Roadstead
From the outside, Roadstead looks like every other dusty holdout on the road to nowhere: bitter hooch, hardy stew, and a handful of guards who would rather you kept moving. The aging factory complex squats between the Missory Bay on one side and the crumbling ruins of a small midwestern town on the other, and nothing about its appearance suggests anything worth a second look.
That is the point.
Behind the facade, the factory extends five stories up and three stories below ground. Inside, scientists from the Appleseeds' Ark Project collaborate with medical doctors developing new cures and treatments. Crimson Cross Caravan crews move supplies in and out with the practiced discretion of people who understand that drawing attention to a medical revolution in progress is an excellent way to ensure it never finishes. A separate group of researchers from both coasts is working on water purification technology powerful enough to clean the Missory Bay itself, a project whose ambition is matched only by the patience required to make it real.
Sainthood of Ashes marksmen and guards cover the natural chokepoints formed by the bay and the crumbling town, ensuring that anyone approaching gets a thorough look before they get close. The settlement is a Sainthood operation at its core: priests, scientists, and doctors unified by the conviction that knowledge is worth protecting, even (especially) when the wasteland does not know it exists.
That is the point.
Behind the facade, the factory extends five stories up and three stories below ground. Inside, scientists from the Appleseeds' Ark Project collaborate with medical doctors developing new cures and treatments. Crimson Cross Caravan crews move supplies in and out with the practiced discretion of people who understand that drawing attention to a medical revolution in progress is an excellent way to ensure it never finishes. A separate group of researchers from both coasts is working on water purification technology powerful enough to clean the Missory Bay itself, a project whose ambition is matched only by the patience required to make it real.
Sainthood of Ashes marksmen and guards cover the natural chokepoints formed by the bay and the crumbling town, ensuring that anyone approaching gets a thorough look before they get close. The settlement is a Sainthood operation at its core: priests, scientists, and doctors unified by the conviction that knowledge is worth protecting, even (especially) when the wasteland does not know it exists.
History
The doctors and caravan drivers of the Crimson Cross Caravans converted an aging factory complex into a post-apocalyptic medical refuge, deliberately maintaining its modest appearance to avoid attracting unwanted attention. The location was chosen for its natural defenses: the Missory Bay shields one approach while the ruins of a small midwestern town create chokepoints on the other.
Over time, the facility expanded beneath the surface, adding three subterranean levels to its five above ground. Scientists from the Appleseeds joined the Crimson Cross medical staff, bringing agricultural research and seed preservation into a facility already dedicated to developing new cures. The collaboration between the two Sainthood sub-sects has produced a research center that operates across multiple disciplines, from medicine to water purification to agricultural science.
The settlement's current era is defined by its most ambitious project: a water purification system powerful enough to clean the Missory Bay. Researchers from both coasts contribute to the effort, working in laboratories hidden behind a facade of bad liquor and thick stew. The cure for tomorrow, as locals are fond of saying, is being brewed in a factory the world thinks is a roadside dive.
Over time, the facility expanded beneath the surface, adding three subterranean levels to its five above ground. Scientists from the Appleseeds joined the Crimson Cross medical staff, bringing agricultural research and seed preservation into a facility already dedicated to developing new cures. The collaboration between the two Sainthood sub-sects has produced a research center that operates across multiple disciplines, from medicine to water purification to agricultural science.
The settlement's current era is defined by its most ambitious project: a water purification system powerful enough to clean the Missory Bay. Researchers from both coasts contribute to the effort, working in laboratories hidden behind a facade of bad liquor and thick stew. The cure for tomorrow, as locals are fond of saying, is being brewed in a factory the world thinks is a roadside dive.
