Writings
The Long Road is a richly detailed writing set in a post-apocalyptic North America. I have been developing this project since 2015, and it has gone through numerous iterations and revisions over the years.
This page doesn't go into any real detail about The Long Road, rather it contains various quotes and descriptions that I have written to reflect the writing style. I am currently writing a larger text titled Our New World. Our New World goes into extreme detail about the different groups and people that have survived the apocalypse. I hope one day to adapt my work into a series of books or video games.
This page doesn't go into any real detail about The Long Road, rather it contains various quotes and descriptions that I have written to reflect the writing style. I am currently writing a larger text titled Our New World. Our New World goes into extreme detail about the different groups and people that have survived the apocalypse. I hope one day to adapt my work into a series of books or video games.
EXCERPTs
By the time Roe reached Sandburn, his small militia had become an unstoppable horde, easily storming Sandburn and butchering its inhabitants. Flush with victory, Roe did not stop at Sandburn, instead choosing to continue his march westward toward the city of Lost Angels. Roe shared Parker's dream of a powerful empire, but did not share Parker's remorse. Roe continued to use his gradual incorporation strategy, cutting a bloody swath through the communities of Covina and Glendale. By 2208, Roe and his slave horde had conquered all of Lost Angels. Now in possession of a new kingdom, Roe took position as the single central authority of the nation of Alexandria, named after himself. Roe led a brutal regime dependent upon the continued practice of slavery. New slaves were bred and trained in the Sandburn Pits. As the slave market continued, Alexandria's economy flourished, and Roe's kingdom spread across southern California and the northern Baja peninsula. Roe did not stay in power for long; in 2215, he was killed by four of his political advisers. Alexander Roe was replaced, but his namesake remained.
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- The Great Fracture |
In an event known as the Great Fracture, hundreds of previously undiscovered nuclear warheads broke the surface. Launching from Wyoming and Montana, the warheads traveled further inland, detonating over major Republic cities and supply lines. In just one single moment, the most prosperous nation in America was destroyed. To this day it is unclear how such an event came to occur. Optimistic folk would say that the Fracture was an accident, a malfunction in the ancient silos left behind from the War. But the detonations being over strategic Plains Republic locations cause many to believe that an unknown third party had to have been involved. The Plains are now a desolate radioactive wasteland. Large dust storms are frequent, some powerful enough to tear a man apart. As a result, the Plains are almost entirely abandoned, and any mention of the Plains are often accompanied with a feeling of dread and fear.
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Even within the tribe, the Rattlebones retain their territorial nature. The tribe respects personal property, and will often act with violence toward those who would enter another's lands without permission. The Rattlebones never invade other settlements, as it is against their views on personal property. Instead, they will wait until someone has entered unclaimed territory before striking. Though what the Rattlebones consider to be 'unclaimed territory' is often contradictory to other nearby settlements.
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- The Rattlebones, a primitive tribe in the northeast |
Quotes
“My armor? Crafted by my own hands, from the metal of my fallen foes. My helm? A gift. For my service in the eradication of the Palefingers.”
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- General Galus |
- President Oliver Mccae |
“I often wonder what the Republic would think of us, had they survived. Would they be ashamed of our actions? Would they even recognize us?”
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“You earned your freedom, true enough. But were you ever granted it? Did you even want it?”
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- Modoc |
- Erwin Woods |
“They called us an ‘inquisition’ to insult us. We took the name for our own. To show the world that we would not be thwarted by petty words.”
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