Athens
Population & Area
After a population decline starting in the 2020s, a wave of foreign mega-investments reshaped Athens beyond recognition:
- The population exploded from ~5 million to ~200 million.
- Thousands of skyscrapers went up practically overnight, stacked so high they scrape the clouds.
- The Athens Metropolitan sector swallowed Piraeus, Megara, Corinth, and everything in between. Former cities became mere neighbourhoods in the sprawl.
The towers got so big that whole ecosystems moved in up top: parks, markets, even proper forests. You can grind rail-to-rail between rooftop gardens 300 floors up without ever looking down. Heroes with the Rooftop Royalty Feat get a Free Re-roll on anything they pull up here.
The big money rolled in from Japan and the USA and drowned the city in neon, ramen bars, and diners that never close. Drop between the towers and you'll fall into whole worlds: Chinatown, Little Tokyo, a hundred others crammed into the gaps.
Sectors
The mega-city is carved into 5 sectors. Each sector tracks reputation independently:
- North suburbs - stretching all the way to Chalkida. Home turf of the Mont du Taggies.
- South suburbs - down to Sounio and the coast.
- West suburbs - out to Corinth. Controlled by Yo Mama Jama.
- East suburbs - reaching Rafina.
- Center - the old heart of Athens, now dwarfed by everything around it. The most contested sector.
The Metro
They ripped the whole metro up out of the ground. Official line: "modernisation." Real line: it's a lot easier for the Talos to clock every passenger when the trains run out in the open.
For a chase, the metro is a gift. Heroes on Gear grind the rails, surf the rooftops of moving trains, and bounce off stations like ramps. Got the Antenna Surfer Feat? Ride the overhead power lines station to station and skip the ground entirely.
- Line 1 (Green) - Piraeus to Chalkida
- Line 2 (Red) - Acharnes to Sounio, cutting straight through the city's spine
- Line 3 (Blue) - Salamina to Rafina
- Line 4 (Yellow) - Corinth to Tatoi
Weather
Unless a Score says different, it's blazing sun all day. Nights stay warm, rain barely shows up. Perfect weather for riding, grinding, and painting the town.