In the years following the Black Mesa incident, the United States has been changed beyond recognition by a number of factors. Currently, the US is split into three main sections, the West, East, a Center.
To the West sits the Xenian Malignance Zone, a massive Xenian infestation that has been growing ever since the Black Mesa incident. This infestation currently covers the west half of the United States as well as all of Mexico and only continues to spread, terraforming all it touches into something completely alien. The malignancy is completely inhospitable to anything not native to Xen, its constant spread has resulted in the loss of countless lives as well as the destruction of City 21.
While this isn't publicly known, a massive kingdom of Vortigaunts has been established within the infestation, these Vortigaunts live a life free from the Combine. As the Malignancy around them continues to spread, they gain more and more territory while pushing the Combine further away. The Vortigaunts living within the Malignancy are ruled over by a Grand Elder, an old and highly powerful Vortigaunt, though little information is known about the Grand Elder.
To the East sits the Combine, whose presence is almost entirely concentrated on the East coast of the United States. The Cities in the US only continue to destabilize as the malignancy continues to spread, destroying all in its wake and striking fear in the hearts of citizens and the administration alike. Recently, the administrations of various cities in the US have begun conscripting portions of their populations to serve in the wastelands in hopes of establishing a line of defense against the malignancy.
In reality, the Conscripts would be annihilated once the malignancy reaches them, the administrations were merely hoping to buy themselves some more time by throwing away the lives of their citizens. Conscription is seen as a death sentence by most citizens, some cities have used this to their advantage by using conscription as a punishment, even citizens who commit minor infractions are at risk of being sent to the wasteland to die.
Hidden within the Combine's cities and the land surrounding them are the Patriots, the largest Resistance group within the US. The group itself was formed by remnants of the US military shortly after the Seven-Hour War and has been fighting ever since, hoping to one day free the country from the Combine's tyranny. Although the group has a presence in every city in the US, its forces are mostly concentrated on the East side of the US.
In the center lies the wasteland, a vast and dangerous place unclaimed by both the Combine and Xen. The wasteland is essentially a no man's land between the forces of Xen and the Combine, both groups wish to push into the wasteland to claim it for themselves. The Combine has been attempting to expand into the wasteland to claim its resources and uncover its secrets, but the expansion of the Xenian Malignancy would render any long-term operation in the wasteland pointless, as the Malignancy would eventually expand into the wastes to destroy anything built within it.
Despite all of the dangers within the wasteland, a few brave souls choose to live there for one reason or another, some people wish to live freely without having to worry about being oppressed by the Combine, and others have no choice but to flee to the wastes, and a select few choose to go to the wasteland to explore the ruins that have been untouched since the cascade.
To the survivors, it isn't a wasteland, it is the New Frontier.
You are destined to end up on the New Frontier, and your actions there will change the fate of the US forever, for better or worse.
Roles:
Refugee - You were once a citizen in City 21, you were lucky enough to have escaped the city with the help of a local resistance group before the city was destroyed. As you left the city, you watched as your home was destroyed by massive Xenian tentacles the size of skyscrapers. You are now with a large group of other refugees guided by members of the Patriots, you have been following the Patriots for months now in search of an old military facility. From what you have been told, the facility you are traveling to will have all of the resources you need to survive.
You do not need to apply to play as a refugee, it is the base faction for the event.
Patriot - You are a member of the Patriots, a resistance group formed by members of the US military not long after the war. You were in a cell in City 21, you and your fellow patriots helped evacuate as many refugees as you could before the city was overrun. You are currently guiding the refugees from City 21 towards a place in the wasteland you were told the patriots on the east coast found in old military documents, you have been told the facility will have everything you and the refugees need to survive.
(Note: We ask that if you wish to make your character ex-military you only give them a low-level military background, like having been a soldier. Most high-ranking military members were hunted down by the combine.)
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Conscript - You were a citizen living in one of the US cities when you were suddenly detained and informed that you had been conscripted to serve on the Frontier, you were told that desertion would result in the death of your family. You were simply one of the many citizens the administration had chosen to send to their deaths on the Frontier, but before you boarded the transport with the rest of the conscripts, you were ordered to board a dropship with a few other conscripts. You do not know where you are headed, but you know you are going to the same place as the other conscripts.
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(CLOSED) Vortigaunt - You are a Vortigaunt from the Xenian kingdom within the Malignancy, you and a few of your kin have been tasked with scouting the US wasteland to determine if the Combine are continuing to push further into the wasteland. The lives of the countless Vortigaunts in the Malignancy are on your shoulders.
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What exactly *is* this event?
This is a sort of "outlands" event, instead of City RP, players will be put in a dangerous wasteland where they will be forced to survive against difficult odds. Our brilliant developer, @gb_ has made some cool systems for players to use in the event, like a farming system so players can grow their own crops. We highly encourage you to explore the map, form groups with other players, and set up bases in the ruins of the old world.
Do I need to apply to participate in the event?
No, the server will be open for anyone to join, the only things you need to apply for are the Patriots, Conscript, and Vortigaunt factions. If you don't want to apply, you can make a refugee character.
How long will this event last?
This event will last two weeks, perhaps a little bit more or less depending on the actions taken by the players in the event.
When does this event start?
The 27th and 28th of October.
Can I bring my main server character over to this event?
No, you cannot. But you are able to use your characters from the Project VENUS or Black Gold events, provided they lived and didn't end up going to City 24.
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