Basic Information
RP Name: Phoenix Rising
RP Creator/OP: Multiversal Peoples
CoOP/s: None yet
Genre/s: Crime/Action/Drama
Type: Character/Faction
Player Level: All levels
Number of Players Desired: 6 or more
Posting Frequency: Once every two days
Any Restrictions?: Minimum two paragraph posts, with good grammar and spelling.
Details: Y or N
Is the setting already defined: Y
Is there a character/faction/nation application in place: Y
Are the rules posted: Y
Is this RP currently running: N
If not currently running, do you have an IC thread established: N
Description
The recent death of the major drug king-pin known as "The Swede" has caused chaos in the city. "The Swede" as he was known, was a man named Johan Christianson. He was a Nordic immigrant from Denmark and he controlled the entire city with his meth supply. It took him seven years to gain control. He supplied the purest meth anyone had ever seen, and his product had a pale blue hue same as arctic ice. People called it "Swedish Ice" and most meth heads would pay almost double the price for it. He controlled the only supply of that product, and by wiping out his competition one by one - with some help from the cartel - he gain near absolute control over the entire city. His will was enforced through dozens of hit squads which had an ear to the streets everywhere.
His super lab which was located outside the city, under ground in the Arizona desert. In was virtually invisible on any search, radar, emissions, energy consumption and everything. When it was eventually found by tracking the elusive visiting vehicles, the DEA led a raid along with units of SWAT, the FBI and the State Troopers. In a brutal firefight between the cartel gang members and hit squads and law enforcement the lab was destroyed and Christianson along with his production staff were all killed an explosion caused by a gas leak as a result of the shootout.
Since his death and the loss of production, prices for all drugs, not just meth, have skyrocketed as addicts rush to get their fixes before the onset of the drought. Violent crime rates rise with the prices as people scramble to scratch together the money required. A power vacuum has been created with The Swede's death. As the cartel have pulled back over the border - the result of a raid on a cartel stronghold in Mexico by the Mexican National Army and DEA - there is no enforcement stopping new suppliers and dealers from rising up everywhere. Shootings are commonplace in every area of the city as the emerging gangs fight for control of a single corner. Government resources are stretched thin as police officers are being killed with as little regard as a hobo. Heavily armed units patrol the streets but prove no match for the well financed meth gangs.
You now have a choice. You can RP as someone starting to cook themselves, and try to establish yourself on the market, or you could work for someone else who already has a foothold. You could start dealing also, but you risk getting killed by someone coming to take your spot. There's also the option to get yourself a gun, there's plenty of people willing to pay someone to their dirty work.
You can also join in on the 'right' side of the law. You can be city or state police, who have been given the green light to carry larger firearms to protect themselves. There's also the option to join a SWAT team, the DEA, FBI or National Guard - all of which have been seeing plenty of action.
Additional Info
Link to the OOC: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=292085