Bleak_Rising

Introduction

Once in a land with a name that humanity has long forgotten, people’s memories of the Gods faded from existence, so too did the Gods. With no Gods to keep the Ifrits away, they ascended upon the land of life. They brought with them carnage, massacre, and bewilderment, above all else they brought with them a hatred for civilization. Cities were torn asunder, and humanity found refuge in the deserts and mountains they had parted from so long ago. With humanity on the run, the Ifrits turned on each other. In the struggle for power the land of life was divided and each demon claimed their domain. Great domes of Ifrit Majic were formed to mark their dominion, and leave the city remains inaccessible for the survivors. Those who were contained in the domes found themselves struggling to survive, living under the influence of the Ifrits’ distortion of reality. And so it has been for one hundred years. Humanity has made their way with what they were given, most forgetting that the past ever existed. And the Ifrits thrive on the persistence of the human race.

But somewhere out in the depths of the desert the Gods remain, waiting for the day they will once again be remembered and wanted.

Bleak Rising is a post-apocalyptic RPG inspired by the stories of Arabian Nights and the wild west. The game takes place in a world torn apart and captured by demons called Ifrits. The Ifrits each have their own domain that is surrounded by a 20-40 mile wide dome that encapsulates a portion of the desert. The desert lands in this game are representative of the Sonoran Desert.

Player Characters in Bleak Rising seek to remember who they once were before the arrival of the domes and find a way to escape. Unfortunately they find themselves in a world where they are the minority, as most people that remain have forgotten that there was ever a time when the domes didn’t exist.