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	Freistatt, a thriving and bustling metropolitan community in Minnesota, was originally founded in the late 1800's on the southwest side of a three-river convergence. Over the centuries the town grew and spread to all side of the convergence and currently has a population 3.5 million. Despite this large population, the city is quite compact. An easy one-half to one hour drive will have you in more rural environments. As is typical of a lot of large cities, it is made of various suburbs that have been incorporated over time.<br><br>*DISCLAIMER: Geographic note, this city is loosely based on the Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota, and surrounding suburbs. <br><br>The North Star State, The Land of 10,000 lakes, and The Gopher State (named for the state university mascot, not an over abundanced of burrowing pests) are all names for the state of Minnesota. The people are nice and value community. Firmly trained into people is the idea of "You before myself" and "Minnesota Nice".<br><br>		Freistatt, a thriving and bustling metropolitan community in Minnesota, was originally founded in the late 1800's on the southwest side of a three-river convergence. Over the centuries the town grew and spread to all side of the convergence and currently has a population 3.5 million. Despite this large population, the city is quite compact. An easy one-half to one hour drive will have you in more rural environments. As is typical of a lot of large cities, it is made of various suburbs that have been incorporated over time.<br><br>*DISCLAIMER: Geographic note, this city is loosely based on the Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota, and surrounding suburbs. <br><br>The North Star State, The Land of 10,000 lakes, and The Gopher State (named for the state university mascot, not an over abundanced of burrowing pests) are all names for the state of Minnesota. The people are nice and value community. Firmly trained into people is the idea of "You before myself" and "Minnesota Nice".<br><br>
	However, beneath the surface of every gentle lake runs a deeper, darker current. For the most part the general population has been able to carry on their blissful ignorance. But how long will that last? Those in the know, those that keep wands, talons, and fangs on the beat of the things have felt a left a change in the current. While they choose to protect themselves, the regular joes, or will they side with whatever is slowly rising.<br><br>		However, beneath the surface of every gentle lake runs a deeper, darker current. For the most part the general population has been able to carry on their blissful ignorance. But how long will that last? Those in the know, those that keep wands, talons, and fangs on the beat of the things have felt a left a change in the current. While they choose to protect themselves, the regular joes, or will they side with whatever is slowly rising.<br><br>
	~~== Freistatt Present ==~~
	Minnesota has settled into a certain ebb and flow with the previous state of affairs. The community has banded together to support each other and made it through the "modern dark ages". One such banding together is SURF-MN, established in 2024, is to this day, the state's largest open secret, an organized "underground railroad". Originally volunteers would offer up their couch or spare room to those sneaking into the state for medical help. Today it helps everyone wanting to live in a free state, with getting their state ID, a job, and all needed documents. This can be particularly tricky if the originating state refuses to send someone copies of birth certificates, marriage certificates and other legal documents. Many times, immigrating into Freistatt (the new name for the St.Paul/Minneapolis area) meant leaving everything behind, including familial ties.<br><br>Several of the states more wealthy residents bought up old farmland and are repurposing it into acres of green houses so that crops can be grown through the bitterly cold winters. This too, isn't without its hardship and difficulties, especially in the winter when skies may be overcast for weeks or months at a time. This can make getting the greenhouses warm enough to support crops. However, necessity is the mother of invention, and several advances in ecological heat retention have been made.<br><br>

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	== The Future ==		== The Future ==
	The future of the USA and Freistatt is unwritten and uncertain. A majority of the population is desperate for a savior, often looking to wrong people for leadership. Who will stand up? Who will make a ripple in their life, and how far will that ripple reach? Others swear they can smell change in the air.		The future of the USA and Freistatt is unwritten and uncertain. A majority of the population is desperate for a savior, often looking to wrong people for leadership. Who will stand up? Who will make a ripple in their life, and how far will that ripple reach? Others swear they can smell change in the air.

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Public Plot Hooks

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	What does change smell like? Courage, bravery, hope, resilience, understanding, ambition, love.		What does change smell like? Courage, bravery, hope, resilience, understanding, ambition, love.
	Be bold. Be change.		Be bold. Be change.

	~~== Public Plot Hooks ==~~
	~~=== Approved ===~~

	~~=== Pending ===~~
	*Friendship Benches - a community group is hoping to install benches in various community centers and parks. There are safe places to sit and talk to another community member.

