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Overview

Cap Au Diable is one of the city zones in City of Villains.

Contacts

Trainers

• Arbiter Orr (Devil's Coat Tails)
• Arbiter Howe (Aeon City)

Brokers

• Desdemona the Glint (Broker)
• Boris the Russian (Broker)

Regular Contacts

• Dmitri Krylov
• Shelly Percey
• Peter Themari
• Golden Roller
• Marshal Brass
• Willy Wheeler
• Operative Wellman

Unlockable Contacts

• None

Strike Forces

• Virgil Tarikoss (Strike Force)

Zone events

Major events

• Deathsurge may spawn under certain conditions, which will make the navigation through New Haven moderately dangerous. It doesen't move, but there can be more than one Deathsurge up at the same time.

Lesser events

• None

Neighborhoods

• Aeon City

Aeon City is proclaimed as a model of perfection. Nestled in the foothills of Mount Diable, it was founded by the renowned Dr. Aeon roughly a decade ago.

Dr. Aeon is now the benevolent governor of Cap au Diable and is responsible for such incredible innovations as giant produce, organ cloning, and perhaps his most famous invention, the "Power Transference System."

The "PTS" supports the "City of the Future" and its incredible energy demands. This amazing creation taps the bowels of dormant Mount Diable and efficiently transfers geothermal energy into clean electricity. Its massive tendrils stretch throughout the island providing clean and efficient power to all who need it.

The Luddites claim that the "PTS" taps a demon rather than a volcano, but everyone knows they're crazy. Reports of "gremlins" occasionally gathering around the PTS lines are similarly ridiculous.

• Devil's Coat Tails
• Haven

If Aeon City is the model, Haven is the aspirant. Its buildings have not adapted the brighter surface of Dr. Aeon's neighborhood and still bear scores of neon signs and other "noise". The catch-up nature of the district means its rent is cheaper, crime is more rampant, and violent rampages by super-powered beings are all too common.

• Mount Diable

The island's greatest landmark is an old volcano and its strange rock formation called the "Head of the Devil". The horns are visible from much of the isle, making it easy for new visitors to quickly get their bearings.

The Luddites and other occultists claim the horns are some after-effect of an actual demon of gargantuan size that walked this island in Father Henri's day. They also claim that the massive, subway-sized cables leading from the mountain here do not tap a dorment volcano, but the powers of Hell itself!

• New Haven

New Haven is in many ways similar to Haven proper, both in architecture and in general shabbiness.

A few newer buildings, WSPDR News and Aeon University, have appeared recently, as if to trick the casual visitor into ignoring the rest of the neighborhood but really just providing even more marked contrast to New Haven's neglect.

The island's most famous reporter, Amanda Vines, works out of WSPDR's offices here. Some wonder why Lord Recluse tolerates her constant prodding, but so far she has proven immune to Arachnos's wrath.

King Midas' factory building is also found in this area, and serves as the Gold Brickers' main base of operations.

The University is located here, although it is not yet accessible.

• Vagabond Hills

The hills south of New Haven are said to be the hiding place of Martin Henri - founder of the Luddite movement.

These hills are also home to numerous vagrants dispossessed when Dr. Aeon "relocated" them to create Aeon City. Many of these former homeless have heard Martin Henri's message and joined the Luddites' ranks, so Aeon's plan may have backfired.

Stores

• Quartermasters can be found at /loc -2076.5 , -0.0 , 1177.0 ,(in the airport, near the Black Helicopter to Mercy and close to Natural and Magic Quartermasters) , /loc -516.9 , 150.5 , -147.4, (in Aeon City, near the Arachnos building) and /loc 1206.5 , 0.0 , 1989.3 , (close to the Port Oakes Ferry). They all sell level 15 and 20 Training Enhacements.

• Magic Quartermaster can be found at /loc -2104.5 , 0.1 , 1129.8 , in the airport, close to the Black Helicopter to Mercy Island, and sells level 15 and 20 Training Enhacements, as well as Double Origin ones.

• Mutant Quartermaster can be found at /loc 1231.0 , 0.0 , 1735.2 , in Devil's Coat Tails, close to the Port Oakes Ferry, and sells level 15 and 20 Training Enhacements, as well as Double Origin ones.

• Natural Quartermaster can be found at /loc -2038.3 , 0.1 , 1143.5 , in the airport, close to the Black Helicopter to Mercy Island, and sells level 15 and 20 Training Enhacements, as well as Double Origin ones.

• Science Quartermaster can be found at /loc -831.6 , -76.0 , 270.8 in Aeon City, inside the Arachnos building, and sells level 15 and 20 Training Enhacements, as well as Double Origin ones.

