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Nakoma Mountain

A large extinct shield volcano due east of Pørtland, but within the Pørtland Autonomous Government Zone. The land surrounding the mountain is held in trust, one of the largest in the area, and is the location of a number of unsolved mysteries, disappearances, and murders.

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Never Before

A drama series starring Anna Moreau. A high-concept show, the series was based around the character of Nera, who it is revealed has a rare brain disorder that prevents her from feeling any emotions. In the first episode, she undergoes a medical procedure that restores this ability, but something goes wrong and instead of feeling […]

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New Bordeaux

The city of New Bordeaux is the capital of the Waka-Krangere of Australia. The city is located on the south island of Aotearoa, on the eastern coast. The city is home to the Great Palace of Aotearoa which is centered inside the city’s expansive Complexe du Parc Central. Home to nearly 17 million residents, the […]

Once Upon A Time In Adelphia

Once Upon A Time In Adelphia is a drama series starring Anna Moreau. The series featured Anna Moreau playing the character Windwood “Windy” Lincoln. Windy Lincoln was a detective with a troubled past on the trail of the Breadcrumb Killer. The series ran for three seasons in which Lincoln played cat and mouse with the […]

Opinber Portrait of Eleanor I

Opinber Portrait

Commissioned by Eleanor XVII and painted by the artist Rafael Hemdragoon, the artwork is considered to be the official portrait of the founding Empress of Australia, Eleanor d’Aquitaine.

Overborgmeister

The Overborgmeister is the title given to the mayor of the Autonomous Governmental Zone of Pørtland.

Pensivet

A thought or idea. “How the sweater got bloody I have no pensivet in the world.” The Abduction of Casey McGraw

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Plot 27

In the skógr near the edge of the Nakoma Mountain Trust, this section of land is rumoured to be the home of proof of extra-terrestrial life held in a secret storage facility by the Cascadian government. Officially, the plot is owned by the Government in a special use trust with access to the plot being […]

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Pørtland Autonomous Government Zone

The Pørtland Autonomous Government Zone is the area known as the central government district for the Independent Sovereignty of Cascadia. It is overseen by the Overborgmeister of Pørtland. The region enjoys special privileges within the system of Cascadian government.

Powder Mill Murders

WARNING: The following contains graphic descriptions of grisly deaths and murders. In 1916, in the logging town of Powder Mill, a series of unusual and unexplained murders took place. In all, 23 people were found murdered and another 12 people disappeared whose bodies were never found. Among the 23 confirmed murders was the owner of the […]

Public Sphere

One of the main central plazas in the city of Pørtland, the Public Sphere is a round with a sunken circle in it surrounded on all sides by tapered seating. It is the location of the Overborgmeister’s Annual Address and where exhibitions of public shaming typically take place before an audience of onlookers.

Queen Lear in regal attire on a throne, with her three daughters standing beside her.

Queen Lear

A play by William Shakespeare about a mother who must decide how to divide her lands and titles among her three daughters. The play was the first commissioned by Shakespeare’s new patron, Eleanor the Eighteenth, upon the former’s relocation to New Bordeaux at the behest of the Empress. Shakespeare presents the script of ‘Queen Lear’ […]

Rafael Hemdragoon, olive-skinned and dark-haired, paints at an easel in a sunlit studio.

Rafael Hemdragoon

A portrait artist of the Waka-Krangere of Australia, Hemdragoon is most famous for his portraits of Eleanor the Fifteenth, Eleanor the Sixteenth, Eleanor the Seventeenth and his portrait from a likeness of Eleanor the First. A student of Italian portraiture and art, Hemdragoon spent seventeen years studying painting in Italy with Caravaggio and Giovanni Bellini […]

River Murmur at the defendant’s table in court, surrounded by legal counsel and observers.

River Murmur

The infamous “Rent Boy Killer”, River Murmur was accused and censured with the murder of 14 young men, all under 23, between the years 1999 and 2012. At her trial, she claimed that she was prompted to commit the killings by a voice that sang to her as she slept. Upon her censure, she was […]

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Sassy Lass Entertainment

Sassy Lass Entertainment is a company in Cascadia that specializes in lifestyle entertainment. Which is exactly what you think it is. History of Sassy Lass The company was founded by serial entrepreneur James McCann. Upon McCann’s sudden demise as a result of a skiing accident, there was a scandal involving the appearance of two last […]

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Saturn Chronicles

A science-fiction series starring Anna Moreau. Set on the base of Titan in the year 2243, the series follows Anna Moreau’s character Hope Linklater, a beautician, who through a twist of fate becomes involved in the Saturnine Revolution by carrying secret documents for the underground.

Sentral Tower

A large office building in the centre of Cascadia’s capital region, the Sentral Tower is a post-modernist-style building created by, Carmelo Wild Wing, a student of the celebrated Madeline Gabriel. Home of forward-thinking companies like 7d, Cascadia Apparel, and Sirona Health as well as a large congregation of Cascadia’s prominent entertainment companies including Shiori and […]

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Students of the Great Mystery

The Students of the Great Mystery is a religion created and popular in Cascadia. It is considered a belief system more than a prescriptive religion. The Students of the Great Mystery believe that what we see of the world is a microcosm of a much larger system, and series of systems, that replicates itself both […]

The Complex - Pørtland's Favorite Dance Club

The Complex

A dance and social club in Pørtland, Cascadia.

An invitation to the The Howling Claw Supper Club

The Howling Claw Supper Club

In April 1886, Cascadian John Sparrow created The Howling Claw Supper Club. A successful restauranteur, Sparrow’s previous endeavours Bedeviled, The Flying Dodo, and The Wretch and the Swan had allowed him tremendous freedom in the creation of his next endeavour and he used that freedom to create a restaurant like no other. The Howling Claw […]

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The Hub

The city of Pørtland’s transportation centre, the Hub is a massive structure that melds nature with technology in the Cascadian architectural style known as Classical Futurism.

Men and women in work coats gather by brick warehouses and piers on a misty riverbank.

The Wharves

The Wharves is a neighbourhood of Pørtland, Cascadia in the north-northwest of the city that is adjacent to the Willamette River and extends all the way to the Wimahl River. The district has a seedy reputation that has been little reformed over the last two hundred years. Locals gather in a riverside aubergue overlooking the […]

Tower of Mysteries

Built during the reign of Eleanor VIII, the Tower of Mysteries was built for occult rituals rumoured to include human sacrifice.

Towers of Justice

Built during the reign of Eleanor XIII, the Towers of Justice house the Empress’s High Court.