	== Supernatural Point of View ==		== Supernatural Point of View ==

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 Freistatt, a thriving and bustling metropolitan community in Minnesota, was originally founded in the late 1800's on the southwest side of a three-river convergence. Over the centuries the town grew and spread to all side of the convergence and currently has a population 3.5 million.  Despite this large population, the city is quite compact. An easy one-half to one hour drive will have you in more rural environments. As is typical of a lot of large cities, it is made of various suburbs that have been incorporated over time.<br><br>*DISCLAIMER: Geographic note, this city is loosely based on the Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota, and surrounding suburbs. <br><br>The North Star State, The Land of 10,000 lakes, and The Gopher State (named for the state university mascot, not an over abundanced of burrowing pests) are all names for the state of Minnesota. The people are nice and value community. Firmly trained into people is the idea of "You before myself" and "Minnesota Nice".<br><br>
 However, beneath the surface of every gentle lake runs a deeper, darker current. For the most part the general population has been able to carry on their blissful ignorance. But how long will that last?  Those in the know, those that keep wands, talons, and fangs on the beat of the things have felt a left a change in the current. While they choose to protect themselves, the regular joes, or will they side with whatever is slowly rising.<br><br>
 == Freistatt Present ==
 Minnesota has settled into a certain ebb and flow with the previous state of affairs. The community has banded together to support each other and made it through the "modern dark ages". One such banding together is SURF-MN, established in 2024, is to this day, the state's largest open secret, an organized "underground railroad". Originally volunteers would offer up their couch or spare room to those sneaking into the state for medical help. Today it helps everyone wanting to live in a free state, with getting their state ID, a job, and all needed documents. This can be particularly tricky if the originating state refuses to send someone copies of birth certificates, marriage certificates and other legal documents.  Many times, immigrating into Freistatt (the new name for the St.Paul/Minneapolis area) meant leaving everything behind, including familial ties.<br><br>Several of the states more wealthy residents bought up old farmland and are repurposing it into acres of green houses so that crops can be grown through the bitterly cold winters. This too, isn't without its hardship and difficulties, especially in the winter when skies may be overcast for weeks or months at a time. This can make getting the greenhouses warm enough to support crops. However, necessity is the mother of invention, and several advances in ecological heat retention have been made.<br><br>

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	== Freistatt Present ==		== Freistatt Present ==
	Minnesota has settled into a certain ebb and flow with the ~~current~~ state of affairs~~. Checkpoints are still in place at the various borders and at the airport~~. The community has banded together to support each other.~~<br><br>~~		Minnesota has settled into a certain ebb and flow with the previous state of affairs. The community has banded together to support each other and made it through the "modern dark ages". One such banding together is SURF-MN, established in 2024, is to this day, the state's largest open secret, an organized "underground railroad". Originally volunteers would offer up their couch or spare room to those sneaking into the state for medical help. Today it helps everyone wanting to live in a free state, with getting their state ID, a job, and all needed documents. This can be particularly tricky if the originating state refuses to send someone copies of birth certificates, marriage certificates and other legal documents. Many times, immigrating into Freistatt (the new name for the St.Paul/Minneapolis area) meant leaving everything behind, including familial ties.<br><br>Several of the states more wealthy residents bought up old farmland and are repurposing it into acres of green houses so that crops can be grown through the bitterly cold winters. This too, isn't without its hardship and difficulties, especially in the winter when skies may be overcast for weeks or months at a time. This can make getting the greenhouses warm enough to support crops. However, necessity is the mother of invention, and several advances in ecological heat retention have been made.<br><br>
	SURF-MN established in 2024 is, to this day, the state's largest open secret, an organized "underground railroad". Originally volunteers would offer up their couch or spare room to those sneaking into the state for medical help. Today it helps everyone wanting to live in a free state, with getting their state ID, a job, and all needed documents. This can be particularly tricky if the originating state refuses to send someone copies of birth certificates, marriage certificates and other legal documents. Many times, immigrating into Freistatt ~~means~~ leaving everything behind, including familial ties.<br><br>
	Several of the states more wealthy residents bought up old farmland and are repurposing it into acres of green houses so that crops can be grown through the bitterly cold winters. This too, isn't without its hardship and difficulties, especially in the winter when skies may be overcast for weeks or months at a time. This can make getting the greenhouses warm enough to support crops. However, necessity is the mother of invention, and several advances in ecological heat retention have been made.<br><br>

