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The world struggles to recover from the verge of extinction. Three armed factions vie for control over

the ravaged landscape with military might. The factions build their territories around the Towers --

structures left behind from the Last Age that still dot the globe. Their desire to expand territory has led

to constant conﬂ ict.

The Three Forces

VENIDE

EGF

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One of the Three Forces. Initially formed in a merger of small colonies

based in so-called "habitable areas", pockets of land that escaped total

destruction. The former organization MoH is said to have been key among

the faction's early constituents. Ample resources enabled a comparatively

swift recovery and commensurate expansion, leading to repeated, violent

clashes with Venide. With the rise of EGF, that tension has developed into a

three-way deadlock.

One of the Three Forces. United under autocratic rule, the faction spread its

inﬂ uence by absorbing nearby habitable areas by force. It is characterized

by a strictly hierarchical, quasi-feudal social system, and is known as the

most bellicose of the Three Forces. Venide has a long history of friction with

Sirius due to the factions' similar size, but the recent ascent of EGF has

seen that rivalry expand into a three-way standoff.

One of the Three Forces. Ofﬁ cially called the Evergreen Family, this

collective emerged from the worst-ravaged areas of the world, and remains

the least populous of the Three Forces. Nevertheless, its peoples' high

degree of adaptability has seen them ﬂ ourish despite harsh surroundings,

and they have been exceptionally proactive in their research of Last Age

ruins, including the Towers. Though they had a later start than the other

Forces, their formidable technological mastery has earned them essentially

equal standing with their rivals. A formerly nomadic people known as the

Cendrillon are said to have been central to EGF's recovery, and the faction's

present leader is said to be descended from that tribe.

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