Trimounts
Trimounts is a Columbian nomadic city where Rhine Lab's headquarters is located.
Background[edit]
Trimounts was founded fifteen years (Terran year 1084) originally as a traveler's rest spot built by seven frontier pioneers with their three burdenbeasts upon reaching the barrenland, hence giving its name.[2] As time passed, it eventually developed into a bustling nomadic city. It is also the heart of Columbia's scientific and technological advances spearheaded by the Trimounts Institute of Technology with notable graduates such as Kristen and Saria of R.L. and also Loken Williams the mad scientist. Along with R.L., the city is also the house of hundreds of technological and scientific companies as well as those having a considerable presence there such as Volvort Kochinski.
Trimounts is indeed a technological hub filled with modern skyscrapers and paved roads. Over a dozen city plates are designated for R&D purposes, while Districts 2 and 5 serve as primarilly residential areas.[3][4] On the other hand, there are numerous frontier pioneers settled in the outskirts of the city, with many of them risking their lives exploring and settling in these uncharted deserts. Just like any other Columbian settlements, most of them are Infected from other areas doing cheap labor to help afford the premium insurance, get their freedom, and at least live another day. A considerable population of Infected also reside in the Shantytown, Trimounts' slums district.
R.L. has been quietly utilizing Trimounts' resources to fulfill its scientific research. It sets up many research facilities at its outskirts such as the "Test Site 359" which offer jobs for the pioneers in exchange for their medical treatment. However, they secretly entice them to take part in their experiments by offering better rewards to them, hence luring them to become their test subjects. As part of its grand ambition to explore space, R.L. collaborates with the Columbian Department of Defense in the superweapon program—the "Horizon Arc Project,“ but R.L. secretly hijacked the program by funneling its energy source towards the "Hall of Stasis", an underground ruin of the previous civilization beneath the city that is filled with numerous Sarcophagi. The supernatural phenomenon in which the Arc-01 blasted the "Starpod" was later titled the "Trimounts Arc" by later generations.
Notable people[edit]
| Character | Information | Status |
|---|---|---|
| A Leithanian professor and former director of the Rhine Lab Structural Section; Died at the age of 58 due to complications while subjecting himself to a Chimeric Treatment | Deceased | |
| Former Wrankwood actress, Maylander special agent, and director of the Rhine Lab Human Resource Incvestigation section. Retired shortly after the Trimounts Arc incident | Alive | |
| Childhood friend of Sonny and officer of the Trimounts City Police Department | Alive | |
| A former lawyer who had to suspend his internship after contracting Oripathy. Later joined the frontier pioneers | Alive |
Other notable people[edit]
- Jim Burton: The host of "The Late Late Show" radio program from the Trimounts Broadcasting System (TBS) network. Following the "Trimounts Arc" phenomenon, he interviewed Muelsyse in a special episode of his show talking about said event, and many other topics related to the Terran skies. He believes that the "Burdenmen" are preventing Terrans from reaching the sky.[5]
Notable landmarks[edit]
- Rhine Lab Headquarters
- Trimounts Common: A park located in the downtown area, famous for the exotic design of its fountain.[6]
- Trimounts University
- Trimounts Institute of Technology
- Columbian Art & Design Center
- Black Beat Bar: Located in 12 Moon Lane street, in the Trimounts Old Town district, it is the bar where Saria and Muelsyse meet the Tin Man while investigating about "Project Diαbolic."[7]
Districts[edit]
- Trimounts' Old Town
- The Shantytown: The lower-class district of Trimounts, mostly populated by Infected people.[8]
- District 13: An industrial district where the Triton factory is located.
Gallery[edit]
The Test Site 359 outside Trimounts
The outer perimeter of Test Site 359
A laboratory in Test Site 359
Trivia[edit]
- The city's name is an allusion to the three distinct peaks in Boston which Trimounts is based on: Mount Vernon, Beacon Hill and Pemberton Hill.[9]
- Test Site 359 is likely a reference to Area 51, where the American government is rumored to conduct research on extraterrestrial beings and other paranormal subjects.
References[edit]
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