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USA - The Past - A timeline

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	However, beneath the surface of every gentle lake runs a deeper, darker current. For the most part the general population has been able to carry on their blissful ignorance. But how long will that last? Those in the know, those that keep wands, talons, and fangs on the beat of the things have felt a left a change in the current. While they choose to protect themselves, the regular joes, or will they side with whatever is slowly rising.<br><br>		However, beneath the surface of every gentle lake runs a deeper, darker current. For the most part the general population has been able to carry on their blissful ignorance. But how long will that last? Those in the know, those that keep wands, talons, and fangs on the beat of the things have felt a left a change in the current. While they choose to protect themselves, the regular joes, or will they side with whatever is slowly rising.<br><br>
	== USA - The Past - A timeline ==		== USA - The Past - A timeline ==
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	'''2016'''		'''2016'''
	* President Obama served his last term in office. Joann Hurst became first elected female president.<br>		* President Obama served his last term in office. Joann Hurst became first elected female president.<br>
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	* MEDICAL BREAKTHROUGH: a reliable male contraceptive was found as a derivative of the vaccines for the virus. A simple implant, it promised to be a counteraction to the conservative bans on female birth control, abortion, and other rights. <br>		* MEDICAL BREAKTHROUGH: a reliable male contraceptive was found as a derivative of the vaccines for the virus. A simple implant, it promised to be a counteraction to the conservative bans on female birth control, abortion, and other rights. <br>
	* The president signed legislation making it a federal right and rammed it through by a single vote majority. This led to federal funding for Planned Parenthood, free birth control from federal facilities, establishment of federal implant sites with subsidized implanting for those that wished it, and advertising everywhere.<br><br>		* The president signed legislation making it a federal right and rammed it through by a single vote majority. This led to federal funding for Planned Parenthood, free birth control from federal facilities, establishment of federal implant sites with subsidized implanting for those that wished it, and advertising everywhere.<br><br>
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	'''2021 - 2024''' <br>		'''2021 - 2024''' <br>
	* President Joann Hurst won a second term by a slim margin.<br>		* President Joann Hurst won a second term by a slim margin.<br>
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	* Federal protections for health care were approved, especially women's health(including pregnancy options) and gender-affirming health care.<br>		* Federal protections for health care were approved, especially women's health(including pregnancy options) and gender-affirming health care.<br>
	* All schools starting with 6th grade are required to have a doctor or nurse teach a 6-week course of scientific based sex education that is appropriate for the age. An exemption exists for schools that do not receive federal funding, which are mostly church-based schools.<br>		* All schools starting with 6th grade are required to have a doctor or nurse teach a 6-week course of scientific based sex education that is appropriate for the age. An exemption exists for schools that do not receive federal funding, which are mostly church-based schools.<br>
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	'''2033 - 2036''' <br>		'''2033 - 2036''' <br>
	* President/VP: Audra Tanner/Morgan Fowler<br>		* President/VP: Audra Tanner/Morgan Fowler<br>
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	* President/VP: Brendon Willis/Dana Reed<br>		* President/VP: Brendon Willis/Dana Reed<br>
	* By 2041 all state borders had reopened to free travel except for Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Louisiana. No one is quite sure what their game is yet.<br>		* By 2041 all state borders had reopened to free travel except for Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Louisiana. No one is quite sure what their game is yet.<br>
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	== Freistatt Present ==		== Freistatt Present ==

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The Future

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	Be bold. Be change.		Be bold. Be change.

	-~~---~~		== Public Plot Hooks ==
			=== Approved ===

			=== Pending ===
			*Friendship Benches - a community group is hoping to install benches in various community centers and parks. There are safe places to sit and talk to another community member.

	== Supernatural Point of View ==		== Supernatural Point of View ==

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USA - The Past

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	However, beneath the surface of every gentle lake runs a deeper, darker current. For the most part the general population has been able to carry on their blissful ignorance. But how long will that last? Those in the know, those that keep wands, talons, and fangs on the beat of the things have felt a left a change in the current. While they choose to protect themselves, the regular joes, or will they side with whatever is slowly rising.<br><br>		However, beneath the surface of every gentle lake runs a deeper, darker current. For the most part the general population has been able to carry on their blissful ignorance. But how long will that last? Those in the know, those that keep wands, talons, and fangs on the beat of the things have felt a left a change in the current. While they choose to protect themselves, the regular joes, or will they side with whatever is slowly rising.<br><br>
	== USA - The Past ==		== USA - The Past ==
	President Obama served his last term in office, and the election of 2016 was contentious. A tightly run race between ~~Douglas~~ Malone, a former reality TV star, and Joann Hurst was decided in a debate and final count over Minnesota and Michigan, debates over their use of Rank Choice Voting, with a ruling by the Supreme Court. This gave the election to Joann Hurst, our first female president, with less than 1% margin in both states.<br><br>		President Obama served his last term in office, and the election of 2016 was contentious. A tightly run race between Ralph Malone, a former reality TV star, and Joann Hurst was decided in a debate and final count over Minnesota and Michigan, debates over their use of Rank Choice Voting, with a ruling by the Supreme Court. This gave the election to Joann Hurst, our first female president, with less than 1% margin in both states.<br><br>
	This began a split between Democrats and Republicans, and their bases especially. As a result of this close decision, several liberal states moved to enact ranked choice voting, and conservative state legislatures banning it outright. The new president fought to prevent the practice, but unfortunately Congress didn’t have enough members to act at the time.<br><br>		This began a split between Democrats and Republicans, and their bases especially. As a result of this close decision, several liberal states moved to enact ranked choice voting, and conservative state legislatures banning it outright. The new president fought to prevent the practice, but unfortunately Congress didn’t have enough members to act at the time.<br><br>
	Then in 2017, Covid-19 hit. The 19th variant of a coronavirus ran wild within months through the world population. It wasn’t massively fatal, but those stricken with it were affected for months afterwards. The President fell ill for over 14 months, and the vice president, Kris Sheppard, passed away one month into the president’s convalescence. Unfortunately, this led to the Speaker of the House, Nick Richards, of the conservative party, to take charge. During their tenure as acting president, several changes occurred.<br><br>		Then in 2017, Covid-19 hit. The 19th variant of a coronavirus ran wild within months through the world population. It wasn’t massively fatal, but those stricken with it were affected for months afterwards. The President fell ill for over 14 months, and the vice president, Kris Sheppard, passed away one month into the president’s convalescence. Unfortunately, this led to the Speaker of the House, Nick Richards, of the conservative party, to take charge. During their tenure as acting president, several changes occurred.<br><br>

