Location - Urban vs. Rural

Central Haven is a bustling village that combines modern technology and innovation with an old world feel. Some roads may be paved while others retain their cobblestone appearance. Buildings may be developed with brick and steel, or stone and wood. Thatched roofs are as common as shingles, and carriages ride alongside motor vehicles. On any typical day, one may find the marketplaces full of vendors selling their wares in the square, or a street musician playing on a corner. Down alleyways, dumpsters and clotheslines zigzag across the space, cats and rats skittering over fences and up fire escapes. Street lights hang lazily over major roadways, and bright shining storefronts dot the main street.

Wealthy neighborhoods are often surrounded by hills, gated communities separating their class from the middle class individual. Poor neighborhoods might contain rundown houses, slum apartments, or even lean-to’s in the harsh, dirty parts of the hamlet. Clinging to the shadows are those characters with less than noble ideals and desires. Down dark corridors, red lights flicker on the porches of the sexually deviant while boards cover windows of the abandoned motels and warehouses. Loud music thumps, shaking the walls of the unruly nightclubs, and suspicious business is conducted on street corners. Keep your eyes averted should you pass these shadowy areas of town, lest you grab the attention of the nefarious black market.

The further away you go from central Haven, the less urban the area becomes. Farms dot the countryside, providing food and energy to the town through the growth of crops, the raising of animals, and the harnessing of solar and wind power. In the woods, few properties lie for those who would prefer to be let alone by society. Out here, one is more likely to encounter a native animal species than they are a bar or restaurant. Roads dwindle in number, replaced by dirt paths and trails created by the native fauna. For the traveler looking to relax, perhaps rural Haven is the best place to be.