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You were an angel, a biomechanical creature made by the God-Machine to implement its plan on earth. On your last mission something happened; you questioned the purpose of your orders, the laughter of a child made you hesitate and delay their execution, or perhaps you fell in love with an employee of the facility you were tasked to guard. You questioned God, exerted free will, and fell from grace. Fallen from your loyal, unthinking state as an agent of God, you wear a tattered shroud of humanity to hide from the angels. Hunted as an error in The Grand Plan. You struggle to reconcile the human life you wear with your nature as an inhuman being designed to fulfill a function, while you decide what to do with your precious, hard-won freedom. You search for a meaning to your existence here in the stink and the meat. You find others, broken machines like you, and wonder if you can trust them. You see the angels at work, still serving their purposes, and try to summon the courage to stop them...
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Star Trek: Into the Badlands

The Badlands, a region of space some thousand light years across, have barely been explored by the Federation. The region is home to vast plasma storms that make navigation almost impossible, as few ships are capable of avoiding the jets of plasma that can destroy even the mightiest of hulls. Because of this the sector is home to few residents, containing the homeworlds of a few minor species and colonists who have left the Federation to make their homes on the frontier. Other than engaging in occasional anti-piracy operations Stafleet was content to leave this region of space alone. The discovery of the Bajoran wormhole changed that. Three years ago the first stable wormhole was discovered near Bajor, this rift in spacetime connects the alpha and gamma quadrants, bridging a distance of 70,000 lightyears in mere seconds. The discovery of the first stable wormhole promises to usher in a new era of scientific advancement and peaceful exploration, and the great powers of the Alpha and B...
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By Inferno’s Light - Masks: A New Generation

Inspirations: Teen Titans, X-Men, and Power Rangers (link) Halcyon City is a massive, bustling megalopolis. Gleaming silver skyscrapers adorn its business districts, and assorted streets, bridges, and rails crisscross its body. Countless people from countless cultures and walks of life populate this great city. It’s a contradictory and wonderful combination of darkness, crime, corruption, and flaws, built on the errors of the past alongside light, hope, and the promise of change and growth. But trouble lurks in the distance that threatens our slice of paradise! Recently, the supercriminal known as The General has escaped from prison and launched a wave of crime and terror. He is putting his team back together and gathering new resources, in an attempt to regain his place as king of the underworld. What ever shall we do? Will someone stop this monster? Who will answer the call? You’ve got your cape. You’ve got your superpowers. You’ve got a cool name you spent a while thinking about. Yo...
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Exalted: Arc of Justice

The Sultanate of Tharwa is an ancient land of vast wealth and pious people. The mountains are laced with bountiful veins of iron and precious metals. Her forests are lush and filled with game. The soil itself is blessed by the Gods, producing wines and dried fruit that attract merchants from as far away as Port Calin. The altars of the Gods are kept heavy with offerings, as the best of each harvest is tithed to them in praise by castes of priests who have tended the temples since the First Age of Man. In piety the land knew peace and plenty, but such good fortune could not last. That was until Sesus Rafala became satrap. A nation as wealthy as Tharwa could not avoid the attentions of the outside world. When the Empress disgorged her legions upon the Threshold the Princes of Tharwa bent their knee in supplication, offering tribute to the Scarlet Throne in exchange for peace and protection. A satrap, an "adviser" to the Princes, was dispatched to ensure that the yearly tribut...
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What Fire Has Wrought: The Realm

The Great Houses of the Scarlet Dynasty are members of the Empresses extended family, heirs to the greatest empire creation has ever seen. Dynasts form the aristocracy of the Realm, born to lives of unimaginable privilege and partaking in the spoils of empire. Though possessing wealth and power beyond mortal ken the scions of the Dynasty are possessed with a powerful ambition that sees them strive to ever greater heights, in service of Self and Empress. This large and unruly family has produced 23 lineages that have deserved the moniker of Great House, 11 of which survive to the present day. House Ledaal Knowledge is Power This House is a House of Sorcerers and Scholars without equal, as they posses both the will and power to slake their arcane desires. The scions of this House prefer death to boredom and can often be found on expeditions in the Threshold, uncovering first age artifacts and exploring ruins on the edges of the world. The House possesses a small number of satrapies f...
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Exalted: What Fire Has Wrought

"He who drinks oceans of blood shall never stop bleeding from the mouth" From fires of chaos order was forged, this is the eternal lesson of Creation. The Primordials forged order from chaos in the Wyld when the world was given shape and substance. The Gods & Exalted brought order when the Primordials grew decadent and oppressive. The Shogunate brought order to Creation in the Great Uprising, when the Anathema who grew drunk on the stolen powers of the Sun and Moon were cast down and imprisoned for all time. Greatest of them all however was the Scarlet Empress. She, who a midst the twin disasters of the Great Contagion and the Balorian Crusade, mastered the ancient weapons of Creation and expelled the armies of Chaos and Death.  From the bones and ashes of the old a new order, the Realm, was wrought. A great Empire that lies at the beating heart of Creation. Upon her ascension she commanded all to serve her ambitions. Cities were rebuilt, harbors dredged, great a...
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Skyfall Redux

Houston, Texas, the Awakened community is recovering from the last Wizards War nearly 5 years ago. The conflict lasted for 4 years as Magi factions fought over the mystical leylines and hallows within Lake Sabine. The forces of the Houston Consilium were defeated, suffering extensive casualties and the ruling council was forced from power. In its place the Free Council has risen, promising to rebuild from the ashes and usher in a new age for the Awakened. Much was lost in the war, the power and influence of the Awakened being most evident and the mages no longer the dominant power in the region. Other forces stir in the shadows to fill the power vacuum left after the war. The Faerie Freehold and the Vampire Court are locked in an intricate power struggle as they extend their influence into the mundane and supernatural worlds. Fighting over control of entertainment venues, mortal politicians and drug trafficking routes. This secret war is waged in the shadows of the mortal world, occa...
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