Bancana-Abrieden Metropolitan Area

Bancana is a huge city (2nd largest in Torland) which began originally as a trading post for gold prospectors in the hills west of the city. With comparisons to LA and San Fran, Bancana began to develop with a boom in TV and film, making it the defacto center for burgeoning visual media. The city is overcrowded from overpopulation before adequate planning but is constantly growing with businesses establishing their western headquarters in the area with the warmer climate. Nearby neighbor is Abrieden, an area with extremes. The southern side of the city is well-to-do old money along with the prestigious Abrieden University, and the northern end of town is poor and battles crime and poverty. The whole metropolitan picture creates a mesh of severely divided sectors and isolated neighborhoods. Especially the big three sectors with the rivers providing natural lines (known colloquially as West Ban, East Ban, and Abrieden) are constantly fighting each other on municipal and political levels. For all the infighting, the riverfronts and shorelines are known to be particularly beautiful. And with the gold-gleaming hills to the west, sunsets are especially iconic, lending to Bancana's nickname of the "Gold City." Abrieden is known as the "City of Fortitude" for the warship dock where many of Torland's best were built and manned before the city morphed away from maritime pursuits after World War II. Abrieden University is a top school both academically and athletically in Torland, with the Bulldogs being especially dominate in American football.

1979 Quebel Crusaders



Quebel (CUE-bel, or CUE-bull) is a small city on the northeastern side of Alrene Island and the capitol of the Alrene Isles. With comparisons to Portland, ME, Providence, Edinburgh, Scotland, and Oslo, Norway, the city is very old and traditional with a strong culture of hard work and cultural pride. Owner Andrew Conti is from Amnau Bay but calls Quebel home and has degrees in law and business but also runs several fishing boat companies. Conti is also involved in local politics and has served in a variety of committees and elected positions, once even filling in as mayor for a brief time period. Most people still refer to him as the Mayor. The team nickname comes from a statue outside of the state hall which depicts a medieval crusader rushing into battle. Old tradition tells the story of a wayward crusader returning home who boarded the wrong ship and ended up on the island and decided to settle it instead. Nobody is quite sure if it's true but the crusader imagery has permeated the city and even the architecture learns toward castle towers and gates. Knowing that he can't compete with nearby Port Alrene, Conti aims to establish a tough, hard-hitting team that opposing teams will fear to play. He believes that the city has a real chance to be a very active and competitive small-market team.

The logo takes on a crusader helmet that is combined with a hockey stick sword to form a loose Q shape. A color scheme of medium blue and red is used. The uniforms are somewhat simple, with notable features being the striping at the end of the sleeves, outlined yokes and numbers, thick hem striping, and large stripes on the socks. The Crusaders are also supplied by the THL but are in preliminary talks with Apex Hockey. 


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Editor's Note: Because I know somebody will mention it, yes, Friday the 13th didn't come out until 1980. And yes, it wasn't until later I realized I must have subconsciously connected Quebel with Quebec, so there are definitely some color similarities there. However, I'd definitely appreciated some C&C on these!