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The Future

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	== The Future ==		== The Future ==
	The future of the USA and Freistatt is unwritten and uncertain. A majority of the population is desperate for a savior, often looking to wrong people for leadership. Who will stand up? Who will make a ripple in their life, and how far will that ripple reach?		The future of the USA and Freistatt is unwritten and uncertain. A majority of the population is desperate for a savior, often looking to wrong people for leadership. Who will stand up? Who will make a ripple in their life, and how far will that ripple reach? Others swear they can smell change in the air.

	What does change smell like? Courage, bravery, hope, resilience, understanding, ambition, love.		What does change smell like? Courage, bravery, hope, resilience, understanding, ambition, love.

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USA - The Past

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	In 2023, supplies were scarce in the city - rationing hasn’t been implemented, but shelves are often bare of foodstuffs or processed goods like toilet paper, but electronics abound. Medical care was provided, but beds are still heavily impacted by waves of Covid 19. And now, a new election is beginning, and the rhetoric is high and tempers on a knife point. It’s not an easy time to live in a blue island isolated from your support networks. <br><br>		In 2023, supplies were scarce in the city - rationing hasn’t been implemented, but shelves are often bare of foodstuffs or processed goods like toilet paper, but electronics abound. Medical care was provided, but beds are still heavily impacted by waves of Covid 19. And now, a new election is beginning, and the rhetoric is high and tempers on a knife point. It’s not an easy time to live in a blue island isolated from your support networks. <br><br>
	In 2024 in hope of restoring moral in the tough times, the state house and senate rallied around a plan to change the name of the twin city, Minneapolis and St. Paul, under one united banner. Freistatt became the new name of the joined city. Representing the "free state" that Minnesota had become.<br><br>		In 2024 in hope of restoring moral in the tough times, the state house and senate rallied around a plan to change the name of the twin city, Minneapolis and St. Paul, under one united banner. Freistatt became the new name of the joined city. Representing the "free state" that Minnesota had become.<br><br>
	Between 2025-2033 Everett Lancaster and Jaime Barnes held the seat of US President and Vice President. Their terms in office were mired down in the muck of states rights and ideologies. They managed to keep things on an even keel. The Supreme Court saw several cases involving hospitals and patient rights when a patient's state of origin tried to enforce laws upon them for going out of state for medical services. Ultimately, the court ruled that the Hippocratic Oath all doctors are required to take, was on the same level with religious oaths. Hospital systems that held campuses in multiple states a bit more freedom in giving proper treatment to patients but it also meant certain states stopped supporting those systems that didn't comply with state laws. <br><br>		Between 2025-2033 Everett Lancaster and Jaime Barnes held the seat of US President and Vice President. Their terms in office were mired down in the muck of states rights and ideologies. They managed to keep things on an even keel. The Supreme Court saw several cases involving hospitals and patient rights when a patient's state of origin tried to enforce laws upon them for going out of state for medical services. Ultimately, the court ruled that the Hippocratic Oath all doctors are required to take, was on the same level with religious oaths. Hospital systems that held campuses in multiple states gained a bit more freedom in giving proper treatment to patients but it also meant certain states stopped supporting those systems that didn't comply with state laws. <br><br>

	== Freistatt Present ==		== Freistatt Present ==