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The 'Event'
Extraterrestrial civilisation makes contact with Earth, sending a (presumably) planet-wide EMP burst that scrambles all operating electrical devices. North and West Vancouver Cities are engulfed in a pillar of white light, as is Vancouver City and Burnaby to the south. All life within the city limits are eradicated, and thousands die in the chaotic hours that follow. -
Governments Dissolve
With the populations of all major cities gone, local and national governments collapse due to a lack of administration. With Mayor Walton gone - presumed dead - the Lynn Valley council tries to maintain some order, but residents soon start tending to their own affairs, from home protection to food stockpiling. -
Breakdown of communities
With no long-range communication and only meager power, law and order starts breaking down and Lynn Valley (presumably like most other communities) begins crumble as people try to revert to a time before mass technology. Most of the small Police Force stationed in Lynn Valley head to North Vancouver City leaving only three officers to contain the community. -
First organised gangs appear
In fear of the return of Aliens and general survival, people start forming new groups, the best of which try to create lasting communites, but the more common gather into gangs who scavenge to survive and use force to get what they want. Lynn Valley itself remains relatively close-knit until the first few attacks by raiding scavengers attack the community. The most prominent to date was on 10th April 2013 when over 30 men and women decended on the township, and there were many casualties. -
Second Invasion Wave
The 1st of August 2013 marked the first report in Lynn Valley of Alien activity, with robot-like drones descending upon the town center and raids and murders by odd reptilian-insectoid creatures in the early hours of the morning. The death-toll is massive, reaching into the thousands. The survivors go into hiding until a week passes with no further incident. -
Exodus
After the collapse of government, gang raids and Alien Assaults, a town meeting is held on 18th August 2013 with the majority of survivors deciding to follow the Police Officers to North Vancouver City. Of the original 29,000+ population before the 'Event', less than 50 remain in Lynn Valley. -
Present Day
It has been almost a month since Lynn Valley became a ghost town, and no raiders or Aliens have attacked in almost five weeks, but food is running scarce and the winter is setting in...
