I think it's pretty cool they actually have Scappoose, OR on the map!
From what I understand, The Lost Paradise and Fertile Crescent areas on the map where pretty much undeveloped but two different people running their home games, flushed out the areas and give them a life of their own.
In the words of Most interesting man in the World. "Stay thirsty my friends."
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