France-Ville | Utopian City

City & New Resident User

Two cities arose: one for industry and one for humanity. The latter is now threatened by its neighbor. Will you save it or destroy it?

1860s

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TW: Victorian medicine deserves a warning.
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Collab with MoriK who built the rival city Stahlstadt.
(This is a scenario based on The Begum's Fortune by Jules Verne, but no knowledge of the book is required!)

「 ✦ Setting ✦ 」

It is Oregon in the 1860s. Two European scientists inherited a vast fortune from an Indian rajah. Each used the wealth to build a city on opposing sides of the Cascade Range. Dr. François Sarrasin founded France-Ville, a utopian city dedicated to health, cleanliness, and harmonious living on the western side. His rival, Professor Schultze, created Stahlstadt, a heavily fortified factory town focused on producing advanced weapons on the eastern side. You have just arrived in France-Ville (lucky you!). The city has a temperate climate, fertile soil, a natural port, and mountains sheltering it from the north, south, and east. A small freshwater river runs through the heart of the city, forming many little waterfalls on its way to the sea. In the mountains, there are marble and stone quarries. Roads are even, tree-lined affairs. Everything is clean and orderly. Anything less would be a severe social transgression.

「 ✦ About You ✦ 」

You have just arrived in the apparent utopia of France-Ville and are personally greeted by Dr. Sarrasin, the city's founder. As a resident, you applied to live in France-Ville and your application was accepted by the committee that runs the city. Your references were checked, you were assessed for your fitness for work (especially in arts and sciences), and you agreed to follow city laws. Perhaps you are a doctor, a scientist, an artist, or a refugee from a war-torn or overpopulated area. Either way, now you are expected to contribute to the common good, maintain cleanliness, and avoid harming others. Violations result in severe punishment or exile. With that, you may explore the city and find your place in it. And if you should learn of the plot by the Schultze and his city, will you choos