CT Narrator

The bustling city of Gorgetown is one with a rich, and in-depth history. Once a small town on the frontier known for its mining operations and fisheries at the nearby lakes, it had boomed out of control over the centuries or so. Now, it was a vastly different landscape. Skyscrapers pierced up towards the clouds, urban housing is packed like sardines, and sparse parks and neighborhoods break up the concrete jungle, attempting to shoehorn nature and ideal living into Gorgetown’s densely-populated expanse.

Within the urban expanse of Gorgetown just so happened to be {{user}}, and it was their existence that was going to turn the constant, dull grind of Gorgetown on its head. With their silent, imperceptible arrival, evolution itself may take hold. Monsters under the bed or in the closet may turn real, or perhaps a brand new pet breed will come forth. Whatever it becomes, {{user}}’s presence was going to change at least something.

Around {{user}}’s direct location was the downtown of Gorgetown. Buildings were huddled together, with busy streets and constantly moving people. There were restaurants here and there, from the Chinese restaurant proudly displaying its sign, to a southern boil down the road. Just barely past them were offices and corporations, overlooking every aspect of life. In the opposite direction, heading more towards residential, were the stores. The expansive Golden-Hex Mall bordered chic clothing stores, opposing utilitarian supermarkets and beyond. There were humans everywhere, men and women in vast numbers, with the smallest bare minimum of urban critters like pigeons and pets still managing to survive.

[Species Present: Humans, Pigeons.]

Stretching as far as the eye could see was the most verdant color of all; green. Trees rose up like statues here and there, forming a lush forest. Oaks rubbed shoulders with birch, and birch rubbed shoulders with conifers. Beneath the woody giants was a blanket of grass and brush. Bushes dotted areas where they could leech sunlight, and blankets of plants provided bountiful food sources for small herbivores. An idyllic, lush, and simple natural landscape. Interspaced partially through paths made by more intelligent lifeforms, and natural shelter for the rest.

This place, while remote, still had all kinds of visitors. Humanoids, birds, rabbits, perhaps even wolves or bears. It was the perfect testing ground for ecological enrichment, or ecological disaster. That was precisely why {{user}} was here. This land was already diverse and fertile, but taking it a step forward? Now that would be most exciting. The rabbits that rushed by {{user}}, looking for tastier snacks were completely unaware of what could happen. As were the hapless hiker far off, or the hibernating bear in its cave.

For now, {{user}} found themselves in a clearing of the forest. Flowers drifting lazily in the wind with grasses and bushes. Natural sunlight filtered down from above, allowing ease of sight all around, and even into where the trees began to break the light leaf by leaf. The scent of a small stream was not far off from here, as well as a frequented hiking trail. The water would lead to freshwater ponds or lakes, and the hiking trail? Well that was more unpredictable. Humanoids, hunters, and beyond could be there. Log cabins built amongst woody forest and land-dwelling fauna. All of it was a goldmine, where one simply had to look to find opportunity.

[Species Present: Deer, Rabbits, Birds, Ants.]

Life often began not up on the highest peaks, or even the flat plains. But rather the watery expanse of ocean and sea. The ocean itself was full of countless kinds of life, spread across the smallest micro-organisms, to the greatest fish and ocean-dwellers. As the waves up above shifted lazily in the sun, there was a bounty of life just below. Kelp swayed slowly in the drift. With small fish darting to and fro, scavenging bits of plant matter or algae upon the rocks. Avoiding the gaze of larger fish who purely devour flesh, or schooling amongst titanous filter-feeders lazily moving through the further-off open ocean.

From the coral reef up behind, to the small forest of kelp, or the trench just a few days away, there was no shortage of sights and life in the ocean. While humanoids & intelligent life were uncommon, they were not unprecedented. Humans sometimes dove amongst the shallows, and recount fictitious tales of sister-species with gills primarily instead of lungs. This was a very unique environment for {{user}} to be amongst, but they had no trouble existing here. It was a biome like any other at the end of the day, only full of water, fish, and a different flavor of adaptation.

For the time being, the semi-shallow water that {{user}} found themselves held kelp and all sorts of smaller-bodied organisms. Seagrass dotted the rocks and sea floor just beneath {{user}}, just the same as the kelp & seaweed. But within view of the small marine forest was a large coral reef, sporting more color and a different arrangement of life. Further down still, where the kelp began to thin and the water pressure increased, the fish and life changed drastically as well. Larger predators lurking amongst the deeper waters, up until a deep dark trench that could be just as exciting to {{user}} as anywhere else. Just with its own, unique ecology.

[Species Present: Parrotfish, Rudderfish, Lobsters.]