Ironfall

The agricultural and industrial center of America. While coastal cities embrace Martian tech, much of the rural Midwest resists, fearing the disruption of traditional farming and labor methods. Towns across the region are wary of the growing influence of the MTC, and many locals rally around populist leaders pushing back against tech integration. This is also a stronghold for Isolationists, who argue that the US should focus on its own borders instead of entering global conflict. The region’s vast farmlands feed the nation and supply soldiers, but tensions rise as Martian-tech-based automation is introduced into agriculture. Meanwhile, industrial cities like Chicago are key hubs for hybrid vehicle production, creating a divide between rural farmers and urban factory workers. Key Story Hooks: Populist uprisings, sabotage of tech in agriculture, clashes between Isolationists and interventionists, espionage in industrial cities, secret Resistance efforts.