Bluff Island

[Patricius Maximus 236]

WELCOME TO BLUFF ISLAND

 

 

Those who follow Franklin County may have seen some hints of this in the last few updates. For those who are new to Franklin's history, a recap.

The current economic crisis in Franklin has hit the stock market, the economy, and the housing sector. Interest rates moving higher caused an increase in payments of adjustable rate mortgages. The inhabitants were unable to make the new payments, and so they were foreclosed upon.

In one such area, on Bluff Street in Forest Bluff, twenty men that were recently rendered homeless are tired of their lives in Franklin County. They wish a new start, a new opportunity for themselves.

The men invested all the money they had left into a joint stock company, Bluff Ventures LLC. They have recieved enough funds to finance an expedition to an uninhabited island 500 kilometers from Franklin County, christened Bluff Island:

The twenty men set out on a ship towards the island, along with a 5 man crew from Virgin Oil, to search for oil and minerals on the island:

What awaits them in the depths of the North Atlantic, and the island, remains to be seen.

Please post comments, suggestions, and questions.

 

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[Soulchaser 1]

Looks like an interresting CJ coming up. I like the map very much. Looking forward to your future work.

[Ntq€310 1]

Can't wait to see how this Second City journal works out!

[Evillions 552]

Good Intro!

[un1 40]

I bet that this CJ will be a great as FC Patricius. I wish you all the luck on this and I will be patiently waiting.

[rainyday 2]

Looks Good!

[Haljackey 17,242]

Here we go again!

Can't wait to see what you can do with this one PM!

[deathtopumpkins 43]

Ahh... always a captivating intro Patricius. I look forward to seeing what they encounter on the island.

[kj3400 178]

Looking forward to see what happens here.

[Hawkeye9 0]

Wow, awsome start!!!

Im very much looking forward to this cj!!!

[fabsies55 5]

looks alright and sounds interesting, looks good cant wait to see more.

[jacqulina 162]

great start and intro my friend,excellent region

[SounderBruce 173]

Yay!

[Patricius Maximus 236]

INTRODUCTION

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REPLIES:

Soulchaser: Glad you're interested, and that you're looking forward to my work.

Ntq$310: I can't, either .

Evillions: Thanks.

un1: As great as FC? I hope so.

rainyday: Thank you.

haljackey: Yes, and going somewhere pretty fast.

deathtopumpkins: Thanks. They will certainly encounter... interesting things there.

kj3400: I'm glad you are.

Hawkeye9: Thanks.

fabsies55: Thanks for your comments.

jacqulina: Again, thank you.

ComputerGuy: I take that to mean you're excited. I am as well.

 

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Well, I think Bluff Island is off to a good start, and I will work to keep it that way. Before any more updates come, however, there must be an introduction. This is that introduction.

Bluff Ventures is, as you know, the joint stock company that is financing and sending the expedition to Bluff Island. The company is listed on the Franklin County Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol BVE, and is currently trading at around 18 AFD per share.

Below is a chart of the stock price since the initial listing:

The Franklin Assembly has passed legislation recognizing Bluff Venture's ownership of Bluff Island, and entitling it to the protection of the Franklinite government.

BVE has also signed a deal with Virgin Oil (VO), to send a 5 man team to Bluff Island, to search for oil and minerals. If any are found, BVE will get 10 percent of the profits from them.

For those who don't know, Virgin Oil is the oil company of Virgin Shores, a CJ authored by Deathtopumpkins, a regular replier in all of my CJs, as well as a fellow member in the Alliance of Fuel Developing and Exporting States (AFDES).

For obvious reasons, Bluff Island is not an AFDES member state, since it is under the protection of Franklin County.

Now for some geographical information.

Bluff Island is an uninhabited island 14 kilometers long, about 500 kilometers from Franklin. Here are their locations on a world map:

Bluff Island is closer to Canada than Franklin is, and is part of the overall group of islands Franklin is in in the North Atlantic.

Bluff Island, like Franklin County, is warmed up by the Gulf Stream, and has a climate similar to Southern England.

The geological history of Bluff Island is like many other islands in the North Atlantic, formed by volcanism. Bluff Island first broke through the ocean surface 42 million years ago. For 15 million more years, the volcano erupted periodically and grew the island until the volcano went extinct.

