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In the years between 2050 and 2100, after many of the Old Humans had fled Earth to escape the massive climate change we had brought apon ourselves, and nuclear war over the remaining oil, the humans left on Earth were reduced to little more than squabbling tribes and small kingdoms. Many began to tell their children stories of the incredible new technologies that had been introduced, like advanced AI, intelligent robots, and devices that enabled telekinesis. In time, as more and more generations moved through life and told theses stories to their own children, the old technology's were twisted into myth's and legend.
When the bombs did fall, some of these things survived, but most technology was lost, the remaining tech being few and far between, and hoarded by those in power. Some of the more powerful kingdoms have even obtained still working "Smart Drones," which now many believe are dragons, ignorant to the fact that they were actually built by their ancestors. These kingdoms gained control of many of the other weapons, such s the devices that grant telekinesis, and most commonly guns and tanks. But as time passed the bullets needed to use guns slowly dwindled away, until the most viable weapons became swords spears and axes again.
With this massive shift in knowledge of the world and availability of technology, society began to resemble that of medieval Europe again, with knights, swords, castles and kings. Some of the more powerful kingdoms have even started to build muskets and cannons again, but these technologies are still new to them, and not especially common.
Our story, or maybe legend is better, starts about 800 years after the Old Humans left (At least we think its 800 years, its been a long time since we could accurately tell time), and take place in three kingdoms in Siberia surrounding the last known living forest, called the Live Wood. Two of these kingdoms are at war with one another over who should control the Live-Wood, and the oil wells and farmlands surrounding it, while the third is caught in the middle, with each side trying to win it over to turn the tide. The warring kingdoms, in an effort to try and win over the third and gain an advantage over the other have begun to send out knights and mercenaries to try and find old technology to help them.
But between these three great powerhouses lies a fourth faction, the Free Lands. Located along the crossroads between the Three Kingdoms, the Free Lands are a city, and its surrounding countryside, which has for all of its existence managed to stay out of the grasp of its neighbors. With their knowledge of the Live Wood, the people there have managed to fight off attempts to take them by rallying the people of the Live Wood in defense. Now, they act as a mediator, a safe place in between all of the other nations where the war does not exist.
(just ignore the hands)
