Tellurium Ridge is like an older yet reliable model computer. As long as the main components are up to par, there’s always room to improve and run with the newer systems.

Once a beacon of scientific brilliance, Tellurium Ridge gave the world MetallicSoft Industries, Paleona Oil, and Xin Weapons Corp — and then kept going until it became a historically significant madhouse by 2101.

Perched on the super-sunny West Coast, TR has seen so many spectacular events over the decades that even The TR Provoker can’t keep up. The local police — affectionately known as the Goons-in-Gray — used to be a punchline. Now they’re the most efficient, respected force in the nation. Go figure.

Sports? Not a priority. But somehow, they still rank:

TR Motherboards (baseball) — solid hitters, glitchy fielders

TR Flash (hockey) — fast, flashy, occasionally on ice

TR Microchips (basketball) — small but mighty

TR Hard Drivers (football) — relentless, overheating by halftime

TR Servers (soccer) — always online, rarely offline, sometimes offside

The Four Cities of the Apocalypse!

The city’s most iconic zone is the Riverrun District, a waterfront wonderland of neon, nostalgia, and nervous energy.

By 2101, it’s home to:

Coffeecake Café — a cozy eatery opened by the heir to the QuakeNFlake snack fortune. They serve pastries, purpose, and passive-aggressive poetry slams.

Makeshift Media — the studio where electronica phenom Rager-Mage launched his career, then bought the building out of spite.

Pickup Penny’s Thrift Store — owned by the cross-dressing diva Penny Price, who films his hit show Pickup Penny’s Fashion & Morality Hour between wardrobe changes and sermons.

Khan Mall & Theaters — formerly Riverrun Mall, now a megaplex of shopping, cinema, and questionable decisions.

Nightlights After Dark — a glitter-drenched nightclub with decent food, dangerously cooked by a robot kitchen staff that may or may not be sentient.

L’Empyree Restaurant & Lounge — a sky-high dining experience with prices that require oxygen masks.

Nine-A-Night Motel — a grungy landmark that proudly claims to be the birthplace of Civil Wars A and B.

FAKD (Family and Kids Department) — a barely-functioning agency that still “assists” displaced families as the dust of dismay continues to settle.

Tellurium Ridge: where the sun is bright, the tech is unstable, and the future is already on fire — but in a good way.