Locations

Kensington
If you think of a London landmark, it is likely in the area of the city that our Kensington covers. This is, in part, due to it being the centre of wealth and politics for the entirety of Great Britain and Ireland. From Buckingham Palace to Westminster, you can find it all within the same few square miles. In a game such as this, focused on the upper class in Victorian Society, the estates of the wealthy and the venues that accommodate their lavish lifestyles have shifted the orbit of our game to this small chunk of clay.

It is here that most of our NPCs live and for those who have some form of employment, work. In-between the townhouses and museums lay the various apparatuses of the British State. While the most notable of these is the Palace of Westminster housing Parliament, a five-minute walk will get you to the HQ of the Metropolitan Police, still based in the original Scotland Yard.

Whitechapel
A place known by one figure alone, Whitechapel, is made infamous in less than a decade's time by Jack the Ripper. It is, for the most part, that classic image you have of the Victorian poor. Overcrowded, dirty, and with a population that at its best is classed as impoverished, Whitechapel is as close to a slum as you can get without calling it that.

It is in this district that crime flourishes. The Metropolitan Police are only able to put in a token effort for anything but the most serious of crimes, as they are undermanned and underfunded. Those who have influence at the Yard don't care overly much about what happens in the area, as long as it doesn't make the papers. It's not that there isn't light in the dark heart of Whitechapel, but it's led by noble souls with good intentions and little else.

Southwark
On the opposite side of the River Thames is Southwark. It and the various boroughs that border it make up the industrial heart of the city in our London, though you will find factories and workshops in nearly every corner. Still, the poor need somewhere to live and the rich need a place where they don’t have to see the factories of the poor. This is Southwark. In our time (2021) this industrial legacy can be found in two landmarks of their own, both Battersea Power Station and the current Tate Modern (the former Bankside Power Station) are located within Southwark, even if the former won’t be built for another fifty years.

The majority of those who reside here fit into the lower middle-class, with demographics not much different from Whitechapel. The only thing stopping it from turning into the dirty and dangerous streets of its neighbour district is the constant flow of industry and investment throughout the area.

Islington
The north of Islington and its surrounding boroughs were once some of the more fashionable places to live in London. However, as more of the urban sprawl is pushed further outward, even these places have fallen out of favour. Currently, Islington is known for where the Bohemians of London flock. Nice enough to live comfortable lives, but poor enough that rent isn’t going to force you back to the bank of mummy and daddy. With the British Library sitting next to the largest two train stations in the City, for most, this is their first glimpse at the city.

City of London
The City within a City, within a Country within a Country, the City of London is older than the country it is a part of. with this comes strange privileges and ownership of nearly every Landmark not built by the Government. It is here that most Landmarks not found in Kensington are located, St. Paul’s Cathedral being the best known. The City of London also houses the main campuses of the University of London, most notably it’s two rival Universities, King’s College & University College.

It is in this 3 square kilometre section of London that you will find a crossroads between the societies of London, though this is more the middle class competing with the dominance of the upper. It is in these streets that the tailors, several Society Clubs and most of all the best restaurants not in Kensington can be found, helped by a Council that treats businesses as its constituents.