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East Becktown is a suburb of Malton, located in the west of the city. With a high number of hospitals and Necrotech buildings compared to most suburbs, it was an important hub for the scientific and medical community.

The multiple museums in the eastern half of the suburb lent itself to a rich artistic community, specialising in a wide variety of visual arts.

Twin pubs in the centre of the southern part of East Becktown served as a gathering place for workers and civilians alike. The Loney Row Police Department could often be seen relaxing at the Powe Arms, informally referred to as the "Police Arms" due to the high number of police seen there at any one time. The Stenhouse Arms, on the other hand, was often a place of friction due to the class divide spread throughout the suburb.

Suburb History

Of the 2% of Maltonites who are of Jewish faith, over 3/4 of them once lived in this suburb. Most came to the city from Eastern Europe to flee from the Nazis in World War II. Before the outbreak, the largest synagogue of Malton could be found next to the Attwell Building and the Samuels Hotel, but the building was destroyed during the initial outbreak, leaving wastelands in its place.

After the Malton Mall boom in the seventies, the proximity to the Caiger and Ackland Malls lured several higher middle class families to the suburb. As a consequence, the average educational level of East Becktown significantly rose, which in turn attracted several high level employers: NecroTech built no less than 4 of their offices and before 2005, there were 6 well reputed hospitals. These Necrotech offices and hospitals joined forces with those in Eastonwood and Molebank, creating a strong network servicing north-west Malton.

This quick growth led to a sudden influx of auto repair shops, warehouses and factories scattered throughout the suburb, bringing with them a large populous of working class families.

Post-outbreak History

Almost immediately after the outbreak, the People’s Liberation of East Becktown (known as PLEB) emerged and decided they wanted to have almost the entire suburbs barricades set at extremely heavy. However this was met with much opposition from the rest of the suburb. Within two weeks, PLEB relented and released a barricade policy that was more suitable to the safety of the remaining citizens.

In November of 2005, the Ridleybank Resistance Front (RRF) descended on East Becktown preparing to wreak havoc, but at the last moment followed the call to Caiger Mall just outside East Becktown’s border. Over the years Caiger Mall became a battleground, and East Becktown’s two Necrotech buildings closest to the Mall became important fall-back points for survivors.

At the beginning of 2006, a mall tour was organised for the roaming zombie hordes, and due to East Becktown’s localised proximity to Caiger Mall, a great number of buildings were overrun.