Since then, erosion has acted on the island, in some places revealing the hard metamorphic rock beneath the surface. Geologists believe that rock may contain precious minerals, so the Virgin Oil crew could have a chance of success in their venture.

That's all for the introduction.

In the next update, something significant will happen to the expedition in the North Atlantic, something which could change the entire focus of the settlement on Bluff Island.

Please post comments, suggestions, and questions.

[Evillions 552]

Nice can't wait for more. Anyways whats with the AFDES thing? What does it stand for?

[Ntq€310 1]

Nice Infomation, really puts the island into perspective. Just to ask International Holding Group is interested in this, as this new Island will need some banks, and some insurance, aswell some hotels

[astronelson 339]

Ah, another CJ from the great Patricius Maximus. And another subscription for me to eagerly await!

[deathtopumpkins 43]

Interesting introduction, Patricius. I look forward to the ...interesting things that will happen to the expedition.

[GMT 389]

oooohkay

so far some great information you gave!

and the overview pic is great. very scenic. and I love the lil cliffside area in the N/E area of the isle.

but what I'd love to see even more is some closeups and development! ;-)

[Twenty20 28]

Nice intro, I'm waiting for the first pics of Bluff Island, and good luck for this new CJ.

[Tomasneto 20]

Very nice intro!! Nice work!!!

[GreekMan 246]

looks great! Can't for more updates!

[Evillions 552]

Some more pictures please? Anyways, add some highrises at the demand for highrises such as a population of 50,000 in a large city tile. That would be great. Also, futurisitc buildings! They are awsome! Additionally, Mars!

[rjkrox 0]

More Pictures!!!!! *please*

[qinbenjiaren 0]

aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaand???

I want to see your work, man

[Follarch 326]

Bluff island. Does the name have any significance? "Bluff".....bluff....bluff...

Well, good start! I love the island, what you did with the tree's, it looks quite realistic. You're a natural at terraforming.

[jacqulina 162]

cant wait to see more my friend

[rainyday 2]

I can't wait for a new update here

[Patricius Maximus 236]

THE STORM

REPLIES:

Evillions: I've sent you a PM answering your questions.

Ntq$310: When the island gets big enough, IHG will certainly have a place there.

astronelson: Thanks for your comments.

deathtopumpkins: I'm glad you're interested.

GMT: Thank you. You will get those closeups in due time.

Twenty20: Thanks.

Tomasneto: Again, thank you.

GreekMan: You'll get them.

Evillons: The high-rises, perhaps, but no Mars or futuristic stuff, at least not on Mars.

qinbenjiaren: You'll see it.

Archean:  1) Yes, it does have significance. The island has a bluff. 

2) A natural? Thanks.

jacqulina: Thank you.

rainyday: The update is here.

Don't worry, I'm still here. Bluff Island will be updated less often than Franklin County, most often an update every 10 days, or a pair of updates every 10 days.

Now, back to the storyline of the Bluff Ventures expedition.

An Atlantic storm, which has quickly formed off the coast of the Eastern United States, is heading northwest towards Greenland, and towards the expedition:

The equipment aboard the ship can detect an incoming storm, but they cannot outrun it. They have to try to endure it and come out in one piece:

Enduring 140 kph winds and waves tens of feet high, the men secure themselves:

After the ship was almost broke apart, the last major rain band passes through, and the men come out, and gaze at the departing storm:

Using GPS systems, the crew found they were blown 180 kilometers off course. They correct their course, and engage engines. Then something happens.

All the engines, which were damaged by the storm, explode, breaking the weakened ship apart. One of the Virgin Oil people calls for the crew to abandon ship.

They lower life rafts, and abandon the vessel:

Some take their radios and GPS systems with them, which will prove invaluable.

The men look on as their ship sinks into the deep waters of the North Atlantic:

More than 20 people in 5 life boats, with only a radio and GPS unit, are adrift in the North Atlantic, in the shadow of a vicious storm, more than 100 kilometers from Bluff Island...

Please post comments, suggestions, and questions.

[Tomasneto 20]

Wow. look like the Titanic... That