Introduction
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Pandora. A land long unsettled due to its extreem isolation. Far away from any other continents and lacking any special resources, Pandora has been seen as more costly than it's worth. Finally, after seeing the success of the "Asian Tigers" (South Korea, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Singapore), a joint-stock company was set up to colonize this unsettled expanse and hope to turn it into an economic success.
Several ships left the Port of Los Angeles on March 10th, 2002. The passengers were made up of mostly Americans and Brits, with many other kinds of peoples making up a sizable minority. They traveled to the land of Pandora, on one of the far corners of the Pacific. Landfall was made on March 21st, 2002 (now a colony holiday). The colonists decided to make their capital at the mouth of the Pandora River, and from there would build a colony to rival many a modern country in terms of sheer economic output, education, health, beauty, etc.
It has now been a year since the colonists settled. This entry will demonstrate how far they have come.
Fig. 0.1 Here is an overview of the colony thus far. To the bottom left is the Pacific Ocean. To the right is Creon Lake. The river in both the middle and top is the Pandora River. The capital is located to the bottom left of the settlement
Fig. 0.2 The capital, still under developement as is evidenced by the vacant land in the bottom left and right of the picture. The "Capital Point" as it is called, is located on a island caused by the river splitting at the mouth. The mayor's house is located to the upper right of the capital district (the mayor of the city is pretty powerful, as he reigns over about half the population of the entire continent). Also, the American and British influences can be seen well in this picture by the combination of styles of buildings and street patters.
Fig 0.3 A closer view of the capital. The capital station can be seen in the lower right, as well as the presidential palace to the right.
Fig 0.4 A view of the central downtown district, still in the capital. The major market can be seen next to the avenue in the bottom right. The bridge leads to the same island as in Fig. 1.2. The main rail termial can be seen top center. This terminus is the major station of the whole rail system.
Fig 0.5 Further down the tracks we find the main rail yard. Today, it looks like the yard is pretty much deserted, which is good as it means all of the trains (all four of them) are currently operational. Most of it is there for future use once the colony expands.
Fig 0.6 Our last picture today is even further down the tracks, at the start of the industrial district. The two power plants fueling the whole colony can be seen foremost in this picture at their peak hours. They are gas, as natural gas is one of the few resources of any value on the continent. The central military compound is in the bottom of the picture. It was one of the first things built after landfall, in order to protect the colonists from pirates and other rogue vagabonds. Most of the tanks and other military hardware were leased from the US military in a mutual alliance pact.
That's it for today! Look for future entries detailing the rest of the colony as well as future progressions!
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