New Sion City is a coastal metropolis situated on the eastern sea board of North America.
Approximate population: 2,311,000.
The original New Sion colony was founded in 1637 by Puritan settlers arriving from England on the ship Messenger.
The notorious New Sion witch trials took place toward the end of the 17th century. Several prominent citizens were accused of being in league with dark forces and of consorting with devils. There were a number of executions by hanging.
During the American Revolution the town of New Sion became a centre for privateering. Letters of Marque were issued to approximately 700 vessels.
By the end of the 18th century New Sion had established itself as an important seaport, involved in trade with Europe, China and the West Indies.
In the 19th century immigration and industrial development began to transform New Sion into the modern metropolis it is today.
During the prohibition era of the 1920s and 30s organized crime spread through New Sion as gangs took control of the distribution of bootleg liquor. A number of individual crime-fighters appeared in the city at this time, including Doc Morrow, The Raven and Codename: Cobra.
During World War 2, New Sion was saved from certain destruction when patriotic superman Captain Freedom deflected a prototype long-range atomic missile away from the city. This act cost Captain Freedom his life and his sacrifice still has a profound affect on local attitudes toward costumed heroes. Erected in the Captain’s memory, the Statue of Freedom towers above Miskanepi Bay, an enduring testament to the values of truth, justice and human dignity.
The post-war period saw a decline in manufacturing but a steady growth in service industries. Smaller companies began to merge into large conglomerates. A number of these fledgling corporations established headquarters in New Sion.
In the 1950s, New Sion’s first costumed hero group, The Freedom Fighters, stood ready to protect the city from atomic mutants, alien invaders and sinister foreign masterminds.
In the 1960s the Freedom Fighters briefly became the Freedom Five, and then Freedom Force, before finally disbanding at the end of the decade.
In the late 1980s, after large areas of the city were damaged by an earthquake, New Sion’s central business district was rebuilt from the ground up and renamed Phoenix Heights.
The New Sion Knights disbanded in 1990. There is currently no hero group active in the city.
