Mor Moon Mountain Vault
Roughly one generation ago, the Clarke Pure Blood family was expanding a granite quarrying operation hundreds of miles southeast of the Lost Angels area when months of blasting uncovered something beneath the stone. Buried within a granite mountain, sealed by tons of earth and soil accumulated since the Fall, lay a pre-Fall records vault preserved by natural geothermal stabilization. The blasting had damaged small sections, but the vault's design protected the vast majority of its tunnels.
Inside, the Clarke family found surviving genealogical records on microfilm, though hundreds of thousands more had degraded beyond recovery. They found non-functional technical devices. And they found miles of rows of metal casings containing small boxes, each holding digital storage devices sealed in aged clear bags and cased in soft foam. The technology to read these devices has not been recovered or completely understood. The Clarke family has identified that the objects may become accessible when cultures redevelop sufficient scientific knowledge, but that day has not arrived.
The most provocative contents are the last-minute entries: thin plastic plates with etched or burned information, added by someone just before the vault was sealed permanently. Only Clarke family members have seen the plates. Second-hand accounts from employees and friends describe a single perspective on the fall of humanity, heavily flavored by pre-Fall religious bias, referencing overpopulation, social control of the masses, economic warfare, and engineering food to cull humanity. The Clarke family has bolted the entrance shut, built a stronghold settlement around it, and guards the vault with the conviction of people who believe they are protecting knowledge that the world is not yet ready to use. Their heirs continue the work.
Inside, the Clarke family found surviving genealogical records on microfilm, though hundreds of thousands more had degraded beyond recovery. They found non-functional technical devices. And they found miles of rows of metal casings containing small boxes, each holding digital storage devices sealed in aged clear bags and cased in soft foam. The technology to read these devices has not been recovered or completely understood. The Clarke family has identified that the objects may become accessible when cultures redevelop sufficient scientific knowledge, but that day has not arrived.
The most provocative contents are the last-minute entries: thin plastic plates with etched or burned information, added by someone just before the vault was sealed permanently. Only Clarke family members have seen the plates. Second-hand accounts from employees and friends describe a single perspective on the fall of humanity, heavily flavored by pre-Fall religious bias, referencing overpopulation, social control of the masses, economic warfare, and engineering food to cull humanity. The Clarke family has bolted the entrance shut, built a stronghold settlement around it, and guards the vault with the conviction of people who believe they are protecting knowledge that the world is not yet ready to use. Their heirs continue the work.
Purpose / Function
The Mor Moon Mountain Vault was a pre-Fall records preservation facility, sealed within a granite mountain and preserved by natural geothermal stabilization. The Clarke Pure Blood family discovered it during quarrying operations and has since dedicated itself to protecting the vault's contents: surviving genealogical records on microfilm, non-functional technical devices, and miles of rows of metal casings containing digital storage devices sealed in aged clear bags and soft foam. The technology to read these devices has not been recovered. The Clarke family guards the vault with the conviction of people who believe they are protecting knowledge the world is not yet ready to use.
Design
Buried within a granite mountain hundreds of miles southeast of the Lost Angels area. Natural geothermal stabilization preserved the vault's contents through the centuries since the Fall. Small sections were damaged by the blasting that uncovered the vault, but the design protected the vast majority of tunnels. The Clarke family has since bolted the entrance shut and built a stronghold settlement around it.
Hazards & Traps
The vault is sealed and guarded by the Clarke family's stronghold settlement. Access is restricted. The contents include thin plastic plates with etched information added just before the vault was permanently sealed, describing a single perspective on the fall of humanity that references overpopulation, social control, economic warfare, and engineered food designed to cull humanity. The information itself may be as dangerous as any physical threat.
History
Roughly one generation ago, the Clarke Pure Blood family was expanding a granite quarrying operation when months of blasting uncovered the sealed vault. Inside they found microfilm genealogical records, though hundreds of thousands more had degraded beyond recovery. They found non-functional devices and miles of sealed digital storage. The most provocative discovery was the last-minute entries: thin plastic plates with etched information added by someone just before the vault was permanently sealed. Only Clarke family members have seen the plates. The family bolted the entrance, built their stronghold, and their heirs continue the work of guarding what may be the most complete record of pre-Fall civilization remaining in the wasteland.
Sealed pre-Fall records vault with miles of unreadable digital archives and guarded secrets
