Basil
| Basil |
|
| Battleplate |
| Position |
| Northern Lambda Cluster Monolith Battleplate Dimension |
| Size |
| Large |
| Key Resources |
| Scrap |
| Controlled By |
| Bratva |
| Inhabitants |
| Very few Residents, Frequent Visitors |
| Key Locations |
| Novgorod Trade Center Greener Pastures Red Rock Mine Scrap Palace Basil station Dustbowl Fort Bluetop *Destroyed* |
Basil, Also known as Lambda-357 in the Anwar Plate Designation Catalog is a large, sparsely populated battleplate in the Lambda Cluster of the Monolith Battleplates.
Features
Basil is a sparsely populated plate, with a few inhabited areas, some civilized and some hostile. The most notable feature of the plate is the Novgorod Trade Center, A fortified urban area owned by the Bay City Administration that plays host to many of the northern Lambda plate's traders and merchants. Minifigs from the area often buy and sell their goods here. And the administrators often provide paying work to volunteers. Novogorod is protected by a dangerous, defended area known as the Novgorod hills. the highest elevated point in the plate. Law enforcers often occupy the area and use it to spy on would be raiders. Novgorod is a densley packed town, and does not allow road vehicles, All cars and trucks are parked outside and serviced by a nearby fuel station
Next to Novgorod is an abandoned mining camp, known as Red Rock, named so because of the red buildings that dot the area. Red rock is known as a shady area where smugglers, criminals and savages will often hide while planning to infiltrate the trade town.
Greener Pastures is a small villa on the opposite side of the plate, offering a somewhat calm refuge from the hustle and bustle of the trade center. However recentley the Bay City administration have built roads on either side of the area, causing vehicles to sometimes pass directley through the base.
Down the road from Greener Pastures, is the Basil station, A small office that acts as an import/export zone. Where passing ships will drop off and pick up cargo for long distance transport to faraway plates.
Situated inbetween the Station and the Pastures, is a barren area known as the Dustbowl. A dry, dead region full of dirt, sand, rock and junk. A few scavenger bases dot the landscape and who's occupants are relatively friendly to the residents of Greener Pastures, however closer to the Station is a fortification known as the Scrap Palace. A large fort made of castle walls and broken ship parts, The residents of this area are known to attack on sight and frequentley try to raid both Novgorod, The Basil Station, and the PastuItalic textres.
Lastly, Fort Bluetop is a small fortification that was created by a small clan, it's periodically raided and captured by other clans and larger armies. It's perhaps the oldest structure in the region, Every time it's taken over, it's new owners contemplate demolishing it and building something better, but it always seems to stick around
Events
Early R2019
- Vorhut began sending patrols into the area, hunting the Black Legion but Vorhut Troops became distracted fighting and bickering with locals, while the Legion periodically launched raids against innocents. Vorhut also assaulted Fort Bluetop after an altercation between the occupants and their own Patrols
- Basil Bob is killed by Kast Renzo for the first time, he awakes in the Basil plate confused to his identity. And quickly learns the ways of the Monolith Plates
- Kast Renzo encounters Bob again, and feeling responsible for Bob's plight in the new world, takes him under his wing for a time.
- Syndicate agents enter the region, looking for Kast Renzo.
- Bratva also sends scouts into Basil, aware of Syndicate operations in the plate and wanting to keep tabs on their enemy.
- A Power Stave, known as the Dramacron is unearthed by a scavenger. Several factions raid the region, Including Bratva, Krieger, Vorhut, Syndikat, and the Black Legion
- Ultimately, Bratva wins the battle. Stealing victory from the clutches of Vorhut. Most of the locals are killed by Vorhut and Black Legion, Bluetop is damaged, Novgorod is devastated. and the Scrap Palace is taken over by Krieger
Battle for Basil
The Basil plate was the setting of a small but bloody skirmish between several factions and other participants. An Artifakt known as the Dramacron was unearthed by locals, and detected by several armed groups across the Realm. Vorhut and the Black Legion were already in the region, and forces from Bratva, Krieger, and the Syndikat also arrived first before everyone else. A bloody skirmish unravelled that killed most of the residents. The Scrap Palace and Novgorod Post were especially ravaged. With the latter sustaining the majority of the destruction.
Fort Bluetop was severely damaged by Explosives at the hands of the Black Legion, as well as much of the forest was burned down by them, The Scrap Palace was raided and captured by the Krieger Clan, and the Home Owners of Greener Pastures fled the region, leaving the district a ghost town.
Vorhut nearly captured the Dramacron, and one of their officers was actually the first to grab the Artifakt, although they were unable to fend off a last ditch hail mary by the Bratva, who in their desperation, caused massive damage to Novgorod Post, but ultimately defeated Vorhut and snatched victory from the hands of defeat. The Dramacron activated itself, imploring all forces hostile to the party that had captured it, to surrender or flee. And the region became a Bratva Outpost.
Notable Residents
- Basil Bob - An anonymous Minifig who was killed for the first time in an unknown region by Kast Renzo, Who reincarnated in Basil, and started using the name Bob as he'd forgotten his own name. Currentley Alive, and doing Mercenary work in the area for the Novgorod administration. He is notable in that he is one of the only minifigs known to reincarnate in the same place over and over again, without use of an L-Gate. Likely the result of a metaphysical "glitch" He was killed in the Battle of Basil, but reappeared in the forest again, the next day.
