Infighting is apparent in all the civilised races, whether they be the cunning Ratkin, fractured Stingtails, or peculiar Shaerd. It is less clear-cut in the noble Drakkar, even less so in the Order of Tyr, and the least within the Mycelia. On the opposite end is humanity. Suko Ryo – Interspecial Expert – Humanity and the Other Races ____ “You’ll …

Despite the Ratkin, despite the hordes, despite the multitude of other races and monsters, it turned out our greatest enemies were the men and women beside us. Wilfrid Pember – Historian- The Start of the Apocalypse ____ The wind hissed and spluttered, rousing Silas from his sleep. The sounds softened to a muffle in the next moment as the window …

In truth, we are not sure if the hordes are made of mutated creatures from Earth, Caen, and Xiivet, or whether they are alien species from elsewhere who just so happen to look familiar to us. Either way, they aim to annihilate their assigned settlement’s inhabitants and destroy its hub crystal. Once they do so, it appears their reward is …

The hordes are the System’s way of developing races, ensuring constant progress by culling those who fail to keep up. While simple at first, they grow terrible with the passing of time. Guns grow ineffective, bio-agents become useless, and although weapons of mass destruction remain deadly, they become unusable because of the close proximity hordes spawn in of settlements. The …

The Ratkin had magic as strong as our weapons but lacked the will to use it. They wanted to enslave us and protect us from the hordes (which would grow progressively dangerous); we were their assets, and they did not want our value to decrease. It was only after our decisive strikes that they retaliated in fear of extermination. Wilfrid …

There was a general struggle against the Ratkin from the people, but such a struggle wasn’t unique to humanity. What was were our weapons of mass destruction: our hydrogen bombs, nukes, anthrax, tanks, and missiles. By the time they managed to destroy and disable our weapons, we had already done irreparable damage to their faction and, by doing so, levelled …

Moving on from Idroa’s geography, the next topic I must discuss is naturally our initial placement in the new world. After rigorous surveying, it is my understanding that our initial placement on Idroa depended on our original positions on Earth and a random variable x. While the value of x is different for every person (and every other living organism, …

On the note of Idroa, I must mention the newly formed planet’s geography. Our best estimates suggest Caen and Xiivet (the two other planets that fused with ours to create Idroa) are similar in size to Earth. This should mean Idroa has somewhat more surface area than Earth, even if not 3 times as much due to the square-cube law. …

When we first arrived on Idroa, we were relieved that we could finally find our loved ones, and we collectively wiped our brow as we realised the planet wasn’t nearly as hostile as the tutorials had made it out to be. To put it simply, we were lulled into a false sense of security. Wilfrid Pember – Historian – The …

Earth… or not. We landed on Idroa, an untamed planet more perilous in nature than homely, yet it was to be our home. It wasn’t all bad, however, as with the danger came opportunity, and with opportunity came heroes and villains. Stefan Sommer – Chronicler – Heroes and Villains of the First Age ____ Baby blue sky, gentle wind, swaying …