<div align="center"><strong><span class="bbc_u">THREAD DIRECTORY</span></strong><br/><br/><strong>Administrative:</strong><br/>Recruitment Thread (http://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=156287.msg7151369#msg7151369)<br/>Character Biographies (http://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=156367.msg7156000#msg7156000)<br/>OOC &amp; Plot Discussion (http://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=156288.msg7151409#msg7151409)<br/>GM UPDATES!!! (http://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=156696.msg7176403#msg7176403)<br/><br/><strong>In-Character:</strong><br/>New York (<em>Eastern US/Canada</em>) (http://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=156508.msg7165306#msg7165306)<br/>Los Angeles (<em>Western US/Mexico</em>) (http://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=156511.msg7165393#msg7165393)<br/>Moscow (<em>Europe &amp; Northern Asia</em>) (http://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=156514.msg7165561#msg7165561)<br/>Tokyo (<em>Asia &amp; Pacific Ring</em>) (http://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=156520.msg7165755#msg7165755)<br/>Cairo (<em>Middle East &amp; Africa</em>) (http://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=156516.msg7165677#msg7165677)<br/>Buenos Aires (<em>South America</em>) (http://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=156522.msg7165804#msg7165804)<br/></div><br/><hr/><hr/><br/><div align="center"><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 36pt;"><span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: impact;">-  NEW YORK CITY  -</span></span><br/><br/>(http://fc05.deviantart.net/fs70/i/2012/288/4/8/new_york_ruins_by_jonasdero-d35covg.jpg)</div><br/><hr/><hr/><br/><div style="text-align: justify;">     New York is battered and beaten; the whole city is on the verge of crumbling to the ground - especially with the constant skirmishes between scattered heroes and Apocalypse Army. It has only been a couple of days since Apocalypse's arrival but already the world is powerless to hold him back. It all happened so fast. Satellites are destroyed, communication lines are unstable and constantly failing, defensive strongholds keep toppling like dominos as those who are able to fight have to keep retreating further and further into rural areas and out of the city's core. The rest of the eastern United States has fared no better - with important military bases wiped from the face of the earth and most major cities nearly as devastated as Manhattan. <br/>     The resistance is unheard of in this area - as Apocalypse has focused a tremendous amount of energy on squelching out all of the major organizations of the world, from the UN and SHIELD on down to the national governments and all of the major Superhuman organizations, hero and villain alike. Professor Xavier went down with his ship, staying at the Academy to try and help as many escape as possible, perishing when Apocalypse brought the whole mansion down on top of him. The same went for the Avengers, as Iron Man's suit was seen defending Stark Tower until Apocalypse himself blasted it from the sky. War Machine narrowly escaped and has been MIA ever since. There has been no word on Spiderman or the Fantastic four. Even the Brotherhood was hit hard - with Magneto and few others narrowly escaping alive.<br/>     Everyone has gone into hiding as the world tries to recuperate and regroup. There are whispers of a "Resistance" but who is leading it and where they are hiding remains a softly spoken mystery as Apocalypse's troops ravage the urban areas gathering up humans to stand 'Judgment' and superhumans to stand 'Trial'. Nobody is safe.</div>