Adaham District
History:Adaham has had a checkered past. Decades ago, it was a center of industry, harvesting resources from the bordering Stone Forest. The workers didn’t risk angering the elementals by logging, instead mining the meadows where the mineral-rich trees fell ages before. WIth a steady flow of rare material and precious gemstones, the district experienced great wealth and prestige.
Of course, all great things must come to an end. Restricted to the meadows, and all but forbidden from logging, there was no room for expansion. Soon, the open-pits bottomed out and, with that, the industry halted. The wealthy packed up and left, with the middle-class following soon after. Refineries closed their doors, and the apartment complexes emptied out.
Adaham became a slum. Poverty was rife, and the streets could only be described as ”semi-controlled anarchy.” The district chief was the leader of whatever gang held the most influence. It is dangerous to walk the streets at night, and exploring the myriad of empty buildings could end up with you stumbling upon the more..carnivorous citizens or witnessing something a less-than-scrupulous syndicate doesn’t want to be seen.
At least, that was the case up to five years ago…
Witnesses described seeing an angel clothed in white flying out of a bank of clouds. Shortly afterwards, the then-district chief’s administrative building erupted in flames. As suddenly as it arrived, the angel disappeared. Days later, a wealthy man by the name of Edward Flank arrived with a mercenary outfit…
Current Day Overview:Edward Flank seeks to restore Adaham to its former glory, no matter the cost. The main streets have been cleaned up, the refineries repaired, the apartments returned to livable conditions. It is a time consuming process that requires a lot of capital, and there are plenty of areas just off the main roads that are still ghettos.
Flank is not entirely benevolent, however. Said refineries are being put under the Adaham Mineral Corporation’s name, a corporation he himself started up. Those who become a thorn in his side are forcibly removed from the district or just disappear.
The surrounding districts is wary of Flank; After all, the timing of the supposed angel attack and him setting up shop is far too short to be coincidence. Not to mention the fact that the mines have been exhausted for decades now, so him creating a corporation tailored to such an industry is quite suspect.