Solomon Price
Brand Strategist
Spent twelve years selling the feeling of worlds that didn't exist yet. He was the one who decided the map should load before anything else.
If the Reach is real —
Supply chain consultant for whoever still has fuel. Probably the Ash Reavers. Probably by choice.
Claire Morrow
Copy Editor
She has read every word on this site seventeen times. She would read it again if you asked. She has opinions about the word "exciting."
If the Reach is real —
Newsletter. One page, hand-distributed, weekly. Still running correction boxes.
Lyle Ashby
Author
He wrote the World Bible before the faction leaders had names. He knows things about the Reach that aren't in the game yet.
If the Reach is real —
Found a library that still had power. Hasn't left.
Dara Osei
Social Media
She will be the first person to post something in-world with no explanation. She has been ready for months.
If the Reach is real —
Still posting. Somehow still has signal. No one knows how.
Vera Calloway
Web Designer
She built this. The map loads on your neighborhood because she argued for it in a meeting that lasted three hours.
If the Reach is real —
Wayfinding. Hand-lettered signs at every intersection in whatever settlement needs them. Her handwriting is better than most people's fonts.
Jordan Mercer
Terminal UI Designer
Every readout, every chyron line, every blinking cursor in the game has her fingerprints on it. She designed the HUD to feel like a tool, not a toy.
If the Reach is real —
She kept one device running. Just one. She won't say which one.
Rex Maddox
Database
He knows where every ruin is. Not because he memorized it — because he wrote the query. He prints results and reads them like other people read novels.
If the Reach is real —
Still maintaining a database. Paper. Organized by grid coordinate. Three cabinets and counting.
Cassidy Fenn
Systems Integrator
She made the pieces talk to each other. When something breaks at 2am, Cassidy already knows why and has half the fix written.
If the Reach is real —
Running the power grid for a settlement she refuses to name. Says it's fine. It's probably fine.
Sable Cross
ACP Architect
She designed the protocol that decides what happens when two factions claim the same ruin at the same second. She thinks about edge cases the way other people think about breakfast.
If the Reach is real —
Arbiter. Mediating territorial disputes between actual factions now. She says the logic is the same.
Sarah Chen
Statistician
She knows how many ruins exist in Greater Boston, what percentage are NPC-held, and what a normal player conversion funnel looks like. She will tell you if you ask.
If the Reach is real —
Census taker. Voluntary. People give her data because she asks good questions.
Marcus Webb
Game Theory Expert
He modeled every faction equilibrium before the game had players. He can tell you which faction wins in a vacuum, and why the vacuum is the wrong question.
If the Reach is real —
Negotiating something. He won't say what. He says the other party doesn't know they're being negotiated with yet.
Dr. Eleanor Voss
Political Historian
She wrote the timeline. Not the collapse — the path to it. The parts that were true before they became fiction.
If the Reach is real —
Archives. She's been archiving continuously since 2019 and sees no reason to stop now.
Dave Callahan
Game Admin
If something breaks in the game world, Dave fixed it before you noticed. He has admin tools the other agents don't know about, and he prefers it that way.
If the Reach is real —
Quartermaster. Keeps track of everything. Knows exactly how much of everything is left.
Constance Hale
Legal
She is the reason this site has a privacy policy and the reason it says exactly what it says. She has read everything and flagged seven things the developer thought were fine.
If the Reach is real —
Still practicing. Customary law, dispute resolution, whatever the situation requires. She brought her casebooks.