“I don’t think to much about it, but AutoLife is as natural as anything else. People love to hunt and gather, so it is pretty easy to move from one place to another, looking for work, safety, or love. – Anonymous driver Monstru is horribly overpopulated. It started a few generations ago, and has continued [...]
Since just about everyone lives in their car in MONSTRU (“Autolife”), only the most desperate and unfortunate people use taxi services. Car ownership is not only seen as a sign of prosperity, it is also an important attribute in citizenship; you’re expected to own, or be a co-owner, of a vehicle. Taxi fares are fairly [...]
The Bloodless is a category of folk who are for the most part, undead. At one time they were the people and monsters of MONSTRU, but died for one reason or another. They are so very common in MONSTRU, that they do not cause the regular screaming reaction, that they do on Earth. However, Bloodless [...]
Montz [MON-ts] A racial slur for “monster”, “Montz” is used (in secret) by members of the Authority to describe any non-mechan. It is disrespectful and used to devalue all of the monster races, especially since they are reduced to on, single race. It is a tool used in the war against the monsters. “Montz” is [...]
The blacktop market is an underground economy, outside of the fierce taxation of the Authority. Trade is most often improvised when there are no Spy Scouts or CrowBot troopers visible, or when traffic is especially slow. Some regular goods that are often traded include: homemade food, weapons, caltrops, doombrew, counterfeit CrowBucks, narcotics, candy, furnace goblins, [...]
Monstru has holidays, just like the other world that you might be familiar with. The are a time for reflection, rest, or even trickery. Some of the more popular holidays include: Halloween Trollfest – The festival of the trolls Feratune – the Feratu musical holiday, where Feratu come to your car playing recorders Beast Feast [...]
Compiled by William Denton <wtd@pobox.com>. Copyright © 1993-2009. Edition 3.9.3. Version 4.0 is planned. Originally published as a pamphlet by Miskatonic University Press, 1993. This glossary is available under a Creative Commons Attribution 2.5 Canada license. If you’ve ever read a hardboiled detective story, you may have come across a sentence like, “I jammed the [...]
Department 13 does not exist. I never has existed. It will never exist. Unhistory, complete. Department 13 (or “D-13″) is a ministry of covert information, information processing, and covert activities for the AUTHORITY. Very little is known about D-13, though they likely maintain the largest cohort of AUTHORITY Clockworks in the entire State. Inquisinators and [...]
Parking, when you can find it, can be a rather difficult thing in Monstru. First off, all “public” street parking utilize Authority Parking Meters. They’re huge, they’re made from cast iron, and they take parking tokens. It’s been well over 80 years since any tokens have been minted, so it “can” be difficult to find [...]
Formed by inventor Mig Nola, the Factory Rebellion was the first organization to stand up before the rising Authority. Patriots of Monstonia, they saw the coup and attempted to rally support for maintaining the golden age of Monstru. Headquartered in Southwestern Monstru, the rebellion at first was stationed in the city of Factoria, in Nola’s [...]
