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== Overview ==
'''Baumton''' was the Paragon City's first marketplace, where tradesman and farmers went to sell their wares. After the Rikti Invasion, people started calling it '''Boomtown''', because the massive devastation reminded them of a bomb crater. Prior to [[Issue 16]], a hero needed to be at least Security Level 10 to enter.
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The once peaceful burgh of '''Baumton''' became the site of the showdown between the Paragon City heroes and the invading [[Rikti]] aliens. Now called "Boomtown," it is as dead as [[Steel Canyon]] is alive. Choked with smoke, flames and debris from the Rikti attack, this area took the brunt of the damage to the city. Skyscrapers as tall as those found in Steel Canyon lie toppled and broken, stumps of concrete and steel jutting into the blackened sky like rotting teeth. Train tracks lie twisted and deformed, while burning and broken carcasses of cars can be found in alleys, rubble piles and even tossed into the remains of park trees -- a testimony to the savage fury of the attacks in this region. Huge craters, many still smoking, dot the landscape, contributing to the area's apocalyptic feel. Given the chaos that reigns here, the city's law enforcement officials have walled it off and are fighting a stalemated battle with its denizens, a menagerie of the city's villain population.
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Revision as of 01:49, 2 September 2009

Boomtown
Map Boomtown.jpg

Hero Hazard Zone (11-19)

Trainers: none
TF Contacts: none
Events: Babbage
Exploration Badges: Destined for Valhalla, Phalanxer, Regal, Vision of Despair
Plaques: Disciple IIIIVV, Just Said No to Superadine IV, Scholar IV
Day Jobs: none
Enemies: Clockwork, Council, Lost, Outcasts, Trolls, Vahzilok
Connecting Zones: Sewer Network, Steel Canyon
Transits: none


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Overview

The once peaceful burgh of Baumton became the site of the showdown between the Paragon City heroes and the invading Rikti aliens. Now called "Boomtown," it is as dead as Steel Canyon is alive. Choked with smoke, flames and debris from the Rikti attack, this area took the brunt of the damage to the city. Skyscrapers as tall as those found in Steel Canyon lie toppled and broken, stumps of concrete and steel jutting into the blackened sky like rotting teeth. Train tracks lie twisted and deformed, while burning and broken carcasses of cars can be found in alleys, rubble piles and even tossed into the remains of park trees -- a testimony to the savage fury of the attacks in this region. Huge craters, many still smoking, dot the landscape, contributing to the area's apocalyptic feel. Given the chaos that reigns here, the city's law enforcement officials have walled it off and are fighting a stalemated battle with its denizens, a menagerie of the city's villain population.

Prior to Issue 16, a hero needed to be at least Security Level 10 to enter.

Zone Events

Babbage will sometimes appear along the northern wall.

Neighborhoods

  • The Cannonade (Red - Level 14-19) (Music)
  • The Fuse (Yellow - Level 11-14) (Music)
  • Grenadier Village (Red - Level 14-19) (Music)
  • Powderkeg (Orange - Level 12-16) (Music)
  • Primer (Orange - Level 12-16 ) (Music)

Exploration Badges

File:Badge tourism hazard.png Phalanxer

Before Baumton had its 'accident,' the Freedom Phalanx called this building home.

File:Badge tourism hazard.png Regal

King Mihenra, a self-proclaimed warlord from the Netherworld, attempted to seize control of Paragon City, only to be defeated by Positron on this very spot.

File:Badge tourism hazard.png Vision of Despair

An unnatural feeling of dread permeates the area in what is now called the Pit of Despair.

File:Badge tourism hazard.png Destined for Valhalla

Valkyrie proved herself to Positron by battling the Clockwork King on this spot. Although she did not succeed in defeating him, he was severely damaged and Clockwork activity came to a halt for several weeks afterwards.

Historical Plaques

Transfer Points

Villain Groups