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Delegates from the various nations will first arrive in either one of two ways. Those who choose to arrive by ship may either do so through the newly constructed Saint Lawrence Seaway and dock in the port of Cleveland, or the slave-trade and Corsair mecca that is Philadelphia. Delegates who wish to arrive by air will land at the Alleghany County Airport, which is some miles southeast of the pre-war city of Pittsburg. Either way, everyone will board trains from either one of the ports or the airport in order to actually arrive in the Pitt.

On board the trains, they will find surprisingly comfortable arrangements in various luxury passenger cars. Each delegate group will have a private train car to themselves and drinks and other things desired by the members will be provided by slaves. Here they may make idle pvssyr amongst themselves for the duration of the train-ride to the Pitt, which will last several hours.

For the initial stages of the journey, the countryside will appear quite pleasant. Not all that different from many other places in the wastelands. Delegates might observe rural countryside life in the Dominion. Occasionally, they might see the sight of vast plantations worked by slaves, which are the primary agricultural centers for the region.

As the trains begin to come closer to their destinations however, delegates looking out the windows will begin to see a gradual change in the exterior conditions. The landscape will appear more barren and desolate, while the sky will begin to change from its usual bluish shade to a far more darker and reddish coloration. Thick clouds will almost appear to block to the sky. This is the resulting smog by-product of massive industrialization and will only become thicker.

Soon enough, the train riders will eventually come upon the first glimpse of the Pitt itself. A hellish orange glow will likely be one of the first things to be seen on the horizon.

A marvel of sheer manufacturing power, the capital city of the Dominion of the Pitt, simply known as “The Pitt” is a testament to the might that raw and unyielding industry can bring. Geographically, the city is situated at the confluence where the Alleghany River meets the Monogahela River to form the Ohio River. It is this “Golden Triangle” which formed the basis for the Pitt’s problems during the Great War: as the rivers bore down radiation and disease upon the city. While the Troglodyte Degeration Contagion may be all but wiped out now, the rivers near the Pitt remain highly irradiated and dangerous. Only suitable for use as industrial coolant and other manufacturing uses while actual drinking water is brought in from fresh outside sources. The tainted waters of the rivers usually bring a quick and painful death to any who stumble and fall into the water’s abyss.

The trains themselves will pass over one of the rivers on one of the train trestle bridges leading into the Pitt’s downtown area. The tracks are raised, and thus they will pass overhead and wind through various old skyscraqers and buildings once they enter the city. The Pitt itself will undoubtedly be a curious sight to many who have not visited it before. Great plumes of smoke and fire rise into the sky across the city: evidence of the Pitt’s numerous massive blast furnaces. The city itself is an industrial hell, and conditions in the city remain dubious and dirty. Not much indeed has changed, since the reign of Lord Ashur.

Winding from building top to building top, scrambled together scaffolding will exist that the raiders have maintained and put together over the years. Turning it into a “city above a city”. Most of the Pitt’s raiders and non-slave citizenry live in this upper canopy in various apartments or ruined buildings. Conditions here are a bit better than those endured on the ground.

On the ground however, a myriad of activity can be seen as well. Numerous slaves toiling and doing a variety of hard work, slave masters hounding them, and all manner of raiders. Some of whom are simply meandering about, while others may be seen to be marching in relatively well-ordered military formation. Traders and wasteland merchants can undoubtedly be seen as well, and a variety of wasteland folk who come in to The Pitt to buy slaves or various other goods. All and all making for quite a chaotic scene.

Although Lady Ashur has given orders to her slave masters that slave beatings and cruelty should be kept at a minimum for the duration of the convention, the brutality of The Pitt will no doubt be on display regardless. Cruelty towards slaves is commonplace and considered something of a past time amongst the raiders. Aside from the usual raider mischief though, brief glimpses of the use of corporal punishment in the Pitt will occur. Including slaves in stockades and, most terribly of all, the existence of the raider’s preferred method of execution for troublesome slaves or individuals: impalement.

Very quickly though, the trains will arrive right outside the stone walls of Haven which now encompasses the entirety of what was once the pre-war campus of Pittsburgh University. After disembarking from the trains, the delegates will be escorted by members of the Order of the Pitt to the gates of Haven. Their black and red ceremonial surcoats will be worn instead of their usual combat power armor. Not far from the walls of Haven, the regional headquarters of Hypercorp (a massive high-tech looking skyscraqer built from the Pitt’s own steel) can be seen clearly, existing within its own walled enclave. It is entirely possible that delegates might observe Hypercorp employees or the corporation’s private security forces in the locale.

After a short walk, the representatives will enter through the gates of Haven. Upon entering, the scenery will change dramatically from the hellish exterior of the Pitt. Within the walls of Haven, it is a veritable paradise of lush grass, flowers, tress, springs of tricking fresh water and elegant beauty. The personal guards of the Ashur family, the Haven Guardsmen can be seen patrolling these grounds. They are dressed in ceremonial fashion and wearing long white silken robes, steel cuirasses, and ornate helmets which cover their faces. All are armed with great Pitt-Steel halberds. They keep silent vigil over Haven and Lady Ashur herself and will not respond to communication unless directly ordered to by either the Commander of the Guard, or Marie herself.

Walking along a white cobblestone pathway through Haven, the delegates will eventually behold the sight of the old pre-war building which was once known as the http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6b/Cathedral_of_Learning_stitch_1.jpg. Now the personal palace and home of the Ashur family. The building has been remodeled and repaired, and now looks very much like it did in the pre-war years. Other buildings the might be seen on the grounds of Haven, include the Great Library which was built by Lord Ashur. Containing untold volumes of books.

Entering through the great oaken doors of the Cathedral, the delegates will be privy to the interior of the building. Which is decorated in the Victorian manner. Immediately, the groups will be escorted down a long hallway lined with paintings which depict scenes from the famous piece of literature: Dante’s Inferno. From there, all will enter a lobby area and will take elevators to ascend to the top floors of the Cathedral.

Once the elevators stop, they will open to a large area which was likely used as a conference room in the pre-war years. Now however, it will be used as the convention meeting room and is of course decorated luxuriously. The rear of the room directly opposite the elevators is made up completely of great bay windows, which look out over the glowing industrial fires of the Pitt’s skyline. A large oak table sits in the room’s center and chair line both sides of it. On top the table, a large feast has been prepared, which, characteristic of the Pitt’s raider culture, contains a large assortment of cooked and prepared meats (although vegetables and fruits are available as well). Alcohol is present in large quantities as well and Pitt slaves await to tend to the delegates’ every need. Haven guardsmen stand at attention at all corners of the room.

While Lady Ashur is not yet in attendance, she is expected shortly. The delegates may eat, drink, and talk at their leisure until the arrival of the Lady of the Pitt.