Setting:Location

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Overview

Geographically, the city of Eldritch takes up the area where Eureka California exists in Northern California, and expands past it's boundaries up past Arcata to the north, stopping short of Calville, and out past Freshwater and Indianola to the east, stopping short of Kneeland, Korbel, and Blue Lake. It also incorporates the north Jetty (Samoa and Humbolt Bay) on the Western side.

Arcata Bay has been renamed as well, to suit Eldritch's theme, and the addition of a land mass in the center of this bay has been added (The Nexus).

As well, an Underground has been added, not in the subway sense, but in the sense of a subterannean city several hundred feet below the surface. It is a hidden city, only accessible by those in the know, and the place where supernaturals live freely in their natural states. Here beings can use their powers without the need to hide them from the uninitiated members of humanity.

Statistics

Population

City: 2,345,666
Urban: 10,987,666
Metro: 15,666,789
Demonym: Eldritchan

Area

City Size: 425.5 sq mi (1102.04 km2)
Land Area: 358.9 sq mi (929.5 km2)
Water Area: 66.6 sq mi (172.5 km2)
Timezone: PST (UTC-8)
Areacodes: 666, 777, 707

Geography

Eldritch is situated within California's Redwood Empire region due to its proximity to exceptional natural resources (and to those in the know, on a nexus of mystical ley lines). These include the spectacular coast of the Pacific Ocean, Arcana Bay, and several rivers in addition to Redwood National and State Parks. The location of Eldritch on U.S. 101 is 283 miles (455 km) north of San Francisco and 315 miles (507 km) north and west of Sacramento. Eldritch is the closest major city to the most central point of the United States' Pacific Coastline. Eureka's port facilities - the Port of Arcana Bay - is the largest protected deep-water port between San Francisco Bay and Puget Sound.

The city begins with its central island in the center of Arcana Bay and increases in elevation slightly as it spreads north, south, and east. This city is a major metropolis, with massive skyscrapers dominating the Nexus and Downtown areas, which eventually taper to the north, south, and east into eventual homes and buildings under 10 stories. It is bordered on the north by abundant, primarily Redwood and Douglas-fir second growth forests. The eastern portion rises into hill country.

Geology

Eldritch has been subject to earthquakes in the past, most notably the quake of 1929. The fault lines run beneath the city in a strange pattern, resembling a sort of pentagram, and centering on the Nexus in Arcana Bay. There are also numerous cave systems to the north in the redwood forests, caused by the massive trees' root structures, underground water sources to the east.

Climate

Due to it's proximity to the ocean, and the presence of Arcana Bay (though arcane scholars know that it is really the doing of the ley lines), Eldritch has tempertures more akin to Ukiah California, further south and east, than one would expect. The average high temperature is 73.5 °F (23.1 °C). Average low temperature is 46.1 °F (7.8 °C). Temperatures reach 90 °F (32 °C) on an average of 65.6 days annually and 100 °F (37.78 °C) on an average of 14.4 days annually. Due to frequent low humidity, summer temperatures normally drop into the fifties at night. Freezing temperatures average 34.2 days per year. The record high temperature was 119 °F (48 °C) on July 22, 1995, and the record low temperature was 10 °F (−12 °C) on December 9, 1972. July is normally the hottest month with a normal high of 91.4 °F (33.0 °C) and a normal low of 55.3 °F (12.9 °C). December has normally the coldest temperatures with a normal high of 55.6 °F (13.1 °C) and a normal low of 36.2 °F (2.3 °C).

Government

The city is governed by a mayor-council system. The current mayor is Kelvin Hobbes. There are 11 city council districts. Other elected city officials include the District Attorney and the City Controller. The district attorney, elected by county voters, prosecutes misdemeanors and felonies within the city limits and unincorporated areas of Humboldt County.

The Eldritch Police Department (EPD) polices the city of Eldritch and it contains a Harbor Authority Department (which is responsible for sea law enforcement services in Arcana Bay).

Education

Each district in Eldritch contains its own school district bearing the same name. Public elementary, middle, and high schools are spread out in each district to minimize bussing distances for students. All students living more than a quarter mile from their school are required to take the bus, with the exception of high school seniors possessing a drivers' license and submitting a parental permission form to drive on their own. Private schools are scattered throughout town, in Eldritch Hills, Seaside, North Point, and Harbor's End.

UC Eldritch, the Eldritch Art Institute, and Eldritch Community College are located in the East End, while Eldritch Trade-Tech is located in Uptown. Tuition ranges from $1000 per year (2 semesters) for community college (no board) to about $21,000 per year (2 semesters) for the University including dormitory boarding and meal plan. The Art Institute is approximately $8,000 per quarter. ETT charges $20 per course unit, with most single classes being 3 units, 5 if they have labs.

Transportation

Eldritch has many forms of mass and public transit. The Yellow Cab, Speedy Ride, and City Service cab companies operate in all districts. A monorail system provides speedy above ground transport throughout The Nexus and around Arcana Bay, connecting with bus terminals in each district. Metro bus lines cover every district with busses running from 5 am until 2 am daily. Park and ride lots are scattered throughout residential districts to encourage citizens to take the bus or carpool to work. The main hub for train travel and bussing is the Transit Center in Uptown. Eldritch International Airport provides worldwide air travel options from it's location in North Point.

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Topside Directory

Topside Directory
Bay View	Downtown	East End
Grand Illusion Nightclub Serendipity Casino Topsides Surf and Turf Wasabi Sushi Bar Arcana Bay Amusement Park Bay View Boardwalk Eldritch Aquarium Eldritch Zoo	The Downtown Market Time Out Sports	The Daily Grind Coffee Shop Flotsam and Jetsam Antiques The Offbeat Bazaar University of California at Eldritch Arcana Bay Art Museum The Talisman Theater
Eldritch Hills	Harbor's End	Indian Island
Opulence Apartments Synergy Gym Arcana Bay Yacht Club Eldritch Public High School Eldritch Hills Country Club Luxuriance Spa	Covenant Apartments Aethaleia Automotive Repairs Corner Pocket Pool Hall Harbor's End Youth Center Arcana Bay Docks	Sacred Wiyot Burial Ground
The Nexus	North Point	Seaside
City Hall Eldritch History Museum Amory Eldritch Memorial Park	Verdant View Apartments North Point Stables Eldritch International Airport Redwood National Park	Ocean Breeze Condominiums Ebb Tide Restaurant One and Done Surf Shop Argent Beach
South Jetty	Uptown
Area 666 Eldritch Naval Base Pier 51	The Crooked Halo Fence Posts Bowling Alley The Ten-Four Diner Eldritch Memorial Hospital Eldritch Public Library Uptown Transit Center Eldritch Police Headquarters

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The Bazaar	Diversion Point	The Gurgian Hegemony
Hocus Pocus Charms and Spells One Man's Trash Pawn Shop Ragnarok Weapon Shop	Auntie Up's Casino Neon Pajamas Restaurant The Mystic Menagerie Circus	The Tidal Caves Poseidon's Hall
Jade Light District	The Node	The Rootlands
The Warrens All In Poker Joint Anything Goes Club	Synod Building Collegium Arcanum	The Wolf Den
The Underhill	The Underlake	The Unhallowed
The Joint The Monster Market	Brisco's Beach Gear Subterranean Shaved Ice	The Catacombs Sepulcri Magnus
The Waterworks
Shucky's Bar The Pit