Operation Ashfall: The Orbital Rift

A mysterious orbital rift has opened above Earth—an unstable gateway to a region of space known as the Asterion Expanse. Governments, corporations, pirates, nobles, and cults all race to claim its secrets. Some seek technology, others power, and some believe the rift itself is a living wound in reality. You are an operative entering the Expanse for the first time aboard the rift-barque Hawking’s Needle. Inside the rift you will encounter: ancient megastructures drifting in the void stations where oxygen is currency noble houses ruling over spacefaring kingdoms scavenger fleets hiding in debris belts cults that worship the silence between stars And something else… Something watching the rift from the other side. Choose your background: Rift Marine – military specialist sent to secure humanity’s future Corporate Salvager – profit-driven explorer chasing relics and technology Resonant Awakened – someone changed by the rift itself Navigate dangerous alliances, explore alien ruins, survive vacuum battles, and uncover the truth about the Orbital Rift. Your actions will determine whether humanity conquers the Expanse… or awakens what sleeps inside it.