Virginia Beach

Virginia Beach was a city in the pre-war state Virginia.

Pre-war
Before the war, Virginia Beach suffered many riots due to both lack of food and water. It was so dangerous it was even nicknamed "America's most dangerous city". Vault-Tec had a regional headquarters in the city but had no vaults, with most of the Virginia Vaults being located in other regions in the state.

Great War
During the Great War, Virginia Beach was targeted by a "super bomb" that was designed to obliterate a city with one missile. The bomb veered off course due to a navigation glitch however and landed in the Atlantic Ocean, which caused the coastline area to become irradiated. Eventually, a radioactive gas invaded the city and many of the residents either left or were killed by the radiation.

Post-war
Following the war, murder and riots became much more common in a city where riots and murder were already rather common. Like in the Commonwealth, the authorities attempted to contain the riots and attempted to establish shelters, but a few weeks later a radioactive gas either killed or drew the inhabitants out of the city and even turned some into ghouls.

As time progressed, more and more ghouls moved into Virginia Beach and the local residents in Norfolk and Hampton began to call the area "Ghoul City". The settlement of The Port was established shortly after and a local radio station also popped out, 98.5 FM and it rivaled Rock Central Radio, a radio station in the ruins of Norfolk.

Beginning in the 23rd century, the radiation in the area began to subside to livable levels for human activity. In 2238 the first successful caravan run was completed by a human crew which delivered supplies to the residents of The Port. Unfortunately raiders were also attracted to the area, building many camps and bases due to lack of opposition, and the ghouls began to fight two wars, one against the irradiated creatures and one against the Raiders.

By 2255, traders built a settlement known as Mega-City. Mega-City traders forged an alliance with The Port to deal with the Raiders, and they were exterminated by 2060. This alliance brought the settlements closer together and they formed an alliance.

In 2271, a faction known as the United Trading Company set up shop in the city and began to frequent the city instead of taking the much more dangerous routes to Norfolk and Hampton.

Today in 2287 the area stands at a new dawn. Settlers from the nearby cities are moving in and the region receives more and more trade every day. There is still a looming cloud of radiation, but it continues to subside and retreat into the ocean.