Handley Towers

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Handley Towers

Ruddlebank [15, 82]

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Basic Info:

  • Multi-story housing blocks. Windows can be jumped from to turn a character into a zombie.
  • Towers have no internal descriptions. Some towers, like Lerwill Towers in Greentown, have mobile phone masts mounted on them.


Outside view Umbrella Corporation's HQ

Description

First Sighting 02/03/2009: While passing this seemingly ordinary office building, you notice something you've never seen on your regular patrols, there are several different semi's pulled up along the truck docks. Each semi appears to have different business logos, some you recognize from being used by various local businesses. After you whip out your binoculars, you examine the area more closely to see that the trucks have stenciled lettering reading: UMBRELLA Umbrella Corp.gif CORPORATION! No current activity appears to be going on. You continue about your patrol and decide to stop by again in few days.

Second Sighting 02/05/2009: The windows are now heavily lined with black tint making the building look more ominous than ever before, the only light that can be seen is coming from the top of the building where you can just make out the sound of what sounds like helicopter blades against the wind. The entrances and exits now have cement barricades and plywood covering them. It appears that only the back of the building, which would be the truck docks, and the main entrance at the front, are the only ones accessible. Every now and then you see figures in black fatigues moving about but its barely a second and they disappear. You decide its best to leave before you disappear

Third Sighting 02/25/2009: During your time away from the area you have run into several witnesses with sightings of Umbrella activity around the suburb. Evidence of these sightings were easy to find, most obvious was a for period of time when the corporation was flagging their new territory alerting locals of their presence. One sighting from civilians near the McLellan Arms claimed that Umbrella members had actually been stirring up quite a ruckus there for several nights leading up to some sort of noisy finale, the reason for this being unknown. Upon returning to your usual roost to overlook the corporation's H.Q. you notice things have been disturbed and searched through, though not appearing to want to make any sort of mess. You crouch over to the building's ledge and observe. Heightened activity is all around Handley Towers, light discipline appears to still be strictly enforced but through your night vision you were able to capture an image of the activity before the distinct feeling of being watched settles in and you decide its time to leave.

Security personnel guarding the building
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History

Umbrella forces claimed the building in early February with the arrival of several semis at the truck docks that haven't left since. It was immediately barricaded and any activity is hard to find since they appear to follow a strict light and noise discipline. The various logos on the semi trucks would suggest that they were using them in order to move supplies and technology from Molebank or Shearbank. There appears to be a mix of different semis.

Barricade Policy

In accordance with Ruddlebank Barricade Plan this building is to always be extremely heavily barricaded.

Current Status

Umbrella Corporation Headquarters in Ruddlebank.



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