Post by Admin on Nov 28, 2013 2:24:30 GMT
Factions
Terminal CitySafe haven for the genetically modified, Terminal City consists of twenty square blocks in the middle of Sector 2. Abandoned following the pulse when the biological toxins being produced, processed and studied in the area lost containment, contaminating the entire area with radiation and biological toxins that will cause ordinaries to become sick and eventually die. But Transgenics are immune to these effects, and most have made their home here, where they can live free of persecution. Defended by the Wall and their very own militia, most Ordinaries leave them on their own as long as they remain inside, and most Transgenics who live here feel the same way about the Ordinaries.United States GovernmentSince the pulse, it's no surprise that the government has fallen apart, and now politicians and elected officials are little more than figureheads and front men for the military and the various other departments that now control the country. They were the ones behind Manticore, and the subsequent cover-up and finally the extermination effort. Now that Terminal City has made a stand and demanded their right to exist, the government continues to try and control the situation and placate the public without losing any ground. For the time being, they have decided that as long as Terminal City remains isolated, it would be too costly to wipe them out.
Snake Cult
Also known as the Breeding Cult, this group has been around for millenia, practicing selective breeding of its members with the goal of creating super humans. Given that the members today are capable of going toe to toe with Transgenics, they seem to be on the right track. Members of the cult are taken from their biological parents at an early age to be initiated, indoctrinated with the cult beliefs and taught that they are better than other humans. Only those who possess the genes prized by the cult are able to survive initiation, and genetic testing or modification of any kind are considered heretical and punishable by death. The Snake Cult despises Transgenics and wants to see them all ended, and only care about Ordinaries as breeding stock.CiviliansMostly consisting of Ordinaries, although Transgenics who refuse to go to Terminal City and Familiars who have left the Snake Cult would also be civilians, this faction is made up of anyone that doesn't belong to one of the above Factions. Whether they sympathize with a particular group or not, they do not belong to any of them.