Today in the CBO
Settlements Today
by Nat Wright-Kowalski
9 June 2296 - University Point
Each Tuesday for the upcoming weeks through the playoffs, we will feature one of the settlements, teams, and owners of the Commonwealth Baseball Organization. This is meant to tell you more about life in the Commonwealth, as well as give you more information about the teams and their owners.
In our ninth installment of "Settlement Today," I visited one of the settlements in the Commonwealth with a sad history.
Years before Nate Howard arrived on the scene, University Point was a thriving settlement. I won't copy the entire background here, but the former Massachusetts Bay University (MBU) played an important part in the pre-War United States' military development. Read more from an intraweb terminal here:
https://fallout.fandom.com/wiki/University_Point
According to Detective Nick Valentine, University Point was also a major settlement player in the Wasteland Commonwealth, thanks to the forming of the Commonwealth Provisional Government (CPG). The CPG was formed as a way to regulate and civilize the post-War Commonwealth. Unfortunately, at the time, the Institute under different leadership viewed the CPG as a threat and sent synths to murder every representative forming the CPG. That event, known as the CPG Massacre of 2233 (now given the year as 2233 though no one is absolutely sure that was the correct year), resulted in the Institute officially declaring war on the Minutemen and any other factions looking to unite the Commonwealth under a central government.
University Point - 2287 or 2288 - After "The Cleansing"
Despite the failure of instituting the CPG, University Point still thrived as a major settlement in the Commonwealth, and was considered to be a trading epicenter near the coast. Deacon, who is the Railroad representative (thus Railroad League president), used to be a member of a gang there called the University Point Deathclaws, which he had to put down after they killed his synth wife.
In 2285, the Institute again struck University Point when they sent the ruthless mercenary Conrad Kellogg (also of fame for kidnapping Nate Howard's son Shaun and murdering his wife Nora) to retrieve technology the settlers there had discovered. The settlers did not comply to Kellogg's liking, and Kellogg inevitably slaughtered most of the citizens there and had the Institute Gen-1 and Gen-2 synths occupy the settlement. Heather Casdin, one of Howard's associates and companions not currently involved in the CBO, was there for the slaughter and saw her sister murdered. Casdin, who is a descendant of a Brotherhood of Steel family, survived and fled UP. Years later, she returned with Howard to take the territory back, which they nicknamed "The Cleansing."
Mayor Heather Casdin
Today, Casdin has been at the front of UP's revitalization. Today, it is one of the more picturesque areas, with a beautiful downtown area and established small farmlands and nearby restaurants and a brewery. The stadium, in fact, is named Gwinnett Brewery Park. Casdin is now mayor of University Point.
University Point - 2296. A peaceful night in downtown.
Since most of the farming is for local consumption, University Point has made its newest mark by Casdin helping to restore MBU as an active learning center. Therefore, University Point appropriately is nicknamed "College Town" with wastelanders seeking practical studies in technology and hydroponics.
Owner - Ronnie Shaw
The former Minutemen quartermaster, later general, decided to retire while she could still walk, but retirement was never going to slow down Ronnie Shaw. She knew that Nate Howard assisted the Minutemen in retaking the Castle, the Minutemen's fort headquarters near University Point, and she wanted to repay Nate in whichever way she could. When he told of the desire to create a professional baseball league in the Commonwealth, she was all in. After retiring to University Point to be near The Castle but "not up everyone's *** there," Ronnie used her retirement caps to invest in purchasing the University Point Deathclaws team. With Ronnie's military background, she is one of the more demanding owners in the league, but she will build a team of respect and discipline.
The Drinkin' Buddy and the Restoration of Gwinnett Brewery
Gwinnett Beer logo on the brewery and Button Gwinnett's signature preset for labels on all beers produced in the Gwinnett Brewery
Rufus Rubins, with the help of his trusty protection Drinkin' Buddy, left the confines of the Hotel Rexford in Goodneighbor to get the Gwinnett Brewery up and running. One of the favorite watering holes in the Commonwealth, the Gwinnett Brewery and Restaurant serves plenty of the Minutemen stationed at The Castle, as well as other travelers coming from the Southeast or Downtown Boston.
Just like Easy Town serves the Brotherhood soldiers on leave, Gwinnett Brewery and Restaurant attracted plenty of Minutemen on leave, making it perhaps the most popular eatery and drinkery in the entirety of the Commonwealth.