Yol

Among the stars are beings unfathomable to the mere mortal mind. These Cosmic Spawn are the stuff of myth and legend, terror and prophesy, heralds of what must be the apocalypse, the final days of man.

It is the age of the cusp of new nations, as bloody wars ravage Earth's lands, history takes an unexpected turn when a being from the cosmos lands. In what may as well be moments, the great empire of Britannia rules over nothing and subsequently fades to nothing as Earth succumbs to a far-reaching and eternal fog, as unworldly beasts roam the lands, and a great castle takes form upon the shores of the aisle. A new dynasty has formed, and it is beyond man.

According to the legends, a small band of human heroes arose and, led by a Briton Haytham, defying these godlike beings, felled the alien house and ended the dynasty soon after it began, rising from the ashes of the old world a new one, ushering in a new age after the collapse of Earth. Forming a new nation and kingdom, the short lived age of the Copper Throne and Rule of the Thanes helped facilitate the new humanity, keeping it safe from otherworldly threats while in its infancy. Haytham, taking up a celestial sword, the Twilight Blade, sat as the Grand Thane of the new city of Caepernica, leader of the Band of Shields, humanity's protectors agains tthe cosmic invasion. But soon, the Copper Throne fell, and humanity was left on its own either to rebuild itself to its former glory, or to tear itself apart.

Hundreds of years later, humanity has splintered across the Earth once again, forming several different societies among itself. The more powerful of these are PFs, or Private Forces, militaristic groups of people that have come together for the sake of survival, whether that be by protection or the raiding of others. One such PF going by Cobalt is formed by five despondent and vengeful humans after their home is destroyed by another such PF, SYRN. Operating from a headquarters called Inner Bastion, Cobalt fights for itself, scouring the planet for resources and new methods by which it might gain power. Basic weaponry has been superseded by seemingly unnatural means of fighting, and Cobalt has adapted itself to the new age: discoveries in the realm of biotech, PostMod tech, and even more supernatural areas have made Cobalt a contender for survival among the forces of this new Earth.

In a world stiff with competition for survival, Cobalt’s rise to power parallels its rise in enemies, with each rival growing more powerful as the lone PF’s resources mount. Earth is now fraught with ends rather than beginnings, and in such a world, permanency is not a guarantee...