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"Will,
come on," Keeper Emmerson called back. "You're falling behind.
Nightfall will be here in two hours -- we need to be at Base Camp by
that time."
Groaning, Will picked up his
pack. "Coming." He hurried along the narrow path up the barren
gradient. When he reached the top, he was stunned to discover an
awe-aspiring sight. The opposite slope below him was strewn with
ground-covering vegetation. Beyond, thousands of euimours were flying
in loose formation over a shallow sea, diving for fish and swarming
jellies under the delicately hued evening sky. Looking west, his eyes
could barely inscribe an imaginary arc from the scattered chain of
islands that disappeared into a glowing, white squall formation forming
over the foaming sea.
"Welcome
to Impact Crater 001, intern," Keeper Emmerson stated plainly, a
familiar smile creasing her face. "This is where Paradise Eden ended.
Maybe, with a lot of work, we can usher in a new and better beginning."
Emmerson gestured toward the trail that continued down toward the
caldera sea below. "Come on," she continued, still smiling. "The
adventure is just beginning."
Eden: a planet where neither
needs nor desires seemed to go unsatisfied, without conflict, in
blissful, cooperative anarchy. Unfortunately, the Fates had a different
future in mind: following an out-of-control experiment over a hundred
fifty years ago, Eden was devastated by a series of massive cometary
impacts. Now, the survivors of the Apocalypse are struggling atop the
ashes of an ecologically damaged world while the anarchy of their past
has given way to warring kingdoms and privateer consortiums. Conflicts
over now scarce resources have created numerous battlefields; doom
cults abound; and a strained confederacy of kingdoms is nearing the
brink of a global civil war as politicians and princes, seeking to
protect their political assets, grasp toward hope for a future.
Life
on Eden is
the first sourcebook to detail the farthest of humanity's colony
worlds, Eden. Within these covers, you will find:
- An extensive examination of
Eden's solar system and planetary characteristics;
- A complete history of the
Edenite colony;
- Source material on the Gan
Eden Confederacy and the Privateer Consortiums;
- Extensive information on the
cultures and habits found throughout Edenite society;
- Tips and tools for creating
roleplaying campaigns on Eden;
- Game statistics for Edenite
character archtypes, Fauna, Flora and important NPCs.
