Nikopol

A resilient underground bastion of humanity, crucial for its rich mining of rare metals and manganese, which sustain trade and survival. Its fortified structure and disciplined militias defend against the Primer, while its isolationism shields it from exploitation. Divided into miners, warriors, and traders, its society survives under the cultural and spiritual anchor of Founders’ Square, symbolizing hope amidst decay.

The underground city resonates with the hum of ventilation fans, punctuated by the clang of metal and echoing footsteps of guards. Occasional drilling and blasting sounds from the mines form a constant industrial symphony. Above ground, the Spore Wall stands as a hostile barrier surrounding the city, with only a few fortified structures marking the surface.

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Anastasia Frostmane

Lubos
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Bogdan 'Detina'
Before the crossing
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Connect with Nikopol
Heavy Metal
Crossing the spore wall

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History

Findings by Anastasia on her research on Nikopol Public Archives

  • The Rarogi have been in Nikopol for centuries. The city was a prosperous place in the past, providing mined ore and worked metals to the west.
  • Ivan and his father fought in a war with Leperos and Psychonauts. His father passes away, and Ivan rebuilds the city. After coming back from a battle far into the spore wall, Ivan comes back changed.
  • Nikopol would have been the 6th Destructive Fortress, and the Rarogi would build again the Rus Land.
  • There are no reports of Nikopol having helped on Vasco’s escape in 2562. Nikopol did, however, provide lodge to Vasco a year before that.
  • Several people came to fix the humanoid machines below the city. They all eventually die, all reports has Cave In as Causa Mortis.

Groups

  • The Woyins: Guardians of Nikopol. Streltsys are a Special Ops group, focused on surface defense.
  • The Zemlyaks: Harvesters, miners and lifeblood for Nikopol’s survival.
  • The Postachi: Traders and emissaries, bridge-builders to the outside chaos.

Locations

Founder’s Square

The Founders’ Square serves as a cultural and spiritual heart. It symbolizes a bygone golden age, where festivals and prayers sustain hope amid the encroaching threats, Sepsis, and dwindling external alliances. Historical tension with the Spitalians highlights a fracture caused by betrayals in the past.

Train Station

  • The station is very organised, with weapons, ammo and clean floors.
  • The walls are cared for by Rarogi, making sure they have no holes and cracks from where Sepsis can spread within the building.
  • The roof offers a great view of the train tracks, the city (including the water pump station and its coal-fired power plant) and the spore wall.

Train depot

  • Used for loading and unloading the trains.
  • Has a large quarantine section.

Lubos’ workshop

  • Disorganised mess of tools and equipment, including a smelting unit, bad lighting
  • Smell of oil and sweat
  • Hundreds of automata to be fixed
  • Visited in secret in 2594-05-08