Hi,
     Here is the first Lore Drop to introduce Neo Mint City. I love the idea of giving you more information about the world for my NMC stories. I'll be publishing them in a newsletter first once that is up and running. Then dropping them here 3-4 weeks later. Until that starts I'll release the Lore here for you. PDF at the end of the post.

This was twice as long as I planned for the first Lore Drop. Enjoy!

Sticky regards,
NMC

     Built-in the Great Movie Boom of 1984. Neo Mint City or NMC was built on the old bones of Mint City, a small town. One of five cities intended to be built. Three were completed: San Tinsley, Cumberland Fox City, and Neo Minty City.

     The hope of the new cities was to alleviate the growing capes and criminals problem. The nation's larger cities were being overrun with heroes and villains. None of the name-brand capes or criminals moved in. Now a lot of third-string capes run around stopping third-string and fourth-string criminals.

     NMC was designed as everyone's hometown. A desert to the east, farmlands to the south, mountains to the west, and a large lake to the north.

     Buildings throughout the city were made in different classical city styles. The city planner's goal was to make the city feel lived in. From neighborhood to neighborhood and block to block New Mint City can feel like a whole new city to explore. At the center of town, skyscrapers dominate the blocks around one of the largest city parks in the nation. NMC has just about everything you could want in a small town or large city. The city council is currently trying to become less dependent on cars and develop into a walking city.

     Being near a desert NMC has warm weather year round. Short rain seasons. With a chance of light dusting for snow during the holiday season. 

     The NMC farm district is even divided between micro-independent farms and large corporate farms. This results in fresh, excellent farm-to-table offerings.    

     The mountains near the city have amazing views and are covered with hiking, biking, and ATV/motorbike trails. Rental cabins dot the landscape as well as four hot springs.

     The lake, Drasses’s Lake, has caused problems. Ship vanished from it for the first few years it was used. A freshwater group of Merpeople temporally invaded the city in 1992. They quickly uninvaded when they started seeing Movies and TV shows. Now a tentative peace agreement and a large movie theater district keep everyone safe. They never stated if they were from the past or the future. The Merpeople claim they were not responsible for the vanishing ships. One season of the hit TV show ‘Meet the Morgans’ had a foreign exchange Merkid.

     There are three major problems in NMC. The mysterious cyber alleys that appear at night. A roving gang of cybernetic people engineered for entertainment. Avoid ‘The Laugh Track’ if you hear them coming. The final trouble is street warfare. Not the gangs, but the Paintballers. Due to NMC having several national winning teams the streets have gotten colorful. NMC City Council is in the process of Permit Reform regarding paintball. Currently, they are held up in several committees. The paintballers are very organized and active when it comes to the city council.  

     As a planned city NMC has a vast public transport system that is always improving. Designed with capes in mind it has an excellent disaster and recovery infrastructure in place. Your home gets smashed by capes and criminals? Three days later the new paint is drying on your new house. The nightlife is trendsetting on the world stage. If you have a niche, a micro subculture there is a club for you. Gothic-Greaser-Steampunk circa 1987 there are several clubs for you. Love Hardcore Puck of the 1970s and competition diving? Go on down to Zero Dive. The cosplay club scene is boujee. For you older citizens those clubs are ‘off the hook’ or ‘groove.’ 

Ask a local about Attractions to see:

      Nicest Neighborhood: Rosewood Hills

      Richest Neighborhood: Hepburn Heights

      Hydra Industries Tech Park, home to several tech companies

      NMC Framer Row, a 10 block long farmer's market

      Mint Cloud Harbor, skyscraper based skyport for airships

     Renaissance Street Fair, migratory

     Highland Park, also known as Highland Crystal Park

Static & notes:

     NMC Population: 8.9 Million

     Skyscrapers: 404, with 16 under construction. 

     Bar = 7,500+ Legal bar

     Night Clubs = 2,700+ 

     Two Amusement Parks: One haunted

     City Teams placed 2nd, 4th, 5th, and 9th in the Nation BJ’s Paintball League last year.

     Temporal Note: When you’re reading this it’s either the near future or the past. If it's before 1984 don’t worry the town is coming. 

City Introduction by

Neo Mint City

2023