Named in homage to the female personification of the United States, the city of Columbia was built by the American government to serve as a floating worlds fair.The city was launched to much fanfare and publicity in 1893, and was sent to travel from continent to continent as a display to the rest of the world of the success of American exceptionalism.
![]() ![]() ![]() People of minority races are subjugated in Columbia, with some brought in to serve as slaves or indentured servants. Racial segregation is heavily enforced within the city, to the point where interracial couples face the risk of a public stoning. As a result of this subjugation, minorities are largely relegated to menial labor with no obvious opportunity for upward mobility. The Founders are the prevailing political faction in the city; they are the racist ultra-nationalists who have retained power and control over Columbia. The citys ruling class, the Founders seek to keep Columbia purely for White American citizens while denying foreigners the same privileges. The Vox Populi (Latin for voice of the people) are a rag-tag resistance group opposed to the ultra-nationalists. Formed from several groups with similar ideologies, they fight to seize control and restore the rights of Columbian citizenship to people of all races and religions. However, years of bitter struggle have driven the Vox Populi to fight opposition solely out of blind hatred, resulting in more violent and brutal methods. Being the result of past scientific experiments, these Tears reveal alternate universes, and allow for interaction with them. While most Columbian citizens regard these Tears as mere curiosity, some individuals have exploited the insight offered by them to create radically new weapons and technologies, while several others have replicated futuristic music and songs heard from the Tears, bringing anachronistic elements into the Columbia of 1912.
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