The Quiet Earth

Set in Japan in 2103—sixty years after the global nuclear war of the World War III that caused a massive EMP exchange in 2043 and the Great Starvation that followed, wiping out over 95% of the population. The Quiet Earth is a low-tech post-apocalyptic setting where humanity has retreated into fortified agrarian hamlets, flooded coastal stilts, and mountain citadels. Concrete ruins and shattered highway viaducts have been swallowed by dense bamboo, kudzu, and untamed apex wildlife, leaving the archipelago fragmented and largely silent. With the disappearance of industrial machinery and electromagnetic static, the ancient animist world has reawakened. Traditional spirits (kami, yōkai, gaki, tengu, and kappa) inhabit overgrown passes, drowned canals, and primeval cedar groves. Rather than common fantasy beasts, they are rare, territorial forces bound by ancient rules and taboos. Travel is strictly forbidden during twilight (Ōma-ga-doki), and communities survive by maintaining sacred boundary ropes (shimenawa), salt purification rites, and absolute respect for the untamed wild. It's my first published scenario, be kind and report issues please! Scripts (optimized context compliant): - SCE by Kenflesh - Inner-self by a_yapper