WITH: Ghosts from the past.
In the 52nd century of humanity’s Republican Calendar, long after the harrowing fall of the United Earth Directorate and the near-annihilation of our species—when ninety-eight percent of the population was lost—mankind took centuries to rise from the ashes. Much of their knowledge, their science, their great machines... all had vanished in the cataclysm. Civilization crumbled backward, regressing to a technological level no more advanced than what we would call the mid-20th century. And yet, as time marched on, the spark of ambition rekindled. For the first time in an age, humanity turned its eyes skyward once more. Stories had survived—fragments of a bygone golden age. Tales of verdant worlds teeming with life, of distant realms where magic flowed like rivers, where fantastical beasts roamed beneath skies ablaze with color, and where beauty defied mortal imagination. But not all these stories brought wonder. One warning echoed across the centuries: Beware the angel with black wings. For where it walks, doom follows. If it sees you—then all of humanity is lost. Still, curiosity proved stronger than caution. Mankind, ever driven by its thirst for discovery, launched a grand endeavor into the unknown. It was called Project Foreigner—a vast, global space initiative unlike any before it. All nations joined in, united under the banner of a singular cause. At its helm stood the World Aerospace Agency, a non-governmental body tasked with guiding this fragile resurgence of spacefaring dreams. And so, with memories of ruin behind them and the stars ahead, humanity once again began its journey… into the great beyond. This is my first real scenario, of a universe created during TTRPG sessions with friends. Hope you enjoy playing inside it. I'll keep updating it when i can.