• Tech Quartermaster can be found at /loc -834.2 , -76.0 , 225.8 in Aeon City, inside the Arachnos building, and sells level 15 and 20 Training Enhacements, as well as Double Origin ones.

• Facemaker's is the City of Villains costume store. It is marked on the in-game map as the westernmost store in the zone, and lists as Tailor.

Transfer Points

• The Rogue Isles Ferry in New Haven will take you to Sharkhead Isle, Nerva Archipelago, St. Martial and Grandville.

• The Ferry in Devil's Coat Tail can take you to Port Oakes

• A Black Helicopter in the airport can take you to Mercy Island

• Another Black Helicopter in the same airport may take you to the PvP zone of Bloody Bay

Exploration Badges

Egghead It's back to school for you. Aeon University is home to many of Dr. Aeon's Brighter employees.

Media Junky The top of the WSPDR building is a great place to survey Recluse's media empire.

Sparky You've spent time wandering around in the Power Transport System at Mount Diable.

Steamed Volcanic activity around Mount Diable causes a lot of steamy venting. Watch out or it's Lobster time.

Sweet Tooth Lawrence Langston made his money investing in the things he personally was interested in. His penchant for chocolate helped him to strike gold with Gold Brick candy bars.

Historical plaques

• 1 monument of the Lorekeeper Badge

• 3 monuments of the Technofreak Badge

Villain Groups

• Arachnos

Arachnos keeps a strong presence in the zone, and especially in certain areas they fully control. Most of the garrison is composed by Wolf Spiders, though there are also no few Fortunatas. Mu Mystics and drones are present in a small number as well. The three areas with a strong presence of Arachnos forces are: the airport at the Southeast of Haven, Aeon City, while not completely under their control, big patrols of Wolf Spiders wander around, supported by Mu troops and Blood Widows; and the Power Transference System in Mount Diable, where they are supported by drones and arachnobots as well. Minions, Lieutenants and Spawns are possible in this zone, though apparently not for all models: while the Wolf Spider Huntsman may appear here, I have never seen a Night Widow in the zone, nor a Mu Guardian.

• Cap Au Diable Demons

These electrical annoyances can be found at the stations of the Power Transference System only. Usually in packs of 4 or 6 individuals, they never seem to spawn Lieutenants or Bosses, just Minions. They never wander around or move from their spawn points. Beware of Deathsurge, tho, who may spawn in New Haven, being able of multiple spawns as well. I have witnessed 3 Deathsurges up at the same time, and I'm not sure if that is the maximun number of them.

• Circle of Thorns

The Circle of Thorns is present in the Mount Diable area, as well as in certain areas of Vagabond Hills. Their spans include cultists, mages, spirits and demons. Minions, Lieutenants and Bosses can be found here. Fortunately, the spawns tend to be small.
This is the only place in all of City of Villains (out of missions) where a Villain may find Hordeling minions and lieutenants.

• Clockwork

The Clockwork spawn in Monut Diable, slightly more to the south of the area where the Circle of Thorns spawn. Minions, Lieutenants and Bosses can be found here. Spawns can be big, so beware.
This area is the only place in all of City of Villains where spawns of clockwork Princes, and so, Gears, can be found in outdoor. Sometimes a lonely Lieutenant or Prince spawns in the Power Transference System pipes near the station in Devil's Coat Tail.

• Gold Brickers

Gold Brickers can be found easily in this zone. The neighborhoods of Haven, Aeon City and New Haven have an army of them, almost in every street. They usually talk among themselves, play dice or plan some theft. Spawns seems to range between two and one dozen individuals, Lieutenants are common in their groups, and Bosses are not that common, but still easy to find if you look for them.

• Luddites

This anti-technology group can be found mostly in Devil's Coat Tails, Aeon City, New Haven and Vagabond Hills, where they seem to have some sort of headquarters. Spawns of all sizes, though they tend to be small. Minions, Lieutenants and Bosses may spawn in this zone. The Luddites will attack any Goldbrickers or Vahzilok if they enter their agro range.

• Vahzilok

Vahzilok of this zone are found mostly in Devil's Coat Tails, especially near the Facemaker clinic and in dark alleys in Haven, most of times killing civilians. Reapers, Abominations, Embalmed Abominations and Mortificators are the common spawns in this zone. Cadavers and Eidolons are still possible, but much rarer to see. The Vahzilok will fight the Luddites if they encounter them, and the Embalmed Abominations will most surely explode if agroed. In Arachnos-controlled areas, you can usually see amused groups of Wolf Spiders shooting against lone Abominations as well.

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