| abstract | - The town was originally something Winston Arabella was thinking of in early March of 2246, spending the rest of his life creating schematics for the buildings: at first, the town was to be made up of a town hall, a saloon, a general store and a large strip of land able to hold at least fifteen houses. At the time of his death, his son Angus Arabella attempted to build a town of the same name in memory of Winston. The town was successfully built, and although not in Winston's image, it was built with heart and without the help of various factions scattered across Mexico. The inhabitants are well educated and are at the same time capable in terms of sustainability and stability. The town started construction in January 2268 when "a white man with a strange accent convinced a black man to help him raise a settlement from the ground up with supernatural powers". This was the original rumor that was spread throughout various settlements. In reality, Angus Arabella simply convinced his best friend, Samuel Johnson to assist him in building a fence made out of scrap metal around a pre-war power plant, however allowing enough space to start a town to fulfill his father's dreams. In early 2269, a prospector by the name of Maxwell Jordan offered them assistance by recruiting suitable members for the settlement, mentioning that he had contacts "all over Mexico". In the end, he recruited people from only Central Chihuahua. Following Arabella and Johnson's disappointment considering they overestimated Jordan, the settlement's build team ended up as seven ghouls and four humans. Things started to change in the late months of that year when Miguel Carlos showed up. Miguel was a merchant who sold pre-war odds and ends alongside repaired pre-war basic technology including radios that connect to nearby signals, nuclear-powered toys that glow in the dark and even laser technology brought back to life. Miguel claimed he knew a lot of people and was accepted by the members of the town. By the summer of 2269, the town had twenty six workers. Miguel's usefulness was further revealed when he repaired a nuclear power generator inside the power plan, running the power plant at 4% efficiency. Miguel also bought some tents to use as shelter, allowing members of the town to stay in the tents instead of the power plant. He was then welcomed as a member of the community. During the winter of 2269, the tents became no match for the settlers' needs; they needed more room, so restoring the power plant was postponed as projects for houses started to emerge on Angus's desk. Houses were built as two-storey buildings with a basement in each. In 2271, the town was cherished Pequeño Cielo and House Arabella was established as well as House Alejandro. House Alejandro represented the ghouls and House Arabella represented the humans. The two stood in unity and Pequeño Cielo was officially recognized as a settlement with 36 members. Due to problems in 2272, the Government of Pequeño Cielo was established and Angus Arabella was crowned the Mayor of town. The members of the government were known as the Council and consisted of a single member from each family existing within the walls of the settlement. In 2273, the Council was given rights to run court sessions, manage finances, provide stock, rations and balance morale itself. They were responsible for any negative actions regarding politics. In 2274, Miguel repaired a water purifier located inside the power plant capable of turning urine, rain and underground water into clean drinkable water. This boosted the morale and economy of the town as wastelanders would often stop by to have a drink of water and traders would pass by to buy some water before moving on with their long trip. The town's inhabitants were seen healthier and cleaner after the money was used to purchase food and clothing. During January 2276, it was becoming obvious that there was not enough living space. Tents were pitched outside walls to store resources so more could fit inside the safety of town walls as men wearing leather armor equipped with repeating rifles were hired to defend them. The men were led by Maxwell Jordan, a senior resident of Pequeño Cielo. As raids occurred, these men barely had any casualties and were established as the Authority of Pequeño Cielo, being led by Maxwell as Sheriff. In the end of 2279, Maxwell was killed during a major raid by an unidentified group of bandits, allowing his son Maxwell Jordan Junior to become the new - however inexperienced - Sheriff of the settlement. He spent two years in mourning and is still in mourning, shading his personality as cold and brutal. A House was established in memory of Maxwell. In the present, Pequeño Cielo is a slowly growing economic town in Manuel Benavides, Chihuahua with an approximate number of 98 inhabitants run by Angus Arabella, Samuel Johnson and Miguel Carlos as the representatives of the community. Although strength is not obvious in terms of military, the minds of the political system are.
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