Literature
The Story of Ashgate
"The city of Ashgate itself is around 200 years old, and was popular among doctors and scientists learning medicine and over time, ended up becoming a hub for illegal experimentation/medicine deemed 'inhumane'. It mainly related to artificial powers and abilities for the average day person. Wanna be a self proclaimed super hero like Sonic himself or Shadow, the Ultimate Lifeform? Head on over to the city of Ashgate and maybe a mob boss or underground surgeon can hook you up! Ashgate followed this dark path for many years, until the city finally got combed through by authorities with the help of G.U.N. It took decades but, overtime, the obvious illegal activity slowed to a crawl, and the extra funding given to the police of the city helped it to thrive as a safe, livable place. Of course, this doesn't mean such crimes or organized crime as a whole would disappear overnight, as the hidden but still thriving organized crime would fester below the surface. Once the crime was dealt with,