible from somewhere west of the Lake. Older
juvies go there to get into trouble, and most definitely find it
there waiting in the dark. |
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| Courthouse |
| All
that remains of the town's law building appears to be rubble, but
are there still secrets to be learned there from the pre-war era?
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| Important
People |
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| Juvies |
| The
ever-present juvies of this town run the gamut of personalities,
from shy, to pleasant, to rude, to outright boorish. Their connection
to the grounds is almost mythical and their skin is tinted grey.
They live in the dormitories and play in the fields that is their
home. |
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| Jackie
Foxer |
| An
older juvenile, Jackie Foxer is struggling to learn the ways of
the Desert Rangers. She idolizes them, despite their involvement
with the disappearance of her brother, Bobby, because they rescued
her from a cave on the west bank of Highpool Lake. She has some
interesting things to say about her home town and is known to spread
a rumor or two. |
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| Felbert
Morgan |
| Felbert
runs the Community Center general store. He has a special devotion
to the juvies as he was one of the camp administrators at the time
of the bombs. He is a good conversationalist, and most say he holds
all the secrets, if there are any, to Highpool's history. |
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| Doctor
Bush |
| A
relative newcomer to the Camp, Dr. Bush was an intern at the Camp
when the bombs fell. He has a bit of a superiority complex when
it comes to dealing with outsiders. |
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| Griffith |
| The
grounds keeper of Highpool is very tolerant and also very dedicated
to keeping Highpool a beautiful and clean place to live.
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| Legends |
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| Lake
Highpool |
| One
of this area's legends is that the crystal clear waters of Highpool
Lake, and also the settlement itself, were named by the earliest
travelers to this area who drank from its shores and reaped mysterious
effects from the mountain spring water. |
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| Bobby
Foxer |
| This
legend was proliferated by the earliest Rangers from Ranger Center
who explored the area after the dust from the bombs settled. Legend
says that Bobby, one of the juveniles stranded in Highpool, had
a dog named Rex who was viciously murdered by Rangers. The Rangers
say the dog was rabid and they merely put him out of his misery.
After this event, Bobby disappeared and never to been seen again. |
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| The
Red Ryder |
| Less
a BB gun and more a character of legend, the Red Ryder is said to
protect the camp and pay visit those who cause injury to the juveniles
of Highpool. Legend has it that he will appear mysteriously to take
revenge on desecreators of the town and it's youth. |