Cicatrix
What was once a peaceful colony world out in one of the arms of the galaxy suffered a sudden, and drastic change of pace when numerous hunks of glowing crystal impacted and imbedded themselves across the planet's surface. Many buildings and population centers were hit hard by these crystalline meteorites, and emergency responders were on the scene, cordoning off areas and rescuing survivors. The areas sectioned off are still, and smoldering with an unearthly purple flame, for many days following, but the recently deceased began to rise, straining against the bodybags, and attacking the nearest people with mindless, reckless abandon. In their chests, a sickly glow emanates, silhouetting their ribcages against the cold flesh above.
The standing militiamen were too slow, and the major cities had to be evacuated, survivors being shepherded to safer regions, where slapdash, quickly constructed settlements were created. There they stood, while the mercenary team, Sigma Ops, swept through the main city, taking out the infected, even as the infected began to shed their human visages, wandering as blackened, skeletal husks with unholy violet flames where their eyes once were.
In a sinister twist, the worst was yet to come, as those injured by the husks weakened by the day, and as the survivors returned to their former homes, the flesh of one of the survivors erupted in flames, and the screams of pain turned to hollow screeches as the blackened bones set upon their former allies in an anguished frenzy. With Sigma Ops nearby, things were culled and stopped before they could spread, but now there was paranoia among the survivors.
The standing militiamen were too slow, and the major cities had to be evacuated, survivors being shepherded to safer regions, where slapdash, quickly constructed settlements were created. There they stood, while the mercenary team, Sigma Ops, swept through the main city, taking out the infected, even as the infected began to shed their human visages, wandering as blackened, skeletal husks with unholy violet flames where their eyes once were.
In a sinister twist, the worst was yet to come, as those injured by the husks weakened by the day, and as the survivors returned to their former homes, the flesh of one of the survivors erupted in flames, and the screams of pain turned to hollow screeches as the blackened bones set upon their former allies in an anguished frenzy. With Sigma Ops nearby, things were culled and stopped before they could spread, but now there was paranoia among the survivors.
The Triumvirate
In the wake of the chaos, the world has split, roughly, into three major factions.Township Government
All that remains of the governing body, they are anemic and capable only of exerting their will on monetary things now. Faith in them is minimal, but they are seen as the last line of defense against total anarchy.Sigma Ops
A mercenary unit hired on by the Township, they've become effectively long-term peacekeepers across the globe. Main bodies are Teams 1 through 5.Soul Husks
The hordes of apparently mindless husks formed when the meteorites destroyed the major cities.CC87746-8
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