[All information on the characters of Children of the Sandstorm is contained within. Once a high-level member of the committee has accepted your biography paper on one of the Children, you may begin the roleplay simulation.] [Clearance Level: 0]

Sub-board: Accepted Character Essays

Times Square used to bustle with life – it used to glow like a beacon, full of flashing neon signs and huge LCD screens plastered to walls of buildings. Holograms scattered the sidewalks. Now, most of the light fittings have been stolen to light the tribes' hideouts. The holograms now scare adventurers witless, and the parked hov-cars are now wrecks, burnt out scrap. The children have graffitied ‘Rhymes Square’ over all the street-signs. And, of course, it is Vampire territory. Their bloody-hand mark is everywhere to the trained eye – and anyone walking here is putting themselves in danger.

Sub-boards: Gargoyle Tower, Sky Line

The wharf, waterfront, docks, harbor – all belong to the illustrious Wharf Rats. This is their home, and any trespassers will be prosecuted. Although most of the boats would sink if you put any weight into them, some are still serviceable. These are used to go fishing, or just to sit out on the water and relax. Old crates are scattered about, most of them smashed in to get at the goods within.

Sub-boards: The Boat, Above the Docks, Under The Docks, In The Sewers, Sewage Plant

This is Central Park, or what remains of it. Trees are broken, grass is scorched and there are holes in random places. The remaining trees have either been ripped apart for wood or are piled up with three diagonal lines cut into them with a pocket knife. It's slightly annoying, but makes a perfect base for the Wildcats. Enter their turf and you'll never know if one of them is lurking behind stacks of garbage cans painted with a paw-print or behind a fallen tree.

Sub-boards: The Fountain, The Pit, The Restaurant, Tree Fort

Saint Jude – patron said of lost causes. Makes sense his would be the only church structure left intact in the desecrated city of New York. Settled just where the suburbs touch the city, this old, old building features intricate stonework and massive granite figures of angels, demons and gargoyles defending its every flank. Chunks of the building have come loose and lie scattered in the street, but it retains most of its former majestic splendor.