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Post by Aries on Mar 3, 2010 17:35:37 GMT -8
• • General
Arcanum takes place in present day Westgate, Oregon.
• • Westgate
Westgate is a fictitious city on the upper coast of Oregon. Westgate's population is rising slowly but steadily and currently counts in at around 19,347 residents. The closest town is to the South which is a five mile drive on the cliff-side Pacifice Coast Highway. To the Northeast resides Portland, Oregon's metropolis, which is an approximate two hour drive. To the West the Pacific ocean meet's Westgate shores which alternate from the soft and sandy to the rocky and treacherous. Young Bay is to the North. The East gives way to a thick, green, and wet national forest.
The general appearance of Westgate is that of a well kept coastal town with all the amenities a town should have. Local small towns come to Westgate when they want to do "big town" stuff. Summers are a busy time of year when many vacationers come to experience Westgate and the local ocean and forest.
• • Weather
Arcanum is ran by real-time. Whatever month it is in real life, it is the same in Arcanum. These are Northern Hemisphere seasons.
• Spring
Green, green, and more green. Grass and trees are vibrant and the flowers are bright and in bloom. It rains sporadically and without rhyme or reason. You can easily get caught in a shower having only gone out into a sunny day just moments before. The local mountains are still snow-capped but vapor is rising off the top due to the growing amount of time the sun is out. The average temperature at the start of spring is 50 degrees Fahrenheit and ends Spring at around 80 degrees.
• Summer
The snow has completely melted from the mountain tops. The rain only appears about twice a month but at all other times the sky ranges from clear blue to being dotted with white billowy clouds. The average summer temperature is about 86 degrees but with annual one week heatwave that can reach around 104 degrees.
• Autumn
The days are getting darker and not just because of the earth's orbit around the sun. Rain is becoming more frequent and when it isn't raining the skies are overcast with usually dark, foreboding storm clouds. The average temperature is around 40 degrees.
• Winter
Winters have an average temperature of 35 degrees Fahrenheit. It is nearly constantly raining. Snow is rare within the town itself but the nearby mountains will be white. Fog gets thick around midnight and burns off a little while after the sun rises.
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