New St. Cloud City is the fictional home of the characters of Unsecret Identity: Eric Icarus - Book One. Known as “the Blue Gem,” the shimmering cityscape sprawls across the sky with the buildings’ reflective windows twinkling in the sunlight. The Kell Bridge welcomes travelers as they cross over the serene Horton River. First-time visitors are greeted by the buzzing activity from the busy streets and exuberant billboards and signs. Flying drones zip through the air, servicing various businesses and outlets, providing a sense that the future is now. The city’s crown jewel is its tallest skyscraper, Pantheon Tower.
Atop the building, Pantheon Solutions’ upward-pointing lightning bolt aims at the clouds above, representing the tech-development headquarters. In addition to overseeing the creation and manufacturing of next generation technology, Pantheon Tower is the base of operations for the team of superheroes known as the Super Society. With the squad’s sleek helicopter, the Pegasus, parked on the roof, the top floor is where the team calls home. CEO of Pantheon Solutions, Baron Maddox, works as the Super Society’s benefactor, utilizing New St. Cloud City’s unique legalization of approved vigilante activity. Backed by the city, Maddox houses the Super Society, giving them lodging as well as near-limitless access to crime fighting equipment. Each member of the team is armed with special weapons that aid them in dispensing justice.
Pantheon Solutions isn’t the only tech-based company in town, though it is by far the largest. Slate Technologies rivals Baron Maddox’s mega-corporation, but they operate as a distant second. Having earned a reputation of producing less efficient machinery and devices, Slate still manages to secure lucrative contracts with the city’s emergency services department. Slate’s rates being cheaper plays a significant part in how they acquire such important partnerships, but as the citizens may say, you get what you pay for.
The lesser known tech-developer entity is Boxworth Dreamineering, owned and solely maintained by Brian Boxworth. A former partner of Baron Maddox, Boxworth enjoyed industry-wide recognition as a brilliant inventor and his biggest project was a secret military weapons experiment. Unfortunately, the demonstration of his armored soldier prototype went haywire, leading to disastrous consequences for Boxworth’s career and family. His working relationship with Maddox dissolved, and Boxworth was blackballed from the science community. Determined to restore honor to his name, he creates Boxworth Dreamineering, inventing multifarious gizmos and gadgets. Despite being shunned by potential investors, Boxworth carries on, working on a machine that may literally change the world.
The future is the focus of this modern metropolis, and education the next generation is of the upmost importance. Dawson University is where the brightest minds and the most gifted athletes attend, nurturing their intelligence and establishing themselves as future leaders. North New St. Cloud City High School shows its pride with its mascot, the Golden Eagle, though their sports trophy case is mostly empty.
With futuristic automatons, towering skyscrapers, and the high-tech defenders known as the Super Society, New St. Cloud is truly the city of tomorrow. The presence of a super team, however, attracts super-criminals as well - what dangers may threaten the people of the city? And will its existing heroes be enough to stop them?
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