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Agency 1667 - The Spy Agency for Cascadia

Agency 1667

Created in the same year of Cascadia’s independence, Agency 1667 was the clandestine organization started as an answer to the Waka-Krangere of Australia’s secretive 1151. Since 2002, the agency has been run by Eva Salal. In 2021, Filthy Lucre Magazine reported that the agency was actively looking to counter the influence of foreign spies working […]

Empire Universe - Captain Cutter

Captain Cutter

A commander in the Cascadian army during the War of Independence, Captain Horatio Cutter was the most prominent traitor to the Cascadian side, conspiring to deliver three generals, two admirals and seven war chiefs into the hands of the Waka-Krangere of Australia during a war council. Captain Cutter’s plot was uncovered by his own second, […]

Early morning view of Corbét's main street with small-town buildings and distant mountains.

Corbét

Corbét is a small town at the edge of the Nakoma Mountain Expanse. The town is situated at the start of the Great Gorge of the Wimahl River. Residents of Corbét gather along the Wimahl River amid the region’s dramatic gorge walls.

Cornelia Street

Cornelia Street is a major thoroughfare in the city of Pørtland, Cascadia, which is known as the centre of bohemian activity in the city.

A painting of the infamous serial killer Corvus.

Corvus

According to trial transcripts, Corvus is the killer of more than 172 people between the years 1901 and 1917. The most prolific serial killer in the history of Cascadia, and one of the most infamous killers in the history of the world, Corvus, whose real name is unknown, was the illegitimate son of a prostitute […]

Death of Jasper Taylor

Official Explanation Cascadia was experiencing a tremendous electrical storm that combined the awesome power of a 100-year thunderstorm with a solar storm that disrupted power grids, electronic communications, and generally played havoc with any number of electrical systems. One of those systems, according to records released by Paralux in the wake of Jasper Taylor’s death […]

Eva Salal - Empire Universe

Eva Salal

Born in Si’ahl, in 1974, Eva Salal became the head of Agency 1667, Cascadia’s espionage agency, in the year 2002 and has served in that position since then.

Nathan Chambers stands at a podium with the Cascadian emblem, addressing the nation.

First Minister

The position of First Minister is the highest position of government within the Independent Sovereignty of Cascadia. The First Minister holds the title of Head of State and Head of Government for the nation-state of Cascadia. The role is elected to serve five-year terms by the popular vote of the people and forms a government […]

Workers build stone public housing as a woman official oversees the 1890s construction site.

Great Housing Crisis of 1895

In 1895, in the city of Pørtland, a group of building-lessors gathered together and decided to engage in what was termed “The Big Squeeze” in which they would systematically raise rents on their sub-tenants to squeeze from them every conceivable cent. The Big Squeeze resulted in a 400% jump in the unhoused population in the […]

Independent Sovereignty of Cascadia

The Independent Sovereignty of Cascadia, commonly referred to as Cascadia, is a nation-state in the NW area of North America. Founded upon the idea of open markets, religious liberty, and respect for the environment, Cascadia is one of the most economically powerful and technologically advanced countries in the world. The country is governed by a […]

The Symbol of the Iron Hammer

Iron Hammer

The Iron Hammer is a fabled secret society tasked with the protection of Cascadia against all enemies foreign and domestic. Origins of the Iron Hammer Iron Hammer is said to have its origins at a bar known as the Frog and Lily Pad in Pørtland. A man and woman gathered together in the bar, meeting […]

Madeline Gabriel looking at one of her famous buildings

Madeline Gabriel

A famous Cascadian architect and the foremost leader of the Post-Modernist School of architecture.

Aerial photograph of dense forests, winding rivers, and Nakoma Mountain in the background.

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.

Overborgmeister

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

Paralux Unlimited

Paralux Unlimited

The Paralux Conglomeration came to life in 1974 as the brainchild of two young physicists tinkering on a side project. In a Pørtland, Cascadia garage Toshe Marinos and Jasper Taylor devised an ingenious method for storing blood without refrigeration. Until 1985, Paralux was run jointly by the two founders who served as Co-Executive Officers. Toshe Marinos took over […]

An image from Cascadia Plot 27, where the government of Cascadia is rumoured to hold evidence of alien life

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 […]

Pørtland, Cascadia Flag

Pørtland

The Autonomous Capital Region of Pørtland (Pørtland ACR) is the greater metropolitan area surrounding the capital of Cascadia. Under the terms of the Great Cascadian Compact, the ACR holds a special place within the Sovereignty. Within the capital region, the Overborgmeister is the de-facto leader in all matters relating to the region. Their power within […]

Officials and citizens gather outside a modernist government building with indigenous art in a green city center.

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.

Qviksyndi Forest

Qviksyndi Forest The Qviksyndi Forest is a renowned wooded expanse lying east and south of the Wimahl River, occupying the eastern banks of the Qviksyndi River—a significant tributary that originates on the north slopes of Wy’east, the tallest peak of the central Montagnes de Cascade. Shrouded in dense canopies of cedar, fir, and black cottonwood, […]

Aerial photograph showing Research Plaza’s modern glass-and-steel building with green rooftop sections and biologists tending plants.

Research Plaza

Home of Cascadia technology giant SoftLogic, Research Plaza is known for its deliberately empty sections that were created to allow nature a fingerhold in the building. These sections, with access restricted, are home to birds, plants, and insects that are cared for by a team of biologists and zoologists who maintain their habitats high above […]

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 […]

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 […]

The Complex - Pørtland's Favorite Dance Club

The Complex

A dance and social club in Pørtland, Cascadia.