The Citadel



The Citadel is a repurposed, previously ruined City in eastern Virginia. Following Emergence Day, the Vanguard set up a large hub of entertainment and propaganda to help show the world that they are not the Enemy. The Citadel became popular quickly, especially as the ruins became repaired further. The red fog gave the city an exotic allure, and the Vegas-like lighting lit up the sky. The Vegas comparison is apt, because it soon topped Las Vegas itself in popularity and tourism.

It was there that the Vanguard's currency spawned, called credits. It was in the Citadel that even the most average of humans could come and actually earn money, through working for the Vanguard. Repairing the ruins, helping the soldiers, and various other odd-jobs. It was a subtle form of propaganda (The more overt style came later), since people would leave the Citadel with very little bad to say about the Vanguard and how they treated others. Not that this was false, but that was still part of the plan.

Several other "Citadels" erupted throughout the world, most of them in the United States. None quite as popular as the first, though most equal in size. However when someone mentioned "The Citadel", they're usually referring to the one in Virginia.