Story - So far

Story and Narrative:  

The war has ended. Athalea, our nation, lost but survived. We went from the new nation everyone ignored, to the surprising new global power, to the militaristic empire that will conquer the world, finally, to the defeated lion licking its wounds. Four groups now fight for control over Athalea: The Golden Eagle, The Crown Guard, The Ravens, and The Red Sun. The Crown Guard started the war and now blame the Ravens for our defeat, while the Eagles and the Suns kill each other in the streets of Emberglow. I just came back from the southern front a few days ago.

The Church of Lumen is still strongly tied to Athalea’s culture and identity, but it has lost a lot of political and economic control in the last few decades.

Game World:  

• General look: Post-war context. Political turmoil. An extremely militaristic society.
 

• Areas:
  • Emberflow: Capital city. Industrial. With protests, riots, fights in the street, and coup attempts.
  • Athalea’s countryside: Hit by war. Normal people trying to keep on going with their lives.
  • Port town: Half naval, half civil.
  • Small town: Destroyed by fighting.
  • Prisoner camp: Torture, hunger, abuse, and injustice reign supreme. Place where the enemies of the leader and the party are sent to make them disappear.

-       Propaganda HQ:  Half campaign, half newsroom. Fabricating the frame to keep people supporting the authoritarian government.    

Phases    

1. Intro (Cinematic) - Shows the story up to the present. The war, how it ended and the political and social situation Athalea is in.
2. Defend the city (Emberglow) (learning): The army is tasked to prevent a coup from the sailors, and unions trying to take power through force.
3. Destertion: Apolonia decides the government is wrong and wants to join a revolutionary group that is forming in the countryside.
4. Help survivors: The revolutionary group is under attack from the army. Apolonia helps them survive.
5. Liberate port town: The group wants to take over a port town that is strategic for Athalea’s army.
6. The army blockades the port to disable its usefulness, and a battle has to be fought.
7. Liberate small town: The group liberates a small town that seems to be suffering strong repression from the government.
8. Prepare for battle: Optional objectives to prepare to storm (recruit from a nearby town, disrupt supply route, attack propaganda HQ)
9. Attack the prisoner camp
10. Liberate prisoners and reveal the truth of the cruelty of the camp. (Cinematic)