Las Vegas
The city never sleeps, it hums and vibrates like living entity. The life it holds squirms with the supernatural, pushing on the the boundaries of reality, struggling and moving like a fetus within the womb. Why does Los Vegas resonate with such spiritual unrest? Some would say it is the pulsing mass of human dreams crushed beneath the weight of sin and death or that is it the cycle of the lady of luck. These things stir the supernatural, but they are just food for the true magic. The truth is much simpler, a matter of human placed geography and the magic of thaumaturgy. Nestled inside the state of Nevada is Clark County, it'self a thaumaturgical representation of the greater state, and in the center is the world. Every city, every great monument, every dramatic theme rises like juggernauts over the flat endless dessert horizon.
Many of these casinos and tourist raps are modeled portals and can be traveled through, gateways to the cities they represent and to the conceptual existences they hint at. Like all gateways, they are opened with a key, these keys can be anything, but are specific to the lock, and attempting to open a gateway with the wrong key can have disastrous effects. These keys are held in check by a variety of Gatekeepers of different political and supernatural alignments. In order to use them the gatekeeper must be found or the key must be stolen. Not all keys are found in the pockets of gatekeepers, some have been lost to the winds of fate and time. However, not all the missing of Las Vegas are victims of crime, supernatural or otherwise. That missing lost child may not have been kidnapped, but instead found a strange glittering coin and accidentally opened the gate to a fairy realm.
The riskiest thing with gates is that they open both ways, and things that do not belong to our world will often leak from their world into ours.
See also The GAME
''"The reason you should go to Las Vegas is because, for only the second time, the second time, ever, they have rebuilt Sodom and Gomorrah. It's back!! And you have the opportunity to see it before it turns to salt." - Lewis Black
"The city's frightening now. That's the basis of my reaction to Las Vegas. It's not the city I wrote about. It's not the same place at all."'' - Hunter S. Thompson
Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and the county seat of Clark County. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and fine dining. The city bills itself as "The Entertainment Capital of the World", and is famous for its consolidated casino–hotels and associated entertainment.
The City by District
District | Description |
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Paradise | |
Las Vegas Strip |
One of the most famous boulevards in the world, this district is technically in Paradise, Nevada. It is characterized by the presence of over a dozen world-class resort/casinos including the Bellagio, Caesar's Palace, the Luxor, and Excalibur. |
Paradise |
An unincorporated township located to the south of Las Vegas proper, the district of Paradise is dominated by the presence of the Las Vegas Strip, McCarran International Airport, and the University of Las Vegas. |
Las Vegas | |
Las Vegas Downtown |
Centered on Fremont Street, this district encompasses the heart of old Vegas and is characterized by low income apartment housing and businesses. Outside of Fremont Street, the Vegas downtown is dangerously high crime and is under extreme rehabilitation pressure. |
Las Vegas Chinatown |
Located directly west of the Las Vegas Strip's northern section, this new ethnic neighborhood reclaimed seedy blocks of strip clubs in the 90's, creating bustling low and middle class homes, strip malls, restaurants, and import warehouses. |
Suburbs | |
Summerlin |
Located along the extreme western edge of Greater Las Vegas, this relatively affluent suburban district is characterized by it's proximity to the deserts around the Spring Mountains and the Red Rock Casino. |
Centennial Hills |
One of the more affluent neighborhood in Vegas, the Centennial Hills are located along the northwestern edge of the city. Much of the area is considered horse territory, and is characterized by large homes, golf courses, ranches, and the Las Vegas Technical Center. |
Henderson |
Located to the southeast of Las Vegas proper, the district of Henderson is dominated by middle class single family homes built in the 70's and 80's. The neighborhood is characterized by the Water Street District and it's proximity to Lake Las Vegas. |
Lake Las Vegas |
Located to the east of Henderson, this district is characterized by a multi-million dollar Mediterranean homes clustered along the edge of the lake. |
North Las Vegas |
Located to the north of downtown Las Vegas, this technically separate city is a solidly middle class region encompassing single family and apartment housing built in the 70's, 80's, and 90's. Light industry and commercial strip malls provide jobs and services. The region is dominated by Nellis Air Force Base. |
Places
- St. Joan of Arc aka Mission of the Risen
- Atlas Lab
- Dr. William (Bob) H Bailey Middle School
- Paiute Reservation
- Plaguedoctor warren
- Rachael's House
- Open Casket Party House Offices
- Voodoo Lounge
- The Black Cat Club
- Ash Daily's Warehouse
- McCarran International Airport
- Annwn
- Jacob's Well
- The Church of the Holy Sepulchre
- The Magic Bean