Greyrock
Greyrock is an unassuming western town near the eastern side of the Rocky Mountains. It is a fairly tight knit community of several subcultures, many of whom view one another with apathy or worse, disdain.
Originally the town was a trading post for precious metals coming from the mountains. Assayers would collect gold and silver coming from the hills, pay the miners below going rate, and collect on their profits. But that was during the late 1800's when the gold and silver rush was going on. Now, the town is filled with artists, specialty shops, musicians, lots of restaurants, but there is no major business employing a majority of the community.
What makes Greyrock strange is the fact that it doesn't appear on most maps, not even older maps from the 1800s. The few maps where it is present are located around the city itself. The state where it resides doesn't even recognize it as a town or city. Even more strange is that there is a single two late paved road leading into the town, and most people drive right by it, not even realizing where it leads.
The few people who do take the road either know it's there and they are residents, or they have some sort of internal calling to take the road. Sometimes this is something as innocent as taking a wrong turn. Other times it is an unknow, irresistible pull into the city.
The name Greyrock is not random. In the middle of the town is a large grey stone, a couple stories high, and twenty or so meters on a side. It appears to be a cube partially buried in the ground. The stone which makes up the grey rock is not native to the area. Researchers have not been able to place it's source, or if it's even natural. The rock has always been there, even being mentioned in some of the old miners' journals.
Even more odd is that there is a perfectly manecured lawn surrounding the stone, covering several acres, like a park. Around the permieter is a wrought iron fence errected in the early 1900's after several strange events occurred near the stone, leading the city to wall off the area. Even with the fence, someone appears to maintain the grass, but no one is ever seen doing so.
Originally the town was a trading post for precious metals coming from the mountains. Assayers would collect gold and silver coming from the hills, pay the miners below going rate, and collect on their profits. But that was during the late 1800's when the gold and silver rush was going on. Now, the town is filled with artists, specialty shops, musicians, lots of restaurants, but there is no major business employing a majority of the community.
What makes Greyrock strange is the fact that it doesn't appear on most maps, not even older maps from the 1800s. The few maps where it is present are located around the city itself. The state where it resides doesn't even recognize it as a town or city. Even more strange is that there is a single two late paved road leading into the town, and most people drive right by it, not even realizing where it leads.
The few people who do take the road either know it's there and they are residents, or they have some sort of internal calling to take the road. Sometimes this is something as innocent as taking a wrong turn. Other times it is an unknow, irresistible pull into the city.
The name Greyrock is not random. In the middle of the town is a large grey stone, a couple stories high, and twenty or so meters on a side. It appears to be a cube partially buried in the ground. The stone which makes up the grey rock is not native to the area. Researchers have not been able to place it's source, or if it's even natural. The rock has always been there, even being mentioned in some of the old miners' journals.
Even more odd is that there is a perfectly manecured lawn surrounding the stone, covering several acres, like a park. Around the permieter is a wrought iron fence errected in the early 1900's after several strange events occurred near the stone, leading the city to wall off the area. Even with the fence, someone appears to maintain the grass, but no one is ever seen doing so.
Population
About 10,000 people
It's mysterious, I like that :)