IRON BLOOM
Industrial independence and bodily sovereignty — remove the mesh, resist the Tower, protect the vulnerable.
Default Disposition
+1
Cautious Welcome
Territories
2
zones
Named Leaders
5
Tier-1 NPCs
Key Features
5
mechanics
Overview
The primary anti-Helixion resistance, headquartered in a decommissioned deep-undercity server farm. Founded by Dr. Kael Serrano, a former Helixion neural architect who left after the third cohort. Iron Bloom performs implant removals, harbors refugees, and runs sabotage operations against the Broadcast Tower. Its leader is dying from a botched self-extraction and the organisation operates under a silent succession crisis. Sanctuary, clinic, and workshop all at once.
Territory
Key Personnel
Economy
SCRIP-primary. Resource-scarce. Relies on smuggled supplies via Fex and allied scavengers. Trades in services — implant removal, medical care, counter-signal research. Players can earn standing through supply runs and intel delivery.
Gameplay Mechanics
Kill-switch and implant removal surgery (multi-session recovery)
Safehouse and recovery ward for escaped test subjects
Counter-signal research targeting Broadcast Tower architecture
Supply lines through Abandoned Transit — vulnerable to D9 sweeps
Succession crisis: Serrano has 8–14 months of cognitive function remaining