bender should not be involved in this story. the sides are the Seaboard coalition which is led by stripetail, and the enemy is Dragonsorm, a group bent on world domination, and Chong whos a power-mad warlock. and yes the area around the hotel is war-striken, in fact the surrounding area has been turned into a fotress. No one is allowed the leave unless they are on a salvage mission, or are part of the forces trying to drive our Dragonstorm..