New Vance City

Mercer Deep Station sits on one of the lowest track levels in the city, beneath a collapsed residential zone that gave the Graveyard its name. The station's stairwell access is fully buried under foundation debris, leaving only tunnel entry from neighboring lines. Early efforts to seal it off failed—the infected moved through maintenance shafts and wall gaps. Mercer now acts as a central hive: hundreds of Shamblers congregate here without movement or aggression, unless disturbed. Surveillance attempts have failed. From above, rhythmic vibrations can be felt at specific intervals, like controlled pressure pulses or seismic signals. No organized group has claimed responsibility. Silent Walkers have been seen here often, but no contact has been made.

Mercer Deep’s layout is symmetrical and wide, with dual platforms split by three flooded rails and low overpasses supporting rust-eaten infrastructure. The ceiling is heavily cracked—roots and rebar protrude like nerves. Shamblers fill the space in clusters, not moving, as if dormant. Their skin has taken on the pale yellow-green tint of the mold infesting the platform tiles. A single train car lies crosswise at the platform edge, split down the middle and now acting as a wall. Inside it, bone fragments and rusted IV equipment are piled systematically. Fluorescent tubes flicker, but no power source is visible. A thin layer of organic mist hangs low across the floor, disturbed only when something passes through.