Nothing occurs in a vacuum and Union City certainly did not spring from the depths of my mind minty fresh and wholly formed. Parts are inspired by the real Chicago, New York, Boston, San Fransisco's Chinatown, and Kowloon the walled city of Hong Kong. There are fictional inspirations as well including Batman's Gotham, WoD Chicago, Dresden Files Chicago, GTA's Liberty City, and Hudson City. If I can archive my goal, Union City will resemble Gotham with supernatural rather than superheroics.