Oldtown

Oldtown is a particularly run-down area of Lost Angels. Typified by slums, flophouses, and derelict or condemned tenement buildings, it’s a testament to the hard times the city is trying to leave behind. The closer the borough extends toward the ruins of old Lost Angels, the worse the squalor becomes. Starvation and deprivation are rampant in Oldtown, and the borough has the city’s worst crime rates.

Closer to the Holy City, things improve slightly, and the old municipal buildings of the city’s early days after the Flood stand, now converted to cheap office spaces, a faded and crumbling monument to Oldtown’s better days. Surrounding this low-budget commercial center, a number of no-frills businesses have sprung up. There are diners, bars, and a handful of stores in the area, and a few apartments and motels manage to keep a reasonably clean image from those who live and work in this rough, once-proud area.

• The Harbor: The shipyards are Oldtown’s proudest feature. One of the few places in the borough that doesn’t appear to be condemned, the amount of shipping the harbor handles is phenomenal. The overwhelming majority of those employed in Oldtown work in or around the harbor. An armored train runs from the docks to the railhead inside the walled city. This train is used to transfer all material to and from the docks, and is always protected by four flights of Guardian Angels. In addition to the sheer volume of trade the port handles, it has a thriving shipyard that makes huge freighters for shipping lines around the world.

• Universal Imports & Exports: One of many nondescript office buildings in Oldtown’s slightly decrepit business district is a plain-fronted office building with a small brass plaque next to the door advertising the office of Universal Imports and Exports (Lost Angels).

• The Red House (?) not much is known about the Red house...but people say it is a lot of fun to visit.