This piece of wasteland that you are in, this place that you have gradually accepted as your home, used to be an alluring city that was home for millions. What was once a modern and futuristic landscape,  filled with life and energy, with altitudinous skyscrapers that goes beyond the clouds above, has turned into an unrecognizable ruin with the remains of human creation.10088296_2ac2_1024x2000ruins-05

These mega structures that human have built for the past century have fallen into a state disrepair after the destruction of the war has consumed the entire city. Rubble and debris everywhere, none of the buildings were spared.

And now, survivors are left seeking shelter in any place they could possibly find that has a roof above; from an a old crumbling railway station to the back of an abandoned truck and down to the gaps between collapsed buildings that stacked on top of one another. Nothing is permanent and the survivors will have to make the most out of these architectures for survival.

Everything seems so surreal to you; it is the same place that you have known for the greater part of your life and yet it feels completely different. A place that evokes emotions and allow you to recall memories, the ones that were joyous as well as the ones that were tragic…

Authority within the clan follows a 3 tier hierarchy system with the chief and assistant chief at the top followed by the squad leaders of the respective sections ( i.e. the hunters, the mechanics, the medics, the guards and the educators) and down to the fellow members within each sections. Although, there is a set hierarchy in the community, everyone is considered of equal importance, like a family, and there is no separation of social status.

The system was pretty much set on the first day when the camp was established by the Chief, Johan and the assistant chief, Clifford. Alongside few other survivors, they were the pioneers of the scavengers.  When their hometown was eventually consumed by the the invaders, they had to abandon it and seek refuge elsewhere. That was when they discovered the wasteland.

Johan was appointed the Chief of the clan because he had great leadership in him and he put his life on the line during the war to rescue some of the survivors. Clifford, on other hand, had the intelligence to survival and warfare given his prior career in the military, and Johan wanted him to be his consultant.

As they recruited more survivors as members to their clan, the Chiefs decided that the clan could only function if there is system in place and thus, the 5 different sections were created and each member were assigned specialization.

The story begins in your village, a deserted wasteland filled with nothing but junk and scrap metals. What was once a flourishing metropolitan city with highly developed infrastructures, and a healthy population, is now a land so barren that it can hardly sustain a population of a hundred persons. The war has led you two, alongside the other survivors to the path of survival and together, you all have formed a community named the scavengers. Over the years, the survivors have learnt to work well with one another and developed a sense of trust and belonging in the community. The situation gradually stabilized and people eventually adapted to their new lives.photo

Like any other day, it started with the daily briefing by the clan leader, Johan where he would prepare the members on the mission for the day ( gathering food resources ) as well as providing the health status of the clan.sep0209b

He makes a point to reiterate the importance of unity within the Scavengers before dismissing the members for their work. You then went straight to the maintenance room and the armory to withdraw your weapons and equipment for the hunt.

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Today is Kairo’s first day attached to a hunting squad. He was previously assigned as a mechanic and had spent most of his time repairing the hoverboards, the racers as well as maintaining the weapons in the armory. One of Alex’s squad member has reported sick and so, Kairo was sent in as a replacement for the day.

Alex assembles his hunting squad and then they take off in his racer, off they go to the forested area right outside the wasteland. Kairo is seating at the back seat, having mixed feelings about his first expedition out of camp site. The rest of the squad members inside the racer are engaged in their own conversations and it seems like no one noticed Kairo’s presence, except for Alex. He takes a glance at his rear view display to check on this kid that he has never met before, despite being in the community as long as Kairo did. At that moment, Kairo happens to make eye contact with Alex through the mirrors and … …


 

What are your first impressions you have for the opposite party ( i.e. suspicion, skepticism, etc. ) or what are some of the thoughts you have?

Note: This will affect the eventual gameplay so just play as the character that you have created 🙂

After years of research and studies, humans have finally found the answer to sustainable transportation; gone are the days of using fossil fuel powered cars, trucks and buses. Hover boards is now a reality and it has become the default mode of transport for humans.

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Over the years, a breakthrough in battery technology has allowed scientists to contain large amount of energy into a spherical casing that fits palm size. This new form of battery were labelled as the Orbs. When it finally reached maturity, the technology was ready for mass production and distributed to consumers and it eventually replaced electricity as the main source of energy.

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With this new form of energy, humans had to rethink the concept of transportation. To take advantage of the portability of the orbs, a new kind of transport was invented: the Hover boards. The core concept behind this vehicles is inspired by the conventional skateboard that is fully automated and could travel across all terrains including water, snow and dirt.

 

 


 

When an orb is placed within the hover board itself, the transformer inside will extract the energy from the orb and power the thrusters, enabling the board to lift itself off the surface. The rider controls the board using his/her feet. There is an in-built control on the board that allows the rider to maneuver in whichever direction. The latest revision of these hover board is able to travel at maximum speed of 100km/h and could easily last an entire day of travel on a single orb.


 

Aside from these hover boards, alternate forms of transport include the racers ( the car equivalent ) and the vessels ( the train equivalent ). These modes of transportation utilizes the same source of energy, the orb to power and it has the benefit of carrying more than 1 passenger. That being said, The Hover boards have become the preferred choice of transport, for its portability and the speed.

In the year 2116, a great war broke out between man and machines…

 

There was a time when man and technology lived harmoniously, for one entity cannot do without the other; Humans needed technology for work while technology needed humans to operate and mature through its infancy. They were inseparable. In the search of Utopia,  scientists have spent the last hundred years building upon and perfecting technology, investing all the resources they had into it, hoping that one day it will be the solution to all the violence and inequality in this world, that one day it will be the key to bringing humanity.  

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They were wrong. What we have created was something far beyond our imagination. Technology became so powerful, that it became destructive and humans could no longer control it. The first ever autonomous robot, The O.N.E  was a prototype created as a peacekeeper in warzones. That machine, however, gone rogue and annihilates everything around him. It was later known as THE DESTROYER.

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The highly complex intelligence that was originally programmed in it has gave the destroyer cognitive abilities that surpass human beings. Soon after, was able to manipulate every aspect of the technology on earth and breathed life to the humanoids. These humanoids were a population of highly sophisticated  and intelligent robots tasked to eliminate mankind and conquer planet Earth. The war lasted decades,wiping out a huge part of the human population and  left us seeking refuge in the remote areas across the Earth, hiding from terror…


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You are one of the remaining humans left in this world forced into refuge. You belong to this tribe named the Scavengers  and you guys have settled in a deserted wasteland. This community has a small population of 121 members. During the day, members of the tribe would set out in search of materials that were left behind from the war and also to hunt for food for survival. Children were trained to do basic combat in preparation for the fight against the humanoids, in case they ever get spotted while venturing in the deserted area. Right now, the wasteland is peaceful and quiet. It has been 3 years since the last sighting of a humanoid and life carries on as usual.

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