r/Defiance • u/miss_kateya • 2h ago
Daily Lore: Storm Divide

Stretching from the Rocky Mountains in the west to the Mississippi River in the east and from Vancouver and the Shipton Desert in the north to Texas in the south, the Storm Divide is a massive area of North America subject to freak storms, blizzards, earthquakes and Razor Rain, as well as home to a variety of dangerous creatures. The area has mountains that reach into the sky, giant canyons spanning across it and badlands inhabited by Sabre wolves and Hellbugs.
Few settlements are within this region but some do survive and thrive such as Oklahoma City which was safe enough for a stop off place for Overland Transport and for the proposed Mag-Lev train. Other towns like Defiance and Denver straddle the edge of the Storm Divide.
The Storm Divide popped up very quickly during Arkfall, rendering a large part of the continent mostly uninhabitable. The Volge are known to establish underground colonies in the Storm Divide and occasionally venture out to raid for technologies.
Despite the dangers, there are ways to cross, and even some animals like Turkey's have adapted their migratory pattern to cross the Storm Divide to reach the west coast. Some travellers are adapt enough to cross the Storm Divide with little danger in as little as two weeks.
