World Lore + Faction

2016 Four rifts open across the earth, One in the U.S, One in Russia, One in the Philippines, and one in Brazil, It didn't take long for the nation's governments to realize what's going on, but when they had seen the odd rips in space hanging there, The 'Portals' smelt of Ash, and Carrion, a grey haze obscuring any view to the interior of them, The outposts set up around the rifts constantly manned by heavily armed men, all wearing hazmat suits..

A week after the rifts initially opened, Tall beings in brilliant armor walked out, all wielding strange rifles, Small children, and women following close behind as they raised their rifles towards us, barking out in an alien language, At one rift they opened fire, at others they came peacefully, Luckily they exited peacefully in our case, They allowed us to take their weaponry, and even further they cooperated with the demands we would issue in non-verbal manners, They referred to themselves as the "Yval'Te" Though they're typically called "Non-Humans"

The Non-Humans were promptly rounded up and put into "Refugee Camps" given basic housing, and had a 5 number Tattoo placed on their elbows, Rumors exist that the camps were more often than not experimentation grounds, Where Non-Humans would be randomly chosen and had human diseases, and weapons tested on them, Even worse yet that their own technology was tested on them, and was often used to attempt and fit it for human beings.

A year later the rifts had remained open but the outposts around them generally under-manned, It was roughly 11 PM, a generally rainy night around the rift in the U.S, when the 'Zombie' Yval'Te had stormed from the rift, almost in synchronicity the creatures invaded our world, Quickly cutting down those who stood int heir way, the bodies would lay for hours before their mutilated silhouettes would rise, and continue where the others left off, Nothing was truly safe as the hordes of the creatures overran outposts, safe zones, and cities..

2023
People did what they had to do in order to survive, Governments were quickly toppled so communities had to form on the fringes of old society, The Military reinforcing cities, as they held them as "Safe Zones"

2026
Massive earthquakes rocked the earth, volcanoes erupting as they spewed ash into the air, as a large wave of energy blasted across the land, similar to a nuclear weapon going off.. burning almost everything in it's wake.
The Volcanic ash blots out the skies, and heavens above, Areas across the face of the earth left singed, and in a seemingly unending darkness..

A unified army That hunts, and destroys anything alien related, Technology, Artifacts, and Lifeforms, They have no true hierarchy, aside from whoever is meanest, and most veteran at the time. They tend to make anyone who collaborates with the aliens disappear, More often than not torturing them to get information..
They end up having small scuffles with the Beholders, but often form alliances, and trade agreements with corrupt military divisions, And Marauders.

Isolated groups that have dedicated their lives to finding alien artifacts, They're not just a local group, either.. branching out from as far as California, to Florida, They more often than not treat all outsiders as potential threats, making them not so sociable, More often than not holding artifacts as more precious than human life.

The remnants of the United States government, They've stuck to the chain of command, Often sending scouting divisions out to find pockets of humanity in order to rebuild their numbers, and further build their cities, and territories. They typically collect alien technology, at the cost of diplomacy with them, Sometimes sending small R&D divisions into the field, in order to acquire more information on the changes done to our ecosystem.
They land in constant conflict with the Beholders, and Marauders.

Opportunists who choose to victimize others, They do small time mercenary work for towns, and hold their work at professional standards, though they maintain more evil side businesses, such as taking hostages, prisoners, and slaves..
They're more often than not in conflict with EVERY faction, depending on the location.. They also get hired as make-shift mercenaries.