Miami (Sixth World)

Miami exists on the edge.

Once a coastal paradise, Miami now stands as a half-drowned city balanced between rising seas, awakened wilderness, and criminal enterprise. What remains is vertical, floating, or constantly rebuilt. Heat, humidity, and neon reflections dominate the skyline, while danger lurks just beneath the surface.

Miami survives because it adapts—or sinks.

Districts

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Geological Landscape

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Miami’s geography is defined by water and magic.

• Rising sea levels have submerged large portions of the old city.
• Wealthy districts rely on elevated structures and floating platforms.
• Storm activity is frequent and often magically intensified.
• The Everglades are fully awakened and extremely hostile.
• Toxic runoff and mana-saturated wetlands create unpredictable hazards.

Nature has reclaimed much of southern Florida, and it does not welcome visitors.

Political Intrigue

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Power in Miami is fluid and opportunistic.

• Municipal authority is limited and underfunded.
• Megacorporations maintain enclaves tied to shipping, biotech, and tourism.
• Smuggling syndicates control ports, canals, and offshore routes.
• Caribbean pirates and cartels maintain strong influence.
• Corporate and criminal interests frequently overlap.

In Miami, control is measured by access to water routes and information.

Social Dynamics

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Miami is a city divided vertically.

• Corporate elites live above flood lines in secured towers.
• Middle-class districts are temporary and constantly shifting.
• The SINless occupy floating slums, abandoned neighborhoods, and canal systems.
• Metahuman communities are widespread and culturally diverse.
• Local loyalties often outweigh corporate or national affiliations.

Community forms quickly—but only among those who can trust each other.

The Everglades

The Everglades are no longer wilderness—they are territory.

• Awakened flora and fauna dominate the wetlands.
• Toxic spirits and paracritters are common.
• Smugglers use hidden routes at great personal risk.
• Corporate expeditions frequently fail or disappear.

The Everglades are alive, aware, and hostile.

Metahumanity

Miami’s diversity is one of its few constants.

• Humans, elves, dwarves, orks, and trolls coexist openly.
• Discrimination exists but is less rigid than in northern cities.
• Cultural enclaves form around shared heritage and survival needs.
• Metahuman gangs often double as mutual aid networks.

In Miami, identity is practical before ideological.

Magic and Technomancers

Magic is woven into daily life in Miami.

• Shamanic traditions tied to water, storms, and spirits are common.
• Magical phenomena are treated as environmental hazards.
• Technomancers thrive in smuggling and shipping operations.
• Corporate interest in magical research is growing—and dangerous.

Those who can command magic or data rarely lack work.

Life on the Water

In Sixth World Miami:

• Land is temporary.
• Trust is currency.
• Escape routes matter.
• Everything floats—or it sinks.

Miami doesn’t promise safety. It promises opportunity—for those willing to risk the tide.